Our Wedding Song

Here's the story:

Everyone assumed I would do something musical for the wedding and all along I was like, "I don't think so" mostly because if I had to sing at my own wedding it would be a blubber-fest, so I brushed the idea off. The music we had planned for the wedding was by no means generic, we had a bagpiper walk the wedding party in, and the choir I directed last year sang during the signing of the register and the recessional, but we did not have a song for me and my father to walk down the aisle to..

I brainstormed ideas and sang through hundreds of songs until one day I was thumbing through my "Book" (the book of songs I regularly perform all organized by set and in my key etc...) and I came across a song by Jann Arden called, "Ode To a Friend" that I have sung many times. I sang it again, this time with Ian as my 'motivation' and voila! By the end of the song I was in tears exclaiming I FOUND THE SONG!! I decided right then and there that this would be a secret. I would record it in secret at my friend's studio, play a mock song during the rehearsal dinner, and the first time he would hear it was going to be at the ceremony.

Let's just say there was not a dry eye in the house, including mine. How stupid of me to record a song that is so dear to my heart and make me cry all the way to the altar. I was supposed to be beautiful, and instead I was trying to wipe away the tears without totally screwing up my makeup.. I don't think I smiled ONCE walking with my father. haha.. oh well.

So you want to hear it? ok. Ode To a Friend.

p.s. If you have a Myspace account you can download it..

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge!

This week it's a sketch challenge (everybody's favourite!). We would love for you to play along, and if you do please link it here (the Jacksonbelle Blog..) Here's the sketch:

If you're going to upload to SCS or your other favourite site, please include the keyword JBE062 (not 61 as listed...) so we can all see!

This is such an easy sketch to incorporate into any project, so I decided to make my Guest Book for the wedding using this sketch. I love how it turned out, and the guests loved it too!

Here's my favourite element:

 

These butterflies actually adorned much of our reception area, but I was just so addicted to them I had to include it on the book. I cut it out with the Slice, with special slice transparency paper. I bent it in the middle and because of the material it just stayed bent. Awesome!!

Here's the front cover:

And here's the inside of the back cover. Times like these I don't regret buying the Bind-it-All!

Supplies: Stamps: October Afternoon, heidi swapp date stamp; Paper: Bazzill, Prism, Making Memories Transpareny, other patterned paper that I've cut up and can no longer remember.....; Ink: Versamagic (Charcoal); May Arts Ribbon; Bind-it-all machine and coils, American Crafts Thickers, Slice.

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Clean and Simple Inspiration challenge

Today's Clean and Simple challenge was to choose a piece of art from www.art.com and use it as an inspiration piece.

I just bought an elephant baby stamp from the AMuse store, so I went looking in the Elephant category and found this adorable scene. I copied it! haha..

 

So here's my little elephant. I added the bird using a Kim Hughes stamp from CHF. I think it goes well with the elephant! I free-hand drew the pond and doused it in glitter. The little grass tufts are a Memory Box clear stamp. 

 

I airbrushed the background colours very loosely, and paper pieced the elephant so i didn't have to worry about colour from the markers getting on the image. The clouds are puffed with liquid applique. 

I wanted to show you another purchase I made at the AMuse store:

I got most of my collection in the bucket, and when I counted there were about 160 markers in there. None of my browns and blenders made it in, but I was pretty happy that all of my colours fit EXACTLY, as in, I don't have more room for new markers, so I guess that means I'm set! haha..

Take care!

A couple wedding pics

 A couple of wedding pics have surfaced on Facebook, so I thought I would share some, since some of you have been asking. We won't have the professional shots for about 6 weeks, so we are relying on friends and family for some sneak peaks of how it all looked!

 

This is me, my bro (who was in my wedding party) and my sister. 

So you all remember the Martha Stewart cover that inspired this card, and then inspired my student to make that card for me etc etc etc...  Well we got that exact wedding cake!!! And I'm not saying this just because it was my cake, it was the best cake I've ever had. Chocolate cake with mint icing on the bottom, carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream in the middle, and creme brule cake with hazelnut buttercream on top.

I can't wait to see the professional photos because the wedding party looked SO GREAT. All the guys in full scottish regalia was a real sight. Just breathtaking. Anyway.. I will be making some creations (Jacksonbelle challenges etc.. ), and posting my efforts in the next couple days, so stay tuned for that, also, if you love Daisy D products they are on sale all this week, so check out the prices here!

Our "pre-honeymoon" activities!

Ian and I went to Seattle after our wedding for a practice honeymoon (that's what I like to call it anyway) but really, it was a chance to hang out with my friend and bridesmaid more before she went back to Ontario, and also visit with her parents.. I had to hit a few prime stamping destinations while I was there ofcourse, namely:

The amuse retail store!!! I bought a *few* things while I was there. And I stopped in at:

Impress rubber stamps which is also based in Seattle. I had fun browsing a store of mostly rubber stamps. It's overwhelming, even for a stamp-lover like me!

