Pretty Little Studio Givewaway - Winner

I am ready to finish the Wild Kratts series today, so all the people who have written to ask for pinata instructions or inspiration for the party, you will find them in the next psot! But before I go on, I would like to announce the random winner of that super yummy Pretty Little Studio stuff in my giveaway:

Lucky number 13 is Vicky, who said:

Vicky, please e-mail me your adress so I can have the prize sent to you! Congratulations to Vicky and thank you to all the people who took part in the giveaway.

Butterfly tutorial

Today I am sharing a tutorial at Pretty Little Studio, on how to embellish their fabulous butterfly stickers to make them even more fabulous. I used wire and beads, and this is what my embellished butterflies look like:

Not sure I can say this myself, but don't they look just gorgeous? If you are interested in learning how I made them, you can check the tutorial HERE.

And if you'd like to learn how to make more handmade embellies like the one above, you can check out my Fabulous Handmade Embellies class HERE. Remember there is a giveaway going on at Practical Scrappers, so you can get a free seat to the class! And you can be the lucky winner of ALL the embellies I made for my class if you leave a comment HERE.

And last but certainly not least: if you'd like to win some awesome Pretty Little Studio products, check the giveaway HERE. Is this a busy blog or not? Lots of chances to win great stuff, don't miss them!

Pretty Little Studio plus Wild Kratts invitations and banner

I have just received a totally yummy pack from Pretty Little Studio to work on for my Guest DT posts. Wow! I got the sandcastle collection and it is absolutely gorgeous!!!! Just have a look at it:

Isn't it fabulous? I am like a kid in a candy store, opening little packs of embellies and thinking of an idea, then changing to a different pack and starting over again. If you are thinking of getting this beautiful collection for your summer pics,  you can click HERE. Living in the Caribbean, I never have enough summer themed supplies, so this is the right collection for me!

But, unfortunately, I can't spend the whole day scrapping away, as I have my  daughter's Wild Kratts' party to prepare. The pinata is almost ready (just missing the wheels of the Tortuga HQ) and I have finished and sent all the invitations. I made this tag:

And I added the birthday info on the back. Then I laminated them, used some twine to tie the tag to a plastic animal (a great way to get rid of some of those animals my daughter has not used in ages). Here is what they look like:

Now, let me tell you. These are not the best designed invitations I have made or the most elegant. But they are surely the most enjoyed! I gave them to their teacher a few minutes before the kids left to put in their backpacks and by the time they got to the bleachers to wait for their parents to collect them, they were all playing with them! And I got several called from parents to tell me how excited their kids were about the party.... now I just need to live up to their expectations.... not easy!

Another thing I have been working on is a banner to put behind the main table as decoration. I wanted to buy one of the lovely PBS ones, but for some reason the fact that my billing and shipping addresses are in different countries didn't let my purchase go through. So, it was time for me to work again. I have already designed the banner and taken it to the printers. I think the PBS problem actually saved me quite a lot of money. Here is the banner:

Now, if you are another poor soul trying to put together a Wild Kratts' party without any party supplies to be bought, and would like me to send you a copy of the tag (minus the cute little girl) or the banner (minus the writing), just send me an e-mail. My address is on the sidebar.

I will be posting an update on the tortuga pinata as soon as the wheels are on, and some other pictures from different party things, so keep coming back! And I won't be able to share my Pretty Little Studio projects yet, but it will be soon enough. And they will come with a giveaway, so you don't want to miss it!!!!

Wooohooooo!!!!!!

I love reading DT calls. I open each one, check the site, see what's going on. However, I very rarely apply. I know I find it very hard to create when I am not motivated, so there has to be something very special about the products I will be asked to work with. Most of the times, I just close the page and move on. 

Some time ago I saw a call by Pretty Little Studio, and though I'd heard of the company, I had never worked with any of their products. When I checked their site, however, I knew this call was right for me. Everything in there is so yummy I could already think of projects I wanted to work on. Today, I am very happy to announce I have been selected to be part of Pretty Little Studio's Guest DT.

Woohoooo!!!!!! Let the fun begin!!!!! I really can't wait to start playing with all their yummy stuff. And if you haven't had a chance to see the site yet, I really recommend you got a visit it. Just click here.