Wedding Favor Box - CBI30 - (Marturie nunta)

Hello, and welcome to Cuttlebug Be Inspired #30 : WEDDING

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Check out their website. They have lots of diecuts. The cuttlebug team has made awesome projects using some of their diecut boxes. Check them out.




My sample for the wedding Be Inspired is a little favor box made from a paper towel roll that I have recicled.
Proiectul meu de saptamana aceasta este o cutiuta - marturie pentru nunta confectionata dintr-o rola de servet pentru bucatarie pe care am reciclat-o.



Well, wedding favor was it's initial destination but it takes too long to make one so I decided to keep my ribbon roses in it. I will make one for each rose color.
Sau cel putin aceasta i-a fost destinati ainitiala, dar dupa ce am vazut cat de mult trebuie sa lucrez pentru una singura am decis sa o folosesc pentru a-mi tine in ea trandafirii din panglica. Imi voi face cate una pentru ficare culoare de trandafiri.




Would you like to participate in the challenge?
Daca doriti sa participati...

Make a wedding project using some cuttlebug die/folder in your cuttlebug or even using another diecut machine or other dies in your cuttlebug. You can participate as long as you use some ProvoCraft product. Leave the link to your project on this post over the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.
.... realizati un proiect cu tema "nunta" folosind cel putin un produs cuttlebug. Lasati un link la proiectul vostru aici.

Sweet for my Sweet - A White Valentine (Alb pentru Valentine's Day)

Hi Everyone
Salut

Have you been waiting for the Luv Bug Weekend?
Then lets kick it off with Sweets for my Sweet!
Asteptati inceperea evenimentului Luv Bug Weekend?
Atunci haideti sa incepem cu Sweets for my Sweet!

This challenge is open to everyone whether you own a cuttlebug or not.
Acest concurs este deschis pentru toata lumea, indiferent daca aveti sau nu un cuttlebug.

All you have to do is collect a word from each of the design team blog (22 words total) to for a quote. Once collected, put them in the right order and e-mail them to
Tot ceea ce aveti de facut este sa luati cate un cuvant de pe blogul fiecarui membru al echipei (in total 22 cuvinte) si sa recompuneti un citat. Odata citatul refacut, trimiteti-l la urmatoarea adresa de e-mail:

cuttlebugcontest[at]gmail.com

Your word for this challenge is: DO
Cuvantul meu pentru voi este: DO
Check out the rest of the DT team's blogs to gather all the words. The next word (17'th) can be found at the following blog:
Urmatorul cuvant ol gasiti la:

17. Cassie

WHITE VALENTINE

Today's project is a non traditional Valentine. I personally do not celebrate Valentine's Day although it has been imported to Romania. I prefer celebrating love every day of my life and I don't need a special day for that.
Proiectul de azi e din categoria Valentine's Day netraditional. Eu personal nu sarbatoresc ziua Sfantului Valentin cu toate ca aceasta sarbatoare a fost importata si in Romania. Prefer sa sarbatoresc dragostea in fiecare zi si nu am nevoie de o zi speciala pentru acest lucru.

My reason for choosing white is that my husband always brings me WHITE roses to tell me how much he loves me. I don't remember him ever bringing me a red rose in 10 years since we have been together.
Am ales culoarea alba pentru acest proiect pentru ca sotul meu imi aduce intotdeauna trandafiri ALBI ca sa-mi spuna cat de mult ma iubeste. Nu imi amintesc sa fi primit vreodata trandafiri rosii in cei 10 ani de cand ne cunoastem.

Products and tools I used (Materiale si unelte folosite):
- cuttlebug machine
- cuttlebug Textile Folder
- rose brass stencil (sablon alama)
- vellum (hartie de calc)
- favor box template (sablon cutie marturii)
- Encore gold ink (cerneala aurie marca Encore)

LUV BUG WEEKEND PREVIEW

Canvas Art

I will have an Innovative Canvas Project to show you on Saturday 1/31/09 at 10 AM EST (15 GMT). The above image is just a small peek into what my canvas looks like right now.
Sambata 31/01/2009 la ora 17 (ora Romaniei) voi publica un proiect mai deosebit realizat pe panza. Imaginea de mai sus e doar o particica din cum arata acum panza mea.

