My Daughter's Pinkalicious Birthday Party

When I asked my daughter what theme she wanted for her 5th birthday party she responded with excitement- Pinkalicious...she loves the books and the color.  I love to get creative for birthday parties and try to make as much of the decorations myself.  It's fun plus it saves alot of money.  I started by making my own party invitations out of my scrapbook stash and an image I found on the Internet. I used 3 different papers (glitter pink, embossed hearts and pink cardstock), punched out the image with a circle punch and a flower from patterned paper.  The writing was printed in pink and attached to the card.

 I made this flower wreath from various colors of pink cardstock, and ribbon attached to foam with pins. I got the idea from The Spotted Canary.  It hung at the front door to greet the guests.

 This cupcake pinata was purchased at Target.  It was so cute and fit the theme perfectly.

 Because it was a June birthday we had a pool party.  I bought some pink flip flops to match her bathing suit and of course I had to embellish them.  I glued on some ribbon, stones and a flower.  She loved them.

 For the goodie bags I bought these pink boxes from Wal Mart.  I hole punched the sides and attached ribbon so the kids can carry the box.  On the outside  I attached a punched out image of Pinkalicious.  Inside was a silver wand, pink marshmellows, pink cookies, pink watches, pink rings, pink balls, pink woppers, pink pencils, and some extra candy and small toys.

 For center pieces I made a lollipop bouquet.  I got the idea from The Spotted Canary.  I painted a small ceramic flower pot and while it was still wet attached pink glitter to the outside.  The flowers are flower punches from cardstock and lollipops wrapped in pink tissue.  To top it off I attached a butterfly and a Pinkalicious punch to the top.  It was a big hit with the kids and the adults.

 This vase was on the food table.  It is made out of tulle, ribbon and flower candles.

I got a pink cake surrounded by pink cupcakes.  The cake topped was is a punch out of Pinkalicious.  We also had pink punch, strawberry ice cream, pink/red fruit and the regular pinic type foods (salads, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips & dip).

 

This is my daughter.  She is wearing a hat that I embellished for her.  All of the table cloths, paperware, and utensils where in various colors of pink.  We also had pink balloons and streamers.  My brother-in-law did a great job decorating.  I should have taken a photo the inside room.

I even got my husband to wear pink...anything for his little girl.  My daughter's favorite gift was the Pinkalicious doll given by auntie Rahnell.

I opted to make a name banner instead of a birthday one so that I could hang it in her room after the party.  It is made out of my scrapbooking supplies and my Cricut machine.

I embellished this wand and hat for the birthday girl.

These are just a couple of things I used to decorate the house.

I made these flower pom poms out of tissue.  Got the idea from Martha Stewart.  I hung several of them in the house over the food table and seveal outside by the patio.  They were a big hit and are now hanging in my daughter's bedroom along with her banner.  Can't wait to see what next year's theme will be.

My Scrap Room

     Okay So I LOVE to scrapbook.  I have been scrapbooking since 1999 and along the years have collected a lot of "stuff".  The problem with scrapbooking for me is the mess and clutter.  I can never find anything and end up spending so much time trying to find things or buying things twice.  I NEED organization...a place for everything.  Can you imagine...just close your eyes...and image being able to go straight to a drawer/cabinet/binder for something and know that it is there.  I can dream can't I?

      At one time my scraproom was organized but I believe as we group as scrappers (buy more stuff) and the industry changes(more stuff to buy) we need to redevelop our organizational system.  If you find that it's not working for you anymore it's time to change it...and believe me my system was no longer working of me.  Therefore, among my many New Year's Resolutions was to organize my scraproom.  First let me show you my before pictures...can't believe I'm gonna show my mess.

This is the main view into my scraproom.  I had the white custom cabinets and desk put in when I moved in. You can see I try to clean (Clorox wipes) but the room gets the best of me. 

You can see that all my shelves are stuffed with stuff.

 This is my desk area.  That's my new Silhouette SD that I don't have room for.  What is my hair iron doing in there?

 My closet with paper falling out, albums not labeled and containers stuffed.

This is the left side view.  You can see the room has good structure to work with.  My husband put in the pegboard a while back.  LOVE IT...just need more "holders".

So I got to it and cleaned and organized.  It took me most of the day.  I discovered things that I forgot I had like a Kodak photo printer, laminating machine and book binding machine that have NEVER been opened.  Glad my husband didn't see that...they were Christmas gifts.  So here are the new and improved photos.

My ribbon is stored in jars by color. You can get them from Wal Mart and can be decorative.  My rub-ons and templates are hanging on hooks from the pegboard.  I even have a spot for my newly found photo printer.  I have my most used punches and wooden stamps hanging from the pegboard in racks purchased from Wal Mart.  The tool spinner I got from Target.  It's nice for having your tools accessible.

 I got rid of a lot of magazines and binders and even found a spot for a basket to hold my new cutter accessories.  The binders hold my embellishments by color and subject. 

 The top shelf is other craft items.  The red boxes hold my extra adhesives and inks.  The white plastic drawers have my chipboard letters. 

 I carried over the jar storage to the other side.  They hold my extra small stamps, crystals, tags, etc.  I even had enough room to display my favorite layout.

 The plastic jars hold my letter stamps.  The small silver containers hold my brads.  They are stored by color.  Not shown in the photo is another set with pink stickers that hold my eyelets by color.

 This is my stamp drawer.  My clear stamps are stored in CD holders

 My desk area now welcomes me.  I even have a spot for my new cutter.  Now I just need to learn how to use it.

 My paper is stored by color with patterned paper on one side and solid on the other.

 An area for my Cricut.  The drawers below hold my cartridges and Xyron adhesives.

 Got these containers from Wal Mart.  They hold loose embellishments by color.

So now it's organized.  I just have to keep it that way.