Hello friends. I apologize for the delay in posting. I've been busy - with work, sick children, making my Design Team projects and videos, AND making some cards for a friend of mine. I hope those of you who went to the expo had a good experience and have fun creating with your fun goodies. I was not able to attend this year, just due to my busy schedule and budget. I've been purchasing more online, so I've gotten my new product 'fix' so far! =)
Anyway, on to the projects I wanted to share. I made a bridal shower card and a wedding card for a friend of mine. I was surprised when she asked if I could make these for her. She said "why should I buy a card from the store when you could make one for me?!" I was so pleased that she thought of me and it gave me a change of pace to create wedding themed cards - which I don't get to make very often.
The color scheme was black, red, and white - very classic and traditional. So here are the two cards I came up with.
This card was fun to make. I modified the designer paper to make it work. The designer paper was just the black flowers on the white background. I wanted some red on this card, so I found a stamp of an outlined flower and stamped it onto the designer paper in red ink. This is a fun and easy way to customize your products to work for you. I really like how it blends in and looks as if the paper was originally made with the red flowers.
I also added some smooch spritz to give it some shimmer. And I'm proud to say I used ribbon!
This second card I was able to include the names of the bride and groom. I really love this personal touch that stamping allows you to do. Again, I kept the design clean and simple but still elegant. I softened the corners using my corner chomper to avoid the hard corner lines. I heat embossed the words "congratulations" in silver which also adds a touch of elegance too.
And again, I used ribbon! That 'sliver' under the red is ribbon. I covered half of it to get this look.
My friend liked these cards so much that she asked me to make her two more for another wedding! =) I enjoy a challenge as well as being able to share my creations with others and help a friend out too.
I'll share those cards too once they are done. Until then, happy stamping! Have a great day.
Both of these are beautiful CAS cards -- always my favorite kind. You do them so well. That's a great tip about using a small stamp on DSP to add some color and add to the design. Using the wedding colors for the cards makes a statement in itself. I'm sure the bride and groom loved them.
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