A vintage wedding collage …

Whilst still designing my daughter’s wedding invitations, I took some time out to make some for a friend.  I was a little out of my comfort zone with this style of card, but the bride knew exactly what she wanted … a vintage-distressed look with a large mix of colours, from soft pinks, lilacs and beige, to darker colours such as grey and navy.  The bride also had a long list of images she wanted which would tie in with her wedding theme … bird cages, flowers, postage stamps, flourishes and, of course, the Eiffel Tower – as this is where her fiancé had proposed.  You may remember the engagement card I made for them here.

So, here are my bespoke vintage wedding invitations for Sarah…

I used several different stamp sets to create the collage to be able to include all the images the bride had asked for, including the hydrangea from a retired hostess set, which I love and cannot bear to part with.  The bride loved the finished effect with its tiny, fork-tied bows …

I also stamped the envelopes, front and back, to match …

The cards were lovingly hand-stamped and distressed -

and took many hours to complete…

Each card was unique in its own way and made a pretty keepsake for each of the invited guests…

So, there’s a vintage style wedding ahead - a wedding unique in design and with the intricacy of the collage, and the high quality Stampin’ Up! materials I used, the invitation has given a little glimpse of what’s to come.

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A never ending story … revisited …

It has taken me a while to get this far, but …

… remember the never ending card I made for our wedding anniversary here?

well I thought you might like to see it in action …

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Blogaversary!

Wow! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I started my lil’ ol’ blog! How time flies when you’re having fun – and boy have I had fun! Since joining Stampin’ Up, I have met some very talented crafters and made amazing friendships. I was encouraged by my lovely upline, Michelle Last, to start a crafting blog …

So,12 months on from my very first blog post, after over a hundred projects and posts, I’ve had over 20,000 visitors. I’m amazed and so thankful to each and everyone of you who has taken the time to stop by and pay a visit, especially to those of you who have left me encouraging comments – I really appreciate your support.

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My card to share today is a thank you gift set I made for my friend for hosting a craft party at her house last week…***

 

I did some stamping on the inside of the card, the envelope and made a matching gift tag too…

She seemed very happy with her gift …

Shading and colour was added using my aqua-painter …

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The sentiment was stamped onto balsa wood from my stash.

All other supplies are from Stampin’ Up!

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Neverending story …

 

I made this neverending card for my hubby for our wedding anniversary. 

I used my faithful Nature Walk stamp set and the gorgeous botanical gazette dsp, with a combination of computer generated and stamped sentiments to complete the card. 

He loved it… said it was both a card and a present in one and like a gift that keeps giving!  I’m just glad he liked it! 

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