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Life’s A Breeze Birthday
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Looking for some cute ideas for a summer theme party? Look no further!
Check out these cute projects! I made them recently at a Demonstrator Extravaganza in Framingham, MA. These projects were all created by Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and Artisan Award winner, Robin Desko. I love everything about this set for a summer party. The invitation is so easy to put together and it is so bright and cheery that everyone will HAVE to come to the party!
Here is a close up of the pinwheel. Let me just tell you that this was a lot easier to make than I originally thought. This is just a decorative pinwheel and doesn’t actually spin, but so cute to use in a centerpiece at your party… I’ll have to make up a tutorial for that one real soon!
Last but certainly not least…the cute little party favor made with the Big Shot. The bucket was created using the Baskets and Blooms die.
Here you will see a close up of the decorative strip that runs through the center of the basket/pail. I used Crystal Effects to accent the sunglasses that were stamped across the Pumpkin Pie strips.
Check out this cute little shovel which was created entirely with Stampin’ Up! punches…
The handle of the shovel is created with the Word Window punch and the Horizontal Slot punch. That piece is glued to a strip of paper, which is then glued to a piece punched using the Tag Punch. The shovel is tied onto the basket/pail with a cute bow. Finally the sun is accented with Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.
All of these projects were very quick and a lot of fun to make. Thanks Robin for my new summer party set up!!
If you would like to recreate these projects…here is the recipe:
Stamps: Life’s A Breeze, Hugs and Wishes
Paper:Barely Banana, Ballet Blue, Whisper White,
Ink: Barely Banana, Ballet Blue, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: 1/4″ Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Lazy Days Jumbo Wheel, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool, Paper Trimmer, Silver Brad, 3/4″ Punch, Wooden Skewer/dowel, Big Shot, Baskets and Blooms Die, Small Tag Punch, Word Window Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch
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Happy Stamping!
Emma’s Birthday Invitation
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Each year I let my girls help me design their birthday invitations. Let me tell you I have gotten some really good color combos out of them! This year Emma picked pink for her color. Well, at first she picked every color in the rainbow and wanted each kid to get an invitation made with their favorite color, but I reeled her in by limiting her to her own favorite color.
I ordered the “Crazy For Cupcakes” stamp set special for her birthday this year after I learned this really cool technique from Donna Centamore a while back to make puffy frosting or snow. I thought this technique would be perfect for Emma because she loves to eat the frosting off cupcakes! She really got a kick out of the puffy frosting!
How about a tutorial?
Supplies:
- Crazy for Cupcakes Stamp Set (#111618)
- Hugs and Wishes Stamp Set (#109383)
- Chocolate Chip Card Stock (#102128)
- Pink Pirouette Card Stock (#111351)
- Whisper White Card Stock (#100730)
- StazOn Ink Pad Jet Black (#101406)
- Pink Pirouette Classic Stamp Pad (#111838)
- Close to Cocoa Classic Stamp Pad(#10139), re-inker(#102444), or Marker (#100072)
- Creamy Caramel Classic Stamp Pad(#103220), re-inker(#101478), or Marker (#100078)
- Going Gray Classic Stamp Pad (#103274), re-inker(#102521), or Marker (only in neutral pack #109126)
- Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker (#100052)
- Aqapainter (#103954)
- Pink Pirouette re-inker (#111843)
- Heat Tool (#100005)
- Salt and All-Purpose Flour
Gather your supplies and Pre cut your card stock pieces as follows:
- Pink Pirouette (5.5″x8.5″)
- Whisper White (5″x3.75″) and (2.75″ x 4″)
- Chocolate Chip (3″ x 4.25″)
Step 1: Random stamp balloons all over card front using Pink Pirouette Classic Ink.
Step 2: Using StazOn, stamp images on Whisper White Card Stock (2.75″ x 4″). I used Timber Brown StazOn, which has been retired from our catalog. the StazOn resists bleeding when you watercolor the cupcake bottoms. You can also use Basic Brown Classic Ink or Jet Black StazOn for the cupcakes and Chocolate Chip Classic for greeting.
Step 3: Stamp invitation information onto whisper white insert (5″ x 3.75″) using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink.
You can barely see it in the picture, but I also stamped a large cupcake in the center with Pink Pirouette Classic Ink. This will look like a watermark behind your writing.
I used my Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write marker to write in the rest of the information.
Step 4: Now for the fun part! Take a small container and add equal parts of All Purpose Flour and Salt. I used a Sponge Dauber to measure. Mix well.
Add a few drops of water and mix to the consistency a little thicker than school glue. Add 3 drops of Pink Pirouette Classic Ink to this mixture.
Step 5: Color each cherry with a Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker. Color the stand with Going Grey, and the bottoms of each cupcake were watercolored using an aqua painter, Creamy Caramel, and Close to Cocoa Classic Ink.
When watercoloring, I very quickly and lightly colored each bottom with creamy caramel starting at the top left hand corner and working to the right. You want white spots here and there so don’ worry about that. Then do the same with Close to Cocoa Classic Ink to add a shadow. You can see the detail in the next picture.
Step 6: Using a small spatula or screwdriver, carefully place the salt and flour mixture on each cupcake. You only need a little frosting on each cupcake, just make sure you push it from the center out to the stamped outline.
Using a heat tool dry the backside of the card stock until the mixture turns from shiny to matte finish. Then use the heat tool on the front of the card stock and heat each cupcake until the frosting puffs up.
Step 7: Assemble your card, and don’t forget to use your personalized name stamp on the back of your card so the receiver knows it was handmade by you!
I hope you have fun playing around with this technique. I suggest using some of those card stock scraps that you have lying around to play with this. If you add too much mixture It might not dry in the middle. If you add too much water the puffy accents might crush because they are too delicate.
Come back for more tutorials soon!
Happy Stamping!
Adventures with Wedding Invitations…Finished!!
Posted by: | CommentsYeah I am finally done with my sister-in-law’s wedding invitations. I am really happy with how they came out. I actually finished a few days ago, and they have already been mailed out, but I have been very busy lately so didn’t have a chance to post. So, for those of you who have been watching…here is the front of her invites:
Erin’s wedding colors are Chocolate, Celery, and Gold. The gold is just an accent color, and I was looking for a way to add just a hint of gold in her invitations, but couldn’t figure out where. I don’t know if you can see it in the picture, but the Monogram is attached to the Certainly Celery Ribbon with Gold Cording. It seems to have just the right touch!
I would also like to direct your attention to the nicely tied bow! Yes, you guessed I tied 140 of those babies! I used to be very inconsistent with my bow tying. They would come out different every time. Well, lets just say I don’t have that problem any more…LOL! At some point in time I am going to create a bow tying tutorial with a little tip for how to tie a nice tight bow! They would always slip on me before, but not any more!!
Here is a picture of the inside of her invites. Sorry, I had to distort some of the information since the wedding hasn’t happened yet. Everything you see here was printed at home. I formatted all the inserts and invitation in Microsoft Word and printed in Chocolate Chip Ink to match the Chocolate Chip Card Stock!
SO, what do you think? I just wish I knew how to do this when I got married (way back when…LOL!)
Oh, I almost forgot! Here is what 140 Pocket Fold Invitations looks like when they are done! I hope you enjoyed following me throughout my Adventures with Wedding Invitations.
I would love to hear what you think, so leave a comment below!
Happy Stamping!
