Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Invitations, place cards, cake topper and some summer flowers


Jim and I were working together at the dining room table which is also used as a craft table, conference table and drafting board.  LOL  This day we were sharing the space.  Jim was doing calculations on blueprints and I was putting some invitations together.  These invitation were a great deal of fun to make.  I used a screen door die cut kit from  Buffalo Stamps & Stuff.


 I LOVE the way it turned out.  We have invited 10 of my mother's girlfriends from high school.  This group of lovely ladies have been gathering together on a regular basis for over 50 years!  I was lucky enough to join them for a few of there parties and I so enjoyed the spirit and joy of friendships that have lasted over the years.  They call themselves the Girls with the Grandmother faces.  Jim and I with the help of a few of my favorite girlfriends are going to have a dinner party for them next week.  I picked this image from Phindy's Place because she looks just like me.  :)  Also, one of my favorite parts of our home is my screen door and I added a thin wood welcome sign.  I hope they can tell just how thrilled we are to do this dinner party.


The wedding that I have been helping with asked if I could make one of my whimsical cake toppers.  Of course I said, sure!  They told me a bit about the characters they wanted and here they are.  A teacher and a Buffalo Bills fan.  They were made with polymer clay and baked as directed on the package.


The place cards were doubled as a thank you (on the back), and held up with wine corks.  I sanded a flat edge so that they would stand easily and cut a slit into the other side of the cork. The bride had someone make these lovely wine charms that we tied on.  I punched the corners with a fun edge punch and distressed the cards.



 Just for the joy of looking at at rose I have include this wonderful scented rose. 



This Gerber daisy was given to me by Rox and was planted in a special place to greet you when you come to visit.

6 comments:

  1. Hi. Fabulous idea and the image looks great against the backdrop of a door. Brilliant! Thanks for joining us this week at Phindy's Place and I hope that you can join us next time too!
    Tine :)

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  2. Love the door diecut behind the image, what a great way to do an invitation. Sounds like a great party for you mom's friends too. Thanks for joining us at Phindy's Place this week.

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  3. Thank you so much for the compliments, you are my first comments on my blog too. :) Yay!
    And as long as we are on firsts, it was my first challenge that I have entered.

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  4. I'm so glad you made ours your first challenge:). What a lovely idea for an invite, this image is so pretty isn't she. Thanks so much for joining the Phindy's Place Challenge
    Hugs
    Anne

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  5. What a darling invitation-love the screen door. I'm sure the ladies will LOVE it-so cute!
    Thank you for joining us this week for the Phindy's Place challenge. So great to see only Phindy's images this week :)

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  6. What a lovely creations!
    Thanks for joining us at the Phindy's Place challenge this week...
    xxx Anne-Marije

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