Hello Friends, Before I begin … to those of you in the hurricane’s way please know that my thoughts are with you and I pray that there isn’t any damage or loss. We were just in Charleston this weekend for the wedding and when we left on Sunday the coming storm didn’t seem to alarm anyone that we encountered at that point. My nephew will be leaving his mini moon early from SC but, they are blessed that this was after the wedding.
With that said I have been working on the winners for The 30 Day Coloring Contest and I am meeting with some friends tomorrow & they will narrow down my pics to choose the winners so I will announce the next few days.
Thank you all for being so gracious and patient. Last Tuesday I delivered lunch to the bride and groom to be and ended up helping them pack their clothes, pack the car and pretty much throw them out of the house (they were like running late by 6 hours lol). It’s so important to me to be able to make time to do these things & they were so grateful I showed up not realizing that they really did need help.
My twin sis (the mother of the bride) … we left on Wednesday to prepare for the “Welcome Party” . Instead of a rehearsal dinner the couple opted for a welcome party to welcome everyone with light appetizers and a few drinks since everyone was from out of town. I printed and cut, mounted on craft and cut again these photos of the couple. 200 cuts!
My mom and I found love quotes and I did the rest. All of these went on the tables at the welcome party around hurricanes and candles to make it a bit more personal.
My amazing nephew and his beautiful bride taken at the church.
This is what I call the money shot lol. Stunning right! Taken at Magnolia Plantation in SC.
This is my twin sis with her son.
From right to left
Niece (grooms sister), my son, bride, groom, my daughter, and another nephew (my brother’s son)
Tonight I had some time to color it’s been a good week and I needed it so badly. OMG isn’t this the cutest? I love all of the collaborations that Simon Says Stamp has through the month of STAMPtember. This lil monster is the colab with Concord & 9th and Simon Says Stamp called, “Monster Hugs“. Oh the possibilities!
I wanted to color her with a little dirt and some dust coming off of her with blue dirt. I colored her with markers and pencils.
Thank you again for your patience and kindness and see you soon. Many blessings, Kathy
Day 25. Spot light butterflies
Day 7. All Finished
Day 21. Stockings
COngratulations to the happy couple, and thanks for such a lovely update! Hope everyone stays safe!
I appreciate your well wishes, Mirella 🙂
Beautiful pictures!!!! Congrats to the adorable couple!
Thank you very much, Heather 🙂
Beautiful wedding pictures! I love your card! That monster is adorable and I love how you captured the fur texture.
I am happy the wedding pics turned out so well, Beth. Thank you for your sweet comment about the monster card and fur 🙂
Love the wedding pics, such a beautiful couple and family! Super, super cute little monster!! <3
Awwww, thank you, Sharla! I agree that this new SSS release is super cute and so much fun to color 🙂
Wow Kathy your nephew is a verry lucky man with such a lovely and helpful aunt, what a gorgeous things you have made for this wedding and not only the things you showed today. Love the pictures.
I can imagen that you missed the colouring and what you show today is gorgeous, love the colours that you used for the monster.
Thank you for the update, pictures and lovely card.
I feel like I am the lucky aunt, Henriette! I appreciate your kind words so much.
I am glad you like my coloring for the fun monster 🙂
Beautiful couple and such a beautiful location!
Love all the pictures Kathy. Congratulations! You have a lovely family.
Thank you, Jane! I am very fortunate 🙂
The wedding pictures are beautiful and I love how you personalized it with the pictures! So perfect. Your sister is stunning like you. I just have to say, you colored that monster card so perfectly and it really makes me want to buy that stamp and attempt to do it like you did!!! Although I have tried before and can NEVER even get close to how you color! Magnificent!
Thank you so much, Dot! Your kind words mean so much to me.
You should totally buy that adorable monster, not just for the cuteness, but because it is so fun to color. I have a similar video at Scrapbook & Cards today for a class they will be announcing soon. I’m just here to enable 🙂
Oh I most certainly did buy that monster stamp set! Haha! Had to. So cute the way you and Debby Hughes colored him. I will check out your class on Scrapbooks and cards.
Congratulations, beautiful wedding photos. Your work must have meant so u ching to the couple, lucky them.
Gorgeous cute monster card, you’ve used such stunning colours on her.
Thank you, Andrea! They were so appreciative of our help, which made it even more fun.
I am glad you like my color choices on the she monster 🙂
Congrats to the happy couple! I pray everyone is safe in the south, so scary with that huge storm heading in. Love the little monster you made.
Thank you, Sheri! Yes, Florence will change the landscape of the east coast. That monster is a cute image; I am happy you liked my card 🙂
Loved reading the post and seeing the pics. The newly weds are such a lovely couple and love the pic where they kissed. Your card is so cute, love how you coloured this little monster he looks sweet. Lots of hugs Marion
It means so much to me that people actually read my posts, Marion! Thank you. Hugs right back at you, my friend 🙂
I loved everything about this blog. Your family is beautiful, your card is beautiful, your just plain beautiful Kathy! Thanks for sharing your week and your personal life with us. Hugs!
Oh my goodness, you are so sweet! Hugs to you too, Angelica 🙂
Hi Kathy,I’m so very happy for you and your family.
The wedding photos are stunning.You aced the decorations of course.Im in awwww.The card you made is fun as well.Great to see smiling faces.
