Category Archives: paper

04.19.12

Strawberry Hills.

It’s hard to beleive that my baby is turning 4 on May 1.  This year (of course, after ordering a ton of invites, etc) in an effort to prevent me from having a nervous breakdown, we have decided to scale down and are just having a few little girls.  She chose Strawberry Shortcake as her theme.  I opted out of making the cards myself this year (Remember this post on balance?) and ordered these invitations from Belly Bean Cards.  I  have had them sitting on my desk for probably two months, and finally sent them out last week.  Aren’t they adorbs?
I did line some envelopes from Paper-Source to spruce them up a bit.  It’s easy!  Learn how to here.  The colors were a perfect match.

10.12.11

Letter Love Designs Giveaway.

Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Letter Love Designs.  LLDs are classic, sophisticated and colorful stationery guaranteed to brighten up any desk or to do list. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Letter Love Designs stationery ships from South Australia to all over the world. If you don’t see what you like, custom designs are available too.
 

 

 

 

Today Letter Love Designs is giving away a fabulous new design – Chinoiserie fretwork/floral note card set and coordinating calling cards.
 
 


Here are the rules for the contest:


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2.) To enter the giveaway, leave a comment in the comment section of this post between today, Wednesday, October 12th and Friday, October 14th.  A winner will be selected at random.
 
3.) Each of the following are worth an additional entry:
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09.22.11

One Truly Outrageous Party.

Last weekend we celebrated E’s 6th birthday.  There were a few mishaps and threatening skies, but the weather held out and the party was a ball.

 

Happiest Birthday to our baby girl.   We had so much fun.   Now that her party is over, her sister has already started campaigning for her birthday party (in May.)
Party Styling- Krista Salmon
Photography- James Woo
Invitations- Krista Salmon
Cake Topper- Tastefully Treated
Cupcakes and Cookies-2 Sweets
Cupcake Wrappers- Scraptags
Floral Design- Krista Salmon
Pinata- Birchangel
Guitar Picks- Steve Clayton
Disco Balls- Party Depot
Gloves + Pins +Tatoos + Flower Pails- Michaels
Sunglasses + Michael Jackson Gloves + Microphones- Windy City Novelties
Reusable Goody Bags- Papermart
Materials for Backstage Passes- Staples

08.23.11

I Love You Like A…

Next week, Mike and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary.  We are pretty simple, we don’t exchange gifts, and as some of you may know, this is a bittersweet day for me, so I like to keep it low-key.  I always like to get one funny card and one meaningful.  Unfortunately, I will be in California all of next week, so I’d like to leave a little something behind.  So I started my search for the perfect card.
This is like Mad-Libs.  I love you like a                      .
 
A Fat Kid Loves Cake (I have signed cards to him saying just that.)
A lemon?…  I guess this is a love/hate thing.  Probably not appropriate for our Anniversary.
Ok.. Maybe I should search for something a bit more meaningful….
Found it.  Our relationship started as a long-distance one.  So, when ending any email or text we have always signed OJ, or Olive Juice for I love you.

 

08.15.11

How to Line an Envelope.

After a post on Anna’s inviations, many of you asked about how to create envelope liners.  My apologies, I promised to give you a tutorial over two months ago.  So, here it is… better late than never!
  This is one of my favorite ways to dress up a homemade invitation or note.
The first step is buying the envelope liner kit from Paper Source.
   Next choose a paper, and trace the desired envelope size, face down.  (I took these pictures one handed, while performing the demo, so they are not the best.)
 Cut out the liners.
 Slide the liners into your envelope.
 Press down and fold to create a sharp crease.
Apply glue to top portion.
Press firmly, smooth out any bumps.
 Repeat as many times as needed.
And voila!
Now you’re ready to mail.