Playing with wedding favours

I've been busy creating ideas for my best friends wedding next month :).  

It's not very easy with limited crafting stash as I only got back to the UK at the weekend and I'm crashing at my parents currently! However a crafter always has bits which will make do ;)...

Here are the wine glass charms I made using the Heart Punch, before being told that the theme is actually butterflies - doh!

Other materials are non Stampin' Up! as I was making do of course :(.

Check back soon for the corrected theme ideas ...

On Valentines Day

Well I couldn't let Valentines Day pass without a card could I!?  Happy Heart Day everyone x

I CASE'd this idea from a card I saw created by Amy during our last crafty get together.  I've used a Basic Grey base and added Cherry Cobbler card stock for the background, along with a strip of DSP from the Be of Good Cheer paper pack.

The cute Giraffe's are from the Zoo Review stamp set, which I have stamped twice side by side in Soft Suede ink and then punched out with the Heart punch and added another heart punch shape from Melon Mambo behind it before raising up with Dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Alphabet Occasions stamp set and has been stamped onto Cotton Ribbon.

Valentines verse

I have another of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets to share with you today - Vintage Verses.

This is a lovely sentiment set which could be used for a number of occasions.  With Valentines Day coming next month, you may want to consider selecting this limited edition set for your Sale-A-Bration choice.

If you do not already know what Sale-A-Bration is all about - check out the details here.

My crafting partner in crime, Amy, kindly made me some samples using this set and this one is perfect for Valentines:

Amy has use Basic Green with Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla to co-ordinate with some of the Be of Good Cheer DSP from the main catalogue.  Using the Heart Punch for the main feature and one of the lovely sentiments from the Vintage Verses stamp set.

If you look closely you will see the faux stitching along the Very Vanilla strip, which just finishes this card off nicely.  

You could easily change this card around to suit an anniversary or engagement, and even for a wedding invite... love it!

If you would like to get your hands on any of the Sale-A-Bration products just contact me to place your order and for each spend of £45 you will be able to select one of the limited edition items or something from the main catalogue.

Don't forget I have my launch event on Saturday 2nd February at 2pm too...

Late RSVP



Work seems to have taken over a bit so my blog posts may be a bit erratic this week...

 

Here's a reasonably simple card, which uses the idea featured on a wedding card that I made sometime ago (see here), but instead to create a RSVP.  It was quite quick to create at the last minute for a commission as it just uses the Heart punch and some embossing folders.

 



The colours are Regal Rose and Whisper White (base and satin ribbon) with the 'groom' punched from Basic Black.  I couldn't find my RSVP stamp quickly so went for printing this out on my pc and then used the Word Window punch to create a smaller sentiment than usual.

 

Back to the grindstone...

Wedding hearts

Wedding season is upon us it seems.  I don't actually own any of the wedding stamp sets yet, although I have got my eye on the Love and Laughter stamp set in the current Summer mini catalogue.

So, for these wedding cards I have used the Heart punch and some embossing folders.  Actually amazingly simple to make once you have punched out the pieces and embossed them.

The papers are from the Beau Chateau DSP paper pack, which I am sad to say is probably up there in my favourites as it has papers which are suitable for feminine and masculine cards, and sadly I have almost used up my pieces from a paper share ...

The framelits dies make a great background, after I have embossed them with the Perfect Polka dots die, and the lovely Organza ribbon is also moving up my list of favourites as it adds the final touches to give a more luxurious feel.