CAS Wedding cards . . .

Good Afternoon My Friends!

Today I have a few wedding cards to share with you.  It won't be long before it is 'wedding season' once again so I thought I'd get a head start on it.

This first card is about as 'clean and simple' as it gets!

My background white panel is a very pretty white LINEN paper.

And, two die cuts cut from gold metallic paper say it all on the front!

Cheery Lynn Designs 'Congratulations' #B289

Memory Box 'Precious Wedding Rings'  #98860

A gold Pilot Marker was used to do the Gold edging.

 The next two cards are also quite CAS.

Using the same white linen paper, but this time I have embossed it using an OLD Cuttlebug 'Textile' embossing folder.  Then I used fat tip markers (Creative Memories) for the edging.  Next I chose a matching satin ribbon and card stock for the die cuts.

 Cheery Lynn Designs 'Congratulations' #B289

 Marianne 'Tiny Love Birds'  #LR0298

 

My last two cards to share are a 'little' fancier only because of the beautiful design paper I chose for the background on each card.  I have used the same Cheery Lynn Designs 'I DO'  #B516 silhouette couple as my focus ... but simply die cut one in white and one in black.

This beautiful design paper is from the DCWV 'La Creme' Matstack and some of it actually has 'flocking' (1st card) and is so gorgeous IRL!

The only embellishing on this first card is the Die-Versions Sweet Spots 'Bride & Groom'  #DVSS-068 die cut.  It was cut from a coordinating paper (same pack) and backed with a black card stock circle.

I think this last card is just as beautiful but maybe a little more 'formal' with it being a stark black & white color theme.

Besides my Bride and Groom, I have added the Cheery Lynn Designs 'Forever' #B352 and a lacy corner treatment using the Tattered Lace 'Kensington Corner' die.

All five of these cards were created in a very SHORT period of time and will be perfect for any informal or formal wedding.

Actually, the first three cards would be perfect for a newly engaged couple ... depending on what the inside sentiment says.

I hope you have drawn inspiration from today's card creations.

I would like to share this card in the following challenges:

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge - Anything Goes w/Twist - Weddings

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes using a sentiment

Creative Knockouts Challenge - Die Cuts / Punches

Southern Girls Challenge - Dies and/or Punches

Thanks for stopping by today!

As always . . .

It's WEDDING month . . .

. . . and even though I don't have any weddings to attend this month, I do have a wedding card to share with you today!

Good Monday Morning friends!

The challenge over at Cheery Lynn Designs is "Wonderful Weddings".  Since I didn't have a particular theme or color of any upcoming weddings, I thought it best to stick with white-on-white for today's creation.

I wish you could see the sparkle on this card ...  I've added Diamond Stickles to all the butterfly wings as well as on the straight edge of the lacy borders.  And, the ribbon is sheer with just a little shimmer to it. Here's a close up that hopefully you can see that detail . . .

I think this lacy border and the butterflies are some of my all time favorite Cheery Lynn Design dies.  

Other challenges for this creation are:

Catered Crop - Die Cuts and Punches

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Opus Gluei #159 - Wings

Crafty Calender June Challenge - Things with Wings

 Hiding in my Craftroom - Wedding

Emerald Faeries Challenge - Dies/Punches

Animal Friends Challenge - Butterflies and/or Bugs

 Country View June Challenge - Die Cuts

Scrap It Girl - Use your Dies

Crafty Catz #188 -  Pick and Mix (I chose Anything Goes AND Embossing)

Wags 'n Whiskers - Wedding/Anniversary/Love

 Happy Campers - White on White

Creative Belli #172 - Wedding

Little Red Wagon - No Pattern Paper

Pollycraft Challenge - Anything Goes

Everybody Art Challenge - Wedding

Inky Chicks #6 - Love
Fashionista Challenge - Wedding or Birthday

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!  

It's supposed to be really hot and rainy here in NE Ohio this week, and if so, I'll be spending some quality time in my 'crafting cave'! 

 What ever you are doing today ... ENJOY!  And, as always ...

