Saturday 30 April 2011

New Cards


Some male birthday cards made with diecuts from The Velvet Paper Shop on eBay, also available from  fificraft.co.uk. If you don't see what you want please email me.

Monday 25 April 2011

Free Swatch card

I will send a free Velvet Paper swatch card to anyone who sends me theit address. Please go to http://www.fificraft.co.uk/  and send me your address through the contact us page.

Saturday 23 April 2011

The Wedding

Now it's all over I can let you in on the secret. My son got married on April 15th and I made the favor boxes and table names. The butterflies were die cut from gold buckram laminated to white card, embelished with a crystal like those on the bride's dress and the groom's waiscoat.
 The boxes took longer.I first printed a monogram, their names and the date onto the buckram which had been cut to size. I then stuck it onto 250 gsm card and die cut the box shape. Each stage had to be dried overnight to avoid smudging the printing. The box was stuck  together in 2 stages using both PVA glue and double sided tape and held together with masking tape.
The box was a Sizzix large pillow box die which I had marked up with tape so that I would get the printing in the right place. I had to print scrap paper and cut it to get the marking on the die correct.