Convention Swaps

This year I got a bit crazy and joined an organized swap that was more class oriented.  I could not believe the beautiful projects I received back.  Every last one of them was amazing and beautiful.  By looking at them you knew that these ladies spent a lot of time on them.  I understood because my own was time consuming, but fun.  Here is my project.  I think it would be perfect for any wedding. 

This was my original design and by the end I had tweeked it a bit.  For the ones I swapped I had added a Whisper White Fleurettes 2 (115604) with a Whisper White Button on top of it.  Everything looked so pure and WHITE!  I used many of my favorite things on this project such as:

Friends 24-7 Stamp Set (113218)

Taffetta Ribbon (109070)

Forever Flowers Wheel (111252)

Little Leaves Sizzlits (114511)

I used the gorgeous Bride Specialty paper (115669) and the Wedding Words Rub ons (115727)!

The inside of the tins held 5 Note Cards with envelopes and (2) 3 x 3 cards!  My favorite thing on the note cards was using the Finial Press Embossing Folder! (115963).  Here are a few more pics!

I used the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder (115964) for the 3 x 3 cards.  I love how the Modern Label punch worked beautifully with the Love Rub On!  Stampin’ Up! really has the best punches!!

 Enjoy your weekend!  I plan to catch up on a lot of work and A LOT of stamping!

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All about flowers!

Sometimes I love to just take a vacation inside my stamp room and stamp to my delight just for ME.  Last night I made this fun, full of flowers card and it was really like a mini vacation for myself.  I received my special stamp set, On a Pedestal from Stampin’ Up! earlier last week for attending Regionals and having a workshop two weeks after the event.  I was super excited about this set because of the cake pedestal.  I’ve had this idea in my head for quite some time! 

Here is a close up of the flowers…

I used the smallest flower from the Pretties Kit and sponged them with Pink Pirouette ink. I placed them on the Basic Grey cardstock stacking them like a cake. Then I added the pearls on top of the flowers using Crystal Effects.  Lastly I lightly brushed the flowers with Crystal Effects and added Dazzling Diamonds.  It just needed that glitter.  Yummy.  I used the new Manhatten Embossing Folder on the Whisper White cardstock for extra texture. I also made the Pedestal three dimensional.  That made me smile silly.    Again… I don’t know anyone getting married, so I guess I will just stare at this card.  Blah!

It’s way past my bedtime tonight.  Off to bed and a busy day tomorrow.  Hope your week is super spectacular!

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Another Wedding Invitation

 This wedding invitation was much more involved!  Lots of elements on it but I think it turned out beautiful.  The stamp set is To Have & To Hold.  I used the Together Forever Wheel and stamped on Shimmer White cardstock using Whisper White craft ink and clear embossed.  I wanted a raised look on the background.  It was a success.  Then I stamped the peeps on shimmer white with Black Stazon and colored in only her dress using Blush Blossom.  Very soft. I added some tulle (sp?) for her vail and a pearl as well as some pretty flowers and a pearl for her bouquet.  Viola! Another invitation for this fun wedding season. 

Thanks to Michelle Laycock for one of my new Watermark designs.  I am thrilled with my chubby little birdies.  They are so cute.   

Okay, off to design!

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Anyone getting hitched?

If love is in the air and you are thinking about making that life long commitment, I may be able to help you in the wedding invite department. Here is a fun wedding invite I cooked up this week:

This is a super elegant invite, yet simple.  Easy for anyone to make dozens of!  The stamp set used is For the Bride.  I stamped the wedding cake on Whisper White cardstock using Basic Black craft ink and clear embossed the image.  Then I ran the actual invitaion through my computer using Vellum.  I attached this piece to the top of the Whisper White cardstock using a small amount of adhesive and then tied the Whisper White Organza ribbon at the top to make sure the vellum was secure. This is really a simple card and can be changed to any color! 

More wedding invites to share tomorrow.  Have a great night!

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If you don’t have it…

You will want it! I *love* the Forever Together stamp set. It is so elegant and so fun to play with. Last night I really had glitter everywhere. I love playing with Irridescent Ice! It always adds such elegance to any thing you do with it. It was perfect to use with the Forever Together stamp. My arm almost hurts from all the stamping I have been doing. I have a huge craft fair in the next couple of days and I am trying to get ready for it. Here is a card made with the Forever Together Stamp. Oh so pretty!

Then for another project…I used the Wild Rose stamp set and stamped the big rose with Pale Plum and Elegant Eggplant and stamped a Versamark Pad over the entire image and embossed it with Irridescent Ice to make this pretty memo pad holder. I cut out the roses and adhered it to the Whisper White cardstock. I used our Rub ons for the sentiment.

The last picture is Lex being the TRUE stamper! She is stamping and listening to my iPod. She was having a blast today just stamping away with mommy! I love times like this together.

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