Oscar Night Fun!!!

We have a tradition with a small group of friends taking turn hosting Oscar Night.  This year was our turn.  Decided on a red carpet theme, invitational tickets, banners, and Asian food.  What a blast!  I sent out these tickets to our guests:

And we had a banner for the fireplace:

Wonderful Asian food and a red carpet entrance for everyone, complete with the flashing cameras!

We had so much fun!  I'd recommend anyone to try party themes and add your personal touches like homemade invites, banners, and red carpets!  And until next year, my Oscar Friends........

Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

Life is so busy!   Between work and the holidays, I tried to get a little crafting in.  Here is my sweetie's birthday card I created one morning before running off to work, literally.  These cards were done in less than an hour from walking up the stairs to the studio to taking the photos.  Only thing I left for later in the day was the decision which card to use.  I couldn't decide which background I liked better.   I used washi tape over white cardstock for two panels one card. Then I tried dry embossing and stamping the panels of the other card.  Which one do you think I chose?

Close to My Heart Supplies

Kraft cardstock

White Daisy cardstock

Glitter Paper brown and tan

Black cardstock

Washi Tape slate polka dot

Opaques Adhesive Gems mocha

Heartfelt Birthday Wish stamp

Distressed Backgrounds stamp set

Black ink pad

Distressing Inks black