Can you believe I have already been doing the Me and Martha project for 2 months? I love crafting so much that once I finish my project for that week I am already looking forward to my next one and I seem to mentally skip the days in between (that might also be due to the fact that I am a mother to a 3 year old and I am trying to get to know Vancouver, Washington ha!)
Okay onto my next project. This little project is so cute and I think that it is something that could work at any wedding. Martha provides the templates for the front and inside, which are great, but they print a lot lighter than what is shown, one so much that you can't even read it. Another thing I wish was different is that you can't change the color or the instructions on the inside. I had planned to put sunflower seeds on the inside of mine but since I can't edit it I would need forget me knots. If you know how to use publisher or know a graphic designer, these would be a snap to make your own design. If you are a perfectionist, like I tend to be, you might want to get these professionally cut. I was cutting my first one and I didn't like the little bit of white showing on the side and ended up ripping the paper trying to trim the edge. You can see it in my picture below.
Okay here is the next mistake I made. I cut my pieces out before I scored them. If I had read the instructions all the way through I would have not cut off the guide lines, oops! Now the next thing I did was add my own personal touch. I am not much into staples so I decided to add an eyelet. I have this totally awesome tool called a
Crop-A-Dile. I had not used it yet, so I decided that this was the project to break her in. I didn't do so good at first!! I guess it takes a little practice, but I love what my end result was.
Bottom line, I LOVE this project and I plan to use it for something in the future, whether the upcoming bridal shows or a bridal shower for a friend. Here is the link
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/seed-matchbook-favors-how-to?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/favor-packaging-templates#slide_15
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| Inside |
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| The funky eyelet. I didn't like it so I changed styles. |
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| The Back |
Can you believe I have already been doing the Me and Martha project for 2 months? I love crafting so much that once I finish my project for that week I am already looking forward to my next one and I seem to mentally skip the days in between (that might also be due to the fact that I am a mother to a 3 year old and I am trying to get to know Vancouver, Washington ha!)
Okay here is the next mistake I made. I cut my pieces out before I scored them. If I had read the instructions all the way through I would have not cut off the guide lines, oops! Now the next thing I did was add my own personal touch. I am not much into staples so I decided to add an eyelet. I have this totally awesome tool called a Crop-A-Dile. I had not used it yet, so I decided that this was the project to break her in. I didn't do so good at first!! I guess it takes a little practice, but I love what my end result was. 
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