Sunday Scraps - Week 25 and the party pics...

Well, I have been having lots of fun scrapping over the weekend. But really began to think about the fact that most of my pages are mostly single photos and are about my thought and feeling to my girls. We live a full life, we cram a lot into our day, week, year. But I tend not scrap any of them very often.

So this week....

Sunday Scraps - Prompt 25:

I have been reading the new Donna Downey book - "Designing Layouts" and there are fantastic sketches in there for lots of photos on your pages! Donna tends to scrap all those little events, the daily routine stuff like cooking with her gorgeous kids, what kind of toys they play with, the start of each school year etc. The photos are just snapshots along the way - not always photographically perfect, but true to life - and that makes them beautiful!

This week - I want you to dig out a pile of photos from one event or occasion and scrap them on a double layout! I took once of Donna's sketches and altered it a little create these two layouts below... Both layouts are using KI Memories! (lettering on layout one are paper loft)

So I guess I should share some pics from Tbird's High School Musical Sleepover right??

okay... might do this in point form....

  Teasha's HSM party:

• The birthday girl - dressed as Gabriella - a couple of red and white singlets, white full skirt and a Gabriella science coat that she got last Christmas - HSM hair ribbon from when we went to HSM on ice.
• Decorations - really easy - we went with a red, white and gold colour scheme - cheap red, white and gold plastic table cloths - we draped these over Will's computer and the toys in the playroom etc. I laminated HSM posters that we had from the HSM magazine. Also I found a whole lot of HSM party stuff on ebay - party plates for the food, hanging decorations, signs etc.
• I made these balloon table decorations by tying 4 balloons together, then another four together on top, and few sparkly things out the top and curling ribbon - I made two and they cost me around $6 - to buy them made they are $20 each - Will didn't believe that I had made them!!!
• I hung red and gold streamers from the curtain rod (without the curtain) and found a gold foil curtain that we hung on door where they entered (they loved that especially)
• Each child got a drink bottle with their name on it when they arrived (we don't EVER do cups at our parties - too many spills!!) The drink bottles were $1.20 each  from Go-Lo and I simply stuck gold stars all over them and used a HSM school book label for each child's name.
• The food was the usual party kind - popcorn in cool popcorn container that we found at Coles (and we kept for our family Movie nights) mars bar slice, white chocolate rocky road, tic tock biscuits (cause of the song "what time is it?) star shaped ham and cheese sandwiches - funny enough this was the biggest hit! chips, lollies etc, cupcakes with white icing and red sprinkles,  we got pizza's for tea.
• I made the cake from 2 dozen Krispy Kremes - stacked high on a white platter (tip - use toothpicks to hold each layer to the previous) I then melted a block of Cadbury Dream Chocolate and drizzled it all over the donuts, and finished by sprinkling edible red glitter and red sprinkles over it - the HSM candle came from ebay with the decos. We added sparklers to the top too when we sang "Happy Birthday" the kids were so full that they couldn't eat the cake that night - so I microwaved the donuts for them for breaky (very yum as the chocolate melted too!)
• We played "pin the kiss on Troy" - I laminated a Troy poster for Tbird for her birthday and we used lip shape post-it notes for the kisses - the girls all LOVED this!
• We also played the chocolate game - instead of hats, scarf and gloves - we used a cheerleader outfit - they had roll a six with a dice and get the outfit on, then had to use a knife and fork to cut the chocolate block and eat it till the next six was rolled (tip: microwave the chocolate a bit before the game)
• We had a scavenger hunt outside in the dark - each team of three had a torch and we hid bracelets, lollies, bubble etc all over the yard - on the cars, in trees, along the house etc - they then spent the next half hour jumping on the trampoline together.
•   We did HSM sing-star and watched both movies on the three mattresses spread out on the floor of the playroom.
• We had an award ceremony when they all got up in the morning - made from gold star gift tags I found at spotlight - I then wrote awards onto journaling strips and stuck them to the stars with foam tape. I finished by tieing red ribbon to them so they would hang around the girls necks - awards included "largest snorer", "first asleep" "Most like Sharpay" etc.
• With breakfast, we gave out water bottles - that I had wrapped leftover red pattern paper to with a star and sticker initial on each one. and a bit of curling ribbon.
•   When the girls all arrived, I took a picture of each of them (while they still looked glamorous) and while they watched the movies, I printed off the pics, and punched them into circles to add to the covers of little notebooks that I had previously covered to be ready - these came from Golo and were less than a dollar.
• I found red and white toe socks at a $2 shop and knew it would be so cute for them all to get one before bed! It was the funniest thing watching them try and get their toes in!!!
• Party bags were red little material bags that I got from Riots craft shop - I simply tied a gold tag (spotlight) to each one with their initial on it - filled with all sorts of cheapy little things they would love - including HSM erasers etc (which BTW are now 50% off at Kmart as well as all the other HSM stationery - grrrrr - a week after her party!! go check it out!!)
• and of course here is one more pic of Tbird - a new shirt that I gave her when she woke up - from Target (also on sale :)

