Wedding Bells are ringing!!!

Spring means BRIDES and BABIES!  

Today - let's talk about brides!  

I had the honor of creating the wedding invitations for my sister-in-law and oh what fun it was!  And quite simple really.  

Thanks to My Digital Studio (MDS).

She showed me a couple of invitations that she liked and I put several of the things she liked into one.  

Here's the back of the invitation:

I really am liking this Artisan Cut that MDS offers now - keeping right up with the trends.  It really adds flair to the invite, making it not like all the rest.

I also created a reply, with the return address already printed on the back, that way it eliminates the need for an extra envelope, which sometime can get lost....at least in my house!  

My next MDS project is some graduation decor for a couple of friends of mine that have graduates this year!  I'll be sure to share with you what I come up with!

Now - go stamp something!

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Wedding Week....Day 3

Alrighty folks - I'm back with yet another Wedding Ensemble for you to see. This one is a Black and Red wedding, and I'm typically not fond of Red and Black weddings. That being said, I must admit that this is probably one of my favorite invitations of all of those that I came up with.
In the above photo you see: Invitation, Thank You card, favor container, cupcake holder and napkin ring.

Here is a better shot of the invite.....

and details of the black paper

and some details of the beading across the top! I think maybe that is what makes it my fave!

A very clean Thank - You card

And a cute little napkin ring with the couple's initial, some great silver beading.

Favor basket - repeating that beading trend from the invite!

What do you think? Love it? Leave me a comment!

Wedding Week day 2...

Continuing with my wedding themed week, here is a really clean and simple invite for you.
The base is basic gray cardstock, and is layered with Bride DSP, a square piece of Whisper White that I embossed with polka dots, and then the name of the couple, that was die cut using the Big Shot and some Nestabilities die. That is one thing I love about the Big Shot - it is very compatible with other dies. Everyone should have a Big Shot in their craft room. And, right now, if you were to order the Big Shot thru me, you would also earn TWO Sale-A-Bration items for free!!! Tack on another $50 in product, dies, embossing folders, anything, and you would earn hostess benefits PLUS another free Sale-A-Bration item. You don't get all of these add ons when you purchase a Big Shot at the box stores now do you?????

Here is a detail shot of the invite. The nice thing about this style - you could easily add a third color by adding a layer behind the polka dot embossed image. When talking with a customer at the Bridal Fair, her colors are gray (it's really on trend for proms and weddings this year), white and a light pink. We discussed adding a pink layer, and I think that would be fabulous. You could also change out the ribbon, and just depending on the person, it could be too much. That's the nice thing about doing your own invites - you can customize them to your liking.

I did a matching favor box....this is SUPER quick to put together. The lid is the Petal Card die from Stampin' Up!, which I cut out using the Bride DSP, the bottom is a simple square piece of Basic Gray CS. The bottom could be made as short or tall as needed. The Petal Card is held together with the Satin Ribbon - attached with Snail. I added the couple's initial by heat embossing it with Silver EP, and layered it with a scallop oval.

I think these would be adorable scattered on the tables with candies in them. It would be pretty easy to make other coordinating items with this clean and simple style too. Place cards, table numbers, thank you notes, save the dates....the list goes on, and on........

Okay folks, that's it for today.....

Any comments???