Wedding Season continues . . .

HELLO MY FRIENDS!

I've been having such a great time crafting today with Sisterhood friend Terri (Terri's Cards n' More),  that I nearly forgot to share the card I made for some of my favorite challenges.

Here's Terri ... I introduced her to 'stencilling' today ... YEP!  Now she's hooked!   She also made some fabulous cards which she'll be sharing on her blog later today/this week.  We also watched a few videos (to refresh our feeble minds) on using the Elizabeth Crafts products and made some pretty awesome background for future creations.

We just never know what we're going to get into when we get together and today it was stencils and glitter.  AND, NOW I REMEMBER why I don't do much with loose glitter!  YEP ... it's everywhere ... LOL!  Oh well ... we sure had fun and learned a few things along the way!

ANYWAYS ... Here's the card I'd like to share with you . . .

The challenges I had in mind when creating this card are as follows:

Joan's Touch #17 - Black & White + Dimension + Scallops + Product sold at Joan's Garden

Classy Cards n Such #36 - Make a Background

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog - Stencil

I have to admit I've gotten hooked on making these little flowers.  They are actually supposed to be gardenias but mine somehow look more like roses!  Either way they are so easy and look so fabulous ... especially on a special occasion card like this Wedding card.  (All dies used are listed below.)

And, of course you have to add some sparkle so I've added Diamond Stickles to the flowers as well as the background for the bride & groom.

Here's an even closer look of the sparkle placement.

Well, play time is over ... Terri has headed back home to make dinner for her hubby and I guess I'd better start thinking about doing the same here.  I'll be back a little later to share in a few other challenges.

I'M BACK AND HERE ARE THE CHALLENGES I'D LIKE TO SHARE IN:
Paper Creators Crafts - Wedding/Anniversary (entry #2) 
Die Cut Diva's June Challenge - Yours, Mine or Ours?  (Ours - Wedding) [entry #2]
The Crafting Cafe - Love and Marriage (entry #2)
My Time to Craft - No Design Paper (stencil for background) [entry #3]
CCEE Stampers - Roses
ScrapbookerPhD Challenge #11 - Use your die cuts
Southern Girls Challenge - Punches and Die Cuts
Sugar Creek Hollow #88 - Here Comes the Bride

I hope you've enjoyed seeing and been inspired by today's creation and will come join in these fun challenges.  OH and wanted to mention ... the stencil I used seemed sorta small for the background panel with this beautiful Marianne die set so I simple repositioned the stencil (once the original inking was done) around the outside border and sponged away ... gave it an entirely different look (almost zebra like, lol) and I like it!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you've had as good a time today as I have!

Aren't FRIENDS FABULOUS!!!  I'm so blessed!

Recipe:
Papers:  White cs, Black cs
Dies:  Marianne #LR0236, Die Versions 'Trellis Whispers' #DVW353, Cheery Lynn Designs 'Fanciful Flourish' #B117S, 'Mini Fanciful Flourish Reverse' #B291, 'Tiny Fanciful Flourish' #B387, 'Gardenia Small' #B433
Accessories:  Memory Box Stencil 'Texture Ornate' #88514, Versafine Onyx ink, Large Sponge Dauber, Diamond Stickles, PunchBunch Flower Making Kit, McGill Foam Mat, Pop Dots, Martha Stewart 'Branch' punch