Domestic goddess....

As promised, here is the final card in the commission trio. This one was for the mother of the High Maintenance Girlfriend. The card is an A4 and the papers, as before, from Creative Cardmaking mag. The figure was cut from black cardstock, and I gave her a festive apron, and a christmas pud on her tray. She is also sporting a pearl necklace and earrings. She was adhered to the card with foam pads. 'Domestic Goddess' was cut from pink mirri card and adhered flat. 'Merry Christmas' and 'Jackie' were cut from white glittercard and adhered with foam pads. A snowflake adorns each corner and a smattering of punched snowflakes adorn the sides of the card. Pink gems were added to the centres of the snowflakes to complete the card.

Carts used:

Figure, Domestic Goddess & Jackie- Suburbia

Merry Christmas- Wild Card (RDS on)

Large snowflakes- December 25th

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year

Thanks for dropping by and I'll see you next year!

Heather xxx



Merry Christmas Gary......

 

Here is the second of the trio of cards that I made for a commission. The recipient is the father of the High Maintenance Girlfriend. Apparently he lifts weights to keep fit and my client wanted a card to reflect that. There is only one cart with a weight-lifter on it, so out it came and I got cutting. The card base is an A4 and the papers, again, are from Creative Cardmaking. I cut the figure from white cardstock and coloured it with Promarkers, adding shading for a six-pack and features on the face. I gave him Christmassy pants and replaced the weights with Christmas puds. I added punched holly and Stickles berries to the tops of the puds. 'Merry Christmas' and 'Gary' were cut from green glittercard and adhered to the card with foam pads. Larger sprigs of punched holly were added to each corner of the card. The berries were punched from red glittercard with a Cropodile.

Carts used:

Strongman- Carousel (Lite)

Merry Christmas- Wild Card (RDS on)

Gary- George

I'll be back with the final card of the trio tomorrow

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Merry Christmas Stacey......

Before I begin, I apologise for the photo (it's slightly out of focus) and I hope you all had a great Christmas and are now looking forward to the New Year. I don't normally post Christmas cards because all the cards that I make at this time of year are for my workshops and then they go to the people on my Christmas card list. My last workshop was on 19th December this year so I've only just sent my last batch of cards (naughty, naughty me!)

I had a commission before Christmas to make three cards- for a weightlifter, domestic goddess and a high-maintenance girlfriend! You can probably guess who the card above was for. I reckoned that high maintenace girlfriends LOVE, nay DEMAND presents, so I created a present stack with a couple of gifts on show. The card base is an A4 and the papers are from Creative Cardmaking magazine. The boxes were created from different types of gold card, embossed and decorated with ribbon bows. I cut a handbag from red glittercard with a gold handle and a gold glittery shoe with red floral embellishment. 'Merry Christmas' & 'Stacey' were cut from gold glittercard and adhered to the card with foam pads. A trio of punched red, glittery stars completes the card.

Carts used:

Boxes- George & Basic Shapes

Handbag- Suburbia

Shoe- Forever Young

Merry Christmas- Wild Card (RDS on)

Stacey- Winter Woodland

I'll be back soon with another of the trio of cards

Thanks for looking!

Heather xxx

 



An equine birthday......

 

My brother Nick had his birthday on 12th December. Now he and his wife Lisa look after a horse called Smurf- they've kind of adopted it- and I thought that a horse would be perfect for his card. This is a rather grand horse, more of a dray-horse than a showjumper methinks! I cut the horse from black pearlised cardstock (this is the simplest version from the handbook) and the livery was cut from gold and ivory pearlised cardstock. I added an 'S' for Smurf to the saddle. The papers in shades of black, gold and ivory are from Dovecraft. 'NICK' was cut from black pearlised card shadowed with gold mirri, and the sentiment and brackets were cut from gold mirri. All elements were adhered with foam pads.

Horse- A Quilted Christmas

'Nick' & 'Happy Birthday'- George & Basic Shapes

Brackets- Sphisticated

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

A teddy for Holli.....

