Wedding guest book …

As well as the wedding invitations and stationery, I also made my daughter’s guest book …

I used on board sheets and covered them with Fan Fair designer series paper from Stampin’ Up!

They both loved that I was able to position the map to show the UK, Iceland (where they had a fabulous holiday together) and, of course, Malta, where they were married.

I added labels with their names and date of the wedding, tied with linen thread and a piece of seam binding ribbon, and threaded pearls…

I used more of the Fan Fair dsp to make embellishments for the inside of the book,

with a little more stamping, and a handwritten message …

A personalised label for the inside too and more stamping …

two seahorses, as when they mate, they mate for life …

The inside leaves of the book were cut from naturals ivory cardstock

and I stamped on alternate pages with the open sea and creative elements stamp sets,

(the elegant rectangular label is retired)…

and one of the professional photos …

One of the things I loved making for them was their wedding cake.  My fabulous friend, Min, who now lives in Malta, let me use her kitchen, cake tins and equipment, and also sourced all the ingredients for the cake – which can be tricky when you live on a little island!  She had been to her cake supplier weeks beforehand, to let him know she would be requiring a large quantity of fondant icing etc, and he’d assured her not to worry.  Little did either of them know that there would be a mass confirmation service in the local cathedral the week before the wedding, with 250 children then needing celebration cakes, suddenly creating a shortage of fondant on the island!  But nothing phased Min – she happily went to as many shops as she could find and eventually found enough fondant to make the cake.   She was amazing!  She even provided me with some of her delicious homemade lemon curd for the lemon tier of the cake.

It took 2 whole days to make – I adhered each pearl lovingly by hand…

Min was amazing, keeping me calmer than I’ve ever been before when making any cake, let alone the most important one in both mine and my daughter’s life!  Even when we had slight problems, Min did not let me panic at all – she just kept me supplied with a never ending supply of delicious homemade food and, of course, cups of tea!  She has a huge sign on her fridge which says “keep calm and put the kettle on” – love it!

And the happy couple …

- it was truly an amazing day …

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Here’s what I used to make today’s paper project – all supplies from Stampin’ Up!:

cardstock: naturals ivory, very vanilla; stamp sets: the open sea, creative elements; inks: crumb cake; accessories:  apothecary accents framelits, big shot, fan fair designer series paper, linen thread, crumb cake seam binding ribbon, jumbo eyelets (retired).

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Wedding stationery …

Owning the beautiful Stampin’ Up products made it easy for me to make all my daughter’s wedding stationery.  With her beach theme in mind, I made the Orders of Service as mini fans for the guests.  I printed the details onto very vanilla cardstock, cut out  with the beautifully shaped framelits and backed this with naturals ivory cardstock stamped using the Open Sea stamp set…

I continued the theme for the table place names, making tags to hang on small bottles of wine for each guest – with shells for the boys…

and pearls for the girls …

And for the wedding favours, I made pillow boxes as these could easily be packed flat for the journey to Malta, and then popped up and filled with the gifts once we arrived…

Each pillow box had a pearl bead attached with crystal effects

(I love this glue!  it’s clear and so strong – those pearls stayed put!)

Luckily, the bride was really happy with everything I made.

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Here’s what I used to make today’s projects – all supplies from Stampin’ Up!:

cardstock: naturals ivory, very vanilla; stamp sets: the open sea, tiny tags; inks: crumb cake; punches: jewellery tag, hole punch; accessories: adhesive pearls, linen thread, apothecary accents framelits, labels collection framelits, pillow box die (retired), big shot die cutting machine, mini glue dots, tombow multipurpose glue, crystal effects, wooden lolly sticks from my stash, pearl beads bride’s own.

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Sun, sea and marry me – part 2 …

They say that time flies when you’re having fun! I’ve been so busy over the past few weeks preparing and making things for my daughter’s wedding.  I have lots to share with you but of course had to wait until after the wedding so as not to spoil the surprise.

I made their wedding card a while ago and am so pleased that I can finally share it …

The wedding took place in Malta, at the beautiful Golden Sands Bay, with breath-taking views and beautiful surroundings.  The beach theme was continued throughout from the wedding invitations and stationery, to the wedding cake too – you may remember the invitations I shared a few months ago.

So when it came to their wedding card, I wanted something in keeping with their chosen theme and something a little bit unusual.  I took my inspiration from the theme and added my own little twists…

They say that when seahorses mate, they mate for life, so I thought the seahorse image from the By the Tide stamp set from Stampin’ Up! would be very appropriate for the newlyweds.  I stamped 2 seahorses in soft suede ink, together with the shell, onto very vanilla cardstock, cut them out with my paper snips, shaped them a little with my bone folder and adhered them to the card with stampin’ dimensionals.

For the watery, sea-inspired background, I followed the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers stamping onto water-colour paper. It’s a technique that has been around for a long time, but it was good to revisit it again, and it gave me an ideal backdrop for the card.

I added linen thread, adhesive pearls and a few tiny shells, and then created some texture with the colour spritzer, glass glitter and embossing powders, for a sandy look.

The wedding sentiment was stamped onto the bottom of the card so that they can frame the watercolour picture afterwards if they wish to.  Both sentiments are from a retired hostess set, but the words and fonts are so beautiful that I can’t bear to part with them, and couldn’t resist using them on the card – they were just so right.

My daughter and her new husband loved the card – it was unique, made just for them.

I have lots more wedding projects to share with you, so please pop back again soon.

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Here’s what I used to make today’s card – all supplies from Stampin’ Up!:

cardstock: naturals ivory, very vanilla; stamp sets: by the tide, sentiments (retired hostess set); inks: early espresso, soft suede, so saffron, crumb cake, tempting turquoise, pacific point; accessories: watercolour paper, adhesive pearls, stampin’ dimensionals,  fan fair designer series paper, linen thread, silver and blue glass glitter, silver, gold and clear embossing powders, heat tool, stampamajig, colour spritzer,  early espresso stampin’ write marker pen, mini glue dots.

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A vintage wedding collage …

Whilst still designing my daughter’s wedding invitations, I took some time out to make some for a friend.  I was a little out of my comfort zone with this style of card, but the bride knew exactly what she wanted … a vintage-distressed look with a large mix of colours, from soft pinks, lilacs and beige, to darker colours such as grey and navy.  The bride also had a long list of images she wanted which would tie in with her wedding theme … bird cages, flowers, postage stamps, flourishes and, of course, the Eiffel Tower – as this is where her fiancé had proposed.  You may remember the engagement card I made for them here.

So, here are my bespoke vintage wedding invitations for Sarah…

I used several different stamp sets to create the collage to be able to include all the images the bride had asked for, including the hydrangea from a retired hostess set, which I love and cannot bear to part with.  The bride loved the finished effect with its tiny, fork-tied bows …

I also stamped the envelopes, front and back, to match …

The cards were lovingly hand-stamped and distressed -

and took many hours to complete…

Each card was unique in its own way and made a pretty keepsake for each of the invited guests…

So, there’s a vintage style wedding ahead - a wedding unique in design and with the intricacy of the collage, and the high quality Stampin’ Up! materials I used, the invitation has given a little glimpse of what’s to come.

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