Blue & White Wedding

Recently, I was asked by a friend to do a layout of her daughter's wedding to put in a frame.  I did a layout for her of her son's wedding that she framed and wanted to do the same for her daughter's.

My friend provided the blue paper which is from Stampin' Up.  I made a frame for the main photo using a Martha Stewart border punch and shiny Bazzill white cardstock.  Another friend, Helen Liu made the beautiful white roses (you can view Helen's blog if you click her name on my sidebar.  Helen made the shower and wedding invitations also in the same color scheme).  A touch of Frosted Lace Stickles was added to the roses to give them a bit of sparkle.  The white silky leaves are Prima.  I used an EK circle punch for the sweet photo of the bride and groom and Zva pearls to surround it.  All the pearl swirls are from Zva.  Peeking out among the flowers are some white fronds I made from a leftover piece of the Bazzill cardstock and another Martha Stewart punch.  I got this idea from watching a Live with Prima tutorial the other night where Sharon used the fronds to fill in her cluster of flowers.  Love that idea!

Above is a closeup of the flowers so you can see the dimension.  I added a few light blue satin flowers as well as a flower with a pearl heart center (I'm not sure who made those as they were given to me). 

And this is the framed result.  The white frame really adds the perfect finish to the layout.  Sorry for the poor photo quality.  It was a beautiful sunny day but not too good for photographing glass.

I think spring is here to stay for quite awhile.  Our forecasted temperatures are 10-20 degrees higher than normal for this time of year.  I spent some time today putting away my winter decorations as they were really out of place with the daffodils blooming outside!  It is a good feeling putting out the soft spring decorations.  I hope you have an enjoyable week ahead.  Thanks for stopping by!

Quick & Simple

I recently needed to make some thank you cards in a short amount of time, and these are what I came up with:

K&Co Blue Awning papers, chipboard, stickers, brad and tags were used as well as MM jelly labels, Recollections rhinestones, Stickles and ribbon.  Here's a closer look at each one.

Nothing fancy, just quick and simple.  Thanks for stopping by.  I hope the week ahead is a good one for everyone.

March Already!

It's hard to believe March is here already, especially since winter never made much of an appearance.  Most are happy about that, but I did miss the snow.  The light coating we got a couple of times doesn't count!

Anyway, I have two cards to share today.  The first card uses K&Co Life's Journey papers, Making Memories stickers, and a Martha Stewart embossed zig zag punch.  The solid color zig zag strips are from Bazzill cardstock.  I used a PTI stamp on the smaller tag and attached it with a piece of twine to two layered buttons.

For the envelope, I created a zig zag strip on the left hand side and stamped the envelope with a stamp from Hero Arts.  Sepia color ink from Versa Fine was used for the stamping.

The second card uses papers from My Mind's Eye, a Petaloo flower, and a sentiment from PTI.  I made this for a sweet friend who I met through blogging that is going through a rough patch right now.  I used a Martha Stewart lace edge punch on some scraps of solid tan cardstock I had to dress up the card a bit as well as on a piece of MME paper.  The ribbon was on a spool in the dollar bin at Michael's.

That's it for today.  I do have some thank you cards to share later this weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by and especially thank you to those who leave a sweet comment.  I do love hearing from you.  Enjoy your weekend!

Addendum:  I'm just looking at this last card and it looks like the ribbon doesn't match the papers.  In real life they are exactly the same colors.  I guess it didn't photograph well.

Paper Snowflakes

With the mild winter we have this year and my love of this season, I've had to create my own snowflakes!  This card uses MME papers, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, and a Recollections snowflake brad.  The card base was made with Recollections kraft cardstock.

I used a Martha Stewart embossed snowflake border punch to create the blue strip in the middle of the card.  The tag was stamped with a PTI sentiment and attached to twine wrapped around the card twice.  I punched two large snowflakes  (one in cream and one in tan cardstock), layered them to give a bit of a shadowed effect, and attached them with the silver brad.  Edges were inked with Versa Magic Jumbo Java chalk ink.

