Update wow

Well its crazy how time flies when your having fun and boy are we having a ball. OK so what have I been upto? well.....

We now have a fabulously updated website which has invitations, favours, diamantes and all kinds of other fab things. afterall We don't just do weddings! www.loveandcherish.co.uk


We have now introduced chair cover and sash hire which is on offer at the moment for £1.95 per chair (normal price £2.50) with 26 satin and 26 organza colours to choose from we are confident we can match up to your theme.

We have also added flowers and table decorations to the list of services.

 Photograph shows Chair covers and Sash's at the Whitehall Hotel in Darwen, Lancashire we had great fun tranforming the room .

Bridal and Bridesmaids Bouquets:

Rose's and Calla lillies always scream elegance the bride was absolutly delighted with her bouquet and the wonderful smell that came from the roses in the girls smaller bouquets. Attention to detail and everything following through is key to any event and its amazing how the smallest of detail can have the biggest impact.

The wedding breakfast was a small affair but still had the big wedding persona with tables set and centerpieces of roses, callas and mirrors created a romantic ambiance and became a talking point

Website for Love and Cherish

Love and Cherish now has its own website where you can purchase the cards featured in this blog.
www.loveandcherish.co.uk

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Musical inspiration

Well the challenge was set....... A customer with a Motown theme. As always I like to product three card designs in total.

The first one is a simple and classy flat card trimmed with ribbon. The musical link comes from the Treble clef made to look like the & symbol

Adding the Diamanté Detail to the initials sets the card off. The price for these £1.00 each










Pocket Fold invitations are one of my personal favourite styles. Taking inspiration from Mr Percy Sledge I have used the words "When a man loves a woman" to design the front of the this card. The musical ribbon adds va va voom don't you think?

£1.60 each

April blog

Well I've kinda set myself a bit of a challenge. One my customers is having a motown themed wedding and I have offered to come up with some ideas and designs..... Easier said then done. Only come up with one idea over the whole weekend and now I am gonna have to think some more.

Handmade Invitations

All my invitations are available at www.loveandcherish.co.uk I have decided that I am going to start a blog about my handmade cards. I am involved in many other things but this is what I enjoy doing the most. I am happy to share hints and tips and welcome anyone's thoughts and feedback.

My main aim is to create high quality good looking cards without the extreme cost. I am aware there is a lot of time that goes into handmade cards but my pleasure comes from the end result and of course my happy customer. When your motivation to succeed is not based around money you will be surprised how much more you enjoy what your doing and the great thing the money takes care of itself and comes along just nicely. That of course is just my opinion and I have lived my life not motivated by money and I've not done too bad so far.

This invitation was designed for my mother in-laws 80th (no pressure lol)
Anyway she wanted something a little different and was well a talking point. The butterfly acts as a closing mechanism for the card so there is no need to use the more traditional methods to keep it closed. This card is so versatile and I have created many invitations from the basic design. Adding the odd gem hear and bit of ribbon there a fabulous card was emerged. Although this was done in hot pink it looks awesome in black and white.

I try to create lots of different designs and now have taken to asking my customers for their themes to help me create completely new and individual designs for them. This is fabulous for getting the brain working.

I have recently bought a sizzix big-shot a great machine for embossing no more messing about doing it by hand. It saves a lot of time. There are a lot of different embossing folders available for the machine and other brands can also be used which makes the machine even more versatile. The only problem I have though to be fair is that on occasions I am restricted with the embossing folders as they are sealed at one end which makes it difficult embossing some cards due to their size and shape.

I have also just bought a Cricut machine and that looks fab not been able to try it yet though as I purchased it from the states and I need an adapter - Typical. Really looking forward to making a start with it.

Currently working on two customer orders and in discussion with another 5. This might not seem many but at the moment I am able to make the cards within days of receiving the orders. As I work through the invitations I will regularly update this blog and would really appreciate any feedback or comments you may have.