{ Special Gift }

I made a special gift for my Daughter in Law Sarah for Christmas. I couldn't post it until now- didn't want to give away the surprise.

There usually is "one gift" at Christmas, which you just can't wait to give to someone. The anticipation was killing me =) This Christmas, this was the gift that I couldn't wait to give...

I made this wall print using Creative Memories Storybook software. But you could use any photo editing program. The wall print is 16x24. The photograph was taken by the wedding photographer, Karen Jennings. We have permission to print these photographs. I love how the photo of Christopher and Sarah is off center. This left a perfect place for the words to the song, they danced too for their bridal dance. The song is The Luckiest by Ben Folds. Down the left side I placed a black strip of "digital" paper. I added the title of the song. The words to the full song are in the center of the photograph. I love how you can still see the wedding guests in the background. The photo has a one inch white border around the edge. The photo was uploaded online to the Creative Memories website. It took less than a week to arrive. I purchased a black satin frame from K Mart. They were the only place that I could find this odd sized frame at a reasonable price.

I hope Sarah and Christopher will treasure this keepsake from their special day. The day was a fairy tale come true~

xo,
MaryAnn

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{ Love Edition }

Textured Tuesday's Love - edition

My son Christopher and his wife Sarah on their wedding day. They just celebrated their 1st anniversary this month. A memory of a beautiful day.

Textures by Kim Klassen- Golden and Canvas Magic

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{ Wedding Charm }

I made this bouquet charm for a neighbor of mine. They got married today. My friend was sad that her parents who are no longer here, would not be at her wedding. I made this bouquet charm for her. It has their wedding date on the front, and on the back (not shown for privacy reasons) a photo of her parents.

I used a graphic, mouse drawn by me of a blue ribbon. I included their names and wedding date. Added a silver filagree heart charm. Then a silk blue ribbon was added, so the charm can hang from the bouquet. You have to have the "something blue" for a wedding. =)

The photo of the parents on the back can be changed out to a wedding photo if they wish~

Later this charm can be kept for a wedding keepsake or used as a Christmas ornament for their tree. In memory of the year they got married.

Watch for charms like this in my future Etsy shoppe~

Wedding Album

I've been working on a digital scrapbook for my son Chris' wedding album. I can't decide which design I like for the first page of the album. Which one do you like? They had a Cinderella theme for their wedding. The album will be printed as a hardback book~

Lost in scrapbooking~

Shhhhhhhhh... don't tell my dearest hubby, but I got lost in working on my scrapbook (actually it will be a hard bound book) using pictures from my son Chris' September wedding. Two months has flown by so fast. It is wonderful to relive the special day. The photographer, Karen Jennings did a outstanding job capturing the day. The photos are beautiful on there own. Its hard to decide if I want to embelish the pages with pretty elements.. I'll post some photos when I get some pages completed.