Sunday, July 11, 2010

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!

    Sunday, June 27, 2010

    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!

    Saturday, May 29, 2010

    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.