I Mustache You to Join Us, I Really Must!

Heart 2 Heart has gone the way of the mustache for their latest March Madness challenge.  This is the funniest craze, lol!  One that I really don't quite "get," but am fully prepared to jump in on.

My daughter recently celebrated her birthday with her friends, and she just so happened to request some mustaches as party favors.  For the challenge this week, I took to the task of scrapping some of her party pics!  :{  Bwahahahaaaaaa!  We had mustaches on sticks and mustaches on straws for her party.  Take a peek...I had to try them out first, you know!  ;)

She and her friends had a fantastic time with the craze during the party and at Claire's when we went to get her ears pierced.  My layout shows the fun at Claire's...

After studying the colors in my pics, I decided to use the Claire Paper Packet....and I totally just fell off my chair typing that!!!  I NEVER saw the coincidence of it being the Claire Papers for the trip to CLAIRE"S until I typed it!!!!  Woah.  THAT was weird!  *pulls herself back together*

OK, like I was saying the colors were more perfect than I realized at the time!  I will list all of the Close to My Heart products that I used in my layout at the end of the post, but for now, I just want to show some detail pics!  WARNING!!!  Pic HEAVY!

 I don't necessarily like it, but I am super-picky about lining up the elements of my pages--especially the title.  One of the ways I deal with that obsession minor irritation is to cut out my stickers on their backing and lay it out on the page to see it like this...

That way, I know it will fit and can line them up just right before committing to sticking them down.

Isn't it crazy how this straw matches up perfectly?  This was my original inspiration for my layout.  I was putting away dishes in the kitchen when I came upon the package of straws.  WHAMMO!!!  I knew exactly what to do for the H2H Mustaches Challenge!  Then again, after the name of the paper I used, I really should not be surprised that the straw matched!

I cut the mustache from the Cricut Artiste Cartridge on black cardstock twice, and then once on my black glitter paper.  I made a sandwich around the straw with the cardstock using glue dots to keep it together.  Then I layered the glitter paper over the top, only attaching it in the middle with glue dots, for a cool dimensional effect.

Here I used my black shimmer trim as washi tape, lol.

I hope you like my layout as much as I do!  I also hope you decide to play along with us for March Madness over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges.  Be sure to use mostly Close to My Heart products and link back to H2H HERE.  You have all month to play along!  I am having a blast guest designing so far.  See you next week for the last challenge!  *sniff*  ;)

Now, just like I promised, here is my creative formulary:

Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (scallop rectangle, flowers)
Cricut Artiste Cartridge (mustaches)
Claire Paper Packet
White Daisy, Black, Outdoor Denim, and Champagne Cardstock
Black Glitter Paper
C1538 Girls Rock My Acrylix Stamp Set
Chantilly Cardmaking Workshop My Acrylix Stamp Set
Hollyhock, Cotton Candy, and Blush Exclusive Inks
Claire Complements Canvas Shapes
Claire Assortment
Buttons Assortment Red
Wooden Mini Medley Assortment
Chevron Ribbon
Hollyhock Zipper Lace (on backorder, sorry!)
Black Shimmer Trim
Pink Glitter Gems
Oh, yes, and one bendy straw!  ;)