The day I flew to India my little great-niece Holli had her 4th birthday. I made her a teddy bear birthday card using this cute fairy bear. The bear body was cut from textured cardstock, and I added some small googly-eyes and eyelashes for a realistic effect. The clothes were cut from glittercard and the crown and wand from silver mirri. The wings were cut from spotted, glittered vellum from Papermania. The card base is an 8" square offset gatefold, and the papers are Dovecraft. The bear was adhered with foam pads to a central panel on the front of the card, along with the '4' and 'today' cut from pink glittercard. The '4' was adhered with foam pads and 'today' was adhered flat. 'Holli' cut from more pink glittercard was adhered vertically to the right hand narrow gatefold panel with foam pads.

A smattering of punched, glittery hearts completes the card.

Carts used:

Teddy fairy- Teddy Bear Parade

4, today & Holli- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font. 4 cut in shadow mode)

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



Where has Jiminy been?........

Hi everyone!! I've been a long time posting because I've been in India! My hubby did his medical training in the Indian army at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune, and this year they celebrated the 50th year of the college. One of my hubby's classmates is now the Dean of the college so it made the celebrations extra special. It was wonderful for him to catch up with all his classmates and meet the wives too.

We stayed in the Taj Blue Diamond hotel in Pune and to my surprise it was bedecked in Christmas decorations including this splendid tree. I had almost forgotten how near to Christmas it was until I saw the tree!

We went out every evening for dinner to the Officer's Mess and of course we had to dress up. This is us (hubby and I are at the end on the right) in the hotel lobby just before leaving for dinner.

I couldn't finish this post without leaving you with something crafty. I made some pretty little boxes to give as gifts to friends. The boxes were cut from double-sided heavyweight paper. The apertures were covered with acetate, then the boxes were filled with four rose-scented tea light candles. I added a sheer bow, paper rose, die cut leaf and a stamped tag.

Cart used:

Box- Wild Card

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

 

Aged to perfection!......

Number 1 son's girlfriend Sofia asked me to make her a card to give to her Dad on his 50th birthday. She left the design to me and this is what I came up with. The card base is an 8" square and the papers are from Papermanias Elegance A4 pad. The papers were matted onto black cardstock, the central panel being raised on foam pads. The bottle was cut from dark green pearlescent card with lighter green highlight. The label was cut from gold cardstock and I added 'DAD' and the 'vintage' cut from black mirri. '50' was cut from gold cardstock shadowed with black and adhered with foam pads, and 'aged to perfection' was cut from black mirri and adhered flat.

I added a label stamped with a happy birthday sentiment with bow embellishment and three gold card candi to finish.

Carts used:

Bottle- Suburbia

'50' and 'aged to perfection'- Over The Hill

1962 and DAD- Lyrical Letters

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



Groovy @ 50!!!!

Back in September our friend Adele was 50 and she had a 70's themed party. Unfortunately we couldn't go but I sent this 'groovy' card instead! The card base is a C5 and I used some funky paper from my stash for the background and some irridescent, colour changing paper for the off-set panel (the paper changes colour when you tip the card back and forth) I added a large pink daisy topped with a velvet bloom and floral brad behind the panel, and a groovy girl cut from brown glittercard. All the elements of the sentiment were cut from glittercard and adhered with foam pads. An acrylic flower sticker to the centre of the '0' completes the card.

Groovy man!!!

Carts used:

Girl & 'groovy'- Groovy Times

Adele- Opposites Attract

@ and 50- Lifes A Party

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



Friendship's garden.......

I have been informed by my aunty that I'm not updating my blog enough. I hereby declare that I will try harder to blog on a more regular basis!

This card was one that I made for my last set of workshops. It was a very popular one with my ladies, I have to say. I found this friendship quote on t'internet and thought that it would look great inside this lych gate. The gate and fence were cut from white pearlescent cardstock and decorated with lots of teeny flowers punched from more pearlescent cardstock using a Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch. The gate was adhered with foam pads to a piece of patterned paper (leaving the gates unstuck) which was matted onto coloured cardstock with satin ribbon trim and bow. The sentiment was computer generated onto Safmat and adhered inside the gate arch. A smattering of pearls completes the card.

