Allsorts Challenge #788 - Romantic Occasions

 Hi Crafters,

Our theme this week at Allsorts is

ROMANTIC OCCASIONS

This could encompass Engagement, Wedding, Anniversary or Just Because I Love You cards and projects so plenty of scope plus there's always the Anything Goes option.

I have used my Carnation Crafts Collection of dies once more, this is the Daisy one called 'Sunny' in the lilac colour version. I can never remember how each company describes their matching images, some call them Vignettes, some are Reflections and then there is Charisma - suffice to say that these images match the dies exactly and produce some really lovely detailed  artwork. I have also used some musical background paper and added a Britannia Sentiment die cut and gems. The corner accents are from an EK Success punch.

Prizes from Highlight Crafts,  AALL and Create and Stampendous

We would love you to join in with us and you can see all the other creations from the design team on the challenge blog HERE to help inspire you.

Have a great Saturday!

Lorraine

xXx

20 Happy Years

Hi Crafters,

A super quick post today, but I hope you all have a fab Wednesday.

Here's my card...

A Creative Expressions die for the frame and computer generated sentiment. My glittery backing paper is a piece I discovered while having a sort through some older stash. It is actually more like material than paper and came from The Glitter Girls - remember them? :)

Take care,

Lorraine

xXx

Shabby Chic Anniversary

Hi Crafters,
I was asked if I could make a Shabby Chic card for a couple celebrating their first Anniversary. Their wedding was the same theme so I hope I got it right. This is the first time that I have attempted this style and I'm not sure that it truly meets all the criteria but this is my version...

 
I found this lovely verse on the internet and just had to make it my focal point. I printed it on to pearlescent cardstock along with the couples names and used my dies to cut them out. I raided my stash of Wild Orchid Craft flowers and lace, swirly bling, doilies, wooden heart and charms. The backing paper was digital but I embossed it with an Embossalicious 'seasonal music' folder and inked all the layers with Vintage Photo DI. The other papers came from two My Minds Eye pads - Heirloom and Madison Avenue. The wooden heart was inked with Victorian Velvet DI and the two metal charms have white acrylic paint added to take away the silver shine. I had to make a box for this one too because it ended up being too fat for the envelope. Here's a side on view...

Challenges I'd like to enter:

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - #241 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - #44 Anything Goes

 

Now that it's finished I can say that I quite enjoyed this style but it did take me a while - I spent ages placing layers, moving bits about and trying all sorts of embellishments before I attempted to stick it all down.

 

Well it was quite warm again yesterday and I'm afraid to say that I will be glad when it is cooler, I know some of you like the heat but I'm more of a Gas Mark 5 kind a person rather than a Gas mark 8, lol. :)

See you soon,

 

Lorraine

 

Wedding Anniversary Cards

Hi Crafters, hope you've had a lovely day.
Spring is here and lots of people organise their weddings for this time of year, that would explain why I've had lots of requests to make Wedding Anniversary cards too. Here are three that I made recently.....

 

The first one is an 8 x 8 card blank with gold satin cardstock and Centura Pearl in lemon which I embossed with two different Crafters Companion Embossalicious folders. I used a Martha Stewart Punch-around-the-page punch, Spellbinders Floral Ovals die and a La La Land corner die. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon was from my stash.

The second card uses a new Memory Box Die - Diamond Background, the Floral Ovals die again and Sue Wilsons Filigree 3D Bow die. I then placed WOC pearls at the cross points of the background.

Lastly this card was made entirely from the layers of the Spellbinders Elegant Labels 4 die using pearlescent cardstock in white and blue and then I inked through the die with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. A satin bow and a faceted brad to finish.

Hope you like my offering tonight.

I'd like to enter in to the following challenges:

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes #15

TTCRD - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by and looking in, I really appreciate your comments.

 

See you soon,

 

Lorraine