Invitation (Mini) Tutorial
27 Apr 2012 2 Comments
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Exactly 365 days before our destination wedding I have mailed out our invitations. I am probably super cheesy but I thought it would be neat for the postmark to be exactly one year prior to the wedding. We didn’t do save the dates so we decided to send out the invites well in advance for people to plan, save, and coordinate time off work.
In total these invitations took about 5 days and I made 50 of them. The measuring and cutting took the longest. Once everything was cut and scored the assembly went pretty fast. They weighed 9 ounces which was a bonus for us because it only required one stamp!
The paper is 81/2 x 11 and it is scored at 2 and 7 to make the little tri-fold. The invitation is 5×7 and everything fit nicely into a 5×7 envelope. I used scrap paper to make the pocket. When I was searching for tutorials I found 3 that I liked from pinterest and combined them. Since our wedding is destination we decided to create a wedding blog with all the hotel info so we only had to include a small insert in the invitation that directed people to our blog for accommodation information.
Hope you like them!
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Hydrangea Wreath
25 Apr 2012 2 Comments
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I have been wanting a new front door wreath for awhile now. I refuse to spend $50 on a store bought wreath. So I ordered an 8inch grapevine wreath ($3.00) and I ordered 5 hydrangea stems ($15.00 for all 5). I cut up the stems and separated the flowers and the leaves. I used my hot glue gun and the whole thing took about 10 minutes and cost less than $20.00. Hydrangea stems are a little pricey- I bet if you used a different flower you could do this for less than $10.00. I just have a soft spot for hydrangeas.
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Tinted Mason Jars- Fail
20 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
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I wanted to try and tint mason jars to use as decorations for our wedding reception. I ordered two cases of mason jars and found this tutorial on pinterest. I may have added too much paint, or maybe too much paint thinner, or possibly I used the wrong kind of brush……but this project was a total fail. The streaks are not only obvious, they probably became more obvious after cooking the jars. I only made 4 of them so I think I will just use “untinted” mason jars for our reception! The only happiness to this story is that Rhyder helped me paint one of the jars and that part was super sweet. xoxo
Invitations, Invitations, Invitations
14 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
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I know I haven’t posted anything in a million years but I have been working! The wedding invitations have taken over every scrappy moment I have. A sneak peak at what I have been working on.
The monogram for the belly bands-
The invitations- I am going to cut these today
The RSVP cards-
Heat Transfer Vinyl…..ugh
19 Jan 2012 1 Comment
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I don’t normally give a bad review about a crafty product. But seriously……what a nightmare. Others should be warned!
I found this picture on pinterest and told my friend I could make her a shirt that says the same thing.
I am crafty….I should be able to do this! I have made shirts in the past with fabric and while the end result was cute, the process is kind of a pain. So when I heard about this heat transfer vinyl I wanted to try it out. So I ordered what should have been enough vinyl for at least 4 shirts and started the shirt last night. First of all when you use heat transfer vinyl you have to cut everything backwards. This is OK if your using a gypsy- there is a button that does it for you. Not so OK when you are using SCAL. If there is a button to do this I don’t know where it is! So I finally improvised and had my design ready to cut and the red vinyl was a disaster. I had to cut it 3 times and then just gave up and switched to black. I ran out of black because I had to do it twice since I forgot to mirror the image the first time. AND then while I was making the shirt I ironed on the question mark backward and since I am now out of vinyl…..there is no question mark. So my apologies to my friend…..your shirt isn’t really so great but I will make you a replacement. You can wear this one to clean the house. LOL.
A side note about red vinyl- I think all the way around red vinyl is worthless. I have noticed when I use regular vinyl that the red just doesn’t work. It doesn’t cut well, it doesn’t stick well. And the same with the heat transfer red vinyl. I am making a stand to no longer purchase red vinyl.
The shirt…..
Bookmarks
19 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
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I made these for my fellow bookclub members.I am the official bookclub bully so it only seemed appropriate. LOL. And a special thank you to my bestie for letting me borrow the laminating machine.
Bridal Party Cards
02 Jan 2012 1 Comment
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I wanted to send something official to my bridal party letting them know how excited I am for them to share our day. I used the tie the knot cartridge to cut the dress and the stamp set came from Hobby Lobby. The inside of the card says “and they lived happily ever after. The End”
The card colors are probably fairly close to what our wedding colors will be. The green for sure. Danny thinks adding the pink makes it look like we are having a baby. LOL. I added the tulle because lets face it…..I have a small tulle obsession and add it to everything I can!
Gift card holder
19 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
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Today’s confession- I am addicted to pinterest. I have become obsessed with pinning! I found a similar gift card holder on pinterest and decided to make one and attach it to the inside of a card. This card is for Danny’s nephew. The gift card slides right behind the “25″.
Christmas Banner
05 Dec 2011 1 Comment
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I saw a banner similar to this on Etsy and thought it would be fun to create our own version. We used chipboard for the backing, embossed and inked the ivory paper and used the cricut to cut our letters. I LOVE this banner. And its light enough to hang on my mantel with scotch tape! Thank you Jamie for your help in the assembly line and Jaija for your stickle expertise!
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