Wedding Day Card

I thought  the colors at this week's Color Throwdown challenge were perfect for a wedding card I needed to make.

The sentiment design helped me determine where to put everything else on the card. One of the flowers included with that sentiment stamp set was a pansy. I know they usually have a yellow center, but I colored mine light gray and finished it with a clear glitter pen. Pearls and some very old lilac organdy ribbon were the finishing touches.

Thank you for visiting!
365 Promises, #115 - "If we are faithless, he remains faithful.
He can’t deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 (WEB)

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
2 Sisters on the Blog #14 - Wedding or anniversary
Allsorts Challenge Week #464 - use pearls
Color Throwdown #490 - light pink, light lavender, green, light gray
Die Cut Divas - anything goes with die cuts

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Flower power
Unicorn Challenge #31 -  use some ribbon
Word Art Wednesday #332-333 - anything uplifting

6.5" x 5" Card Recipe:
Paper - CTMH White Daisy cardstock, light gray floral paper from CTMH Basics Paper Fundamentals, unknown pink cardstock,
Stamps - CTMH Happily Ever After
Ink - CTMH Pewter
Markers - Copics: RV00, RV23, RV63, BV0000, BV00, BV04, N2, YG11
Embellishments - CTMH White pearls, retired spring ribbon rounds
Tools - PTI Mix and Mat Hearts die

Live Beautifully Wedding Card

Tomorrow the daughter of one of my scrapbook friends is graduating from college with a teaching degree and in two weeks she's getting married. I've often wondered why June has traditionally been a month for weddings. Maybe it's tied to the timing of graduations. I'm just thrilled for her daughter because she already has a teaching job in a big district in our metropolitan area, not an easy achievement. Both of her parents were teachers, so I'm also glad, as a retired teacher, to see a young person continue with teaching. (My own children saw how much I worked and knew they'd never want to be teachers.)

So with wedding bells ringing, I just had to share a wedding card:

The papers and the gold embossed rose and leaves stamps are part of the Live Beautifully special for May since this is National Scrapbook Month. I watched a youtube tutorial from Really Reasonable Ribbon for making bows with ribbon printed on one side. I was thrilled that all the hearts ended up facing the right direction.

The inside verse is decorated with a zip strip from the gold outlined flowers paper. That verse is one of Papertrey Ink's Tucked In stamp sets.

Thank you for visiting! May God bless your crafting and the recipients of your crafting!

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #351 - Wedding
Craft for the Craic May Challenge - anything goes
Making Memories Crafting Challenge #5 - May-anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - a bit of Sparkle
Simply Papercraft Challenge 46 - anything goes
Unicorn Challenge #21 - Special occasions
Word Art Wednesday #282-283 -  anything family friendly


5" x 6.5" Wedding Card Recipe (all CTMH except the inside verse):
Paper - Live Beautifully paper pack, Gold Glitter Paper, White Daisy Cardstock for stamping
Stamps - Live Beautifully, PTI Tucked In Wedding
Ink - Versamark for rose, Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools - "love" Thin Cuts die, Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder, Zutter Bow-it-All, Scallop border punch, heat tool
Embellishments - Uptown Ribbon Pack, Gold Glitter Gems

White on White Wedding Blessing

I was inspired by Our Daily Bread Designs to create a "white on white" card. I think of white representing something pure, clean, fresh, and new. The first verse that always comes to my mind is "Create in me a clean heart, O Lord..." from Psalm 51. But I think of that verse in relation to my own life, my own prayer. I don't usually think of it as a card sentiment that I want to give to someone else. I don't want someone to think that I'm telling her she needs to pray for God to clean up the sin in her life, especially since it's not my place to judge.

My next thought about a white card was the making a baby or wedding card. The simple elegance of just white made me decide on making a wedding card. This verse from 1 Thes. 3:12 in ODBD Scripture Collection 5 seemed perfect for a new couple. It's a beautiful blessing to give them:


"May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you."

I embossed the background with the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities folder "Reverence/Adoration" embossing folder. I loved the crosses in the flourished design. I added a Wilton doily, a heart border using the Martha Stewart punch, white satin ribbon, Recollections roses and a Prima flower.

I love the part of the verse that hopes their love will not only abound for each other, but for everyone else, too. Love is such an amazing thing that it can fill to overflowing and multiply! May you also share that kind of love with all those around you! Thank you for visiting!

