Tuesday, December 30

Announcement.....

Wow, interesting Christmas... we had a wonderful time and we were very spoilt with all the gorgeous gifts and beautiful cards! But my two little ones were struck with this flu virus and it seems impossible to shift, they slept most of Christmas day which thankfully didn't stop them enjoying opening their pressies!
This is a card I made for my boyfriend to celebrate our second year together on the 22nd Dec...


I went with the distressed manly look, but added as much glitter & bling as I could get away with! The heart has crackle paint which I then inked over with brilliance red. I used a LOT of distressed ink on the image and really roughed up the edges! It's not easy to see but I added glitter to the lake... for reflective purposes...

click images to get a close look!

Materials:
Paper: K&Co, cream cardstock, DCWV glitter card, chipboard,
Die's: Sissix - heart, Quickutz - wings, name plate,
Stamps: Personal Impressions - man fishing, see D's - gone fishing, fancy pants - pollen dust
Ink: Tim's - distress inks', crackle paint, brilliance red, versamark, stardust pen.
Other: Adhesive pretty gems, 3d foam, edge distresser, waterbrush.
So on to the other news... on our anniversary Steve was in fact working nights so we celebrated the next day. He got down on one knee in the restaurant with the pretence of picking up napkin and asked me to marry him... (soooo romantic) and I said.... well yes. We got a huge round of applause and some bubbly... now on to the RING...

Beautiful hey? so next it'll be lots of designing for invites!!! How exciting!!! I told Dillon we were getting married and he asked if he could watch (bless) I told him he would be very much involved and he said COOL!!! Hope you all have a fantastic and Very Special New Year, Lots of Love and HuGs Kim x

20 comments:

Chris said...

Fabulous news Kim and your ring is exquisite, that was such a romantic proposal, you've got a good one there! The card you made is fantastic, I can see all the love that went into it and the crackle painted heart is stunning. Wishing you a very happy new year. Hugs, Chris x

Lisadwb said...

Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh.I am so happy for you!! Beautiful ring! I can not wait to see your invites!!!

Lainy's Little Blog said...

Huge congratulations Kim. The ring is stunning and what a lovely proposal, so romantic. Great news :0) Love the card too, the sentiment brilliantly coordinates with the image. Hope your wee ones are feeling much better soon. Best wishes for 2009! Hugs, Lainy xxx

Tara Godfrey said...

Congratulations, Kim!!! That is just wonderful news!!! Soooo exciting!!! Your card is gorgeous and I love the crackled heart and the wings are fabulous!!!!
I can't wait to get more deets on the planning and hopefully get a peek of the invites you design...I know they will be exquisite!
Hugs,t

Anonymous said...

Beautiful ring - congratulations!! Hope the kiddos are feeling better.

Sammi said...

ooooooohhhh!!!! Very exciting! Congratulations Kim :) that's wonderful news!
Hope the kids are better now!
How romantic and what a gorgeous ring!!
and the card you made is Super! Bet he LOVED it!
xxx
*hug*

Kath Stewart said...

Oh I started to comment on the card but hey what's more important...great news...congratulations and what a romantic proposal....i wish you both every happiness together and better go buy my hat for the wedding.

Hugs
Kath
xxxxx

Oma said...

Gorgeous ring Kim! Congratulations! I like the card you made for your main squeeze!

I hope the kids are feeling a lot better now.

Roz said...

Congrats!!! I hope all of you will be happy happy happy! Your ring is beautiful...he's a lucky guy!

Kelly Schelske said...

Oh my gosh, CONGRATULATIONS Kim!! Gorgeous card to by the way, beautiful ring, how exciting!!

Happy New Year!!

Big hugs, Kelly

Monica said...

Congrats!! How exciting! Your ring is beautiful and what a romantic way to propose! Wishing you all the best!

Your card is wonderful too!

Jo Nevill said...

Gorgeous card, I love it. Again, many congrats on your engagement.

Happy New Year !

Hugs,

Jo x

Anonymous said...

Wahoooh..Way to go Kim...`Many many `Congratulations` to you both...wishing you best wishes for a `Happy and Healthy New Year` ....
Hope your little ones are better now and enjoying their holidays:)
Sending lots of love your way:)~X~

Your card is gorgeous by the way:)..

Martine said...

oh wow, congratulations kim, what a wonderful ring and such a romantic proposal, absolutly gorgeous card too :)


congrats again hunny



xx

Martine

Anonymous said...

I was thinking about what to say on your card (whichis gorgeous) and decided to say WOO HOO!! Congrats on the engagement! I am so happy for you!

Kim said...

What a gorgeous card! And a SUPER HUGE CONGRATULATIONS! Your ring is beautiful! I am so happy for the 2 of you! May your planning go smoothly for your big day!
Hugs~ Kim

Tracey said...

Love that image & the colours used work so well :o)


Hugs
Tracey
x

Tracey said...

Oooh & of course CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Hugs
Tracey
x

Jessica Smith said...

Congratulations girl I'm so happy for you.

Anonymous said...

cool blog

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