Now do you see why my blog was neglected friends! For Anna's last HSN show I created over 60 cards! Yep you read that right...60!

Here's a look at my French Floral paper cards. I really loved working with these patterns. They are so beautiful and I loved the colors.

 

 

 Now a peek at the Interchangeable Sentiments kit

 I had to add some flowers and bling here!

I still have more to share so keep an eye out for the Lovely Letterpress Stamp set and Sea Life and Animal Kingdom sticker projects to come!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a creative day!

{S}

It had to be Hello Kitty

I know it's been a few days since I posted. I spent the end of last week preparing for Lily's 6th Birthday party which took place on Sunday. My baby was turning 6 and she wanted a Hello Kitty Birthday party. I didn't have as much time as I would have like to prepare this year. So in between CHA projects and quick turn around deadlines, I managed to come up with my vision for her requested party theme by searching some party ideas via Pinterest and Google.

I decided on a pool party at our local park so the kids would have something to keep them busy and the adults could enjoy a little "time off". The location could not have been better with a picnic and BBQ area next to the playground and on the other side of the playground, one of our 3 local pools that is only 3 feet deep and staffed with 2 lifeguards.

I wasn't a fan of the current Hello Kitty party supplies at Party City so I searched for some free Hello Kitty printables via Google and came to the blog All Things Simple.  Kim shared her daughter's Hello Kitty party inspiration and had some awesome printables that were exactly what I was looking for. I fell in love with this poster she created and offered the download to. I followed her printing at Costco advice and it was a perfect way to greet our guests.

I mounted it to a poster board and used some takes to hold it in the grass at the park.

The party swag and treat table turned out pretty cute thanks to some Pinterest inspiration.

I purchased this cupcake tier 4 years ago with a coupon from Michaels and have used it for several party themes.

Thanks to my friend Sherry, this Sizzix Hello Kitty die was perfect for the top of the cupcake tier and the free printables from Kim punched out and blinged up with Stickles were perfect for the cupcakes!

These candy melt marshmallows were a hit with the kids and super easy to make.

I know goody bags at parties are expected and I am not a fan of the small rubber balls and other throw away treats you are supposed to fill them with. I'm sure no Mom wants to purchase items only to have them thrown away so I really tried to think of something that the kids would love and parents would appreciate. Here's what I came up with.

  Hello Kitty bags of Cotton Candy {totally cute and at the 99 cent only store}

Hot pink drink cups for the girls {available at Party City for 99 cents}

Lime Green drink cups for the boys.

and...Glow Bracelets. 

{available at Michaels for $1 and I had a 25% off your entire purchase coupon}

The kids were like...."Wow!" 

I loved their expressions as I had obviously had made good choices.

They had a great time swimming and it worked out perfect since the party started at 1 and went til 4 with the pool closing at 3.

Here's my little water baby... um I mean all grown up 6th Birthday Girl!

Aside from one other family, we had the pool to our party guests only.

 Olivia is a little ham and Lily loves playing with her.

 After the pool closed the kids got changed and spent some time playing on the playground.

And then it was time for cupcakes!

 

And a family photo. 

And some shots of the kids getting sugared up!

I love this expression on Lola's face. She is such a heart melter I tell ya!

 

It was great to watch all 16 kids that came, play and have a great time together. Our dear friends Vod and Solange were the first to arrive and the last to leave. They helped us clean up and in no time we had the car packed up and ready to head back home.

After her guests left Lily proclaimed she had the "best day ever!"

Thanks to all our friends that came. We are so glad that you are a part of our daughter's life.

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Another Chi Chi Memories project

Hello friends. I'm happy to be sharing another Chi Chi Memories project I created this week. I've been creating with the July release called Beach Time. It's such an adorable collection to create with.

So this week I played around with the images in PSE and layered a few to create this image for my card.

The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and the Patterned Paper is Echo Park from my June Paper Posies kit. 

I also used Copic markers, American Crafts ribbon and Stickles.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Have a creative day.

{S}

Anna Griffin Banners and Borders

Hello friends. Today I am sharing some more of the new Anna Griffin products featured on HSN earlier this month. Anna has created some stunning borders to make your paper crafting quick and easy. Here's a look at how I used them to create some cards.

Tri-fold card

I used the borders on the outside flaps of this tri-fold card and again on the inside.

I paired these borders with the eyelet sticker borders

 

 I used some of Anna's paper pleating strips to add some dimension with the strips here.

I used the borders to cover the whole cover on this card and added some vintage elements.

Next I wanted to share some of the banner projects I created. The banners are self adhesive which makes them easy to use. I stamped a sentiment on one of the banners for this card.

The banners are easy to layer several at one time.

 Add some felt flowers to create a fun look.

Rosettes always create a beautiful presentation, even for a masculine card.

For this card I used border strips along with the banners.

That's all I have for today.

Thanks for stopping by today to take a peek of my Anna projects. I also have an Anna Griffin Cards Pinterest board you can follow.

Have a creative day!

{S}

More new products from Anna Griffin

Hello friends! I'm back with even more projects with Anna's new products featured on HSN Thursday. Today's cards are featuring Anna's new Lace Washi Tape and the Inspiring Impressions Embossing folders. I really enjoyed creating with these products. First let's have a look at the Lace Washi Tapes.

I used the tapes to make several frames for this card. You just need a craft knife to do this technique and some foam tape to create the layers.

 The tapes were easy to apply to cardstock. A light color like ivory works best to show off the detail of the tapes.

 I made this one look like wallpaper by cutting strips of cardstock and using strips of the tape in between.

For this card I applied the strips of Washi tape and then fussy cut around them to create the scallops and adhered them to the card base with foam tape.

 For this card I adhered the tapes to cardstock and then cut them into flags to create my banner.

Now for a look at the new Inspiring Impressions Embossing folders... LOVE!!!

I used a folder and a strip for this card and sanded the Perfect Palate cardstock pieces to reveal the white core. I also added mini pearls to the center of the design.

 For this card I used a Spellbinder die and embossed it and then layered the same die but larger with the Perfect Palette cardstock.

 Yes purple is my favorite color and paired with this green, it came out nice with the layers. Don't be afraid to sand your cardstock.

I used some ink to bring out the texture of the final two cards. I find that tone on tone colors work best. I also like the look of chalk inks too.

Aren't these folders are beautiful? And that's only a few of the styles!

To see more of the styles in this collection, visit Anna's HSN page.

Thanks for stopping by!

{S}