Taking them as my inspiration, I cut my own pair of Mandarin Ducks to make a Valentine card
Happy Valentine's Day!Monday, 14 February 2011
To My Valentine
One of the objects we were shown on our love themed tour of the V & A on Thursday was this delightful carved lapis lazuli pair of Mandarin Ducks, which are symbolic of love in China.
Taking them as my inspiration, I cut my own pair of Mandarin Ducks to make a Valentine card
Happy Valentine's Day!
Taking them as my inspiration, I cut my own pair of Mandarin Ducks to make a Valentine card Happy Valentine's Day!
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That is very clever, and beautiful. I wasn't so original, only tried to cut simple layers of heart pop ups, but I couldn't get the cut lines to flow smoothly and gave up.
Beautiful! You must have the patience of a saint to cut out all those little pieces. St Valentine perhaps! :)
Happy Valentines Day!
Vivienne x
Gosh, you are talented! It's beautiful.
Gorgeous - what patience that must have required. Mr Gina is a very lucky man! x
A beautiful card Gina! We used to keep Mandarin ducks - so pretty! Lucy x
A lovely card, it must have taken hours to cut out.
Lapis lazuli is such a heavenly colour and I love your paper cut card. A beautiful interpretation.
It's lovely.
It's stunning Gina! Lucky Stewart!
And now I feel doubly bad that all Mr DC has to look forward to is leftovers and stale cake.
Beautifully done Gina - and I love the Japanese paper background too.
I wouldn't mind swapping flowers for those lapis lazuli ducks!!!
Celia
x
PS we stocked up with indulgent treats from a certain posh supermarket on Saturday - plan to scoff the lot tonight, with hardly any cooking involved :-)
what a gorgeous card!
xx
That's a very nice card, Gina! Isn't it wonderful how inspiration is everywhere?
It's Beautiful! Happy Valentine's Day Gina!
How absolutely lovely...... love the paper it is cut from. :O)
Ermmmmm........ or was it cut out in white paper and then laid onto the pretty background? Whichever way it was done, it is a very lovely piece.......
I,ve just made a pincushion in Saskio work, same pattern as your background fabric. Love your card. Happy Valentines
crikey Gina - no idea how you managed that - so clever!
Hey Gina, Rob Bryan better watch out!
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