Wedding wishes…

My friend asked me to make a wedding card for her friends, Kate and Brian.  Here’s what I did…

I used very vanilla and whisper white cardstock, and champagne shimmer paint on the centre of the hearts, to add sparkle and lustre - I love the effect the shimmer paint gives.

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Number one dad…

When my mum was alive, she often made rosettes for my dad’s friends to wear to the football match, especially if Liverpool were playing a big game.  She would hand-stitch satin ribbon to circles of cardboard and add ribbon tails. 

Her rosettes were absolutely brilliant, everybody wanted one, and she must’ve made hundreds over the years! 

I took inspiration from my mum’s rosettes for the centre piece of this Father’s Day card ……

I used sticky strip to attach the ribbon instead of stitching, but I think the effect was very similar.  

I mounted the rosette onto a “shield” made from the top note die that had been embossed with the square lattice folder. 

I just  love this effect!

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Engaging conversation…

Another in the series of engagement thank you cards:

 

This was inspired by a card I saw on Julie’s blog during sale-a-bration. 

I have a couple more engagement cards to share, so please pop back again for a peek.

 

Stampin Up supplies used:

Cardstock: whisper white, blushing bride; Inks: pink pirouette, pretty in pink; Stamp sets: bliss (retired sale-a-bration set), occasional greetings ; Punches: scallop trim border, word window; Accessories:  blushing bride stitched poly-ribbon, basic rhinestones, stampin dimensionals.

 

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Every little bit…

One of my favourite stamp sets at the moment is Every Little Bit.  There are 28 stamps in the set, and it really does seem to have a stamp for every occasion, which I love!  I used it to make this Mothers’ Day card:

 

 

 

Stampin Up supplies used:

Cardstock: whisper white, pretty in pink, regal rose; Inks: pretty in pink, regal rose, black stazon; Stamp sets: every little bit, occasional greetings; Punches: scallop circle, 1 3/8” and 1¼” circle; Accessories: pretty in pink satin ribbon, white gel pen, blender pen, stampin dimensionals.

 

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