Cart used:

Lych gate and fence- Spring Cottage

Thanks for dropping by today!

Heather xxx

Blogger problems.....

Hi Folks!
I haven't forgotten you all but I'm having issues with Blogger! It won't let me upload any more pics for the time being so I'll sort it out and be back!
SORRY!
Heather xx

A magical birthday wish.....

Last month Kabir, the delightful son of our good friends was seven and I sent him magical birthday wishes with this card featuring the Genie from Disney's Alladin. As Disney characters go this one was easier than most to put together with just a few fiddly-tiddly bits. The layout is uber-simple with starry paper from a past edition of Creative Cardmaking simply double matted with red and gold card, the genie adhered with foam pads and Kabir's name and age cut from gold starry holographic card to finish.

Simples!

Carts used:

Genie- Disney's Dreams Come True

Kabir & 7- Plantin Schoolbook

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



All the best........

I've got another commission card for you today. One of my hubby's colleagues left the hospital last month to return to Ireland, and another colleague Dawn, asked me to make a card for the Department to sign, so what's a gal to do? Make a card of course! As usual it's an A4, and the design was left up to me. I used papers from a past edition of Creative Cardmaking and a fancy frame cut from white pearlised card. I added some flourishes, and flowers punched from gold and blue cardstock. The wording was cut from gold cardstock, the name being shadowed with blue. The wording was adhered flat (too many foam pad slivers otherwise!) and 'Mary' was adhered with foam pads. A ribbon bow across one top corner completes the card.

Carts used:

Fancy frame- Ornamental Iron 2

Mary-Sophisticated

Remaining sentiment-Plantin Schoolbook

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



'Single' birthday wishes.....

It was my nephew David's birthday last month and I made him a card inspired by a magazine. The magazine card was made from kraft card and was a single sleeve (single as in 45rpm vinyl record) with a 'record' inside it. I changed it by adding the sleeve and record to an 8x8 card. The paper on the front of the card was a freebie download. I created the record sleeve from some kraft cardstock, cutting a circular aperture in the front before adhering it together. I also used a circle punch to create a semi-circular notch at the top of the sleeve.

I created a 'record' from black pearlised cardstock and blue paper, slightly smaller than the sleeve. The sentiment on the 'record' was created with rub-ons. It can then be popped into (and out of!) the sleeve- just like a real record!

I finished the card off with David's name, some punched stars and musical notes cut from black pearlised card.

Carts used:

'45rpm record'- Suburbia

Musical notes- Groovy times

Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

 

Violet..........

The middle one of the GirliezNextDoor had a birthday last week and Violet from The Incredibles flew round to wish her a happy birthday!! A Disney Princess wouldn't do this time, so I went for something a little 'older'. Violet was cut from textured cardstock and adherd to a C5 card decorated with papers from an old edition of Creative Cardmaking. I added some blue polka dot ribbon and Millie's name cut from blue glittercard. The sentiment was computer generated, then adhered to the card with foam pads. A smattering of punched glittercard stars completes the card.

Carts used:

Violet- The Best Of Pixar

Millie- Car Decals

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Dapper Dan.....

It was my nephew Dan's birthday last week and I made him this card. I love this image and thought that he'd look cool sitting on something and what better than a name! The papers are from a past issue of Creative Cardmaking and the layout is the simplest possible. The figure was cut from dark burgundy cardstock backed with white. The name was cut from patterned paper shadowed with burgundy cardstock. The name was adhered to the card with foam pads, then the sitting figure was adhered above it. 'Happy Birthday' was cut from black cardstock and adhered flat. A smattering of Card Candi completes the card.

Carts used:

Sitting figure- Suburbia

Happy Birthday- Stamping Solutions

DANIEL- Opposites Attract (Opposite feature)

Thaks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

 



Jasmine for Amy.....

The youngest of the GirliezNextDoor was eight at the beginning of the month, and this is the card that I made for her. All little girls love Disney Princesses don't they? Well if they don't, they should!!!

