Monday 4 January 2016

Engaged!



My niece has got engaged so this card is to help the happy couple know that we are happy for them. I love white on white cards as I love how they can have an innocence when used for a baby card , or crisp elegance for other occasions.

I decided to use the inspiration of a piece of work I did when at school for my art o level Victorian love cards. These were often ornate and embroidered piece of work sent as valentines and I thought these spellbinders dies offered that feel.                                                                                                I added lacy butterflies and little die cut hearts on bows and the multiple layers just added the ornate feel to the card.

The roses are magnolia and were a stamped image I received many moons ago in a stamped image swap. I simply coloured with promarkers and fussy cut them before sticking to the card.


I added further dimension to the layers by sticking them with sticky pads and finished with a pink peel-off sentiment.

My niece and her now fiance went to Las Vegas for their dream holiday and after taking her on a helicopter ride across and into the grand canyon he proposed, a secret only she had no idea about and apparently even the helicopter pilot was in tears.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

papercreators-anything goes

craftsgalore encore-anything goes

the ABC challenge- Y is for your choice

Noor designs Uk -anything goes

cupcake inspirations- photo inspiration

eclecticellapu(purple team)-to die for

stamping sensations- anything with a die

quirky crafts - let's celebrate





10 comments:

Dora said...

beautiful card, very stylisch/elegant.
thank you for joining at Stamping Sensations this month.

AO Creations said...

Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations, good luck!!! Amy DT

aussie aNNie said...

This is a beautiful card for our first challenge of the year at Paper Creators of Anything Goes. Thanking you for your entry and good luck in the draw....xx
Paper Creators DT {aNNie}

Pat said...

What an awesome design-that pop of color on an all white card really is perfect! Thank you for sharing at Quirky Crafts this month!

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Your card is so pretty! Congrats to your niece...I'm sure she'll love this!! Thanks so much for playing with us at Cupcake Inspirations this week!

Deborah Frings said...

Congrats to the Happy Couple - I'm sure they absolutely love this card. The diecuts and white on white look so pretty. And I do like the roses too. Thanks so much for playing along with our Elegance theme at Cupcake Inspirations this week!

Tanja said...

love the beautiful butterfly - thanks for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations

Indy's Designs said...

Oh that white butterfly! I love it! What a pretty card for your niece's engagement! So glad you were inspired by our Elegance Cupcake Inspirations Challenge and hope you will share more of your creative skills in future challenges!
Debbie, DT Sweetie

Tracy Welham said...

Very beautiful. Thank you for sharing your lovely card with Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog. To be considered in the top three your card should include the word celebrate or celebration. Please come back and enter another project if you would like a chance to be chosen.
Creative Blessings, Tracy
Quirky Crafts Challenge DT

Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog

Eret said...

Your card is beautiful. Love all die cut pieces on it. Thank you for sharing your wonderful card with us at Stamping Sensation.
Eret x