Picture Perfect Birthday, The Crafty Carrot Co Blog Hop

The Crafty Carrot Co team are blog hopping today to tease you with ideas featuring the Picture Perfect stamp set and the latest in-colour range by Stampin' Up!.  These products will be featured throughout June in our exclusive series of online classes.

Of course, June heralds the beginning of a brand new catalogue year for Stampin' Up! and everyone is super excited about the new product being released, especially the new in-colours: Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover, Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove and Blueberry Bushell.

Stampin' Up! know you want to get your hands on these new colours as soon as possible so they have released a bundle of these ink pads early - that's right, you can buy them now!  See my shop *here* for more details!

Now a little about my project!  I was asked to create a special 70th birthday card that could be signed by several families.  The result was this fun z-fold card.  It has heaps of room for writen messages, and I hope, quite a bit of wow factor with its numerous layered elements and stamped embellishments. 

The Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set could not be a better birthday staple in your craft stash!  It's got so many great images for celebrating birthdays of all ages and genders.

I just can't wait to build my stash of birthday cards throughout June as I play along with my very talented friends in this exclusive class series!  Wanna join us?  Oh I just know you do!  Simply subscribe today - full details here: http://craftycarrotcollective.blogspot.com.au/

We even have a super special guest, current Stampin' Up! Artisan Emma Goddard, of Coastal Crafter fame, from the UK!  You are going to just love the BONUS tutorial she has to share with us all!

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In the meantime, click the 'next' link below to see more fun projects featuring these goodies! Next up is the very talented Krista Frattin!

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Picture Perfect Birthday, The Crafty Carrot Co Blog Hop

May 15, 2018

Simone and Gary's Save the Dates

I created these Save the Date cards for a couple getting married at a country retreat.  Simone and Gary wanted to give their guests plenty of notice for their upcoming nuptials so that they might make arrangements for the weekend away as early as possible.  

The bride wanted the Save the Dates, and Wedding Suite to follow, to be simple, elegant, and country inspired.

There was quite a bit of information to include so I created these pocket style envelopes to house the panel with all the details inside.

I put together the pocket bases in white cardstock before handstamping the floral I Love Lace background in crumb cake ink on more white card and attaching this to the front.

The 'We're Getting Married' wording from the Bouquet Toss stamp set could not have been more perfect for this project.  I heat embossed it in black on crumb cake card before layering it over a pretty Tea Lace doily and adding a little white bakers twine bow to finish.

It's alway such an honour to be asked work on event stationary like this.  If you have any questions about this project, or are interested in an obligation free quote for your own invitation order, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Simone and Gary's Save the Dates

December 28, 2015

Melanie and Brenton's invitation suite

 

Today I'm sharing a pretty invitation suite I created for Melanie and Brenton earlier this year.

The colour palette was white and coral with a touch of light purple.  The layered, handcrafted bellyband held closed the folder style invitation.

I couldn't resist adding a little handstamped detail to the internal pocket which held the RSVP and wishing well inserts.

If you have any questions about this project, or are interested in an obligation free quote for your upcoming function, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Melanie and Brenton's invitation suite

October 5, 2015

Annalise and Adam's Wedding Invitation Suite

Annalise and Adam had a navy blue and ivory colour scheme picked out for their Echuca wedding ceremony this month.  They wanted a folder style invitation with an internal pocket to hold the RSVP and wishing well inserts.

The small RSVP return envelop included was made with the Envelop Punch board, custom sized and handcrafted to fit in the pocket.

Adam's mother Sandra has been crafting with me since the beginning of my Stampin' Up! journey several years ago.  In honour of our shared crafty values, I wanted to add a hand-stamped element to the suite as I knew it would be appreciated.  I chose the flower from the Bouquet Toss stamp set and hand coloured it with Night of Navy blue blendability markers and touches of grey to fit in with the overall scheme.

The invitation was wrapped with a custom designed bellyband made using textured cardstock, a length of matching blue seam binding ribbon and finished with a die cut label featuring the invited guests names and date of the ceremony.

If you have any questions about this project, or are interested in an obligation free quote for your upcoming function, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Annalise and Adam's Wedding Invitation Suite

April 16, 2015

Alix and David's Wedding Invitation Suite

I had the pleasure of designing the wedding invitations for Alix and David who celebrated their wedding earlier this month in a scenic Central Victorian country setting. The couple wanted their invitations to reflect the rustic beauty of the venue. The bride supplied me with some burlap ribbon and twine.  I combined these with simple and natural coloured cardstocks and design to create this invitation suite.

The suite consisted of three pieces, a custom designed invitation, directions card and wishing well. The direction and wishing well cards were slipped behind the invitation and secured with a bellyband made of the burlap and tied with natural twine.

The Stampin' Up! Bouquet Toss stamp set has a lovely 'Mr and Mrs' sentiment that I thought would be the perfect finishing touch to this project.  The tags were each handstamped and heat embossed in black lending a raised, shiny look to the image.

If you have any questions about this project, or are interested in an obligation free quote for your upcoming function, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Alix and David's Wedding Invitation Suite

March 22, 2015

A celebration of my cutie bugs!

This weekend we celebrated my daughter's first and my son's fifth birthday with a joint home party.  The party had a 'bugs and butterflies' theme.

I love the organic, playschool-type feel of cardboard decor and recycled some of my Stampin' Up! delivery boxes to create a cardboard tree and little fence decoration for the party food table.

A super talented friend of mine, Tanya Rees, created this gorgeous ladybug cake topper. When she heard I was having a bug party she so generously offered it to me.  Isn't she just devine?!  Perfect for my baby girl's first birthday cake.

