Bahamas Honeymoon Contest

Wedding Paper Divas is hosting an amazing contest. They have partnered with the Islands of the Bahamas to offer four unique wedding invitations suites and the chance to win a week long honeymoon escape to Kamalame Cay in the Bahamas!

{Kamalame Cay}

To enter visit Wedding Paper Divas before June 12th. While you are there make sure to check out their destination wedding invitations collection and of course their endless supply of unique wedding invitations. Here are a couple of their new designs inspired by the Bahamas in my favorites colors :)

{Out Islands}

{Beautiful Bahamas}

images from Kamalame Cay and Wedding Paper Divas

Easter Decorations

{bunny cards I made for our families}

{on top of our fireplace}

{and of course some bunny and easter egg garland}

I used this bunny template from Martha Stewart for the cards and the garland :)

Springtime Giveaway at ScrappyTime

ScrappyTime is having a great springtime giveaway! If you spend $30 or more at ScrappyTime.com you get a free album now through April 15th while supplies last. For $30 this is what I would get :)

{scallop dot edge punch, sepia fine-tip writing pen, scrap metal adhesive word, tea set embellishment, lower case chipboard letters, pearl brads}

all images from ScrappyTime.com

The Bee Paperie

I recently heard about The Bee Paperie, a custom design studio that specializes in invitations and stationery. I love that their name comes from the old saying, "to have a bee in your bonnet" which means to be preoccupied or obsessed with an idea.

By reading about their process I could tell they are all about the details. During their consultation they encourage you to provide them with photographs, magazine clippings, fabric swatches, and other items that inspire you, an idea I love! Here are some of my favorites from their portfolio :)

{Savannah}

{Seaside}

{Celebrate}

all images from The Bee Paperie

Anniversary Sale at Wedding Paper Divas

image from Wedding Paper Divas

Happy St. Patrick's Day

"May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow,
and may trouble avoid you wherever you go."
-Irish Blessing

It wouldn't be a holiday without some sort of garland decoration :) I hope everyone has a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

My 200th Post and a Giveaway!

image from ScrappyTime

One of my new favorite sites, ScrappyTime, recently launched their website and kindly offered to give away this pretty green photo album scrapbook handcrafted by Pulp Products. To win just visit ScrappyTime and leave a comment here letting me know what your favorite item is by midnight this Sunday, March 15th. I'll randomly pick and announce the winner on Monday. Make sure to stop by their blog too! :)

Update: Hi everyone, the giveaway is extended till Sunday night and I'll announce the winner on Monday. Thank you for entering! :)

Thermography at Wedding Paper Divas

In addition to the many unique wedding invitations they already carry Wedding Paper Divas just launched their new thermography collection. Some of their first designs feature beautiful wedding invitations along with all the stationery you would need to create the perfect invitation suite. William Arthur's thermography is used to print these exclusive designs for Wedding Paper Divas. Here are a few of my favorites in robin's egg blue, even their names are pretty :)

{graceful garland}

{shoreline treasures}

{luxurious lace}

all images from Wedding Paper Divas

My Grandmother's Scrapbook

I have been working on simplifying my things for what has felt like a lifetime :) A few years ago my mom gave me one of my grandmother's scrapbooks and I found it again today while I was looking through my stuff. Sometimes it takes me some time to organize because I have a tendency to stop and reminisce. Here are some of the pages from her scrapbook which is a little over seventy years old :)

{her scrapbook}

{a pretty pink get well card}

{a colorful get well card}

{a Washington stamp}

{a Jefferson stamp}

Share Your Engagement Story

image from Wedding Paper Divas

Wedding Paper Divas is giving away a $500 gift certificate for the best engagement story they receive. You can enter even if you've already purchased your wedding invitations or already living happily ever after. They are accepting entries until February 22nd and will be posting their favorites stories every week on their blog, Diva Dialogues. For all the details visit Wedding Paper Divas and share your proposal story :)

Scratch Off Save the Date

Eric is going to be a groomsman in his friend's wedding this September. We just received their scratch off save the date for their wedding in New Jersey :)

I ♥ Wedding Paper Divas

Recently Wedding Paper Divas sent me samples of their wedding announcements, save the date cards, and wedding invitations for me to review. Last May Eric and I ordered our own wedding invitations from them and I was more than happy to have the chance to look at more of their products. Not to mention that I love cards, stationery, and pretty paper.

{sample save the date cards}

For me picking our invitations was a tough decision and I was so happy to find Wedding Paper Divas and discover their seaside elegance invitations. When they were delivered they could not have been more perfect for us. The weight and feel of their cardstock was the first thing I noticed when I opened my own invitations and samples they recently sent to me. I love the beautiful colors, designs, and fonts they use for everything from their bridal shower and rehearsal dinner invitations to the very important thank you cards. No detail is overlooked.

{sample wedding invitations}

{sample wedding announcement}

I could go on and on about all of their products, services including their custom wedding websites, and wonderful customer service {free proofs and shipping}. They truly have a style and price for everyone and they even have their own wedding blog, Diva Dialogues :)

And lastly my favorite :)

{our wedding invitation}

SD Calligraphy

Sarah from one of my favorite blogs, Classic Bride, just opened up her own shop, SD Calligraphy, on Friday. She did all of the beautiful calligraphy for her recent wedding too. Congratulations Sarah! :)

image from SD Calligraphy

Year Book

image from Martha Stewart

I love this idea from Martha Stewart about creating a first day book including New Year's eve memories and adding to it throughout the year. I hope everyone is having a happy New Year :)

Paper Source Thank Yous

When I received my Paper Source order for my Christmas card supplies they included a couple of their letterpress thank you cards :)

Merry Christmas!

{our table}

{placecards}

{snowflake coaster}

Just taking a break before we have dinner to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I'm so happy there is snow here in Colorado and that Eric is here for Christmas :)

Christmas Cards

{pretty glitter that made it possible}

In the past week or so I made a hundred Christmas cards. My mom has a newspaper and she asked me to make the cards for her customers. I also created some cards for Brooklyn Bride's card swap. I am so happy they were finished and sent this week :)

{finished Christmas cards}

Simple Gift Tags

I printed these gift tags via Vintage Glam, punched a hole in them, and used some extra ribbon from our wedding :)

Let It Snow

Since there is not a lot of snow here in North Carolina I decided to make my own :) Being from Colorado and living in New England for a long time I miss the snow especially in December :(

{hanging snowflakes I made from white paper and filament string left over from our wedding}

{table centerpiece I made by placing paper snowflakes in mason jars and some aqua blue candle holders from our wedding too}

Drink Parasols From Our Wedding

I thought I'd share another project from our wedding. I followed these instructions from Martha Stewart to make drink parasols for our wedding. I created them with scrapbook paper, wooden skewers, and Elmer's glue. I also used a pencil and pint glass to trace the circle, and scissors with a decorative edge to cut them out.

It took a little time to make them all but I was so happy to see how they turned out. They were placed in our signature drink, the "Fuzzy Duck" at our wedding. We still have a few left, maybe we'll use them on our anniversary :)