I will post the final work here, but you will have to visit he Cuttlebug Challenge Blog tomorrow to see a tutorial. There will be more great tutorials on the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog throught the weekend. Here is where you can find the schedule for the Luv Bug Weekend.
Voi publica aici lucrarea insa pentru un tutorial va trebui sa vizitati Cuttlebug Challenge Blog maine. Vor fi si alte super tutoriale la Cuttlebug Challenge Blog. Gasiti aici intregul program.

Soft and Elegant Gold and Cream Wedding Set (Set invitatii de nunta subtil si elegant crem si auriu)

One of my colleagues from university is getting married this summer and she asked me to design her wedding invitations. She has always been so elegant so it was quite easy to picture her style when she told me she wanted vellum, cream and gold.

Here is what I designed for her:
#1. Single panel wedding invitation + vellum envelope
#2. Table numbers
#3. Wedding favors.

Una dintre colegele mele de facultate se casatoreste vara aceasta si m-a rugat s-o ajut cu invitatiile. Nu mi-a fost deloc greu sa inteleg ce vrea sa spuna prin: "folie transparenta, simplu, crem si auriu" pentru ca ea a fost intotdeauna delicata si eleganta si cred ca invitatiile acestea chiar o reprezinta.

Setul contine:
#1. Invitatie simpla + plic facut manual din hartie de calc
#2. Numere pentru mese
#3. Cutiute pentru bomboane (asa-numitele "marturii").



I made this wedding set on behalf of the CUTTLEBUG CHALLENGE BLOG for the Cuttlebug Be Inspired #14 which was to use our favorite folder.
My favorite folder is and I think will always be Cuttlebug Textile Folder. I wonder if Provo Craft can beat this up with a more elegant one.

Am facut setul acesta si in calitate de membru al echipei de la CUTTLEBUG CHALLENGE BLOG unde tema de saptamana trecuta era sa folosim sablonul nostru preferat. Sablonul meu preferat se numeste Cuttlebug Textile Folder si nu cred ca cei de la Provo Craft vor scoate pe piata foarte curand unul mai elegant decat acesta.


For the invitation I embossed just the top and bottom of my card stock (after I printed it). The border gives it just the elegant touch required without overwhelming the design. Pentru invitatii am stantat doar cate o margine sus si una jos ceea ce confera eleganta fara sa incarce prea mult design-ul.

I did the same with the table numbers only the numbers are hand painted with golden acrylic glaze. I applied the same golden glaze to the raised surface of the embossing. Am procedat la fel si cu numerele meselor, doar ca acestea sunt pictate manual cu un lac auriu, lac pe care l-am folosit si pentru a scoate in evidenta eleganta modelului stantat.

I could not decide which favor box to keep from my many ideas so I chose to show you 2 of them. One is embossed with the Textile Folder and the other has the flower motif from Stampin' Up! Happy Harmony stamp set. Thank you, Bev for these beautiful stamps! Nu m-am putut decide pentru o singura marturie asa ca am ales sa va prezint 2 din cele cateva pe care le-am creat: una are stantat acelasi model ca si cel de pe invitatii si numerele meselor, iar cealalta imprumuta motivul floral de la plicurile invitatiilor. Acesta din urma este obtinut cu ajutorul unei stampile impreuna cu o cerneala si un praf special care prin topire creeaza efectul de relief.

I cannot go on anymore as I am getting to the bottom of the page with this post. For any questions you have my e-mail address in the profile on the right or you can leave a comment and I'll get back to you. Ar fi cazul sa inchei pana mai am loc pe pagina :) Daca aveti intrebari mi le puteti adresa pe e-mail (aveti adresa pe bara din dreapta) sau ca si comentariu la acest articol. Voi incerca sa va raspund cat de bine voi putea.

