Lisa Storms

tea party

A tea party would be a fun way to celebrate Mother's Day with your own mom, with your children, or with your mom friends.  It's also a fun theme for birthday parties, showers, or an excuse to get together with friends or family.

And it happens to be the theme of my newest article over at Fiskars.  

Get crafty with whimsical teacup rings made from cardstock ...

or a larger version for a fun favor holder.  

From the easiest tissue paper flower table runner ever to a teacup banner that can transform into a scalloped banner for extended use, you can see the full party, photos, and directions here.

baby shower continued

While I'm on the subject of babies, I wanted to share a couple of additional ideas to add to the "shower" themed baby shower I designed.

I am often asked about centerpiece ideas for this shower, and here is a super sweet one I had featured in Scrapbooks Etc. magazine using child-sized rain boots. Directions can be found here.

And for a simple invitation, add a shower of hearts raining down from a cute punched cloud. Directions for this one can be found here at Scrapbooks Etc.

(My original baby shower post can be found here.)

egg baby announcements

With Easter on the way along with the birth of my newest adorable nephew, I was reminded of a baby announcement I made long ago that was featured on Fiskars' old website.  If you are looking for a very creative announcement, baby shower invitation, or card for new parents, stock up on plastic eggs now while they are in stores.

1.  Drill hole into each half of egg near center opening.  Feed ribbon through holes and tie in a bow on outside of egg to create pretty hinge.

2.  Use Ultra ShapeXpress with Ovals template on a cutting mat to cut out multiple eggs for interior pages.  Cut photos (this size works well with wallet-sized photos) and formatted text from white cardstock.  Format one oval to say "Just Hatched" and top with punched chick (this particular chick punch was a limited edition and no longer available).

3.  Stack all ovals together and nest (pun intended) into egg and close to complete announcement.

While we're talking baby cards, here is another fun one I had featured in Scrapbooks Etc. magazine.  Directions can be found here.