SO that's the low down on a very NINE  HSM party - one I am sure Tbrid won't be forgeting for a long time.

I am tired just remembering it :) I am almost done with her album and will share that soon!

JEN xoxo

Comments

[DizzyLizzy]

Hi Jen, doing some early morning surfing and popped in to see what you have been creating... WOW!!! it really is time to start writing that book on birthday parties or become a fulltime party organiser... I thought Amelia's was spectacular ... well Tbird's really might just rival it... congrats on the all this and thanks for sharing your wonderful creations, you really are inspirational...hope all is well. Liz & Jessie

[Laurence]

Hi !I usually just read your posts and admire your work, but this time I had to write ! Wow what a party, it's fabulous! The girls must have been so happy, that's something I 've always wanted to do, but gosh, will I ever have the courage to organize it? Now that I read your lines about it, it makes me feel doing it would be very cool, and I'll seriously start to think about it, thanks !

[Julie]

Hi Jen, great post very inspiring, thanks for the tips, I think I need to get to Kmart while the specials are still on...DD is very excited about her HSM party and with only a few weeks to go your timing is great. Love the Donut cake idea and your door decoration looked great.

[Sue Mahaffie]

Hi Jen
Wow T-bird's party was amazing- I thought I did well at kid's parties- but mine are nothing on yours- Congratulations- your 4 girls are very special to have a mum like you!!!!!!
And I love your LO's with lots of photos- inspire me to do some LO like this as well.
Have a great day- one day I will come to Newcastle to visit you again.. Lots of Luv Sue...xxx

[KIP]

Another fabulous party! You are the best!

[Hanny Röttjers]

Hi Jen

I love the colorfull LO's you're making.
I like looking at your weblog. You're inpsiring me.
I gave you an award for this beautifull weblog.
You can read about it on:
http://scrap-joy.blogspot.com/2008/06/ik-heb-een-award-gekregen.html

Greetings, Hanny.

[Kylie Tout]

WOW Jen your are a fabulous Mum - so very creative and talented, I just love all your party ideas and tips the girls sound like that had a fab time how could they not :)

I love the party posts - you def have the party gift :0)

[Marg S]

You mentioned after Millie's party, that you'd like to do it professionally. I know you have qualifications in other fields, but you should seriously consider doing themed kids' parties. You have such wonderful, creative & inexpensive ideas! Your girls are soooo lucky- I hope they appreciate your efforts. Truly inspirational! Thanks for sharing!

[Wendy Smith wendy]

LOVE LOVE LOVE Looking at your blog...gorgeous work Jen

[kathie]

Wow! Can you come over here and do all my parties for me from now on, lol? Seriously, what a fabulous job you did of the party arranging.
Love that sketch, and your interpretation of it! I didn't realise until this week (when i was forced to scrap one large photo) how much i've started to like lots of smaller photos on my layouts!

[boland]

wow your always throwing awsome birthday partys wish i could be that creative lol. i got my youngests first birthday coming up on the 8th september and my eldests fith birthday coming up on the 16th september, he likes Dr who and transformers i dont know where to start. we have never really had partys inviting his friends its always just been family. I better get thinking of ideas hehe.

from boland:)

[sharon]

Fantastic party Jen! Please go professional. I would totally hire you :-)

[Heather-Lea]

Hi Jen, I just had to say that I love your work and your energy of life. I've been checking your blog since Easter and I must also say that I love it all, especially the birthday ideas...just completed a 6 yr old party(19 children...what was I thinking), and used a few of your ideas..the balloon table centre (although I did forget to put it out..lol..it sat on the tv unit beside the lolly cups) You are so wonderful to share all of your ideas, so very inspiring. I love that any moment is captured and just as important as the special occasions. Thanks again so much.

[Laura]

Hi Jen

Hope al is well with you. I check back every few days to see if there is a new post. I hope you're just busy!! I love, love, love your journal!!!!!!

Laura