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.
Lovely :)
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