1 Mad Hatter Tea Party - Fab Finds

I am so EXCITED for this party!!! It's going to be a very merry Un Birthday Party (we have lots of adult B-Days in the spring but none for the kiddos) and celebration of spring! I'm getting started on fun teapot invites as we speak (or as you read).

My mom is a collector of things... if it's shiny, antique or well priced she has it! Is this not the perfect kind of parent to have when planning a Mad Hatter Tea Party?!?!? She brought over boxes and bins full of all kinds of tableware and platters and teacups and saucers and and.... I was practically jumping up and down! Check out my reflection in this antique teapot - very Alice in Wonderlandish!

Love this candelabra and can't wait to fill all of these dishes with finger sandwiches and cupcakes and tarts and scones and lemonade and marmalade and tea and and.... sorry... did I mention that I'm EXCITED?!?!?!

5 Spring Tablescape

I am so excited about some of my upcoming parties!!!! I'm hosting a Mad Hatter Tea Party this spring for all of our friends and relatives.... I can hardly wait! Could it be tomorrow? Please!?!?? I am also throwing a Bumble Bee Baby Shower for a good friend in July! Putting together this Spring Table allowed me to visualize these two parties and determine what supplies and decor I still need.

Hanging Lanterns and Tissue Paper Pom Poms

A view from the top
Tablescape.
Aw. Isn't he the cutest little bumble bee?
I filled the larger glass jar with green glass rocks that I had picked up for my Asian Birthday Party, topped it off with a candle and wrapped it in ribbon.
Mmmm... Mini Eggs! Lets just say, they didn't last long!
Paper fortune cookies. More examples can be found here and here.
Another angle.
The goods.
I had to come up with SOMETHING to fill this tray with AND coordinate with my colour scheme! Celery, snap peas, yellow pepper and dip. Brilliant!
A close up of the healthy stuff.
Side profile.
Mmmmm.... cupcakes.
I can be pretty thrifty when it comes to tableware. Most of my glasses, jars, plates and serving trays were gifts, borrowed or found whilst treasure hunting!
Don't these look divine? Kudos to all those cupcake decorators out there! It's HARD!
I found these reusable silicone cupcake liners on sale at Superstore. SCORE! I should have bought more...
Practicing with my new 1M decorating tip.
Pretty ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for taking a look! My real inspiration for creating this tablescape is Michelle's Easter Tablescapes and Spring Parties CONTEST over at Maddycakes Muse. There are some really fun and creative parties being submitted... go check it out!

0 Scrapbooking - Exploration Place

This colour combo looks much nicer IRL! I thought that it would be cool to try something different with my black and white photos. I might try to take my photo again tomorrow in natural light... the journalling is hidden behind the centre photo.
Why the bunny you ask? We were visiting family for easter :P

1 Test Kitch - More Monster Cupcakes

I found an amazing cake idea while blurfing the other day at Coolest Kid Birthdays! So here's my take on it.... MUCH easier than the creepcakes! I'm starting to look forward to the Fall though - I'm sure to find all kinds of edible eyes and monster stuff for the boys' birthday then. LOL The offer still stands... please come over and eat all of these goodies before I do!

Oh and here's a pic of the inspiration...

COOL CAKE eh?

1 Scrapbooking - Waterpark

I useds CTMH's "Timeline" design from Imagine for this one. Patterned paper is another favorite, Basic Grey.

1 Scrapbooking - Party

Ah nap time - what will I do when you're gone?!?!? Not as many scrapbook layouts that's for sure! Check out the sketch at Creative Scrappers. Patterned papers by My Mind's Eye and We R Memory Keepers.

Cut with my cricut then added letter embellishments!

Lovin' these flowers!

0 Scrapbooking - water SLIDE

Action Shots! Love the expression! Sketch from Creative Scrappers.

Patterned paper by We R Memory Keepers and My Mind's Eye.

Cute eh?

0 Scrapbooking - Ice Cream Cones

Aren't these photos great? It was even more fun watching them enjoy their first ice cream cone! I used 'Up the Tempo' from CTMH's Imagine for my layout design.

I used my cricut to cut out the star shape and 'I'.

"Hey, what flavour is your icecream?"


"Not sure? Let me take a look."


"Hee Hee!"




The Goods:
Paper - CTMH You Rock
Ribbon - CTMH
Brads and photo closure - CTMH
Flip Flap Memory Protectors - CTMH
Stamps - CTMH Delightful Alphabet





Another one bites the dust! (Layout that is) :D

1 Scrapbooking - Polson Park

Another quick layout of the boys at Polson Park in Vernon. Sketch found at 52 Sketches.

Detail.

3 Monster Party - Fab Finds

Before the dust had cleared from my boys' 2nd Birthday, I knew exactly who would be invading our house for thier 3rd Birthday! MONSTERS! Here are just a few of my fab finds so far:

Orange Lantern, Frame and Mesh Bags - Michaels dollar bins

Green Place Mats - Thrift store

Orange Chicken (I plan on putting fangs on his beak hee hee) - Drug store

Green Straws - Dollar store

Round Green Cardstock - Retail store signage

0 Scrapbooking - P is for Park

I have to tell you... this layout sat, unfinished, on my desk for a month! I was stuck! I just wasn't feeling it.. you know? I finally found my mojo, with the help of some sketch blogs, and finished it tonight! YAY!

I just love how these pages finally turned out! I used a layout from CTMH's Cherish, beauty in repetition, as my jumping off point.

My patterned paper is from my absolute favorite find at Michaels, a giant 'complete boy' stack of paper by My Mind's Eye.


I used my waterbrush and Cocoa Ink to free-hand a lot of my journalling!


I think that I may have to stop using these cute paper flowers soon! They are on every one of my last four pages! LOL




The goods:
Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye
Cardstock - CTMH
Stamps - CTMH Delightful Alphabet
Ink - CTMH Cocoa and Dutch Blue
Ribbon - CTMH
Buttons, flower and hemp - misc.



I love it! Please let me know what you think!

0 Scrapbooking - First Dip

Another quick layout of my boys playing in the backyard!

Check out Inspired Blueprints for the sketch.

The Details.

Thanks for stopping by!!

0 Test Kitch - Monster Creepcakes

Make a Smilebox slideshow

I just HAD to try these creepcakes after I saw them in Martha Stewart's cupcake book! They would be perfect for the boys' monster birthday in October! After a quick Test Kitch though..... they were much harder to make than they looked! Hmmmmm on to test out the Monster cake I have in mind......

p.s could someone come to my house and eat all of these goodies before I gain 50 lbs?!?!?

1 Scrapbooking - Splash!

I love this photo of Isaiah... it speaks a thousand words! I stamped my title with Headline Alphabet, using Moonstruck Ink then covered it with Liquid Glass. It's not so dark IRL.

I love, love, love CTMH's new YOU ROCK paper pack! It's very "boy".

I distressed some of my edges and used Priceless Love Word Puzzle for 'priceless' and Notice the Details for the date.


Please let me know what you think!!! Have a fabulous day!