Wedding Invitations 2015 Final part

Well, these are the last few invitation samples for this year, hope you've enjoyed the selection over the last couple of weeks, and if you are planning a wedding or making invitations for someone, that they have given you a little bit of inspiration.

Wording - Computer generated

Ribbon and Diamanté buckle - Meiflower

Trifold card

Cream card and  cream Centura Pearl card - Craft Creations

Spellbinders grand nestabilities - Grand Scallop Ovals

Crafters Companion - Vintage Floral A4 embossing folder - Rose Swirl

Pearl and Diamante circle ribbon slider, ribbon - Meiflower

This is one of the simplest and also my most favourite, I think.

Font - Jellyka Love and Passion - dafont.com

AB gems and diamante heart toppers - Meiflower

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invitations 2015 part 2

Today I have a few more wedding invitation samples to show you, two quite simple ones and a pocket card, which involves a little bit more work, but if you didn't have too many to make wouldn't be too bad.

Papers - Brocade  - White/Cool Aqua - Pink Petticoat

Ribbons, gems, diamante ribbon slider and sparkly heart - Meiflower

Lace - Stash

25mm Satin ribbon, pearl flower and diamante topper and pearls - Meiflower

Centura pearl teal card - Craft Creations

Edge die - Marianne Creatables LR0300 - Anja's Border

Tonic Layering dies - Scalloped Squares

X cut heart punch

Ribbon, gems and square diamanté topper - Meiflower

Thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

wedding invitations 2015 part 1

Yes it's that time of the year again!  As you know around this time every year I make a selection of wedding invitation samples for Meiflower, which go on display on her stall at all the craft shows they attend. I try to keep the designs quite simple as I know how time consuming it can be making wedding stationery, I have done it myself a few times.

Today I have three for you to take a look at.

Polka dot ribbon and diamanté embellishment - Meiflower

Crispy lace - Live and Love crafts

Silver satin ribbon and diamanté heart topper - Meiflower

Pink Pearl card - Centura Pearl Cardstock - Craft Creations

Tonic Layering dies - Scalloped Square

Heart die - Sizzix framelits heart #2

X-cut corner rounder

Organza ribbon, rosebud trio and pearls - Meiflower

If you are off to the Sincerely yours craft show at Leigh this weekend, then you can see them in the 2flesh", I'm going on Saturday morning for a couple of hours, so I might see you there.

Thanks for popping in and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding invitation sample #3

We are going with a black, white and silver combo today, I don't know why but I ended up with a few black and white samples, I think it's probably because it's such a classic look.

Lifestyle nesting rectangle dies

Lifestyle nesting circle dies.

Silver peel-off wording - Craft Creations

Buttons, ribbons and black metallic cord - Meiflower

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invite sample #2

Here's the second of this years Wedding Invitation samples and today's is a bit more traditional than yesterday's.

Centura Pearl Mink card - Craft Creations

Pearl and diamante heart topper, ribbon and pearls - Meiflower

Thanks for calling in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invitation Samples 2014 - #1

As some of you will know I am a member of the design team for Meiflower and as part of the team every year I make a selection of Wedding Invitation samples showcasing her products, these samples are displayed on Mei's stall at all the craft fairs she attends, they are in cellophane bags with an ingredients and suppliers list in the back, they are then attached to boards with velcro, so that if people see something that interests them the card can be taken down and details copied, because it is the best shape for the boards Mei likes all her card samples to be square, but many of my designs could easily be adapted for different shaped cards.

Over the next couple of weeks, in between my regular posts, I will be sharing these samples with you, so today we have sample no.1 which would also work well as a 'Save the Date' card.

6 x 6 deckle edge card blanks - picked up at a show, not sure what company

Pearl paper - Craft Creations

Lifestyle nesting rectangles die

Die-versions - Little Lizzie Font

X-cut palm punch - small heart

Satin ribbons, silver metallic cord and gems - Meiflower

See you tomorrow with sample 2

Thanks for popping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Art Deco Wedding

You know when a "great" card design idea pops into your head out of the blue and you can't wait to put it together and then when you do it's either not that great at all and ends up in the bin,( no! haven't had that happen? I have quite a few times LOL!) or a complete triumph, well today's card is one of those, (obviously a triumph or I wouldn't be sharing it hehe!)

I had the idea to make a bow fronted card using one of my dies to make panels at each side so that you could see into the card, I also have a thing about cards fitting into envelopes so decided to add the concertina folds at each end of the front so that you can press it flat for posting, but it pops open once out of the envelope.

