Cut That Out!

I've had some fun requests for laser cut items lately! What I love most about my laser is the versatility and ability to take on challenges and requests for new ideas!

I showed a sneak peak of this invitation in a Wordless Wednesday, so I thought I'd show the entire image today. I love that everything is engraved except the bunnies. The cutout adds just the right touch :)

And I've had my Mason Jar Invitation listed for a while now. I had a custom request to replace the dragonfly cutout with a butterfly. Of course I forgot to take a picture of the butterfly...ugh! But it's fun knowing I can put other little critters in the jar too :)

My most recent request was for a photo album. The couple wanted certain parts of their cover cut out and certain parts engraved. I think the cutouts add so much to the overall design and take it one step beyond a simple engraving.

Of course this has my brain thinking of other cutout designs I can do like a lace design on invitations and fun Christmas ornaments! Can I have 25 hours in my day tomorrow :)

Let Your Personality Shine

Weddings are very special events. They are about bringing two people together. And in my opinion, the day should be all about them :) So I think it's great when the bride and groom let their personalities shine in every part of the big day!

I recently got to make some very fun Engraved Invitations and RSVP Cards. This couple lives in a completely different country, but by working with them and making their invitations, I feel I've gotten to know them :)

Above is the fun wording on the invitations.

And do you notice the "mistake" on the RSVPs? They thought mixing up the Accept and Decline wording would be fun :)

 I just know this wedding will be tons of fun! And the big day will be all about the happy couple :)

Cutest Invitations EVER

I got the opportunity to create the cutest invitations EVER last week!

Little Noah will turn one in November and his mommy wanted special invitations for his birthday party. Of course Noah will have a Noah's Ark themed party :) His mommy requested invitations cut in the shape of an ark...how cool!

These turned out SO cute! The funnest invitations I've made to date!

Noah's mommy and daddy are buying him an ark toy chest for his birthday and wanted helping filling it with animals. So they are requesting that each guest bring a specific animal. They were going to include a picture of sticker of the animal, but I suggested engraving a picture of the animal on the invitation and they loved it! Each invitation will have a different animal on it.

This got my mind thinking of other shapes I could cut out instead of just rectangles. Now my mind is thinking of states/countries for destination weddings, a tree for wedding invitations, and how about those Mason Jar Invitations I made...why not cut those out as well! Oh what fun!!!

Simple and Elegant

The way a wedding invitation should be :)

I have been working on my cousin's wedding invitations this week and I just love how they are coming together! His fiance picked the prettiest, classiest colors! I love the dark gray with hints of green and white!

We had a lot of fun designing these together! And Saturday we are going to have a girl's day to assemble them all :)

I've also been working on my best friend's invitations and once we get the right color of paper, I'll show you those as well. Coral is such a hard color to match...but I think we've finally found THE paper :)

Okay...lots of printing and cutting to get to...have a great day :)

Spring Weddings

It will soon be the start of "wedding season". We have already started receiving invites and I have been making them since last November.



The thing I like about making wedding invitations is getting to be a part of something so special. I love working with the couple to get them the perfect invitation. Getting a glimpse into their lives and what they want their wedding to say about them. I have so much fun choosing the right colors and embellishments to decorate the invites with.



I recently did a fun pocket invitation with silver thread stitching which I thought was really cute. (I had to replace the photo with one of my own as I did not have permission from the photographer to use it for advertising.) The colors were so great for the winter wedding. The dark red just spoke Christmas to me and the silver thread gave it that extra something to make it stand out. The couple absolutely loved them and thought the thread looked like wire woven through the paper...so elegant. The inside paper is silver as well with a shine to it. You can't have a wedding without some sparklies :)



Here are a couple of pics of these invites:



And as always, here is the listing to purchase a sample of this invitation:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9577289

There are also several others there to check out as well. And I am more than willing to do custom work :)

Hope everyone has a wonderful day and weekend and I hope you enjoy the "wedding season" as it is upon us!