Wedding Guest Thank Yous

Happy Saturday everyone!  I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.  My weekend has been relaxing so far.  After being on vacation for 10 days it was hard to go back to work, so a relaxing weekend is just what I need!!

The project I have to share this afternoon is the thank you cards that I made for all the people that went to Turks and Caicos for our wedding.  Sixteen friends and family members made the trip to help us celebrate our day and it means so much to us that they did.  I made these cards and attached a picture of the entire group inside.  We had pictures taken of us with each person or couple at the reception, and sent framed copies of those to everyone as well.  Just a small token to show our appreciation!

Thanks for coming by and enjoy the weekend!

Recipe:
Cardstock from Bazzill
Palm tree from Create a Critter cut at 3.5 inches
Ribbon from American Crafts
White embossing powder
White Sakura gel pen

Wedding Coordinator Thank Yous

My sweetie and I had a wonderful destination wedding on a beach in Turks and Caicos last week.  We owe so much thanks to the wonderful wedding coordinators and all the staff at the resort for helping make our day exactly what we wanted and for making it so easy on us.  We had a few conversations before our wedding, then just had to show up on the big day.  Everything ran so smooth!!  We want to send them a little something to show our appreciation so I put these cards together for them.

I'm also submitting these cards in this week's challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas.  The challenge is Buttons, Bling and/or Bows.  I tied a bow with twine around the corner of the card and added some bling to the hibiscus.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Recipe:

Cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections

Hibiscus from Life's a Beach cut at 3.5 inches

Double Loops Martha Stewart border punch

Twine from My Craft Spot

Rub-on sentiment

White chalk and i-rock gems

Blog Award!

Good evening everyone!  I am now officially married!!  We had a beautiful, small ceremony on a beach in Turks and Caicos.  It was everything we wanted and more and we're so happy that we were able to celebrate with family and some close friends.

When I returned home from my trip and got back into 'blog world' I saw that I was given the Liebster Award from Haven over at Haven's Haven.  What a nice surprise - thank you so much!!

For those that don't know, 'Liebster' is a German word meaning dearest, beloved or favorite and the Liebster Award is sort of a chain letter among bloggers that's intended to showcase exceptional up-and-coming blogs (typically those with 200 or fewer followers).  There's no evaluation committee or formal award process for the Liebster, but in a way it's even nicer - it's recognition that a peer has noticed and appreciated your hard work.

Here are the rules:

1.  Choose 5 up-and-coming blogs with fewer than 200 followers to award the Liebster to.
2.  Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
3.  Post the award on your blog.
4.  Link back to the blogs you have given the Liebster to so everyone else can pay them a visit.

So, here are the 5 bloggers I'd like to pass this award on to:

Alissa at Rocky Mountain Paper Crafts
Audrey at Audrey's Cards by Design
Dawn at Deegee Scraps
Megan at Saxey Designs
Melissa at Scrappy MAC Designs

Thanks again Haven!!

Wedding Hair Thank You

Happy Friday everyone!

One of my mom's sisters is a hair dresser and is doing my hair for me for my wedding.  I wasn't sure I'd ever have a use for this hair dryer image (it certainly wasn't one of the images I bought this cartridge for!) but I'm sure glad I had it because it fits this occasion perfectly!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Hair dryer from Paisley cut at 4.25 inches
Ribbon from American Crafts
Sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings set
i-rock gems
Glossy Accents

Wedding Card

Happy Tuesday!  I hope everyone's week is off to a good start!

Like I said.....wedding-related posts!!  The card I'm sharing today is one I made for my sweetie to give to him on our wedding day.  I'm so excited to be starting our lives together as husband and wife and am so looking forward to all of our adventures together.

I think this image from the Sweethearts cartridge is so cute.  I used it before on a card for one of my sweetie's friend's when he and his wife renewed their vows.  I wanted to use it on our card as well because I think the couple looks happy and like they're having so much fun - and that's what we're hoping for on our wedding day!!

The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper and actually says 'On Your Wedding Day' but I put tape over the 'Y' to make it work for 'our' wedding day.  The tan and white clothes on the guy are intentional as my sweetie will not be wearing a tux at our wedding.  :)  Thanks for coming by!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Man and woman from Sweethearts cut at 3.75 inches
Sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Happiest Moments set
Ribbon from my stash
Brown chalk ink around man's clothes
Glossy Accents on dress
White Sakura gel pen

Flower Girl Thank You

Hello everyone!  Fair warning......I'm getting married this week, so the next few posts will all be wedding-related.  :)  My sweetie and I have been planning this for just about a year and are so excited for our big day!

