A Birthday Countdown w/Sarah Martina

Hi There CP Fans! Sarah here, and I have a little something fun to share with you today. Do you remember what birthdays meant for you as a kid? Were you one of those kids who absolutely couldn’t wait for the big day to arrive? Counting down, day by day? I sure do… and now I get to experience that same excitement with my daughter as her birthdays roll around each year.

This year, I wanted to give her something special to use as she counts down to her eighth birthday, so I created this sweet wall hanging. Let me show you how I did it…

I began by covering a couple of chipboard pieces with patterned paper from the Farmhouse collection. I added some frilly trim to the top piece to hang the project with, and I added a couple of border stickers to the bottom piece.

 

Next, I die cut 10 label shapes, along with numbers 1-10, using lots of different pieces of Farmhouse paper. The patterns in this collection are what I love most about it, so it was really fun seeing them all laid out together.

 

I added an accent cut as the base for the countdown tags.

 

And then I added a simple doily with some of those sweet clothespins from the Chipboard Accents.

 

After adhering all of the numbers to the die cut labels, I stacked them all up and pierced a hole on the top right and left sides of them.

 

I used a needle to string some baker’s twine from the Farmhouse Trim packet through the stack of countdown labels, knotting it on both ends.

 

Next, I stamped “Happy Birthday” onto a phrase sticker, and then used the small letters from the Alpha Labels sheet to add Sydney’s name (well, a shortened version that we call her, lol).

 

I added the phrase sticker to the top chipboard piece, and then the die cut numbers (1-10) will be mounted directly on top of that. (I’ll share that with you in a sec)

 

The Phrase sticker that I used is just perfect for the special occasion! “Today is worth remembering.” Isn’t that great? I was so excited the moment that I saw it! So, I mounted it to the bottom chipboard piece as the focal sentiment.

 

And then I flanked it with a sweet Stand Out sticker, and a Chipboard Accent.

We are now just 4 days away from Sydney’s birthday, and the excitement is mounting with every hour that passes by! She was thrilled with this project, and I think next year we’ll do the same thing with 30 days to countdown. Speaking of the days, let me show you the countdown labels all put together:

Thanks so much to all of you for stopping by! I hope you had just as much fun as I did!

Comments

[Amy H]

Sarah!! This is genius!! Love it!

[Anabelle O'Malley]

This is adorable, Sarah!! Love it!

[Ky Scrapacat]

So sweet! What a great countdown for any celebration, but especially for the birthday girl. Great project!

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

What an AWESOME idea! Loveeeeeeeeeee this! :):):):):):):):):):):)

[Marge R. (mer)]

Ohhh sooo sweet & fun -- HOPE I remember this if God blesses me with a grandchild one day!!! TFS!!!

[Ashley Cannon Newell]

This is so pretty! I love the countdown concept and is definitely something you could translate over to so many occasions, including a holiday advent calendar! :) Great work, Sarah!

[Gabby]

FABULOUS design and project, Sarah! I love all those scrumptious papers! What a super pre-b.d. gift to Syd. This design would be great for any occasion ... hmmmm ... my FAV holiday, Halloween is around the corner ... sounds spooky-tempting! TFS :)

[Debbie Olson]

This is lovely, Sarah--great job!

[Wendy Kwok]

This is stunning! I love this project! Gorgeous