Thursday, July 26, 2012

Wedding Wishes Card

I love my Silhouette.  I love my Cricut Expression but find myself using my Silhouette more and more and my Cricut less and less.  I need to get back to using that Expression...lots of beautiful shapes out there just waiting to be cut!

But for today's card I did use my Silhouette.  I liked the idea of using the negative image to do my design and chose this one from the Silhouette Store created by SEI.  I also corner rounded the outside with my Silhouette.  So easy....

This card is for a wonderful family friend who is getting married soon.

It cut so prettily!

See?

I added some red ribbon from Papertrey Ink and some pearls from Recollections.  The paper is Basic Grey's Little Black Dress papers.  The little tag and the Wedding Wishes sentiment is also Paper Trey Ink (Little Tags) and was heat embossed using some Versamark andwhite Zing embossing powder.  One thing I've learned with the better quality clear stamps (like Papertrey Ink) is that you barely have to touch the stamp to the paper....you don't have to mash hard! (We say "mash" in Georgia and probably other southern states, too ....not "press"....as in "mash that button"....not "press the button"....but I digress....)

Very quick, very elegant, and very simple.

 I cut the outside of the card to about 3.75 inches wide and then put a small coordinating piece of patterned paper on the inside.  And I used a Hero Arts sentiment that simply said "Congratulations" on the inside.

And my Challenge Angel (Sunshine Honeybee) told me about the following challenges which I have entered:
Craft Your Passion Challenge: Black and White and One other Color
Creative Inspirations Paint: Favorite Colors (I love red, black and white together!)
DLART Thankful Thursday: Weddings/Anniversaries
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 86: Weddings/Anniversaries
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge


Happy Crafting!
 

11 comments:

  1. I especially like the added pearls and the tag with the heart cut out.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  2. There's a couple challenges you can enter: Craft Your Passion Ch120 Black&White + One Other, Creative Inspirations Paint Fav Colors, DLART Thankful Thurs Wedd/Anniv & Pennys Ch86 Wedd/Anniv. The Fantabulous Cricut challenge this wk is Wedding Bliss but is for Cricut.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  3. This is so beautiful. So delicate I love everything about it, but especially the CAS design.
    Thank you for joining my Thankful Thursday challenge.
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  4. love your design really romantic love the color combo you have put on your card....ADORABLE CARD

    I am also joining the Craft your passion challenges, my card is Nr. 30, would you mind to see it on my blog and would be so glad if you like to leave me some love :), many thanks before...hugs, Monika

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  5. Lovely wedding card. Love the colors you chose. Thanks for sharing your art in the Creative Inspirations Paints blog challenge.

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  6. Lovely card and I love the pop of red. Thanks for joining the Creative Inspirations Paint challenge this week.

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  7. Such a lovely card!
    Thank you soo much for taking part in our "Weddings/Anniversaries" challenge & good luck in the draw…
    Hope to see you again in our new challenge on Wednesday.

    Melanie
    (DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)

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  8. Beautiful card and so sylish too.The pearls are a fabulous touch.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion.Hope to see you again next week :D
    Lisa x

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  9. A stylish, elegant card. Thanks for sharing with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty challenges and good luck.
    Mags
    x

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  10. Susan your card is beautiful, so elegant and striking.
    Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp
    hugs Mandy xx

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  11. Oh wow, so pretty---the red, black & white colors look so sharp!! Great image!!

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