Golden Wedding Anniversary

Hello again!

 

Today I have a personalised anniversary card which I was asked to make.

 

To make the card I cut and creased a 15x15cm card blank from a sheet of A4 smooth cream card.

Next I printed the sentiment using the computer on a 13x13cm cream square and tied seam binding ribbon around it, finishing with a bow. 

 

 

I layered the square on the card blank and cut 2 different sized hearts from gold card using Nestabilities dies.

I embossed one with a cuttlebug swirls embossing folder in the Big Shot.

Then I adhered the larger heart flat on the card and raised the embossed heart (slightly overlapping the other) with foam pads.

To finish I added 3 tiny pearls to each of the hearts.

 

 

Regular readers of my blog will know that I'm not too keen on working with gold card

but you know what?

It's growing on me!

I love this card and you might see more gold creeping in from time to time :)

 

I hope you have a lovely day whatever you do

and I'll be back soon with more projects.

Sarah xx

 

Ps. Pop over to Creative Craft World for some exciting news about our birthday blog hop starting tomorrow.

Less is More.....Gold

Good afternoon everyone :)

It's been another couple of weeks since I  last entered the LIM challenge

and as I was at home yesterday for the first Saturday in ages, I was determined to make a card.

The challenge this week is to use 'Gold' on your card.

I think I've only ever made a card with gold on it once before and that was for a Golden Wedding anniversary so I don't think it's my favourite colour!

I definitely found this a challenge.

I didn't like the first card I made so I did another....I'm not too keen on it either

but I'll take the plunge and share them both ~ warts and all!

1st card

For this one, I stamped the sentiment and then punched tiny flowers with SU boho blossoms punch from gold card.  Next I arranged them in a heart shape on the card. (I used my largest nestabilities heart die as a template)

Then I added opal liquid pearls to the centres.

2nd card

For this card I cut 2 flourishes from gold card using Tim Holtz elegant flourishes die.

I  then embossed them with the swiss dots embossing folder and glued them to the base card.

I stamped text on two Prima flowers and added a gem brad through the centre.

Next I stamped a (Kaisercraft) sentiment with versamark ink and sprinked it with gold detail embossing powder.  I layered it on gold card and adhered it to the card. To finish I added tiny dots of liquid pearls around the flourishes.

To enter the LIM challenge,  just click here.

I'm looking forward to visiting all your blogs later.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Take care

Sarah xx

Golden Wedding Anniversary card

Richard's parents asked me to make a 50th anniversary card for a close relative a good while ago, but I can only show it now as the special anniversary is today.  Congratulations Joyce and Joe and may you have many more anniversaries to come!

And more....

Last but not least….

I’ve finally got the last card done :) and mum is very happy with it, thankfully! I used white paper flowers (this was all I had in that small size) and sponged them with ColorBox pigment inks to tone in with the background paper. I did the same with the small strips of cream card at the corners. The sentiment is computer generated (Saginaw font) and I sponged around the edges of it as well.

This is a terrible photograph, the colours on the card are more muted shades and not the horrible red this shows, but I am useless with a camera so it will have to do!

SuppliesCream card
Ruby red card
Designer paper K&Co Classic K McKenna
Vintage buttons
Cream thread
Lace, ribbons
Silk flower and paper flowers
Small pearls
Nestabilities (oval plain & scalloped)
ColorBox queue pigment inks
Sponges

2nd Anniversary Card

I managed to get the card made and I love it!! It's very simple, quick & easy to make :)

The stamped image is Heidi Grace clear stamps (family), the sentiment is Woodware clear stamps (wedding) and the ribbon is from Poppicrafts. The chipboard heart is cut with the Cuttlebug (hippie chick die) and finished with tiny gems.

Mum has asked me to make another card which will be from her extended family, as they're all going out for a celebration meal on Saturday. I don't know about you but I find it very hard to make mutliple cards for the same person!! I think I'll do another vintage style card.

40th Wedding Anniversary card

It's my Aunt and Uncle's ruby wedding anniversary on Wednesday so i made this card today for mum to send. I still have my own to make and send, as well as a host of other things to do too! I just want to crawl into bed and go to sleep.....I know I'll feel better when I have it done though :) My cards never turn out the way I'd like them to, they're just not my 'thing' I think!

This card was made with paper from a 6"x6" K&Co pad (Classic K McKenna) a clear stamp (Laura Ashley). The deep pink card was punched with an x-cut punch to make a border. The ovals were cut with nestabilities (plain & scallop), the ribbon is cream cotton lace from Australia and it's finished off with some vintage buttons!