Filigree wedding heart

We went to the wedding of the son of one of my hubby's colleagues last month. I made this card in quite an unusual palette for a wedding card. It is oyster, the papers coming from the First Edition 8x8 pad 'The Promise'

The heart was cut from ivory pearlised card and backed with an embossed heart cut from oyster coloured pearlised card. The filagree heart was topped with two smaller hearts, one embossed and the other stamped with the 'Happily Ever After' sentiment. The corners of the card were embellished with die-cut flourishes and the card was finished with a sheer bow and flower and a smattering of pearls.

Cart used:

All hearts- Valentine's Day

Thanks for looking!

Heather xxx

Something different.....

I've been playing with vinyl! Only this was made with Fablon, much cheaper than Cricut vinyl. I bought a pack of four canvases from The Range for £5. I then painted the canvas with white acrylic paint to 'key' the surface. I then added tan paint with a make-up sponge around the edges for a distressed look.

I then cut out the phrase from black Fablon. I had the blade depth on 2 and the pressure on low ( 3 bars). After weeding out the excess vinyl, I used transfer tape to lift the words from the backing paper and transferred it to the prepared canvas. I used a soft cloth to press the vinyl onto the canvas.

Cart used:

Loved you.... Home Decor Wall Art

Thanks for looking!

Heather xx

Congratulations and celebrations....

I made a couple of commission cards a couple of weeks ago for the same customer. I bought a new(old) cartridge from ebay to make the smaller A5 card, for a hairdressers 50th birthday. Extravagant maybe but it was cheap, and I'll get plenty of use out of it. 

The silver anniversary card is A4 in size and made from pearlised white card and silver Mirri, with Cricut-cut tags and names. The corner embellishments are die-cut. I finished the card off with white, sheer ribbon, a sheer flower and silver pearls....

..this card was created with white card stock and purple Mirri card. The numbers and name were cut from purple glitter card shadowed with purple Mirri. The hair drier and curling tongs were cut from purple and gunmetal Mirri. The flexes are ribbon scraps. Happy Birthday was die cut from purple Mirri card. The card was finished with a purple satin bow and heart-shaped gem.

Carts used:

Silver wedding card:

25 tags and names- NurseryRhymes

50th Birthday:

50- Sophisticated

Helen- Opposites Attract

Hair drier & curling tongs- Girl's Make-Up Party

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather x

Be Beautiful.....

Apologies for the long gap in posting. I have no excuses! I made this interlocking gatefold for my most recent workshop.

The card is A5 in size, and the papers are freebies from an old issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft

I stamped a sentiment in the aperture.....

.....and another sentiment inside. 

The fancy corners are die cut, as is the sentiment label, to which I added a stamped sentiment. I added a smattering of iridescent sequins to finish.

Carts used:

Scalloped oval frame and scalloped oval- Elegant Edges

Dress- Formal Occasion

Oval- Opposites Attract

Thanks for visiting and Happy Easter!

Heather xxxx

Boutique for Sofia.......

Krishnan's girlfriend had her birthday last month, and this is the card that I made for her using a freebie HunkyDory kit from last year. The card base is an 8" scalloped square. I matted the spotted paper onto gold Mirri to match the trim on the three panels, then adhered the panels with foam tape across the centre of the card. I added a sheet red ribbon and bow, sentiment, a smattering of red gems and 'SOFIA. Cut from red glitter card.

Cart used:

SOFIA- Art Nouveau

Thanks for dropping by!

Heather xxx

Camper van 60th....

I made this card for a commission last year. The client wanted a card for his Mum's 60th birthday featuring a baby blue Volkswagen camper van. I knew that there were no VW's on any cartridge so I Googled an image and used it to cut the van from two shades of blue card stock, trimmed with silver Mirri. The card base is A4 and I used some pretty funky paper from an old DCWV stack. The letters and numbers were cut from contrasting paper, shadowed with blue card stock. I embossed a piece of green card stock and adhered all the elements with foam pads onto it. 'Happy Birthday' is an XCut die.

Cart used:

Mum & 60 - Plantin Schoolbook

Thanks for looking

Heatherxxx

Menai and Krishan........

Rhea's big sister Menai married her lovely fiancé Krishan back in September, and I wanted to make a real keepsake card for them, so I created a book! The all-white palette makes it difficult to photo so please excuse the less than perfect photos! 

I created the book with loads of white textured pearlised cardstock and paper and numerous die-cuts and Cricut generated frames. I won't go into too much detail as the pages speak for themselves, but I chose a 'Love quotes from literature' theme, searching the Internet for suitable quotes and came up with some truly lovely quotes.

The picture above shows the cover of the book.....

 

                                    

 ....first page, details of the wedding.......

..then a quote from my favourite book, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte....

 ...The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach.....

 ...The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.......

 ...Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.....

 Anne's House Of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery.....

 ....Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak.....

 ..and finally a sentiment....

 ...and a box to put it in!.....

....and finally, the happy couple themselves!

Phew!!!!!

Carts used:

All frames- Elegant Edges

Balloons- George

Initials- Sophisticated

Ivy leaves, hearts and flowers- various dies & punches

All quotes computer-generated onto pearlised paper

Thanks for sticking with me to the end!

Heather xxx