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Here we are, almost at the very end of what has turned out to be a spectacular week of wedding craftiness and still, there's one more day to bring you before we officially move on to our reader's projects..which by the way, we've unanimously decided to extend the deadline for! You've now 'til Wendnesday, June 15th {8:00pm Central Time} to submit a challenge entry! If this is your first time hearing of the challenge, you'll be able to locate the details at our Monday blog post entry from earlier this week. We've up for grabs three $50 Gift Certificates to Crate and Barrel {the popular furniture/home decor retail outlet!} that we'll be giving away to three very happy shoppers come next week. Because of the deadline extension, winners are expected to announce on Thursday, June 16th. Also on this day, both winners and runner-ups will be highlighted via the posting of their project images on our blog! *Please, mark your calendars accordingly...

Moving along, the gift opening ceremony is the final farewell and conclusion of every wedding and with it, there are numerous chances to include a handmade item or two, even though the party is nearly over. With so many photographs probably having been taken at this point, there are still tons of options to be taken advantage of. Also, them gifts need dressing, including pretty tags, cards and gift wrap, don't you think? Here are a few samples to fill the requirements of both creative opportunities on gift giving day...

CP Designer: Jaime Warren

I just love Crate's Portrait line - the little chipboard accents are perfect for cards and gift tags. For both my card and tag, I layered on lots of the chipboard elements, as well as some hand-cut flower details. They add just the right amount of texture and dimension! Also, the flowers give way to a pop of color against the black/cream polka dots!

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CP Designer: Kinsey Wilson

I've been noticing a trend in the past year or so of people renting photo booths for their weddings, so with that in mind, I made a photo-strip mini album! I designed it with my dream wedding color scheme: Woodgrain, Yellow, Grey, Black and Cream. Not too frilly or over-the top - just the way I like things - understated!

Since the photo booth strips measure approximately 8.5" x 2.25", I built my album so that the covers and pages are 10" x 4". I bound it using the accordion fold method. I left all of the pages blank so that the guests could tape their own photos into the album using washi tape and also, to add their own journaling or fun messages to the bride and groom..fun, right?!

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CP Designer: Mou Saha

I strayed away from the traditional 'to and from' concept with my wedding tags. While I mostly used Accent Cuts, stickers and chipboard from the Portrait collection, I also used some Emma's Shoppe Play House pattern paper in the background. I cut out a frame from an accent cut and used pop dots to frame a photo of the couple. Again, I focused on the two little birds on the green Accent Cut and cut it out to create the Love Birds tag. Some punching, tearing and layering later, my two tags were ready!

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CP Designer: Michelle Lanning

My sister got married just a little over a year ago and I had been meaning to make her something as an anniversary gift. This frame with the beautiful Portrait collection was definitely the right way to go! I used the 6 x 6 Portrait pattern paper pad for cutting the small squares and rectangles. My sister has a spare room that is very vintage-y and I wanted this to fit perfectly with the style. I added some spritz ink to the edges of the (frame). It gave the perfect touch that I was seeking and I knew my sister would just love it!

*Quick Tip: I used hot glue to adhere all of the embellishments (except the ribbon). This was to make sure that everything stayed in place and that it could take some abuse if necessary. And one more additional tip, if you apply a substantial amount of hot glue, it'll create a three dimensional look that is common to other adhesives.

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We want to sincerely thank our CP Girls for helping us make Crate's Wedding Week a sensational, eye-catching success! This has really been a spectacular week for us and we hope it's been the same for you too - much fun has been had and we couldn't of done it without our vast and varied, talented design team! Thank-you so much ladies!!

And real quick before saying good-bye to the big week - the Two randomly selected Portrait collection WINNERS are as follows:

I've been married 20 years, but with all the wonderful ideas here I would love to get married again, just to use CRATE to decorate it! thanks for the beautiful things to drool over!

Posted by: Amy K | June 09, 2011 at 05:00 AM

I love how well Portrait blends with vintage touches (like the suitcase + typewriter + vintage item). It is the perfect collection for bringing handmade elements into a wedding, wow! I also love the idea of confetti (love love love the colors!) from scraps.

Posted by: lacy tatum | June 09, 2011 at 08:36 AM

Please send your info over to us {[email protected]} if you find your comment listed! Congratulations to the both of you! Yeah!!! Portait awaits....

Thank-you to all who've spent some time with us this week during the special feature - we'll bring back our challenge winners and runner-ups to this very place, next Thursday! Be ready....

Comments

So much creativity ...everything is gorgeous!!

Posted by: Sophie | June 10, 2011 at 05:01 AM

Beautiful! Love the ideas!

Posted by: Jessica | June 10, 2011 at 06:08 AM

OMG, WOW! Sooo many fabulous projects today! Thanks to the DT for such wonderful eye candy and beautiful, elegant ideas! :-D

Congrats to the 2 winners of the coveted Portrait collection! :-D

Posted by: Doris Widder | June 10, 2011 at 01:33 PM

CONGRATS Amy and Lacy!! =) I know the projects will be a plenty with your Prize Package winnings!!
THANKS for the FABULOUS INSPIRATION this week!! It was ALOT of fun to be a part of!! Also, THANKS for the fun challenge, I APPRECIATE your quick response on the earlier post and for more days to create something fun for the challenge!! =)
Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND, I look forward to the challenge winners creations!! =)

Posted by: Larissa Heskett | June 10, 2011 at 02:40 PM

CONGRATS to the winners!! Love love love love what everyone created!! Michelle's layout is truly amazing!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | June 11, 2011 at 06:30 AM

Great, as usual!

Posted by: madera y zinc | June 12, 2011 at 07:22 AM