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navy and teal wedding

November 3, 2011

this summer, my sister's best friend got married.

they have been friends since high school

so it was really special to be a part of this day.

my sister and i created almost everything "paper" for the wedding.

i don't do many weddings because there is so much involved

and it's so much work to create 200-300 of everything!

but this bride and her mom were so appreciative

that it made everything worth it!

we were all so happy about how the vision came together.

i think it was the most beautiful wedding i have been to.

every detail was perfect!

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it all started with the invitation

we created a bracket shaped enclosure which

were individually cut using the cricut.

and wrapped it with wide navy grosgrain ribbon.

a custom made wax seal was the finishing touch.

the inside was a beautiful antique damask

print that my sister created.

isn't she amazing?!?!?

each piece was unique, but all coordinated.

beautiful fonts and details

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wedding details

we created pocket programs for the reception.

they were so cute. small, but still easy to read.

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escort cards

instead of numbers,

each table was named after a street in chicago

the tables were amazing!

we created the street signs and they looked great

with the dark silver tablecloths and beautiful flowers.

each plate had a little succulent. simple but so pretty!

the only snag we had was that the menus were misplaced...

they were supposed to be placed inside the napkin.

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"love is sweet"

candy bar!

candy labels

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other details

we did not make this- it was ordered on etsy- but what a great keepsake!
***tree guestbook was purchased here***

these pictures cannot even begin to show

how beautiful this wedding was, i was so proud to be involved

in such a well planned event!

**some of the pictures shown are courtesy

of the wedding photographer:

life on prints

more banners!

December 8, 2010

"believe" banner

a small banner made from burlap.

the letters are cut from a dark green shimmer card stock.

santa banner

this is a mini banner that i thought would be perfect to hang on the end of your child's bed just to make sure santa knows to stop!

we are refinishing floors, so do not have any beds to model with :(

"hitched" banner

i made this banner for a gift to newlyweds.

on one side it has their new monogram

and the other side has their wedding date

i think having the date added makes it a special memento. hopefully they can hang it up on their anniversary for years to come!

Goldalicious Banner

my neice told her mom that for her birthday
party she wanted this picture.

so my sister planned a perfectly pink tea party

she asked me to do a banner and using the picture as
inspiration, this is what i came up with.

i used a bunch of different patterned papers
with polka dots, stripes & flowers.

when i was looking at the picture i noticed
a lot of butterflies flying around pinkalicious...

so i hung butterflies from the banner with fishing line!

don't they look cute?!

classy programs

August 24, 2010

i recently did programs for my cousin's wedding

i saw these programs on theknot.com

and wanted to use them as my inspiration

but her colors were teal, ivory and gold.

so instead of printing the black design onto the paper,

i decided to use my cricut to cut it out of

gold shimmer paper.

i used 1/16 in ribbon to tie the booklet together.

i didn't want the teal to take over,

so i just used it on their names...

and on the titles inside!

fleur de pink

July 8, 2010

the bride i created these programs for wanted

hot pink, black & a fleur de lis.

i really liked the black cardstock i used.

it was a leatherette and i think it made the finished product a little more "edgy".

the fleur de lis is also cut out of the black

using the cricut.

i like that it adds a little more texture than just printing it on.

i also did some coordinating table numbers.

the bride had frames that she put them in on each table.

the tiny polka dots on the stripe really make these cute!

New Save the Date

April 7, 2010

so back in december my cousin asked me to make some special save the dates for her. she was visiting her fiance's family in ireland and wanted to hand some out while they were there.

since it was a small amount, we were able to do something a little more special:

i used this beautiful champagne shimmer paper as the background.

the layer that i printed on was a vanilla cardstock with a black inked border.

to tie in eamonn's irish heritage, i used an image of a celtic love knot drawn by my sister cathy. i embellished this with some pearls.

now that she has decided on a color for her bridesmaid dresses, she asked me to make something a bit more simple for a larger amount of out of town guests.

i found this more intricate knot design and created a save the date that could be professionally printed.

i love that we could stay with the same design but make it work for two different budgets!