Recipe for this card:

Papers:  White cardstock

Stamp/Ink:  Penny Black, Versafine Onyx

Accessories:  Cheery Lynn Designs dies - B136 Anastasia Border, DL113 Exotic Butterfly Small, DL112 Exotic Butterfly Small ... Memory Box dies - Tiffany Frame #98401 & Cherise Label #98402 ... Quick Kutz Diamonds & Dots EF, Diamond Stickles, Jo-Ann's organdy ribbon, xPress It Foam Mounting Tape

TUTORIAL - Wedding Money Holders

Hello Dear Readers and Happy Friday!

I'm as ready as I'm going to be for tomorrow's craft show and since I had a request to share the way I created a few of my craft show items, I thought I'd share one with you today (others to follow).

Here are the easy steps to create a Wedding Money Holder like this one:

Items used for this creation:

• One (1) 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of white cardstock cut 8" x 8" square (reserved cut piece for bellyband)
• Two (2) pieces of design paper - (1) cut 7 3/4" x 2 1/4" and (1) cut 7 3/4" x 1 3/4" (front panels) 
• Scrap of Red Cardstock to die cut flourish
• Border Punch - I used Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch
• Adhesive to attach designer panels
• 1/8" Scor Tape (or Red Line Tape)
• Gold Pilot Marker
• Congratulations Stamp & Versafine Black Ink
• Embellishments of your choosing - I used Cheery Lynn Designs SM Fanciful Flourish (B117S), Reflections Handmade Florals and Diamond Stickles

Cut your base cardstock at 8" square ...

Score at 2" and 5 1/2"

Your designer paper panels will be cut

7 3/4 x 2 1/4"

and

7 3/4" x 1 3/4"

Remember to save your cut off cardstock piece for your bellyband.

Since you will have WHITE against WHITE on the inside of your money holder, I like to use a gold or silver Pilot Marker to EDGE the money holding panel.  You simply lay your cardstock on a scrap piece of paper and starting at top edge of your panel gently drag your marker down to make a simple defining edge line.

To seal your ends on the money holder panel, I find Scor Tape works great.  You can of course use any adhesive you prefer but try to keep it narrow so the money/check fits without a problem.

Once you have sealed your inside money panel, you are ready to create your Belly Band from the scrap of paper left over from cutting your base holder.

I don't like for the band to be too tight so I chose to lay it under my holder and mark with my bone folder where I want my score lines then took it over to my Scor Pal and did my scoring.  

Now lets make that belly band pretty!

I wanted my fancy cut band to match up in the back so I found this way worked perfectly.

After scoring my belly band, I laid my SCORED line right at the end of my punch and began punching.

  Being sure to line up my dots so I got a nice even cut the whole way down.

Next, I FLIPPED OVER my panel and lined it up the same way I did the first side ... this way they were sure to match up in the back ... side to side.

Once you adhere the belly band together in the back, you are ready to adorn the front in what ever style you'd like.  Here I chose to use a simple Flourish, a Paper Rose and a touch of glitter using Diamond Stickles.  Of course it is safer to add your Stickles to your flourish and let it dry ... BEFORE you put it on your band ... but to save time this morning, I free handed the Stickles AFTER I adhered it to the band.

Add your paper flower and VIOLA!

I used Aleene's Tacky Glue for the flower and  Art Glitter (dries clear) glue for the flourish.

So, there you have it!  It's really a very simple design that you can gently adorn or you can GO CRAZY with embellishment ... totally up to you!!  Here are a couple other holders I have ready for the show:

For this one, I made TWO different belly bands. 

That way it can be used either as a Wedding card or as a 50th Anniversary card!

 AND, on this last sample, I did a little extra.  I made a HOMEMADE flower using McGill Star Lily Punch (P/N 64511) and also a matching envelope (legal size white envelope).  The sentiment on this card is from the new JustRite Clear stamp set called Large Fancy Sentiments (CR-03815).

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and samples I have created this week.

