Thursday 15 January 2015

A celebration card

Hi to everyone, lovely of you to pay a visit. If you like what you see, please feel free to leave a comment, I would really love to read what you have to say.

My niece has just got engaged and is very much into monochromatic. I hope she likes this card. I'm secretly hoping that she will let me do her wedding invites. They are such a lovely couple.









Products used :-

8x8 white card
Black  card
Silver mirror card
White card- Anna Marie designs
Tattered Lace Embossing folder - Floral Bouquet
Sue Wilson Classic rose de
Creative Expressions- Iced snow
Sentiment- CE- Celebrations stamps
Frill under ribbon- Sue Wilson- Scandinavian collection- Corner border & tag die
focal point- Sue Wilson-French collection :- Provence
Behind focal point- Barbara Gray Clarity stamps
Gem- from my stash
roses- hand made with Martha Stewart clay
Butterflies- White vellum & black gems from my stash
Black Velvet ribbon- Sent from Margaret Corgi Owner. XX

I hope you like this one too. I would love to read your feedback.

Take care everyone in this awful stormy time we are all having. See you all soon.

Tina XX




30 comments:

  1. WOW, Tina this is stunning, I don't know how you do it to get your embossing so deep and crisp every time? This is a define Tina designed card, with your flowers and butterflies. What a keep sake congratualions to the happy couple. They would be silly not to let you make their invitations!!! I have been asked by one of Gillians friends if I would like to make their invitations, it's a September wedding so I have said to give me a few weeks to see how I get on with Gillian and Andrews main ones. Have a good day. Hazel x

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    1. Thank you Hazel

      Regarding embossing, using the Joy I put in another layer of card when embossing, and 9 times out of 10 it goes through with out too much pressure. I don't know hoe that will work when I get my new Cut n boss later this month. When you think I ordered it back in September ,had a fault sent it back and was told I would have one beginning of January, but because of the CHA and all the orders I have to wait for mine to be shipped over around the 25th Jan, and then it has to be be sent out to me. Hey Ho! What can you do, every other company that has ordered this product is in the same boat, so to speak.

      I really hope you get to do Gillian's friend's invitations, they won' be disappointed. In fact I think they will be very lucky to have such a personal keepsake.

      Hugs Tina XX

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  2. Oh yet again another wonderful card so very beautiful and elegant, indeed those butterflies are simply fantastic this is definitely another wonder of Tina card. If this happy couple ask you to make their invitations they will be one very lucky couple as all their guests will have something very special to treasure as a reminder of the happy day.
    We have very heavy snow at the moment cannot even see our fells which are white already and looking quite simply wonderful tell Paul.
    Do hope his eye is improving and that Claire is getting some results that will help the doctors give her some help at last.
    Take care
    Warm hugs
    Margaret corgi owner

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    1. Thank you for your lovely words Margaret

      I passed on this message to Paul, and he wishes even though it is so bad up there for you we both wish we could see it I really do think of the animals out in all this snow.

      Paul's eye is now fixed, but Claire still a work in progress, I get so frustrated as she won't contact the doctor for the latest results.

      You keep yourselves warm but above all safe.

      Tina XX

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  3. Oh my Tina, what a stunning creation,
    So beautifully embossed too, you have chosen a delightful selection of due cuts that work so well
    Together, the ribbon with the buckle detail finishes the card off beautifully.
    I did a friends wedding stationary about a year ago, they didn't have too many guests, I ended
    Up doing about 70 of the day invitations and another 60 evening, menu selection cards,
    RSVP etc, it was ok, very laborious though, everyone had to be identical too, which got a bit
    Tedious, you end up having a production line, I remember being stood ankle deep in the
    Backing strips, they were so static they stuck to everything! It was very satisfying in the end
    Seeing all the piles of uniformly designed cards etc
    Have fun designing x
    Crafty hugs
    Sandra xxxx

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    1. Hi Sandra

      Thank you for your lovely comment, it's so lovely to get comments like this it spurs us on to do more. I did my daughters Wedding invites and favors for April last year. What a lot of work, but very enjoyable when you look back on all that hard and you think never ending work.

      Tina XX

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  4. Hi Tina, Another beautiful card.You are very clever making the roses. Where are the rose petals from? Are these a Sue Wilson design as well? Mary from Durham

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    1. Hi Mary
      Thank you for your lovely comment, and you are right it is Sue Wilson's Classic rose die. Hope to see you again

      Tina XX

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  5. WOW WOW WOW Tina,
    your amazing card is realy stunning,& how do you get your embossing so deep & crisp every time.i love your roses beautiful.
    You are definitely up there with Sue at the top. Hope Claire & Anthea are ok .
    Hugs Lynda xx

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    1. Hi Lynda

      Thank you for that very high accolade, I hope I can stay at this height for a long time to come, and thank you for your continuing hugs on Sue's blog.

      Big hugs to you too

      Tina XX

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  6. Hi Tina,

    One word- Wow! This is something that would be kept as it's so special. It must've taken you hours as it's so detailed. I hope they do let you do the ivites as I know they'd be amazing!

