Pearly heart wedding card

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend and are up to something nice :-)

I certainly am...a weekend of crafting but also a curry out with lovely friends last night - yummy!

Today I have a card to showcase a few products from The Ribbon Girl and they have so many pretty things that are just perfect for making wedding cards.

I've used a gorgeous chipboard heart as the focal point, which I painted with white acrylic paint and then I added a few pearls randomly on top.

I have to tell you that the ribbon I used is absolutely beautiful but I just could not cut the ends without them fraying, and even my usual trick of putting a tiny line of glue on the ends was to no avail...hence why my 'bow' has no tails on it - lol!
I actually think I prefer it this way...honest!

If you find yourself tempted by any of the pretty supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the product links at the end of my post or just pop over to The Ribbon Girl and have a little browse around!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Lovely things I've used from The Ribbon Girl;
Vintage Romance 6x6 paper pad - Maja Design
Monograce Scrapiniec chipboard heart
15mm pale blue satin edge sheer ribbon
Ivory button twine
Antique blue 2-tone cherry blossom
10mm blue open rose
Miniature pale blue blossoms
Tiny white rosebuds

Other card ingredients;
Heart stems die - Impression Obsession
Other flowers, pearls - from stash

Sweet little bridesmaids

Hello lovely people,

My blog posts seem to have been very few and far between in the last month but on the more positive side I have found a wee bit of time here and there to pop in and see some of the creations on your blogs, which has been lovely :-)

I also haven't been colouring as much as I would like but I got some time at the weekend, so decided to colour up one of the new LOTV images being released on 20th May.

I've used the digi image for my card but printed it exactly the same size as the rubber stamp will be, so you can see how it fits on a 6" square card.

I have left quite a lot of white space around my image because I wanted to use the stitched panel out of one of my new MFT Blueprints die sets!

I didn't feel it needed a lot of embellishments so kept it to 2 small clusters and a sentiment tag.  Once it was all finished I did go back and add some sparkle to the bows though with a Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen, which is a 'use your imagination' job as usual!

I am planning some more colouring today because there is a HUGE release coming up from LOTV and there are so many images I want to use!

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair (littlest bridesmaid): Y21/YR23/E35
Hair (middle bridesmaid): E53/57/59
Hair (tallest bridesmaid): E53/35/37
Dresses: E40/YR30/blender
Pink bits: RV000/10/11
Leaves: YG93/G99
Bear: E41/42/43
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3

Lovely things I've used from The Ribbon Girl;

My Wedding - Craft & You	16mm pink ruffle edge sheer ribbon	Ivory button twine	White cherry blossom
20mm pale pink open roses	10mm pale pink open roses	10mm ivory open roses	Tiny white rosebuds
miniature ivory cream blossoms	heart charm

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Other card ingredients;
Sentiment tags - LOTV
Blueprints 29 - My Favorite Things

Sparkling romance

Hello lovely people,

Uh oh...time is flying by again and it has been a busy week for me so far.

I was working again on Monday and Tuesday and then yesterday I did a little shopping and went for my sight test/contact lens check.  It turned out that my prescription had changed quite a bit so I needed new glasses.  I always find picking new frames quite stressful, but I eventually decided on some and I am actually quite excited to pick them up next week as my current glasses are 4 years old so it will be nice to have a change!

At least I have a couple of days now to catch up on housework and crafting...ahem, probably just crafting if I'm honest - lol!

Now though it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme is...

SPARKLE
Don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our fabulous sponsor this time is Di's Digi Stamps with a $12 voucher

The image I chose for this wedding card is really rather large so I kept the design fairly CAS and I 'cheated' a little by using small strips of DP down the sides rather than whole panels.  These weren't actually scraps although the design would be great for using up scraps; I just didn't want to waste all that precious DP!

This has been a fave wedding image of mine for a long time so it was lovely to finally colour it and I definitely met the sparkle requirement by plastering the bottom of the dress in Glamour Dust!

Yeah, you might have to use some imagination for that, which is crazy because it is unbelievably sparkly IRL!

I made a faux button again and if you want to see how it was done then check out my 'Sweet Summer' PDF tutorial sheet on LOTV's Something for the Weekend.

