Wedding Gazebo

I have another card to show you tonight, that I made about 2 months ago

for a wedding, and forgot to put it on my blog. The couple were in their late

thirties, and don't like anything too fussy, so I opted for a classic style card.

I only bought 1 A4 sheet of the gorgeous paper, at the Stamp Camp I attended in

September as it was quite expensive. However, I now wish I had bought more,

as it has such a luxurious look and feel to it. I also bought the gazebo and bird

dies at the camp, so this was the first time I used them.

The inside of my card matches the front.

I added some flourishes to the back of my card in order to "dress

up" my contact details label.

Dies - Spellbinders Floral Flourishes, Classic and Scalloped Circles, Spellbinders D-lites Gazebo; ?Joycraft Bird

Paper - Unknown 

Ribbon, peel-off stickers, and Mirror Board from my junk stash

That's all for tonight, so I will wish you "Happy Crafting", and until next time,

Hugs from, 

Jennifer. x

Wedding Roses

A few months ago, I made this card for a wedding in September, and forgot

to post it on my blog, so here it is now. The lovely couple are Veronica and

Antonio, hence the 'V' and 'A'.

 

I took the photos on 2 consecutive days, and although the weather was the same both 

days, I can't believe how different the colours are. The true colours are closer to the

ones below. I used my favourite method of cutting my rose petals and leaves from 

parchment, or vellum, then handpainting them with dye inks before shaping them. 

It is a very time-consuming process, but the end result is quite satisfying.

A closer look at the roses on the left...

and on the right. These smaller roses were cut with a combination of

Cheery Lynn dies, and Carl punches.

Inside my card matches the front. 

Challenges

Fantastic Tuesday #10 - 'Must Be Square, Make it Fancy'
Songbird #28 - 'Favourite Song' (The Rose)
Through The Purple Haze - 'Pink, Purple or Red'
Unstampabelles #29 - 'Vellum - No Stamps'

Dies - Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Circles, Foliage, Rose Creations; Cheery Lynn Wreath Strip, Medium and Large Rose; Cuttlebug Alphabet Olivia
Punches - Carl Butterfly, Carl Retro Daisy,
Embossing - Tied Together (don't remember the brand)
Stamens - Flower Soft
Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Adirondack Dye Inks
Ribbon from my junk stash

This is just a short post tonight as it is after 1 a.m., and very unseasonably cold. I have had to keep my computer shutdown all day, because we have had multiple electrical storms, and torrential rain. We have just had a brief break from the storms, but unfortunately there is another brewing, and each crash if thunder is getting closer, so I had better bid you all "good night", and shut-down yet again.

Hugs,
Jennifer. x

True Love

Good evening to all my friends out there in blogland.

A big "thank you" to those of you who have sent good luck messages

regarding the dreadful bushfires. The fires nearest us, as well as several

others, have been downgraded from 'Catastrophic' and 'Emergency'

to 'Watch and Act'. We still have to be on evacuation alert though.

Last night, about 11pm, the strangest thing happened...within minutes,

the howling wind stopped, and was replaced by the most eerie silence.

There was not even a puff of breeze, and after the non-stop roar of

the wind for a week, the stillness and silence, coupled with the very

strong smell of smoke was quite un-nerving. We had another night of

almost no sleep. The wind came back this morning, and the smoke

has been quite dense all day.

Because it is Thursday, it means that we have another challenge for you

at Crafty Little Fairies , and this week it is the Pink Fairies' turn to invite

you to enter our challege, the theme of which is

'ANYTHING GOES'

Now that's a lovely easy one, isn't it. Don't forget, you can use any image,

stamped or digi, on your entry, but please remember, you must use an image.

A big "thank you" to our sponsor, who this week is Sarah from

Also, our lovely, talented 'Mummy Fairy', Squirrel, is very generously giving

2 Lili Of The Valley stamps to some lucky crafter.

*****The other news at Crafty Little Fairies, is that we have a*****
DT call at the moment. We are looking for 3 new Fairies, so if you would
like to join us, pop over to our challenge blog for the full details.

I have used LOTV's Wedding Carriage to create my card. I fell in love with

this stamp the first time I saw it several years ago at my first visit to a craft show

at  'Ally Pally' in London.

A closer look at the happy couple, and their dappled grey friend.

Inside my card co-ordinates with the front. All the tiny hearts

are off-cuts from the punched border, and coated with Star Dust Stickles.

I slightly decorated the back of my card.

Challenges
Passion For Promarkers #221 - 'Give Me A 'P' '
(Pink, Pony, Pearl, Punch, Patterned Paper)
Lili of the Valley Ideas to Inspire - 'Anything Goes'

Sparkle N Sprinkle - 'Anything Goes With 

Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking'
Paper Crafting Journey - 'Anything Goes'

Rhedd and Rosie's #18 - 'Anything Goes'

                                                        A Creative Romance #10 - 'Pink'

                                            

Stamp - LOTV Wedding Carriage
Sentiment - LOTV
Colouring - Promarkers
Paper - Papermania Henbury Lane
Dies - Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Squares, Fancy Labels; Joy Craft Lamp; Cheery Lynn Leaf Flourish Strip and Wreath Strip.
Punch - Martha Stewart PATP Hearts
Flowers, pearls and beads are all from my junk stash

For a chance to win a lovely prize, why not visit us at Crafty Little Fairies, and enter our 'Anything Goes' challenge.

I hope you enjoyed your visit, and until next time "happy crafting"
Hugs,
Jennifer. x