Category: Congratulations

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 4.25 x 11, scored and folded at 5.5

Card Face:  4 x 5.25

An elegant wedding card that is ready in a snap.

Card Face:

• After laying the card face down on my Grip Mat,  I positioned the stencil and applied silver pigment ink across the exposed area.

Pigment ink takes longer to dry than dye-based ink:  I set this aside for a while to dry.

Other:

• I die cut two of the bridge and groom images.  (This is a cover plate die,  with a wooded scene around the couple.  I simply cut the bride and groom away from the scene – this was easy,  because of the way it was constructed.)
• I cut two of the circular frames by securing dies (evenly spaced) on cardstock with Mint Tape and running them through the Big Shot.

Assembly

• Once the ink on the card face was dry  I put dimensional foam tape on the back and centered it on the card base.
• I glued both layers of the couple together, as well as both layers of the circular frames.
• I glued the bride and groom to the center of the card face.
• I glued the circular frame to the card face, centering around the couple.

Final Thoughts:

I love the simple elegance of this card; so much so that I decided not to use embellishments.

Initially, I had just the bride and groom on the card. After thinking about it for a bit, I decided that it needed the frame to finish it off.

I love the white and silver together, but this card would be equally impactful with gold and white. If you want to add some drama, gold and black.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

   I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Deco Fans, a Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Dies:

   Wedding Couple:  Impression Obsession  (no longer in business)

    Nesting Circle Infinity Dies, Hero Arts

Ink:  Silver Shine, Lisa Horton,  Glitter & Ink

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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