Sweet Valentine Wedding Invitations

Sorry I have been MIA, I've been working just about every day for the last two weeks to get some extra $ before the wedding. When I've not been working, I've been working on these wedding invitations for my Mom's boss (just a little pressure)!

She had liked the look of my wedding invitations and asked if I could come up with a design for hers using navy and silver. After a few ideas, these are the final invitations - all 80 of them! Sorry the picture isn't great! I must admit, if you want to do invitations, embossing is not the best idea unless you have a ton of time! I was not expecting it to take so long. The silver embossed hearts took me over 2 hours to just stamp and emboss (to be fair, I did have a few extra that I didn't use because I didn't like how close the image ended up to the edge of square)! I'm really happy with the way that they turned out (I hope Sharon and Ed are as well)! As usual, I also used Marni's colour values to ensure the navy ink printed the same colour as the cardstock.

Supplies:

Stamp: Verve Visual Sweet Valentine
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: SU ww, night of navy, brushed silver
Embossing Powder: SU silver

Easter Matchbook Treat Holder

Here's another candy holder I created for Easter, this time using the matchbook style. It's so quick and easy, anyone can do it. I can't take credit for coming up with this, I got the idea here on Andrea's blog and modified it to suit my needs. Again, this could be used any time of year, I just find these colours Easter-y. Once the flap is opened it shows the candy (PS. Since when did they start making dark chocolate Mini Eggs?). I didn't want the staple at the bottom showing as in the tutorial so I staped the candy in and then covered the 1" flap with the bashful blue paper to hide it!

This project features 3 products from the SAB catalogue (the Yummy stamp set, Delicate dots dp, and 5/8" so saffron grosgrain ribbon). Order before March 31 to get yours!

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Yummy
Ink: SU so saffron, bashful blue, certainly celery markers
Paper: SU so saffron, bashful blue, ww, delicate dots dp
Ribbon: SU 5/8" so saffron grosgrain ribbon

Blog Candy Winner

The winner for my blog candy is...

Mitzi who said:
"My nephew & his wife playing "Goin to the Chapel". It was a fun wedding. Congrats!"

Email me with your mailing address and I'll get those out to you!

Thank you to everyone who entered!

Everything Old is New Again

Here's a great project I created by recycling my old build-a-brad containers and turning them into a great Easter treat (well they could be for anything depending on how you decorate them)! This is the top view of the tin and you can see how I used my SU markers to ink the stamp to match the colours of the papers. You can see in this view how I affixed the striped paper around the tin using SU sticky strip - super easy! This shows how you slide of the center panel to open the tin. Inside I have just cut thin strips of the same designer paper and crinkled it up to lay the candies on top of. You can't see it here, but the bottom of the tin is also covered in the blue paper. This whole project took no time at all and shows how everything old is new again! In other words, SAVE everything to alter!

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Yummy (SAB)
Ink: SU bashful blue, certainly celery markers
Paper: SU bashful blue, certainly celery, ww, delicate dots dp (SAB)
Ribbon: SU 5/8" certainly celery grosgrain
Misc: SU Build-a-brad tin, SU Sticky strip

Be sure to check back later tonight to see if you are the winner of my blog candy (you can still enter here until 7:00 PM MST)!

Fifth Avenue Flower...Finally

I wanted to try creating a card comprised of mostly neutral colours with just a pop of another colour and this is what I ended up with! It's not fabulous but it's not too bad either. I just feel like it needs more but I'm not sure what! I contemplated colouring the center circles in the flower brown but didn't end up because then I think that might overpower the flower itself.
I'm also considering stamping a sentiment in chocolate chip over the flower but I'm not sure which one to choose. Oh well, at least I finally played with this stamp set which I HAD to have when I saw it in the new catalogue.

Don't forget there is only one day left to enter for my blog candy here.

Supplies

Stamps: SU Fifth Avenue Flower
Ink: SU baja breeze
Paper: SU baja breeze, ww, kraft, chocolate chip, kraft dp
Ribbon: SU baja breeze
Misc: SU pewter build-a-brads, 1/2" circle punch

Mojo76 SAB Congratulations

It's Monday, which means it is time for another Mojo Monday sketch challenge (this week Mojo76). I finally took time to play with my urban garden designer paper that I have had but yet to use. It is by far my favourite paper right now! The colours and designs are gorgeous and so versatile! I LOVE the way this card turned out (although it seems like I say that about every card I make with the Botanical Blooms set)! This card also features another Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Congrats, which has the best sentiments in it for any occassion! Although, I have to admit, I did eliminate the ribbon from the original sketch as when I went to put it on I thought it ruined the look of the card!

If you haven't ordered to qualify for SAB merchandise, order now or ENTER TO WIN the Botanical Blooms set along with designer paper on my blog candy post HERE!

The stamp-a-ma-jig was extremely important in this card. I used it in three different places:

• to line up the black outline of the branch with the flower
• to line up the kiwi kiss and baja breeze sections of the flower within the black outline
• to line up the congratulations stamp so it sat straight at the bottom

I can not emphasize enough how awesome the stamp-a-ma-jig is. For more information on the stamp-a-ma-jig click here.

Supplies

Stamps: SU Botanical Blooms, SU Congrats (Both part of SAB)
Ink: SU Basic black, baja breeze, kiwi kiss, Versamark
Paper: SU basic black, baja breeze, kiwi kiss, ww, urban oasis dp
EP: SU white embossing powder

Occasions Mini Pre-Order and Blog Candy Reminder

Stampin' Up! is offering customers the opportunity to pre-order select stamp sets from the upcoming Occasions Mini Catalogue (the full catalogue will be released April 1-June 30, 2009).

Click here to view the pre-order items in the catalogue.

Here's a quick view of the pre-order stamps:

Item 113822: Eight Great Greetings ($37.95) This is also available in Spanish and French. Item 113196: An Egg-cellent Easter ($27.95) Item 113833: Egg Hunt Wheel ($7.75) Item 113262: Wagon Full of Fun ($46.95) Email me if you are interested in placing an order!

Also, don't forget to to enter here for your chance at Blog Candy!