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It’s already middle of October, and fall is in the air!  Halloween is just around the corner, but there’s plenty of time to get your creative juices flowing! Tired of all that candy for Halloween treats? Looking for a party favor for your Boo Bash? Linda created these amazing Halloween trinkets  with Creative Cafe felt, buttons and papers! Quick and easy to make, what a great party favor idea!

 

Looking for more Halloween inspiration? Create these orange and black Halloween Greetings for friends, office buddies or classmates. Be creative EACH and EVERY day! Share with us what you are creating for Fall or Halloween, we’d love to hear about your project!

 

Summer is here and we hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend for 4th of July! We’d love to hear your plans, and if you did any creative projects for the weekend

Gotta love this set of cute table decorations Roree created for us! I wish she would have made me 12 sets for my patio for Saturday!

Stay tuned next week for some new giveaways of our latest Creative Cafe products hitting the stores! We’ve heard that our NEW puffy felt butterflies, epoxy and tag books are in-stock in stores NOW! If you are having trouble finding a store near you carrying Creative Cafe products let us know!

 

It’s summer, and between swimming lessons, visiting friends and family and hopefully some vacation time… we still managed to find some cute inspiration for you! These cute decorated drinks are perfect for a birthday party or a little gift for someone in your office. Layer die cut paper flowers, and glue on the top of a small drink. Embellished with buttons, a tag and some ribbon… and it’s GOOD to GO!

What other little summer projects are you working on?

Congratulations to ScrapNSister1, who WON our last prize drawing of a new Creative Cafe tag book! We should be shipping asap!

 

It’s here… Spring! Yet in some parts of the country, I’m sure it doesn’t seem like it  Decorative Banners are a great way to celebrate Spring, birthdays, graduation, Easter, or any other special occasion you might be celebrating!

What projects have you been working on for Spring? Share your latest idea for a Spring paper crafting project by posting here. We’ll draw two random winners for a FREE package of Spring colored glitter glue from Hampton Arts. Good luck!

 

I have a TON of friends and family on my calendar with birthdays in March, and I always wish I took the time to create something personal, just for them…. 

Here are some GREAT ideas to inspire you for the birthday people on your list! All made with Creative Cafe products, these gift ideas are more fun and personal too.

Perfect idea for a class party, or centerpiece…

Create your own party favors! Fill them with candy, little prizes or just a few treats. Perfect gift idea for a table decoration too!

 

Materials:  red dot paper, pink dot paper, pink notebook paper, chipboard,  heart die, bird die, love die

We really enjoyed reading your plans for Valentines Day yesterday in the comments.  Thank you for sharing a little more about your world.  We love to read every comment and we appreciate you taking the time to share.

Here’s a little garland idea using some of our popular Creative Cafe papers and dies.  While this garland works great for Valentine’s Day, it would also work for a wedding, shower or birthday party by changing up the colors and elements.  This is the same die used in the Valentine favors shown yesterday.  Love the possibilities you can achieve with the same die and products in a different way.

 If you don’t have a local Creative Cafe store near you (click here to find one,) there are stores willing to let you shop and they will cut and ship to you.  How nice is that?

Scraplovers  is usually stocked with the full line of Creative Cafe and is willing to ship to you.  Just give them a call and let them know what you need. 

Scrap Lovers @ A Work of Heart
2196 Lincoln Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
408.266.1005

 

Scrap ETC in Birmingham, AL     phone:  205-985-9323

Scrappacino in Greenbriar, TN        phone:   615-643-2622

I will be updating with more stores soon.  If you are a Creative Cafe store and interested in this, please comment here with your information and we’ll edit this to include you.

 

Here are just a few more projects we wanted to share to inspire you this week as you are making your preparations for someone special this week.

 

  

Materials:  Creative Cafe ledger paper pink, pink tags, felt flowers, felt word, twill and stamps

 

 

 

The girls each made their choices for Valentines for their classmates and enjoyed making them this weekend.  They will be on their way to school this week.  This is our second year running for Fun Dip which is headed off to Kindergarten, but our first year for these gatorade treats which are a much “cooler” option for 4th grade.   

 

 

The die cut heart valentines were made from Creative Cafe glitter papers in pink and red, cut with the new AccuCut ribbon heart die.   Glue on your favorite candy treat and thread with a pencil.   For a class of 20, it was only $12.00

 

 

 

My fourth grader was somewhat on the fence about taking valentines this year, kind of made me sad to see that.  Apparently it’s optional in their class.  So as I sensed her hesitancy, I offered some creative yet affordable options and she LOVED the idea of decorated gatorade bottles.   We found this 24 pack at Wal-mart for $10.   After adding some pink and red polka dot Creative Cafe papers and Creative Cafe tags tied with felt ric rack, the final cost only $13.50 for a class of 20.     Someone is now excited about taking her Valentine favors to school.

 

Now I have a few days to plan Valentines for my little ones at home.  We (my husband and I) have made a pact to forego the commercial options this year and so we are creatively planning personal surprises for the girls that are virtually free.   With Valentines day being Saturday, it allows for some fun options.   I’d love to hear from you and what your plans are for this upcoming holiday or what traditions have you put in to place with your family….

The New Year is just around the corner, and it’s time to CELEBRATE! Here’s some great party ideas for your New Year’s Eve bash.

We’re also celebrating our new Creative Cafe products being showcased at CHA Winter in Anaheim at the end of the month! Keep an eye on the blog, as we’ve got some exciting new product previews, contests and more…coming up in 2009!

Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year.  I love the cooler weather, the changing leaves, and best of all… Halloween.  We love to pick out costumes and decorate the house.  My husband’s birthday is also right around Halloween, so we always love to mix birthday and Halloween festivities together.  

The Spirit line is just perfect for making Halloween projects.  For this Halloween party set, I have used just a few of the many different products from Creative Cafe.  There are tags, ribbon, buttons, patterned paper, felt… and scalloped paper bags and gems from the Creative Lifestyle collection.

Hope you all have a Happy Halloween!    ~Roree

with Halloween fast approaching, I thought it would be cute to make up a little treat bag for each of my girls. the little colored scallop lunch bags are the PERFECT thing to use! I thought it would be fun to give them each one with something other than candy inside on Halloween! Maybe a paperback book and a small notebook for drawing! tfl!