Stampin’ UP Tea House Wedding Shower

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Final posting for Stampin’ UP! Tea House Wedding Shower:

The morning arrived and to bless our gathering the power went out at 7 a.m.! (It didn’t return until 1:30 p.m.) You can only imagine my angst.  We really didn’t miss a beat though, thanks to the artful help of my niece Jessica and good friend Renee’ who prepared the food.

They used the pancake griddle on the gas cook stove to toast the crostini and warm the quiches under a tent of tinfoil.  That was the only two items that needed finishing up that morning.

 

Our guests enjoyed:  Baby Shrimp topped cucumber rounds, Caprese Skewers with Fresh Basil,  Mini Bacon & Crimini Mushroom Quiche, Ham Salad on Crostini, Mascarpone stuffed strawberries, Granny Pritchard’s Lemon Bars with Raspberry Puree, Cheesecake & Blueberry Shots, Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chocolate Ganache.  Suffice it to say that no one left hungry!

 

Guests were greeted with fresh flowers, lovely tea sets, and Stampin’ UP! Tea Shoppe favor bags.

The Favor bags were fun to put together.  They included 2 Tazo Rest Herbal Infusion Tea bags.  A scrumptious tea blend of lemon balm, Rose petals, Honeybush, orange peel, lemon myrtle, lavender, that brews up the most heavenly calming cup of tea.  Two Godiva Chocolate Truffles, and a sweet little Stampin’ UP! Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper notebook for your purse.

 

 

I know this is getting quite lengthy, so I will end with a thank you for letting me share the happiness of this wonderful event with you.  I hope it will inspire you to consider the possibilities of entertaining and allowing the wonderful Stampin’ UP! products to help make your event a success!

Almost forgot…here is our sweet bride with the mother of the groom on the left, me, and her mom Beth on the right.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful week!

Katherine

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Chocolate + Stampin’ UP! = Fabulous!

March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

What crafter; whether your medium is paper, fabric, or jewels, can resist a bit of delicious, smooth chocolate for a break?

This weekend’s guests at My Bluebonnet Cottage found a plate of these lovelies waiting for them at check-in!

I had a couple Scallop envelopes leftover, from last month’s basket of similar ones with a Valentine Theme for my DH’s team of fantastic ladies , so I got busy this morning and cranked out these Ghiradelli  Chocolate Truffles Treats for the group of quilters who are cozily tucked in for the weekend.


Exclusive Stampin’ UP! products used in this project are:

Big Shot Scallop Die, Big Shot Textured Impressions Embossing Folders Perfect Polka Dots

Stamp Set: Tiny Tags

Embellishments:  Jewelry Tag Punch, Linen Thread, Brilliant Blue 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)

The next time you need some quick treats for a party, Sunday School class, or office co-workers these cute little dressed-up envelopes are just the answer!

Thanks for stopping by,

Katheirne

 

 

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Altered Journals with Stampin’ UP!

October 10, 2011 By

The next time you come across some inexpensive journals, that might not be in the right colors, or might even have a somewhat gaudy appearance…remember how easy it is to dress them up with our Stampin’ UP! products!


A little bit of Stampin’ UP! Designer Series Paper such as the Newsprint pattern shown here goes a long way.  A few stamped images, some distressing, a scalloped edge, a tag, and a few snips of ribbon to finish the project off!


All supplies are by Stampin’ UP!:

Speciatly Designer Series Paper, First Edition IBC pg 181; #121878

Basic Black Card Stock, IBC pg 180; #121045

Mini Vintage Tags, IBC pg 198; #118763

1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon in Basic Black, IBC pg 195; #119261

3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon in Whisper White, IBC 195; # 109070

Color Spritzer Tool, IBC pg 203; #107066

Stampin’ Write Marker in Basic Black, IBC pg 180; # 100082

Tiny Tags Stamp Set, IBC pg 136; #118091

(Retired) Watercolor Trio Stamp Set, #120084

Heat Embossing with Stampin’ Emboss Powder in White, IBC pg 201; # 109132

With Stampin’ UP! Creative Altered Journals are a fun gift for anyone, I hope you remember how quick and easy they are next time you’re on the spot for a gift!

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Stampin’ UP’s! SWEET SPRING BANNER

March 30, 2011 By

Nothing says “Welcome Spring”…

so much as a lovely Sweet Spring Banner created with exclusive elements by Stampin’ UP!

