Craft Party Day with Silhouette

Creating is more fun with a bunch of friends! 

I love to get together with my pals for a day of creating. To live up to the “hostess with the mostest” title, I love to decorate several tables in my home to create a fun atmosphere. I really wanted to find some shapes that would serve a purpose for this crafty themed party. As I was browsing, I came across this 3D Princess Envelope Bag. It’s just the perfect size for make-and-take projects.

The 3D Princess Envelope Bags are versatile and can be resized to fit any purpose. I will fill each one with buttons, flair, and other embellishments for my guests. I also cut these Getting Crafty Life Cards. These cards serve as great table decor and gifts for those attending your craft party.

And did you notice the scissors? I used some bright and colorful paper for these. Be sure to adhere these using a pop dot to make stand out more on your projects.

I hope you enjoyed my craft party today!

Memorial Day Hop with Operation Write Home & SRM Stickers

As a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, I am honored to participate in the Operation Write Home Blog Hop. SRM Stickers is one of the generous sponsors. I am thrilled to showcase their wonderful products today.

I created this card using patriotic colors. I also used a Silhouette cut file to make the star cut-out. 

The SRM Thanks Borders stickers and an SRM Doily were used on my card too.

Be sure to leave a comment here and on the SRM blog for a chance to WIN the Patriotic Prize Packet. Winners will be announced on the SRM blog.

Happy Memorial Day!

A Bows and Bubblegum Party

Parties are a lot more fun when you add a fun twist to the theme! This party idea literally popped into my head one day while I was passing out bubblegum to a classroom full of teenagers. That evening I quickly browsed online for a fun shape and found this adorable 3D Bow by Lori Whitlock. It was the perfect addition to this party theme!

The  first step in creating this party is to buy a large bag of colorful bubblegum balls. Add a different color to mini-paint pails.  Then create the bows to coordinate with the color of the bubblegum. Easy, fun, and quick!

I hope you enjoyed the party!

An Instagram Inspired Party

Do you love taking pictures and using Instagram?

I'm so addicted to this app that I made this fun party favor!

I used the free shape of the week for this one!

If you are on Instagram be sure to leave me your page info!

I'd love to follow you!

Happy Crafting!

Fun Mother's Day Crafting

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

You all know that I love creating gift sets. Today I have some inspiration for a last minute Mother's Day gift and card that are quick and easy to make.  

First up is a "Mommy Perfume Bucket".  Small biodegradable planters are a fun way to hold perfumes and lotions.  I added a "Mother" sticker to the front of the planter.  It's from SRM's Mother Quick Card.  

I also added toothpick embellishments and used more SRM Stickers.  They look like little flowers popping up out of a perfume garden.  The kiddos would love making these for Nana, an aunt, or other wonderful women in the family.

But what's a gift without a card?  I also whipped up this fun and fabulous card for Mom using a die cut butterfly, an arrow clip and more Mother SRM Stickers! 

Any mom will surely love this homemade gift!

Father's Day Gifting

I did not forget that it was Mother's Day this weekend! After all, I am a mom! :) :)

As I sat there making gifts for the special women in my life, my mind went blank as to what I can make for my dad for Father's Day. My crafty brain starting tingling and I came up with this gift bag idea. {Yes, my brain actually tingles when a get crafty idea pops into my head.}

Of course I found these fabulous shapes to use while browsing the internet. They go perfectly with this gift bag.

I used a fun "Hey Dude" card from Pink Paislee's "Hey Kid" Collection. 

The "stash" is from the Funny Spectacle Mustache Set. I also used the Cool Brush Word Art cut file. Be sure to get a bag of lollipop sticks from Michael's Craft Store too. They are fun to use.

P.S. I also wanted to enter this into the Moxie Fab World - Hip on Handwriting challenge. - Fun stuff over there. Be sure to check it out.

I hope you all enjoyed my fun little "dad" project today!

National Scrapbook Day We 'R' Memory Keepers & Studios Hop

Welcome to the Lifestyle Studios & We R Memory Keepers Blog Hop. 

We are kicking it into high gear and celebrating National Scrapbook Day!

Keep reading to WIN something fun and to get a list of participating blogs.

I made a "Happy Gift Box" for my project!

{It's so fun to make for gifting}

I used several Lifestyle Crafts dies for my project. You can find all of the shaped dies in the Shopwer.com online store. The clear box is from SRM Stickers.

One of my fave products to use it the Label It Kit. I cut a die from it and adhered it to a popsicle stick. 

I also used the We 'R' Memory Keepers Harvest Albums Made Easy Card Set.

Want to win something fun? Hop on over to the We R Memory Keepers Facebook page to enter. Up for grabs is this adorable Crafter's Tote. Good Luck & Happy Hopping!

Contest Rules: Enter as many times as you like. The winner will be chose on Monday, May 5th.

Be sure to visit these fantastic blogs for more inspiration!

Aimee's Armoire	http://aimeesarmoire.typepad.com
Benzie Felt Fanare	http://benziedesign.blogspot.com
Cokie Pop Paper	http://cokiepopaper.blogspot.com
Cutesy Crafts	http://cutesycrafts.com
Ginger Snap Crafts	http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com
Gluesticks Blog	http://gluesticksblog.com/
Homework	http://www.carolynshomework.com
Kutz Paper Scissors	http://andreayokley-jessup.blogspot.com
Making the World Cuter	http://makingtheworldcuter.com
Midwestern Girl	http://www.midwesterngirldiy.com
One Scrappin Mama	http://onescrappinmama.blogspot.com
Popsicle Toes	http://shellypop.com
Pretty Providence	http://prettyprovidence.com
Scrap Time	http://scraptime.ca
Sew Craft Create	http://sewcraftcreate.com
Snapping Monsters	http://snappingmonsters.blogspot.com
The Creative Mom	http://www.thecreativemom.com
Tried and true	http://triedandtrueblog.com
Waffleflower	http://waffleflower.com
We R Memory Keepers	http://wermemorykeepers.wordpress.com
Worley House	www.andreaworley.com

Happy Birthday Muslin Gift Bags

{** For the National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop click HERE**}

It's May and that means it's time for a new SRM Challenge

We are looking for any and all projects for BIRTHDAYS!

Kid's Birthdays

Invitations

Milestone Birthdays

Twin Birthdays

School Birthday Parties

Birthday Scrapbook Pages

Birthday Treat Bags

And so on...

All we ask is that you use ONLY SRM Stickers and Products. 

You can use SRM in combination with your own stamps, papers, die cuts and so on!

I dressed up a fun muslin bag with a doily and stickers. You can find all of the fun gift bags, doilies, and stickers in the SRM Store. 

Be sure to hop on over to the SRM Challenge blog for all of the details. There is a fun prize up for grabs. 

I hope to see you all play along!