I will be back soon with tutorials on the Hershey Bar Pouches I made for this show and also a requested tutorial on the Zig-Zag card.  So please come back soon!

In the meantime, have a FABULOUS day/weekend and know I appreciate each and every one of you!!

Qualifying Challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks #114: A Day to Remember
 Craft Us Crazy #29 - Black as primary color and/or party theme
DL.ART - Anything Goes
Forever Friends - Anything Goes
 Simply Create  - Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
 The House that Stamps Built DCC1024 - Anything other than a Card
The Paper Shelter #88 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps - No Square Cards

2Sketches4You Challenge

Today I decided to play the sketch challenge over on the 2Sketches4You blog. We have an upcoming wedding in Toledo, OH to attend in September and wanted to create a couple wedding cards to choose from. And this sketch looked like a great one to start with.

The details on this card are as follows:

Stamps: American Crafts (wedding)

Papers: Whisper White, Very Vanilla, DCWV Luxury designer paper

Inks: Versafine black

Accessories: Darice satin ribbon, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice punch, Ranger liquid pearls, Nestabilities (circle & scalloped circle), dimensionals

(click for larger view)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you've had a GREAT one!!

Cuttlebug Creations

While visiting June Knaack at her stamp store (1870's Shoppe) in Zoar, Ohio this weekend, I took photos of a few of her new creations with the Cuttlebug embossing folders & Spellbinder Nestabilities diecuts ... then using that as inspiration, did my own version.




My White Wedding card is very similar to what June had on display. Although she had additional hearts on the front and pearls on the inside hearts on her creation. I chose to keep everything Whisper White with the exception of the sentiments. The images used on all three of these wedding card designs are from Inkadinkado.










After making the pristeen all white card, I wanted to try a few other ideas. For instance, why not sponge the hearts with a little soft Pink Pirouette ink for just a touch of color and then run it through the Cuttlebug or leave it plain. Or in this case, both! I also ran the card front through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dot Embossing Folder. For an additional embellishment, I punched 3 butterflies from Pink Pirouette cardstock & one of the Martha Stewart butterfly punches.

(click any image for a larger view)













Then I got really brave and created a Black & White Wedding creation! I actually think this looks quite elegant ... what do you think??? The only panel I embossed was the black matting heart and it was run through with the Swiss Dot embossing folder. I also used a small sponge & Versafine black ink to make the shadowing around my Mr. & Mrs. sentiment. My embellishments are The Paper Studio half pearls and Martha Stewart birds.



Oh ... did I mention that both hearts are popped up on dimensionals???



So that's what I was doing this afternoon. We were hoping to have some friends visit but DH wasn't feeling all that well today so we've asked them to come another day. Tomorrow is Mark's PetCT Scan ... pray it comes back CLEAR. Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Two more ...

Here are two more wedding cards I completed before going to my sister's shop today to have my hair done. Yep, I've fortunate enough to have a hairdresser in the family ... infact, both of my sister's are hairdressers!!

Both cards are A-2 in size and used Cuttlebug embossing folders for the background panel. This first card used the Swirls embossing folder and the main image is by Inkadinkado. I stamped the image onto Basic Black cardstock with Versamark and embossed using Silver Pearl embossing powder. I've used a white Gelly Roll pen for the outlining dots. The mat was created using the scallop Nestabilities and a hole punch within each scallop. The ribbon is actually Holiday ribbon from Michael's.

My second card was created using the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder. Main image is by DeNami Designs which I've stamped using Versafine Black onto Whisper White and clear embossed. I've used a red glitter pen to color in the flowers in her hair & the bouquet. The ribbon is from May Arts and I've used the Long Rectangle Nestabilities for my main image matting. The image and sentiment used on the back flap of the envelope are from the Inkadinkado (Wedding) set .

(Click on either photo for a larger view)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! It always thrills me to hear from you! After having my hair cut & colored today, I'd love to have somewhere to go to show it off. Too bad DH still isn't allowed to be in a crowd ... guess an evening out is "out of the question" ... another time perhaps!!

