Sibling Love Layout ~ Stampin' Up! Artisan Blog Hop

These two definitely have their moments (what siblings don't?!) but most of the time they're great friends, playmates and adventurers. Gotta love 'em.

Just a quick post this week! Feel free to post any questions in the comments though :)

Supplies:
Inks: Wild Wasabi, Night of Navy, Blendabilities assortments - Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake
Papers: Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Wild Wasabi, Crisp Cantaloupe
Stamps: From the Garden, Indescribable Gift
Accessories/Tools: Stacked With Love Designer Washi Tape, Artisan Embellishment Kit, Honeycomb Embossing Folder

Time to hop over to terrific Teneale...

Butterfly Basics + From the Garden ~ Stampin' Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Our Butterfly Basics and From the Garden pair up beautifully! Gotta love it. While I was making this birthday card I stamped over a corner on the inside and decided I liked it so much that I made a set of eight 3x3s to match. 3x3s are awesome - can't really beat one sheet of 12x12, straight stamping and colouring.

Psst - that bread tag framelit from the Handpicked Dies = so cute!! Loving digging in my February box and looking forward to showing you more as the month progresses :) Have a happy blog hop... xox

OOOO - Do you love Crisp Cantaloupe as much as 'I do'?? Click HERE to see the wedding invites we made just before Christmas. My bro-in-law and his lovely fiancee get married in March. Not far away and very exciting!! 

Supplies:

Inks: Tuxedo Black Momento, Crisp Cantaloupe, Smoky Slate. Blendabilities Assortments: Soft Sky, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi. 

Papers: Soft Sky, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Stamps: From the Garden, Butterfly Basics (Occasions Catalogue)

Accessories/Tools: Handpicked Framelits Dies, Linen Thread

Time to check out Teneale's creation! I bet it'll be awesome - as usual. 

Wedding Invitations for Love

My brother-in-law and his beautiful fiancée are getting married this March at 'what I call' (Miranda reference) the wedding of the year!! I have so enjoyed the process of helping prepare a few of the paper side of things for their wedding. We had a great time together just before Christmas (sleepover and all -  oh my) making 60 of these babies. See some of my invite tips below.

Tips for making invitations en masse:

- Listen to the bride and groom to be. It's a given that their opinion is important here and they're trusting you with setting the first impressions of the mood for their wedding.

- Think economically. How many cards can you squeeze into one A4 sheet with minimal leftovers? 

- Incorporate the wedding colours. 

- Keep it simple - the more detail, the more time consuming it is to reproduce. 

- Use a quality laser printer and paper for graphics (photos, digital stamps, text etc). 

- Consider a magnet for the back so guests can keep it handy on the fridge. I picked some strong sticky ones up from the local print shop for 6c each.

Details for this Invitation:
Smoky Slate - 9.9 x 17.8cm (3 per A4). Score at 2.8cm and partially punch with 11/4" circle.
Crisp Cantaloupe - 9.9 x 14.8cm (4 per A4).
Photo printed on textured white card from the local print shop.
'LOVE' silver embossed using Alphabet Rotary Stamp and hand cut.
50cm Venetian Crochet Trim
16cm Black Baker's Twine
'Choose Happiness' (from Choose Happiness 134198) hand stamped on back in Smoky Slate (no pic).

Photo Credit: Nisha Ravji Photography
Graphic Design: With help from the handy husband, Mr Jason Wong. xx. 
Special thanks to the happy couple for letting me share :)