Popcorn Tag

Hi Everyone!

I am stopping by today to share one quick creation.  I decided that the party favor for Marie and Dan's engagement party will be homemade caramel popcorn.  After I decide which recipe I am going to use I will share it on my blog.  But for today I will share the tags I made for the popcorn.

I used a font that is called "Adorable" to type the text.  I found some "adorable" diamond ring stickers to use in place of the "o" in the word popped.

I printed the text on the same yellow polka dotted paper that I used for other creations for the party.  I used one of my standard circle Nestability dies to cut the circle and a scalloped circle Nestability die to cut the navy blue backing paper.  I'll tie the tag onto the popcorn with some navy blue twine.

Enjoy what's left of this beautiful day!

Embossed Invitations for Marie and Dan

Hi Everyone!

I am going to share the invitation I created for Marie and Dan's engagement party.

I cut six 4" x 5.25" layering papers from many sheets of slate blue 12" x 12" paper.  I ran each of the papers through a Darice hearts embossing folder.  I love the way the embossing looks.

The sentiment, label, jar and lid were created with PaperTrey Ink's "Friendship Jar" dies and stamp.  The heart was paper punched with a small Fiskars heart paper punch.

I lined the envelopes with more papers that I embossed.

I found the perfect postage stamp for the envelopes.

Getting things ready for an engagement party is a lot of fun...and a lot of work!

Have a great night!

 

 

 

 

 



Cutlery Holder

Hi Everyone!

It has been a busy summer in our family.  Marie and Dan bought their first home and are now engaged.  I resigned from my career as a classroom teacher and visited one of my sisters for a week in Washington state. 

I have had a wonderful time working on my crafts, but this past week has been the most fun of all.  I have been busy planning and prepping for Dan and Marie's engagement party. 

The party isn't for a few weeks, but there's so much to do that I have been working on it all day, everyday. 

Marie has chosen navy blue and yellow as her colors.  Over the next week or so I will post photos of some of the things I've created. 

Today I will share the cutlery holders I created.  I cut 12" x 12" yellow polka dotted tag into 4" x 12" strips.  I scored along the 12" length at 1.5" and 6".  I folded the paper at the 6" mark.

I folded the 1.5" score back on itself.  Then I used a Martha Stewart hearts border punch to cut the edge of the paper. 

I used the PaperTrey Ink friendship jar die to cut navy blue jars.  Marie loves daisies so I added a paper punched daisy with a yellow brad in the center to each of the jar die cuts. 

I adhered a glassine bag inside each holder.  Even though a folded napkin, fork, knife and spoon fit perfectly in each bag, I decided not to put a spoon in them. 

The cutlery holders will be on one of the tables in some cute little wagons.

That's all for today, but stop by again soon to see what else I've made.

More Thinking of You Cards

Hi Everyone!

I have a set of 5 flower pot dies from Spellbinders.  The smallest one is 1.5" x 1" and the largest one is 6" x 3 5/8".  After you use one of the dies to create a die cut, you fold over the collar and you have an adorable flower pot. 

I used the smallest die to create 3 flower pots.  Then I glued them to the first card.  I stamped a variety of PaperTrey Ink leaves so that they looked as if they were growing out of the flower pots.  I glued some small paper flowers to the leaves and added a tiny pearl to the center of each flower.

I used the second smallest die (2 5/8" x 1 5/8") to create the flower pots on the next 2 cards.  I glued some paper flowers in each flowerpot.  Then I paper punched some leaves and added them to the flowerpots.

That's it for today. 

Enjoy your day!

Just because...

Hi Everyone,

The easiest way to let someone know you are thinking about them is to send a card.  Several people that I know need some words of encouragement right now, so I have been focusing on "thinking of you" cards. 

I used watercolor pencils to add color to this first card.  I am slowly getting better at adding shading when I paint and color. 

I bought the wooden stamp from Impress Cards and Crafts in Seattle when I was visiting my sister.

I used a clear stamp from an older PaperTrey Ink set, "Turning a New Leaf", for the stamped image on this next card.

Here's the last card for today.

I used some stamps from PaperTrey Ink's "Blooming Button Bits" clear stamp set for the images.  I paper punched the flowers and added tiny brads to the center of each of them. 

Have a wonderful night.

 

More Baby Cards and Gift Bags

Hi Everyone!

Today I have some adorable baby cards and gift bags to share with you.  All of them have an elephant theme.

I used an AccuCut Zip'e Slim "Happy Elephant" die to create the elephants on these gift bags.  I backed both of them with fun foam to help them "pop" off the card.  The sentiment was created with a Lawn Fawn die. 

I saw a card that was similar to this one when I was out shopping.  I used a Sizzix cloud die to cut out the cloud.  I ran the cloud through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" embossing folder and then I used a Memory Box "Summer Sky" marker to add color to some of the dots.  The elephants were created with a Martha Stewart "elephant" paper punch.  I used a Lockhart Stamp to create the sentiment.

I used the Poppystamps "Stitched Elephant" die to create a variety of baby boy and baby girl cards.

I added a tiny wiggly eye to this elephant.  I ran the layering paper through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" embossing folder.  Then I used a brayer to add Memento "Summer Sky" ink to all of the dots.

 

Here are a couple of the other cards I created.

 



Hope you enjoyed today's creations.  I had a lot of fun making them.

Onesie Creations

Hi Everyone!

Now that it is getting closer to fall I have been spending more and more time crafting.  I am making things for craft fairs and as samples for my classes.  I am also working on some gifts. 

I inventoried my creations last night and discovered I need thank you cards-again, baby cards, and cards for the fall holidays. 

I used the onesie stamp from The Stamps of Life "onesie4baby" clear stamp set to create a variety of cards and bags.

 

After I stamped and embossed the onesie. I fussy cut it and adhered it to the layering paper from K&Company.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment in the center of the onesie and added a strip of border to the card.



 Here's a onesie that I created for a baby girl card.

 





















The onesies look adorable on gift bags too.

 

Here's one for a baby girl.

 

 

Getting too humid for me!

 

Stop by tomorrow.  I'll share some more baby creations.