Let's Party - Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary

Hi Peeps!

Hope you all had a good week so far.

We were invited to my husband's eldest brother and his wife's 40th wedding anniversary party last Saturday. It was a great gathering at a small local pub and the Spanish tapas food was delicious! So, here I am to share the card that I made for them on this special occasion.

I used the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #92 for my layout.

I do like to personalise my cards. It just makes the card special for someone. So, here I used alphabet peel offs to spell out their names on the banner. Here is a photo from the side:

For the main image, I used "Ben & Nora - New Year couple" stamp from Whiff of Joy. My oh my~ God knows when I bought this stamp. It must have been at least two years or more ago. It was never the "right" image for the card that I was making and I guess, as time has gone by, it has been forgotten!! Oops!! Well, at least this time I remembered. I inked it up for the first time and it is just the "right" image for this celebration card! Don't you think?! Ha ha!  For this reason I am entering this card to the NBUS Challenge #2. I've only recently discovered this NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) challenge. I am sure we crafters often 'buy' faster than we 'use'! There is no doubt that I will be entering more new creations into this challenge.

I think this stamp image deserves a closer look. Since it is to celebrate a 40th Ruby wedding anniversary, I decided to use one of my favourite colour combinations- red and black. I think this colour combination is elegant and striking at the same time. Thus, I am also entering this card to crafts 4 eternity: R#193- Favourite Colour Combo.

I used Copic Ciao marker pens to colour the image and then added Crystal Stickles glitter glue on the scarf, necklace, gloves, bow and shoes. I am not sure if you can see it from the picture or not but I also added Glossy Accents on Nora's eye to make it pop and shine.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like the card. Have a nice evening!

I am back!

Hello! I am back! (Haven't got time to fix our newer computer so let's see how well this old computer will cope with blogging!)

During the Easter holiday we went to London for a few days. We went to visit Bocketts Farm Park in the beautiful Surrey countryside. Spring is certainly here! Warm sunshine and gentle breezes. The weather was great! Saw newborn lambs, as young as one day old, piglets and goats. They are so small and cute! Kids love feeding and handling the animals. There are lots of activities such as pony rides and there is even a piglet race. It is a very nice place to go and I would recommend it if you are around the area. Then we took our girls to Legoland in Windsor the next day. Another great day! It is a really good theme park for younger children. On our final day, we had to go and visit Westminster Abbey where Prince William and Kate will be married tomorrow. Gosh! The whole area is full of media press. Cameras, journalists and reporters everywhere!!  I sure had some relaxing and fun days!

Now back to card making projects. Before we went on our short Easter holiday, we attended a family wedding. I just love weddings! You get the chance to dress up, have a few drinks and laughs with people and of course get the chance to do a bit of boogieing!! Hee hee!

And I made this wedding card for the bride and groom.

 

This is my first time to make a side step card. Needs a bit of measuring, cutting and scoring but it is actually quite easy to make. I used some red papers on each step to make it look like the bride and groom are walking down the red carpet. ^_^ The bride and groom stamp is from Elzybells (which unfortunately has been closed down) and I coloured it with Copic Ciao marker pens. The text on the left hand side, the name and the date, are created by using individual alphabet stamps, individual alphabet peel offs and transfer stickers. The swirl stamped images are from TPC Studio - Fancy Flourish, which I stamped with Brilliance Ink in Pearlescent Sky Blue colour. It is also my first time to make those ribbon flowers at the bottom left hand side. It is a shame that I forgot to take a close up photo of them. You can find the flower making tutorial here.

We were not quite sure what to buy for the happy couple so we decided to be more practical and bought them a gift card. To make the present more interesting, I made this gift card holder:

It is quick and simple to make. This is what it looks like when you undo the ribbon and open it:

The bottom section with the flap is where you can insert your gift card. I accidentally found this tutorial on You Tube and it is a great way to wrap up your gift card.

Well, I guess that's it from me for now. Hey! My old computer still works although uploading photos is a bit slow. But I am not complaining at least I can still blog!! ^_^

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Partying soon

We have recently been invited to a wedding evening reception by my hubby's cousin. His daughter will be married in April this year. I love weddings!! Another chance to dress up, party and have fun! Just can't wait!

My friend Erin has recently recommend this Get Sketchy Card Challenge website. So I thought I would give their latest sketch #74 a go. Here is the sketch. A very simple sketch. 

So I have made this card for accepting their wedding invite. It is very difficult to photograph this card. I tried many times, without flash it is blur and with flash the shining pearlescent paper just reflects the light. This is as good as I can get.

