Saturday, October 1, 2011

Happy Birthday Mobile


Happy Saturday and October 1st, everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have a project to enter into one of my very favorite challenge blogs, Decorate to Celebrate! Amy and Rhonda have such a fun and fabulous blog and it really challenges me to think outside the box with no cards! Eek! Cards are my comfort zone! But that is one of the reasons I love this challenge so much. The other is that Rhonda and Amy are so awesome and I just love seeing what their creative minds come up with each challenge!

The theme this week is Baby's Birthday. First I have to apologize for the bad pics -- it was so overcast here today and I couldn't find anywhere to get a good shot, so the lighting is really bad.
For this recycled project, I salvaged some bad/corrupt cd's that were destined for the trash heap. I used George and Basic Shapes to cut paper circles at 4 3/4" to cover both sides of the disks. All of the paper is DCWV. I threaded 6 lb monofiliment fishing line through the hole in the middle of each cd to attach them the base of the mobile before applying the paper. The cupcake and happy birthday at the top of the mobile are from Sweet Treats and the crown and balloons from Birthday Cakes, all at 3". I attached all with foam tape and decorated both sides the same. I used my iRock to attach crystals to each cut and added Hobby Lobby ribbon. I used 50lb monofiliment fishing line to hang the mobile.
I used stamps from four different K Andrew Designs stamps: "Sweet" from Food for Thought, "Happy" from "Fall-O-Ween", "Birthday" from Coffee and Tea for You and Me, and "Today is Your Day" from Positive Thoughts! Click HERE to check out the entire fabulous line of K Andrew Designs stamps!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day :)
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37 comments:

  1. KarenOctober 1, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    Lisa even with bad lighting it still looks adorable Never thought of making a mobile what a great idea!

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  2. Dr Sonia S VOctober 1, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    How beautiful Lisa.

    Cheers
    Sonia
    http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  3. Kelly SOctober 1, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Fabulous mobile. And what a great use for old CDs.

    Kelly
    http://kellyscraftylife.blogspot.com

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  4. JayneOctober 1, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Lisa this is a fabulous mobile,such creative use of old cds.Have a great weekend.
    Jayne x

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  5. TinaOctober 1, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    this is so cute....pretty colors


    Tina

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  6. AmyOctober 1, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Very cute and girly mobile! I know what you mean- everytime I have to make something 3-D I get a block! Great job! :)Amy

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  7. AnonymousOctober 1, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Lisa I love it!

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  8. Karen HOctober 1, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    My friend, you are always so amazing! :o) This mobile looks marvelous, made even more incredible by your creative process for it. The colors are gorgeous, the sparkles are perfect, and I love the elements you chose. So perfect for a sweet little birthday. :o) Fabulous creation, Lisa! It's fun never knowing what to expect when I click on your blog... so much variety. :o)

    Hugs and blessings!

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  9. UnknownOctober 1, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    oh what a great mobile...i just had a dinner party and this would've looked great over the main table....thanks for sharing

    Jeanette Guest Designer @ DTC
    www.janetscraftingplace.blogspot.com

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  10. girliaOctober 1, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    too cute

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  11. CelyOctober 1, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    AWESOME idea! need to keep this one in mind next time i toss old software at work!

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  12. Chloe and Her Clip On KoalasOctober 2, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Such a cute mobile! Love that I can come to your blog anytime and see something different everytime! x

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  13. MaribelOctober 2, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Using CD's was a brilliant idea! This is an adorable project! That would be the perfect addition to a baby's room!
    Maribel

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  14. DIANA L.October 2, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    Hi Lisa,
    Great job on the challenge. This is great.
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

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  15. NormaOctober 2, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    What a fabulous idea Lisa!! Very CUTE.
    Hugs

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  16. TraceyOctober 2, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Love your project.....what a fabulous idea. TFS:)

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  17. JudyOctober 2, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Very beautiful hanging mobile! love it!

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  18. AnonymousOctober 2, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Another Terrific project, this would make any babies room extra special. Hugs, Lori m

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  19. PatriciaOctober 2, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Great idea! I'm always trying to find things to do with those old disks.

    Thanks, Patricia

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  20. SusanOctober 2, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Hey friend!

    Wow! I love this Lisa! I am so excited to see you stepped out of your comfort zone, you did a fantastic job on this! I hope you had fun creating this, I would love to see more of these types of projects from you. You are so talented I can't even imagine all the wonderful things you will create! (I hope I'm not peer pressuring you here...lol).

    I am finally feeling better and am off to check out more of your work! Good luck with the challenge, I might have to check it out!

    Susan
    cricutandgrasshopper.blogspot.com

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  21. ArleneOctober 2, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    This is super cute...such a brilliant idea! :)

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  22. Melanie - The Paper RetreatOctober 2, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Lisa, this is so cute! Great way to recycle CDs!!!
    Melanie
    http://inlovewithabug.blogspot.com

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  23. JessicaOctober 2, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Super cute mobile! I love the colors you used. Thanks for sharing with us at Decorate to Celebrate!

    Jessica
    DTC Guest Designer
    http://cricutafterdark.blogspot.com

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  24. Rhonda EmeryOctober 2, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    this is way too cute thank you for playing along with the challenge at decorate to celebrate

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  25. Rez P.October 3, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Aloha Lisa,
    This is such a fabulous idea to used your old CD. Your mobile came out beutiful. I may need to scrap lift this. It's so cool.
    Hugs,
    Rez
    Karezma Kreations

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  26. DayneneOctober 3, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Your Birthday mobile is so cute, I am a pink girl so of course I love the colors. Thanks for joining us at DTC for this challenge.

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  27. Sunshine HoneyBeeOctober 4, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Like the CD mobile idea.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"
    http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com

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  28. abusybee - DoubleClick ConnectionsOctober 4, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Great project! Nice way to recycle!
    Carri~abusybee
    www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

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  29. RiNNEOctober 4, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Great project!! It's perfect for an ABAC theme (anything but a card). I love how you upcycled and the design is so cute!

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  30. Carol's CreationsOctober 4, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Such a great idea!!!

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  31. Audrey FrelxOctober 6, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    What an adorable mobile project!!! Lisa, I love it and it's pink -- soooo girly!!!

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  32. AnonymousOctober 6, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    great idea! Love the recycled bits!
    kacee

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  33. Angie SOctober 6, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    you did such a great job! tfs

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  34. MelissaOctober 6, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    I love the decorate to celebrate challenge for the same reason - I love coming up with projects that aren't cards, but, wow! I had never thought of a mobile before. This is super cute!!

    Melissa
    craftygator.blogspot.com

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  35. JanetOctober 8, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    Great idea eill have to keep this in mind for future Hopped on over from DTC TFS
    Big Blog hugs Janet

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  36. callyanncOctober 9, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    Cute mobile! TFS CallyAnn
    here from dtc

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  37. AimOctober 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    YAY!! An upcycled project!! I love it!! This is such a creative idea (should I expect anything less from you, my magnificent friend???)... I just adore the idea of creating a mobile... Hmmmm... I could use an every-day one of these -- What a way to bring SMILES to everyone who see it!! :) GREAT JOB!! :)

    Thanks so much for decorating your celebrations at the Decorate To Celebrate! Challenge Blog!

    Amy :) at www.lovetocrop.com
    and Decorate To Celebrate!

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Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comments...I truly appreciate them :)