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Tuesday, 15 July 2014

It's My Silver Wedding Anniversary

It's hard to believe that I've been married to Hubby (and the Army) for 25 years! It's a strange life at times but it can also be a lot of fun (and that's just the Hubby side of it!).


This is the card I made for him. I wanted to do something a bit different but still with a silver theme.  The scene is predominantly grey but all of the little animals are embossed in silver. In keeping with the anniversary theme they're all in pairs. It was a nightmare to photograph so there's a few shots, well quite a few, in different angles and with different lighting.


Luckily all of the animals came in pairs, except for the hare. There's only one of those so I had to stamp a refection to make the boxing pair (I couldn't resist!). Back in olden times we used a brayer to create reflections, then came blending mats and then the Gelli plate. Each time it made it a little bit easier and the results better. I naturally went straight to my Gelli, forgetting that a sticky Gelli plate and embossing powder wouldn't be a good mix. I did eventually get it done but it would have been a whole lot easier to go back to the blending mat.


After I'd stamped and embossed the hare reflection I built up the rest of the scene around it. I think I may have gone a bit overboard with the hills but it does remind me of a Geocaching walk we went on - 13.5 miles over terrain like that! At the end of it I could barely put one foot in front of the other. Hubby does tend to forget I'm not quite as fit as his soldiers!


Here's to the next 25!


I don't think Hubby would appreciate being on my blog so I've decapitated him. It's lucky that he's nearly a foot taller than me!


I'd also like to share the beautiful card that my Mum made us. She chose pink as that was the colour of our bridesmaids' dresses and flowers.


It was in a lovely box made by Dad. Thank you.

Stamps and Stencils Used

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6 comments:

  1. Linda Page15 July 2014 at 09:30

    Happy Anniversary Lynne I hope you have a lovely day planned and thanks to the Armyfor getting him back home in time x this is a fab card love what you have done. Your card from Mum & Dad is gorgeous too xx

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  2. Jo Rice15 July 2014 at 09:33

    Congratulations Lynne and Jason on your Silver Wedding Anniversary, have a great day....
    Your card Is beautiful Lynne and so much work , a real piece of art to treasure.
    Your Mum and Dad have been busy too...gorgeous...much love and hugs to all...xxxx

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  3. SamsHomeCookedDesigns.com15 July 2014 at 09:51

    Happy 25th Wedding Annivedsary Lyne and Jason. Great timing getting home for that one!! Your card is stunning Lynne and your Mam's card is beautiful too. Hey Lynne you look so lovely on your wedding day who would notice that Jason doesn't have a head?? Xxx

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  4. Theresa15 July 2014 at 13:27

    happy 25th anniversary. such a lovely card you made him too. love it. and you're mum's card is a beaut too xx

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  5. Jackie Elliott15 July 2014 at 14:52

    Congratulations and happy anniversary to the both of you, both the cards are beautiful.

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  6. Lisapmac16 July 2014 at 00:46

    Both are stunning cards, Happy Anniversary xx

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