Wedding Congratulations

I needed a card to send to a special couple that recently got married and I just love the way it turned out.

I used the Sweethearts cartridge for the image of couple - they are button 45 on the key pad.  I welded and flipped them to my card base using the shadow feature then cut them out in black cardstock.  I cut another image out in white cardstock using the shadow feature.  Then I  cut the image out in black cardstock.  For the front of the card I cut a piece of white cardstock out at 4" x 3 3/4" and embossed with the Textile embossing folder.  I wrapped my ribbon around the embossed cardstock, glued this to the card front then layered the white shadow couple and the black image using pop up dots to attach it. Congratulations was stamped on the white cardstock and matted onto black cardstock. 

For the left inside of the card I cut a piece of cardstock 4" x 5 1/4" and embossed it.  I had to match up my embossing and run it through the Cuttlebug twice to get everything embossed nicely. I wrapped another piece of ribbon around my white cardstock. I stamped my sentiment onto white cardstock, puched it out then layered onto black cardstock and used more pop up dots.

On the left side of my card I used the decorative swirl and stamped it onto a piece of cardstock 4" x 3 1/4".  This is where I'll write my note to the happy couple.  I used the same decorative swirl on the front of my envelope to jazz it up a little.

 Thanks for stopping by.

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock - Recollections black and white
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Textile
Stamps: Inkadinkado - Wedding
Ink: VersaMagic - Midnight Black
Punch: Stampin' Up - Decorative Label Punch
Cricut Cartridges: George and the Basic Shapes and Sweethearts
Ribbon: Celebrate It - 1 1/2" white sheer
Misc.: adhesive, pop up dots, x-acto knife, Cuttlebug,

Giving Thanks - Card A Day Blog

This is my first card as a designer for Card A Day Blog which launched September 1. We will be giving you lots of inspiration for your own card making, so please stop by often. The 1st of October is the start of the Christmas Card Blog Hop.

This week’s theme is Giving Thanks. I always have a couple of cards that I hand deliver at this time of the year, so I can make them bulky and this is one of those cards. I used Design Studio to weld the leaves together to create my card base.


The card front is from white cardstock and glimmer misted until I got the look I wanted. I used a silk leaf as my flower base then started adding silk and Prima flowers until I got the look I wanted.




I used the glue gun to attach the silk flowers to my card front.  I find that it will keep them where I want them better than regular adhesive.



I stamped "Happy Thanksgiving" on white cardstock, punched it out and tied it with gold thread.  I have pop up dots behind the tag and the gold thread is running through the flowers.  The ribbon is actually in two parts.  The bow is glued at the top with the ends tucked behind the flowers.  The tail is the second part and it is tucked behind the leaf on the bottom of the card.




I have some bulk to this card, but you can use some flat flowers and embellishments if you are planning on sending this through the mail.





I inked the edges of the white cardstock with ochre to give it a little bit of definition and added a couple of flowers with pearls for the center.  I'll write my message later.



Thanks for stopping by.


Recipe:
Cardstock:
Cricut Cartridges: George and Speaking of Fall
Stamp: Impression Obsession - Sentiments II
Ink: Inkadinkadoo - Coffee Bean, Ochre
Glimmer Mist: Peach Delight, Yellow Daisy, Antique Brass
Flowers:  Prima and Silk Flowers
Pearls: Recollections brown and off white
Ribbon: Stampin' Up - 1/2" Very Vanilla Seam binding.
Misc.: adhesive, pop up dots, glue gun,  gold thread
Punch: Stampin' Up - Modern Label; Fiskars - 1/8: circle punch