I always find simple sketch/ designs difficult. I admire people who can make clean, simple but powerful cards. I hope you like this card. My hubby said it looks better than their wedding evening invitation. Not sure if it is true or he simply said that because he loves me!!

Bed time now. Sweet dreams!

The Start of Something New

It's the popular wedding season again!

My neighbour ordered two wedding cards from me recently. One for her niece and one for her mum's granddaughter. She mentioned that she would like to have a wedding church/ bell design for her card and this is what I came up with:


I love beads and wires, therefore, I couldn't help but make a wedding bell charm out of gold and red seeded beads. This was then attached to the ribbon on the side. As the wedding theme colour was ivory and burgundy, I left the church image uncoloured and kept the card clean with just a few simple colours of pink, purple and burgundy. Of course, no card can be left without glitter and some bling! All church windows were decorated with crystal Stickles glitter glue and shiny gem stones added to the church door handles. I have to mention that I was so proud of myself for stamping the phrase "TO THE HAPPY COUPLE" directly on to the card without messing them up. I have these little alphabet rubber stamps, not like clear stamps, so you can't really see where you are stamping. So to be able to stamp them straight and clear I have to give myself a big applause for that!


Here is a picture of the inside of the card and the envelope design. And yes, as you can see, it is an easel card. I love easel cards! I have made a few and still like the fact that you can display the card so neatly. So I am not fed up of easel cards just yet!

For my neighbour's mum's card, she pretty much left me to come up with the design. The only requests she made concerned the colour and to ensure that the card was personalised with the wedding date and the bride and groom's name. Here is the card I made for her. I'm loving it!


I found this Stamp-n-Design with Lynn Pratt site with free template to make this card. I really enjoyed making this card. However, I struggled to find a suitable paper or card for the wedding dress. Finally this shimmery ivory card, embossed with swirls and roses, appeared in my local craft shop. I almost jumped and cheered when I saw it. It is just the perfect card for this wedding dress. When you touch the card, you notice that the patterns are raised with a velvety feel to it. Unfortunately, it didn't state what company this A4 card came from. Maybe I should find out from the shop next time so that I can share this information. Apart from ivory colour they also come in black, pink, purple, silvery white etc. I just want them all!!

Anyway, back to the wedding card. Again I used crystal Stickles to highlight the embossed pattern and various sized gem stones added around the neckline, the edge of the dress, centre of the bow tie and the shirt buttons. A silky burgundy ribbon added on the waist and suit collar and bow tie have also been cut out from burgundy card. Here is a close-up photo of the wedding dress.


Another close-up photo of the groom's suit.


This is the first time I ever made a gate fold card. Inside the card, my neighbour's mum had a wedding verse written especially for her granddaughter. That is very sweet! As the verse is quite long, I added punched ivory coloured paper on both sides in order to make a space for her mum and dad to write their own messages.


Just another photo of the card partly opened with the stamped envelope.


Many of you may have wondered why this blog has not been updated for a while? Well... I had a stressful time at work and for a period of time nothing seemed to be interesting, including card making!! How awful that sounds! Thank God to a bunch of lovely friends and colleagues, I have overcome the gloomy dark period and found sunshine once again. I guess everyone has that low moment in their lives and I am ready again to explore something new. Like a bride's new life as a wife; like my first gate fold card; like me planning to start something new!

Thank you for reading and have a great day!

Hugs,

Walking down the isle

My brother and sister-in-law got married at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas a few weeks ago. (I know my post is late again! ) All friends and family also had the chance to join their wedding, well, not in person but through Internet. It was great to see the wedding ceremony live online. Almost feel like we were there with them. I have just got to share this wedding card, I made for them, with you all. I am so so pleased with it and truly love this card myself.


I made this card with our 'October monthly challenge: moving card' in mind. See those two gold and pink butterflies fluttering by?! (I should have taken a video clip to show you!) My sister-in-law loves butterflies, hence, they are everywhere. In order to create a little movement, I attached two of the small butterflies on thin acetate strips so they could move back and forth like they are flying. They are great!
Here comes the bride and groom walking down the pink carpet isle. When the card expands, it reveals the bride and groom's names and the date of the wedding. And it just looks like the couple are walking down the isle. I am so loving it!

Here is another photo from the side view.

My card did travel all the way to Vegas and so my brother and sister-in-law were able to open it after the wedding ceremony. What response did I get?! Well, they love the card. It is good to know when someone loves my card as much as I do myself. Hee hee! Have a great day!

STAMPS: Elzybells Art Stamps- Bride & groom (16-020).
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.
Others: Cards, papers, ribbon and rub on alphabets from my own stash, Butterflies recycled from a given birthday card, Acetate and Copic Markers.