Art Deco Wedding CD rom - Debbi Moore Designs

Memory Box - Lucienne Tile

Lifestyle Nesting Ovals

Pearls - Meiflower

I have to say that it looks so much better in real life, the photo's really don't do it justice, and it is one of my all time favourites. My daughter has already claimed it for her friends wedding later in the year.

I am entering my card into the following challenges -

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Must Be Square #25 Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays  - #161 Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - #184 AnythingGoes

Love to Create  - Anything Goes

Make it Monday  - Always Anything Goes

Thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Happy I do day!

Hi there!

Today I wanted to share a wedding card I've just finished - I may have mentioned once or twice (hehe!) that I am a die-aholic and have set myself the challenge of trying to use as many of my dies as possible this year, but that doesn't mean that I'm not buying any new ones, after all I have to keep feeding my addiction LOL! I bought some new Tonic and Joanna Sheen signature dies with my Christmas money and have used a couple of them on this card.

The wedding couple is a digital stamp from Time for tea which I have coloured in Photoshop and the happy I do day sentiment is a digi from Tiffany doodles, I glittered over the O and added a gem to make it look like a diamond ring.

Digital stamp - Wedding couple - Time for Tea - Etsy

Digital Sentiment - Tiffany doodles

Digital Papers - Forever and Always digital scrap kit - Just So Scrappy

Wedding Horseshoe Signature die - Joanna Sheen

Layering scalloped circle and circle dies - Tonic

Triple leaf set - Elizabeth design crafts

Mini hybrid heirloom rose (centre section only) - Die-namics

Metallic edged ribbon and stick on gems - Meiflower

I am entering my card into these challenges

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday  - #257 Red & Love

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes / Use Red

Craft Your Passion  - Love

Digi Makeover Challenge -  must use digi - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Valentine's Day / Love

Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze  - Love is in the Air

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invitation #11

Here is another one of the wedding invitation samples, this one is extra blingy (only following instructions), it has four diamante pieces on it, although the hearts at either side could always be die cut, sprayed with spray mount and dipped in glitter, so you would still have the design and the sparkle.

White Pearl Card – Anna MarieDesigns

Lavender Pearl Card – The Range

Nellie Snellen Multi FrameBorder MFD023

Ribbon, Diamante heart toppers and ribbon sliders – Meiflower

Have a lovely day,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invitation #10

We are more than half way through the invitations now, only another six to go and we are done. 

Today we have a pocket style invitation, I used the end of a die to cut the fancy opening and die cut a heart shaped window for the names to show through.

Lavender pearl card - The Range

Ribbon and Diamante Ribbon Slider - Meiflower

Lifestyle Nesting Hearts die

Lifestyle nesting frame #10

Also if you love the Besties then you might like to know that you can now buy them as figurine statues, from the Hamilton collection

 "The Hamilton Collection"

 Sherri Baldy~ Besties Of Hope!  

"Hope Grows With Love Figurine"

Isn't she cute!

Thanks for taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invitation #9

The paper on today's invitation was made by rubbing a pink ink pad over the inside front of an embossing folder, before placing a sheet of pearl paper in and running it through the machine. The colour transfers to the flat parts of the paper but the embossing stays white. I love the effect!

White Pearl card and paper - Anna Marie Designs

Silver Pearl Card - The Range

Pink Pearl Brilliance Ink Pad

Die-sire Embossalicious Folder - Perfect Paisley

Ribbon and Diamante Enbellishment - Meiflower

Font - Jellyka Love and Passion - dafont

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invitation #8

Here's another simple design, I didn't have lace wide enough so used 2 layers, which made it a little bit more fiddly, but with wide lace it would be quick and easy. I threaded the ribbon through two diamante ribbon sliders to make it a bit more blingy.

Lace - The Ribbon Girl

Ribbon and diamante ribbons sliders - Meiflower

Thanks for taking a look,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding invitation #7

Probably the simplest one of them all. just some lace, a bow and a diamante heart.The lace is really pretty and has a sparkly thread running through it, which unfortunately isn't showing up in the photo's.

White pearl card - Anna Marie Designs

Lace - Local Hobbycraft store

Silver ribbon and diamante heart topper - Meiflower

Hope you are not getting too bored with the invitations, I still have another 9 to show you!

thanks for popping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding invitation #6

Once again a nice and easy invitation, a couple of squares of card, a bit of embossing and all layered up with ribbon between layers. I added the feather because the top looked a bit bare, but you could print the names above the ribbon and the date below and leave the feather off.