I decided on Jasmine as I've already sent Snow White and Ariel to Amy, and Jasmine seems a little more grown up (don't know why!) I have to tell you that this photo doesn't show up the true colours of the card. Jasmine's outfit is actually a beautiful eau de nil colour not that sludgy grey! I cut Jasmine's clothes from pearlescent cardstock and the rest of her from textured cardstock. She was mounted onto a lovely eastern-style window which was cut from Centura pearl white cardstock. The papers are Dovecraft. 'AMY' was cut from pink pearlised textured cardstock and adhered inside the window with foam pads. 'Happy Birthday' was cut from the same cardstock shadowed with white, then adhered with foam pads to the top of the card.

Carts used:

Jasmine/Window- Disney Dreams Come True

AMY- StoryBook

Happy Birthday- ZooBalloo

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



Anniversary wishes.......

It was my brother and S-I-Law's wedding anniversary at the beginning of October and this is the card that I made for them. The card base is a C5 and I used another image from Papermania's Strictly Party A4 pack. I used two identical images, cutting one of them to use as decoupage, then layered them up with foam pads. The completed piece was adhered to a piece of black cardstock with a punched edge. It was adhered to the right hand side of the card with foam pads. I added a couple of corners and a sentiment cut from black cardstock. A bow and a couple of pearls completes the card.

Carts used:

Decorative corners- Sophisticated

Happy Anniversary- Sweethearts

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Beautiful bags........

Our niece Tara, and friends' daughter Rhea both had birthdays last week. They are both very trendy, so I thought that a handbag card would go down well with both of them and there's nothing like killing two birds with one stone is there? When you can cut two handbags, why not cut four?! I love this bag cut, and it can be as dressed-up or plain as you like. For these bags I chose red (yes, it IS red!) snakeskin-style paper, and zebra stripe cardstock. The bags were cut twice from white card, then once from my chosen papers. The white cardstock bag cuts were adhered together along the top, then the patterned paper bag was adhered to the card base. Both bags were trimmed with a strip of paper fringed with shredder scissors, then studded witrh brads. The bag tops were cut from black mirri card, and holes were punched with a Cropodile to thread black cord through to create the handle. I coloured plain pearls with a black ProMarker for the clasps, then adhered them to the bag with PVA glue. I used a Marianne die to create a couple of flowers which were adhered to the fringing with silicone glue. To finish the bags, I created two 'bag charms' using head pins and alphabet beads and fixed them to the bag handle with jump rings.

I covered the inside of the cards with contrast paper, created a pocket to hold a sentiment card and cut Happy Birthday from black cardstock which was adhered to the pocket.

Carts used:

Handbag- Suburbia

Happy Birthday -inside the card (not shown)- Wild Card

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



Happy Birthday Louis........

One of the little BoyzNextDoor had a birthday at the end of September and this is the card that I made for him. I was pushed for time so needed something quick. I decided to make a concertina square card and just add the letters of his name. I started with four 6" square cards, then joined them together in a row, using strong adhesive, giving me five panels inside and a front. I added a square of blue card to each panel then topped the panels with different patterned papers from a 6" pad that was a freebie from a magazine. The front of the card holds a 'Happy Birthday' cut from dark blue glittercard.....

and the inside panels hold the letters of Louis' name cut from different colours of glittercard, adhered flat. I had some yonks old MAMBI party stickers in my stash, and used them to decorate each page and the front of the card.

Carts used:

Happy Birthday- ZooBalloo

LOUIS- Base Camp (shadow function)

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx



Wendy......

This was another commission card that I made for Debbie for her S-I-L's 60th birthday. As usual it is an A4 card made with a Papermania 'Lucy Cromwell' 12x12 Designstax. The layout is simple with a central panel holding a huge fan. The fan was cut twice, once from patterned paper and again from silver mirri. The 'struts' were cut from the paper fan, then adhered to the silver mirri fan with foam tape. The handle of the fan was decorated with a Prima bloom, WOC cherry blossoms, pearl strands and a sheer bow. It was adhered to the centre panel with foam tape. '60' and 'Wendy' were cut from pink glittercard shadowed with silver mirri. A trio of Paper Cellar irridescent blooms with pearl centres completes the card.

