Simply Fuchsia

I simply love this fuchsia set (the thank you cards are missing from the picture, but they are the same style as the invitation only rectangular).
Definitely not my style.as I have the tendency of overdoing my invitations. However Ana Maria has taught me how less can be more.

Departe de stilul meu incarcat, cu multe detalii, lucrand la invitatiile Anei Maria mi-am reamintit ca ceva simplu poate fi foare de efect.
felicitarile de multumire pe car enu am reusit sa le pzez au fost realizate in acelasi stil cu invitatiile, doar formatul diferit (dreptunghiular).

Green Lips and Ivory Moustaches (Buze verzi si mustati ivory)

The lips and mustaches wedding favors presented in the previous post were a great success and we had several requests for them since, but check out these crazy colors.

Notice my new watermark?
Well, the hobby has slowly become a business and that is all that there is until my little one will grow more independent and leave me time and space to create again just for fun.At the moment my only art recreation is watercolor sketching late at night when everyone is asleep. All my other art supplies are at the studio.

[Edited later]
Photos from the wedding these were made for.

Lips and Moustaches Wedding Favors (Marturii mustete si buze)

We had an excellent time finishing these favors for Laura yesterday.
We made a few for ourselves and had a fun photo session.

My fingers hurt from so much cutting but, as you can tell from the pictures, they were worth the effort. I can only imagine the great photos  Laura's guests will get.

Pillow Box Wedding Favor in Black, White and a Touch of Turquoise

I like to remind my brides that we don't all have the same tastes and nobody else can choose for them.
This favor box proves it again. I love it! It reminds me of a royal kind of elegance and simplicity. Yet the bride they were designed for chose the other version (the one that I am not showing at least until after her wedding). :)

"Mac...nolia" DIY Favor Box

I had this favor box in mind for over a week, since I saw the new inspiration for OTWC Challenge #34. Love these soft colors of peach and blue. How about that cherry branch? Wouldn't it make a great painting?

(image sources found here)

Little did I know than that my dear husband would bring so much contribution to my project. First he changed a burnt light bulb and was so sweet to ask me if I wanted the box. Oh, yes, I did want it, I had already put my eye on it and I was so delighted he had thought of me that way.


This is a great way to make your own wedding favors and recycle some of your day to day life packaging. So start collecting some boxes and put them to good use. Ask your friends and neighbors to bring theirs too. I think different size and shapes boxes would look beautiful on a candy buffet.

Carefully open the box flat.


Apply an even coat of white glue on the outside of the box taking care not to have too much.


Adhere the box to the back of a pattern paper of your choice.

Cut out around the box, fold and glue the box in place.

Embellish as you like. I used a parchment flower that I made myself, but you can buy paper flowers to save some time.

Now this flower is called Mac...nolia. No, it's not a mistake, although someone commented about my poor English. This is how my husband called it when I asked him what flower it resembled. I should tell you he is not great with flower names so he first called it a "mac" which is the Romanian for "poppy". I told him I wanted to make a poppy but this one looks more like a magnolia so he corrected himself: "Mac..nolia!". I had a great laugh and told him this is going to be the flowers name.

This is it for today but I have another beautiful wedding project to share tomorrow.

Vintage Pink Wedding Favor (Marturie nunta Roz Vintage)

Monica was one of my favorite brides to work with this year.
She wanted a vintage pink style for her wedding.

Her guests received salt cellars with the bride and groom initials as favors. This one is the one she sent me to design the boxes that would match her wedding theme. She ended up choosing a design that would look more like her reception decor but this is stull my favorite version.






I also desined severeal invitations for Monica's wedding.
I have only published one of them so far, so I suggest you stick around for some more vintage pink goodies.

Wedding Favor Box - CBI30 - (Marturie nunta)

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

Our sponsor this week is:



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.