Silver Pearl card – The Range

White Pearl Card - Anna Marie Designs

Couture Creations Instrinsic embossing folder

Silver and white ribbons and Diamante Heart Ribbon slider – Meiflower

Feather from stash

See you tomorrow,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding invitation #5

Another pretty easy one today, with just a little embossing and punching.

White Pearl Card – Anna Marie Designs

Silver Pearl card – The Range

Embossing folder – Couture Creations Intrinsic

X-cut palm punch scalloped squares 

Ribbon, Pearl hearts and diamante heart charm – Meiflower

thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding invitation #4

Here we are back to the wedding invitations and today I have one that is a little more complicated, looks good, but if you had 50 or 60 to make you wouldn't want all the fiddling around this one entails, wouldn't be too bad for a small wedding though.

Fresh cream pearl card - The Range

Corners - Marianne Creatables LR0200 Anja's corner

Spellbinders scalloped circles and circle

Lavender pearl paper - Craft Creations

Pearl/diamante flower topper and pearl embellishments - Meiflower

Thanks for dropping by to take a look

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Invitation #3

Firstly I would like to wish my beautiful daughter a happy 30th birthday, have a great day Stacy.  OMG! I can't believe I am a mother to a 30 year old, makes me feel ancient LOL!

Today's wedding invitation is another simple design, made more luxurious by the use of beautiful cream lace and a diamante ribbon slider and diamante heart embellishment stuck together to make a super blingy topper.

Fresh cream double sided Centura Pearl card - The Range

Lace - The Ribbon Girl

Ribbons, diamante slider and diamante heart - Meiflower

Thanks for dropping in,

see you tomorrow,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding Day card

Still on the wedding theme but an actual Wedding Day card today instead of an invitation today. I had seen these heart bride and grooms around blog land and decided that I would have a go at making a card using them., although it mainly came about because I made a Civil Partnership card for a friend to give to her son and his partner on their wedding day, and the groom was a practice piece before making the larger and different coloured ones for the actual card.

The groom heart seemed a bit lonely lying around in my craft room so I decided to make him a mate and put them on a card, so that they can be together forever  awww! LOL!

The "bride" was made using a piece of pink scrap card I had lying around, but next time I think I would use a more fleshy colour.

Silver Pearl card - The Range

White Pearl Card - Anna Marie Designs

Paper - White pearl paper- Anna Marie -  printed with a digital paper from

Forever and always digital Scrap Kit - Just So Scrappy

Peel off corners - Stash

Sentiment die - Lifestyle Nesting doily - Oval 

Marianne Craftables CR1225 Hearts

Embossing folder - Papermania Christmas tree - free with a magazine a while ago.

Black and white pearls, gems, diamante ribbon slider and ribbons - Meiflower

Diamond stickles and glamour dust - stash

Thanks for popping in,

see you tomorrow when we are back to the wedding invitations.

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding invitation #2

Today I have another simple design to show you, the simpler the better if you have to make a lot and this one is quite quick to put together. I love the blingy embellishment on this one.

White pearl card – Anna MarieDesigns

Glittered Vellum – DoCrafts Spring Floral – The Range

Dusky Pink and white satin ribbon and Diamante Square – Meiflower

The glittered vellum is sooo pretty and sparkly the photo really doesn't do it justice.

Thanks for taking a look,

see you tomorrow for a Wedding Day Card,

then back on Friday with the next wedding invitation.

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding invitation samples #1

A couple of months ago I was asked by a very good friend if I could design some wedding invitation samples for her, she wanted to make them herself, but didn't really know what she wanted, there was no specific colours, all she really wanted was some bling, for example, a diamante ribbon slider or similar diamante embellishment.

I ended up making 17 samples for her, most of them I've kept quite simple as I know what a chore it can be to make up the same card over and over and how long it takes if there is a lot of complicated cutting, punching, die-cutting etc., (although I did throw a few more complicated ones into the mix).

Anyway she has chosen the design she is going to use and I can now show you the other sixteen. If things go well I am hoping to post one card a day (in between DT work) over the next couple of weeks. 

The names and dates, were added after the cards were finished but under normal circumstances I would have printed them straight onto the card before cutting and folding.

Here is sample no.1

White Pearl Card - Anna Marie Designs

Glittered card - Ebay

Silver ribbon and diamante ribbon slider - Meiflower

This is a quick and easy design and the glittered floral card gives it an extra blingy touch.

Thanks for stopping by,

see you tomorrow with no.2

hugs,

Colette xx