Yes it's time for another blog hop of the Wacky Watercooler Gang. This month we are all about celebrating occasions--and there are SO many to celebrate! What's your favorite?
Our hop is circular; jump on anywhere and follow around to see what 11 artists have prepared this month. You may have just come from Leanne Johnson's blog. Leanne is new to our hop, and I'm so glad she has joined us! Her creations are wonderful, don't you think?
A BIG occasion for me right now is knowing that I am expecting a new grandbaby--yippee! My son and daughter-in-law are adding to their clan sometime in August, and I so look forward to a new little one in our family. So here is the card I sent them to say "congratulations":
As soon as I saw
Bear Hugs in the Occasions Catalog (with matching framelits!) I knew it had to be mine. And this was perfect to welcome a new member of our tribe, especially when paired with the phrase from
Suite Sayings (also in the Occasions Catalog):
My bears were all stamped and cut in record time; I embossed some
Early Espresso card stock with the
Woodgrain Embossing Folder and hand cut the "tree". A hole was cut with the
Ovals Collection Framelits, so a baby bear could be placed inside:
And of course a matching envelope (this is a large, square card), made easy with the
Envelope Punch Board and the
In Color Envelope Paper:
Needless to say, I'm looking forward to this Occasion!
Now, for another occasion we all celebrate (at least until we no longer want to): Birthdays! Here's a Party in a Box that can help a recipient be ready for three birthdays:
I saw this cute idea by another Stampin' UP! demonstrator who made a 3" x 3" box full of small cards. I decided to cut this down a bit, and after a number of failed experiments, came up with a 1-5/8" x 3-1/4" box. It's decorated with one of my favorite Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Catalog,
It's My Party, and the stamp is from a brand new Sale-A-Bration (read as "FREE") set called
Party Pants.
And here is what this little party in a box holds:
Three 3" x 3" cards with matching envelopes and gift tags. Here is each one:
Party Pants will put anyone in a party mood, and it's available now!
My final occasion is an upcoming one - Easter:
Here's a sweet little Easter basket (made from the
Berry Basket Bigz L die and
Coaster Board topped with
Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper) and a couple of Easter friends.
And check out the special treats for the
Curvy Keepsake Bunny--a "carrot" made from the
Polka Dot Cone Cellophane Bags stuffed with orange Jelly Bellys (I shamelessly stole this idea from the Occasions Catalog).
And sweet little chick has some pretty Easter eggs, decorated with the Birthday Bouquet DSP in her basket.
Well that's all the Occasions I can celebrate right now. So it's on to our next artist; go check out what Gail Allen has for you--she always comes up with such creative projects! Thanks for stopping by!
