Charlie was
planning on taking her Mum to see the Warner Bros Studio Tour of the Harry
Potter films in London
as a birthday treat. She called me to
ask if I could design and make a special card to mark this occasion.
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| Harry Potter Card |
I must admit I did feel slightly daunted by this prospect. I was worried that whatever I designed may look far too masculine for a Mum’s birthday card. I like a challenge and this was going to be one!
My main aim
was to make sure that the card appealed to Val (Charlie’s Mum). Charlie talks quite a lot about her Mum so I
kind of know a little about her taste already, so that was a good start. Val makes beautiful vintage style cake stands
and as you can see here she is a lady of style!
The look
that I decided on was mainly inspired by the enchanting, magical feel that is
loved by so many Potter fans. I wanted
the card to have a unique feel and to be as interactive and tactile as
possible. That’s when I came up with the
idea that it could have removable elements.
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| Platform 9¾ Ticket |
One of Charlie’s main specifications was that she wanted the card to include an image of the famous Platform 9¾ ticket. I thought it would be good for the ticket to be one that you could actually take from the card and hold in your hand. This inspired me to include a distressed, origami folded Marauder’s Map. I really enjoy origami and distressing things so this was something that I really loved doing! The ticket and the map where placed in a pocket on the front of the card.
The folded map
opens out to reveal the witchcraft and wizardry world of Hogwarts School.
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| Full Map |
I then had
to chose a colour theme for the card. A
rich chocolate brown and cream seemed to fit in perfectly with the whole look
of the card.
I was
really starting to love this project! It was becoming one of the most enjoyable
commissions that I had been given to date.
Now to add
a bit of femininity to the card. I had a
rummage through my ribbon collection and came across a lovely antique style
lace and some beautiful chocolate brown organza. They matched so well and after playing about
with the composition a little I found perfect places for them on the card. It was all starting to come together really
well!
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| Chocolate Brown Organza Ribbon |
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| Antique Style Keys |
As you can
probably tell I really put my heart into this card. My ultimate goal was
reached by putting a smile on Charlie and Val’s face on this special occasion.
Check out
Charlie’s lovely designs and makes here at C.J Magpies & Co. Facebook page.
If you'd like me to design a special bespoke card please feel free to contact me.
If you'd like me to design a special bespoke card please feel free to contact me.
Jayne
xxx