Many thanks, Valerie! Glad you enjoyed my card 🙂
Your nephews bride is beautiful!! I bet you all had a wonderful time! WOW! 200 of those? You have been so busy! Those, with the quotes, are such a beautiful idea! I LOVE how you colored that cute, cute little monster!! So glad you got some well-deserved coloring time in! Hugs!
Thank you, Carol! It was wonderful. I am glad you like the little monster 🙂
You are a special Aunt! Surely it was a beautiful wedding and a happy family time!
Awww, so sweet of you to say! You are so kind 🙂
Aren’t weddings the best… our youngest daughter got married on Aug. 8th. Second marriage, we got two of the sweetest new granddaughter’s with this union. Couldn’t be happier about that. Your pics are great. Didn’t know you are a twin, how cool. This stamp is so darling and you did it so well. Kristina W. has a really cute card of this set too. No worries 30 day challenge was so great this year, we can surely wait….
Congratulations to you, Anne! A new son and two granddaughters; that’s awesome 🙂
Beautiful photos!! And what a cute card!
Thank you so much, Cindy 🙂
OH MY KATHY! It looks like the wedding was a WONDERFUL SUCCESS!!! LOOK at all the work you put into it too! I’m SO SURE your nephew & his bride were SO APPRECIATIVE of you & your talents!!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY you have! Time with family does seem to pass too quickly…. It is something to be prioritized! As you have done! 😉 Your card is ADORABLE!!!! LOVE the dust coming off of this little monster! SO CUTE!!! 😉 This newest release from SSS IS GREAT!!!
It was wonderful, Becky! I am glad you like the release and my card. Thank you!!! 🙂
oh all is so nice!
beautiful photos!
And coloring is so great!
hugs
Thank you, Fikreta! Hugs to you too 🙂
Kathy, Thanks you for sharing all the lovely pictures. So glad you were able to help and then enjoy such a special time with your family.
You are most welcome, Susie! I appreciate your kind words 🙂
How beautiful! Pictures are so stunning…
Thank you, Elizabeth! You are kind 🙂
Love your fabulous card. The coloring is beautiful. Great stamp set.
Congratulations to the happy couple. That is a beautiful plantation. The trees are fabulous.
You are too sweet, Bunny! I appreciate your kind thoughts 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing those gorgeous wedding pics!! It looked like a fun family time.
That card is so sweet!
It was so much fun, Gab! Glad you liked the card. Thank you 🙂
Wow! Those cousins all look like besties! Always take time for family! Thank you for your inspiration. I start a water color class next Wednesday because of you! Thank you for always inspiring me when I’m going through my moves across the USA. I’m hoping to find some crafty friends in Milwaukee I can craft with this winter. Cheers!
Wow! Those cousins all look like besties! Always take time for family! Thank you for your inspiration. I start a water color class next Wednesday because of you! Thank you for always inspiring me when I’m going through my moves across the USA. I’m hoping to find some crafty friends in Milwaukee I can craft with this winter. Cheers!
Cousins are the best, wouldn’t you agree, Shannon? I am honored that I inspired you. Thank you for your sweet comments 🙂
You have been SOOO Busy, It looks like everything turned out beautifully Kathy! Congratulations to the Bride and Groom and also to you, and all those that gave a helping hand to crate a lovely event celebrating the marriage:))
It was so busy, Laura Jane, but so much fun! Thank you for your sweet well wishes and comments 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing all of these happy photos! I kind of needed this reminder of some happy times!
I absolutely lov e your fuzzy monster!!! May I request a video to show how you colored him (including dirt)! I am not clever enough to figure out how you made him. A big thank you for your time!
Hi Kathy, thanks for asking. Just a heads up: I will be sharing a video of something like this for Scrapbook & Cards Today…a class they will be announcing soon. I started with a light Copic marker E50 and then added microscopic circles with a very very sharp colored pencil. I continue to sharpen my pencil often or else the look is entirely different. If you hold your hand high on the pencil you get lighter strokes that are very soft looking and you can build up color. I find that it allows the texture of the paper comes through. For the grass I used two Copic markers and colored pencils on top. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching 🙂
Thank you for being so generous with your time and knowledge! I’m going to keep my eyes out for your class. Have a wonderful weekend!
WOW Kathy, you did do a lot! THAT was a LOT of cutting. What a beautiful family and the picture of the groom with his Mom, I thought it was YOU! LOL You and your twin look identical! Such a sweet card (and set.)
It was a crazy amount of cutting, Teresa! Thank you for your sweet comments; I really appreciate your kindness 🙂
What a beautiful bride and handsome groom. I love the pic of them hanging out the window. Your card is so adorable!! I’m soooo bummed I missed out on that set. Day late and a dollar short… The story of my life.
Hi, I am way behind in my emails, just got to see the pic’s, THANKS for sharing them with us!! Your sis is so pretty, she looked so beautiful at the wedding, and it was sooo COOL to see pic’s of your kids, I loved it!! Your son is so HANDSOME and your daughter is so TOTALLY ADORABLE !!!! You must be so proud of them, what a beautiful family you have girl, where were the pic’s of you so we could see what u wore and how about the hubby? It was just really cool to see the pics of the wedding, I enjoyed them, Thanks again, very awesome, Congrat’s to the Happy Happy Sweet couple!!!!