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Sunday 22 May 2016

A Card From Us All.

Hi. Looking back on my blog and I realised I hadn't shared the Anniversary card I made for my Mum and Dad for mine and both my Brothers families to all sign. There were 14 of us in all to sign, so had to be an 8" x 8" card to fit all the wishes inside!
I used patterned paper from First Edition - The Promise, and topped this with some gold patterned vellum from Papermania. My centre panel was backed top and bottom with the swirl border from Joy! Crafts. The filigree corners by La-La Land were glittered as were the Memory Box Parker numbers.
Happy to say everyone was pleased with it and I thought it definitely deserved to have its day on my blog :-)
Thank you for stopping by.
Hugs 
Sonia xxx




Monday 16 May 2016

'Happy' Birthday Cards.

Hi. Would like to share the cards I made for both of my Brothers' Birthdays. 
I have used Sue Wilson's Perspective Dies - Happy and Best Wishes. Just love these. I made both cards the same, just changing the colours around. I hope you like them.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Sonia xxx
















Sunday 8 May 2016

Something A Little Different.

Hi. I had been browsing through Pinterest to get some ideas for making a little keepsake for Mum and Dad's Anniversary. I happened to come across some exploding box cards with little cakes inside, so decided on making a little celebratory keepsake cake.
I made the tiered boxes out of heavyweight cardstock and decorated with patterned papers from The Promise collection by First Edition papers - Trimcraft. The square bases were cut from dies and framed with gold glitter cardstock. I added a trim of flowers around the tops of each tier, adding tiny die cut glittered circles to the centres. The glittered 50 - Memory Box - Parker Numbers dies - was adhered to acetate to stand it up.  I glittered the rose and added to the top and finished off with 3 hearts along the middle tier.
I am really pleased with how it turned out being my first attempt, and Mum and Dad absolutely loved it :-)
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Sonia xxx





Saturday 7 May 2016

Congratulations Mum and Dad.

Hi. Todays the day!! Congratulations to my lovely Mum and Dad on their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary. I have been crafting for this special day for the last couple of months, and today I would like to share the card I made for my family to give them.
This card was my first proper attempt at using gilding flakes. I backed the Scandinavian background and the Regal Striplet dies by Sue Wilson with a double sided adhesive sheet and adhered Cosmic Shimmer's Egyptian Gold gilding flakes on top to make my background. This was matted onto layers of mirri card and plain cardstock. I cut the Delicate Daisies - Open Petals by Sue Wilson to make three flowers - the little centre circles have also been given the gilding flake treatment. The Celebrate die by Crafters Companion, Sara Davies Signature Collection - Together Forever was cut from gold mirri. The '50' also cut in mirri is Memory Box - Parker Numbers. 
I am so pleased with the final result and love the effect of the gilding flakes.
Today is also one of my Nieces Birthdays, and the card I made for her will been shown in the week. I am looking forward to spending the day with all the family, celebrating this special day with our wonderful Mum and Dad.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a lovely day whatever you are doing
Hugs
Sonia xxx




Thursday 5 May 2016

With Love.

Hi. I am back again today to share with you the Anniversary card I made for my Mum to give my Dad. I decided to make a box card, and although its quite fiddly to do I was pleased with the finished creation.
The patterned card I used to cover the box - on top of a gold mirri card matts - is from the Gilded Winter collection by First Edition Papers, Trimcraft. The majority of the beautiful designs are for Christmas, but was thrilled with the patterned one I chose, as the gold sparkle effect goes perfectly on this occasion! I used the same card  to cut the Champagne bottle and glasses. These are dies from Robert Addams. I cut the Cosmic Star Border from Memory Box dies twice from glittered cardstock, and also the 'with love' die from Spellbinders. The circled sentiment is from the Wedding Greetings set by Creative Expressions. The little heart stamps on the sides are from LOTV.
Thanks for stopping by today. More to show soon....
Hugs 
Sonia xxx





Tuesday 3 May 2016

Love Gives Us A Fairytale.....

Hi. As promised last week, I would like to start sharing with you the creations I have been making for my Mum and Dad's Golden Wedding Anniversary. These have kept me busy over the last few months, and I can't believe how quickly it has come round. The big day is on Saturday, and although Mum and Dad didn't want a fuss with no surprise party, we are looking forward to spending the day as a family and celebrating their special day together.
First up is the card I made for my Dad to give my Mum. I love the sentiment on this, as I truly believe  that my parents have a wonderful marriage and after fifty years they are still very much in love. The sentiment is from Creative Expressions - Wedding Greetings set. I have used Sue Wilson's Regal striplet for the background. The circle frames are from the Italian Collection - Decorative frames. The couple are a die cut I purchased already cut in a pack. The smaller sentiment - Special Day - is from JustRite Stamps. The flowers by Robert Addams are topped with the tiny heart off cuts from the circle frame. The numbers are from the Parker numbers set by Memory Box.
Hope you like it. I will be back again soon to share the card I made for my Mum to give my Dad.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Sonia xxx