Invitations to Christmas Dinner at Swan Palace (Invitatie la Cina de Craciun la Palatul Lebedelor)

This year my Christmas color palette is white, silver and light blue so when I had to choose my tutorial for the 12 Days of Christmas Celebration over the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog, I immediately grabbed the 7 swans.

Anul acesta, culorile mele pentru Craciun sunt alb argintiu si albastru deschis. De aceea, cand a tebuit sa-mi aleg tema pentru numaratoarea inversa de Craciun organizata de Cuttlebug Challenge Blog am ales cele 7 lebede.


I am also doing a lot of wedding invitations with feathers in this period, so swans were the perfect choice.

In plus, in perioada aceasta lucrez la foarte multe invitatii de nunta cu pene, deci nu se putea ceva mai potrivit decat tema lebedelor.

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So, on the seventh day of Christmas I made invitations to an imaginary Dinner at the Swan Palace. Remember the swan princes story? Well, she has both arms in my story :)

Asadar, in a saptea zi de Craciun, am facut invitatii la o cina de Craciun imaginara la Palatul Lebedelor (imaginar si el). Mai tineti minte povestea lebedelor? In povestea mea printesa ramane cu ambele brate :)



The centerpiece is very quick to make. Just mix some white feathers with silver snowflakes and add a candle in the middle. If you haven't been here for the Festival of Lights blog hop, here is a tutorial for the vellum lantern I used as central piece.

Aranjamentul central este foarte usor de facut. Amestecati doar niste pene albe cu fulgi de nea argintii si adaugati o lumanare alba sau argintie in mijloc. Daca nu ati fost pe-aici cu ocazia festivalului luminilor, puteti citi acum instructiunile de realizare a lanternei din calc pe care am asezat-o in centrul aranjamentului.



My central motif this Christmas is the white butterfly. I put it everywhere: on invitations, cards, Christmas decorations, walls, trinket boxes. They are so soft, delicate and elegant! So why not have a Christmas dinner invitation with a white butterfly? Why not add some white butterflies in your feathers and snowflake centerpiece.

Craciunul acesta, motivul meu decorativ central este fluturasul alb. Il gasiti peste tot: pe invitatii, felicitati, cutiute de bijuterii, pe pereti, ca decoratiune pentru brad, de ce nu amestecat cu penele din aranjamentul pe care tocmai vi l-am prezentat.


Visit Cuttlebug Challenge blog for a step by step tutorial on how to make the invitations and centerpiece plus a series of ideas to take this theme further.
I hope you have been inspired by this idea and I would like to hear from you.

Pentru instructiuni de realizare a invitatiilor si aranjamentului vizitati Cuttlebug Challenge blog. Am mai scris acolo si alte idei cum puteti dezvolta tema lebedelor albe si fulgilor argintii.
M-as bucura daca cele prezentate v-au inspirat si daca mi-ati lasa un mesaj despre asta.

The 100 Butterfly Wedding (Nunta celor 100 de fluturi)

Have you ever made 100 butterflies?
Ati facut vreodata 100 de fluturasi?



Well, I have last weekend. Not that it was my first time, but these ones really look impressive in such a number. They are now sitting on my desk ready to be shipped to their new home where they will probably adorn some wedding invitations or something else wedding related.

Eu da, weekend-ul trecut. Nu ca ar fi fost prima data, dar acestia chiar arata impresionant intr-un asemenea numar. Acum stau cu totii la mine pe birou asteptand sa fie expediati la noua lor locuinta unde probabil vor decora niste invitatii de nunta sau altceva legat de o nunta.



They are heat embossed on vellum using white embossing powder. The image is my favorite butterfly stamp and is by SU! from the Wonderful Wings set. And yes, they are all hand cut. It has been such a long time since my manicure scissors no longer do manicure but cut out images.

Fluturasii sunt realizati cu ajutorul unei stampile marca Stampin' UP! din setul Wonderful Wings folosind tehnica "heat embossing". Si da, sunt decupati cu forfecuta mea de manichiura care de mult nu a mai servit scopului pentru care a fost cumparata.



So, if you remember my mini album for Cuttlebug Be Inspired #49, this is where I got the idea from (my desk was full of butterflies when I made it).
Asa ca, daca va amintiti de mini albumul de miercuri, de aici mi-a venit ideea (masa mea de lucru era plina de fluturasi).


There is still time to sign up for this challenge. You will get an extra week to finish your mini album so you really shouldn't miss this opportunity to get published in the Ready, Set, Create Magazine and win the great prize package offered by the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog Sponsors.
Mai aveti inca o saptamana sa participati la Cuttlebug Be Inspired #49. Castigatorii vor avea sansa de a le fi publicate proiectele in Ready, Set, Create Magazine sau vor primi marele premiu de la sponsorii Cuttlebug Challenge.




I do have another project to show you from the "100 butterfly" series, but this post is already too long so I will have to do that tomorrow.
Mai am sa va arat un proiect din seria "100 fluturi", dar articolul acesta e deja prea lung asa ca va trebui sa o las pe maine.


How about you, have you ever made 100 butterflies? I'd love to hear your crafty butterfly sories.
Dar voi? Ati facut/decupat vreodata 100 de fluturi? Mi-ar face placere sa imi scrieti despre povestile voastre cu fluturi facuti de mana.

Sunny Sunflower Wedding Invitation (Invitatie nunta floarea soarelui cu culori vii)

This is a design I worked a lot on. The bright colors are not my cup of tea and I also had to design the patterned paper.
La acest design am lucrat destul de mult. In primul rand culorile acestea vesele nu prea se potrivesc stilului meu si, in al doilea rand, am avut de facut si designul hartiei din interior.


Detail view (Detaliu)



Open Invitation - notice the patterned paper I designed.
Invitatia deschisa - obsevati hartia cu model personalizat.



Invitation closed with a sunflower and ribbon.
Invitatia inchisa cu floarea soarelui si panglica.


And here are the cake and bouquet picks to go with my invitations. I hope you enjoyed this post. Thank you all for the lovely comments and personal e-mails. I appreciate them a lot.

Iata si tortul si buchetul asortate cu acest model. Sper ca v-a facut placere sa cititi acest articol si va multumesc foarte mult pentru comentarii si e-mailuri. Acestea inseamna foarte mult pentru mine.