She and the bride decided on these two silver and black pieces I had made some time ago. They were projects I did while testing out different brands of metallic-edge quilling strips... as it turned out, I liked both. For the piece on the left, I used Touch of Silver strips from Lake City... the shine is muted, but pretty. For the heart-shaped mat that will hold a wedding photo of the couple, I used JJ Quilling Design strips that have a brilliant shine.
The third piece is a new card made to fit a standard 4 x 6-inch frame. Gmund wood grain paper is remarkably sturdy with a tactile grained surface. Peach blossoms are the state flower here in Delaware, so we decided on peach colored flowers with a little metallic gold and black bee as a nod to the beehives that the groom's family tend in Bosnia. I hope they'll enjoy having these pieces as mementos of their trip to the U.S.
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