Tom and Laura’s Engagement Card

This is the engagement card I made for my son Tom and the Lovely Laura, it’s a good job that they are just as monkey mad as me!

I’ve taken a photo from my other blog and just embellished it with micro fine glitter, which has to be one of my “Top 10 Can’t Do Without”  products and various heart shaped stickers from my vast collection.

I handwrote the sentiments and also added a little gold pen to parts of  the champagne bottle.  Done and liberally micro glitter dusted!

A Card Made From A Parcel Sent By Melanie …..

I am always overwhelmed when someone takes the time to write to me and then sends me  something wonderful….. that happened a few weeks back when, after a fraught day at work, I found this exquisite package from Melanie sat sitting on my door mat …

It was crammed with all sorts of treasure and I was so thrilled!  Amongst the lovely bits I found this pack of Docrafts “Tulip” embellishments, which though I have seen in the shops I have never ventured to buy, and this was now was an ideal opportunity to try them out …..

I married them up with two papers from my Boofle 6ins x 6ins paper pack, which matched perfectly, punching a few hearts to fill in the “white space”.

I now have a spooky sort of feeling that when the card goes into my staffroom box someone is going to say it’s perfect for someone they know who got engaged, married, honeymooned in Venice, I shall keep you informed!

xxx Thank you so much Melanie xxxx …. and as you can see from the photo above your envelope has been by my desk constantly since it arrived,  so that I can delve into it whenever I need the finishing touch for a card or something. THANK YOU!

A Wedding Card

This card measures 5ins x 5ins and is made using white linen effect card.

I’ve had these pearl hearts for ages, I’m not really sure about them, up close they are a bit naff. So this card was a bit of an experiment on how to get them used up.

I’ve used paper from a 6” x 6” My Mind’s Eye Stella and Rose stack punched with a small scalloped square punch. I think this card would be both suitable for a wedding or engagement.

You Have To Kiss A Lot of Frogs …..

I saw these Haribo jelly frogs and just had to have a packet …. as I had an idea …. I mixed them with some jelly lips (from SPAR), and a sweetie bag was made!

The foam frog was from a large packet of frogs from HobbyCraft, all I have added  is some googly eyes.

I thought it would be a funny gift for a bride or someone newly engaged or even a little girls princess party.

Machine Sewn Engagement Card

This card was made using papers and embellishments from a Cosmo Cricket set I had from QVC.  The sentiment is my own design, printed and mat and layered on gold card.

Because the papers have a vintage feel,  I decided to sew round the card blank and centre with my old Singer sewing machine with burgundy thread for a shabby chic effect. The lines are a bit wibbly wobbly and I have left the thread ends to continue the effect.

A Special Australian Engagement Card

I make a lot of cards to order. This has come about by my leaving a box of general cards in the various school staffrooms where I have worked, and then someone coming up to me asking if would make them a "special" card but a bit bigger! From there it has become word of mouth, people show others the card I have made for them and I get asked again, a ripple effect.

I now have lots of "regulars" who send me long lists several months in advance that I can work through. I ask for a name, age, and interests and try to tailor my design around that, making it as personal to that person as I can. Sometimes what I make is not always too my taste, but as long as the giver and reciplicant are happy, I can only be happy too.

This is one of my favourite cards. It was made as an order for Mel, a lovely, lovely girl I used to work with. Her friends had got engaged in Australia and this is what I came up with.

I went on Google and found an outline map of Australia which I cut and pasted and then formatted to burgundy. The font is 2 Peas High Tide, the ribbon is from East of India and the hearts punched from matching paper, all matted on gold with faux stitching in burgundy round the edges.

I hear that it is now framed and hanging on a wall is Aus!