Seaside Summer Party - Message In A Bottle

This post originally appeared on the Scrapbooking & Cards Today blog.  All content herein is my own creation.

Hello friends - thank you so much for joining me today!  I’m so excited to share one of my favourite new stamp sets - Message In A Bottle - and some beautiful new Designer Series Paper, called Naturally Eclectic. 

My son was recently invited to an end-of-school pool party, and it’s been all he could talk about for a week - when I sat down to create this project, that pool party was on my mind and this sweet stamp set was a perfect fit.  How cute and easy would it be to use Message In A Bottle to create an invitation and some party decor for a summer party? 

We needed an invitation to start, of course.  I cut up a piece of the gorgeous Naturally Eclectic DSP for this beautiful faux-watercolour background.  It reminds me of the sea, so a frosted glass bottle and some whales came along for the ride.  

Party favours are fun - these adorable Clear Mini Treat Boxes from Stampin’ Up! are quickly and easily embellished to fit the theme using DSP, ribbon, and stamped images - don’t you love that little octopus? 

And you know what they say - a party without cake is just a meeting!  Cupcakes are extra special with a mermaid topper.  I love that I can create mermaids of different hair and skin tones using my Stampin’ Up! Classic Stampin’ Pads and a Blender Pen.  Wouldn’t it be adorable to match the mermaids to the birthday girl, or create one to look like each of her friends? 

Thank you so much for stopping by today - I hope this gives you some easy ideas for a beautiful summer get-together!  You can hop over to my Online Canadian Stampin' Up! Store to shop 24/7 and get these fabulous goodies for yourself. 

Cheers,
Shannon

Shopping in Canada?  Use the links below to purchase the products used in this post!  

Message In A Bottle Photopolymer Stamp Set

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

Clear Tiny Treat Boxes

Crumb Cake 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon

Dapper Denim Baker's Twine

Blender Pens

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

Big Shot

Stampin' Dimensionals

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Happy Birthday, Gorgeous - Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop

Hello friends!  Welcome to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for this week's Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop.  You've likely come from the lovely and incredibly talented Rochelle Blok in Australia; thanks for stopping by!  I won't keep you long, and you'll be off to Germany to visit Sylwia.  Please get comfortable and make your way around the world with us - we're happy to have you!

Today we are featuring a stamp set in the new Stampin' Up! 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue that I didn't even notice at first glance; it slipped under the radar for me, and I'm so glad it was brought to my attention with this blog hop, because I absolutely love it!  I've used it several times already and each time, I fall deeper in love.  It's gorgeous.

My friends, this is Happy Birthday Gorgeous.  She's a beauty!

Et pour mes ami Francophone, c'est aussi disponible en Francais!  

The images in this stamp set are both simple and few, but less is more when they work beautifully together to create a big impact. 

A pretty birthday card with just a few sweet stamps is perfectly accompanied by a matching gift box.

The flowers and leaves layer beautifully, and the colour combinations are endless.  I've used Flirty Flamingo Bermuda Bay, and Emerald Envy for my stamped images with a touch of Lemon Lime Twist and Silver to accent.

Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper adds a fun pop of glitz to a card, and also creates a beautiful coordinating bow - just the right size to top a Clear Tiny Treat Box, and perfectly filled with some fun pink jelly beans.  How perfect is that for a gift or a party favour?  Yum!

Let's go see what magnificently lovely project Sylwia has for us today - I'm so excited to see all of the possibilities with this gorgeous stamp set! 

All of the supplies used are from Stampin' Up!, and are available 24/7 in my Online Canadian Stampin' Up! store.  Don't forget the June ordering bonus - use host code VKJU2FK6 at checkout and receive a yard of brand-new Stampin' Up! ribbon for free with every $30 ordered (excludes shipping and tax.) 

Thanks so much for visiting today - see you again soon!

Cheers,
Shannon

Shopping in Canada? 

Use the links below to purchase the items used to create these projects! 

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set

Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper

Flirty Flamingo Baker's Twine

Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Ribbon

Silver Foil Sheets

Metallic Enamel Shapes

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

Stampin' Dimensionals

Classic Label Punch

Clear Tiny Treat Boxes

Paper Snips

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Day of The Dead Party Decor

This post was originally featured on the Stampin' Up! corporate blog.  