We did most of our shopping at University Village, and if you've been to Seattle, but have never gone to "U-village" you HAVE TO GO!!

 

 (make-up stores like Sephora and MAC)

 

 cool shoe stores

 

Novelty stores (this magnet suits me to a "T")

 

and lovely places to rest

 

"Just how long CAN she shop???"

I'll be working on a couple of project over the next few days before we leave on our trip across Canada! So stay tuned!

my First Jacksonbelle Challenge!!

 Head over to the Jacksonbelle blog to see the details of this week's challenge and to see what a couple of the DT did with this week's sketch!

 I used some new papers to make this baby card. I cut out the word "Girl" with my Silhouette..

If you want to play along, head over to the blog and post before FRIDAY to be entered into a random draw! You can also upload to SCS and use the code JBE061

Supplies: Paper: Pink Paislee, Bazzil, Papertrey Ink; Ink: Momento (tuxedo Black); Ribbon (May Arts), Button (Basic Grey), Flower (Making Memories), Silhouette (Quickutz), Copic Multiliner pen (0.25). 

 

This is good news for everyone who loves Cosmo Cricket!!! Click here to check out the savings!!

I hear wedding bells...

Where have I been for the last little while? I'll tell you:  

I'M GETTING MARRIED TOMORROW! (Sunday, July 5th)

Here's what I've been up to:

Seating Plan

 

Centerpieces (my MAN of honour did them!!)

Setting up for the wedding

I can't wait to show you all the wedding pics! I am CLEARLY not in the mood to sleep tonight (it's almost midnight) but I suppose I will have to sleep sometime... So wish me luck! 

T.

A New Adventure

Even though I'm getting married in exactly one week, and even though I'm going on a month-long honeymoon, I thought it would be really smart to apply for a design team or two... Smart.... NOT!!!!!!!!! But I am super excited to announce that I was asked to be on the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Design team!!!

As I was purusing the other new member's blogs the other day I was humbled.... Look at this lineup. You are sure to add some more blogs to your reader (if you don't already read them...).


Kristine Breach ~ Ink Something
Dawn Easton ~ Treasure Oiler Designz
Stephanie Hargis ~ Steph’s Stampin’ Stuff
Mitzi Koons ~ Stamps Jubilee
Loretta Lock ~ Love to Create
Jimmi Mayo ~  Stamping & Shopping
Bethany Paull ~ It’s Not All Black & White
Michelle Phillipi ~ Inside My Own Private Idaho
Carly Robertson ~ Paper in Bloom
Shemaine Smith ~ Scraptastic
They will be joining our current team of,
Lynda Benden: Stamp Act
Melissa Bove: Keepsakes By Melissa
Jennifer Buck: The Buck Stamps Here
Jill Dunn: Ink Genious
AJ Otto: The Willow Garden
Heather Lee-Reppen: Ink on my Ear
JE Owner:
Lindsey Botkin: Embellished


I can't wait for all of the excitement that will come... I'M ALREADY EXCITED, CAN'T YOU TELL?!?!?

Well on an earlier note. I'm getting married in a week. I have SO MUCH TO DO (and apparently can't stop yelling) so I will catch up with you all later!!

Surprise Baby Scrapbook

I don't know what lead me to do it (maybe the fact that I took over 300 pictures of the babe) but I made a scrapbook of my brand-new niece Georgia for my sister-in-law Tanya for her baby shower. I don't really like making scrapbooks for people because I actually MISS them when they are gone. Each page is so special and so unique and so much time went into it, but there's the flip side: I know that non-scrapbookers would NEVER make something like this for themselves, so it is up to us to make it for them.. And she was so happy when she looked through it. I will just have to visit my scrapbook when I visit Georgia.. So here it is from front to back:

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 If you have any questions about the products I've used, please leave a comment. There are too many products to list, and frankly I don't have the time, but I will gladly divulge!!! 

Take care!

Elzybells Sneak Peek day 3 - Release day!

 

I hope you've enjoyed the sneak peeks I've shown you the last couple of days. The stamps are available now in the Elzybells shop!

Now I will show you the last card I made using "Pamper Yourself" and "Thank You For."


Pamper yourself  is what Elizabeth calls a "Dinkie Set" that is unmounted rubber and comes with a variety of images and Thank You For is a clear set of images that have very unique and versatile sentiments. 

I pulled out the ol' sewing machine for this card at the last minute. I was just about to glue everything together when it just looked a little basic. I said to myself "what would make this card go to the next level?" and my answer to myself (it was 12:30 am okay!!) was sewing!!!

Check out the rest of the dt design's and be sure to head over to the Elzybells store.

• Angel Rivera
  
• Charlene Austin
  
• Deborah Southard
  
• Frances Byrne
  
• Jeanne Streiff
  
• Kim Fee
  
• Maria Adams
  
• Michelle Short
  
• Rachel Hope Baird
  
• Stephanie Mayne

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