Quick Birthday Favor

At the last minute, my mom decided to make a quick favor for my brother's birthday dinner last Saturday.  I showed her some ideas on Pinterest, and she decided to go with the simple candy bar wrap. She bought the paper, while I created a simple tag on Storybook Creator 4.0.  Thanks to a few foam squares and adhesive tape, we pulled everything together a few hours prior to the dinner.  Whew!

April Workshop Sneak Peek

My box of new March/April products arrived last week!  I couldn't wait to try out the new shape maker, as "shapes" is theme of our next workshop.

The shape maker system came with the circle and square cartridges.  A puzzle cartridge is also available.  (Check out the demo video here.) I was pleasantly surprised to find the handle so easy to use - much better than the old shape makers! 

 

 

Thanks to a ton of ideas that I've been "pinning" one of my Pinterest boards, I had my ideas all set.  I was able to complete 5 out of my 6 cards planned for our April workshop.  I love that we chose the fun, vibrant colors of the new Candy Shop Power Palette to complement our shapes theme. 

 

Can you find all the ways I incorporated circles and squares into these designs?

Hope you can join us for relaxing afternoon of crafting on Sunday, April 21.  You'll have to come to the workshop to see what card #6 will be!



Workshop Update: More Borders and Bows

Bliss created a whimsical set of cards using the Cricut Reminisce cartridge for her embellishments. I love her borders and the use of the embossed cardstock (my new favorite!). 

Meanwhile, just in the nick of time, I finished my two remaining projects for Sunday's workshop.  I found this super simple treat holder idea on Pinterest.

And I've been wanting to create a project using envelopes, since I have a ton leftover from all my Zazzle orders. I was excited when I found a tutorial on the Paper Source website to create an envelope accordion.  I created a simpler version that can be used to organize lists, notes, and coupons. 

When opened, the accordion has three pockets to corral any type of paper.



Envelope accordion - front

Envelope accordion - back

March Workshop: Borders and Bows

"Borders and Bows"

Sunday, March 17

Nishida residence in Aiea

Kit Cost: $15
RSVP by March 15

bring your tape runner!

The beautiful embossed cardstock and designer prints from the "P.S. I Love You" paper pack are our inspiration for this month's workshop. 

My initial goal was to create borders using CM's new border making tool.  However, I realized  I only had one cartridge: picket fence.  Since that didn't really work with the designs of the our paper pack, I turned to other types of borders: paper ribbon and strips of printed paper.  I also found some neat card designs on Pinterest again that I wanted to incorporate into this set.  



Stay tuned... I plan to make two more small projects: a simple treat holder and an envelope accordion.  I hope you can join us next Sunday!

February Workshop: Glorious Girlfriends

"Glorious Girlfriends"

Sunday, February 24

Nishida residence in Aiea

Kit Cost: $15
RSVP by February 15

bring your tape runner!

During our crafting time this month, we'll be pulling out the Enchanted Papers and embellishments to create cards and little gifts with a feminine flair.  Bliss has some projects in mind, including a CD holder and tea favors.  Recently, I've found inspiration on Pinterest, which is a crafter's dream!  All of my card designs/projects this month were patterned after something I've found on Pinterest. 

Card set

Post it holder

Gift card "wallet"

Open up the wallet for a surprise inside!

Another gift card holder with a belly band.

 You could also slip a note inside the pocket instead of a gift card.

Hope you can join us later this month to create these fun projects. Happy Valentines Day!