For the envelope, I used a PTI circle stamp using Versa Fine sepia ink.  I attached a piece of kraft cardstock and the negative background from the snowflake on the card and finished it off with another silver snowflake brad.

Thanks for stopping by.  I know some of you have an extended weekend for President's Day, so enjoy!  I have to go to work tomorrow.

Daisies in February

My niece's birthday was this week, so I created a springy looking card for her.  The papers, chipboard, and rub-ons are all from Imaginisce. 

I layered the daisy paper over top of the polka dot paper.  I also used a Martha Stewart punch on the polka dot paper to create the strip near the center.  Using EK punches, I adhered the circular scalloped piece on top of the punched strip.  A chipboard flower was placed in the certer and a tag stamped with a Rubber Soul sentiment and an orange bow was set off to the side.

Next, I decided to play around with the envelope.  Using a Martha Stewart punch, I punched two daisy shapes from the polka dot paper, attached another Imaginisce chipboard flower to the center, and placed it it the left-hand corner.  Isn't the rub-on row of mushrooms across the bottom so cute?  Then, with another Martha Stewart punch, I attached two butterflies embellished with Recollections rhinestones.  A little orange heart dots the "i" in her name.

I hope to be back again later this weekend with a winter card.  Today is almost like spring here.  Quite unusual for this time of the year.  As you may know, I love winter but the season this year is not living up to its name (much to most people's liking!).  Have a wonderful weekend and, as always, thanks for stopping by.

One Last Valentine Project

Just popping in to share one more Valentine project before the official day tomorrow.  I was able to find another wooden heart-shaped doily to alter similar to the one in the previous post.  This time, I painted it white and then just used my fingertip to dap on some color to the rose and leaves.  I used pink Liquid Pearls to outline the heart shape.  Using some ribbon scraps, I made two bows, sewed them together with a heart-shaped button and glued it to the upper left side.  The Be Mine ticket is from K&Co that I attached with some thin satin ribbon.  I used the same ribbon to tie the little Recollections charm to the bottom of the heart as well as to make a loop to hang the heart.   Of course, I couldn't let it be without adding some Martha Stewart glitter to the whole thing!

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day tomorrow!

Valentine Projects

With Valentine's Day around the corner, I thought I'd better get moving and make a few things.  First up is this card I made using a scrap of polka dot paper from my stash.  I also came across an unopened pack of K & Co die-cut cardstock with the sweetest Victorian images like this cute little cherub, roses, envelope and sentiment.  The Royal Lace doily was spritzed with Tattered Angels S.W.A.K. mist.  The rhinestone swirls are from Me & My Big Ideas.  I added a touch of Stickles to the roses and adhered them as well as the cherub with foam adhesive.

On a recent trip to my local AC Moore, I came across a wooden heart-shaped doiley with a rose image cut through (not sure what the correct terminology is for this technique).  I gave it a couple of coats of different color paints.  I hot glued buttons from Making Memories around the edge.  The cherub was on a stick that I saved from an arrangement of flowers I received from my son last Valentine's Day.  It was originally gold, so I removed the stick portion and gave it a coat of white paint and distressed it with a bit of brown ink.  The envelope is from K & Co, pink felt heart is from Making Memories, and the little heart charm hanging at the bottom is from Recollections.  A bit of lace was attached for hanging and then a generous coat of Martha Stewart glitter was applied.

My son asked if he could have this to give to someone.  I told him I would make another one since this one is sentimental to me because of the cherub and it is the only one I had.  I took a trip to AC Moore yesterday and found some more of these hearts as well as the cutest heart-shaped trinket box.  Looks like I'm on a roll!  Nothing like coming down to the wire!  Hopefully, you will see them here soon!

I hope the week ahead is wonderful for everyone.  Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit.