calling goths

[AuntyQuated]

someone has asked me to make a special wedding card for her son and FDIL...theme gothic.

is there anyhting i should avoid? was thinking along the lines of black and red hearts??????
she tells me that they aren't religious goths.

has anyone got any pointers for me, please?

BIL and SIL had the figures from Nightmare before Xmas on their wedding cake Instead of a bride and groom.

you are talking to a "know-nothing" mieow!!
figures from Nightmare?????

nightmare before xmas

Nightmare before xmas is a kids film, but in many goth shops they are on clothing, bags etc, I'll look for you. hang on...

You can buy them on ebay jack and sally

i reckon black and red hearts is the way to go!

Aahh, I have fond memories of my goth days - all that black lace and leather, pointy boots, bat wing sleeves, dark make-up and crimped back-combed hair!!! Used to take ages to get ready to go out but alas that was in my dim distant youth of the 1980's!!

If I was designing a card I would be tempted by black and lace. I did buy a book a while back, the front cover of which I think might make a good template idea for the basis of a wedding card - it will certainly give you help with the sort of style and fonts you should be looking for. Sadly I have no idea how to do links (see, must be my age and too much hair crimping all those years ago!), but if you do a search for "The Goth Bible" on Amazon it should bring it up for you (you're looking for Nancy Kilpatrick as the author).

Hope this helps. Good luck with the card. I would be interested in seeing what you have done when you are finished.

Coral

sorry I read it as wedding cake, doh!!!

Black and silver also work well. Red only really works if it is a deep red. Gothic typefaces are also useful.

I got some great paper from publishers works. It's kind off deep red hammeed with a slight metallic glaz, looks a bit antique. I could send you some if you like, I have loads.

Cat me if you want it.

I meant hammered and glaze, my fingers are rubbish this morning.

The card I made in last night's challenge was black with red hearts. The idea was copied straight from
hobbycraft .

I used some charcoal eyeshadow on a red sizzix heart and it made it very 'depth, graveyardy type of thing'. It looked like a very good heart for goth bits. I can send you some if you like.