Show off your Holiday style!

I created this piece as a special order for one of my customers, looking to give a gift to one of her holiday hostess. This arrangement is in full bloom with mini blossom branches and poinsettia, made with the luxury and elegance of Italian silk papers. Made in Italy, the card stock features a sensual, silky finish (thanks to actual silk fibers) and a metal-infused, iridescent for visual effect.



The rich colors and the combination of natural seasonal elements is versatile enough for any holiday occasion. It puts a real twist on your typical holiday table decor.

Plus, these paper petals will bloom beautifully all season long -- perfect for holiday soirees!


So get your orders in now and add little sparkle to your day!

Thanks,
Fedeliza

Eye-Catching Christmas Centerpieces

Entertain in style this season with a festive centerpiece for your holiday table. We all love decor we can keep from year to year, especially flowers that look like the real thing. Unfortunately, artificial flowers just seem outdated to me and don't hold their charm forever, but paper flowers will. 


Putting together a beautiful holiday centerpiece doesn't have to be difficult or break the bank. These are made up of a few elements from my paper flowers and ornaments collections. 

Plus as an added bonus, since paper flowers last longer than fresh flowers, you can use the display throughout the season. Then once the holidays are over, just simply remove the holiday elements from the arrangements and now you'll have a centerpiece suitable year round. So now, you can create an alternative to the classic bouquet and brighten up your home throughout the year.

Thanks for looking,

Fedeliza

Festive Flurry Snowflake Glass Ornaments

Thanksgiving is but a sweet memory.

Christmas decorating is now in full swing! Just as you all start to unpack your Christmas decor and begin your family traditions, why not add something new to the festivities this year?

 

I have many ornament styles to offer from, glass ornaments beautifully topped with my paper poinsettias to this years additions of festive paper snowflakes.

Also, back by popular demand are my handmade cupcake ornaments. These are sure to please even the hardiest of Grinches in your family.

Then all you'll have to do is pat yourself on the back and enjoy the oohs and aahs of your family and friends! I meant to post these earlier today, but here's a sneak peak at the newest addition to my line of ornaments, Festive Flurry Snowflakes!

Enjoy! And as always, please "Share" away!

Thanks,
Fedeliza

Christmas Tags & Cards Gift Set

Today I have a 3-D project to share with you, that I have been working on in the background for a while. It is a gift set of Christmas gift cards and tags that is perfect for someone who appreciates handmade but isn't able to do it themselves.

This is a box set of 6 Christmas cards (A2~4 1/4 X 5 1/2) with envelopes and 8 coordinating gift tags. Sometimes it's just nice to have something more than just a gift tag and these are the perfect combination. The project uses my newest stamp set Festive Flurry by Stampin Up! and the coordinating framelits dies.

Firstly, here is a photo of the finished Gift set. I tried hard not have a reflection on the acetate lid, but wasn't totally successful. So this is pictured without the lid, but it does come with one.

On the right are the sectioned off areas for the tags and on the left the 6 cards and envelopes. The card fronts are all in white and each card is embossed with a different design, but the card base it self is actually a Icy Mint Blue--just maybe hard to see in the pictures. Also, the back of the tags are blank so that you can write your own To: and From:....

I hope I have inspired you to give the gift of handmade gift cards and tags to someone special. For those who may be interested, I am preparing a lot more projects and gift sets in other styles and for different occasions. I will let you know when it is ready. As always if you have any questions just let me know 

Thanks for looking!
Fedeliza

Throwback Thursday?

I know most of you are probably getting ready for Thanksgiving next week, but for me my brain is already set on Christmas (yeah I'm one of those people, lol). 

So, that being said and it being "Throwback Thursday" and all, I wanted to share with you my Christmas tree from last year.

It features some of my handmade ornaments and front and center is one of my Large White Winter Paper Magnolia. These can be used in your tree or as part of a holiday center piece.

If you're looking to spruce up your tree this year and give it a new look or just add something a little extra special-- why not consider some of my custom handmade paper and glass ornaments to adorn your tree. I can coordinate colors and themes to just about any style, so just contact me and we can work it out !

Happy Day All!
Fedeliza

Back in Full Force!

Hi everyone!
I know it's been a while since my last post, life just got in the way-- but I'm back full speed ahead and looking forward to sharing all the new projects I have planned for the season in the coming weeks. 

In lieu of that today I will share with you a few of my favorite ornaments that I've made as well as a new card created just last night. 

This really is my favorite time of year to craft and create fun holiday giftables to share with you all. So, stay tuned for more to come. And as always feel free "Share" my page and contact me anytime if you have any questions or would like to place an order for any of my creations.

Happy Days to come!

Thanks,
Fedeliza

Oh happy day!

My Stampin' Up order came just in time yesterday and when I saw the Stampin' Up set Rev Up the Fun!! I knew it would be great set for masculine birthday cards. 

Today is my fiance's dads birthday, so I made him this card last night. His dad just happens to be a motorcycle collector and loves his bikes (even if these days they mostly just sit in their shed)... So, I wanted to surprise him with one of my handmade cards, with a tribute to his love of motor cycles...

Thanks for visiting everyone!
And remember....
every day can be a
JOY RIDE! So go out and enjoy it !

Stamps: SU Rev Up the Fun!

Paper: SU Whisper White, Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Designer Papers

Inks: Basic Black Craft Ink, Stampin' Write Markers in Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate and Basic Black

First comes love, then comes marriage...

