TTT - Anything But a Card

Good Top Tip Tuesday :)

This week we have some wonderful ideas, tips and samples for you! Grab a cuppa, put the dog out, take the phone off the hook and start reading.....

Challenge

- Anything But a Card -

Hosted by Me!

Wedding Stationery Tips & Ideas

Our wonderful Sponsors for this challenge...

Stamp and Create.com

And an awesome prize of 

Stamp and Create is an on-line store based in the US. We ship worldwide with reasonable shipping prices.

We specialize in Rubber Stamps and Scrapbook supplies. Some of the companies we carry are: Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps, High Hopes Rubber Stamps, Whiff of Joy, The Greeting Farm, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Stampavie, Whimsy Stamps, Emerald Faeries, Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, Ribbon, Charms, embellishments, dies, and more!

and

Robyn's Fetish!

1 Lucky winner 4 stamps of their choice!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Now over to our 'Tutorial'......

For a change I thought it would be nice to showcase our 'Anything but a Card' creations.

Over the past few weeks months I have been working on x2 Wedding Stationery orders so I thought this would fit in well. I had wanted to get my sewing machine out and have a play on that for this challenge, but all of my fabric and ideas for that will have to wait for another day ;)

Here's a taster of the the 2 Weddings I've just done....

My tutorial for this challenge is a little different - it's more of a Tips & Ideas section.

I am in no way claiming to be a top Wedding Stationery producer - this is only the 3rd 'full' wedding I've done, I have done about 10 where they just wanted me to do the Table Plan and Menu's or the Order of Service, Place Names, Menus, etc. There are some awesome Handmade Wedding Stationery makers out there, and I hope one day, to be as successful as many of them :)

This is just a little run-down of things I find help me when I'm planning an order...

POP over to Top Tip Tuesday to read my Tips & Ideas

Here's some loads more pics of my latest Wedding Stationery order.......

Save the Dates...

Day Invite (with Belly Band) - Evening Invite...

Day invite has pocket section to hold info cards...

Wedding Breakfast - Order of Service...

Place Cards...

Each has a love quote on the back.

Every guest on each table had a different quote!

Guest Book...

Love Quote included on front panel...

Inside front page...

Inside back cover - The Bridal Party... 

Table Names...

all Golf Courses

Table Plan...

Post Box...

Info Panel, another Love Quote...

A Taster!

Hi to all of my Blogging Buddies - hope you are all well :)

As many of you know I have been MIA for the past few weeks months, and that's all to do with a couple of Wedding Stationery orders I've had. 

I can happily say they are now both done and dusted - and even married too - so I can now start having some 'relaxed fun' with my card making and re-joining in with my favorite challenges again!

Talking of which, I will be showcasing some of the Wedding Stationery over at Top Tip Tuesday for this Tuesday's challenge I'm hosting - so come back then to see what has been keeping me up till the wee hours of the mornings :)

Here's a peep....

TTT - Spotty, Dotty!

Good Top Tip Tuesday all!

This fortnight's challenge is hosted by Annette and she has done us a fab tutorial on making a gorgeous 'Box in a Bag' - it's FAB!

This fortnight's Challenge is....

Spotty, Dotty!

and here's my offering....

A very quick 'Spotty, Dotty!' I must admit - due to a Wedding Stationery order getting the better of me recently! Wont be long and I'll be back.......I can't wait ;)

Hope you decide to play along with us over at Top Tip Tuesday :)

TTT #73 - Easter and/or Animals

Good Top Tip Tuesday all!

This fortnight's challenge is hosted by Heike and she has done us a fab tutorial on making a sweet little basket.

This fortnight's Challenge is....

Easter or Animals

(or Both!)

So pop on over to see what gorgeous creations our amazing team and guests have made.

We have some awesome sponsors too!

Bugaboo Stamps

7 Digi images for their choice

Sew Sweet

a £10.00 voucher

Fred She Said $20 voucher!

