Charity Poker Tournament Invitations

On March 7th I'm hosting a charity poker tournament to raise money for the Breast Cancer 3 Day walk in November. I've created these invites for my lovely guests!

The card paper was from Marah Johnson and the stamps on the paper strip and the poker chip were from Stampin' Up. On the back I placed the information about the party. I just hope that my guests appreciate all the work that went into these!!

Valentine's Day Projects

For my first blog I thought I'd post a few of the projects I've been busy with the last couple of weeks.

Since moving to Mississippi I've found that I have a lot more time on my hands! My neighbor has been inspiring me with her paper crafting skills.

Project 1:

Take a soup can or something similar and use a safety can opener to cut off the top. Having the pop top is very important here so make sure the can has one! Then you cover it, embellish it and cover the top. Trimming the paper on the top can be a little tricky. Add ribbons and stamps. To finish it off you fill it with candy and then use a glue like Crystal Effects to seal the top!

Here is a tutorial I found:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/pop_top_can/

Project 2:

My second Valentine's Day project is one that I'm having trouble finding a use for. Its just too cute and I hate to use it!

For this project I created a box out of cardstock and then added 3 little matching cards. I actually did use one card in a gift so my picture only has 2 cards with it.

The little cards are stamped and scalloped.

Its quite a cute little package!

Here is a box template:

http://creativepad.typepad.com/Treat_BoxFinal.pdf