Sunday, March 2, 2014

15th Anniversary Card


A close friend asked me to make a custom 15th anniversary card for her husband and here's a sneak peek at what I whipped up in my 3 fav wedding colors - sliver, black and white.  I used cardstock from DCWV A formal Affair stack, Bazzill basics white cardstock, patterned paper called silver anniversary words from Flair Designs and flowers from Recollections. Although my camera didn't catch it, I spritzed the couple Psst! Sheer Shimmer Spritz in frost by Tsukineko to give them a silvery frosty look.


I started by finding out what my friend wanted to say in her own words and using a quote from my go to resource - The Ultimate Guide to The Perfect Card by Linda LaTourelle - to go along with it. Then I laid it out in Word, chose the perfect font and printed it to make sure it was aligned properly. 

I then cut my card base to 8 1/2 x 11" and ran it through my printer so that the text would print on the white side (inside of my card). This was a 'hit it and quit it' sort of project so that's a tip for ya if you're in a hurry. Print right to the card base instead of making it a separate layer.



Here's the final product in all its glory!


Supplies:

  • DCWV - Formal Affair Stack
  • Flair Designs - Silver Anniversary words (paper)
  • Bazzill - basics white cardstock
  • Recollection - silver dimensional flowers
  • Bride and groom cut at 5" from Wedding solutions Cricut cart
  • Top note and shadow - cut at 5.75" and 6" from Art Philosophy p.37
  • silver metallic ribbon from my stash
  • Adhesives - foam tape, scotch ATG, Zots glue dots


I hope you enjoyed this quick post! I'd love to hear your comments for the happy couple (aren't they cute?!) and about the card of course!! Thanks!


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La-Vie

9 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card! You are talented my friend! :-)

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  2. Lovely card, thanks so much for sharing with us at CRAFTY CATZ x carol

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  3. Fantastic card your friends must have been thrilled. x

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  4. Thank you for taking the time to enter over at LEJ Designs challenge blog, this is such a lovely make. We hope to see you again at the new challenge x
    cat dt member

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  5. This is a lovely image and such a great card, thank you for
    joining us at The Squirrel & The Fox,with our Spooled theme Hugs Tania (DT)xx

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  6. So classy and stylish, thanks for joining us at A Gem of a Challenge xx

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  7. Thanks for joining us at Just for Fun! Love this card - especially the silhouettes of the couple. Hope to see you in our next challenge!

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Your comments bring me SO much Joy! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and view my creations. If you love what you see, please share my posts and invite your friends to follow me as well! ~XXX La-Vie B.