Welcome to my very first newsletter post for PaperTrey Ink! I am sure you can tell I am extremely excited and blessed by all of this! I think it is cause for a PARTY and a little Tutorial!
Have the winter blues been pulling down your spirits? Well, I am inviting you to a party today! A party to bring some bright Valentine’s cheer into your house with a little bit of love and ICE CREAM! So to shake things up a little around here, I decided to tell the girls they could each invite five of their closest friends over for a Sundae Party. They were SO excited! So the preparations were made!
“I Scream”
“U” Scream
“We ALL Scream”…
Wait…not yet! First we had to make table decorations! So using the Large Marvy Heart Punch and True Black, Raspberry Fizz and Pure poppy card stock, I went to work. Added some buttons, and you have a table decoration that is made of items you already have and best of all, items you can reuse on cards!
But what about over head? I am sure I could think of something fun for the chandelier!
Using Heart Prints, the Marvy Large Heart Punch and the Raspberry Fizz Mix patterned papers I made sleeves for around the candle lights.
Now we needed something really special that the girls could help me make. So using the same heart punch (do you see a theme?) The girls and I picked a mix of Papertrey Patterned Papers that fit our Raspberry and Red theme. Then I taught them how to make some paper beads from the hearts. Here is a little tutorial for you:
punch out 11 heart using the heart punch.
Score down the middle of each
Fold using your Scor-Pal bone folder
Adhere with your favorite adhesive one side of one heart to the side of the other heart. Do this continually until all 11 hearts are used. It will then create a natural hole down the middle for hanging.
We then went to our local bead store and picked out some really nice beads (including clear heart ones) and white cording.
I then knotted in between each bead section. The paper heart beads will have a naturally larger hole than the plastic beads, Just tie a small knot of yarn trimming it clean under the hearts, and it will keep them from slipping through.
Now all we need is the ice cream…and the kids!! Did I say kids?
BEFORE….
AND AFTER……
A great time was had by all! Try a party, or a girls night in! Either way, it will be perfect with Papertrey!
Stamps: Heart Prints, Trajan Monogram Edition, Fresh Alphabet, Borders and Corners Heart
Paper: Raspberry Fizz Mix Patterned Paper, Men of Life Patterned Paper, Polka Dot Parade patterned paper, Raspberry Fizz Card Stock, Pure Poppy Cardstock, True Black Card Stock
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, True Black
Other: Scor-Pal, Large Marvy Heart Punch,
Shut the door BFL!! That is fantastic!! What a good mom you are. I feel an ice cream craving coming on!!
congrats on your first newsletter post – ya did good!!! and what a lot of great ideas for an ice cream party – i’ll take vanilla please!
CONGRATS again!
Becky, you sure did create a great party atmosphere! I love your hanging hearts idea. Makes me wish my kids were young again. Thanks
Love it! Where did you get your glass containers for the toppings? How about the cute scoops?
Thanks for sharing,
Pam
Fantastic idea will surprise my grandaughters with this one .Can’t wait to read more of your ideas tfs
That was 100% awesome!!! What a wonderful thing to do for the kids! Everything looked perfectly wonderful! You are da bomb!!!
Awesome job Becky, I love all the stuff you made, I bet the girls had so much FUN!!!
So adorable Becky! Everything’s just perfect & what a great surprise for your girls!
What an amazing party idea. Can’t wait to spring it on my little one.
Carolyn Orgar
Awesome! Such a wonderful idea. Really love the way you did the chandelier.
Beautiful job, Becky! You GO, girl!
What a marvelous looking party decor. And something even I can make. TFS.
Eveline.
OH WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!! I LOVE it!! I totally have to try something like for my daughter, She would love it so much, she may actually turn speechless….Ok probably not speechless because she never stops talking but she would be overjoyed for sure!! Great project! Thanks for sharing and CONGRATULATIONS on your promotion!! BFL Rocks!!
How “Sweet” is this? Great ideas…for a grown-up girls party!!
