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DIY "Party Time" Party Hats!

Hello Echo Park friends, Becki here. I'm excited to share with you three adorable party hats using the Party Time collection. I was able to put these party hats together within a few minutes using lots of patterned paper and my Silhouette Cameo.  I used 3 cut files to create these party hats: the hat, fireworks (for the top), and rosettes.

 

Cutting the base of the hats was easy and only took 1 sheet of patterned paper. After I put them together I stapled them at the bottom to make sure they stayed together. Then I hot glued black ric rack around the bottom of the hat.

At the top of each hat I added a tassle. I cut this with my Silhouette. After I put the tassels together I carefully curled each piece of the tassel around a pencil to create the curves.

The final touch on the party hats is the rosette on the front of each hat. I cut these using my Silhouette too. After cutting and assembling them, I embellished the front with stickers, die cuts, and enamel dots.

I love how these party hat turned out. I can't wait to use them for our next get together. What would you use these party hats for?

 

 

Supplies:

Journaling Cards Patterned Paper

Let's Eat Cake Patterned Paper

Celebrate Patterned Paper

Party Time Element Sticker Sheet

Party Time Alpha Stickers

Blue/Green Solid Paper

Pink/Light Pink Solid Paper

Red/Yellow Solid Paper

Party Time 6x6 Paper Pad

Party Time Ephemera Pack

Party Time Enamel Dots

Surprise Party Patterned Paper

One Year Older Patterned Paper

Make a Wish Patterned Paper

Hooray Patterned Paper

One Buck Wednesday: Dino Friends

Today during our digital "One Buck Wednesday" sale, download the digital Echo Park Paper "Dino Friends Paper Pack #1” kit

and the “Dino Friends Element Pack #1” kit for just $1.

All of these kits are available for just $1 until midnight EDT tonight so be sure to download them before the sale ends! 

Create a "Party Time" Birthday Layout!

Hello Echo Park friends, Anya here to share a layout I made using the “Party Time” collection. This collection is so bright and colorful that it matches pretty much any party in any color combination, which let me use two photos from different days and still have a perfect match.

I began my page with a bright turquoise polka dot paper at the top and a strip of black and white polka dot on the bottom half.  I knew I wanted to add lots of bright colors to this layout, therefore I added grey and white blocks, to mute down the background and let the bright colors pop against the neutrals.

I like to look for title ideas within the collection. I spotted a 3x4 card from the Journaling Cards pattern paper, cut it in half, and changed the meaning to “Getting older IS awesome!”. Then I placed one part above my photos and one beneath, framing the most important part on the page.

To create this layout, I used:

Happy Birthday pattern paper
Celebrate pattern paper
It’s Your Day pattern paper
Border Strips pattern paper
3x4 card from Journaling Cards paper
4x6 card from Journaling Cards paper
Party Time Element Stickers
Party Time Alpha Stickers
Party Time Ephemera Pack
Party Time Enamel Dots

Make a Wish with this Sweet Stamped Card!

Hello everyone! Kimberly here with a bright and festive card using Party Time, a new collection from Echo Park Paper! The colors are so fresh and fun, you will have so much fun creating birthday cards and layouts! But my favorite part about this collection is the stamp I used. Yes, I am a stamper at heart, so you know that this stamp is good, really good! Check out Make a Wish A2 Background Stamp!

The name gives it all away, Make a Wish A2 Background Stamp. That’s right! This background stamp covers the entire surface of a standard card base!! (A standard A2 card is 4 ¼ ” x 5 ½ .” )

Because I was in love with this green patterned paper from the Party Time 6x6 Pad, I wanted to stamp the Make a Wish A2 Background Stamp in a tone of green slightly darker. Look at that fun background!

To my background I added a tag and a few die cut circles with stars from the Party Time Ephemera Pack. I added foam adhesive to those, for more dimension. Under the tag, I added a few stamped and die cut candles. The candles are from Designer Stamps Hip Hip Hooray. Best part about that set? The coordinating dies, sold separately! Designer Dies Hip Hip Hooray Die Set cuts the images from the stamp set out!

I have a million ideas for Make a Wish A2 Background Stamp! How about you?!

Supplies:

Party Time

• 6x6 Pad
• Enamel Dots
• Ephemera Pack

Designer Stamp Make a Wish A2 Background Stamp

Designer Stamp Hip Hip Hooray Stamp

Designer Dies Hip Hip Hooray Die Set

Create a "Team Dad" Father's Day Layout!

Hey friends, Becki here to share with you a layout I created with the Team Dad mini theme collection. I love celebrating the dad's in my life. Father's Day is always a fun holiday full of friends, family and usually a BBQ. My husband knows that when I take photos of him and my kids I always want a "squish" photo (a photo of my husband giving all the kids a big bear hug).  The kids hate it but I always adore the photo.

I chose to use a "squish" photo and the Team Dad collection to tell the story of how lucky my kids are to have such an awesome dad. I made the photo the center of attention. I added the title "dad" on a vertical line on the left side of the photo. I created a cluster of kraft tags with a handstitched heart on one of the tags to ground my photo and title.

My journaling block is printed on white cardstock and adhered above the photo on a piece of stripped patterned paper. Below the photo I added another strip of patterned paper embellished with stickers from the Team Dad sticker sheet.

This layout was proudly displayed in our living room for Father's Day. If you have great Father's Day photos the Team Dad mini collection is a must have! Thanks for stopping by the Echo Park Paper blog today!