    Hugs,

    T x

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    1. Thank you T

      I hope they like it too, and I hope they want me to do their invites too .

      Hugs
      Tina XX

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  7. Hi Tina,
    What a stunning card! It really is lovely. I love monochrome and I like the black ribbon touch. I like the whole composition. It is lovely. The happy couple should be thrilled with it. I've got an Engagement card and two Sympathy cards to make but it will be tomorrow now as I went mad tidying the craft room!
    Have a lovely weekend,
    Love Myra xx

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    1. Than you for your lovely comment Myra, sounds like you have had a busy day. I love cleaning my craft room but I can soon make it mucky again.

      Tina XX

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    1. Hi Carol

      Welcome to my blog, it's lovely to have you on board., would love you to return

      Tina XX

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  9. Such a lovely card. your niece must love it. Let her know you would be happy to make her invites, she may not want to ask you.
    Cheers
    Janice W

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  11. Good morning Tina,
    What a beautiful card and totally made with love in every corner of it. I am sure your neice would be over the moon with her card full of love. Your tiny roses that you have made of clay are so dinky and cute. Did you make each individual leaf itself or is a mold that you can put the molding clay into? It looks like an individual job to me but it just gives it that wee extra touch of care. I am so glad that you are showing Tina cards again as they are always so beautiful flower, just stunning.
    Take care
    Love and crafty hugs
    Norah (Glenochil Village)

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    1. Hi Norah

      You have a lovely way with words, and lovely to read. You are right, I do use a mold but the mold I bought have a really ugly leaf bit on it so I cut that off and make some bigger petals by hand with same clay.

      So lovely to have you back, I really do love hearing about you and your hills. XX

      Tina XX

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  12. STUNNING. A real Tina card. Wow, what a card, I bet this will be taken to her work place to be ooood and ahhhhh'd at. Why wait to be asked, is she the sort of gal that would feel awkward asking ? I can just imagin how beautiful her wedding stationary will be if you are making them. Claire's were just amazing as where the favour's. Only seems like last week we were both making our baby girls invites - hohum.
    Have a lovely evening, look forward to your next CEDT card.
    Hugs.
    Steph xx

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    1. Hi Steph

      I know I was talking to Claire on her way home from school tonight, and saying how fast and where has the time gone. Frightening!

      I didn't do a card this week. I have made something a bit different, not every ones cup of tea but again a little more different for me, thinking of things to do for all ages

      Now working on my project for CE's newsletter

      Be in touch soon

      Tina XX.

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  13. Hi Tina
    WOW what a truly Stunning Card I think it's so very Beautiful, I Love all the Dies you've used, it's so good to see other Crafters Work your very talented.
    Love and Hugs from Sam xxx

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    1. Hi Sam
      Than you Sam. It's all down to Sue's beautiful dies. I can't wait for her next collection

      Hugs Tina XX

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  14. Hello Tina,
    I was reading Sue's blog and someone mentioned that they'd been on your blog so I thought I'd try to find you, and hey ho here we are!!
    Your card is lovely and I'm certain your niece will be thrilled with it. I was asked to make my niece's wedding invitations, etc. for September 2013 but she had definite ideas and wanted something very, very plain. Honestly the save the dates were done like a postcard. No flowers, swirls or anything. Just a piece of plain pink pearlised card with a thin embossed line 1cm all around the edge, with a slightly smaller computer printed paper with the details on glued on one side. The cards and other pieces were nearly as plain. I was so disappointed. The only concession to a bit of frippery was one small pearl heart. Mind you, she and her husband-to-be were delighted, so that was the main thing.
    I didn't realise that so many of Sue's bloggers posted their cards and they all make beautiful cards, I'm going now to look at older posts. xx

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    1. Hi Maureen

      A real warm welcome to my blog. My niece is such a girly girl, she wants frills and sparkles so I'm hoping I can be of some help at least. I did my daughters Wedding invites and favors, my goodness what a task. The invites were embossed and had lace ,bird cage with tiny flowers and raffia bows. sounds horrendous but turned out beautifully. Claire my daughter also has a flare for craft. her favors were little bird boxes. We hand died the paper as she wanted it to be something that you wouldn't find in any shop, they had scallop roof edges, grass flowers and a bird on the place name attached to the roof as they did a double function of table seating and favors, and had chocolate eggs as the wedding was at Easter, on Good Friday 2014. There are some pictures on my blog, but you have to go way back if you want to have a look. A lot of work but totally worth every minute of stress.

      Hope you will return Maureen.

      Hugs Tina XX

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  15. Catching up thanks to a very lovely BT broadband engineer and what a way to catch up with a fantastic card this is so very, very, beautiful. If this couple don't ask you to make their invites well all I can say is it will be their loss and no mistake! This is a true 'Wonder of Tina' card with those butterflies ready to take flight! You really have a wonderful gift and you are so very generous to share it so freely with us all, I for one am always so grateful.
    With love
    Margaret corgi owner

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  16. Thank you Margaret, Welcome back

    Hugs

    TinaXX

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