Heart Invitation

Today I'm the Designer over at Card A Day Blog and the theme is Invitation cards.  When we moved to Minnesota DH's schedule was insane, long work hours and he never knew when he would be home, when he was home he was working.  So for Valentine's Day I sent him an invitation requesting him to be home by a certain time for a Special Valentine Dinner and No Work Allowed. A Valentine Tradition was born - a relaxing meal for him  and I get to try out new recipes. Here is my Heart Invitation for him this year. 

I cut the two hearts from my Cricut, then outlined them with a white charcoal pencil.  I tried the white gel pen and had to turn them over as it bled.   I then used the charcoal pencil on the pattern paper, then the white gel pen. 

I added various silk flowers and Prima flowers.  The rolled silk roses are taken apart, cut in half and rerolled before I attached them to the card. To finish off the I used white pearls and outlined the double hearts with them.

The inside is pretty simple with a strip of pattern paper and a flower with a pearl which leaves me room to write my message.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Background: 4" x 5 1/2"
 Hearts at 3 1/8"

Recipe:
Paper: DCWV - The Timeless Stack, white cardstock; Unknown burgundy cardstock
Pearls - Recollections white and brown
Flowers: Unknown Silk Flowers, Prima Flowers
Cricut Cartridge: George and the Basic Shapes - Heart with the shift button at 3 1/8"
Misc.: Adhesive, Generals - White Charcoal pencil, white gel pen

You're Invited

Hi everyone! Today I'm the Designer at the Card A Day Blog and our theme this week is Invitations. 
I kind of cheated on my card today as I have no stamping.  I used my Cricut to cut out my elements even the sentiment, you can easily substitute your dies to achieve the same look.

I started with a black card base then added a bright pattern paper with the ribbon wrapped around it. The red base is added to the back of the black mat. From there I layered the green frame and white mat with the "you're invited" sentiment.  I then tied a bow and attached it to the side of the mat.

For the inside I used another piece of the dark orange card stock and a piece of white card stock. At the bottom is a 1/8" by

Tomorrow Shirley Ross is the Designer starting the week off with a new theme. Thanks for stopping by.

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: Black card stock - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; scored at 4 1/4"
Background paper: 4" x 5 1/4"
Red mat: 2 1/2" X 3 1/2"
White mat: 1 7/2" x 2 3/4"
Fancy Frame base and frame cut at 3 1/4"
Paper Lace II - You're Invited cut at 1 1/8"

Inside:
Orange mat:4 1/8" x  5 3/8"
White mat: 4" x 5 1/4"
Pattern Paper: 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Recipe:
Paper: Card stock - Recollections - black, white, red and dark orange; Pattern Paper -  DCWV - The Stack 6;  Thumbelina Collection "Twelve Shillings" -Green polka dot (green frame)
 Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Ribbon: Celebrate It 5/8"
Misc: adhesive