Dang! Really? 6 Days?!!!

I didn't realize it's been 6 days since my last post.  I'm coming to the end of the wedding party alterations I have to do.  1 bride is fitted and loves the bustle I did for her.  It ended up not being what she asked for, but it works better with the dress.  Her dress gets picked up tomorrow.  I have to shorten another wedding dress and a bridesmaid dress.  Gotta bustle the wedding dress.  The bridesmaid is pregnant and I have to let her dress out as far as it will go and hope for the best since the wedding is in 5 weeks.

I really needed a little break today, so I stole a little time after tweaking the first wedding dress to make this card;

I got the idea for my card from this card by Tosh Leyendekker; Know How Much I Love You.  It's a real beauty.  I used it as my starting point and gave my own spin to it from there.  I got some goodies from i {heart} papers last week (*sigh*) and have been itching to play with them.  I pulled out Le Romantique from Graphic 45 and used Unity Stamp Co, Artist in You for the sentiment - I just love this set!!!

I found this tutorial by Becca Feeken on some different uses for border punches.  I gave it a whirl for the border, and well, I need some practice.  I really like layering the punched borders, but I really need to play a little.  I only went on one side with the border punch, but I love the double edge that Becca does and I do want to give it try.  Gotta have a little time to play!  I used a butterfly charm embellished with a bow to add a little interest in that corner.

I just love it when I have waking dreams about stamping so that my time in my studio is *UBER* efficient!  I'll have a little more time to simply play after this wedding sewing stuff is done.  I'm so looking forward to it!

stamps; The Artist in You (unity stamp co)
paper; le romantique (graphic 45), walnut creme, brown, hazel (bazzill)
ink; espresso, juniper adirondack, antique linen, tea dye, vintage photo distress ink (ranger)
accessories; butterfly charm (blue moon beads), gothic arches, eyelet lace (martha stewart), ribbon (su!), silver pen (zig), hanging sign (sizzix)