Homesick for Japan

I've spent a lot of time lately thinking about the year I spent in Japan during High School. I made some incredible friends, saw and learned so many amazing things. I have been home for 7 years now and the time has passed so fast. I would love to return someday and show my husband and children where I lived and the places I fortunate enough to travel to and to explore new places as well. To tide me over I've been cooking Japanese food which is not such an easy feat seeing as ingredients are hard to come by here in Alberta!



I've also been able to incorporate Japan into a new wedding collection. This collection features a beautiful pink, red and khaki sakura print paper. I used Kanji "Fuku" meaning fortune, wealth, blessing, good luck, prosperity, happiness. This is the first kanji in Fukuoka, the city which I lived in.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Armstrong

On July 26 my husband's cousin, Marie, was married to Matthew. It was a beautiful wedding ceremony and a lovely reception. My husband, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and I set up everything before the wedding. Here are a few of the items I made for her reception.

Table Numbers made with the same paper as the invitations


Placecard - flower graphic colour-coded to indicate meal choice


Card Box

Emily - I didn't make her, the bride and groom did, but she stole the show so I had to include her in my post

Thank-you cards

Here are a few Thank-you cards I've scanned into the computer

Pregnancy and New Baby Cards

Here are a few cards I've made for New or Expectant Mothers

I've scanned the cards into my computer and the pictures do not do them justice. The colors and patterns are much richer in person. I just need to get new batteries for my camera so I can take some really lovely photos of my cards.

I absolutely LOVE the first one. The patterned papers I used are from my favorite paper company, Chatterbox.