Carts used:

Fan- Pagoda

'60' & 'Wendy'- Winter Woodland

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

 

Just a heads up for the ladies coming to the Swarm tomorrow at Jendenink. As we've only got two Swarms until Christmas, the cards I'll be bringing tomorrow are predominately Christmas cards. As usual you'll be able to make whatever you want, but you'll need your Christmas carts if you want to make the cards. You'll also need the following carts:

Elegant Edges

Lacy Labels

Formal Occasion

Forever Young

Life's A Party

I'm bringing in the new Quilted Christmas and all the older Christmas carts, so if you haven't got them don't worry. They'll be available to use.

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

TTFN

Heather x



ANOTHER wedding card!!!!!!......

Crikey!!!! I've made a few wedding cards in the past couple of months, Dan and Sarah's, Rohit and Izzy's and two for weddings taking place in India. This is one of the cards that went to India. I used an 8" square card base and the same papers that I used for Rohit and Izzy's. The shaped apertured panel was cut from white pearlised card and then embossed. It was mounted onto a silver mirri shadow and adhered to the centre of the card. Each of the doves was cut twice from white pearlised card, and the wings were cut from one of the doves and adhered to a complete dove with foam pads to add dimension. I repeated the process for the second dove. Both doves were then adhered with foam pads inside the aperture. A punched heart was adhered above the doves' heads. A sheer ribbon bow, white bloom, pearl strands, punched silver leaves and heart shaped pearls completes the card.

Carts used:

Shaped aperture panel- Sophisticated

Doves- Sweethearts

 

On a different subject, have you seen the new Theresa Collins 'December 25th' Christmas cartridge? It's absolutely gorgeous! It's on pre-order NOW at www.craftsulove.co.uk and will be in stock in the second week of October and it's only £29.99!!! I've ordered one and will be using it in workshops for Christmas (which start tomorrow) and also the Swarms up 'til Christmas, so if any of you out there who will be attending either workshops or Swarms I would recommend that you have a dekko of the C-u-L website and order it if you can. You won't regret it!

Thanks for dropping by today!

Heather xxx



Welcome Home Jade......

Debbie, Hubby's secretary, commissioned me to make a card for her daughter, to welcome her home from a stay in Australia. She left the design up to me. I reckoned that her returning home would be an occasion to celebrate, and what better to celebrate with than bunting?!!! The card base is an A4 and the papers are from Tilda. I cut the bunting from pink cardstock, topping each one with white cardstock. Alternate pieces were embossed with a Swiss dot embossing folder. The letters were cut from patterned paper from the Tilda pad and adhered to the pennants. They were then threaded onto pink and white baker's twine. Each of the bunting strings were adhered to the central panel of the card and a bow and small rose adhered to each end of the strings. 'JADE' was cut from more patterned paper, adhered to white cardstock letters for stability, then adhered below the bunting with foam pads. The card was finished with self-adhesive pearls coloured with Sharpie markers to match the papers. Debbie e-mailed me to tell me that Jade loved her card, and she loves bunting too!

Carts used:

Scalloped bunting- Calligraphy

JADE- Sophisticated

Welcome Home- Lyrical Letters (Jumbo font)

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xx  a



Ding Dong!.......

I've got a wedding card for you today. Aren't these bells gorgeous? I've not used them before and can't understand why not because they are lovely. I used papers left over from the other wedding cards that I made for Dan's and Rohit's weddings. The decorative panel is the same one that I used on the other wedding cards too. The bells were cut from silver mirri and silver pearlescent cardstock. The mirri portion of the bells was embossed with a Swiss Dot embossing folder then adhered to the the base image with foam pads. I added pearls to create the 'clappers' The bells were mounted onto a scalloped oval and embellished with a white rose, sheer bow, rose buds and pearl sprays. A heart-shaped pearl in each corner of the central panel comnpletes the card.

Carts used:

Shaped panel- Sophisticated

Scalloped oval- Elegant Edges

Oval- Opposites Attract

Bells- Sweethearts

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Musical Birthday....

