Thank you for all your kind comments and messages....In response to those here's a quick, guide to making invitations.
I got my card blanks from a company called Eco craft, I used the small square card blanks. I sent off for their free samples before placing our order so I was sure about the size I wanted to work with. the card is called "Hairy Manilla". The lace started off as a curtain in Oxfam in Skipton and cost £1.99. I originally bought this as it's nice cotton lace with a nice pattern for cutting up to decorate my glass jar lanterns I'm planning on doing. The ribbon is from Cox and Cox and the pearl heart sliders were from ebay.
I cut out a several heart shapes on card until I got the size I was happy with then began cutting the lace hearts
pinning the lace in place makes it easier to cut around.
I measured the width of the heart, cut the ribbon to size and threaded it on to the heart sliders, I didn't want the ribbon to fray so held the ribbon to the heat of a match and only managed to set fire to 2 ribbons.
Then assembled all the components
I used "Create and Craft" Extra strong glue purchased from Wilkinson's to stick the lace hearts to the card leaving them to dry overnight before applying the second layer....(this is where I messed up.....I decided to double layer the heart with lace which meant I didn't have quite enough for the evening invites, this is how they looked with one layer
Drying overnight
I applied the ribbon hearts using All purpose extra strong adhesive again from wilkinson's as it dries clear
I applied it with a cotton tip for precision
Leave to dry overnight and voila!
The inserts were glued in using the Craft and Create glue. The paper i used was from Eco Craft and is called "biscuit"
I did have a little help on the way
he helped me thread the ribbon through the Mother of Pearl heart buttons I used for the evening invitations (It was easy using a thin darning needle, threading a few button at a time then cutting to the length of the card, i applied the button and ribbon in the same fashion as for the day invitations.
Howard soon got bored of this game and promptly fell asleep at the work station
I want to make more,I really enjoyed making them.
