Bridal Shower & Wedding Cards
My friend recently got married and here are the cards I made for her Bridal Shower and wedding. I made the cards to match her wedding colors which were blue & brown. The first card was for her Bridal Shower card, which I made from the “Always” & “Fundamental Phrases” SU stamp sets. I also used my Cuttlebug Divine Swirl Embossing Folder on Bashful Blue and layered it on Whisper White and Chocolate Stardream paper punched with the Fisksars Scallop Edge Punch. It might be hard to see in this pic, but I stamped the heart images twice on Whisper White and trimmed the inside heart and mounted it on dimensionals above the larger heart.
For her wedding card, I decided to dust off my Cricut machine and take it for a spin. I used the “Alphalicious” font cartridge to cut out the “Best Wishes” sentiment. I cut out 2 daisies in each size of each color with the Flower, Daisies #2 Sizzix Bigz die and layered them top of each other to create a textured look. The dimensions of this card are 5″ x 7″, which is a little bigger than the standard A2. It was fun making this card because I made it mainly using die cuts instead of the usual stamping.
I really enjoy making customized cards for my friends and family on their special days! It’s the perfect way to give a special gift and for me to expand my creativity at the same time!
February Stamp-a-palooza
A few of my local stamping friends and I get together once about every other month to stamp and swap. It’s a lot of fun, low key, and allows quality stamping time! These projects are from February and happened right before Valentine’s day, hence all the Valentine’s Day themed goodies shown.
The first pic is of all of the goodies I brought home with me including swaps and the project we made that night, which was the adorable pop up can with a surprise inside.
The second pic is of the card I made for my swap. I used SEI Twitterpated patterned paper, the Fiskars scallop edge punch, and one of my latest toys, the Quickutz Silhouette to cut out the letters. I also used my kissy kissy lip stamp from Rubber Stampede and the “A Light Heart” set by Stampin’ Up.
Our little Stamp-a-palooza (as we call it) is always so much fun and something I look forward to each time. I appreciate stamping with good friends and being able sharing a such an awesome hobby!
My Favorite Thing About February
I know it’s March, but I took these photos in February. One of things I love about this month is all of the pretty blooms! Last weekend I was driving along the 5 from San Francisco and just had to stop to take some photos of these! All of the trees were in bloom and they were so pretty! These photos are actually blooms from a nectarine tree!
I exited the freeway to take these pics and pulled over by these trees and started taking pictures. All of a sudden this random other car pulls up next to us. I got a bit nervous at first, but it was actually the guys who runs the farm. One of them asked us if we knew what kind of trees these were. My husband guessed cherry blossoms. (I had just figured that all trees that looked that this were cherry blossoms!) Well, he told us they were nectarine trees! I think he was really proud of his trees and that we had stopped to take pictures of his hard work!