No.1 son was 22 last Saturday (jeez louise!! Where does the time go?!) and I made him a very simple but effective card. I downloaded a music themed word art panel from Papercraft Inspirations magazine website for the background. It printed in gold and brown (should have been black but I think my black ink is getting low!) so I used those colours for the rest of the card. I covered an A5 card with gold mirri topped with a piece of circle print paper (looks a little like CDs), then added the word art which was matted onto more gold mirri using foam tape. I cut a guitarist from brown glittercard and adhered it to the word art with foam pads. The birthday sentiment was computer-generated onto white textured cardstock with a gold mirri '22' added, cut to shape by hand, then matted onto more gold mirri. As a finishing touch I added some gold gems to the Z on the word 'JAZZ', just visible behind the guitarist.

Carts used:

Guitarist- Wall Decor and More

Circle- George & Basic Shapes

22- Base Camp

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Birthday trio......

I had three birthdays last month to create for, my niece Terri, my SIL Lisa and our friends' daughter Amber. As they were all female cards that were required I broke out the Papermania 'Strictly Party' pack. I chose three different designs and kept the layouts very simple. For Terri's card I added a paper ribbon bow with jewelled brad and a sentiment from the pack, and her name cut from purple glittercard.

For Lisa's card I added some narrow black velvet ribbon and a rosebud. Her name and the sentiment were cut from black glittercard. A trio of pearls completes the card.

Amber's card was a side-fold DL (legal envelope) with a shortfall front, punched with an EK Success border punch. Paper ribbon from the pack was threaded through a 'diamante' buckle and adhered to the side of the card. A sentiment from the pack, a sheer bloom with pearl flower centre, and her name cut from silver glittercard completes Amber's card.

Carts used:

Terri/Lisa/Amber- Lyrical Letters (jumbo font)

Happy Birthday- Wild Card

Thanks for dropping by today!

Heather xxx



Kavya's first meal.....

My hubbys friend has a beautiful baby grand-daughter called Kavya. On Sunday Kavya had her first solid food and as her parents and grandparents are Hindu they had a little ceremony (called an Annaprasana) to celebrate. I thought it fitting to create a little bowl and spoon to decorate her card with. The base card is an 8x8 square. I added some pink gingham paper and a scalloped square which holds a cute little silver bowl and spoon. The white panel was embossed with a quilting-effect embossing folder. I added Kavya's name to the bowl along with a daisy created with a punch. To finish the card I added Card Candi. A sentiment was computer generated and adhered to the card beneath the bowl....

....and look! That little spoon (complete with baby food) pops out of the bowl!!!

Carts used:

Scalloped square- Elegant Edges

Bowl, spoon and 'Kavya'- Baby Steps

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

 

Rohit and Izzy's card....

As promised yesterday, here is the card that I made for Rohit and Izzy. The card is very similar to the one that I made for my nephew Dan and his wife Sarah, except that this one is an 8" square gatefold. The base card was made with two 8" cards scored down the front and adhered together at the back. The paper is Bella Wedding. The shaped panel on the front of the card was cut from white and pink pearlised card and shadowed with silver mirri. It was adhered to a square panel on the front of the card with foam pads. A scalloped oval holds two lovebirds cut from white pearlised card, and a scalloped heart. I added some pink scalloped hearts to the shaped panel for added interest. A Prima bloom, sheer bow and pearl strands were adhered above the shaped panel. A large pearl in each corner of the square panel completes the front of the card.

The inside of the card was decorated with flourishes cut from silver mirri and Paper Cellar irridescent flowers. Again I used the word 'Love' to decorate the front flap of the card that is hidden by the square panel. Those punched silver borders hide some less than perfect cutting! Wedding details were computer generated onto vellum and adhered to the front of another card, closed with a ribbon....

..which, when opened, reveals a sentiment.

I made a box to put the completed card in because it was bulky.

Carts used:

Shaped panel- Sohisticated

Lovebirds and hearts- Wedding Solutions

Scalloped oval- Elegant Edges

Oval- Opposites Attract

Flouishes and 'Love'- Home Decor

The Big Day-Phrases

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xx

Another Wedding!....

On 25th August we were in Stow-On-The-Wold for another wedding. We stayed in The Unicorn Hotel, a lovely, quaint and very creaky hotel....

