Paper Pierced Wedding

Even though this set is retired, I still love it! Ever since I got my Texture Plates for the Big Shot, I have wanted to make a paper pieced wedding dress, and today I got to do that. It's kind of hard to tell from the picture and I couldn't get a good close up of the detail, but I used the "swirly" Texture Plate for the skirt of her dress. This card is also for the customer I've been mentioning the past few days. I was excited to use my brand new Filigree brads too!

Stamps: To Have and to Hold

Paper: Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Natural Ivory Cardstock

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Texture Plates, Eyelet Border Punch, Filigree Brads, Rose Red, Close to Cocoa, and Chocolate Chip SU Markers, White Gel Pen, Chocolate Chip Ribbon

1. Score 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Chocolate Chip at 4 1/4 and fold on score line.

2. Cut Natural Ivory cardstock to 2 3/4 x 4. Stamp the bride and groom using Basic Black.

3. Run scrap piece of Whisper White through the Big Shot with the swirly Texture Plate. Stamp bride and groom onto embossed piece and cut out dress on the inside of the stamp line. Adhere to Ivory piece. Color bodice, veil and groom's shirt with white gel pen.

4. Color the flowers and tie with a Rose Red SU Marker, the groom's suit with Chocolate Chip, and both of their hair with Close to Cocoa.

5. Adhere Ivory piece to a 3 x 4 piece of Whisper White.

6. Scallop the long edge of a 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 piece of Rose Red.

7. Adhere a 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 piece of Whisper White to Rose Red piece. Stamp sentiment.

8. Wrap Chocolate Chip ribbon across the seam of the red and white pieces. Tie bow using another piece of ribbon.

9. Punch a hole through the ribbon using your paper piercer and run the Filigree brad through.

10. Attach both pieces to Chocolate Chip card base.

In Color Flower Fancy

I had a girl who orders cards off of me all the time (the card from yesterday is for her too) ask for a card for an upcoming bridal shower where the colors are pink and black. I had a really hard time trying to find a layout that I liked using those two colors and ultimately gave up trying last night. This morning as I was blog surfing, I came across this card from Andrea Walford. Although her colors are not pink and black, it inspired me to use my color combination with her layout. I was also excited to see how she used Flower Fancy. That set is SO versatile! But this is what I came up with! I altered the size to a standard size card (hers is a 5 1/4 square) and, obviously the colors. I did intend to put some brads on, but since I used the polka dot ribbon, I didn't want to make it too busy. She used the Sanded BG stamp on her scalloped layer and I ran my layer through the Big Shot with texture plates instead (hard to see in the picture). Also, the sentiment looks much better in real life...I think it's hard to read in the picture. Enjoy!

Stamps: Flower Fancy, To Have and to Hold
Paper: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Ink: Black Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry SU Markers
Accessories: Big Shot, Texture Plates, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Blender Pen, Scalloped Edge Punch

1. Score 4 1/4 x 11 piece of Melon Mambo at 5 1/2 and fold on score line.
2. Cut 1 1/2 x 4 piece of Basic Black and run it through the Big Shot with the "Swirly" texture plate. Use the scalloped edge punch on one long edge.
3. Stamp the Flower Fancy flowers sideways twice onto a 3 x 4 piece of Whisper White. Color with blender pen and Pretty ink Pink, using the Melon Mambo marker as an accent and the Crushed Curry for the center. The leaves were done using Certainly Celery
4. Stamp the flowers 4 more times on scrap pieces and color to match. Cut out and adhere to Whisper White piece (2 on top of the flowers and the other 2 wherever you thinks looks best).
5. Cut a 1 1/2 x 4 piece of Razzleberry Lemonade DSP and stamp sentiment from To Have and to Hold in bottom right corner with Basic Black ink.
6. Adhere all three layers together with the Whisper White behind both the black and DSP. Make sure to use the size of the card as a guide, but don't attach to Melon Mambo card base yet.
7. Tie a piece of Melon Mambo ribbon around the top black layer.
8. Attach entire piece to Melon Mambo card base.

