Woodsy Cake Topper

I've been searching around for awhile now for the perfect cake topper. I saw several cute ones on etsy but they were just too pricey for me, especially since many of them  I could possibly make myself. So a few weeks ago Tim and I went to Michaels and picked out some fake foliage, a nest and two fake birds. He was actually into helping - what a guy! So anyhow one afternoon, I gathered my tacky glue, some white fabric scraps and dried moss...and here's what I came up with:

I know, pretty corny but I get a big kick out it!

Round 2 - Rehearsal Dinner Invitations

I've been very busy lately with tons of wedding projects. My latest are the rehearsal dinner invites. The design I used was originally one of my ideas for the wedding invitations themselves so I'm excited I still got to use this idea for something else. I printed the information on the note cards and hand stamped the faux bois/wood grain stamp on each of them. A new addition to my stamp collection is a small pine cone; I used it on each of the green envelopes. I love how crisp they turned out! There's something vintage about it - I'm excited to use it again. Here are the pics, enjoy!

Father's Day Card

I received the 'Cloud with Rising Moon' stamp for my birthday, this is my first stampscape using it. I made this one for a Father's Day card because my dad likes loons. I think I need to work alittle more on the blending of the sky but I like having the ability to do moon-lit scenes.

Invitations are Finished!

It's been way too long since I've done a blog update. In the last 2 months I've been looking for a job, moved to California and trying to stay on top of wedding planning so I haven't been crafting as much as I would've liked. But I wanted to share one of my biggest projects that I've finally completed - wedding invitations! I used Paper Source paper and envelopes and did the design and map myself. I also had a custom stamp made from Impress for embellishing the envelopes and other wedding paraphernalia.

Trees are growing up

Today it was finally warm enough for my tree seedlings to spend the day outdoors. I'm going to slowly transition them so they can be outside once the weather is consistently warm. They are getting their second set of needles - starting to actually look like trees!

It must've been the perfect conditions for trees this year. I found tons of little seedlings in my backyard. I dug up 25 of them so they won't get trampled and hopefully they'll grow as big as my originals by the time the wedding rolls around.

Stampscapes are for lovers

I made this card for my lovely friend Page who is getting married this weekend. I was excited to make a scene for a specific purpose, the wedding is in Colorado so I thought the mountain stamp was appropriate. It's been alittle while since I did some stamping, more to come soon!

Sprouts!

My tree seedlings have started sprouting! On Sunday, I checked in the morning and there was nothing...then in the afternoon 5 had broken the surface. Now 30 have emerged! It's so exciting to see how many are there each day. My newest challenge is to not over or under water them. I am trying not to over-think it, they make it on their own outside so my goal is to not smother them.