08 December 2021

A wedding, not a Christmas card!

 Hi everyone, I seem to be showing you Christmas cards and not others I have been making, so I thought I would let you see one of the "not" Christmas card I made recently.

The card was for our Godson's Son and his bride, OH! where are the years going?

Due to lots going on and lack of mojo, I decided to recreate, with a few little changes, a card I did many years ago, 2012 to be exact. I have looked to see if I blogged it and can't find it with the date of the photo I have, never mind, we'll stick with this one! I had printed the card out previously, this was more hands on.

I stamped the sentiment and hearts around the horseshoe with a silver ink pad, with quite a few impressions of the ink. I cut the horseshoe and the cat out with my digital die cutting machine and also the white overlay which I embossed. I added clear glaze to the cat, after stamping a heart shape onto him, with the silver inkpad. I then placed them onto the horseshoe and added a bunch of flowers I have had for years. I hope they liked it, they are still on honeymoon, so I hope I will know on their return.

The photo's aren't very good to show up the stamping, the light at the time I took them was awful, not even Photoshop could improve them!

stamps - magazine freebies
horseshoe - a cut file I did in 2012.
(I can't remember if it is copied or I made it up myself, well it is a few years ago!)
cat - is an altered image, I had as a freebie svg file, I wanted it more rounded.
ink - Hobbycraft
ribbon - stash





23 comments:

Janette said...

A beautiful card for them Faith, its very classy and elegant.xx

Beebeebabs said...

Wow such a beautiful card - great job as always!!!

wannabcre8tive said...

A beautiful card. I like the idea of using the horse shoe on it. Perfect!

cuilliesocks said...

A beautiful card Faith, love the lucky black cat. I'm sure the couple will love tis and become a treasured keepsake, Kate x

Mac Mable said...

This is a keeper, so thoughtful and so very elegant too Faith x.

Pat K said...

Wow, what a beautiful, very creative card Faith. I LOVE it. xx

Rosemary said...

oh what a lovely and unique wedding card, faith!

Vee Cassidy said...

It is beautiful, they are sure to love it. V xx

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

I am sure your nephew and his new wife will have love this, it is beautiful. Love Alison xx

Carol L said...

What a great idea to use a horseshoe for a wedding card! My friend, you are such a clever cardmaker with genius ideas and skills! This is just adorable in the way you added that little nosegay of flowers! Well done!

Sarn said...

This is just lovely Faith. So many little details. Will be treasured.

Hugs, Sarn xxx

Greta said...

What a sweet card for the happy couple!

cotnob said...

A fabulous Wedding card Faith, I'm sure it will be treasured.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Vicky Hayes said...

Just lovely Faith and brought back a memory of being a bridesmaid back in the distant past! I was given a pretty silver horseshoe ornament to give the bride and of course as a little girl I wanted to know WHY - only they couldn't tell me!! Stuck in my mind. Congratulations to the happy couple! Vicky x

R's Rue said...

It’s perfect my dear friend.

Aimeslee Winans said...

Hi Faith! A very elegant wedding card with perfect embellishment. We have had a local wedding planner for all my life here and I know her. She's retired, her daughter and now her g-daughter run the biz. Anyway, she told me all about the significance of horseshoes once. A Celtic/Irish tradition gone global then cast aside but now beginning to return. Her g-daughter had to search for months to find a supplier of wood horseshoes so they could decorate them. At any rate, if you have a horseshoe, you don't have to fear black cats! heehee xoxo

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful weddding car love the horseshoe and lucky black cat-we have one Millie and it was our 52nd weding anniversary on the 6th Dec and do you know one one person well only our daughter who lives with us remembered!!!Still I suppose after 52 years it gets boring lol
Carol x

Maria said...

A very beautiful elegant card, well done!!

Shona Erlenborn said...

This is lovely, Faith. So elegant in white, black and silver! Love the horseshoe!

Shona Erlenborn said...

This is lovely, Faith. So elegant in white, black and silver! Love the horseshoe!

Viv said...

Great idea for a wedding card Faith! Wishing you a very Happy Christmas too! sorry I am so late commenting yet again also!! hugs Viv xx

Liz said...

Beautiful card Faith, so elegant. xx

Gail said...

Unique Wedding card - fabulous work!