Wedding Card and Gift

Hi Folks

Bit late posting tonight but been a busy day.  After work I went with hubby to get him some new shirts and trousers.  We then went through his wardrobe getting rid of all the stuff he has been hoarding - just in case it came back into fashion lol.  Anyway, an hour later and three big bags full we were finished.  So no crafting done tonight but a bit of tidying and throwing away instead.

As some of you will have read on my blog we went to a lovely wedding last weekend.  I was involved in making some of the wedding stationery.  More of that on a future post.  Today I would like to share the card and keepsake gift that I made for the happy couple.

The wedding was beautiful with a theme involving lots of flowers and birdcages.  Our wedding card to them mirrored the overall theme.  Apologies but there are a few pictures.

 I used my Marianne Creatables birdcage die to make a feature in the corner.  I shaped the die before attaching it to the cardstock so it stood off the card.  I was then able to add lots of flowers cascading from the birdcage.  In the opposite corner I used another ivy die that I have and added more flowers and a little heart charm.  The sentiment was printed on the computer and the little doves are from a stamp that I have. I added some pink organza ribbon and a bow at the bottom.  I added some distress ink around the edges of the card to create a vintage feel.  

I then decided to have a play with my birdcage die and made this little keepsake for them.  I got the idea for this after seeing this video on You Tube.

As you can see I cut four of the birdcages and attached them together to create a 3d birdcage.  I added some flowers to the inside of the birdcage and added a metal birdcage charm too.  Around the base of the birdcage I added some ribbon and lace.  I made some legs out of card so it stood nicely and added some gems and punched butterflies.

Here is another photo showing a different angle.

 I then made a display box to put it in.  The box has acetate panels on all four sides.

A final picture showing both items together.

I was really pleased with the overall result and I am pleased to say that the bride and groom loved them.  

Thanks for popping by and looking forward to hearing what you all think.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Little Claires - Wedding/Anniversary
Lisa B - Vintage
Crafty Boots - Die Cuts
Emmas Cards - Floral
Stamping Sensations - Wings and things and a touch vintage
Fussy and Fancy - Bingo (flower, free, die cut)
Artistic Inspirations - Die cuts/punches
Papertake - Occasion-ally
Crafty Sentiments - Dies and punches
Inky Impressions - Anything with wings
The Paper Shelter - Use that ribbon
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything but birthday card
Delightful Challenges - Anything but a card