Amanda's Bachelorette Party!

We had Amanda's bachelorette party this weekend. It was a huge success! We planned a day-long scavenger hunt filled with her favorite things. Amanda was given a clue card at each location for the next stop.




Stop #1:
I hosted breakfast at my house, complete with an egg casserole and tuxedo strawberries. I made the "love muffin" boxes, which were filled with chocolate chocolate chip muffins.







Stop #2:
For the next stop, we went to Naked Plates. We all painted a dessert plate for Amanda which she gets to keep as a keepsake. This is the plate that I painted. I hope it turns out! :)



Stop #3:
Off to lunch for the next stop! We had a picnic lunch at a nearby park.

Stop #4:
We stopped @ Robinette's Apple Orchard to sample their wines.

Stop #5:
Another stop that involved food. Ha ha. Off to the Blue Water Grill for dinner. The food was delicious, and you just can't beat the view.

Stop #6:
A few of the girls saved room for dessert at Cold Stone Creamery.

Stop #7:
We relaxed at a showing of Toy Story 3. It was very funny and nice to sit down for a while. There were lots of laughs, and there may or may not have been a few tears at the end of the movie. Don't judge people. :)

Stop #8:
Last stop of the night. Back to the Matron of Honor's house for presents! We chatted and recapped the day.

I think that the bride had a great time. I know I did! We managed to pull it all off.

Weddings and birthdays...oh my!

The following cards were also designed for the card sets that will be given away this weekend. The wedding cards match the colors of the wedding, in hopes that the winners will give them to the bride and groom.

I used doodlecharms cart, as well as the sweetheart cart. Rhinestones, ribbon and stamps were added for embellishments. I've really enjoyed playing around with shadow cuts. I think they really highlight the final product.

Card Series: Welcome Baby

The cards shown below will also be added to the thank you cards, as part of the gift sets given at the shower this weekend. Each set will have a thank you, birthday, baby, and wedding card.

These are the baby cards that I came up. I used my doodlecharm cartridge. (I don't know what I would do without it!) I also added raffia and rhinestones for some fun embellishments. The stamp, from Stampin' Up, reads "welcome baby".

Card Series: You're Too Sweet

Yay! I'm back. I had the whole afternoon to craft away. And it was fabulous. I'm putting together sets of cards, which will be given away as a prize at a shower. A lucky winner will get to take them home.

This is a series of thank you cards. They went together really easy. I used my favorite cartridge Doodlecharms to create each of the "sweet" items. I also used a variety of stamps, and a ribbon accent.

Enjoy!

Life is busy.

My life has been so busy lately.

Very busy.

The kind of busy where you don't have an extra minute to make crafty things.

In the upcoming month, I have a shower, bachelorette party, and a wedding. This means crafty, creative things are coming. I'll make the time.

I'll post pictures.

You'll visit my blog.

You'll leave me oodles of comments.
And I'll love it.

I promise. :)

Thanks for continuing to visit my blog, even though I haven't posted anything new in a while. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and all the fun that it brings.

Graduation Open House Invitations

I designed the following graduation open house invitations for one of my mom's co-workers. I vectored the trojan, which turned out rather nicely. I have the personal information blurred out for privacy purposes. The typeface I used was Bergamo SmallCaps, which is one of my favorite fonts for invitations. I think it has an elegance to it, without being overwhelming.

Save the Date for a Couple's Shower!

I created this save the date card which was sent out for a couple's shower being held for my brother and future sister-in-law. It's all vectored artwork, but the actual invitations were handcrafted.