a fine day for a pink wedding

Quite a while back I posted the save-the date cards I made
for my friends Mallory and Nicholas.  

Well, the time is drawing near and the invitations are all done!

They are getting married on Bastille Day, French Independence
Day for those of you who aren't familiar with it.
Both the bride and groom have lived and traveled all over
France and he now teaches French.

So it would only be fitting that their wedding is on that day.

They are both such great people and I'm so excited for them!

Their colors are black, white, and pink...oh so Parisian!

(or Basic Black, Whisper White, and Pretty In Pink...
in the Stampin' Up! world)

I just shipped off their invitations this week and they were thrilled
(phew!)

They decided on the pocket invitation style.
I used 12 x 12 cardstock to make the folder, 

scored, added a pocket, and corner-rounded the flap.

The background of the invitation was hand stamped using
the "Artistic Etchings" stamp set on white and the verbiage
was printed on vellum and layered on top, accented by an
organdy ribbon.

I had also hand stamped each response card...
I think it just added a little extra touch!

Mallory's sister asked to also make some decorations for her 

shower.  I made giant pink tissue paper pom poms, 

which I wasn't smart enough to take pictures of 

before I sent them off in the mail!

I also made 3-dimensional Eiffel Towers...

How cute are these?!

I also made the shower invitations...

yes, there was more verbiage, but I blurred out personal information.

The bride requested that the invitation be written in French!

How clever!

Do you need invites or announcements for an upcoming event?

Email me!

blinginghomethebacon@me.com

babBEE baby shower

My friend Mallory's sister, Terra, is throwing a super-cutely themed baby shower all centered around bees.

She asked me to make the invitations...





Please ignore the blurs and blobs as I didn't want to post any of their personal information.





I just love these little bees...the Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details add the perfect amount of sparkle to the heart!

I hand curled all of the antennae for 30 bees...




And I hand sewed all of the loops using embroidery floss.




The problem with me is that I tend to take a theme and run with it! This whole weekend has centered around bees!

I decided to also make her some prototypes for other shower ideas.

I love Puppy Chow, no not the "real" Puppy Chow", the Chex kind (also called "Muddy Buddies"). Here is a twist...substitute peanut butter chips for the chocolate chips and pour over Honeycomb cereal and you have a bee-themed snack!












Have you ever seen the tissue paper pom poms? They are super easy to make, though I've always wondered why tissue is so expensive?! I made this one to look like a sunflower, rather than a ball.




How cute would a bunch of these be hanging about the cake table?









Up! has a great Bigz XL die in the mini devoted to making lollies...












And how precious are these little lollies?! They would be great to use to make a centerpiece for the cake/food table...





They are so easy to make and so cute too!




I made an envelope for a Burt's Bees lip balm to use as a prize for the shower games. Another Bigz die...the Petite Pocket.












And what about the parting gift? Glass test tubes decorated to go along with the theme...the back of the tag has a thank you from the shower hosts.




I thought this would be cute filled with wildflower seeds..."what will it be?"









So what do you think?! Are you hosting a baby shower (or any event) anytime soon? I can do any theme and work with any idea you have. I can be local for both Chicago and Cincinnati...and I can even ship items long distance if needed, which I've done in the past.

Email me! blinginghomethebacon@me.com

Heather

flores suaves

The "Flores Suaves" set is in the Celebrando Creatividad catalog and I just love it! The butterfly is so beautiful and I love the little script background that it also comes with.

It was a lot of work to cut out each butterfly but I think it was worth it! 

I also added lines to them with a glitter pen and sprayed the entire card with 

Vanilla Smooch. And don't you just love the seam binding ribbon! Love!

Thoughts?

fabulous florets floating butterfly

I just love the Fabulous Florets stamp set from the Summer Mini!

Sorry for the photography!  I had to take these shots by lamplight 

during the tornadoes the other night!!!

I suspended the butterfly in the circle hole.  I couldn't find the 

role of fishing line I had so I had to use stretchy string that I use

for my jewelry making.  The fishing line would have been better!

Supplies: 

Ink: Pacific Point

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Whisper White

DSP:  Beyond the Garden (Summer Mini)

Stamps: Fabulous Florets (Summer Mini)

Punches: Modern Label, Word Window, 2 1/2" Round

Bigz Die: Beautiful Butterflies

Misc: Dimensionals, Stretchy String (or fishing line)

i'm back with... "under the stars"

I'M BAAAAAAAAACK!!!

Did you miss me?

I'm so sorry I've been M.I.A... things are always 

soooo crazy at the end of the school year.

I'm so sorry!

Here is a card I made for my sister-in-law, Tara, for her birthday.

I recently "discovered" the Under the Stars set in the IBC and HAD to have it!

What do you think?