Commissioned Wedding Card

Hi all,

Here is a commissioned card that I did for my best friend. She is bridesmaid for one of her friends on Sunday, and wanted a special card to give. I do a lot of bloghopping looking for inspiration and I have my favourites all bookmarked. JuliesJapes is one of them, and I love stampin up products but very rarely have money to spend on them, I also toy with the idea of becoming a demonstrator but not sure if I would be able to meet the quota you have to sell in order to remain active.

Anyway......

I came across this lovely wedding card design, I loved the idea of the hearts, so I used this for my inspiration. Unfortunately I couldn't afford the original stampin' up products so I made do with the supplies I already had.

took one 8 x8 card blank, and attached some paper from craft creations, dies cut with nestabilities shapes, stamped papermania sentiments and went over with glue pen and glitter. Attached flowers with silicone glue and also pearls. Went around the nestabilities shape with liquid pearls.

I then went on and made a box for the card to go in, as the flowers would have made it bulky. I did the same process as I did on the card for the box topper so that it matched.

Hope you like

I found this while bloghoppin

I have been going through a blog that i stumbled across on today, KWernerDesigns and not only have I been mesmerized by her style and cards, but I also found this amazing youtube clip of Sarah Bareilles, performing sitting on the dock of the bay. I absolutely loved it. I have now found the DVD and have ordered it. CAnt wait for it to arrive. She has amazing vocals, and it is all the songs off the Little Voice Album Live.

Bit of a mad busy period

Hi all,

It has been a bit manic here recently, with holidays, work, bad cold and wedding. Started off with my soon to be in laws coming up for a visit, then managed to catch a cold of my MD at work, then had it for the rest of the time they were up, then we all went down to where they live in Cromer, Norfolk (6 hour drive) stayed for a day, and then we all drove over to reading for a family wedding (another 6 hour drive, due to traffic). Went to the wedding lovely, day, bride beautiful, got to see my nephew who we have seen in 6 months, so all in all a good day. then next day another 4 hour drive back to Cromer, had a day at the beach the day after, packed with icecream, sunshine and vodka (fab day) and then next day 6 hour drive back up to newcastle. Never want to sit in the back of a car again, with all that travelling, and not being able to drive drove me mad.

But I did managed to get a card done in all of that - would you beleive it a wedding card - I was so panicked with getting everything ready for the visit and the wedding, that all my finishing off on the card had to be done on route - as I was waiting for something to arrive in post for it and it did the day we travelled (phew what a relief).

Card was 8 x 8 from craftwork cards, then cut out using a template I had made on the computer. Stamped the papermania sentiment on to the card in black, and then stamped a patterned background in glue, and covered with glamour dust. I then rounded corners with my new corner chomper and glued the white flowers from (wild orchids) and pearls from (quixotic paperie) down the side of the card, and finshed off my gong around the edges with stickles.

Hope you like. I have another wedding card to do for next weekend, so better make a start on that one now.

tc

clairlou