Katie and Matt's Wedding

When Kim's step-son Matt and his fiance Katie began planning their wedding, they had a few unconventional ideas along with a tight budget (due to a luxury honeymoon in Antigua). They both had a lot of close friends, so they had a large wedding party with 10 bridesmaids, 10 groomsmen, six ushers, a flower girl and a ring bearer. Katie and Matt are both hip, edgy and artistic, and they wanted their wedding to be unique. So the two of them, along with a couple of their friends, designed this graphic wedding invitation.


Since the wedding party was so large, the rehearsal dinner was a huge event for 80 people. Keeping in mind Katie and Matt's desire for a unique wedding, Kim designed this dinner invitation featuring some of the couple's engagement pictures that were taken in an historic area of downtown Birmingham and the Song of Solomon verse that was the theme of the wedding.




The rehearsal dinner was held at a home renovated for events, and ScrappyLegg was excited to add some unexpected personal touches. Staying with the royal blue, black and white color scheme, we dressed the tables in white table cloths, chair covers, and tall white floral arrangements. We then draped the chairs in royal blue satin, and added royal blue crystals and floral lights to the clear vases on the table.


We etched two sides of each vase with Katie and Matt's names, and the vases sat on mirrors that were etched with their wedding Scripture verse.



For a sweet ending to a lovely dinner, each guest took home a favor box we made with Katie and Matt's name on it filled with M&Ms stamped with their engagement picture, their names and their wedding date. (The favor boxes turned out beautifully, but it took hours and hours to hand place over 2,000 royal blue crystals, not to mention the centers of the A's and E on the cutout names on top of the boxes!)





Since Katie's bridesmaids came from several different cities, her Bridesmaid Luncheon was held at Kim's house which was a mid-point for everyone. Kim moved the furniture out of her living room and brought in two large tables. The tables were dressed similar to the tables at the rehearsal dinner, but a gladiola blossom and a fluffy white ostrich feather were attached to each royal blue chair back. (The ostrich feathers were a nod to the large arrangements of ostrich feathers Katie put on the tables at the reception.)


These are the invitations we made for the Bridesmaid Luncheon. The bouquet on the front represented Katie's wedding bouquet of white roses and peonies accented with white ostrich feathers and tied with a royal blue satin ribbon. (By the way, Jordan caught the bouquet at the reception! Boy, does she have a long wait!)



This is a casual shot of the wedding party.


The wedding was beautiful, and Matt and Katie are very happy! Although we hope it will be a while, ScrappyLegg is looking forward to creating baby shower invitations and party favors for future grandbabies!

Wedding Card & Box

WISH US LUCK -- we're about to take our work on the road! Thanks to all of your wonderful and encouraging comments and compliments from recipients of our work, ScrappyLegg has decided to put a few things up for sell on Ebay later this week and see what happens.

This beautiful wedding easel card and gift box that Jeannene handmade will be one of our first items we will put on Ebay. The soft yellow and rosy pink color palette are perfect for any upcoming spring or summer wedding.


The card measures 5" x 5".


The decoupage wedding couple highlighted on the card has been cut out multiple times and built up to give them a three-dimensional quality. A light glitter pen has been used on the bride's dress, veil and bouquet to add just the right amount of shine and sparkle.


Mulberry and fabric roses and swirls of pearls are the perfect frame for our vintage couple.


The inside of the card has a thoughtful sentiment and a spray of matching flowers that are displayed when in the easel position.


So that the card lays correctly when closed, a fold has been added to the top of the card to accommodate the raised sentiment and flowers that are on the inside of the card.


The coordinating gift box has a matching floral spray and more swirls of pearls.




The sides of the box have been scalloped and the edges have been tinted to bring out the decorative edge. The box's one-inch thickness holds the card with room to spare in case you want to add a small gift.


If you know of anyone who might be interested in this beautiful wedding card and gift box, please tell them to check us out on Ebay. Our Ebay name is "scrappylegg".