Using the Stampin’ UP! Big Shot makes this a quick easy project even a twelve year old could do.  Here’s a list of the supplies I used for this project:

Big Shot Dies:  Beautiful Butterflies; Top Note; and Serif Essentials Alphabet; Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Card Stock: Crumb Cake; Lovely Lilac (retired); and Whisper White

Stamp Set: Elements of Style pg 133 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog

Stampin’ UP! Classic Ink:  Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, and Old Olive

Embellishments:  5/8″ Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Brads in Circle Fire, Designer Buttons Neutral, Stitched Felt Sweet Pea (retired)

The layering of  embellishments really helps to give this Sweet Spring Banner pizzazz and style!

The large butterfly sitting on the “S” note is not only highlighted by the beautiful hand colored stamp image,  it has two layered felt elements from the Sweet Pea felt set.

The smaller butterfly hanging from the corner of the “I” note topped off with a white pearl button and a pink rhinestone brad.

The Pretty in Pink bow on the “G” note was accented with a white pearl button and a felt element, again from the retired Sweet Pea felt set.

The Faux Burlap texture on the top notes and hanging them from a bit of twine all come together to give this Sweet Spring Banner just a touch of Shabby Chic flare without being overpowering.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project, it was so easy to put together and honestly was completed in just under half an hour!  I just love playing with my Stampin UP! Big Shot, it really does make your creativity soar!  If you don’t have one, give me a call and we can fix that right away!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you’ve enjoyed the time here…Katherine

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Stampin’ UP! Valentine Treats

January 22, 2011 By

What could look more scrumptious than a collection of  Stampin’ UP! Valentine Treats all nestled together on a lovely plate?

I’m in the midst of a huge project for my sweet hubby that involves sending little tokens of appreciation to his referral  offices staffs, and so I couldn’t resist taking a few of the “extras” and share them with this weekend’s guests over at My Bluebonnet Cottage!

What would a night of paper crafting and scrapbooking be without CHOCOLATE?  They are quick and easy to put together using the Birthday Bakery Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set from the 2010-2011 IBC, page 10.  It’s a fabulous 5 piece stamp set that should be on everyone’s must have list!

Other products used in this quick project are: Stampin’ UP! Whisper White and Real Red Card Stock;  Stampin’ UP! Classic Ink in Real Red; Stampin’ UP! Large and Extra Large Tag Punch; and Stampin’ UP! Silver Cord.

As a Level 1 Hostess reward it is easy to achieve, all you need to do is host a  Stampin’ UP! Workshop with sales of $150, and it’s yours…PLUS $15 of other great FREE merchandise from any of the current catalogs.  Workshops are a fun way to get together with your friends and sample a lot of the great Stampin’ UP! products, plus everyone gets to take home two paper crafting items that they have made themselves.  It’s so easy!   If you’ve ever thought of hostessing a  workshop there’s no better time than now,   give me a call or drop me a note and we’ll put your date on the calendar!

Thanks for stopping by today, may you be richly blessed!

Katherine

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Vintage Charm

April 27, 2010 By

I just love it when a project comes together!

Several years back on one of our last deer hunting adventures out in Coleman TX , on our deer lease, our son’s Addison & Colin dug up this old jar in an ancient dilapidated pile of what used to be a shed or barn structure.  It has an art-deco flare to it with three arches on either side and was miraculously intact and uncracked.  We stuck it into one of the storage compartments on our travel trailer and there it has remained until re-discovered the other day.

I was excited to find it because I had picked up a bag of various wooden spools last summer, on one of my ventures to an antique store in nearby Valley Mills, TX., while looking for odds and ends for My Bluebonnet Cottage.

The jar would be just the right container to showcase my spools.  After soaking it in some hot soapy water I was able to coax the lid off and clean the inside.  The spools looked just great and had found a home!

But, something was missing, it needed a little extra pizazz to really make it work.  So I added a lovely Shabby Chic Tag created with the Stampin’ UP! Charming Stamp Set.

I picked up color accents from the pale turquoise spool of thread.

Elements used are:  Bermuda Bay 1/2″ Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ UP! Linen Thread, Rhinestone Brads in Circle Ice Turquoise, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin’ Dimensionals for depth, Whisper White card stock, Soft Suede Classic Pad, Stampin’ Write Markers in Always Artichoke and Cameo Coral.  All images are from the Charming Stamp Set featured in the 2010 Occassions Mini Catalog. (See link in side bar for catalog ordering 24-7)

I hope you are inspired by this lovely project.  Home decor items don’t have to be time consuming or expensive to pull together.  A little creativity goes a long way.

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you’re having a great week!

Katherine

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