I am beyond stoked to share my customer Erin + Phil’s wedding pictures today. Stoked times infinity. For one thing, it’s just a downright gorgeous DIY wedding and within seconds of seeing their wedding pictures, I knew I had to share it with you all.

If there’s one thing I l-o-v-e about DIY weddings, it’s the mix of the old and the new. The expected and the unexpected; the classic design with the handcrafted touches woven in along the way. And if there were ever a wedding to swoon, it’d be this one that I was lucky enough to be chosen to design paper flowers for. One part cozy and another part chic, this DIYed wedding is worth a sweet, long look. Hoping for more pictures to come.

From the bride, Erin: I had some gorgeous paper bouquets and boutonnieres made my Fedeliza Yamson Burke. If you're looking for amazing talent and beautiful flowers to hold as keepsakes, check out Azilorchids  page.

Mother's Day "LIKE and SHARE" Giveaway!

I am currently running my latest giveaway to help promote my Facebook page Azilorchids. Please visit my page and follow the instructions in my current promotional post, for your chance to win a beautifully handcrafted rose bouquet.

Follow all rules in the post and you will receive one entry into the drawing to win a dozen roses (vase not included). Winner will be randomly drawn at 9:00pm Sunday, May 5th!

So share, share, share away! Good luck and thank you for the support!

Make her day beautiful everyday...

 

Mother's Day is just two weeks away on Sunday, May 12. I know for me my Mom is a very important part of my life and if I could make every day beautiful for her I would.

 

I've started a collection of Mother's Day cards, up for sale, last night. Here's what I have so far, click here to view more pictures from my facebook page. If you're interested in one of these or a custom one, just email me so I can make sure to get it out to you in time. I'll be working on more and will add pictures as I go.

Also, I'm working on a very special "Mother's Day" Promo Giveaway as well. So stay tuned for details!

 

AZILORCHIDS: Now AVAILABLE on Facebook!

Oh yes I did! I've finally done it... I know most of you have probably heard me talk about expanding and growing my audience for my paper crafts a time or two before, well now the wait is over. Azilorchids is now on Facebook. I've fully committed to having a Facebook page dedicated just to my craft. I figure why not now, I'm already making so many positive changes in my life and body and so now it's also time to get my dreams in on it too.

So please, please go to my page and click on the "LIKE" button. The more "LIKES" the better. And as a BONUS-- the first 10 people to "LIKE" and "Share" my page will receive a wonderful handcrafted gift as a token of my appreciation.

So get those "like" buttons firing and share, share away ♥!

Cleaning out my image files...

I was just going through some of the images of my past works and came across a lot that I never got around to posting. Life can just be so hectic sometimes and I don't always get a chance to post a picture of every project or order that I complete. Sometimes I don't even remember to take a picture before I deliver them to my customer...sigh...

However, going forward I am going to try to change that and post as much as I can and as often as I can. Whether it be current projects or orders I'm working on or just inspirations that have given me that light bulb moment. So, for now here are a few images of past works that somehow just never made it onto my blog.

These are the first letters I made for my customer Melissa, for her first daughter Lily. She liked them so much, she ordered another set for her newest bundle of joy Hadley, shown in my previous post.

Another past order shown below was for my customer Amber. She just finished remodeling her master bedroom and doing a hand-stenciled affect on her walls. The word "Wildflower", has a lot of meaning for her and so she wanted it be reflected on her wall to match the new painted motif.

 

And finally, one of my favorites. This order came by way of my customer Susie, who ordered the letters for the name of her first grandson Marcus. His parents went with a nautical theme for his nursery and so grandma really wanted to contribute and give it a special touch.

 

 

I don't get many orders for male/boy themed projects, because I have a largely female customer base, but I really enjoyed creating something new and thinking outside the box for this one. No girly flourishes or ribbons and certainly no paper flowers. I was in for a treat. Knowing me, you know I had to go all out and find just the right papers and creating all the right embellishments to match the theme of his nursery just right. From the tiny sailboat and rope bound anchor, down to even the rope motif on the "M" to match the large sail in the corner of the room.

 

 

 

I really loved working on all of these orders, they let my creativity just flow and no one letter is like another. So, creating a new order to fit my clients' needs and watching their faces light up as they see the finished product is one of the best feelings ever. I know that they truly appreciate the work that goes into creating each and every piece, with all their intricate details.

 

So, stay tuned and keep those orders coming!

Jungle Jill Nursery Letters

It's been a while since my last post, but it certainly wasn't due to me not wanting to. I just took a much needed break, but now I'm back with a renewed love for my craft. I received an order last week from a previous customer whom I also created another set of nursery letters name for her 1st daughter Lily. This time, she has again been blessed with another daughter who, she named HADLEY. I loved the name and when she sent me a sample of her nursery theme I loved it instantly. This is the Jungle Jill Nursery theme by Carters.

I knew this was going to be a challenge, because I really wanted to try and match the style, theme and colors of the Jungle Jill theme. So first I started with finding just the right papers to use for the base of the letters. Four craft stores and hundreds of papers to look through, I finally found just the right ones to get me starter. LOL, do you know how hard it is to find Brown Giraffe paper?

So, then it was onto the letters and getting them prepped and sealed for the final application.



Once everything was prepped and ready, it was on to finalizing the final plans to complete the look. It took much longer than I thought to get everything sized properly and getting everything placed just where I wanted them on each letter, right down to every single ribbon and the tiniest of details. And without further delay, here's the finished order.



As always, it turned out better than I expected and she absolutely LOVED the final product. Hope to receive a picture of it in their new nursery in the near future. So stay tuned!