Sunday, September 27, 2009

Stampin' Up At the Brunch.........


The Friends of the Gloversville Public Library hosted its annual brunch today to raise money for library renovations. As a member of the Friends and a part time library employee, I have been involved with this event for the past three years. And when I get involved it seems Stampin' Up gets involved. 125 name tags were made from old card catalog cards. I used Chocolate Chip Designer Paper, ink and ribbon on them.


We raffled off 27 baskets. I typed up the contents of each basket and mounted the list on Chocolate Chip Designer Paper. My friends Barb and Trina did a beautiful job of wrapping each basket for display.











Local artists donated some beautiful pieces for an art auction. Bios of each artist and nameplates were mounted on textured black and white cardstock. My tabletop SU paper cutter made this job easy!


No Stampin' Up in the centerpieces but I thought you might like to see one. We hollowed out old books and inserted a vase. Local garden club ladies filled them with flowers from their gardens. Each centerpiece was unique!

It was a great community event. Now it's time to relax for the evening - I was still working on name tags at midnight last night. Please tell me I am not the only one who does that!

12 comments:

Karen said...

Aren't you the clever one! Love the idea of recycling old index cards. I give you rave reviews for creativity...beautiful. I really like your font's for the artist cards...very crisp and clean in cream and brown!

Nance Leedy said...

As a librarian I love the use of the old catalog cards for name tags...very, very clever of you! I'm sure everyone thought it was fantastic. Great job!

Melissa said...

Wow! You are super clever! No wonder you stepped up to be a demo! You have creativity in your blood!

Cards by Gina said...

Oh, Linda, all of this was wonderful to look at! You did a phenomenal job, as usual, with everything you worked on! Hope the brunch was an amazing success!

Kris Kilcoyne said...

What creative name tags!

Thank you so much for sharing...

Barb said...

It looked like a beautiful Autumn event. Love the name cards and centerpieces. The theme was carried out throughout the event. Another elegant job Linda!!!! Class +++

Ann Schach said...

Great job, Linda! I love how you used the old card catalog cards. Way to re-use! Super job with organization and theme!

Erin Wheeler said...

Just check to see if I can post.

Patti MacLeith said...

How cool! I can definitely relate to working late on a project!

Margaret Moody said...

What a wonderful event, Linda! How lucky the library is to have you on board! I LOVE the card catalog name tags! So clever and fun! Love the other creative touches, too, especially the centerpieces!

Carla said...

Your creativity is awesome!!! I would of loved to have been at this event. Hugs,

Martha said...

What a beautiful job you did. They are lucky to have you. love the card catalog name tag, very fitting!