October is a busy month for birthday celebrations and this week it's my sister's birthday, so here is the card and gift bag I made for her.
I picked up some lovely tweed fabric squares from a charity shop a few weeks ago and decided they would go very well with the beautiful rusty orange coloured silk velvet.
I embossed the velvet with a leaf stamp, covered a couple of buttons with the same velvet, die cut some copper sheet and added some hand embroidery and beading.
I made the origami envelope but needed paper nearly A1 in width to get it to the correct size (6"x6") - it's open so the card just slips in, which is fine when it's not going through the post!
I'm linking up with Julia over at WOYWW this week.
What beautiful autumnal colours! And such patience to put together all those leaves. You have created such lovely things for your sister. Maggie #18 xx
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely collection there to give to you sister and, I bet she was thrilled with them.
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Christine #15
Hi Diana, what a glorious colour scheme. So rich, warm and vibrant.So much detail, and the bag is another work of art. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz X #4
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow - just gorgeous colours and textures!! Love your work as always. I was talking about you to Ali, the felting teacher featured on my blog today, she popped over to have a peek at your website and loves your work!! See, it's not just me :-D
ReplyDeleteHugs LLJ 13 xxx
Such beautiful, delicate details in this! The gift bag looks fab as well. There are so many people with Autumn birthdays (my son and hubby included) - and I think there's a perfectly logical explanation to that - long. cold winter nights and all, hehe. Lovely to see you back on WOYWW Diana. We seem to be posting on alternate weeks and we've missed each other! zsuzsa #20
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful - I always love when you make your buttons with the velvet material, and here it is so gorgeous together with the die cut pieces , and on top of the embossed silk , the bag also is wonderful, with all your leaves Diana - your sister must feel very loved . Hugs, Dorthe
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow Diana. A beautiful card with all the extras that tie in so well. I'm sure your sister loves the lot! Happy WOYWW. Sarah #3
ReplyDeletea fabulous card and bits for your sister, in gorgeous gorgeous colours I am sure it was much appreciated. Helen #1
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, absolutely beautiful card and gift bag for your sister. She must feel very special to receive such lovely handmade items. The colours are so vibrant too, do you need another sister? *laughs* have a lovely week Heather x #8
ReplyDeleteWow, that card IS a gift! I absolutely love it, the colors, textures, that wonderful tweed. Your sister must feel very special!
ReplyDeleteI bet your sister loved those, gorgeous colours and detail. Have a lovely creative week and happy woyww, Angela x11x
ReplyDeleteA magical contrast of colours and textures on the card - I love the shimmer of the gilded leaves and the fern print is wonderful. The falling leaves on the bag make me happy too. I'm sure your sister loved it.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
WOWZAH! What a wonderful card - I am in love with those Autumn, warm colours! Yes, October is 'birthday month' overhere too. It seems, among my family and friends, it's October or April they were all born in. Happy woyww and a big hug from Holland. Marit #19
ReplyDeleteWhat a sumptuous card. The orange velvet and copper are so rich and perfect for the season. I love the deceptively simple look you create with so much exquisite detail and layering. What a beautiful card to receive and a beautiful bag too. Lovely, lovely work
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful set, love those rich colours and delicate composition. Such lovely pieces to give. Always so inspirational Diana.
ReplyDeleteHappy Woyww & Thank you so much for your kind words yesterday. Tracey #5
Hi Diana, Your bag is beautiful, but your card is stunning. I love the autumn colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog.
Happy WOYWW
Sue #6
What a gorgeous post! Your artwork is stunning!
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely gorgeous card! I love every bit of it! And the bag - wow! What a lucky sister you have! Thanks for your visit, have a great week, Lindart #28
ReplyDeleteOh Diana, this is simply stunning... I love your use of the tweed fabrics for an autumn theme and the embossed velvet is amazing - it looks like a subtle shadow of ferns. The bag is amazing too - everything this week is totally mouth-wateringly gorgeous!! I hope your sister appreciates just how much creativity, talent, time, imagination, work, and more, went into such a beautiful birthday gift!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit and my apologies for the late reply - other things seem to have got in the way this week! Thank you for your good wishes - still no pants (I shall phone on Monday) but my CT scan results are back and so is the hernia, 100% certain now. Not that I had any doubt. As for my knitting, the unravelling is a total pain, especially with the fluffy yarns, but it will be worth it! Never fear, the colours, textures and circle design are returning, just in a differently shaped garment. I’ve already started designing the pattern. It will be a nice project for winter evenings in front of the TV.
Happy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #9