More Cuttlebug Fun
April 3rd, 2008 @ 4:44 pm by Mrs. Eggplant
I finally finished sending out “thank you” cards to all of our wedding guests… all except for my bridesmaids. Five months have passed since the wedding and I haven’t officially thanked them! That’s awful, isn’t it? I had my heart set on making each of them personalized cards, and I just didn’t have the chance to get around to it until recently.
I made another “thank you” card for one of my bridesmaids last night. Since a few of you liked my little entry on the Cuttlebug, I have more Cuttlebug fun for you today. 
One of the first things that I do when I make a card is choose a color combination. For this thank you card, I pulled out sheets of colored paper and mixed and matched until I found a combination that I was satisfied with.
I love choosing neutral colors with one bright color in the mix.
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A New Addition To The Craft Room
April 1st, 2008 @ 9:28 am by Mrs. Eggplant
After my wedding passed, I needed a way to fill the void that wedding planning had once occupied. What was I to do with my lonely craft-deprived hands? Well, I recently discovered the wonderful world of stamping and paper crafting. 
I’ve always been a scrapbooker, but I have developed a new love for stamping and card making. Along with this new hobby, I picked up a horrendous amount of new craft tools and supplies.
Meet my new baby, the Cuttlebug:
What is a Cuttlebug? It’s a die-cutting and embossing tool. The side plates fold up and it takes up no more room on a desk than a portable photo printer. I’ll show you what this little guy can do.
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Not Thanks Enough
March 27th, 2008 @ 4:23 pm by Mrs. Cherry Blossom
Two weekends ago, I was beyond spoiled to death by the shower my girlfriends threw for me. Unfortunately I have no pictures to share… just yet. I have to wait patiently for them to pass it on to me. So many people showed up for dear ol’ me, I just about pissed my pants… it blew my mind! I CANNOT wait to share all the details with you ladies. Hands down, I bow down to my BMs. And a million trillion thanks to our friends who attended and friggin spoiled me (& Mr. CB) rotten. They totally helped us set up house!
Check it, this was only HALF of what we got to fill our empty new place!
Let The Production Begin!
March 25th, 2008 @ 2:27 pm by Miss Sundae
As I mentioned yesterday, we got a ton of wedding related work done it at my parents house this weekend! And when I say “we” I really mean that everyone else worked and I walked around and gave direction while taking pictures. It’s the way to be. Besides the foam letters, Mama Sundae and I made one of the runners so that we can take it up to Wisconsin for our table mock-up in a few weeks. We were originally planning on making them 14-16″ wide, but when we laid the fabric out it was clear that each runner could only be as wide as the biggest part of the pattern:
The Sweetest Factory
March 24th, 2008 @ 6:36 pm by Mrs. Lovebug
A couture wedding gown, a string quartet, a garden full of peonies - of all the incredible details in store for our wedding, how weird is it that my favorite so far is the simplest and cheapest?
This is a handful of kiss stickers I whipped up to act as seals for the candy buffet bags. Just soft pink resume paper from Kinko’s printed in our secondary font (Urgent Telegram) in a medium grey (to evoke the look of a typewriter), punched in one-inch circles, and run through the Xyron sticker maker.
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So Clean Cut!
March 21st, 2008 @ 5:30 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
I just recently discovered the BEST paper cutter known to man - and just had to share with the hive! Where have you been all my life! Behold, the X-Acto 12″ Laser Paper Trimmer…
Bye Bye Birdies!
March 17th, 2008 @ 3:45 pm by Mrs. Donut
Yesterday I took my cranes to the post office and shipped them to Mama and Papa Donut.
All 685 of them piled on the bed for The Counting.
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Cream Puff’s Favorite DIY Products
March 3rd, 2008 @ 9:31 am by Mrs. Cream Puff
How could I give advice about DIY projects without mentioning my favorite DIY products? Obviously, I couldn’t–I’m too obsessed. I’ve been a crafter for as long as I can remember, and since I’ve been working at Paper Source, I’ve learned even more about different products.
Here are my favorites:
image from Fiskars.com
You’re One In A Melon!
February 26th, 2008 @ 6:16 pm by Mrs. Eggplant
I have been really into stamping and card making lately. Stamping is such an addicting hobby! I used to be really into scrapbooking, but I’m impatient and it takes so long to finish a scrapbook that I ended up neglecting my projects. With stamping, I can easily finish a project in a hour and move on to a new idea.
Anyway, I wanted to share a card that I made for the Valentine’s day exchange. I found this idea on a stamping blog somewhere and it’s the easiest card ever.
Cookies On A Stick - What More Could You Want?
February 25th, 2008 @ 10:33 am by Mrs. Eggplant
My Valentine swappers all should have received their packages by now, so I can write about one of my all-time favorite baking projects: cookies on a stick! I’ve made these for for baby showers, birthday parties, Christmas exchanges, and more. They are super easy and cute.
