Showing posts with label Crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crafts. Show all posts

Friday, January 25

Digital Scrapbooking

Thanks to my Aunt Cheryl, I am now starting to dabble in a new (well new for me) lovely craft called digital scrapbooking.  If you love the thrill of putting together a something from scratch using only a great picture as the foundation, but you also love the computer, this is a great thing for you to try!  Now keep in mind I'm only speaking as someone who has done digital scrapbooking for a total of 2 1/2 days now, but it's been so much fun learning how everything works.

There are so many fun blogs with kits available to purchase as well as freebies which include little pieces here and there that you want to collect to build up your inventory!  You can also follow ladies who have been doing this since before it was popular that can lend a helping hand whenever you need.  Tonight I'm tuning into live events where I will learn different things on how to create beautiful and fun digital pages.

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Since I am still very new at this I don't have much to show for it yet, but just give me some time...I'm a fast learner!  I'm so excited to learn more about how this whole dream of a hobby works!  Just for the fun of it, here is my first ever digital scrapbooking page c/o Sugarmoon Designs and my sweet little baby, Daisy!


Have a great weekend everyone!

Tuesday, October 16

Our Vampire Diaries Premiere Party

Vampires, Werewolves, Hybrids and Witches,
We FINALLY got to calm our twitches!
154 days came and went,
Now I can tell you all about our event!
There were homemade invites and decorations galore,
Themed yummy foods and  party favors you'd adore!

After everyone arrived sporting their all-black attire, we laid out the food on our wonderfully decorated kitchen table and looked at our spooky, fang-tastic creation!  This was such a fun night!  We got together great friends to enjoy a night of tasty food, interesting conversation and very interesting TV!

I sent out invites about a week before the party.  They were so easy to make!  If you are familiar with scrapbooking, I used my Cricut to cut out different parts of the invite and glued them down to a piece of 4x6  scrap paper that I bought in a bundle at Joanns Fabrics.  But you can just as easily find paper and little decorations to put the invites at Michael's, Hobby Lobby or your local craft store.


My mom made bought plates for $1.00 at the Dollar Tree and used a sharpie to write which side of "Team Salvatore" we were each on.  (Of course, I was the only "Team Stefan."  Not everyone prefers deep, compassionate , unfailing love over a funny personality.)  One of my other favorite parts of our decorations were the candle holders that I created.  I put a couple of red candles from Hobby Lobby in 2 empty red wine bottles.  I would recommend burning them for about 2 nights before the night of your party to get your desired amount of dripping down the candle and the sides of the bottles.






Each person made their own dish to bring to the party, and they were all themed so we got really creative!  Here is the menu that I printed up just using Microsoft Word and some pictures from Google!


MENU


Appetizer

Graveyard Dip

Beware! This dip is a lethal layer of terror tortillas, goulish guacamole, bloody beef, and rotten refried beans! This devilish dish will satisfy your cravings, but you may still want another BITE!


Bread

Gilbert’s Cheesy Garlic Bread
Luckily in Mystic Falls, garlic being a vampire repellant is just a myth!  Enjoy this explosion of flavors in your mouth, and breath mints will be available on your way out!

Salad

Sultry Salvatore Salad
This salad is sure to tempt your tastebuds and leave them longing for another bite!
Feast on sumptuous greens accompanied by slivered almonds, feta cheese and delicious red, ripe strawberries. You will want to top it off with a delightful splash of savory salad dressing. Go ahead "Sink your teeth into it!"

Entree

Vampire Blood Tomato Basil Soup
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live forever? Join in for a taste of this salty and fulfilling tomato soup. It’s made with the help of only the freshest humans and topped with garlic croutons and a hint of basil. Satisfy your cravings!

Dessert

Sinful Chocolate Delight

Heighten your senses with the very first bite of this chocolate decadence. With layers of sinfully creamy goodness surrounded by toffee and pecan sandy crunchiness, this dessert will leave you wanting more…much like each episode of “The Vampire Diaries.”






 To wrap up the night, my mom gave each of us a mini scrapbook made out of cardboard.  She added a few little decoration pieces but left room for us to add pictures from the night.  I think it was the perfect little gift, because it was easy to make and it's easy for your guests to add their own pictures in the album.  It's also something you can pull out each year to look back at how much fun you had!




We had a great time and I hope this helps give you some ideas for your favorite TV show premiere party!  



 Have a bloody good night!

Friday, February 24

better late than never...

Hey guys!  Sorry about the delay, but I now have the final product of my February welcome sign!  I've had it up the whole month, but you now how life sometimes gets in the way.  Anyways, check out this awesome job!  If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was professionally done!  My father-in-law was certainly impressed...I wonder what that says about my creativity...We will just chalk it up to the fact that he's a guy ; )





Have a happy weekend!