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Card recipe;

Image: Brett and Brenda get married - Stamping Bella

DP: Vintage romance - Maja Design (available from Live & Love Crafts)

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Old Swedish lace - Magnolia Doohickeys, Nesting hearts mini die set - Xcut
Crystal Glamour Dust

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Her hair: E53/57/59
His hair: E51/53/35/37
Dress: W00/0 and RV0000/000/91
Suit: W3/4/5/6
Shoes / flowers: RV91/93/95
Leaves: BG90/93

Floral romance

Hello lovely people,

I can't say I have been entirely as productive as I would like this week and my crafting mojo seems to be a little hit and miss right now.

I actually think I have too many ideas floating round in my head and can't quite decide what to do with myself!

A challenge can sometimes be a good way to get the mojo going and making something for the new challenge at As You Like It did get me focused, with our theme of...

YOUR FAVOURITE...
DIE
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Bunny Zoe's Crafts with a £10 voucher

I have to admit that my favourite die changes quite often depending on my mood but this is my current favourite because I got it really cheap after having my eye on it for ages.

This die is the largest from a set of heart dies and I think it looks gorgeous framing the sentiment.

Some pretty flowers and lace complete the romantic look and I have tucked in a few die cut heart stems too.

Card recipe;

Sentiment: Statements, congratulations (Discontinued) - LOTV 

DP: discontinued paper pad - Always and Forever, available as digi from Nitwit Collections

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace: Chantilly cotton lace (Jane) - Crafty Ribbons

Dies: Heart vines base, affections die set - Tonic Studios, Heart stems - Impression Obsession

While I had these dies out I challenged myself to make a few more cards with them so watch out for those over the next couple of days!

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Vintage layered wedding card

Hello lovely people,

Yes, I am still here!
Some of you may be forgiven for wondering where I have been and I'm sorry I haven't been visiting your blogs much of late but things are so hectic right now.
I have decided to stop beating myself up over it, get on track with everything else and hopefully I'll soon be able to get back to checking out all your lovely creations :-)

For now, it's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...LINE (from the bingo board)
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

This is the board and I have chosen fussy & fancy, lace and pearls, which is probably no surprise because you know how much I love to layer up pretty papers and details :-)

Our sponsor this time is Wild Orchid Crafts with a £12 voucher

I chose a vintage style layered design which enabled me to use a few new bits of stash, starting with the gorgeous DP and one of my new scallop dies.
I really like the combination of shaped layers on this design.

The flowers are also new and are a fab (and flatter!) alternative to my beloved 3D flowers.

Card recipe;
Sentiment: Statements (congratulations) - LOTV

DP: Vintage wedding - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Lace: Faye - The Ribbon Girl (unavailable but Astrid is the same design in cream)

Dies: Large frilly frames #10 - Go Kreate, circle stax - MFT Die-namics, Large scalloped circles - Presscut, flowers (no name) - Joy! Crafts, Lavish branch - Memory Box, Beaded swirl flourish - Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Romance in an umbrella

Hello lovely people,

I've been in Bath studying for a couple of days and Dr. Hubby has been working away for a few days so we are now re-united and going to enjoy a day together...I think it's coffee date time!

It's also time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...1 LAYER OR MULTI-LAYER
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Crafts-U-Love with a £10 voucher

I love to make multi-layered cards as I enjoy combining lots of pretty papers and it works well with the slightly vintage style that I like.

Sometimes I find it hard to achieve a soft look when colouring with Copics but I was delighted with how this turned out :-)
The umbrella was tricky because BG70 is so much lighter than BG72 that it is really hard to blend it nicely but I used a bit of 'tip to tip' technique and it worked a treat.
If you haven't come across this technique before, I coloured the image as I usually would but then touched the tip of BG70 on to the nib of BG72 to pick up a bit of the darker colour and applied this to the image to smooth out the shading between these 2 colours on my image.

