21st October 2015

A Lili of the Valley Wedding Card

Hello and Good Morning to all the lovely crafting community . I trust that you have all done your Christmas cards and all ready to go off to friends and family. No such luck in my household, just never seem to have the time, shame on me.....I always end up buying them.

So , having made numerous Christmas cards for others I feel it's time to do something different. I really enjoyed making this pretty Wedding Card using a loved Lili of the Valley stamp.

I coloured the happy couple with my favourite Copics. Used a Magnolia Doohickey doily flower with a very sparkly gem in the middle.  Always love these gems, would like to keep them forever, but every now and them decide to use one.

 

The bottom of the card has a stunning strip of die cut lace, a Joanna Sheen die. She does lots of different types, but this was my favourite. Just know that this die is going to get used a lot. 

 

Here's the stunning pretty sparkly gem, would make great ear rings !

 

I always like to show the inside of the card, as it's nice to see what your going to write your message on. So used the same card stock, from Lili of the Valley, very pretty pale blue. And on this photo you get a clearer picture of the lovely lace border.

13th October 2015.

A Lovely Weekend Away with Friends

I have just returned from a really restful weekend away with friends. I went to Robin Hoods Bay in North Yorkshire. Very quaint, pretty cottages nestling into the hill side and the cliffs with spectacular views of the sea. There was a pretty beach, but was too cold to do any paddling. So have returned fresh and full of imagination for my next projects.

This one was done using a craft c.d. which is not my normal style of crafting.  I down loaded the image, already coloured in but added some ' snow ' to the picture.  the picture is the work of the amazing Nikky Hall.

I added a wooden corner flourish, embossed with a touch of white, some gold scribble die cuts with a snowflake in their middles and a matching hand made turquoise glittery gem. Some Tattered Lace half doilies in matching cardstock and a row across the bottom of white gathered lace.

 

 Here's a closer peep at Nikki's lovely drawing, lovely isn't she ?

 

These are the Scribble die cuts in gold, very different , but not too sure if I will get a lot of use out of them......time will tell !!

 

5th October 2015

A White on White Wedding Card, with just a touch of pink !.

Well today is my 47th Wedding Anniversary, so this card is quite appropriate. Also one of my lovely daughters birthday.  I just love these die cut leaves, so very elegant.  I bought this die only a few weeks ago and have used it no end of times.

The flowers were made from white card that I sprayed with a touch of very pale pink, screwed them up and teased out whilst still damp.  Popped a white pearl bead in the middle, very pretty.  The leaves add the finishing touch.  The lace across the bottom was bought in Portugal some years ago, found in my stash as I was having a tidy up.  Amazing what you find that has been forgotten.

Here's a closer peep at the flower and the lovely die cut leaves, forgot to mention it is a Sue Wilson die.  The flower is a Spellbinder die, daisy type, very useful , as can be layered and layered to get the effect that you want.