Well, after months and months of planning...tons of shopping trips....multiple brainstorming sessions.....and HOURS AND HOURS of invitation making, wedding favor wrapping, centerpiece making and last, but certainly not least....CAKE BAKING and DECORATING....my baby sister's wedding came and went this past weekend in a blink!
Thankfully, there are lots and lots of fabulous photos to let us know all of our hard work and efforts paid off to give her one of the most fabulous weddings I have ever been to....with one of the most beautiful brides I have ever seen (Okay, so I am a bit biased!)
Here are some photos from the day....
It was a beautiful outdoor wedding overlooking the golf course at the Tuscany Falls Country Club at Pebble Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Tan with Maid of Honor and Best Man Mr. and Mrs. Rich Strozewski
Here they are cutting into my masterpiece! :) (It only stung for a second!)
Well, it was wonderful planning and preparing and looking forward to it....and now I am glad that it is over! :) I am so over playing with sugar and flour and look forward to posting some new papercrafting creations soon!Well, all over my craft desk that is! It seems every year my holiday paper crafting starts earlier and earlier! This year, I think it started even before the official first day of fall! Man, it’s pretty bad when I am creating holiday projects and the stores haven’t even starting carrying Halloween goodies yet! But in order to make sure I have lots of lovely little creations for all my workshop hostesses I have to get started this early!
So in keeping with my post-a-palooza, the next project I am sharing is this lovely little creation for an upcoming workshop which happens to be a Christmas mini-album!
Supplies Used:In honor of World Card Making Day I have decided to share some of the Christmas Cards I created with our new Jingle Paper pack. As I have mentioned before, I LOVE THIS PAPER PACK! Not only is it so versatile for other papercrafting besides Christmas...it can also make such dramatically different styles and color familes of cards - all in the same paper pack! Take a look at these two cards....both of which you could be making at my upcoming Christmas Card Workshop on October 17th. Want more info on my workshops? Visit my website at www.stampinallday.myctmh.com or contact me!
Supplies used:
Supplies Used:So it was with great pleasure that Katie (my little sister) allowed me the opportunity to make her wedding invitations. After scouring the many, many sample books at the store she quickly discovered the style and type of invitations she really wanted were better suited for a ‘champagne budget’ and she’s working with something closer to a ‘tap water budget’!! Shocked and dismayed at the prices on these very simple invitations we were seeing, I knew I could make them with no problem and at a fraction of the cost! So many brainstorming and collaboration sessions later, we came up with this final product. This is a 5x7 invitation with a creative side-fold, wax-sealed flap design. When you open the invitation, there is a pocket on the left hand side which held the rsvp card and small additional information card. All the traditional wedding information was centered on the inside. If you don’t know Katie…she has impeccable taste! So it was my goal to make sure her handmade invitations didn’t look ‘handmade’. One of the things I am most happy with is the beautiful metallic cardstock with matching envelopes I was able to locate on the internet. (Gotta love Google!) After many months, lots and lots of hours and a few friends over to help with the assembly ….75 of these beauties were finally mailed out a few weeks ago….
As soon as I was finally finished with the wedding invitations…it was already time to think about the bridal shower invites. So back to the brainstorming we went. Katie took some time to go through my CTMH catalogs…picked a stamp set and a color scheme and I was off and running. I was also really pleased with how this little 8x3-1/2 beauty came out! With the exception of the small flower and the black metallic cardstock (same used on her invitations) all the other supplies used were from Close to my Heart! Take note I even used some of the paper from our new Jingle Level 2 paper pack…that is a Christmas paper pack! (When CTMH released the new catty and this new spunky colored Christmas paper was in there – I was really disappointed. I was really hoping for a more traditional paper pack.) But this paper pack is so versatile!! I am now in LOVE! I have done tons of artwork with it already and plan to do much, much more! So with that being said…check out this great invitation and come back again soon to check out all the great art I will be posting with the new Jingle paper pack!
Thanks for visiting today!
WOW! This past month has just been a non-stop, whirlwind month! My oldest baby girl turned 16 this month and we had a terrific party for her! I even made her two-tier, fondant covered, pink floral cake! I had a fantastic Open House at the beginning of this month, completed 75 wedding invites and 30 bridal shower invites, 5 more workshops and a Vegas scrapbooking retreat weekend later….and the month was gone! Whew! That tuckered me out just listing it...I can't believe I lived it! So I apologize for my absence as I was shocked myself to see it’s been a whole month since I have posted on my blog! It’s not from lack of items to share…just lack of time! So hold on….’cause I plan on having a post-a-palooza in the next few days and weeks sharing all the great goodies I have and those which have yet to come! So I hope to see you back again soon!
