A handmade wedding...

Hiya!

I'm still in Australia, and today is going to be a hot one!! Luckily, we are at my parents' house which is in a coastal area so the sea breeze cools things down a little - still going to be around 33C though, so we're having a pretty quiet day! I thought I'd take the opportunity to drop in and share a few pics from my sister's wedding - namely the handmade bits and pieces that were my contribution to the day...

First up is the card suitcase...

Rachael (the sister getting married) had bought some pretty wrapping paper, which Bethany (another sister) used to cover the inside of the suitcase. I then made the tag banner by raiding my Mum's craft stash and combining it with the Build a Banner kit from the Autumn/Winter catty that I brought with me. I used the letter stencils and sponge daubers on the tags, then added some embellishments from my Mum's supplies.

Next up is the 'thank you' banner... You can see how it was arranged in this pic:

And yes, that is me in the mirror taking the photo lol!

Here's a couple of close ups of the banner...

This is the Build a Banner kit in action again - this time using the banners in the kit, along with the letter and background stencils. I used Crushed Curry and Pink Pirouette ink (to fit with the wedding colour scheme) and added some fussy cut flowers from the same paper that was used to line the card suitcase.

The last little bit of paper craft to show you is the place cards...

This photo shows the lovely table clusters that we set up for the Reception, along with one of the placecards - a combination of Midnight Muse and Crushed Curry (my sister Rebecca hand wrote the names with pen and ink - something she is very good at!).

Here's a shot of the bride & her bridesmaids, which illustrates the colour scheme in action...

And finally, a photo of the bride and groom...

It was a lovely day and I'm really happy for my little sis and her new hubby!

I'm looking forward to being able to get back to creating with my Stampin' Up goodies when I get home and I shall be sharing them with you as soon as I can...

Thanks for reading through this far - I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with family & friends and may God's love bring you joy and peace as you reflect on this most special of seasons.

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x