MannLand5 Sundays!

Yay! Its SUNDAY, time for "Getting to Know You" over @ MannLand5

Here are this weeks questions:

1. Do you iron your sheets?

I wish I could say no, because I know this is such a waste of time...but yes I do! 

2. Your dream car is....?

Range Rover, it will be my next car! 

3. Do you have an innie or an outie belly button?

Innie! 

4. What meal do you look forward to the most..breakfast, lunch, or dinner?

Hmmm that depends on the day of the week but I would say dinner on the weekends because then I can actually relax and not have to worry about work!

5. Favorite mascara?

HA I have a list (which might be changing soon see post below) 

1. MAC ZOOM - now ladies gives this one a chance, it is an oldie but a goodie. It clumps at first, but 10 days into it, its simply AMAZING! It is also price savy at $16 bucks a pop. 

2. Dior Show - thickens, lengthens, and curls..?  YES PLEASE? A little pricer at $24. 

3. Fusion Beauty - now this winner is a night conditioning mascara. This serum basically amplifies what you already  have x a billion. Not cheap coming in around $90, but it last forever and really really works.

6. What would you say your decorating style is..traditional, modern, eclectic, country, french country, shabby chic, etc..?

Modern and classy. I mostly furnish my house from Z Gallery, vintage re-do's, West Elm, and anything and everything between. I hate color, but am trying to get over using grey, black and white for everything. 

7. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Nope! 

8. I hate the smell of...?

I hate walking into a house (particularly mine) and smelling food made earlier that day (like what the hubs made for breakfast) YUCK! I don't know why but it grosses me out. 

Now its your turn, copy and paste these questions into your next post then link it back to MannLand5.

I have a confession.....

......I am obsessed with makeup/skin care products. I buy way to much makeup because I have to try all the new and "best" things out. I am lucky to work two seconds from the galleria, so I get to indulge in my obsession on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, that means spending a lot of $! So when I find a good deal out there I just have to share. I am beyond excited about this find from Sephora. I am at Sephora a lot because they are the only store that carries "Make Up Forever" the BEST make up in the world. Back to the point, on Friday I ran across this.....

A set of Sephora's  15 best selling mascaras. Wow, for only $39 bucks?! You just cant beat that! For those of you who dont care to try all 15, dont worry I will take that task on for you and report back which is the best! 

Its a Honeycomb Wedding!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! The hubs and I are both home sick with a stomach bug! While missing out on all my plans for this weekend is not fun, I have been able to catch up on a lot of invitations. I just finished these. The client wanted an eclectic look, that embraced her taste. She knew she wanted to incorporate honeycombs, and the colors yellow & gray. I took it from there. These invitations were a challenge for me, since they were so far from the style I am used to designing. In the end, the client was pleased and that is all that matters!

Wishful Wed - DASH Style!

I wish' .... I could spend three

minutes in Kim Kardashian's shoes!

I really thought about this one, I wanted to come up with something smart and classy. Yet, somehow I ended up with Kim K, not the classiest or smartest person. Oh well, at least I am honest. I absolutely love Kim and the whole Karashian clan! They are funny, have amazing fashion sense, and not to mention they are gorgeous. Of course I cant forget her sidekick Khloe, I love her personality. Everyone says I remind them of Khloe...and what can I say, she is pretty funny! I am also slightly obsessed with their online store, check it out here!
http://www.shopdashonline.com/

Baby Love

One of my favorite things to do is help new moms show off their new pride and joy to the world. I was so excited when I recently got to a friend at works baby announcement. She knew she wanted blue and black, but left it up to me from there. Here are a few of the options I sent her.

This is my favorite, but she choose the second one, which inst bad either :)!

Our Cardless Christmas

The holidays are my favorite time of the year. It creates such a unique opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Something that I think should be more of a priority year round. Christmas cards are another thing I LOVE about the holidays. This year I branched out my little invitation/announcement hobby to the world of Christmas cards. I spent most of November and December making Christmas cards for friends, family and new clients. For someone who loves Christmas cards as much as I do, this was an ideal situation. It was not until the hubs said “it is funny your spending so much time designing and sending out cards for other people, but not us”. I FORGOT TO SEND OUT OUR CHRISTMAS CARD!!!! Something I have been looking forward to for a long time, is sending our first Christmas card as “The Bowen’s”. I can not believe I did not remember to make our Christmas card. Oh well, at least I got to design quite a few. Here are a few of my favorites.

Icing on the "Envelope"

Recently I have been working on more eclectic wedding invitations. As trends move away from traditional and formal invitations, brides are truly embracing modern patterns, funky colors, and I am absolutely loving it. One of my favorite aspects of new modern trends is envelope liners. They take boring old envelopes and make them POP! I am in love! Another great aspect about liners is they are super simple & cheap for all you DIY brides out there. Here are a few of my favorites.

www.weddingbee.com

www.smockpaper.com

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