The card I'm sharing today is one that I created for my ten year old niece who is going to be the flower girl at our wedding.  The card is 5x5.  I found this dress on the Formal Occasion cartridge and it reminds me of the dress she will be wearing (okay, so her dress isn't quite as revealing but the flowers on the dress remind me of hers!).  We're so excited to have her be a part  of our day!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from EKSuccess
Dress and mat from Formal Occasion cut at 4 inches
Ribbon from my stash
i-rock gems
Stickles and Glossy Accents

Gingerbread Thank You

Happy Friday everyone!  About a week ago we got an unexpected package in the mail.  When I opened it I found the cutest framed picture of my step-niece's baby boy who was born in September.  I thought it was so sweet that she sent us his picture and of course had to make one final holiday thank you to send to her.  This is what I came up with.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look and have a wonderful weekend!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Gingerbread man from Jolly Holidays cut at 4 inches
Face from the Everyday Character Face Assortment from Peachy Keen Stamps
Ribbon from my stash
Rub-on sentiment
Stickles and Glossy Accents

CTO #45

Good morning and happy Wednesday!  Over at Celebrate the Occasion, they are back off and running with their first challenge of 2012.  The theme this week is child's birthday.  Some good friends of my sweetie's and mine have a little girl who will be celebrating her first birthday in March.  I know I'm a little early, but when I saw this challenge I decided to go ahead and make her card.  Her mother loves frogs, so this little girl has been given tons of frog-related gifts.  I avoided frogs at first, not wanting to over-do the frog theme, but I just couldn't resist when I saw this cute frog on the Create a Critter cartridge.  I put him on an action wobble for a little something extra.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look and be sure to join in the fun over at Celebrate the Occasion!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Frog from Create a Critter cut at 3.5 inches
Twine from My Craft Spot
Sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Sweet Baby set
Google eyes, Stickles and black Sakura gel pen

Happy Birthday Auntie!

Wow - it's birthday-central around here I think!  We have three birthdays in the first seven days of January in my family.  Keeps me busy right after the holidays!!

This card is for one of my aunts, whose birthday is today.  Like the other birthday cards I made this week, I kept this one pretty simple - I've been pretty busy since before the holidays and unfortunately I didn't have as much time as I would have liked to put these cards together.  I used my Gypsy to hide the face that is on this cake image from the Simply Charmed cartridge.  I had thought about adding a Peachy Keen face instead, but decided against it because I didn't think there was much room between the icing dripping down and the cake plate.  Thanks for coming by!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Cake from Simply Charmed cut at 3.25 inches
Ribbon from American Crafts
Rub-on sentiment
Stickles, Glossy Accents and black Sakura gel pen

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Happy Friday evening!  The first week of the new year has passed and 2012 is off and running!  It's off to a good start for me, and I hope it is for all of you as well.

The card I have to share tonight is a birthday card I made for my grandma.  I decided to make her a shaped card and found this one on the Sweet Treats cartridge.  I kept it pretty simple and just added a little Glossy Accents for some shine and a 'happy birthday' rub-on sentiment in the inside of the card.  Thanks for coming by and have a great weekend!

Recipe:
Bazzill cardstock
Cake shaped card from Sweet Treats cut at 5.5 inches
Glossy Accents

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Good evening everyone!  I hope the first week of the new year is treating you all well!!

The project I have to share today is a card I made for my grandpa's birthday.  I try to leave the images fairly plan on cards I make for guys, but I have a really hard time and feel the need to add some sort of sparkle.  I'm sure my grandpa can deal with a little glitter!  :)

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Cupcake from Sweet Treats cut at 4 inches
Rub-on sentiment
Ribbon from my stash
Glitter, Stickles and white Sakura gel pen

Monday Challenge #39

Good evening everyone and Happy New Year!!  I hope 2012 is off to a good start for you all!  I got an Imagine for Christmas and have spent quite a bit of time the past two days trying to figure out exactly what I'm doing with that thing.  I think I'm catching on, but haven't made anything to share just yet.  I'm sure I will before too long though!

This week over at My Craft Spot, the challenge is Winter Wonderland - you must use glitter.  I needed to get some post-holiday thank you cards made to send out to family and friends and added a bit of glitter to my project so that I could participate in this challenge.  I think it worked great to help add a little something to the 'snow' on my card.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections

Patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio

Snow angel from Winter Frolic cut at 3.25 inches

Face from Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids Assortment

Sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings set

Glitter and white Sakura gel pen for the eyes