Guest Blogger: Sarah from 2Paws Designs

Another day, another featured guest over here! :) Today, I bring you Sarah from 2Paws Designs. It is thanks to her that Brayden had a cute (albeit crooked- that's my doing) Cars birthday shirt! Her son Dylan turned 2 the week before Brayden, and she sent me the iron on that she already had made up! Awesome, right? She is super crafty and oh so talented! Here is a recap of what she did for Dylan's Cars birthday party- and stay tuned, there is a giveaway at the end!

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I love crafting and creating with my hands whenever I have the opportunity. I'm a stay-at-home-mom to my 2 year old son & 10 month old niece so that usually means nap time & after my son has gone to bed - don't disturb me! ;) It's my "me" time. A time to relax, refocus, and let my creativity flow. Earlier in the month I used that time to finish lots of party related projects for my son's 2nd birthday. Being crafty + cheap thrifty, I created as much of the decor as possible.

I made Dylan's Lightning McQueen '2' t-shirt, bean bags for our toss (into the spare tire from DH's car! Free! See, I'm very 'thrify'. LOL), a 'Dinoco' oil can from an empty formula container, box 'cars' for the kids to play in, etc. Truthfully, I had lots of fun in making these things and seeing my ideas come to life.

One of the final decorations I came up with was a subway art print. I love seeing those online and thought, "I can do that!" The moment my son & niece were down for their naps, I was at my computer clicking away in Photoshop. I shared with result with Julie a few days later. Seeing as both our boys were about to celebrate turning 2 and both were having Cars themed parties, I thought she might enjoy it. I kept the design more general, but did use colors to match the theme and a Cars related font for "happy birthday." On the day of the party, I inserted it into a black frame we already owned & hung it up next to a hubcap we found at a scrap shop.

Now, here's where this post gets much more fun. You have the opportunity to win a copy. The winner can specify age and colors (up to 4). I'll then email a high resolution image file ready for printing & displaying at your child's party (hanging it next to a hubcap is up to the winner's discretion ;) ). The file is sized to 8.5x11 so you can easily print at home.

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Here is how I displayed Brayden's at his party:

Not quite as awesome as Sarah's idea, but I did get TONS of compliments on it! Here is how to enter to win your very own!

1. Mandatory: Tell me when/what you would use it for! And leave your e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. 

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2. Leave a comment with the color combination you would want.

3. Be a follower of my blog.

4. Follow Sarah's blog. 

5. Follow me on Twitter- @basicallyjulie

6. Follow Sarah on Twitter- @2pawsdesigns

6 entries! Good luck!!