I finished off by adding a couple of random lacy edges, some flower clusters and a little metal charm...ah, so romantic :-)

Card recipe;

Image: True love - Everyday in Moonbeam meadow - Crafter's Companion

DP: Summer Crush - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Old Swedish lace - Magnolia Doohickeys

Charm: Delicate hearts - The Hobby House

Copic colours;
Umbrella: BG70/72/75
Mice: E40/41/42/43
Roses / butterflies / heart: R30/32/35
Leaves: YG61/63/67
Wrapping: W00/1/3
Moon: YR30/31
Water: BG70/B25
Shading round image: BG0000/000

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Beach wedding

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme this time is...

YOUR FAVOURITE 2 EMBELLISHMENTS
...and don't forget to tell us why!

Our sponsor this time is Crafty Sentiment Designs

I love a pretty feel to my cards so I do enjoy adding embellishments and the one I always reach for first is flowers; I have lots so that I can try to match the colours of my image or paper!

I had to think a little for my second favourite embellishment choice as I do use a few things but realised it had to be pearls as I often scatter a few around just to add a little hint of detail and elegance.

The beach themed papers and details were chose because the couple are getting married on a beach, and I have to say I really love the kind of faded natural look to this design.

I know I've already picked my 2 fave embellies but I have to admit that a metal charm often finds it's way onto my designs...like this uber cute little shell charm :-)

The tags are made from the blank tag shape available in one of the LOTV sets and I stamped the names with little letter stamps...this only works with short names though - lol!

Card recipe;

Large focal sentiment: Congratulations statements - LOTV

DP: Shoreline treasures - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Natural hemp twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: blank tag shape from Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV
Charm: Shell mix charms  -The Hobby House
Hessian ribbon & pearls: from stash

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;
Inky Chicks (use a metal embellishment)
Sweet Stampin' (anything but a birthday)

To have and to hold

Hello lovely people,

I really didn't feel like I achieved much on my day off yesterday but some days just feel like that.
However, the weather was so lovely and sunny that I sat outside and had my first ice cream of the year... a white mini Magnum... yummy :-)
Does that count as an achievement?!

Ok, stop thinking about ice cream...it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this time is...

VINTAGE / SHABBY CHIC

Our fabulous sponsor this time is Dies to Die For with an amazing prize of a £15 voucher

I decided to make a wedding card as I think they really suit the vintage/shabby chic style, especially with my favourite big sentiment stamp.

I ran over all the edges with a Tim Holtz distressing tool and rolled a couple of corners up...even adjusting my stitching to ensure the back was as neat as the front!
In case anyone is wondering, the back usually doesn't look like this because I do backstitch.

I found this beautiful new trim in a little shop during my Yorkshire trip and I don't really know what to call it, but it's like the finest soft hessian...really lovely :-)

I added a couple of wooden hearts and a liberal sprinkling of pearls to finish!

Card recipe;

Large sentiment: Statements (congratulations) - LOTV

DP: Vintage Spring and Autumn basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Trim / pearls / wooden hearts: from stash

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;
Creative Inspirations (your favourite - just about everything on this card (lol!)...my fave DP brand and my fave wedding stamp to name just 2)
Fussy and Fancy (distressed or Aurora Wings image)

Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

Celebrate

Hello lovely people,

Today is my last day of work before the lovely long Easter weekend and I can't wait!
Dr. Hubby and I have a list of jobs to do around the house and garden, not least replacing the 3 very wind-damaged fence panels at the bottom of the garden, but with 4 days off I'm sure there will be plenty of time for crafting as well :-)

Since it's Thursday that means it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this time is...

CELEBRATE

We are really lucky to have a sponsor again for this challenge and it's The Hobby House with a £10 voucher for one lucky person

A wedding is certainly cause for celebration and I have gone for cute and CAS on this one!

I got a few Crafter's Companion images a few weeks back and thought this one was especially great as it would fit lots of romantic occasions...and it's super cute!

Card recipe;

Image: Hugs and Kisses (Everyday in Moonbeam meadow) - Crafter's Companion

DP: ??

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Dies: circle stax - Die-namics

Sentiment: generated on computer (font = Jenna Sue)

Copic colours;
Mice: E30/31/33 & R00/11
Mushroom: W00/1/3 & W5 on stem
Flowers / waistcoat: RV32/R83
Leaves: YG61/63
Grass: YG61/6367

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

I wish you all a wonderful Easter break whatever you are getting up to :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,