Handmade Hummingbird Guestbook (Carte de oaspeti Colibri - handmade)

If anything, after watercolor I love making books: guestbooks, sketchbooks, photo albums and I love using them as well. I love that I can make them any size I want, any color, any number of pages, any type of paper, decorate the covers or leave them plain.

{RO} Unul din lucrurile mele preferate, dupa acuarela, e legatoria de carte. Imi place sa fac carti de oaspeti, caiete de schite, albume foto si imi place sa le si folosesc. Le pot face orice dimensiune, orice culoare, cu cate pagini si cu ce hartie vreau, cu copertile simple sau decorate.

Here is one of those books I poured my heart into. It was a custom guestbook for Isabelle Marie's hummingbird baptism or christening party, matching her hummingbird invitations.

{RO} Aceasta este una dintre cartile de oaspeti la care am lucrat cu multa pasine. A fost realizata pentru botezul lui Isabelle Marie si se assorteaza cu invitatiile ei de botez.

Her theme was hummingbird and florals and her colours were pink and gold. Being given creative freedom I could dive into this project and make it truly unique: vintage gold metallic pages and the hummingbird and floral theme carried through to the inside of the covers with some gold stamping and heat embossing, using the same stamps I used for the envelope liners. Here is a close up of the lovely raised image embossed on the inside covers.

{RO} Tematica botezului a fost pasarea colibri impreuna cu elemente florate, iar culorile predominante rozul si auriul. Faptul ca mi-am putut exprima liber creativitatea a ajutat enorm la reaizare aunui proiect cu adevarat unic. Pentru pagini am folosit hartie metalica aurie, apoi am introdus motivul colibri si pe copertile interioare, imitand interiorul plicurilor invitatiilor.

In the next post I will share some photos from the actual party that my client was kind enough to let me publish. You will be truly inspired.

{RO} In articolul viitor va voi prezenta si petrecerea botezului, organizata cu foarte mult talent si bun gust de Alice, mama lui Isabelle.

Custom Wooden Monograms and Blue-Purple Stationery Set

Custom wooden monogram, guest book, glass decoration butterflies, table names, money envelopes, candy bar labels, place cards.
 Monograma lemn, carte de oaspeti, fluturi pentru pahare, denumiri mese, plicuri bani, etichete candy bar, carduri asezare la mese.

Handmade Album with Roses, Grape Vine and Metallic Frame (Caiet amintiri/album cu trandafiri, frunze de vita si rama metalica.)

Can you tell I took 3 days off from the studio? My mom who is usually staying with Iona while I work was out of time so I enjoyed this time of being with my son and blogging during nap time. This is a scheduled post. By the time you are reading it I will already be away for work.

This is probably my favorite from the batch of guestbooks I made last month for the wedding fare. The more I look at it I realize it can also be used as photo album for a baby girl.
The metal frame is perfect for adding a name.

There are 20 sheets of black 300gsm paper bound in the old coptic way.
Sale price: $50

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Am avut 3 zile libere, ceea ce explica posarile zilnice. De azi ma intorc la atelier, dar am vrut sa va las cu acest caiet de amintiri sau, uitandu-ma mai bine, cred ca l-as folosi ca album de poze pentru o fetita. Rama metalica e perfecta pentru a pune in e aun nume.

Are 20 foi negre de 300 g/mp legate printr-o metoda antica.
Pret $50.

Here is a picture of the first batch of guestbooks. I made a few more later, after this photo shoot.

Iata-l printre celelalte caiete realizate la inceputul lunii trecute in colaborare cu Ermiona Weddings.

Angel Scrapbook (Caiet de amintiri cu inger)

If nobody buys this at the fair I might as well keep it for myself and fill it with pictures and memories of Iona. I somehow resonates perfectly with my heart and I love the pages of alternate colors: a yummy cream and the lovely heather which calls for some white ink. The pages are made of high quality cardstock by Canson which is another thing I love a bout this book.

Wine Cellars Wedding Guestbook - Published (Carte de oaspeti)

So I've bee published!

One of the guestbooks I made this year has been published in the November issue of ScrapStreet magazine along with other projects from the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog design team.

I am only posting a teaser here so hop over to the ScrapStreet Magazine to see the rest.

This guestbook also has a matching invitation which I will present at a later date.


Una din cartile mele de oaspeti a fost publicata in numarul din noiembrie al revistei ScrapStreet.
Ceea ce vedeti e doar o singura imagine. Puteti vedea mai multe la ScrapStreet Magazine.

Am si o invitatie asortata cu acesta carte de oaspeti, dar o voi publica abia mai tarziu.


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(EDIT):

Have you been to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog lately? We are giving away the new winter folders. All you have to do is comment. SO what are you waiting for? Click HERE.

Daca nu ati fost pe Cuttlebug Challenge Blog in ultimul timp ar trebui s-o faceti pt ca se dau premii constand in noile sabloane cuttlebug.