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Growing Green Wedding Invitation

Well, the wedding was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!  The ceremony was engaging and heartfelt.  The weather was perfectly nice for outdoor pictures, the reception room was decorated beautifully, food was excellent!  Many people came up and told us that this was the best wedding they had ever attended.  No one was wanting to leave…  My son, Ross, and his new wife, Allie, were so happy with the results of all the planning!  Here is their picture at the Rehearsal Dinner.

I have MANY pictures, of course.  Over the next week I'll be sharing the stamping items I did…mixed in with some of the wedding photos, of course.  I used almost Stampin' Up! items exclusively…except for the navy polka dot ribbon that we didn't carry.  Their colors were Night of Navy and Melon Mambo, with some Pumpkin Pie accents since my son loves orange!  I'm starting with the wedding invitation.  I made over 150 of them.  Our attendance ended up around 205 for the reception…a few more who attended the wedding at the church only.

The pocket folder was made from 12×12 Night of Navy.  On the outside, I stamped the images from Stampin' Up!'s Growing Green in the bottom left and top right corners with Night of Navy Classic Ink.  The belly band is Melon Mambo stamped with the images in Night of Navy and wrapped around and secured with Sticky Strip.  I designed the logo for Ross and Allie with Photoshop so that the initials intertwined.  We used this logo a lot on various items from the wedding.  The outside envelope was also stamped with the Growing Green images in Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie.  The details were all printed on Shimmery White cardstock.  I was able to find a place that also sold the Shimmery White outside #10 envelopes and response card envelopes…they matched the paper perfectly!

EDIT:  Since I've been getting a ton of requests, here are the measurements:  The Night of Navy pocket portfolio measures 10 1/2" wide x 9 1/4" tall.  The width is scored at 2 1/2 and 6 1/2 and the top and bottom of the 2 1/2" tab is secured with Sticky Strip to form the pocket.  This fits perfectly in a #10 sized standard size long envelope.  The invite Melon Mambo panel is 3 3/4 x 9 and the Shimmery White invite panel is 3 1/2 x 8 3/4".  The Reception card Melon Mambo panel is 8 1/4 x 3 1/2 and the Shimmery White panel is 3 1/4 x 8".  The response card is a standard postcard size.  The belly band is 1 1/2 x 8 1/2 and 1/4 is overlapped and adhered together with Sticky Strip under the front monogram.  All the printing was done on my home computer and I did cut everything with my big trimmer.  I just didn't trust the printers to not mess up my Shimmery White cardstock!  lol!

Inside has a pocket on the left side that held the Response Card and envelope, the Reception/Accommodation details and directions to the church and reception.  On the right was the information about the wedding.  Again I used the logo in the upper right corner and stamped the flowers from Growing Green in Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo in the bottom left corner.  It was layered on Melon Mambo.

The Reception/Accommodation card matched the design of the wedding invite, as did the Response card and envelope.

Here is the assembly of all the invitations!  Quite a project!

I used a LOT of Melon Mambo cardstock in the wedding as you will see…probably over 12 packages!  I'll have to go back and count…I kept having to order more!  Stay tuned for more projects from the wedding!

Stamping 411 – Growing Green

It's time for the Saturday Stamping 411 sketch challenge!  Another sketch to get me creating this week…I like that!  i've had so much going on that it has been hard to be in my studio…but that is where I'm hoping to spend most of the day!  Well, except for watching the OSU Buckeye game!  Go Bucks!

So I used Stampin' Up!'s stamp set, Growing Green, for my card today.  You'll find that I took the sketch very literal and did it almost exactly as it is sketched!  I also needed a special color combination card for another group that I've been a member of for years!  I joined their challenge this week and we need to mail off one card to our partner!  So, this is the card I made her!

I started with a base of Rose Red cardstock.  I added some Sweet & Sour Specialty Designer Paper to the front and then a Scallop Trim Border of So Saffron.  I used the new Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon across the top of the DSP and tied a bow.  I also added a row of the Pearls right along the ribbon…I think it really dressed up the ribbon!

For the focal piece, I stamped the rose flower in Growing Green with So Saffron Classic Ink in the background of the Whisper White.  Then I stamped the same rose on scrap Whisper White with Black Stazon, and colored it with my AquaPainter and So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker.  I cut it up and placed it with Stampin' Dimensionals on the front of the focal piece.  With the smaller flower in that same set, I stamped it on scrap Whisper White in Black Stazon ink and used a Always Artichoke Marker to color it.  I cut that flower shape into pieces so I could use it as leaves.

Finally, I stamped Just For You from Stampin' Up!'s Afterthoughts stamp set in Rose Red in the lower right side.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators did this week with the sketch.  Then play along by uploading your card over there!  Have fun!

Stamping 411 – Growing Green

Time again for the Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge!  I decided to use a new set in the big catalog, Going Green.  I liked the open lines of this set.  Plus, it pairs up with the new designer paper, Woodland Walk with its very soft and soothing colors of Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip.

Here's my card:

I pulled out the Garden Green color from the Woodland Walk Designer Paper and used it for my base card.  I added a layer of Early Espresso card stock on top of that, then the Designer Paper.  I cut a piece of Early Espresso with the Dotted Ribbon Punch and placed along the right hand side.  I cut a circle shape with my Circle Scissors Tool from Crumb Cake, then ran it thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Impressions Folder. 

For the focal piece, I stamped the open branch pattern on Very Vanilla with Garden Green, then layered it on Early Espresso card stock.  I used my piercing tool and mat for the design in the upper right corner.  I distressed and sponged all the layers with more Early Espresso and the Cutter Kit Distressing Tool.  Finally, I stamped Thank You in Early Espresso and punched it with the Curly Label Punch.

Now…can someone tell me what set this Thank You sentiment belongs to???  It got separated from the rest of its family!  lol!  I know it is not Teeny Tiny Wishes…although very similar.

Make sure to check out the rest of the Stamping 411 Design Operators to see what they have done this week.  And…take a moment and design your own card from this sketch to play along!  We love seeing your creations!