Dedication Card
04 Sep 2011
At Church today we had a Dedication Service for one of our youngest members, Elijah. This is a service where the parents commit to explaining the Christian Faith to the child, and we the Church Family commit to supporting the family whenever or wherever we can. When the child is older it is up to him/her to make the decision whether or not they want to be baptised.
This is the Dedication Card I made for Elijah's Grandmother to give to him. Actually that is not completely true, I started the card off and was just making the "book" when my friend, Linda, who had come over for the weekend from the Isle of Man, helped me finish it and completed the design.
I have to say Linda is, in my opinion, one of the best cardmakers in the UK. - That's not just a friend's flattery - some of her work is truly exceptional!
Unfortunately I had to rush to take the photographs before Church this morning and they're not so good.
The "book" is cut from a Nestabilty die - the pages have been curled and pale blue ink has been brushed across the edges. Because the die sizes are such, Linda painstakingly cut base blue card to shape to sit between the white "pages" and the silver Mirri board "cover". The white satin ribbon has been glued down with a pearl embellishment to hide the glue spot.
The cross has been rubber stamped in Slate Grey ink and it comes from a set available from Stampin'Up. Although the photo does not show it clearly the cross has been stamped flat onto the white card and then a duplicate cross has been layered over it using 3d foam pads.
A simple cross has been punched into the pale blue insert. As you'll have gathered I love using card making punches on the inserts. I have quite a selection but am always on the look out for more.
As you can see from the photos a satin bow and some more embellishment pearls help to balance the card and complete the design.
I normally make cards on my own so it was really good making this, sat on the floor, with Linda whilst watching Saturday night TV. I feel so blessed to have good friends.
Linda was also kind enough to bring over about 50 cards which she has donated to my card stall for Mission work. I'm sure a few of them will find their way onto this blog soon!
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