Love is Never Ending SFC100

Don't you just love when a card falls into place really quickly. I knew I was going to use this Squigglefly sentiment as the main stamp on a card using the Images by Heather M simple label SVG, but I didn't have a layout in mind. Then I jumped over to Squigglefly Challenge Blog this morning. Today's challenge is to use 3 of anything. It instantly hit me, 3 DP strips, so I ran over to my chalkboard and quickly sketched out this:
The Squigglefly Challenge #100 "Triple Digits Baby" - 3 of anything, works perfectly for this wedding card.

A childhood friend recently had a lovely Civil Ceremony and I wanted to whip up something to congratulate her and her hubby. I just love this sentiment, much more romantic then Congratulations. I added the double circle in PS and re-sized the sentiment to fit.


I used Teresa Collins Gray Flourishes DP - which I love. Yes I went monochromatic again, it looks so classy, and I don't do classy well. I also love using 3 panels of DP, kinda do it a lot. This challenge was MADE for me. I paper pierced the top portion of the card to help make the black not look too flat. I had to play with the photo adjustments afterward so that the piercing would show. I hope everything doesn't look washed out.

Ace of Cakes Challenge IC280

This card was made for the Splitcoaststampers Saturday's Inspiration Challenge 280 - Ace of Cakes. I chose the black and white wedding cake for this challenge.


DP - Posh: Pink Fishnet by Teresa Collins
Stamps: Inkadinkadoo - Dot Flourishes, Studio G - sentiment
Accessories: 1" accordion flower, 1" Flower - Cricut Designer Calendar, dollar store flower brad, black Zig Zag marker

Manhattan Breeze

There is a story behind this card. Last night I arrived at my monthly stamp club to find out that I was a week early. My SU Rep Jennifer Tinline was having a BIG SHOTS night and since it's a half hour drive for me, I decided to stay.

One of the projects we made last night was using the Manhattan Impressions Die on a full piece of vellum mounted with a ribbon at the top of the card - the whole card being covered in vellum. I had seen a very similar card on SplitCoastStampers using this Impression on vellum, but didn't know how the look was achieved. I had asked the designer, but had no response - I wish I had book marked the link.

At that time I had thought the Manhattan Impression plate was a die cut only, not an embosser. Once seeing the vellum embossed in person, Jenn and I played with the vellum and accidentally discovered that if you gently pull at the vellum on the edges, the vellum will tear away from the embossed edges giving the below effect. It gives an intentionally ragged edge look.

Now I know how the SplitCoast sample was achieved and so do you. I mounted the the vellum at the bottom of my card and covered the tape remnants with SU Organza ribbon. It's a very elegant effect with out a whole lot of work.

Details:
Embellishments: Manhattan Impression Die, SU Organza ribbon
Paper: Baja Breeze, vellum
Stamps: SU sentiment (not sure what set)

No Stamp Wedding Invitation

Tonight my husband asked me to mock up a wedding invitation for one of his staff that is getting married this September. The wedding is under a very tight budget so the bride and groom picked up a do-it-yourself invitation kit, but were very unhappy with the results.

I needed to come up with something fairly easy and inexpensive since my husband and I are going to eat the cost for the invitations on their behalf. Of course the happy couple has vito power, they can change the colour scheme and etc to work for them. I took my inspiration from Kim @ Blogging along found here.

I love the scallop along the bottom, it's a cute touch.

BTW, the invitation details inside are fake.

Details:
Paper: Amy Butler - Sola Ficus, Baja Breeze cardstock, white cardstock
Accessories: Martha Stewart eyelet punch, cuddlebug folder - swirls, ribbon