Indoor Camping Birthday Party

With a little bit of imagination and some ol'fashion fun you can have a fun filled birthday at home.  We've done the pizza place parties ect... and the kids had fun but they didn't do activities that really got them to interact.  I remember as a kid making forts out of sheets and furniture.  And like mother like daughter, mine came up with the idea for a sleepover style.  So for my daughters 11th birthday we had an indoor camping party! Including the lake (above ground pool) Campfire (portable camping stove) and a tent (made from 5-6 queen size sheets and the entire living room).  The only thing different was we set it up so they would have the t.v. as there theater.

Cricut cut out of a tent and campfire.

We used the couches, and 5 queen sheets, and strong twine cords to hold up the camp. It was easy to clean up as well. :)

 

No camping party is complete without SMORES :)

Nancy Drew Birthday Party

My daughter LOVES Nancy Drew. So for her 12th birthday we set off to figure out how to decorate Nancy Drew style.  We started with Pinterest and there were some awesome ideas.  That is where we got this one.  She is one lucky little girl as her dad works for a wonderful printing company called Biltmore Proprint.  They were able to recreate a book style invite with great detail. All the way down to putting her face on the cover and volume 12 (for her age) and initials on the tree.  The girls were on the case they read the clues and it lead them to a pinata filled with goodies.  A fun time was had by all. 

Front Cover



Each guest received a secret detective pen it had a stamp at one end, and leave top secret messages in invisible ink. We were able to get these from our local dollar store along with the mini composition books to write down clues in. We had a lot of fun making these. All the girls who received one were so excited to be on the case.

 

Oh, and to add to the party I used svg files and my Cricut to cut out Nancy Drew silhouettes along with question marks and magnifying glasses.

Hedgehog Birthday Part 2 - Celebrate!

Another fun birthday card with hedgehog stickers, patterned paper, and pre-made bow from Martha Stewart.

Hedgehog Birthday Fun

Hedgehog Birthday - Hedgehog sticker, flowers punched from Stampin Up, patterned paper, and blue ribbon.

Sleigh SVG - Merry Christmas

I bought a Christmas SVG file from SVGCUTS and made these cute sleighs for the office ladies at our school.  They fit Santa and his presents perfectly.  I used chocolate nuggets and wrapped them with the All Wrapped Up Stamp Set from Stampin Up.

Secret Treat Box

I recently purchased a Martha Stewart score pad.  Kind of like the Scorepal.  It has helped me do folds so much cleaner and crisp then just eyeballing it like I use to. lol  And they never turned out right.  After searching the web I found a fun tutorial on Splitcoaststampers with the help of Pinterest.  It looks easy usually that means it is hard to make, well not so much as hard but time consuming.  This box took me awhile to make.  But the time was well worth it.  I have a special friend whom isn't feeling well that I'm sure this will help put a smile on her face. :)

 

 http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/secretbox/

Halloween Magic Card

I found this cool magic fold Halloween card idea on youtube.  But can't seem to find the link. :(
Whom ever came up with it thank you it was fun to make!

Halloween Ghirardelli Chocolate Treat Holders

This year I made for my co-workers little chocolate treat holders.  Each held one square and a tea bag.  The original idea is actually from http://www.dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/ she has some of the best ideas with video tutorials.  I used a variety of paper including Graphic 45 (LOVE them!!!) stickers from Michael's along with scraps I already had.  OH and Stampin Up set - Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit my very good friend Jean gave me. LOVE that set as well!!! Each one is unique and different.

Baby Shower & Lady bugs Invite

Another dear friend of mine is getting ready to be a 1st time grandma.  Her daughter loves Tiffany Blue and lady bugs.  So I went to Dawn's website (has a great tutorial)http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stamping_thoughts/2009/06/lady-bug-box-purse-video-.html and the little lady bugs worked great.  I used Tim Holtz new 2 color paper.  I embossed it, then sanded it so the blue color would show through.  Baby sentiment was cut out using my Cricut.

Birthday Butterflies

I borrowed this idea from a card I found on Pinterest.  Another great site for ideas.
Supplies: Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Happy Birthday stamp from Stampin Up, and paper pearls.