Let Stampin' Up! Products Help You Create A Party!

Today is Olive Jane's birthday party and her mom and I have kind of a tradition going of getting together and making all her party decorations.  Olive Jane is all about Minnie Mouse right now, so that's our theme.  Years ago, I learned from a fellow church member that, once you do something for two years in a row, it becomes a tradition.  We're there now!

Using Big Shot dies and circle punches, it was easy to come up with our decorations.

We've had a lot of rain and/or wind here lately, so I had to shoot these inside.  I realize that I forgot to take a photo of the birthday hat and the thank you, so I'll have to post those later.

 

 These are the favor boxes.  They will have treats in cello bags inside them.

The banner is held together with dotted ribbon pieces between each circle.  It will hang from the window (curtain rod) behind the party table.

It should be a really fun party.  Can you keep a secret?  We're giving her a big wagon for her birthday.  Shhhhhhh!

Hang It Up --- Wreaths, Part 2

I have more wreaths for you today, so let's get started.

The first wreath starts out with a fabric wrapped styrofoam base.  My fabric is from our Flirtatious Designer Fabrics.  I added lots of delicious dotted ribbon and then a few flowers (from our Artisan Embellishment Kit) to give it an extra feminine look.  Just because it's a heart does not mean it's just for Valentine's Day.  This would be cute in a craft room or a little girl's room or most anywhere you'd like a touch of pink.

Here's a close-up of the flowers.  I used hot glue to attach them.

And here's yet another wreath ...

This one is wrapped with our gorgeous new ribbon and is embellished with elements from our Artisan Embellishment Kit.  I love the lace with it all.  The elegant details against the rustic look of the grapevine make a nice contrast.

And last, but not least...

This one also starts out with a fabric wrapped styrofoam base.  The embellishments are from the Artisan Embellishment Kit, along with the little sprig of bling at the top which is from my 'stash' of odds and ends of fun stuff.

I added a little seam binding ribbons in with the buttons and lace.

So, that's it for today.  I hope you enjoyed!

By the way, if you like wreaths and would like to try making one of your own, I have a class coming up on March 21 where we'll be making a Spring Wreath.  Maybe you'd like to join us!

Come back soon for more inspiration and fun projects, including the layouts we made last night at my Scraps and Prayers Class.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

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Our Club Banner Project

Here is the banner we made at our Hostess Scrapbook Club this last week.  It was fun.  I made a second one to put in my Prairie Treasures Booth.  My other banners there have sold already, so I thought I'd see how they like this one:)

If you're at all interested in a fun social time, adding to your 'stash' while staying on a budget, getting lots of scrapbooking done, learning how to make other fun stamping/scrapping projects, seeing all the latest products and techniques... join our next round of Hostess Scrapbook Club.  We will begin our new round on the first Monday of March.  I'll have a gift for those who sign up and a surprise project to do with it.  We'll also start out this next round with a beautiful Spring layout, using our new Secret Garden stamp set and coordinating framelits, along with a few Pop-Up Posies.

So here's the banner.  (Come back soon to see the mini album we also made at our last crop.)

Here's how I did it:

• I cut my squares at 4 1/4" to allow for plenty of wiggle room to apply each one onto the coaster.  
• I covered one side of each square with Liquid Tombow Adhesive, carefully lining it up straight with one side of the coaster.
• I gently smoothed it flat, making sure there were no bubbles or air pockets.  (Being sure to not use too much adhesive helps to get the papers on smoothly.)
• When each square was completely dry, I trimmed around the edges and gently sanded them smooth.
• Repeat process now with the back of each coaster, using CS or more DSP squares. 
• I used a Crop-A-Dile to punch the holes and then tied them together with our pretty dotted ribbon. 
• I punched scalloped circles from red glimmer paper and attached them to the coasters, slipping a half doily under each one.
• I cut the letters with the Big Shot and applied them to the red glimmer paper scalloped circles, using Liquid Tombow Adhesive.

You can add plenty of additional embellishments, as you wish.  I decided to keep this one kind of simple and let the letters and the sparkle of the red glimmer be the stars of the show.  My colors are shades of pinks and reds.  You could experiment with other color stories, as well.

As I said, come back soon and see the mini album that we made at the same crop.  I think you'll like it!

- Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the blogging world. 

- Click on the tab at the top of the page to see my class schedules and registration policies or click on the left for sneak peeks. 

- Come back soon and come back often for more creative inspiration.