On paper: 20 something MD turned finance guru; a Type A striving for a Type B lifestyle.
Behind the scenes: Wannabe stay-at-home-mom. Sushi snob. Car nut. Style junkie. Hapa. Global thrill-seeker. Romantic. Musician. Bargain lover. Optimist.
Aaack, sorry I’ve been behind on the posting. It’s been crazy at work and I’m catching up on a number of fronts– seeing old friends, spending time with the fam, etc. It’s rainy and cold here… I’m totally looking forward to spring, four-leafed clovers, and Guinness, so in that spirit, I’m sharing a card I made a couple weekends ago. Yay for being half Irish!
Not sure yet if I’m going to send out a bunch of these or not… this card was a trial run and turned out decently, I think. The sentiment and clovers are from Studio G; stamped on light green vellum. (Note: Use a dye ink, not a pigment ink, for vellum, otherwise your stamped images will take ages to dry!) I rounded the corners of the vellum and finished it off with emerald organza ribbon with a satin edge.
We’ve got a wedding coming up, and over the long (and rainy) weekend, I came up with this to go along with their present. (Gift = an engraved cake knife/server set with their names and wedding date, plus cash. Hey, I’m half Asian and the bride is Asian, so it’s not a huge faux pas in our culture.)
Since my close friend is the groom, I wanted to make it pretty but not overly girly. I was debating using some kind of punch to adorn the lower edge, or maybe stamp a “congratulations” underneath the ribbon, since it looks kind of plain… what do you think? Please vote below, and leave me a comment if you have other ideas!
The shapes were cut out using my Nestabilities dies and the Big Shot, stamped with the sentiment and champagne glasses, and finished off with orchid double-faced satin ribbon. It’s all stuck together with ATG tape.
Living in a one-bedroom apartment with minimal closet space doesn’t leave much room for my craft supplies, so I have to be creative about storing things in plain view. We’ve opted for furniture, where possible, with built-in storage, but I keep my eye out for functional AND fabulous containers when I’m out shopping– you can never have too much storage.
Since I’m OCD, and also love over-planning events, I decided to make favors for the RTBF’s parents’ surprise dinner– in red, black, and white, to coordinate with the invites (quick tutorial on those to follow soon!) . It was actually easier than I expected, and I think the splash of red will add a nice accent to the table! My idea started off as simple thank-you tags for the favor boxes… but as you’ll see, morphed into a different project.
The RTBF’s parents are celebrating their 40th anniversary in a couple weeks!
Anyways, I made these invitations for the surprise dinner we’re having, since I wanted an excuse to use my JustRite monogram stamper. (The “P” on the inside monogram is supposed to show through the punched out circle, but you can’t see it in a couple of the pictures when the cards aren’t flat.)
The cover text and inside “shhh” were stamped, as was the monogram; the rest of the text was handwritten in gold pen. I used a circle punch and Nestabilities to cut out the monogram and the cover circle.
There’s one card that’s different from the rest– the one with the thin red band was my first card, and I decided it was just too tricky to position the ribbon AND the strip of cardstock straight, so I made the cardstock bigger. Hey, it’s not like they’re comparing invites, right?