Hello friends!  October is here - leaves are changing, there's a chill in the air, and halloween is just around the corner.  Halloween is a favourite in our house, but maybe you're looking for something different.  I've got you covered today for a fun and festive party!  November 1st marks a Mexican holiday known as Dia De Los Muertos, or Day Of The Dead.  The day is marked to remember loved ones who have passed and help them on their spiritual journey to the afterlife; with that said, though, it is done in a bright, fabulous, festive way with lots of colour and a big party.

Sugar Skulls - a traditional symbol of Dia De Los Muertos - have majorly taken over halloween decorations in the last year or two, and the Mr. Funny Bones stamp set has a teeny tiny sugar skull in it...  It got my gears turning.  I decided to whip up a party theme based around Day Of The Dead decor - the bright colours, the bold sugar skulls - and it would be so much fun to bring to your next gathering!

Halloween doesn't have to be dark and spooky - why not make it bright, festive, and fun?

I started with a colour pallet - to me, there's no better way to go bright than with one of my all-time favourite colour combinations; Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Bermuda Bay.  A few touches of silver and black - in the Black Metallic Thread, Silver Glitter Ribbon, and Silver Glimmer Paper - added some bling.  Because no party is complete without bling!  And all of my stamps are from the fabulous Mr. Funny Bones stamp set from the 2016 Holiday Catalogue; that tiny sugar skull stamp inspired it all!

One of my favourite ways to add texture and dimension to a project is with Decorative Masks; this fabulous teardrop design is from the Seasonal collection, and it is perfect for halloween.  Doesn't it remind you of ghosts?

The Layering Circles Framelits collection were integral in creating each of the items in this suite - they were used for every single project!  The tiny scalloped edge in a contrasting colour makes for such a sharp frame, and these framelits do it perfectly in a variety of sizes.

I've used another of my favourite tricks throughout this collection as well - custom-made black embossing powder.  Simply stamp your image in Basic Black Archival Stamp Pad, colour with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, and heat set.  Voila!  A bright, shiny, crisp black image.

Thank you so much for joining me today - I hope Mr. Funny Bones has inspired YOU to change up your party decor this year!

Cheers,

Shannon Lane
Artisan Design Team 2015-2016
http://www.CrushOnColour.com

Jar of Haunts - Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop

Hello friends!  Thanks so much for swinging by today!  You're either starting here with me, Shannon in Calgary, Canada, or you're coming from Rachel in France; either way, get comfortable and take some time to enjoy the blog hop!  We are featuring the fabulous Jar of Haunts today, just in time for some halloween creations!  

Halloween is kind of a big deal in our house.  We don't really "go big" for many holidays, but on Halloween, we are all in.  The house is decorated, we have family costumes, and deciding on candy to hand out is a major negotiation process.  We both want it to be the best!

Usually dinner is quick, since we have limited time to eat before the trick-or-treaters start showing up and my son is ready to run out the door too, but we like to make it special and festive.  

A really easy way to make a table setting special is with a festive place marker - and since Halloween is all about the spooky and the candy, why not make it both?!  These adorable little boxes make a great treat for the whole family. 

The boxes came together in a flash with the Gift Box Punch Board - it's one of my favourite tools for quick and easy treats!  A quick stamp with Ghoulish Grunge and a sponging in black ink gives them a spooky finish.  Eyeballs in a jar?  Why not?!  Blender pens make your colouring easy.

The Labeler Alphabet makes personalization easy; with multiple vowels, it's easy to just line up your letters and stamp your names in one fell swoop!  No more stamping individual letters... well, except for all of those Ns in Shannon!  Haha!  

Thank you so much for joining us on our blog hop; make sure to click through and join Steffi in Germany.  I'm sure she'll have something wonderful up her sleeve!

Cheers,
Shannon

Jar Of Haunts Photopolymer Stamp Set

Everyday Jars Framelits Dies

Ghoulish Grunge Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Gift Box Punch Board

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Old Olive Baker's Twine

Blender Pens

1" (2.5 Cm) Circle Punch

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Stampin' Dimensionals

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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