'See' you soon x

I am here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Bloggers ;)

I'm so sorry I've been MIA! I had a bit of a 'Power Break' from all things blog related - I think I may have been trying to burn the candles at both ends, but the thing is I'd blow one end out before getting the match to the other!!!

I am easing myself back slowly - due to the fact my brother's getting married Saturday so I wont be here over the weekend ....and I still have the Table Plan to finish!

(why do family always think you only need the finalised info a week beforehand!)

Happy St. David's Day

TTT #71 - Stitches ...Real or Faux!

Good Top Tip Tuesday all!

This fortnight's challenge is hosted by Janette and she has done us a fab tutorial using her sewing machine.

This fortnight's Challenge is....

Stitches - Real or Faux

Firstly our sponsors.....

Saturated Canary

1st Prize is 2 Digi images from her lovely Etsy Shop.

Hello! My name is Krista Smith.

I have been drawing and doodling my whole life...as far back as I can remember! Over the last year and a half, I have been selling it on Etsy. I was approached to draw stamps for Sugar Nellie, a stamp company based in Scotland. After designing only rubber for a year, I decided to branch out a bit into the digital world:). As an artist, I appreciate the versatility of digi's for the stamper. I also like releasing stamps that are a little more obscure or unique. Monsters, nerds with big glasses...even a mermaid:). Those ones are really fun for me to draw! After opening up my digi shop in the beginning of September, I've been busy filling orders:). I am really thrilled and very humbled that ladies are so receptive to my designs and seem to enjoy coloring them a lot! I am so inspired by these amazing colorists!! I have met so many wonderful, talented ladies through this business and look forward to building new friendships, too! My personal blog, Saturated Canary, is filled with bits of my family life, artwork, and a slight obsession with fashion;). I also run a new challenge/ inspiration blog, Saturated Canary Challenge with my amazing design team. I'd love to meet you and be inspired by your own creations! Do stop by and say hello!:)

and

The Crafty Pad

Prize 2 is 2 Digi Images from Debbie's lovely online shop.

Debbie at The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs says:
The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs is proud to sponsor Top Tip Tuesday. I own and run The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs. We offer a variety of both polymer stamps and digi stamps. Weekly challenges are held at The Crafty Pad Blog

My 'Stitches' card for this challenge is using the fabulous image Zorana from Saturated Canary and I coloured her with WC Pencils. The papers are from First Edition 'Hideaway'. The beautiful flower ribbon, lace and gorgeous butterfly are from WOC. That beautiful little leaf is a bead (I think - well they were with all of the other beads!!), I picked a couple of them up from a little craft shop I found on my recent holibobs in York. .......

This week is also a Top Tip Week too - so that means all of the DT are passing on their favorite Top Tips (don't forget we want to see some of your best Top Tips linked into your posts too this week), here's my Top Tip(s)....

Top Tip 1: You can buy VERY cheap little sewing machines ideal for your papercrafts - they look just like a full size machine just MUCH smaller and cost £10 (my daughter bought mine in Home Bargains)

Top Tip 2: If you don't have a sewing machine and would like to add some faux stitching to your cards use one of these......

...a sewing tracing wheel!

It's what I used on my card above!

Check out the rest of the DT's samples and their amazing Top Tips!

We hope to see you over at Top Tip Tuesday for this fab Stitchy challenge - with your Top Tips too :)

Some Challenges I'd like to enter my card into......

Crafter's Companion - Anything Goes


ABC - J for Jazz it up!


PollyCraft - Teenage dream


Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes!


Simon Says Stamp - Use 3 Different Papers


Cute Card Thursday - Winged Things


Crafty Catz - ...beginning with B - Butterfly!


Stampin' For The Weekend - Bingo - Pearls, Lace & Polkadots


Allsorts - Anything Goes


Sentimental Sundays - Lace & Pearls


Cupcake Inspiration - Inspired by the 'spring' colours of the cupcakes.