A Lifetime of Love

All supplies SU unless noted: Very Versatile stamp set, ink in kiwi kiss, so saffron, perfect plum, cardstock in kiwi kiss, perfect plum, and very vanilla, ribbon in kiwi kiss and very vanilla, stampin' dimensionals

This is another lovely wedding card made from the Very Versatile stamp set. I like this stamp set because there are matching sentiments for the outside and inside of the card. The inside sentiment says:

The stamp set covers a variety of card needs: Wedding, Sympathy, Birthday, and Thank You

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Free Haagen-Daz ice cream

OOh...I love Ice Cream, especially free ice cream. Free cone from 4-8pm only today!

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Free Chocolate from Mars

A couple of months ago when I first started this blog I promised I would share web coupons and other cool freebies...unfortunately I slacked off.

However, today I am going to redeem myself. If you haven't already heard about the Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act click on the link and register for a maximum of 4 coupons for free chocolate. They will only issue 250,000 coupons per day. I just registered and I was able to get one. Hurry! Click here before it's too late!

Mars Candy includes: M&M's, Dove Chocolate, Snickers, Twix, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way

Big thanks to my wonderful friend Sarah who alerted me about this fabulously chocolately deal. :)

For the Bride

All supplies SU unless noted: For the Bride stamp set, ink in basic gray, perfect plum, cardstock in basic gray, perfect plum, and very vanilla, stampin' dimensionals, sizzix damask texturz plate, big shot

AH! I never imagined that I'd be such a bad blogger! Things have just been incredibly crazy with the start of the wedding season. I love weddings, but they basically consume your weekend. I'll have a two week reprieve so I'll have some mother's day cards and more wedding cards coming up.

One highlight of the weekend was that I got to help put on a bridal shower for my lovely friend Roz. It was a beautiful afternoon of showing our love to the bride to be.

I really enjoyed the look of the card I made for her. The damask texturz plate was a perfect compliment to the Paisley pattern of the bride's dress from the For the Bride stamp set. I didn't want the card to be too "busy" so I kept it pretty simple.

Coincidentally, I think that Roz is going to have her hair done similarly to the bride on the card. :)

Wedding Season

All supplies SU unless noted: For the Bride and Define Your Life stamp sets, cardstock in baja breeze, red riding hood, kraft, and very vanilla, ink in baja breeze, ruby red, ribbon in red riding hod and very vanilla, baja breeze from flower fusion too, silver brad, stampin' dimensionals

I'll have an ongoing series of Wedding related cards since I'll be attending a whopping 5 within the next 3 months. However, I'll have to wait until some of them pass before posting the card since I know that some of the brides may read this blog. (Hi Roz! Hi Jessie! Hi Pui-Yun!).



Today's card will be for a couple getting married this weekend. This is the first time that I've actually decorated the inside of a card. To be honest, I decorated the inside of the card in order to cover up a mistake a made while stamping the together definition stamp the first time. However, no worries, just cover it up with a contrasting piece of paper and pretty it up with a ribbon and no one will ever know.



For a close up of the together stamp see below:

I love words and definitions. The Define Your Life stamp set includes 28 stamps featuring different words that can be applied to a multitude of occasions.

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A Sweet Pillow Box

All supplies SU unless noted: Bella Toile Background stamp, cardstock in pale plum, ink in perfect, ribbon in very vanilla, stick strip, sizzix bigz pillow box die

As you can see from the supply list, this project took very little resources and time. I used the sizzix pillow box die on the big shot and out popped a pre-cut and pre-creased box. I folded along the creases, used sticky strip to secure the edge and ends , and voila a pillow box just like that.

The Bella Toile background stamp is featured again today, it likes to show off how it can add elegance to an otherwise pretty but plain piece of paper.

The best part about this box is that it is the perfect size for my favorite chocolate of all time:

I live very close to a Ghirardelli Chocolate factory and my sister bought a case of chocolate squares at Christmas and let me tell you it has taken a lot of self-control not to eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

However, I digress. A pillow box filled with your favorite candy would make a great favor for a wedding, wedding shower, birthday party, or as a baby announcement.

Just looking at the pillow box...I want to untie that ribbon so that I can get to the chocolate...but then again I do have an entire case that I could dig into. :)

A Semi-Masculine Card

All supplies SU unless noted: Short & Sweet stamp set, textured cardstock in baja breeze, cardstock in kiwi kiss and whisper white, ink in baja breeze, heart to heart and word window punches, urban oasis designer series paper, ribbon in chocolate chip

I struggle to make masculine cards, I have to restrain myself from adding another bow or a sprinkling of glitter. I would consider this just a "semi-masculine" card because I couldn't help but add the subtle heart accents at the top. However, I think that one can get away with putting some lovey-dovey details if you give it to someone special...since it's a gift from the heart after all.

Within this card I can highlight 3 ways that this card was an efficient use of resources:

1. This card was made from a 6x6 piece of paper folded in half to become 3x6. You may have alredy done the math, but this means 4 cards can be produced from one piece of 12x12 cardstock.

2. After using the Word Window Punch on the tweed patterned paper, I placed a scrap piece of Whisper White behind it. Using a pencil I lightly marked the area that would appear through the Word Window. After stamping the "love you" sentiment I adhered the Whisper White cardstock to the back of the designer paper.

3. I used the Heart to Heart punch to create some textured hearts to add interest to the top of the card.
When you love paper as much as I love paper you'll enjoy using Stampin' Up! punches as they allow you to conserve your resources. When you can see where you're punching you can punch as close to the edge as you can in order to conserve paper.

Don't throw that scrap away! The negative space left post-punch would make a great border for your next project.

Feel free to share some more paper saving tips in the comments!