Embossed Wedding Card

When I started this card I had all intentions of making it match the gift card holder I made last week; however, the little champagne glasses kept being too small for what I wanted to do, so I nixed that and decided to use the bride and groom stamp from the retiring To Have and To Hold. I also got to use my brand new set that came today Friends 24-7 (look for many more cards with this set in the near future!). I had been wanting this set for a while now and after Jen signed up under me, I earned a free set through SU's Stampin' Start program, so I knew right away which one I wanted to get. My sales for April, May, and June also qualified me for another free set which I get to pick out mid-July as part of the Consistency Counts promotion SU was running for Associates and Senior Associates...picking out free stuff is so hard...hehe

Now onto the card...

Stamps: To Have and to Hold, Friends 24-7

Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White Cardstock

Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Versamark

Accessories: Big Shot, Scallops #2 Die, Coluzzle, Clear EP and Embossing Gun, Pretty in Pink SU Marker, Blender Pen, Organza Ribbon

1. Score 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Basic Gray at 4 1/4 and fold on score line.

2. Cut Basic Black to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and Whisper White to 4 x 5 1/4.

3. Stamp the image from Friends 24-7 in Versamark various times on the Whisper White to create a background. Emboss with clear embossing powder.

4. Cut biggest scallop from Scallop #2 Die with Basic Black cardstock using Big Shot.

5. Stamp bride and groom onto Whisper White using Basic Black ink. Outline using Basic Gray ink and blender pen to create depth. Color flowers and tie with Pretty in Pink marker.

6. Use the 5th circle on the Coluzzle to cut out the image. Adhere to scalloped circle.

7. Adhere embossed Whisper White to Basic Black. Cut a piece of Basic Gray to 4 x 1 1/2 and adhere to upper third of Whisper White. 

8. Wrap White Organza ribbon around all three layers. Adhere entire piece to Basic Gray cardbase.

9. Adhere scalloped circle on top of Basic Gray strip.

10. Stamp sentiment in bottom right corner using Basic Black ink.

Wedding Gift Card Holder

Hi All! Today's post is for a simple gift card holder. It is super easy to make although it took me three tries because I'm terrible at stamping straight...especially when I'm stamping directly onto the cardbase. I really need to invest in a stamp-a-majig! haha It is a tad smaller than it looks in the picture. The end measurements are around 4 x 2 3/4. It sort of floats around in the envelope, so I might make a coordinating card for it to go inside? We'll see. It's also hard to tell from the picture that there is Crystal Effects on the Champagne and bubbles. It looks so cute in person :) Also, don't mind my Costco Membership card on the inside. I wanted to show what it looked like with a gift card and sadly I didn't have any.

Stamps: To Have and to Hold, Congrats

Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray

Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, 1 3/8 and 1 1/2 Circle Punch, Slit Punch, Creamy Caramel SU Marker, Blender Pen, Crystal Effects, Organza Ribbon

1. Score 4 x 6 1/2 piece of Basic Gray at 1 3/8 and 4. Fold on score lines.

2. Stamp sentiment in bottom left corner.

3. Use the Eyelet Punch on a piece of 4 x 3 of Whisper White and then trim to fit into the inside of the top flap. Adhere.

4. Stamp the champagne glasses and color with Creamy Caramel SU Marker. Use the Basic Gray ink pad and blender pen to create a slight shadow on the glasses. Apply Crystal Effects to colored area and let dry.

5. Punch out image with 1 3/8 circle punch. Punch out Basic Black circle with 1 1/2 circle punch. Adhere.

6. To create the band, cut an 8 inch piece of organza ribbon. Wrap around entire card and adhere with the Whisper White Circle. Punch another Basic Black circle and adhere so that the ribbon is sandwiched between the circles.

7. Punch two slits in the center panel about 1/4 inch in on either side for gift card. 

Will you...

Aren't these darling?? A co-worker of mine is getting married next year and asked me to make a card for each of the girls she wants to have in the wedding. I've actually been working on them for a while, but ran out of ink in my printer, then my oval punch was on back order, then...haha well really that was it, but it seemed like 100 things kept preventing me from finishing. I got ink and my punch was delivered and this is what I came up with! There are 9 total: 5 bridesmaid, 1 matron of honor, 1 maid of honor, 1 reader, and my favorite...1 flower girl!  I love the look of tall cards for elegant occasions like a wedding, but I thought it would be cute to make the flower girl's a mini version and use a full dress. It's also hard to tell from the pictures, but all of the dresses are embossed using Versamark and Clear EP (I colored the flowers on the flower girl's dress with a white gel pen). The templates for the dresses were hand drawn. The pictures didn't show up to clear on here...better ones are on my Splitcoast Gallery, screen name renaelindzey. Let me know what you think!