...and the wedding on Saturday was at Temple Guiting Manor a beautiful old mansion in the Gloucestershire countryside...

..and here are the bride (Izzy) groom (Rohit) and Rohit's proud Mum and Dad Nimmi and Gopal.

On Sunday there was an Indian wedding ceremony so I had to dress up in all my Indian finery! That's me in the middle in the purple sari with my friend Mary and her beautiful daughter Menai.

The ceremony was held in a Mandir, a canopied area...

..and here is Izzy in her wedding sari being led to the Mandir by her brother who will give her away to her husband.

Married at last!

Here are Mary and I during the reception. That's Jasmine  in our hair and the scent from it was divine!

I'll show the card that I made for them tomorrow. Thanks for visiting today!

Heather xx

Engaged!......

Our niece Anita texted us from the Olympic Stadium to say 'I'm engaged!' Her fiance Peter had got down on one knee and proposed! He had previously called her Dad in Australia to ask his permission. How beautifully old-fashioned and traditional is that? What a romantic Pete is! Well, since it had been a while coming I thought I'd better make them a card, and found the ideal cut, this cute ring box complete with a blingtastic ring! I cut the ring box twice, once in red cardstock and once in gold mirri (with blackout feature enabled) I passed the red cut through a Xyron machine then added red flock powder to give a velvet look to the box. The flocked portion was adhered to the mirri portion with PVA glue. The ring was cut from gold mirri and white glittercard for the diamond.

The card base is a standard C5 card, and the paper is white and gold embossed paper from my stash. The ring box was adhered to a shaped panel in the centre of the card. The panel was trimmed with narrow sheer ribbon and a rose. 'Anita & Peter' was cut from gold mirri and adhered flat above the ring box. Four red heart-shaped pearls complete the card.

Carts used:

Ring box- Sweethearts

Shaped panel- Lacy Labels

Anita & Peter- Lyrical Letters (jumbo font)

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xx

The Big Day.....

Hi everyone! As promised I'm back with the card that I made for Dan & Sarah. I intended it to be a keepsake so I bought a box to put it in and decorated the front with swirls, irridescent flowers, butterflies and a 'Big Day' die-cut. A sheer bow across one corner finishes it off nicely.

The card base is an A4 gatefold made from two A4 cards adhered together then creased to form the gatefold. The papers used are double sided pearlised papers from the Bella! Wedding 'Beloved' range.

The paper was matted to fit the fronts, inside fronts and back onto silver mirri. A smaller panel was cut to fit the front. The fabulous medallion was cut from white and pale pink pearlised card and silver mirri. I added a scalloped oval to hold the large initials and a couple of embossed butterflies. The medallion was embellished with embossed hearts, a sheer bow, Prima bloom and pearl strands. The completed medallion was adhered to the smaller panel and embellished with four embossed butterflies.

The inside fronts of the card were decorated with swirls, irridescent flowers and more butterflies.....

...and the inside back holds a pocket created from a scalloped rectangle. A tag holds a wedding greeting and the pocket, details of the wedding itself computer-generated in 60% greyscale onto vellum. The vellum piece was adhered to the pocket with glue dots, and embellished with pearls.

Because the front of the card that is hidden behind the panel when the card is closed looked a bit bare, I cut the word 'Love' from silver mirri and adhered it vertically.

And finally, because we gave a cheque as a wedding pressie I made this cute envelope from white pearlised card and decorated in the same way as the box top. I scored the cardstock on a Hougie board, punched the front edge with an MS punch then added sheer ribbon before adhering the side flaps.

Dan and Sarah loved their keepsake card!

Carts used:

Swirls/Love- Home Decor

Butterflies/scalloped oval/scalloped rectangle- Elegant Edges

Medallion and initials- Sophisticated

Oval- Opposites Attract

Tag/hearts- George

The Big Day- Phrases

All leaves were punched with an X Cut beech leaf punch

I'm off to another wedding at the weekend and I made a similar card for that one. I'll show you that one later on in the week. Thanks for hanging on in there with this picture heavy post!

Heather xxx