More Creativity from Mr. Right

I can't believe our youngest is 5 yrs old now. 

Time does fly. 

This years theme was Angry Birds.

It happened by accident really. The lady where he was having his party mentioned that she had ordered some Angry Birds balloons. So I jumped on that theme really quick. Tiger loves the game and can be seen playing it on my phone everywhere. 

First came the invitations which my talented and super sexy husband designed. 

It's ok. 

You can agree with me.

My husband jumped on the bandwagon and got to brainstorming about the cake. This is what he came up with. 

Pure Brilliance.

He so creative, I'm telling ya!

The towers where made from granola bars and gingerbread from the Christmas Gingerbread Kits. We ordered the Angry Birds Cake Toppers on Amazon. 

We had an actual Angry Birds Game in a box that we placed on the table for the kids to play with while enjoying their pizza and juice. I wish I had a picture of it but they kept knocking the towers down faster than my camera was taking pictures. *sigh*

What's a party without something for the kiddos to take home?

How about these treat cups? Awesome right?

We just took some large red plastic cups, cut the shapes out and glued googly eyes them. They were a hit!

Hope you enjoyed our creative Angry Birds Party. 

As always, Make Life Creative!

NC Demo Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to our first North Carolina Stampin' Up Demonstrator Holiday Blog Hop! Where Stampin' Up Demonstrators from NC share there inspirations for the upcoming Holidays. You are bound to get some great crafty ideas.

One of the favorite stamps sets from the Holiday Mini catalog is the Stitched Stockings set. You can check out the Holiday Mini Catalog on the right side bar. It's truly a must have set. It's so fun and not only can it be used for Christmas but for baby cards as well. You will see a card for a baby shower in the next few weeks so keep coming back. 

First is a Stitched Stocking Christmas card . This card uses Real Red Cardstock which is embossed with Petals a Plenty embossing folder. Next is Crumb Cake Cardstock which is then layered with Very Vanilla. I stamped "Seasons Greetings (from the Snow Swirled Stamp set) in Real Red and heat embossed the stocking in Pewter embossing powder.  Real Red Ribbon is accenting the card.

This next project is a Christmas Gift Tag. This time using the Stitched Stocking Punch. I cut out the Top Note using the Big Shots in Very Vanilla and then again in Pear Pizazz DSP Patterns Stack In Color. I cut the  Pear Pizazz Top Note in half. Next I embossed very vanilla with texture plates using the Harlequin Design ( hopefully you can see the textured harlequin design). And punched out two stockings. The toe, heel, and top of the stocking was punched using Pear Pizazz card stock. I then added some bling. Using one of my favorite tools, the Crop-a-dile, I punched a hole and tied some Seam binding in Pear Pizazz to the gift tag.

I hope these projects inspire you to make life creative! Now please visit Tammy at Tar heel Stamper for more creative projects to inspire you.

Ahoy! Pirates and Flowers

Karen, at Paper Creations by Karen hosts a Girl's Night Out for Teens once a month. A chance for girls to get together, hang out, eat pizza and snacks, gab about girl stuff and craft.  I joined her this past Friday night along with some really fun teen girls in our community. 

We talked, we ate, we laughed and we learned. And not only did the girls learn how to make flower barrettes and pins they gained friendships.  And just so you know, the apple cinnamon thingy at Papa John's is really good. We ate the whole thing. Oh YES we did! 

Since my daughter could not join us that night, I decided to make her a flower. The fabric I chose was perfect. She loves pirates! I gave her the option of doing a pin or a barrette. She of course loves it and wanted to put it in her hair.

I can't wait for next month to see what we will be making! Hopefully, my daughter and her friend will be able to join in the gabbing, crafting, and pizza. 

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Fun with Stampin Up!

I have been super bad about posting my projects. Please don't smack me with a wet noodle. I will do better. Things have been crazy around here with homeschooling my teenage daughter, my youngest in preschool for 1/2 days, and my oldest boy in 1st grade in public school.  Three kids going three different directions has this momma going crazy!

A few weeks ago, I attended Regionals with Stampin' Up for the first time.So many creative and talented people in one place. It was almost overwhelming. There where projects galore, new techniques, new products to drool over, awesome people to meet, prizes, and lots to learn. 

One of the highlights for me was meeting Shelli Gardner, Co-Founder and CEO of Stampin Up! She was so down to earth and so sweet. She took the time to visit with every one. 

OMG! I look like I'm 4ft tall!!

Now I have heard of Swaps. But I had never been involved in anything like it. But I gave it a whirl and made two cards to give away while I was there.  And with three kids, that was not an easy task to try to get done with a deadline. 

This top one was made using the Tulip Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Style Beautiful Stamp Set. The card stock colors are Concord Crush and  Pear Pizzazz and the ink was Concord Crush and Sahara Sand.  Excuse all the weird shadows and lines. I was taking pictures in front of the window.

This card was made with the Top Note Die and the Elements of Style Stamp set. The card stock is Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Very Vanilla. The ink was Certainly Celery, Old Olive, and Chocolate Chip.

 At the end of the month I will be going to the Quarterly Meeting in Greensboro. I haven't even come up with the designs of my swaps yet. YIKES! I promise I won't take so long to post  them this time.

As Always, take time to Make Life Creative!

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Post it Note Holder

Got another project for you. This one took me all of ten minutes to make. The hardest part for me was choosing the card stock and designer paper. These will make great gifts and party favors . Don't ya think?

This was also made with the Hello Again Stamp Set I mentioned in my previous post. You can purchase the set, here.

How cute is that?

Altered Clipboard

Life with three kids has kept me busy for the last few months. But I have found time to eek in some crafty time. Here is a peak at an altered clipboard.

I used stamps from the Hello Again stamp set from Stampin' Up as well as the Designer Series Paper (can't remember what it's called at the moment) and lots of ribbon. Once I got a template for that size board mapped out it was easy going. Just a lot of drying time.  

I had fun making this one. I think I'll make some more!

Visit my site to order the Hello Again Stamp Set.