Saturday, March 7, 2009

Christening Cards

Hello again,

Today I went to a double Christening in my family - no, not twins but cousins Riley and Lillielle. The babies were born a few months apart so their parents decided to have both babies Christened on the same day.

It was a lovely ceremony in the grandparents' home with family and friends attending.
Our family is multi-cultural and this was a traditional Russian Christening which was conducted in both English and Russian and was a new experience for the Aussie members of the family and their friends.

All went well until the actual Baptism of water - poor little Riley (the older baby) didn't much care for going through that bit, especially in a room full of people looking at him!

Lillielle faired much better and took it in her stride.

It was a long ceremony and both babies did really well to get through it with just a few tears but after it was over, a quick feed and then they were off to bed for a well deserved sleep while the guests ate lunch.

I was going to make the Christening cards last night but it was late and I was feeling very tired so got up this morning to make them.

(I find that I do my best work when I'm under pressure and usually find myself making cards for special occasions about half an hour before I leave for the event! )

Am I strange or do other cardmakers do the same thing ?

Here are photos of the presents I gave the babies -

and the two cards I made.





Strangely enough, I decided to 'Christen' my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' embossing folder for these cards - I'd bought it late last year but hadn't tried it out yet. I was very pleased with the result.

I wanted simplicity for these cards and was going to add teddy bears but while sorting through my tin of die-cuts, I found these lovely doves and thought they were perfect for this religious occasion.

I used SU cardstock for the base card and the greeting ovals and the 'With Love' stamp which was from our recent Sale-a-Bration promotion.

The insert pages were printed on my computer and I decided to add the babies' names and the date as a special touch for their parents to remind them of this lovely day.

SU Supplies :

Cardstock - Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue
Punches - Small and large ovals

Extras:

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Swiss Dots
Ribbons
Die-cuts - Doves
Kindy Glitz - Crystalline (for the edges of the birds' wings, their eyes and on the little stamped hearts in the greeting)

It was a lovely day and a good time was had by all.


Well, that's it for today - will be back again soon with some more creations.

Thanks for dropping by! See you again soon.

6 comments:

  1. WOW Ramona - if this is how you work under pressure I think you're a star...I NEVER do my best work under pressure - I like time while I "play".
    I think adding the names to the inside finished everything off just right...

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  2. Simple yet beautiful Ramona ! I love the effects you can get with the cuttlebug-can't believe you had it that long and didn't use it LOL!!! Sounds like it was`a lovely family day!

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  3. You are not alone Ramona, I do everything to do with card making at the last minute. It is not uncommon for me to still be designing and cutting up supplies for a card for a workshop half an hour before the workshop is due to start. It is very stressful but I can't seem to think of any idea's unless I am under extreme pressure. Love the cards by the way!

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  4. Congrats on the "Under Pressure" result!!! I find that the KISS theory and pressure onslaught work v v well hand in hand. I use my Swiss dots HEAPS and amd glad that u got such a great result with ur 1st try!! Breathe and enjoy the fruits of the labour.

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  5. Hi Ramona, your cards look really lovely..
    hugs
    Sue

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  6. Love your christening cards. Those dots are just gorgeous. So delicate.
    And yep - another last minute pressure girl here too!
    Cheers, Sue

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Thank you for taking the time to leave your comments about my creations - I appreciate every one. Cheers, Ramona.