Gifts

The reason I haven't been posting for a few months is I've been working hard!  When the budget is tight, the scrapper makes all her gifts.  Here are some of my highlights.  (Keep in my I sew and scrap better than I take photos...)

So my neices and sister-in-law got holiday aprons.  It was easier to make an adult size one than downsize it for little tiny waists, especially since my growing waist wasn't much help.  I find that half aprons aren't about the purpose of an apron, but rather are about looking cute! 

I signed up for a swap on "Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope" and was matched up with a sweet woman from Mesa who lost a baby girl only a few weeks before I lost JJ. Yellow butterflies remind her of her angel baby, so I made her a butterfly wreath.  It turned out beautifully!

A few of my friends got this really cool purse I made.  Originally I was hoping it would be large enough for my scrapping friends to use it when they went to a crop or something, but I'm still not good at that whole "size" thing while sewing.  So it actually turned out to be more of a bag/large purse.  I found out how to make the cool flowers online and have been addicted every since.

Publish Post

Some of my other gifts that didn't get photographed before being given were:

• A Christmasy Kitchen Aid "dress" for my mother in law.
• A digital calendar featuring US golf courses for my dad.
• A digital calendar for my mom, sister and aunt.
• A honeymoon scrapbook for my sister.

December Club

Wednesday, December 1 @ 7:00

November Club

After a few months of serious computer and internet problems, I'm back to a functioning scanner and access to the rest of the world!  (However, I lost my stitching software, so I had to do it myself in PSE and I'm not too good at it yet, but you get the idea.) Here are the photos for November's club.  Wednesday, November 17 @ 7:00 at my house.

 

Wedding Invitations: Natalie

Natalie's Invitation Details

• Final Folded Size: 4x6
• Details: That is a bow along the side, that is a rhinestone on the "medallion," their wedding website was printed on the back so guests could get more information

Natalie brought me an invitation and had me recreate it- this is where I learned I could do that.

Wedding Invitations: Terry

Terry's Invitation Details

• Final Folded Size: 5x7
• Details: The toole could not be tied until right before the invitations were mailed out

Okay, I don't have an actual picture of Terry's final invitation, I forgot to hold onto one- but it looks like this one only light teal and light pink as the colors.

Terry also had me do Save the Dates- I can do those too! 

Terry's Save the Dates Details

• Final Folded Size: 3 3/4 x 8
• Details: They were mailed out with wallet size photo

Wedding Invitations

I also do wedding invitations! I have a bunch of samples you can look at to get ideas, but I have proven to the last few brides that pretty much anything you want- I can make work.

Don't be afraid of the cost, because my invitations are actually pretty comparable to what you would pay a company for your invitations and mine are much more personal.

I like to have at least a month to make your invitations and before that, it usually takes a few weeks to finalize your invitation. So plan for at least two months to get your order taken care of.

Guest Books: Angie

Angie's Guest Book Details

• Size: 12x12
• Photos: 5x7 engagement photos
• Colors: whatever I wanted! (Basically I picked one main paper the black with flowers one and then found a bunch of papers and colors that matched with it.  So while each page is its own color, they all coordinate together)
• Layouts: 2 page layouts- left page a scrapbook page, right page a signing page (this works well if you aren't sure you'll need 10 pages for your guest book, because the leftover signing pages can become scrapbook pages to complement the existing ones)

Guest Books: Natalie

Natalie's Guest Book Details

• Size: 12x12
• Photos: 4x6 engagement and dating photos used
• Colors: Matched to wedding colors- pink and brown
• Layouts: 2 page layouts with room on both pages for signing

(disclaimer- cameras do not do the guest book justice, I promise! And they don't come signed. :-) Natalie just let me take pictures after the first reception.)

Guest Books

So, I make wedding guest books.  A custom guest book is pretty much a scrapbook of your engagement photos with blank pages incorporated for all of your guest books to sign in when they come to your wedding festivities.  It's actually something I really enjoy doing, because everyone always looks WONDERFUL in their engagement photos (all in love and everything) and they usually turn out awesomely! If you're interested in having me make you a custom guest book, just let me know.

I've made a few different styles so far (8x8, 10x10, 12x12, all 5x7s, all 4x6s, etc), but am always willing to try something new if that's what you want.  You can select your own sizes, colors, layouts, or you can leave the decisions up to me.

It takes me about a week to make a guest book, so no worries if you're short on time.  I try to meet with the bride first to get an idea of what she likes, possibly look at some paper together to see what she likes, and then I just do my thing.  However, I have had brides in the past who purchased everything and just handed it to me to make it look good.  It is entirely up to you!

I usually forget to take pictures before I hand over a guest book, but I have taken some of my last few, watch for pictures coming soon!

Swap Cards

A few weeks ago I went to visit my friend Colette in California.  We always scrapbook when we get together!  So I got my next three cards for the card swap all done!

Halloween- I swear the ric rac is actually a matching color orange- dumb scanner!  That Halloween stamp was only a $1 at Michaels!

Thanksgiving- Okay, how awesome is it that I used a stamp I had bought for wedding cards on this Thanksgiving card!?! I think it totally worked out!  Sorry the flower got all smooshed in the scanner.  Both stamps- only $1!

Christmas- the card opens up and you have room inside for a CD if you want or just a long note. Used the Cricut- yay!

The best thing about all of these cards is that I had everything I needed to make them!  I didn't have to buy anything!  The Christmas cards were even left over from card club last year and I just had to cut the letters!

Digital Wedding Stuff

Based on this blog, you'd think I hadn't scrapped in quite a while. However, that's wrong, I just haven't been blogging about it. Here's some of the stuff I've been making lately. My sister gets married next month and I've been working on her shower and a digital invitation for her. Here's how those turned out.

May's Scrapbook Club: Wednesday, May 26