Easter Bliss

Wednesday 31 October 2012

Engagement Card

We are very pleased in our family that our neice has announced her engagement to her long term boyfriend. I love occasions like this as they give me an excuse to make a special card.


I used an 8"x8" card blank and covered it with Adorable Scorable card in a soft green. I've had the Morehead CD from Crafter's Companion for a while and I've been itching to use this image. I think it has a real fairytale quality and see it as a couple on the road to marriage. So I thought it was perfect for this happy occasion. I matted and layered a matching backing paper from the Morehead CD onto gold mirri and did the same with the image.


To embellish I added a strip of lace down one side. I cut the Cheery Lynn leaf flourishes from gold mirri and added flowers from  Wild Orchid Crafts and used them to fix the ends of some twirled organza ribbon. The sentiment was created in MCS using one of the tags from the CD.


As a final touch I attached a charm of a fairytale castle as we wish the happy couple a fairytale marriage.
I'd like to enter this card in the challenge at the Kraftyhands blog where the theme is "Charmed".

11 comments:

  1. This is just gorgeous,love the image and fab details.xxx

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  2. Oh wow Andree this really is special, love everyting about it and am sure it will be treasured xx

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  3. Congratulations to you neice and her partner on their engagement . I love reading happy news.
    Your card is just so stunning. The image is to adorable for words and you have brought it to life with all your wonderful embellishments and matching colour tones.
    xxxx

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  4. Thats lovely your niece will love it xxx

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  5. Fabulous news Andree, and a fabulous card, such pretty subtle colours and gorgeous flowers x

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  6. WOW this card is stunning Andree, its beautiful. A huge congrats to your niece and her partner on their engagement, fantastic news xxxxxx

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  7. Good luck in the challenge hun too, a sure winner xxx

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  8. Congratulations to your niece and what a wonderful card. I love the soft colours and thank you for entering our challenge this month and look forward to seeing you next month.

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  9. What a beautiful card - so pretty! Thanks for joining us over at Kraftyhands - make sure you pop back for the new challenge launching tomorrow!
    Mandy x (Kraftyhands DT)

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  10. What a stunning card, and congratulations to your Niece and her fiance, great news, I was making an engagement card yesterday too, Andree for my Son, but can't show it until next Sunday (tease), xxxx

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  11. Very pretty card, love the colour combo x

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