Wedding Cards!

I don't know what it is about August and September, but we had FIVE weddings these past two months!  Sadly, we were unable to attend any of the celebrations.  It was in my third trimester and thank goodness we decided not to travel since, as you know, Benjamin arrived much earlier than expected.  I have no idea how I would have survived if I had gone into labor in San Francisco or Orlando!  At least when Charlotte was born in Flagstaff, I had Justin with me.  :)

Anyways, I wanted to share with you the wedding cards I made featuring amazing products by Xyron, Cloud 9 Design by Colorbok and Spellbinders.

1.  Xyron and Cloud 9 Wedding Cards.  Xyron recently partnered up with Cloud 9 to feature some of their new patterned paper and fabric flower embellishments.  You can check out more projects by the Xyron Design Team on Xyron's facebook page.

Supplies include: Colorbök Cloud 9 Patterned Paper, Neena Paper Cardstock, Cloud 9 Flower Embellishments, We R Memory KeepersSew Easy and Floss, Lifestyle Crafts Embossing Folder, Paper Smooches Stamps, Xyron Mega Runner, Xyron 5" Creative Station.

Supplies include:Cloud 9 Patterned Paper, Neena Paper Cardstock,Colorbök Cloud 9 Flower Embellishments, Lawn Fawn Stamps, Martha Stewart Punch, Glossy Accents, Stickles, Xyron 1.5" Create-a-Sticker, Xyron Mega Runner, Xyron 5" Creative Station, Copic Markers.

Supplies include: Colorbök Cloud 9 Patterned Paper, Cloud 9 Fabric Flower Embellishments, Neena Paper Cardstock, Lawn Fawn Stamps, Copic Markers, Gloss Accents, Homemade Foam Tape, Xyron Mega Runner, Martha Stewart Score Board.

Supplies include: Colorbök Cloud 9 Patterned Paper, Cloud 9 Fabric Flower Embellishments, Neena Paper Cardstock, Lawn Fawn Stamps, Copic Markers, Gloss Accents, Homemade Foam Tape, Xyron Mega Runner, Martha Stewart Score Board.

2.  Xyron and Spellbinders.  Some other cards I made featuring Xyron and Spellbinders can be found on this blog post.  And other projects by the Xyron Design Team are found here.  But this is a wedding card I made using the Spellbinders fold and tuck dies.  SO FUN!!!!  

Supplies include: Dies (Spellbinders Paper Arts Shapeabilities - Round About, Ribbon Banners); Patterned Paper ( My Mind's Eye); Cardstock (Neena Paper); Sprays, Masks, Inks (Studio Calico, Memento); Buttons (Basic Grey); Stamps (Lawn Fawn); Adhesives (Xyron Mega Runner, Xyron 5" Creative Station, Homemade Foam Tape, Glossy Accents); Big Shot; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Happily Ever After {a scrapbook layout}

If you're coming over her from the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog, welcome!  For Challenge #3, we were asked to make a layout with confetti.  Talk about a challenge?!  Since I rarely (um...never) use confetti in my layout or projects, the challenge really forced me to think outside the box and inspired me to create this layout.

This is a layout celebrating the wedding of my dear friends, Erica and Jiunwei.  Our family had the most memorable and special memories crying during the ceremony, laughing during the toasts and dancing well past midnight.  These snapshots representing moments throughout the wedding (taken by my uber talented friend, Henry) certainly capture the joy and love I remember so fondly.  So when trying to come up with a design for this layout, I thought to myself, what says "YIPEE" more than some confetti!

I was initially inspired by this layout I saw in the Two Peas in a Bucket gallery.  Using the same idea behind the large confetti-filled "10" in Lisa's layout, I die cut a bride and groom silhouette.  I then adhered part of a page protector behind the die-cut paper and then sewed around it to create the perfect pocket for all of the confetti.  I made the confetti using bits and pieces of scraps from my January Counterfeit Kit and a Martha Stewart heart border punch.  If you look closely, you can see little paper hearts in that pile of confetti!

I die cut the "Happily Ever After" title using an image I found in the Silhouette online store.  (More about my new and awesome Silhouette Cameo another day.)  I also covered the patterned paper (originally colored white, blue and yellow) used for the "Ever After" words in a pink Colorbox Chalk Ink.

I didn't add too many other embellishments to this page other than some Sassafras Blooms and American Crafts washi tape.

Finally, I printed my journaling on vellum and then adhered it directly onto the page.

Project 100 Update:  19 down.  81 to go.