May Stamp a Stack

These are the cards that we are going to be creating for the May stamp a stack...if you have any questions or want to sign up please email me at ashleymcallise@yahoo.com or call me (419)704-0848

A Yo Gabba Gabba 2nd Birthday

 Today we celebrated Andrew's 2nd birthday...his favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba so when we started planning it was a no brainer for Mark and I.  The show has such bright colors so it made decorating super easy(that and everyone's best friend Pinterest).

The birthday boy...I can't believe that he is already 2.  He is the happiest little guy and im pretty sure that he has never met a stranger!

                       

I found the idea for this backdrop on pinterest...and it was super simple to put together.  We already had the curtain rod so after we blew up the balloons we safety pinned 4 of the balloons together and then used twist ties to put them up. 

I made cupcakes and iced them with orange so they would look like DJ Lance's hat...and the Muno's next to the cupcakes were pretzel rods dipped in red chocolate and then I put little candy eyes on(soooo much fun and sooo simple)

I made this table look like DJ Lance's boombox...we decided to make chili dogs for the main dish plus the hotdogs kind of look like Muno.

These are all of the main characters that are on the show and what we based the food on.  Foofa, Muno, Toodee, Plex and Brobee, I got them at Toys R Us...I'm sure that you can order them online but I am impatient and don't like to wait for stuff to come in the mail.  When I was in hobby lobby a few weeks ago looking for stuff for the party I found the pin wheels, they really don't have anything to do with the show but I thought that they were super cute and wanted to incorporate them into the party somehow :)

This is just an overview of the main food table

The "plex mix" was a sweet version of chex mix...you can find the recipe here.

 My sister-in-laws mom is awesome and she drew the characters for me and then I painted them...I think that they were a great addition to the party!

Toodee, she likes to have fun

Brobee, the little green one

Foofa, she's pink and happy

Muno, he's tall and friendly

Plex, the magic robot

Our little family...Mark is such a great dad and I think that he was pretty excited that he got to wear the DJ Lance hat for the party(he is running his 2nd marathon next month and I told him that he should wear it then so we can spot him a little bit better lol)

Scrapbook Ministry March Crop

I am so excited to share the 4 classes that I am going to be offering at the March weekend crop...like always each class is only $5 :)

The first class is a bag topper class where we will use the top note die and a few other punches to create these adorable little bags.

In the second class we will be using the Stampin Up markers to create these cards...for the first card we will be using the blender pen to shade and for the second card we will be coloring directly onto the stamp.

For the third class we will be using the new pinwheel die from the spring catalog.

For the forth class we will be using the acrylic block stamping technique to create these cards.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up for a class please feel free to email me at ashleymcallise@yahoo.com 

Scrapbook Ministry October Crop

I am super excited because the weekend crop for the scrapbook ministry is coming up and I am going to be offering 5 classes, each class is $5...I'm not sure when the classes will be offered during the weekend but I thought that I would post pictures for the things that we will be making in my classes :)

Can I tell you how much I love the top note die from Stampin Up...you can make so much stuff using it.  For this class we will be making 1 santa and 1 snowman bag that will be perfect for small gifts or gift cards. 

The 2nd class that I am going to be offering is using the owl punch.  We will be creating 2 cards and then also learning how to make other things you can make using the punch, including a nurse and turkey.

  The 3rd class that I am going to be offering will be a tag making class.  In this class you will be able to create 12 tags and putting them in a bag with a cute topper.  You can use the tags on holiday gifts, cards or even on your scrapbook pages.  

 The 4th class will be teaching people how to use the triple time stamping technique to create 2 different cards.  One is a Christmas card and the 2nd is a fall card.

 The 5th and final class is a 2 page scrapbook layout that will be perfect for displaying your fall pictures.

Cardmaker Blog Hop

WOOHOO just incase you didn't know there is an awesome crop going on over at CardSwaps this week. Challenges and games will be posted August 8-11, 2012 and you have until 11:59PM EST August 14, 2012 to get your projects posted to the appropriate thread. If you haven't participated before, don't worry! There are many members and myself that will be around to offer support and encouragement. You can find out all you need to know in the forum. At the end of the hop, you will be taken to the crop and I do hope you join in. Collect the letters along the way and unscramble them to entered into the drawing for a prize for one lucky hopper! You will be given details at the bottom of the post. Don't skip ahead!!! Please read my babbling.

OK... You arrived here from Ana's blog, I hope. If not, go back and check out her blog and collect your letter. Then collect my letter and hop on. If you want to start over, feel free to start back with  Brooke on the CardMaker Magazine blog.

The blog hop "theme" goes with the crop title of "Treat Yourself". The type of project to make was left up to the hostesses of the blog hop, as long as it somehow conveyed a way the hostess "treats" herself. We were also asked to share something about a way we unwind or our favorite way to treat ourselves

I created a birthday card because seriously if you can't treat yourself on your birthday the when can you...plus my birthday is coming up in a few weeks, not a big birthday but none the less a birthday :)

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Supplies:

Stampin Up 2012-2014 incolors

Stampin Up Mixed Bunch and One in a Million stamp sets

Stampin Up Lucky Limeade bakers twine. 

My life is really simple, I am lucky enough to stay at home with my son who is 16 months old...he is starting to scribble with crayons and I am really looking forward to when he is able to stamp with me(hopefully he will want to).  I am also a stampin up demo and when I need to relax I go into my stampin room and play with my stamps and ink...or I get a pedicure :)    I hope that you are enjoying the hop and that you will hop on over to Lora's blog

Oh and before you leave I suppose that you will want my letter so that when you are all done hopping you will be able to unscramble all of the letters...my letter is "N"

Here is a list of all of the blogs just in case you get lost along the way... 
Brooke Smith -CardMaker blog 
Jane
Susan
Margaret
Trudy
Golda
Meredith
Jeanette
Colleen
Laura
Ivanka
Marlene
Anya 
Angelina
Ana
Ashley
Lora

Christmas Stamp A Stack

I am excited to announce that I will be hosting my 2nd Stamp a Stack :)  This time around we will be making Christmas cards...There are 2 different days that I will be hosting either Saturday September 8th(starting at 1p.m.) or Wednesday September 12th(starting at 7 p.m.).  During the class you will make 4 of each of the 5 card designs for a total of 20 cards.  The cost is $25 for one stack or $40 for 2 stacks.  The only thing that you will need to bring is adhesive.  Just like with my last stamp a stack if you love the cards but you can't make it I will be more than happy to create kits with all of the materials to create the cards, all you will need to do is put them together...if you are local I can drop them off and if you aren't then I can mail them to you for $5.  If you have any questions or to sign up you can email me at ashleymcallise@yahoo.com or call me (419)704-0848 

Operation Write Home memorial day blog hop...

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