What a fantastic party idea!!! I LOVE it all, from the decorations, the food, and especially the adorable heart craft. Awesome!
I love all of it but especially the little hanging hearts–thank you ever so much for the tutorial!
Love your heart strings, great idea!!
Oh now that was so much fun. My kids love the heart danglies! So cool!
So cool! I love it all!
What a wonderful post! I love the heart beads and the color combo is a favorite of mine, especially this time of year. Looks like a great time was had by all!
Great job Becky! Look forward to more of your ideas & newsletters! My DD was looking over my shoulder & gave me a “can we do that?” – thanks for the ideas!
This was fabulous! The heart dangles are adorable and I love the sleeves on the chandelier; AND who doesn’t love ice cream with yummy toppings served in beautiful containers.
Love all the inspiration! I am having a Valentine’s Day party for my daughter tomorrow AND I just got all my PTI Raspberry Fizz, Heart Prints, punch supplies in the mail yesterday!!!!
It is a party now!
Wow great post! Love all the decorating ideas for a party, looks like a lot of fun!
Oh Becky, you are SOO creative! I bet the girls just loved this. How fun!
So, so cute!!!! OMG, that is just awesome. You are so creative my goodness!
IMPRESSIVE!!!! So many fun ideas. I can’t wait to try the beaded decorations. Thank you for your inspiration
Man alive……..I want to be your daughter (and Mish’s too, shared custody would be okay with me
. I love your site and gather lots of inspiration from it. Thanks
ohhh, will you be my mom!?! that was such a great idea. i’ll have to do that for my girls. thanks!
AWSOME JOB.. LOVE YOUR SITE. THANKS FOR SHARING.. ITS A GREAT IDEA! HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY!
JACKIE:)
Great job! But why use it only on the “kids”…I’m
planning an adult gathering for Valentines Day and this
idea will be great on my dining room table. Finger foods
will look outstanding in the glass dishes, etc. and my
chandelier….I couldn’t ask for a better idea.
Thanks…and Happy Valentine’s Day!
This is so darn cute !!!!I Love ,Love , Love your hanging hearts beads, My Daughter and I will be busy this weekend …Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.
WOW~ I totally love the sleeves on the light fixture — I would NEVER have thought to do that!! The entire post is fabulous– thank you!
What a great time Becky! I love those hanging hearts.. great job on your first newsletter post. I look forward to more!
I love all things creative and your post is certainly that!
Great, keep the posts coming
Lovely, great post.
That is just too cool…..what fun! Memories your girls will have forever. You are a special Mom, and to think that it was so much fun to create. How rewarding! I really enjoyed your first newsletter…thanks for such great inspiration!
You really know how to throw a party – this must’ve been so fun for the kids! Wish I could’ve been there
so cute! Love this, Becky!
WOW! What a fun idea!!! Love it!!!
Excellent!!!!..what a fun time; great post!!
Wow….cute ideas! I love it…looks like fun~
The light sleeves is such a good idea, too!
What great ideas! You’re so clever!
I love your ideas! Thank you so much for sharing. Now I want to do an Ice Cream Party too.
Lisa
So cute! We have winter break right after V. Day, so a little belated party might be in order!
Darling party accessories and that heart-strung chandelier is so diva-licious. My granddaughters aren’t quite old enough (2 and 4), but I’m saving this idea to use with them.
There’s nothing like a good old theme party! I especially loved the sleeves for the candlelights…so clever! Do you think my husband will notice them if I make some and put them on my lights for dinner tonight? Thanks for a great idea.
What a fun and bright way to get out of these gray days of winter! The details of the decorations for the chandelier and hanging heart balls are so fun. I know your girls had a wonderful time and their friends felt very special being invited. Great project!!!! You are so creative!
This is FANTASTIC!!! What a great idea! LOVE the hanging beads and all your awesome details! Thanks so much!
You totally and completely AMAZE me! FANTABULOUS!!!!!
(((HUGS)))my rockin’ friend!!!