We're Having a Picnic, We Want You to Come!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
We are planning ahead for our Neighborhood Picnic

I used the BUFFALO CHECK Background Stamp for the base with Real Red Ink.  Added a few picnic ants marching along the bottom.
The invite was created on my computer using the My DIGITAL STUDIO program that Stampin' sold MANY years ago, and cut it out with the LOTS OF LABELS Dies (R)

This year I made 20 invites and Dale and I walked door to door to hand them out.

This started as an outreach that our church initiated last summer. We were encouraged to reach out to neighbors, friend, family & strangers. We chose to start an annual neighborhood picnic.  It was a huge hit last summer and everyone said that we should do it every year - so we are!!

Think of ways you can use your Stampin' Up! products to encourage someone or to make fun invitations like these. Don't be a card collector - SEND THEM TO SOMEONE and brighten their day!

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Guest Stamper - Carla V

Today I am featuring my very talented friend, Carla V.  She was asked to make Bridal Shower Invitation Cards and this is what she came up with...

I absolutely love it!!  What fun she must have had using all her punches to create this beautiful and fun invitation.  I would love to give you the link to her blog, but she doesn't have one so I am happy to post for her.  You can leave her a comment and I will pass it on to her.  I am sure she will appreciate it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Thankful Thursday

There are so many things that I am thankful for and to list every single one would be impossible because I would be sure to miss some (sigh*), but today I wanted to share a Thankful Thursday post.

My dear friend and fellow Red Hot Stamper, Rachel, is a care giver for a sweet little 1 year old guy plus her own 2 year old little guy and therefore we have had to discontinue our weekly girls day where we would get together with our other friend, Marla, and stamp and enjoy one another's company, a little lunch, and a lot of chatting, etc.  Rachel just loves to pitch in and help me to accomplish whatever is on my Stamping agenda.  She got word that her last day to care for her extra little guy ended one week earlier than when her own kiddos get out of school so she said "let's play, what can I help you with?" WOW!! music to my ears!!  We chose Monday of this week and she came for about 4 hours to help me with this BIG ORDER I have for (60) Wedding Invitations that need to be completed and to the bride by the 12th.  CRUNCH TIME!!

Here we are enjoying our time together

This has been quite a process but I AM THANKFUL that Rachel came to help and knocked off 4 hours of the time I would have had to spend doing these myself!  You're the BEST, girl!

Here is the front of the Wedding Invite inspired by Trish Swagerty

And the inside... the front pocket, which is also embossed like the front, holds an RSVP card as well as a Parking Info card.  This is my sample card that I sent to the Bride and Groom so the RSVP Card and the Parking Card are revamped with the correct wording (and not hand written) and the invite area is also just a mock up, but Jessica will get the real deal

Getting the stacks ready for assembly

All 60 Invitations COMPLETED!!  Now just to wait for the envelopes to arrive

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Baby Shower Invitations

Saturday was the baby shower for our Jessica and baby Waite.  I am so excited to celebrate this new grand baby that is joining our family in June.  Today I thought I would share with you the invitation that I made to send out to all the guests.

I saw this baby buggy card on several blogs like Jill at jill031070.blogspot.com and Sandy at www.sandystamper.com, but I chose to make ours in Certainly Celery (because will not know if baby Waite is a boy or a girl until the arrival day) using up my stock of retired Certainly Celery paper (boohoo).  Stay tuned - I will share more baby shower pictures and show you the favors I made for everyone.

Product used: Scallop Circle Die and the Big Shot, Punches: (retired) Eyelet Border, Itty Bitty punch pack for the circle and "flower" for the center of the wheel, 3/4" and 1" circles.  These were so much fun to make and I loved making Jessica's baby shower special.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Birthday Invitations

If you saw yesterday's post you would have seen Parker who just had his second birthday. They chose to have a golf theme for his birthday party this year as golf is Parker's favorite sport. I guess he even has his own set of REAL golf clubs sized perfectly just for him.

His mom asked me to make the invitations for Parker's party.

I started by creating the invitation on the computer, then sponged the grassy area with
Garden Green Classic Ink and the sky with Bashful Blue Classic Ink

Now time to pull out all the punches to create this golf themed invitation.


Here are the pieces I used to create the golf cart and flag

Wheels: 1" Circle Punch in Whisper White and 1/2" Circle Punch in Basic Black
Seat: Word Window Punch cut down to 1 1/4" in Whisper White
and a Small Heart Punch in Basic Black

Word Window Punch was used for the side pieces that
attach the roof to the cart and for the steering wheel.
More how-to on the steering wheel below.

I used the Top Note Die and the Big Shot to create the golf cart body


You can see how the Top Note comes out with a perforated edge. I just trimmed that off.

I was able to get 2 golf carts from 1 Top Note
I created a pattern from scrap paper so all I had to do was go to town and cut them all out.


For the oval area of the "green" I cut out a Scalloped Frame Oval Die and used the inside as a template to sponge So Saffron Classic Ink.


I also used the Scalloped Oval Die (the inside piece) for the top of the golf cart


and trimmed them to approx 1/2"

I chose to use So Saffron Card Stock and then I sponged it with Garden Green Classic Ink.

Here is how I made the steering wheel...
First I punched 'this much' using the Word Window Punch and Basic Black Card Stock


Then I measured 1" from the side

Re-inserted it and punched again to get the same rounded edge on both ends


Now just assemble
Here is the finished invitation again

(I hand cut the flag and pole and heat embossed the number 2 on the flag
with Craft White Ink and White Embossing Powder.)

Hope you will give this a try.

Have a Blessed Day!! Christi

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Bridal Shower Invitations

Tomorrow is the Bridal shower my sisters are giving for Jessica, and this is the invitation that I made for it.
I love the colors that Jeff and Jess chose for their wedding – brown and burnt orange. Of course with Stampin’ Up! you can’t just call your paper brown and orange – so I used Chocolate Chip and Really Rust. If you could see this in person you would see the way it glistens from spritzing the front with our Champagne Shimmer Paint – so elegant!





MENU:
SS: Fifth Avenue Floral, Sincere Salutations
CS: WW, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Vellum
INK: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Manhattan Embossing Folder, Flower Fusion Sizzlit, Rhinestone Brad, Lots Of Tags 2 Sizzlit, Top Note Die, BIG SHOT, Corner Rounder, Organza Ribbon, Sponge, Dimensional, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint




Tyler loved pitching in to help crank out the Top Note using Gramma’s BIG SHOT. It really was a big help because this card has a LOT of layers, but it is just perfect for this special occasion. I will post photos later but not right away, as I am headed for a weekend with my mom and sisters after the shower is done. Have a great weekend everyone - I know I will!!


So For Now…
Happy Stamping!!
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