Wedding Season is Here

Hello Stamping Friends,

We all know the fall is a great time to have a wedding. My own anniversary is in the fall, my husband's parents had a fall wedding, and now my son will have a fall anniversary. Keep scrolling...........

This week with Sisters in Stamping we are sharing wedding cards with you. But I have decided to share not just any wedding cards. I am sharing my son and daughter in love's wedding invitation and the program I made for their wedding ceremony. They just got married on Saturday.

The invitation is on the left and the program on the right. There were quite a few steps to both, but they look beautiful. So, it was well worth the work.

The invitation was held closed using a removable belly band. Remove the band and open the card to see all the information.

It was a tri-fold card because they had a lot of information that needed to be shared and they didn't want a lot of different separate pieces that may get lost.  The wedding was a full weekend at a camp, so festivities began on Friday and finished up on Sunday. They didn't want their wedding to be over in just a few hours. They truly wanted to celebrate all weekend with their friends and family. It was a great weekend!

This is the program for the ceremony. It is regular card size (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"). I made them to coordinate with their invitations. They are slightly different though. 

The inside has the people most important to the bride and groom and their wedding party on the left and the program for the ceremony on the right. I love how they turned out. (Even though, my own daughter said I was a bit crazy for making them so detailed)

Here's the groom. My first-born son. A handsome lad if you ask me. (And no, I'm definitely not biased) I am so proud of him my heart can just burst.

Can't you see the pride in my face?

Here's the new bride and groom.

And lastly, my whole family. I am a blessed woman.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon. Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more wedding card ideas.

Crafty Collaborations Thank You Blog Hop

Hello Stamping friends,

Hope your week is off to a great start. Today I am joining a thank you blog hop with Crafty Collaborations. We should always send thank you cards to show our appreciation.  I know it's not always an easy task to accomplish, but a handmade card is always appreciate.

I love the apple harvest set in the mini catalog. It's perfect for the fall and with me being a teacher it's even better.  Teachers always need thank you cards so this just went together perfectly.

I love the gingham/plaid paper pack and have used it for so many different projects so far. It's a staple to have in your stash, you should order it if you don't have it already. You will love it and use it so much in your crafting.

I love the sharp contrast of the black and red. It really draws your eye to the card.  The apple was colored using Stampin' Blends. Another fun little part of the card is the greeting on an angle that overlaps some of the other elements.

Thanks for stopping by. Keep hopping.

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Autumn

Hello Stamping Friends,

Glad you could join me today for another great blog hop with Crafty Collaborations. Today is the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop with an Autumn theme. I love the fall, except for the fact that winter comes right after (and it always seems to come too fast and stay too long).

My project today is a little unconventional in the fact that it isn't the usual card. I made a 3D project. Well, I didn't make it, but I took the wood cutout and finished it with some great designer series paper, Rustic Harvest.

I absolutely love how my turkey turned out. I ordered the wooden turkey from Foundations Decor. They have so many great projects ready to be finished. I selected several different patterns of the designer paper to cover my turkey. The different patterns give it a lot of dimensions. 

I adhered the designer paper to the wood pieces using the Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I also added a little sparkle by adding a gem to the heart. Isn't he the sweetest turkey you have seen?

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Stampers Dozen Blog Hop - Anything GOes

Hello Stamping Friends,

Time for another great blog hop with the Stampers Dozen group. This month we are using an Anything Goes theme which means we can share with you anything we have made.  

I used some great Sale-a-bration items to make a thank you card. The stamp set and the designer paper are yours for FREE with a $100 order (before shipping and tax). The rose is such a pretty stamp and so much more beautiful when you see it in person. 

We actually used it on my son's wedding invitation. I'll share that after the wedding which is in September. 

Don't forget to keep hopping using the links below. Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Sisters in Stamping Color Challenge

Hello stamping friends,

This week with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing cards made using a color challenge: Tahitian Tide, Pale Papaya, and Polished Pink.

Together these colors are bright and cheerful. And will surely put a smile on the face of anyone you give it to. 

I made a quick little hello card featuring an envelope full of flowers. Sending cards just to let someone know they are thought of means so much to the recipient. And this card will do just that.

I embossed the background to give it some subtle texture. And the ribbon is a perfect way to blend the two different colors together. The little black matte dot is a perfect finishing touch to the flower.

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more inspiration using this color combo.

Also, Sale-a-bration is still happening this month. Free product with every $50 in orders. Place your order today and you will receive a free gift from me too. 

No Outfit is Complete without Accessories

Hello Stamping Friends,

Here with a Sisters in Stamping Sunday Fun Day post (a little late, oops!) This week it was all about the accessories. We know no outfit is ever complete without accessories. It all about accessorizing. At least that's what I think anyway. And making cards is no different if you ask me. (I know, no one was asking me!)

I made a thank you card because we can always use more of these since we should be grateful for so many things in life. The sunflower stamps and dies should also be used with different colors, not just the traditional yellow and brown. I love it in the two different pinks. 

For accessories, I added some ribbon and enamel dots to the center of the flower. You can even consider the dies as accessories because they really make your finished card so much more spectacular than plain stamping on cardstock. I stamped the flower and leaves then cut them out and the detail top layer of the dies is a perfect accent to add dimension and detail. Just what you want an accessory to do. 

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more accessory ideas.

Also, we are still Sale-a-brating this month. You can still earn FREE product with every $50 order. Click on my name below to go to my website to place that order. All orders will receive an additional free gift from me. 

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Crafty Collaborations Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Throwback Thursday

Hello Stamping Friends, 

I'm so excited to be a part of today's blog hop with Crafty Collaborations. It's the Stampin' Dreams Throwback Thursday Blog hop. We are to recreate something we made in the past. I scrolled through my blog and picked the post from 10 years ago today. See it HERE. 

Boy was it fun to scroll through the past cards and projects I made. It definitely wanted me to remake some of them with current products. Why reinvent the wheel, right? If you have something you like and are proud of just change the colors and the stamps and you will have a new project.

So, above is the card from ten years ago. It's a simple card to make, but I absolutely love the finished look. Of course, it has polka dots, so that definitely helps. (LOL)

And now we have the above card using new products. The polka dots are larger, but that's okay. The blue cardstock is a little different shade. The embossing folder is different. The greeting is different, as well as the round tab. But overall, it looks pretty similar and I'm just as happy with this card as I was the one ten years ago. What do you think?

Why don't you take a look back at some cards you made in the past and recreate them using products you have on hand today? It's a fun challenge.