Cinderella Princess Scrapbook Layout

Jeannene was asked by a friend and co-worker to custom design a scrapbook layout for her newborn niece, DeAnna. Jeannene was given a picture of this Cinderella-inspired comforter, and was asked to create a layout that was to be framed and hung in the baby's nursery. She was also asked to make the layout less cartoon looking and more understated and elegant so that the wall-art could grow with DeAnna.

This is the beautiful layout that Jeannene designed especially for Princess DeAnna, coordinating the deep eggplant and rosy pinks from the comforter.

This is a close-up of the left-hand page.

The page is framed with a gorgeous vine of deep purple mulberry flowers and lavender crystals.

Cinderella and her horse-drawn carriage run across the bottom of the page on their way to the castle for the royal ball. The carriage and horsemen were changed from their original blues to match the layout's color scheme.

The photo mat holds a 4"x6" picture and is framed by pink mulberry flowers.

This is a close-up of the right-hand page.

This page features the castle that includes the all-important clock over the drawbridge. Moss and FlowerSoft create three-dimensional hedges.

And what ball would be complete without festive fireworks to light the night sky. Jeannene even added a silver Tinkerbell charm among the fireworks.


The two photo mats are accented with pink mulberry flowers and a pink crown charm.

A title mat announces Princess DeAnna with a hint of the deep purple mulberry flower vine, fireworks and a silver slipper charm so there is no doubt that royalty has arrived in this nursery.

Best wishes to DeAnna, and may she sleep like a princess.

Handmade Wedding Card

It's GREAT to be back!! This is an easel card and gift box that Kim made for her niece. The card and box have a base of beautiful white velvet paper and is accented with silver and lavender which were inspired by a Best Creation wedding paper.

This is the front of the card. Kim shimmered the sentiment to give it a dressier feel and added pearls and Stickles for sparkle. A stick pin of pearls, a silver heart charm and silver wedding rings added the finishing touches.

The card is at its best sitting in the easel position, revealing an additional sentiment to the couple and additional flowers and pearls. The inside of the card also includes a private message that is not visible when displayed in the easel position.

The card is a gift by itself, but the matching gift box not only holds the card but has enough room for a gift card, frame, jewelry or other small gift. Kim added a scalloped edge to the white velvet box top and contrasted the bottom in lavender.

The top of the box is almost as beautiful as the card with the same flowers and pearls. Kim added another stick pin, a silver bride and groom charm and a glass heart inscribed with Mr. and Mrs.

Merry Christmas to ALL

Just wanted to take a minute to say THANK YOU for all the prayers during my recent heart surgery. I had to be rushed to the ER the first of the week, but am now at home and recovering well.

Kim and I both wish all of you and your families a very safe and happy holiday. We are looking forward to getting back into building our stores and updating our blog on a daily basis. Thanks for becoming one of our follorwers. If you haven't signed up to become a follower, please take a minute and become a follower now.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Jeannene and Kim

(Scrappy) and (Legg)

Note Paper Boxes

Wow! What a crazy six weeks it's been! We spent several weeks preparing paper crafts for three arts and crafts shows in which we participated, then we ran across some unexpected problems. Jeannene had to have an unforeseen heart surgery the first of last week. She is doing extremely well now, and can't wait to get back into crafting again. Thank you to all our family and friends who kept her in their prayers!

We had lots of success at our craft shows, and one of the big sellers was decorative note paper boxes. We had boxes made up for Alabama and Auburn and a few other college teams, plus special ones for teachers, men with fishing, hunting, golf and NASCAR themes, and boxes for women that featured beautiful Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.

We were so pressed for time, that we were not able to take pictures of the holders we sold at the craft shows; however, Kim has spent the past two or three days making about 20 of the note paper boxes for Jordan to give as Christmas gifts to her friends. These boxes are more modern than the boxes made for the craft shows, plus Kim was able to personalize them with the girls' names and photos.

We hope you looking at a few of these boxes, and maybe they will be an inspiration for special gifts to your family and friends.