WOO-HOO! The winner...................

...............of the die cut business cards from Uprinting is Shanna (Miss Arkansas Bride) who said, "I would probably use them for photo sharing cards at our wedding.".
Congrats to you Shanna! You should be hearing from Uprinting soon.

UPrinting Postcards I Actually Won!

So this is the second set of postcards I've received from UPrinting. The first set I got was from hosting a giveaway, and this set here was from me entering on another person's blog. As you can see.....I won!
I needed a simple design (and my Mr. agreed) because these will be used for my RSVP's, but seeing as I don't need 100 RSVP's, I designed them so I could use them for other things. They're basically blank (no wording), which makes them multipurpose!
My plan is to make a sticker with the RSVP wording printed on it and place it on the left. That way, all our guests have to do is check off the appropriate box and throw it in the mail.
The following pics are the designs I sent in to Uprinting.
This picture of us (just the black/white pic) is the pic that is on our invites, so it will match great with our RSVP's.
And if you look closely at our unity candle, you'll see this dandelion on it too.

I'm hosting yet ANOTHER postcard giveaway from UPrinting! I have absolutely NO idea what I will do with the postcards I get from there. I didn't host it to get more, but more to give you...my readers....another opportunity to get some for yourself.
So good luck if you enter! Deadline to enter is Saturday, Jan. 23rd.

Yet Another UPrinting Postcard Giveaway!

Another chance to win! Uprinting Postcards.
PRIZE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE

100 Postcards for one (1) lucky winner

Size: 4x6; Paper: 14pt Cardstock Gloss; Printing: Full color both sides

Shipping: Sponsored bloggers and Winners have to pay for shipping

Offer Valid for UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY.

You can use these for invites,
R.S.V.P.'s, which are much cheaper than sending cards with envelopes. .28 to be exact!
Thank you cards.
Save The Dates. You choose. You can customize these to be anything you want. And they in no way have to be wedding related either. Do you have your own business, a small business on the side? Promote yourself with postcards!
Here's what you need to do to enter this giveaway:
MANDATORY 1st entry- leave a comment telling us what you would use these for.
For EXTRA entries you can leave separate comments for each of the following:
1) Become a follower of my blog and leave your user name so that I may verify. If you are already a follower, leave a comment stating that you are, along with your user name also.
2) Follow me on Twitter, and leave your user name so that I may verify.
3) Blog about this giveaway including a link back to this page and send me the link in a comment showing your blog.
LAST DAY TO ENTER IS SATURDAY, JAN. 23 at 5 pm PST.
( Please be sure to leave a way for me to get a hold of you if you're the winner)
So that's a possibility of 4 entries! Good luck to you!

(I will also be receiving 100 postcards for hosting this giveaway) =)

My UPrinting Postcards Have Arrived!

And I am very happy with them. Now, I designed these postcards to not be actual postcards, but instead more of favors for our guests.
On the front of the postcard is a picture of us, and a thank you for being able to join us.
On the back is a bit of a timeline of our relationship. So you see, if you get creative, you can do all sorts of things with these. The above are pics of the actual postcards received, and below............
.....are the designs I sent in to UPrinting. I only posted these in case you couldn't really see or read the ones of the pics I took. I think they came out great, and I'm very happy with them.
So there they are.....awesome Uprinting postcards I received for hosting a giveaway. Thank you UPrinting! You're the best!
And guess what!!?? I'll be having another giveaway for postcards from Uprinting starting this weekend! So keep an eye out, and use that imagination of yours to come up with some creative ideas on how you could use these.

My Sweets Bags Display-DIY

So, I've shown you how I was going to use my monogrammed stickers that I got from UPrinting (here). They will be used on the purple cellophane bags for my "sweets" table. Now here is the way the bags will be displayed......
I made this mock up really quick just for blog posting purposes.
I have 2 tall cylinder vases like this that I will be using. It's not exactly the way I want it.....the word "enjoy" will be in different writing. I used a stencil I had for the letters on this, and I am not impressed at all with the results. I think it would have come out much better freehand. But other than the font on the tag, I think they will work out just fine.
I got the template for the tag/label here . (Wedding Style Guide)
You are able to type into the blank space directly onto the downloaded template, but I felt the lettering was too small for my taste. Template comes in paled colors of purple (shown), yellow and green.

Thee Stickers Have Arrived!

Here they are....just arrived yesterday. My monogrammed 3 x 3 stickers from UPrinting and Sand Dollars & Sunflowers (thanks Brittney, you rock!). They're pretty BIG! I wasn't sure if they would look okay on my "sweets" bags for my Sweets Buffet.......
...but I think they look alright. I'll try and post a pic soon of the way my bags will be displayed.
BTW....I got my bags from a dollar store by my house(30 bags/ $1). NOT BAD! =)
Anyone having a candy or sweets buffet? What type of bags will you use (if any), and how and will they be decorated?