For my son, I created these chocolate ant cupcakes.  This is my first attempt at cupcake decorating and I'm feeling just a little bit pleased with myself.

 
What's a kids party without jelly?  These jelly cups, complete with wiggly worms, were a big hit with the party guests.

Again, Tanya Rees is one clever cookie (pun intended).  She made these adorable biscuits for the party too. Tanya has a passion for cake and cookie decorating - not to mention loads of talent.  If you would like to contact her about creating a few special items to help kick your party up a notch please contact me and I'll pass your details forward.  I created little bundles with the cookies to create the party favours for the guests.

The biscuits accompanied a little activity book I created in the bugs and butterflies theme.

The kids played pass the parcel and a variation of 'pin the tail on the donkey' with bugs on a web.  My son helped prepare the web.

Despite being a wet rainy, we had a great afternoon.  Well I hope you liked this glimpse at our little party and if you have any questions please just ask.

Thanks for dropping by!

A celebration of my cutie bugs!

July 1, 2014

Tinkerbell Undefined

The very clever Tanya Rees, a member of my Stampin' Up! downline, carved her own Tinkerbell stamp using the Stampin' Up! Undefined kit.  So when my son was invited to a fairy themed party, I knew exactly who to go to for the perfect image - lucky me Tan was generous enough to loan me her creation!

As part of our gift to the birthday girl, I put together some invitations for the party.  I printed the base panel and then stamped Tan's Tinkerbell silhouette in perfect plum purple, finishing with a touch of glitter on the edges of the wings.

Of course, I had to make a fairy happy birthday card too!

The background piece of Floral District DSP (now retired) guided my choice of colours for this design. And as such, this time I've stamped the Tinkerbell Silhouette in rich razzleberry.

The 'splatter' in behind the 5 comes from the Gorgeous Grunge set.  The pretty purple rhinestones are regular Stampin' Up! jewels coloured with the new Blendabilities markers.

Inside the card I added a printed Tinkerbell quotation, a side border of Rich Razzleberry cardstock and a scattering of handcut flowers from the same DSP as features on the front of the card.

Considering having a try at hand carving your own stamp?  More information can be found on page 199 of the new 2014/15 catalogue. Heaps of inspiring ideas using this product can be found here: http://www.pinterest.com/stampinup/undefined-stamp-carving/ 

If you have liked what you have seen here please be kind and leave comment.  Thanks for stopping by!

Tinkerbell Undefined

June 14, 2014

14th Birthday Invitations

Even though it would only be a low-key affair, Amanda wanted to have something a little unique for her daughter Mackenzie's 14th birthday party invitations.

I chose these brighter pink tones to accompany the stark black and white as I felt they were bold and youthful, just like a teen girl. The layout of the words was inspired by a movie ticket - in honor of the pizza and movie night theme.

A few little butterflies added a sweet feminine finish to the design.

Do you need an invitation for an upcoming event? Enquire today for an obligation free quote!

14th Birthday Invitations

April 9, 2014

Event Stationary - LMK Shine the Light on Prems Ball 2014

Gatsby inspired style is all about glitz, glamour, and opulence.  The attendees at last month's LMK Shine the Light on Prems annual ball certainly embraced this 1920's theme wholeheartedly.  This year a black and gold colour scheme was chosen for the stationary. 

Framed table numbers featured Stampin' Up! Gold foil sheeting, hand stamped and punched Label Love stamp set outline and die cut gold numbers.

Digitally designed drink holder artwork

Hand stamped lolly bags using the Stampin' Up! Million and One stamp set.

Digitally designed and framed party decor

Hand crafted table seating chart

If you have any questions about this project, or are interested in an obligation free quote for your upcoming function, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Event photography featured in this post was provided by Ginger House Photography.

Event Stationary - LMK Shine the Light on Prems Ball 2014

March 14, 2014

Blast Off! Happy 4th Birthday...

My son celebrated his 4th birthday this week.  I created these invitations digitally and then used the Stampin' Up! Blast Off stamp set  to hand stamp and cut the rocket, planet and moon to layer over the top.

We wanted to give a small thank you treat to all our party guests.  The Milky Ways and Mars Bars were chosen because of their 'outer space' themed names.  Three of these fun sized chocolate bars fit nicely into the Stampin' Up! 10.2 x 15.2cm cellophane bags.  The Top Note die shape folded in half long ways was stapled over the top of the bag to enclose it and then I decorated with matching imagery again from the Blast Off stamp set.

Of course I had to make a matching card for the birthday boy too!

If you have any questions about these projects or would like to inquire about project supplies please don't hesitate to contact me.

Blast Off! Happy 4th Birthday...

July 10, 2013

Holly & Nick's Wedding Invitation Suite

Tulips featured in Holly's wedding flowers and she wanted to incorporate matching floral imagery in her wedding stationary in the colours white, purple and soft teal.  The couple preferred a classic single-sided invitation base.  The pretty tulip was hand stamped on each invitation, the black outlining first and the two-tone purple flower head second.  Little pearl jewels decorated the flowers.  A grosgrain ribbon running across the bottom of the invitation with a little knot bow in the matching teal of the card base finished the design. 

A relative provided Holly and Nick with this gorgeous little Wishing Well poem for them to send out with their invitations.  I formatted the text to match the design of the invitations and die cut the finished wishing well in this ornamental framelit shape. 

Photo the work of the couple's wedding photographer

Holly and Nick's bomboniere were these adorable little jam pots which doubled as table place cards.  I created the cute little tags to tie in with the other stationary.  I delivered the little tags to Holly and Nick in the below matching gift box.  

If you have any questions about this project, or are interested in an obligation free quote for your upcoming function, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Holly & Nick's Wedding Invitation Suite

January 21, 2013