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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Stampin’ UP Mr. & Mrs. Banner

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stampin’ UP! Tea House Shower Post cont’d…

What a lovely way to welcome the bride to be:

Though the Stampin’ UP! Big Shot Bigz XL Pennant die is retired,  it’s one I reach for on these special occasions.  Add a bit of antique lace, mini clothespins, and let the FUN begin!

What makes a good banner better?  . . . It’s all about the little touches.  Like the pansy duo image from the Stampin’ UP! Tea Shoppe Stamp Set.  A beautiful whopping 10 piece set that was introduced with the 2012 Occasions Mini and has managed to make it into the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog.  You can see another post using the tea cup trio image here.

Other elements used in making the banner:

Big Shot Sticky Sheets, Dazzling Diamonds, Big Shot Scallop Circle Die, Big Shot Serif Essentials Alphabet, Large Sizzlits Die Paper Doily, 1/4″ Hole Punch.

Stay tuned for the next installment of the Stampin’ UP! Tea House Wedding Shower.

 

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Stampin’ UP! Tea House Shower

May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This week I have several related posts to share with you about a recent event I hosted at my home for one of my dear friends who just happens to be one of my downline!  It all started with the invitation…

I selected the Stampin’ UP! Tea Shoppe as the focal point of the invitation and for the event, a mid morning tea wedding shower.  Lots of elements and dimension make the invitation warm and inviting.  The Stampin’ UP! exclusive Framelits Label die element is stamped with Versa Mark Ink using the En Francais’ text background stamp for interest.  The Stampin’ UP! Big Shot Vintage Wallpaper embossed panel is distressed with the Stampin’ UP! Distressing Kit Tea Stain ink.

 

 

A cinched ribbon banner anchors the left side.

I used a sucker stick to tighten the scroll end and the small square punch to easily create the flag.

The tea cup image was colored with Q-tips and then I added some Dazzling Diamonds for sparkle!

Credit goes to fellow SU Demo Julie Edmonds whose original card is here!

Thanks for stopping by and Hope you have a fantastic week!

Katherine

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Sweet Scalloped Stampin’ UP!

May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Anticipating the arrival of the NEW 2012-2013 Stampin’ UP! Annual catalog next month has me doing some overdue cleaning in my stamp room!  How better to clean out things than make a bunch of note cards.

 

These great precut, prescored  note cards are a snap.  I’ve used many of them over the years but still have a bunch left…I guess maybe I might have over bought?  Nahh!!! :)

How do you create dimension…without adding bulk?  Easy, it’s called “Shadow Marking”.  No I didn’t coin the phrase, I first heard it from an exhibitor at the Arlington Scrapbook Convention back in …oh well, it was too long ago anyway.  The Stampin’ UP! Bashful Blue Marvelous Marker works perfectly for this technique.  You apply it to one side of the image as seen in the picture and it practically lifts your images off the paper.  Another element is the distressing on the edges of the white panel.  Subtle but effective.

I chose to use the warm Stampin’ UP! Early Espresso Classic Ink to stamp the greeting and the image.  This knocks the intensity down just a tad as opposed to using the Stampin’ UP! Basic Black, but that is a personal preference.  You should give it a try sometime! Flowers are colored with Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, and Lucky Limemade Marvelous Markers.

Stamp set used is the Stampin’ UP! Easy Events…and it is NOT retiring!!!  You can catch a list of the retiring Stampin’ UP! stamps here:  Retiring 2011-2012 Stamp Sets

I want to thank you for stopping by!  May is shaping up to be a very busy month around Central Texas what with Graduations, Weddings, and Baby & Wedding Showers! Lots to do!

I hope you have a blessed week and find time for feeding your creative urges!  You can order online anytime, any day at katherinepritchard.stampinup.net.  Be sure to check out the Sale Rack while you’re at it!

Katherine

 

 

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Stampin’ UP! Sweet Birthdays

April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Nothing says “I care about you” quite like a hand made card.  And no one does it quite as well as Stampin’ UP! 

The lovely Apothecary Stamp Set featured in the 2012 Mini Occasions Catalog will be unavailable after April 30th, which means you’ve got 4 days left to order yours!

Beautiful cards with multiple layers and embellishments are easier with the great coordinatted products from Stampin’ UP!  This lovely card for our sweet Emily (wife to the fabulous son Jack in Greenville SC) went together lickety split!  I tell people all the time aboout how easy it is to copy the wonderful artists at Stampin’ UP!, they’re the ones that make my crafting FUN!  Change a color, change the text to fit the occasion and BINGO! You’ve got the perfect card for any occasion.

 

 

The crinkled taffeta ribbon was created by holding the bow under a Heat Embossing tool for a few minutes which caused the synthetic fibers in the bow to draw up and give it that great crinkled look!  How fun is that? And so easy!  That is just one example of the fabulouus tips we get as Stampin’ UP! demonstrators.

Starting Tuesday, May 1st Stampin’ UP! has a special Introductory Demonstrator Kit availabble for only $99! It is completely customizeable for colors, and stamp sets etc., and if you’ve been wanting to get in on saving some money on your crafting supplies, now would be the perfect time to jump in!  Give me a call and we can discuss your opportunity with one of the leading paper crafting companies on the market!  I’d love to have you in my downline.  We can enjoy the art of paper crafting together AND save money doing it.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

Katherine

 

 

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Stampin’ UP! Note Card Trio

April 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

 

I couldn’t resist the chance to showcase the Stampin’ UP! retiring Hostess stamp set Faith In Nature at this month’s Stampin’ FUN Class!

Such pretty, quick, and oh so lovely cards and scrapbook projects are what keep me excited about the great Stampin’ UP!  products.

Class attendees created the Lucky Limeade leaf card  using  a piece of the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper from the 2012 Occasions Minithat is available through May 30th. Also featured in this month’s class is the “Easy Knot” technique.  Using two pieces of Stampin’ UP! Whisper White 5/8″ Satin ribbon, (4″ and 5″) I showed them how to save about 4″ of ribbon on their cards…that really amounts to quite a savings over the life of a spool of ribbon.

The focal image for the note card is stamped with Stampin’ UP! Classic Ink on Glossy card stock.  This gives the card a very professional appearance.  There’s really no ‘trick’ to working with Glossy card stock, so don’t shy away from it!  Give it a try.  It only requires a smidge more time to dry before touching and that’s it!

 

 

All three note cards also feature the Stampin’ UP! Pearls.  They are a fabulous embellishment for any project and are easy to work with.

This note card trio would make a great teacher’s gift, Mother’s Day gift or for any occasion.  Blank inside allows the sender the flexibility to use them for what ever the occasion requires.

It’s been a very busy weekend around the Pritchard home, I hope that the Lord has blessed you as He has us in many ways!  Always thankful for His grace to me!

If you have any questions or need any supplies or help just give me a shout out!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous week.  Katherine

 

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