Hannah's BBQ Bday

I showed you the invites, now I have to show you all the SUPER cute things I made with the Country Living Kit! I really was a great party and the hand made decore was like the delicious sprinkles on top!

This is the first thing I made. I rolled the napkins and wrapped a 1"x 3" piece of the gingham paper from the kit around it and secured it with good old fashioned TAPE. The plastic ware I stacked; knife, fork and spoon and wrapped those with the coasters from the kit and just stapled them. I put it all in this basket and added some Real Red Grosgrain ribbon. I was super tickled with how it came out!

I have to say I was SUPER pleased with my self when I thought of this. I bought the cheapest Salt and Pepper shakers and dressed them up! The circle tags are also from the kit and you could use them as glass charms so you know who's cup is who's. I used them in different places, but this is my fave!

Here is a picture of the whole food table, we had tent place cards with the name of each food, also from the kit! Here was the menu:

Grilled chicken legs (cause kids and adults like them, with home-made BBQ sauce on the side)

Broccoli Salad

Home-made Baked Beans (because those of you who know me, know that cards are not the only thing I have to make from scratch)

Grilled Corn on the Cob with Fiesta Corn Spread (it was so DELICIOUS)

Watermelon

Animal Crackers (for the under 1 crowd)

A variety of Gourmet Potato Chips

Sun Tea and LemonAde

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake (which was so good AUNT PAT asked me for my recipe, that's like Shelly asking me how I made a card!)

Tillamook Vanilla Bean Ice cream

So, the food was great, the weather was PERFECT, we ate and played outside. It was around 75 degrees!

Now for the decorations!

This is the first pennant of the Birthday Banner. Do you love it!?!

Each pennant had a tag hanging from the bottom that spells out the word PARTY, I did not realized they were turned over in this picture. Oops. I used my Sizzlits Decorative Strip Alphabet "Billboard" for all the letters. The card stock is Real Red and Confetti White. Again the Gingham paper is from the kit. I hooked the pennants together with a brad, brilliant blue. The tags are tied on with linen thread, provided in the kit!

Okay, the letters could have been a little bigger, but then the would not fit and the next size up I have would be one letter to a pennant like the Hello Kitty banner for Samantha's birthday. I loved it and it worked out perfect.

The birthday girl loved her birthday card I hope you do to....

I know it totally matches my banner, it has to right! Got to love the Simple Birthday Thanks stamp set or as I call it Jumbo Cupcake! I added 2 way glue and dazzling diamond glitter to accent the white frosting and a real red bead for each sprinkle. The cherry looks luscious with crystal effects giving it a wet lacquered look.

It was a great back yard BBQ and party and my husband even said he liked how I had the little cards labeling the food. Can't get better than that when the husband notices the little things!

Thanks for taking time to stop by. WAIT till you see the fabulous DSP jewelery I made for Ladies Night out. I will post it soon! AND, tomorrow is Extreme Card Make Over Day!!!

Happy Stampin'

Carrie