I seem to be getting more and more request for wedding invitations which is fab as I just love to make them! I pretend its my wedding, I swear my next wedding will be amazing ( my first was wonderful ) but I can do soooo much better no than I could then!!! Might have to divorce Konrad just to get married to him again! Yes he is soooo great I would marry him twice!! Anyway back to the samples!!! I have been asked to make invites for winter wedding and the lady wanted sparkles and feathers I put together a few samples and this is my fav ( this isn't the actual one she has picked ) but this is my fav and going into my range!!! A simple square card with a very wide bit of white lace, I printed out the wedding invitation message and layered it onto some silver sparkle card and placed that onto the centre of the lace and added some gems for good measure. Next I cut 2 hearts using my big shot ( on sale at Hobbycraft ) and layered them with 3D foam. I then wanted to add some beading and hearts but I didn't want to buy a spray so I made one ( 1st attempt so not too bad ) this was then wrapped around the feather and stuck between tohe 2 hearts.




The next picture is the evening invitation which is C6 in size and is like a postcard with the info printed out and backed onto some dark silver sparkle card and some added ribbon bows and gems. You will have to excuse my rubbish editing skills - I didn't want to put the lady's phone number up so I just took it out whilst resizing the picture, it will do!!!

I have been asked to put together some samples for wedding invitaions and the first one I made was a success!!! Though I would share it woth you all!!! It is a super simple 6 x 6 hammer texture card with a damask pattern paper down the one side and the topper has the name of the couple and the date of the wedding ( not sure if its the actual date I made that bit up ) added a few little gems and we're done!!!

No waffling from me today!!! Just some pics of cards I have made recently! The cupcake card has space for a name to be added when needed!!!

It is time for another Polka Doodles challenge! This week has been set by Kerry and it was to create a wedding card using the love and cherish CD!!! Now I know I keep banging on about how fab this CD is but its true I just love it!!! I have decided to use the grey and silver papers as they are so subtle and elegant. The card base is A4 folded plain white card, I have they layered a piece of grey card that I have punched with my MS punch and ontop of that is a grey rose background paper with has also been punched. Using the cut off from my rose paper I have punched the edge then using and acordian fold made a paper flower! To embellish the flower I have cut out 3 butterflies using my tonic studios punch, I have cut 2 in the solid grey and one in a filigree background paper from the CD. To my butterfly I have added some pearls on string and some liquid pearls fabric paint! The sentiment is my first competer generated sentiment, I have used the title of the CD and it has then been printed onto the filigree paper and matted onto the grey card. Finally to finish of the card I have used some pretty ribbon and a diamante buckle! Fab challenge Kerry!!!

I have been making some wedding stationary samples over the last few weeks and now I am onto the favours! I thought that the papers from the Love & Cherish Polka Doodles CD would be fab!!! This is one of the first samples I have come up with, I do think it will need to be bigger but for a sample it will be fine! I have printed out on of the many fab designs from this CD and I have cut the page into quarters. Then I have just made a sour cream container and added a little gold tag which I have cut with the big shot and embossed with an initial!

I have been asked to put together some invitation samples for a lady that Konrad works with, now this isn't one of hers, but while I was busy putting together her samples I had an idea pop into my head and this is how it looked!!! I have kept it simple but I really love the flower and heart spray! The card is a small hammer square card, the centre is made up from silver card that has been embossed with divine swirls then ontop of that I have layered a pearl card that has a natural pattern and then the flower spray is layered ontop of that! The wedding invitation is stamped then heat embossed! I wish I was getting married again as these are so much better than the invites I had!!!

Well I have decided to have a go at the competition currently running over on the Caardvarks blog, it is a chance to get a card published in the Cards Magazine!!! We sell this in the shop I work in and it is amazing! I have looked at some of the entries and they are just amazing!!! Here is my entry!!! The card base is DCWV card stock, I have cut is at just over 6" x 6", The band at the bottom of the card is cut from Bo Bunny Love Bandit paper and then punched on both edges with a Martha Stewart border punch. It is held in the centre with two tiny bows running through some cute blue eyelets. The swallow is cut form Indie Arts at 2 3/4" the shadow is DCWV texture cardstock the blackout layer is Bo Bunny Love Bandit paper ( loving that range ) and the top is a plain blue card which I have inked up! Finally the stamp is and old wedding stamp ( cannot remember who it is made by ) which has been heat embossed with holographic powder! It is not as good as some of the entries but I am very happy with how it has turned out!!! wish me luck x x x