Happy Wedding Day! – Pop Up Gazebo Card

My son got married today! Congratulations Kevin and Lansing!

The card I made for them features several Karen Burniston die sets (listed below).

It has a pop-up gazebo with park bench and the happy couple that I attached to the inside of the card with strong magnets so it can be displayed in the card or on its own if desired.

(The gazebo could also be glued directly onto the card with no magnets or given by itself with the sentiment written/stamped on the bottom and no card at all.)

For Kevin’s and Lansing’s card, I personalized the bride and groom with photos of their faces. (Yes, it’s a little silly, but fun – lol!)

My niece is getting married in October, and because I didn’t have photos that worked for hers, I used die cuts and stamps to create the faces for the bride and groom to resemble her and her husband-to-be. (Also a bit silly!)

The card front is pretty simple.

And the inside…

While quite large and a bit bulky, it does fold flat to fit in an envelope. The finished top-folding card is 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 (sized to accommodate the tall pop-up), and I used my We R Memory Keepers envelope punch to create a custom envelope.

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Lots (and Lots) of Hearts Anniversary Cards

I needed an anniversary card and might have gotten a little carried away – lol! These cards all feature the Heart Frame Die from KSCraft with a few pieces of paper/card stock, an embossing folder, and a couple of greeting options…

This is the first one I made:

First, I adhered the patterned paper to a piece of card stock with super tacky tape to make it the same thickness as the white card stock I was using. Then, I cut the “heart frame” twice, from both the white and the (thicker) patterned paper, being very careful not to lose any of the pieces. I glued the “empty” white frame to a card base and then glued all the cut out patterned paper pieces back where they fit into the frame. Because the patterned paper was now the same thickness as the frame, it did not look like I just glued the frame over a panel of patterned paper. And the pieces from this die are all distinct sizes and shapes so replacing them all was surprisingly fast and easy! (The patterned paper was Addison Blue Garden Swirls paper from K & C Company and the greeting was computer generated.) 

Once done, I was left with an unused patterned paper frame and all the white hearts and fillers. This got me thinking…

I had pieces that could be used for another card! Instead of using the plain white cut-outs with the printed frame, I thought it would be fun to try using Snowfall White glitter paper and some textured teal card stock instead. So I ran panels of these through with the die and came up with the pieces to create this one:

After using the teal fillers above, I was left with the teal hearts and a teal frame. Another card! 

For this one, I cut and layered two white frames to go with the teal hearts and left the “filler” sections empty for a multi-layered look.

I still had the teal frame…

I embossed a white panel with the GKD Tapestry embossing folder, cut that with the die, and used the embossed hearts for this one. The greeting was created with the “Mini Expressions – Happy Anniversary die” (#CEDME031) from Creative Expressions. A fourth card!

Every time the die goes through the machine, you have the makings for another card or 3! The hardest part was knowing when to stop – lol! (I still have several leftover pieces that could be used later…)

Any solid, patterned, textured, or embossed paper and any cover die (especially with large areas) would work for this paper piecing technique. Try using lots of different colors or patterns on the same card for a fun look. So many possibilities!!

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Bougainvillea Anniversary Card

This card features the Bougainvillea Print hot foil plate by Pinkfresh Studio (and Silver Glimmer Hot Foil) along with the coordinating Bougainvillea Print stencil set.

The greeting was cut from the “Mini Expressions – Happy Anniversary” die from Creative Expressions.

The stenciling was done with Hero Arts Soft Granite Shadow Ink, Gina K Designs Soft Stone, and GKD Moonlit Fog. Card stock is GKD Moonlit Fog and white. A score board was used to deboss the greeting panel. I was going for a soft, elegant, slightly monochromatic look, but it might have come out looking a bit flat. Hmmm…

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Hearts and Foil Anniversary Card

(inside: May you add many more chapters to your love story)

This card features the “Lush Vines” hot foil plate from Pinkfresh Studio, Gold Glimmer Hot Foil, and the “Mini Expressions – Happy Anniversary” die from Creative Expressions.

The little hearts came from the “Shadow Box Accessory – Mr. and Mrs.” die set from Creative Expressions. The large nesting hearts were from the “Straight Heart” set from Nellie Snellen/Ecstasy Crafts. Stampin’ Up Mint Macaron and Crumb Cake cardstock was used as well as a sheet from the “Shimmer Silver and Champagne” cardstock pack from Recollections.

The inside sentiment was from Taylored Expressions’ “The Inside Scoop – Anniversary” stamp set.

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Tuxedo and Gown Wedding Card

As I mentioned in my last post, a friend had asked me for an “engagement card tutorial” and showed me two samples she found online and liked. I CASED and came up with two variations of the second design she chose. (The online sample is at the bottom of this post.) My finished cards are 5×7.

I adapted cut files from the Silhouette file #101542 called “Bride and Groom Card” by Nilmara Quintela. For the sample above, I cut and folded the card stock for the tux and changed the shape of the dress to look more like the online sample. For the sample below, I used the tux from the file. “Tracers” were created so she could cut the pieces on her own without an electronic die cutting machine.

My second sample:

The shimmer card stock (2nd sample) is “White Pearl” by The Paper Studio. (It’s actually an off-white but so elegant in real life!) For the first sample, I used plain white and embossed the bottom half of the gown with a 5×7 Damask Background embossing folder by Darice. I also used Gina K Designs Slate and Black card stock.

I aded ribbon to the gowns and adhesive pearls or sequins (no holes) to the tuxes. The greeting is from the “Congratulations Sentiment and Mat” die set from Creek Bank Creations.

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