Stamps: To Have and to Hold

Paper: Whisper White, Natural Ivory, Creamy Caramel Cardstock

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Embossing Powder and Heat Gun, Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Eyelet Punch, Ribbon

Watercolored Rose

Well my boyfriend in brown (as I call the UPS guy) brought me another box of goodies today! I was very excited about this shipment because I bought the entire set of markers, so I couldn't wait to get my hands on them! I also got some watercolor paper, a paper piercing mat pack, some adhesive, ribbon, and then earned this Hostess Level 1 set "Dear Friend".

I have only ever attempted watercoloring on Whisper White using the Stampin' Pastels and blender pen, and while it looked okay, I couldn't wait to try it on the watercolor paper! Let's just say it's AMAZING! It made me look like a pro watercolorer (if that's a word haha). I also used my new mat pack for the paper piercing. I had done my own version before where I just used a ruler on top of a magazine, but of course this was way easier...and much straighter! I don't particularly care for this card...it's just really not me...but oh well, I was just excited to use my new paper!

Stamps: Dear Friend, To Have and to Hold

Paper: Sage Shadow, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Natural Ivory Cardstock and Watercolor paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, SU Markers, Blender Pen, Paper Piercer

1. Score 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Sage Shadow at 4 1/4 and fold on score line. Cut Pink Pirouette to 5 1/4 x 4 and Close to Cocoa to 5 x 3 3/4.

2. Stamp rose image from Dear Friend onto Close to Cocoa using Chocolate Chip ink (stamp off before stamping onto cardstock)

3. Stamp rose onto watercolor paper using Chocolate Chip ink. Watercolor using SU markers and blender pens.

4. Cut to 2 1/2 x 2. Place image on paper piercing mat and pierce a line across the top and bottom. Distress the ends by folding corners and running fingernail down all sides.

5. Take a scrap piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock and crumple it up into a ball. Flatten out and tear to desired size. Adhere watercolored image to Chocolate Chip. 

6. Adhere Close to Cocoa piece to Pink Pirouette piece. 

7. Stamp the outline design from To Have and to Hold and then the greeting from Dear Friend inside. Cut out and punch a hole in each side. Thread Chocolate Chip ribbon through. Wrap around Close to Cocoa and Pink Pirouette. 

8. Adhere image to Close to Cocoa and then adhere everything to the Sage Shadow card base.

Wedding Cards

This was another set that I got for FREE :) I got this one (and another one, A Flower for All Seasons, which I haven't mounted yet) for recruiting and making my sales quota during Sale-A-Bration. I had been eyeing this set up for a while now because I'm constantly asked to do wedding cards. These two were CASE'd almost directly from the Idea Book & Catalog. That book is so much more than just pages with products on them, you can get so many different ideas! 

Stamps: To Have and to Hold

Paper: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, Whisper White Cardstock

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, Blender Pen, Dimensionals

1. Cut a piece of Close to Cocoa to 8 1/2 x 4, score at 4 1/4 and fold on score line.

2. Stamp the swoopy design twice in each corner and once on the inside right corner using Chocolate Chip ink.

3. Stamp bride and groom onto 3 x 3 1/4 piece of Whisper White. Use blender pen and either Baja Breeze or Cameo Coral to color the flowers in the bouquet and in her hair.

4. Use Stampin' Pastels and blender pen to color the grooms suit and outline the bride's dress with Close to Cocoa. Both of their hair was colored with Chocolate Chip.

5. Mat image onto 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 piece of either Baja Breeze or Cameo Coral. Mat that onto a 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 piece of Chocolate Chip. Adhere to cardbase.

6. Stamp the sentiment on scrap piece of Whisper White and cut by hand, separating the phrase into two parts. Adhere to image using dimensionals.

7. Stamp the hearts onto Rose Red cardstock and cut out. Adhere one directly to image and the other using dimensionals. For the rose, stamp onto scrap piece of Whisper White and color using Stampin' Pastels and blender pen (Cameo Coral and Old Olive). It was also adhered with a dimensional