Happy Birthday Karen

Welcome to Karen Baker's surprise virtual birthday party!!!  Together with the help some fabulous crafty blogging pals, we've put together a little celebration.  If I lived in the same place as some of you ladies we could all get together, for real, but a cyber space celebration is the next best thing.  I asked the ladies below to "bring" something to the party.   Look below to see the rest of the party hoppers, it's going to be a fabulous party.  I decided that I'd bring the drinks.  A party can't be a party without some wine :)  But since the birthday girl isn't really a wine drinker I also made up a pitcher of lemonade.  There's beer in the frig too, in case anyone wants one of those.  I also made some fun wine glass labels to help the girls remember which wine glass belonged to whom.  After I made 5 of them I ran out of time, so I decided to set up a DIY make your own label station for the party, since I figured a party full of crafty people would probably prefer to personalize their tags.

Less Is More is celebrating "cocktail" this week and the wine label is just perfect for that challenge.  No white, but...  kraft is really the next best thing right?

Here's the DIY make your own wine label station, a bowl full of PTI tiny tags in PTI kraft, Stampin Up Designer paper, Core'dinations card stock and vellum, with some Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist and Smooch Spritz, rhinestones and May Arts natural fiber.  I also have some fun American Crafts rub on letters to give each tag a personalized feel.

Here's the pitcher of lemonade complete with the Lawn Fawn swimsuit season drink.  And since Lawnscaping is having a paper pierced challenge this week, why not add this to the challenge.

And last, but not least, a card!  I used the same PTI Mat Stack die from the wine label and made a super CAS card for the birthday girl.  I used the current Make It Monday technique for this card.   Now, let's get this party started!!!!!

Cristina, http://mypapersecret.blogspot.com (who's also celebrating her birthday!!!)

Kelly Marie, http://lawnfawn.blogspot.com

Christina, http://christinamaclaren.blogspot.com

Kelley Eubanks, http://myfrontporch-kelley.blogspot.com

Yvonne, http://yyam.blogspot.com/

Virginia, http://virginialusblog.blogspot.com/

Laurel, http://laurelbeard.wordpress.com/

Jen, http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Dana, http://kismetartlife.blogspot.com

Michele, http://studiomsg.blogspot.com/ 

Lynn, http://themangoboysandme.blogspot.com/

Lindsay, http://lindsayamrhein.blogspot.com/

Amy, http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/

Aimes, http://craftingconfessions.blogspot.com/

Jen R, http://ourchangeofart.blogspot.com/

Lisa, http://bellalistona.blogspot.com/

Lynn, http://www.millers-ink.net/

And don't forget to wish the birthday girl Happy Birthday, I hear she's got a giveaway on her blog.

Materials: Wine bottle label: PTI Everyday Treats label, Mat Stack 4 die, PTI Tag Its #1 circle, Studio G glasses, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick, Versafine black ink, Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, Smooch Spritz Cherry Ice, PTI kraft card stock, black card stock, Spellbinders scallop circle die, EK Success border punch, EK Success 1 3/4 inch circle punch, PTI Mat Stack 4 die, white colored pencil

Wine glass labels: PTI tiny tags in PTI kraft, Stampin Up Designer paper, Core'dinations card stock and vellum, Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, Smooch Spritz Cherry Ice, May Arts natural fiber, American Crafts Chaplin rub ons.


Lemonade Label: Lawn Fawn swimsuit season drink, PTI Every Day Treats label, PTI Tag Its #1 circle stamp, PTI Mat Stack 1 dies, EK Success 1 3/4th inch circle punch, PTI kraft card stock, black card stock, Tattered Angles Glimmer mist, colored pencils

Birthday Card: PTI Everyday Treats label and circle, Mat Stack 4 die, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick, Versafine black ink, Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, PTI kraft card stock,  EK Success 1 3/4 inch circle punch, PTI Mat Stack 4 die, American Crafts Chaplin rub on, Twinery charcoal twine