Centerpieces recycle

So what do you do at 11:30 PM after the guests have gone & your husband doesn't want to deal with the centerpieces from the wedding? LOL Well several things actually. The centerpieces were large glass vases filled with blue gel beads (these things are awesome & inexpensive) and lights placed inside. Flowers were simply placed on top & it worked so well because guests could still see each other and talk! Gotta love that!!! I said let's give some away - but it's almost midnight! My niece found a mother/daughter coming in to the hotel & gave them one. So I grabbed 3 & my niece grabbed 2. We gave them to the front check-in staff & I left one with the wedding coordinator to be placed in her office. Then we gave 2 to the clean up staff. I took 2 home and put them on the white candlesticks in the dining room. PERFECT!!! The flowers are white mums, spidermums, carnations, billy buttons (HUGE in the south right now for weddings) and ornamental grass. I just loved these centerpieces because they were fun & unexpected. We received so many compliments are how unique they were. :) My SIL is a police officer & there happened to be a FOP convention the same weekend - can you believe that? LOL Some people were walking by as we were finishing the tables and said "Oh how clever - they made the vases look like police lights". LOL I didn't even realize it until they said something. LOL

I Do

My daughter's wedding was this past Saturday & I wanted to share a picture with you. The weather was absolutely perfect! My daughter will say it's because they did a southern tradition of "bury the bourbon". One month exactly from your wedding day, you bury a bottle where the ceremony is held. It was mid 80's, slight breeze and gorgeous! One thing that was too funny is that everyone kept saying "don't cry Debbie, it will mess up your make-up". I did shed tears, but it was her dad that totally lost it. The minute he saw me begin the walk, he started bawling and cried the entire ceremony. When it was time for the toast, he lost it again. Hahaha to everyone who thought I would be the basket case. The photographer was incredible & I'm looking forward to posting more pictures soon. Now back to STAMPING! :) Paul Rowland Photography

A little birdie told me

Finally a card made with this sweet digital image. Her name is Wryn and she has a sweet little friend. I got so lucky with this paper and all the great patterns that will work with her and another digital image. Have a great weekend! Image - digital image - Saturated Canary & sentiment ? Papers - Kaisercraft Hey Birdie pp & PTI cs Misc. - Stickles, Magnolia die, and border punch & heart sticker ;)

Shop til you Drop

Things are light for work and the bridal shower is done, so I had to make time for creating. Not really "make" time, it is so relaxing.
These are new papers/stamp from a shop that opened here a few weeks ago. Really hope they stay here and continue to buy things not at big box stores.
My green present at the top of the pile does match, but it looks more lime than it really is. I put a WOC flower on top of a flower die that was in the paper pad.
Have a great day!
Stamps - Stamping Bella Uptown Girl
Paper - Kaisercraft and PTI
Ink - Memento & Copics/Prismacolor
Misc. - Dew drops, pop-up dots, stickles

How does your garden grow

Yea!!! I found time to make a card. So many people have been out the last few days (beautiful 60 degree weather) buying flowers that my sweet Hanglar stamp was the first thing that came to mind.
These papers have been around for a while and I love the colors! Besides the gorgeous weather - a new scrapbook store opened and they carry the Kaisercraft paper pads that I love so much. Two found their way into my basket and a Stamping Bella that is so adorable. This store has potential!!! Let's hope locals will support it. The poor owner was having major electronics issues though - computer was acting up, she had been on hold so long her cell phone was dying, etc. Those days can be so frustrating!
Stamps - Hanglar girl and $1 sentiment
Paper - PTI and pp (?)
Ink - Memento and Copics/Prismacolor
Misc. - May Arts ribbon, stickles, dies, pop-up dots

Hippity Hop

This will more than likely be the only Easter card that will get made. So sad really because there are so many beautiful Easter Magnolia stamps, but there is no time.
I had to get everything workwise done today, because tomorrow will find me in Nashville at the Ryman seeing Daughtry!!!! WOO HOO!!!
If you are a member of his fan club, he asked people to submit pictures that may/may not be put up on a video during one of his songs. We are hoping my daughter's engagement picture will be chosen as one of them.
May you and your family have a Blessed Easter!
Stamps - Magnolia Bunny Tilda (LOVE HER)
Papers - too embarrassed to tell you how old
Misc. - buttons, ribbon, stickles, pop-up dots

Heart-tini

Last week I used one of Stamping Bellas for a picture frame. These SB's were on my wish list and a dear friend sent me a few images. How cute are they? ;)
The heart-tini sentiment is part of a set from Impress Stamps (if I remember correctly - there is no marking on the block).
Have a great week!
Stamps - Stamping Bella Uptown Girls (thanks Tammi) sentiment (Impress I think)
Papers - My Mind's Eye (I think)
Ink - Memento and Copics
Misc. - Heidi Swapp hearts/Nestabilities dies/stickles