 

Supplies:
Team Dad Sticker Accents

Team Dad Journaling Cards patterned paper

Everything Dad patterned paper

Team Dad Words patterned paper

DIY "Party Time" Birthday Tags!

Hello!  Today we’re creating our own birthday tags with the fun “Party Time” Collection! To begin, I chose four different journal cards from the “3X4 Journaling Card Paper”.  After cutting them out, I corner rounded them along the bottom and then began to embellish!

I also instituted the “Hip Hip Hooray Stamp Set” and the coordinating dies to create the “birthday” sentiment on this first tag.  Foam adhesive was used to give the sentiment some dimension.  White sequins from my stash were used to highlight the bottom of the cake motif and then they were topped with the smallest Enamel Dots.

The next tag features some of the cute stickers and pieces from the Ephemera Pack!  I just chose some of the various round die-cuts to use along the bottom of the cupcake sticker.

On the third tag I kept things pretty basic by adding one of the Ephemera tags and a couple of the cardstock stickers.

This final tag is probably my favorite from the group!  With foam adhesive I attached the balloon sticker to the left side of the ‘balloon’ journal card.  The sticker was embellished with white sequins and various shades of Enamel Dots! 

Now to turn these journal cards into tags!  I cut a mat from various patterned papers to measure 3.25”X4.25”.  Next, I used the smallest tag die from the “Holiday Tag Die Set” to create “hangers” for each of the tag’s top.  The tag was attached to the top/center of the mat and then the journal card was adhered with strips of foam adhesive tape.  A strand of colorful twine was added for the hanger and now they’re ready for attaching to bags, boxes and baskets!

Products:

Party Time: 
3x4 Journaling Cards 
Celebrate Paper  
Surprise Party Paper 
Streamers Paper 
Party Time Element Sticker 
Party Time Alpha Sticker 
Party Time 6x6 Paper Pad 
Party Time Ephemera (Front)
Party Time Enamel Dots 
Hip Hip Hooray Die Set 
Hip Hip Hooray Stamp;

Dies:
Holiday Tag

One Buck Wednesday: Happy Summer

Today during our digital "One Buck Wednesday" sale, download the digital Echo Park Paper "Happy Summer Paper Pack #1” kit

and the “Happy Summer Element Pack #1” kit for just $1.

These kits are available for just $1 until midnight EDT tonight so be sure to download them before the sale ends! 

"Party Time" Means Cupcakes and Toppers and More!

Hello!  Tegan here today and I am excited to show off the fabulous new Party Time collection! I couldn’t wait to make cupcake toppers out of this colorful collection. The Element Sticker sheet includes great images, so putting together these toppers was so easy and fun! And just wait until you see how I made the adorable coordinating cupcake coasters!

I first hand cut a few banner strips from patterned paper. I then used foam adhesive to layer different stickers over the banner strips. I love the dimension that the foam adhesive adds. I then adhered my main embellishment onto paper straws I had on hand. And of course, I couldn’t forget the enamel dots!

I adore all of the images from the sticker sheet. The phrases are just so fun and the cupcakes look delicious. I can’t wait to use these fun toppers at my next birthday party!

The cupcake coasters are so simple to make! I used the larger die from the Scallop Circle Die Set to cut a variety of circles and outer scalloped circles from patterned paper. I then took a scrap piece of cardstock and hand trimmed it to be just a little bit larger than my circle. I then adhered my circle directly in the middle.

I then adhered the scalloped circle to the outside of coaster and let it dry. And that’s it! So easy, but so fun! The coasters are now ready for cupcakes- lots of cupcakes!

Thanks for joining me. I hope I have inspired you to create your own cupcake toppers and coasters for your next party!

Party Time collection
Make A Wish Patterned Paper
Hooray Patterned Paper
Let’s Eat Cake Patterned Paper
It’s Your Day Patterned Paper
Green/Blue Solid Paper
Pink/Light Pink Solid Paper
Red/Yellow Solid Paper
Sticker Sheet
Ephemera
Enamel Dots
Scallop Circle Die Set

Create a "Summer Party" Sandcastle!

It's time for the summer fun will begin! Wahoo!!! Hi Everyone! Jana Eubank here! I can't wait for the lazy days of summer and a more relaxed family schedule. To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to make a cute treat box and card for each of my kids ... wouldn't this be a fun surprise to wake up to on the first day of summer?! 

 

 

I cut the sandcastle box using an electronic die cutting machine. The base of the sandcastle was made using Carta Bella Kraft Designer Cardstock.

 

 

After assembling the castle, I added decorative patterned paper panels for more color. I then embellished it with the Summer Party Ephemera Die Cuts, Element Stickers, Chipboard Accents, Decorative Brads, and Enamel Dots.

 

 

The roof of the sandcastle lifts off to reveal lots of yummy saltwater taffy. Mmmm!

 

 

Finally, create a coordinating notecard to with the recipient the BEST summer ever!

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

 

Echo Park Summer Party Collection:

Flip Flops Paper

Kite Flying Paper

Vacation Time Paper

Swimming Fish Paper

Celebrate Summer Paper

Element Stickers

Chipboard Accents

Decorative Brads

Enamel Dots

Ephemera Pack

Carta Bella Paper Kraft Designer Cardstock

 

New Digital Release: Let's Be Mermaids!

We're also excited to announce that the "Let's Be Mermaids" collection is also now available in digital format!!  You can see (and purchase!)  the entire collection HERE, and you can also purchase each part of the collection individually.  Here's a closer look at everything:

As an added bonus, this entire collection is 25% off through the weekend! But hurry, because the sale ends Sunday at midnight!