Looking in the Mirror... (Privind in oglinda...)

When I look in the mirror I see things like this and I see someone who just loves to create art that is elegant as much as useful. I never keep what I make. except maybe for a very short while. It's the process of creating that defines who I am. The bigger the challenge, the happier the artist. So challenge me! I don't mind.



Cand ma privesc in oglinda vad lucruri ca cele din imagine si vad pe cineva care adora sa creze lucruri elegante si in aceeasi masura utile. Nu pastrez niciodata ceea ce creez, decat poate pentru foarte putina vreme. Ceea ce ma defineste este procesul creatiei. Cu cat e mai mare provocarea, cu atat e mai fericit artistul. Asa ca provocati-ma; nu ma supar.

Hand painted Wooden Favor Boxes with Heart Shaped Window (Marturii - cutii pictate manual cu fereastra in forma de inima)

The boxes are from a wedding set I designed a few weeks ago. The whole set was designed around the tulip image and the green color and it also contains the wedding invitations and some matching labels for the wedding favors. I’ll show you the invitations in another post.
I painted the boxes with acrylic paint and some crackle medium. At a closer look you can see the vintage crackle effect. For the inside I used the same paper I designed for the invitations. The picture showing through the heart-shaped window is a picture of the bride and groom that I edited in Adobe Photoshop to match the whole theme.
The boxes were filled with chocolates, wrapped with matching paper, tied with organza ribbon and given to the god parents. One of them will be kept to host the broken champagne glasses from the wedding

Cutiite din imagine fac parte dintr-un set pe care l-am realizat in urma cu cateva saptamani. Tema centrala a invitatiilor, marturiilor si etichetelor pentru sticle a fost laleaua, iar culoarea aleasa de miri, verdele. Invitatiile vor face subiectul unui articol viitor.
Am pictat cutiile cu vopsea acrilica si un lac pentru crapare care le da un efect de antichitate. Pentru interior am folosit acelasi model de hartie ca si la invitatii. Fotografia care se vede prin fereastra in forma de inima a fost prelucrata in Adobe Photoshop pentru a se potrivi intregii teme. Cutiile au fost umplute cu praline, ambalate in hartie asortata, legate cu funda de organza si facute cadou nasilor. Una dintre ele va fi folosita pentru a pastra cioburile paharelor de sampanie sparte la nunta.

Orchid Treasure Box – Painting and Decoupage (Cutie cu orhidee - decupaj)

As promised, I have come back to show you the matching treasure box for the invitations in the previous post. It was a quick one because quick was all the time I had :)
Still I really love the result. Especially the two-color blending which is something that I tried for the first time. The heart shaped window is going to have a picture underneath. I would have put something different instead, but I was pretty sure they wanted a picture and I was right. The orchid image comes from a printed handmade paper I had bought for this project. I used decoupage glue to adhere it to the box.
I’ll have a similar project to share next week, but it will be green with tulips.
Thanks for looking.

Dupa cum am promis, iata cutia asortata cu invitatiile din articolul anterior. Am avut destul de putin timp la dispozitie, asa ca a trebuit sa lucrez mai repede decat imi place. Totusi sunt foarte multumita de rezultat si mai ales de tehnica amestecarii a 2 culori pe care am incercat-o pentru prima data. Prin fereastra in forma de inima se va vedea o poza. As fi pus altceva in loc de poza, dar eram destul de sigura ca viitori stapani vor dori o poza si am avut dreptate. Am decupat imaginea cu orhidee dintr-o coala de hartie fabricata manual pe care o cumparasem special pentru acest proiect.
Saptamana viitoare voi reveni cu un proiect asemanator, dar va fi de culoare verde si cu lalele.
Multumesc pentru vizita.