So, to begin my 'post-a-palooza' I am going to go back to the beginning of the month! Here is the Sweet 16 birthday party invitation I made for my daughter's party.
Okay, so not that I need to add another creative hobby to my list...but lately I have been having a blast exploring cake decorating! I attended a cake decorating class with my mother-in-law back in August and I am now hooked! So here is the very first two-tier cake I have ever made! It is covered in pink fondant frosting with handmade sugar paste flowers. Yes, I did....I made every single one of those flowers by hand and then attached each and every one individually to the cake. It was slightly bitter-sweet when we finally cut into it! :)
Welcome to the next instalment of the Stamp of the Month blog hop! This month we have 71 consultants featuring artwork on their blogs with September's Stamp of the Month Treasures. If you have come here from Paige's blog, then you are on the right track! However, if my blog is your first stop...then you might want to go back to Jena's blog and start from the beginning.
Here are my sweet and simple creations with Treasures....
Supplies Used:A few weeks back, I was given a very special assignment from Close to my Heart. I was very honored to be included in a group of very talented consultants who were invited to do a piece of artwork for a silent auction to benefit Operation Smile. I didn't have much time to create a one-of-a-kind, 'over-the-top' piece of artwork...but was pretty pleased with the final product I sent!
The silent auction was held last weekend during Close to my Heart's Leadership convention and raised over $5300 to benefit Operation Smile! I am so pleased to say that will help over 20 children receive a much needed operation to help give them a beautiful new smile!
I decided to do a piece of home decor artwork rather than creat a mini-album or the like. I used a 12x12 canvas and created a family picture frame. All the products I used were from Close to my Heart with the exception of the canvas and stand.
Welcome to the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring August's SOTM, D1352-It's Your Day a set of 26 stamps. If you have come here from Dawn'sBlog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Jena's Blog and start from the beginning!
This month we have 66 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this stamp set and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is so simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! The sit back and get ready to be inspired!
Here are my two creations using only Close to my Heart Product:
Thought I would quickly share some artwork of Close to My Heart's new Memory Keeper Box. This is the next project we will be making at my next July workshop.
All Supplies Used are from Close to My Heart:
You can visit my website to purchase any of these items or more anytime you like!
Well, this morning I have come to my blog to post the next addition to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop...only to find I seem I have been dropped from the list. (sniff...) It seems I didn't read my emails carefully and follow through like I should have. But rather than deprive you of some fantastic artwork, from some very talented ladies, with this great new set...I have decided to hop alone. :)
Here is a card I have made with the July Stamp of the Month "You've Got Flair".
Now, to continue on your road of great artwork, you can start here at Jena's blog, and you will still be able to enjoy the hop and see all the great artwork 43 other consultants made for their blogs. Be sure and follow the links from one blog to the next in order to not miss anything!
Remember, the July SOTM is only available until July 31st! Contact me at jnktriggs@cox.net (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount or even free!
You like me! You really, really like me! I just disovered that in the last few days I have been awarded more blog awards! Thank you so much ladies! You don't know what it means to me to know you come to my blog for inspiration!
On June 16th I rec'd another Lemonade Stand Award from Amber at Korny Scrapping. Thanks so much for the nice comments! You can also check out her blog to see her fabulous teacher's gift! Nothing brings me more joy than to know I have inspired others!
This is my 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 card created with all Close to my Heart Products.Now "Hop" on over to Lori's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to find some additional creative ideas using this stamp set! Remember, the June SOTM is only available from June1-30, 2009! Click here to visit my website to shop online and purchase any or all of these products.
Here is a little gift I have made for my son's kindergarten teacher. I am really looking forward to giving it to her since she is also a scrapbooker and will appriciate the time and effort that has gone into such a gift!
All the supplies I used to make this darling little album come from Close To My Heart. Most importantly, this new paper pack Animal Cookies! I have just loved creating all kinds of goodies with this new 'yummy' paper pack! With it's rich, vibrant primary colors it was a 'must' for creating an elementary style mini-album.
Z1141 My Creations 3-Ring Binder
X7112B My Reflections Level 2 Animal Cookies Paper Pack
Z1145 Heartfelt - Whimsy (Felt embelishments)
Also some of our great brads, buttons, windowcharms, ribbon and more went into this little gem!
There is also a poem on the inside cover:
The school year’s finally over,
Many thanks for all you do
This gift will make it easy
To record it for review.
Choose your favorite photos
The ones you think are neat,
Just add a little adhesive,
Place your pictures, neat!
Add some special memories,
Of moments dear to you
Along with your cherished photos,
That’s all you need to do!
This album is my thank you,
I know how much you care,
I hope this will help you remember
A year beyond compare!
Enjoy!
