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Wednesday 30 June 2010

Feather & Black Photo Shoot


We were very happy to see lots of our greetings cards featured in the new Feather & Black catalogue. Our Bite Me!, Charlie Cat, Mabel, Bert, Rocket & Archie cards were all used throughout the shoot, for their website and brochure.
We got a lovely mention here on their blog. We love the way they have framed our cards to make some quick and easy, and very cool artwork to decorate a kids bedroom!
You can buy all the cards online here.
Check out the Feather & Black fab new Kids range here: www.featherandblack.com
Blast Off!
Billy
Archie
Bert
Mabel

"If you like sending unique cards, you can’t get more unique than The Hummingbird Card Company, but they don’t just do cards they also do stationary.

Their creations include beautifully delicate and detailed images which have been laser cut into the card, leaving a lace- like structure to form the image and then backed with coloured card bringing the colour through the front design. They have some great kids’ designs to choose from, like Robots and Russian Dolls or the yummy pear and apple. These cards are so beautiful you will want to keep them forever, pin them up on a notice board or even frame them, a simple but effective way to make unique pictures to hang on your kid’s bedroom walls, (we love the apple image used in the Brighton bed room set) or decorate a bedside table or chest in a picture frame just like the Rocket image in our Noah dorm room.

Accessorising and decorating has never been so easy, some may say it's child's play"!

Tuesday 29 June 2010

New press


Lovely to see the new issue of Wedding Ideas magazine....they have featured two of our products this month!


Firstly our stunning new butterfly box. A collection of 6 of our intricate laser-cut butterflys in adeep box frame, personalised with a couples names, date or whatever you fanncy. This would make the most beautiful wedding gift and also the perfect First Wedding Anniversay gift ....as it is the year of Paper!! Perfect. Just give us a call in the studio on 01530 411905 or drop us an email to info@hummingbirdcards.co.uk if you would like to order one..they will be available on our website shortly.

...and also our gorgeous Thank-You cards get a mention, these are from our lasercut range available here: www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk
These are available from from £2.65 when ordered as part of your wedding stationery package.

Friday 18 June 2010

Sweet Days & Roses

Another lovely company that we came across is Sweet Days & Roses, Janey is a wedding planner...specialising in vintage weddings. Think beauiful roses, English Country gardens, vintage teacups..and you get the idea! Janey is lovely, she is based in Cheshire, working from a beautiful location surrounded by fields, wild flowers and deer! From classic country graden and timeless vintage to contemporary chic - Janey will work her magic to create the perfect setting for you big day, taking care of every little detail.

Beautiful Vintage Colours


A sweet Days & Roses bride in her beautiful Dress - We love all the feather trim detail!



Beautifully styled bridesmaids with baskets of real rose petals.


The beautiful rose arch at Babington House..perfect location for some pics!

Perfect, simple bouquets.

Janey will provide different levels of service from full design planning to just helping out on the day. As much an as little advice as you need.

Janey also provides beautiful little vintage favours and keepsakes..which you can check out on her website: http://www.sweetdaysandroses.co.uk/

Attention to details, stunning floral arrangements & dyptique candles (we love!)

A stunning picture of a bride at Babington House



Here are a few lovely images from a Sweet Days & Roses Wedding and check out more here you can contact Janey on 01745 823751 or on her mobile 07832 131284

Tuesday 15 June 2010

Black & White

Your really can't go wrong with the chic colour combination of Black & White. Classic and contemporary, it looks modern and fresh yet timeless. There are so many ways you can play with this colour theme. We have noticed alot of black dresses popping up too, we are loving the idea of having bridesmaids in black...a lovely contrast to the brides white dress, and softened with crisp white flowers and green foliage or some really bright bouquets to contrast with the monochrome. Beautiful! See some lovely ideas here.

Our gorgeous gatefold card looks stunning in White Alabaster textured card, with black inlay, black ribbon and a dusting of diamante's.


Butterfly Wallet Invitation, shown in white, alabaster card with black inlay and ribbon, three diamantes and a matching RSVP card.

Signature Heart design on White, alabaster with black inlay and diamante.
Available in a 130mm x 130mm square card or a large A5 card


Our sweet little favour boxes are available in both white with a black ribbon or black with a white ribbon, team with one of our favour tags to make them extra special.

Doves on an Order of Service, white, alabaster card with black inlay and black ribbon, one diamante


Our Butterfly card shown here on White Alabaster card with black inlay and three diamantes. Go for a black ribbon also, to add more glamour!

If you are working to a strict budget our stunning Silhouette Collection is perfect...shown here on Quartz card ...these invitations make an impact with there jet black print and matching envelopes. Decorate with a pearl for a vintage feel or a black diamante for a touch of glamour. These will be coming soon to our website so in the meantime just CONTACT US for more details.
Also take a look at the fabulous: Style Me Pretty blog, here is a most amazing way to use monochrome to great effect.
Style Me Pretty - Black & White Inspiration Board 1
Style Me Pretty - Black & White Inspiration Board 2
We love the black butterflies...and you could re-create this yourself very easily!


Sprinkle some sparky black confetti on your tables to make them shimmer (available from www. confetti.com) , or we have jet black diamantes to decorate your stationery with! CONTACT US for more details.

Our favourite flowers for a black and white theme are the beautiful Anemones..with there papery white petals and velvet black centres, they look stunning and give a beautiful vintage feel. We found these lovely images over at www.onefinedayevents.com
If you want the room to smell divine try lighting a few of these delicious Diptyque candles.
Here are a few other Black & White Inspiration boards over at Style Me Pretty!

Thursday 10 June 2010

Grace & Tailor

We stumbled across this lovely website called Grace & Tailor These lovely people will style parties, weddings and events, creating fantastic and beautiful spaces for you to celebrate in!

"We love beautiful things and gorgeous ideas…. individual pieces of furniture, delicate fabrics and sumptuous designs. Our passion is to be distinctive – it’s important to us that we pursue this through our personalities, lifestyle and of course our work and so Grace & Tailor was born… or G&T as we affectionately call it".

They will gather together gorgeous vintage teacups, vintage lampshades and all sorts of bits to make your vintage wedding feel totally perfect.
Take a look
here


"Everybody loves weddings - and nobody loves weddings more than Grace & Tailor! Whether you would just like a quirky table centre or a full set of vintage crockery we can help. We can work with you to come up with beautiful and individual designs and then arrive like fairies in the night and dress the venue ready for your big day or if you prefer, you can hire the pieces directly from us and have a more hands on approach to creating your own perfect day".

You can contact them at: us@graceandtailor.co.uk