Hope you are having a wonderful day!!

Here Comes the Bride ...

While pulling together some cards to sell at my sister's beauty shop, it dawned on me that it's nearly JUNE .. Oh My Gosh ... where has the time gone?? Since June is the busiest Wedding month I thought I'd better get busy on some Blissful Creations. Here are a couple of the cards I came up with and they are both A-6 (9- 1/4 x 6- 1/4 folded in half) in size.

I wished I had the time to make several of different colors to choose from, but I don't so I decided to play it safe and go with basic Black & White.

Card Details (happy wedding day card):

Stamps: Inkadinkado (sentiment), Impression Obsession (bride)

Papers: SU Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Detail clear embossing powder, Nestabilities, May Arts ribbon, Martha Stewart dimensional pearls, Fiskars decal scissors, Cuttlebug (textile) embossing folder

Card Details:
Stamps: Inkadinkado
Papers: SU Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Versafine Black
Accessories: Detail clear embossing powder, Nestabilities, May Arts ribbon, Martha Stewart dimensional pearl, The Paper Studio pearls, Cuttlebug A-2 embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!! Now I'd better get back to work ...

And the winner is ...

A couple of posts back I shared with you the samples I made for the upcoming bridal shower of one of the ladies here at the Cleveland Clinic. Today I showed her the samples and this card was the WINNER. Those who commented on my blog post, found HERE, also picked this card. So, I guess we are all in agreement. Thanks for your opinions!

HOWEVER, the bride did inform me that the fiance didn't totally approve of the wedding invitations so we'll be making a few modifications. I'll be sharing the updated version once it is approved by the groom.

What is your opinion??

For those of you who have been following my blog, you know that while sitting here at the Cleveland Clinic I've been making packs of Note Cards for all the nurses, assistants and even housekeeping personnel here in M50 -BMT Section. Well, the one gal (Shawn) has asked me if I would make her bridal shower & wedding invitations. The wedding isn't until next year so of course I said yes. I made up 2 samples (and offered more) for the wedding invitations but she said she didn't need to see any more samples ... she just LOVED the one I had already shown her. Can you pick which one she chose???

Here it is!!! Actually, it is the first idea that popped into my head when she asked me to make them. Her colors are ivory & rust ... so I've used Very Vanilla and Really Rust. She liked them both but liked the elegance of this one. I don't know why the photo looks like the card is white ...

The fact that she just informed me that she'll be needing 200 invitations ... I'm glad she picked this one!!!

We are working on the inside of the card now. She was getting the information together for me this weekend and I'm going to print it onto vellum. I have the perfect floral image for inside the card then overlay it with the vellum words.

After going to the Adventures in Stamping convention held in Akron this weekend ... (yes, I took a few hours away from DH to buy stamps ... what can I say, I'm addicted like all of you, LOL), I purchased a few images I needed for the bridal shower invitations. Here are the samples I will have to show her when she comes back to work this week.

Which sample do you think she'll pick??? I have another "bride" image to show her but I think she'll like this one because I can color in the bodice of the dress with her color for that extra special touch. I also thought she might like something with a "heart image" vs "bride" ... what do you think???

I will let you know her decision later in the week ... I'll give her a little time to decide. She only needs 50 shower invitations ... so any of these won't be too labor intensive.

Thanks for stopping by ... hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I'll have an update on DH on my next post. Things are starting to look UP!!!

A request from Mom ...

One more post for today! My Mom called and asked me to make her a card for an upcoming wedding and this is what I came up with.

I love the look of the textile embossing folder for the Cuttlebug as the background. I've added some mini pearls by Mark Richards as well as sprays of pearls I had in my floral design stash. The image is from the Crafty Secrets "Joys of Life" booklet and the ribbon is May Arts.

I think she'll like it ... how about you?? What are your thoughts?? I don't have much call for wedding cards so I'm not sure if this is appropriate or not. Maybe I should have done white on white??? Somehow I think I'll be back in the craftroom tonight!!! Thanks for stopping by!!