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
Crafting at the Weekend #2 - anything goes 
My Time to Craft #250 - No Designer Paper
Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge #205 - white on white
Paper Creator's Crafts #25 - wedding/anniversary
Sentimental Sundays #210 - anything goes with sentiment
Totally Gorjuss #239 - embossing
Word Art Wednesday #135 - anything uplifting

January Digi New Release at CDS

Today is the day for the new digi stamps to be released at Clear Dollar Stamps. I'm sharing 4 different posts with samples today. This is the first one using  two of the images from "Borders." If you didn't come here from the original post, you can find more samples and all the available images here at the Clearly iStamp Blog.

 



I wanted to combine two different borders for this romantic card. The borders I used came sized large, perfect for a picture to be framed. First I sized the line/dot border for a card. Then, I used the ribbon/bows on the inside, sizing it to fit. I printed them on a piece of 4" x 6" patterned paper in the photo tray of my printer.

I cut the formal couple silhouette using Cricut Artiste. Be sure and check out my other post using the borders on a scrapbook layout to frame a photo and a title. This set of images has so many possibilities! I made this card versatile by leaving it open-ended for either wedding or anniversary, depending on what I need first.

 

 

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas - anything goes

Totally Gorjuss #166 - Spotty (my polka dot paper)

Simply Create Linky Party #17 - always anything goes for digital or paper creation

 

6.5" x 5" Love Card Recipe:

Digital Images - Borders

Paper - CTMH "Lucy" (pink), Black Cardstock; Bo-Bunny (dotted)
Accents - CTMH Black Tulle Ribbon, Black Hemp, Bitty Buds, Cricut Artiste couple diecut
Tools - printer, Photoshop CS, Cricut Artiste
Technique - stacked two borders using copy and paste

 

 

Word Art Wednesday Wedding Card

One of my dear friends is preparing for her fourth daughter's wedding. It seems like this is the third summer in a row that she's been wrapped up in beautiful preparations. Her daughter just graduated from college and is working for the same school district where I used to work. I remember when she was a young high school student who volunteered to work at a church camp for special needs children. She was nervous and scared, but who would have ever guessed that the experience would shape her future. Those are the children she's helping now. But even more so, the spiritual lessons she's learned along the way have molded her into a lovely Christian lady with strong convictions who is marrying a wonderful Christian man with equally strong convictions.  This wedding card is to celebrate the beautiful relationship they have and will have as God continues to lead and guide their life together. I'm sharing this verse with the congratulations for their joyous occassion:

"Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Habakkuk 3:18
I used the verse from this week at Word Art Wednesday, which I printed on glossy photo paper, and the lovely sketch from the Deconstructed Sketch #48, although I widened it into a 6" x 6" card. I stamped the "Congratualations" with Stazon ink on the glossy paper. I learned long ago to try it out on a scrap first so you get the right pressure, etc. without sliding the stamp since both the ink and the paper can be slick. I made the ribbon shape actual folded ribbon, then added a bow at the top.

Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday
The Deconstructed Sketch #48
Everybody Art Challenge #190 - Weddings

6 x 6" Wedding Card Recipe:
Paper - Bo Bunny, White and Black Cardstock, Epson Premium Glossy photo paper
Stamps - Close To My Heart Gracious Greetings
Ink - Stazon-Black
Other - Cuttlebug embossing folder - Rebecca; CTMH black ribbon and adhesive pearls

Sweet Stop Sketch #143

I don't scrapbook or make cards very often with shades of purple or lavendar even though it was my favorite color when I was a young teen. I saw the color challenge at Stampin Sisterhood and decided to try a "love" card with their lovely palette.  The sketch at the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge blog was perfect for a set of love and marriage stamps I have.

Except for the two papers that I stamped, the rest of the cardstock is textured, but doesn't show up as well in the photo. This will be my for my daughter's friend who just got married. I decided to add ribbon and pearls when I knew it would be hand-delivered and not mailed.

5" x 6.5" card:

Paper - DCWV "Old World," Close To My Heart CS

Stamps - CTMH "Precious Love"

Ink - Ranger "Dusty Concord"

Other - Martha Stewart border punch, Offray lace, CTMH organdy ribbons and pearls