Thursday, April 14, 2016

Save The Date

Hello there ....

Phew! life has been so busy lately...I mentioned in an earlier post that a dear friend is getting married next year and I am making her Wedding invitations and Save the Date cards ... That has kept me busy for a while.
The designing, wording etc., takes time and basically all I had to go on were the colours and maybe some bling? Lol!

So here's the finished Save the Date


They are now all completed - The invitations will be more or less the same and I have breathing space before I start the 100 or so ...
You can see that my Big Shot got an extra work out together with my arm! And the vellum leaves often argued with the Cameo! Sourcing everything I needed takes a lot of time ... We are really stuck for craft shops here and the few we do have are very expensive so everything is bought via the internet... 

Keeping up with DT work, Thursday Club and commenting has been a little exhausting...I found that concentrating on the STD cards left me with little inspiration for anything else. In a few days time I will have my dear friend Stella visiting and a week later DH and I are taking a well earned (well, for me anyway) holiday. We are off to Majorca and hopefully some sea, sand and sun. It will be a treat just having someone else do the cooking and cleaning I can tell you... 

Have a great day and thanks so much for looking in on me

~ Ros ~

 

18 comments:

Mac Mable said...

Oh you have been busy. Very striking Save The Date card, the recipients are going to love them. Very classy, loving the whispy vellum, the little bit of bling and the pop of vibrant colour, stunning!

Diane said...

WOW!! So very elegant, classy and gorgeous...I can see why these took so much time!! Sounds as though you have a fun few weeks planned, a guest and then a vacation...perfect!!

Sylvia said...

Just beautiful, Ros, but I don't envy you doing all that...yes, I know about the arm hurting from running the Big Shot! Happy Thursday!

Greta said...

Oh my word, Ros--she must be a REALLY good friend! I can't imagine making more than 1 of these gorgeous, elegant, classic cards! Wowzer! So glad you're about to enjoy time with Stella & then to a place I know you love! Big hugs, Greta

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

This card is totally gorgeous!

Barbara said...

What a fancy, yet straightforward card - featuring so many different materials! Enjoy the upcoming vacation and give your arm a rest!

Ariadne said...

Wow!That's a lot of work but they are beautiful!AriadnefromGreece!

Pamellia said...

Wow, so gorgeous and elegant! I love the contrast of the soft vellum sprigs against the striking blue bow and crisp white background! WOW! hugs :)

Darlene said...

Just GORGEOUS Ros! The color and design are very striking! I'm sure you are exhausted and deserve to put your toes in the sand! The bride to be will be THRILLED with your creation. Happy Day!!

Davi said...

Fantastic job on the save the day Ros!! Love it! Sounds like you have been EXTRA busy..always good to have a vacation too! Enjoy your visit with Stella, that will be lots of fun Im sure :)

Maria said...

A perfect save the date for your friend, Ros! It is over the top gorgeous in the lovely bllue, heart with gems, and vellum leaves!!! Enjoy your visit with Stella! I'm sure you two will have lots of fun!

Thea said...

A great honor to make this cards, love the style and colors. I hope you enjoy next week your days with Stella!

Hugs Thea

Vicki Dutcher said...

How classy are these invites, and so nice of you to do this for your friend! I bet she is thrilled~

Mona Pendleton said...

Gorgeous card Ros! So very elegant! Love the rhinestone heart!

Marina said...

So elegant and beautiful! Such hard work! I also need to do a load of Save the Dates soon - for my daughter's wedding - and I know it is quite different to what we usually do - more of a production line. However, I will be expecting my lovely bride to get on the production line with me! Have a great time with Stella!

Jinny Newlin said...

Oh, my gracious, I'll bet she loves these to bits! Absolutely gorgeous! Totally worth all the effort, love!

Robyn Oliver said...

Just a stunning, beautiful card Ros... love it

Tracy said...

These are so wonderfully elegant Ros. The combo of the soft vellum and that vivid blue is breath taking. :-)