Wednesday, July 9, 2014

A Wedding Card for the Happy Couple

Last month, our youngest son's friend tied the knot with his high school sweetheart.  Oh my, are they at that age already????  Yikes.

When I first set eyes on this wedding image by Sister Stamps, I knew it was a must-have.   I love white-on-white cards and thought it would be perfect for this special occasion.  The details may be a bit hard to see but if you click on the pix to enlarge it, it'll be easier to see.



Here's a close-up of the sakura flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts and buds by All Natural Accents....

Some of the cards I make have flowers and embellies so a box-type envelope was definitely in order but I never looked into purchasing one.  THEN at a recent rummage sale, I spotted this "Envelobox by Crafter's Companion that was placed in a Ziploc bag.  Ohh, I felt like I discovered gold and grabbed it QUICK. Guess how much I paid for this????   Just 3 bucks.   Woo-hoo, what a steal of a deal.....cha-ching$$$$$.   Well, I was so eager to try it out but holy cow, I read the instructions over and over and over, and tried to make an envelope several times to no avail.  Then the light bulb went on.  I checked YouTube and THANK GOODNESS I found a tutorial.   It was soooo EASY-PEASY.  YAY!!!!



Here's the envelobox I made for the wedding card.  I also used the "Fancy Tags Two" die by Spellbinder.


Ingredients for the card....
Copics
Cherry Blossom Embossing folder
Spellbinder dies
Silver textured paper from "Christmas Foil" pad by american Crafts from Ben Franklin Crafts
Fran-tage from Ben Franklin Crafts
Edge punch by Stampin' Up
Corner Accent die by Joy Craft with the center section snipped off
Sentiment by Hero Arts
Ribbon and charm from stash.

11 comments:

debby4000 said...

Oh what a beautiful and adorable Wedding card.
luv
Debby

Leanne said...

Beautiful card Karen. They will love it. What a great find!! Someone's trash was your treasure. :) Nice looking box-elope...lol

eva said...

so pretty! love the white card with all the embossing details and the box is perfect too!

Lynn said...

Wow, that card is a beauty! The happy couple will love it! The box-envelope maker was a find especially because your work is so gorgeous and needs protecting. Thank you for posting the wedding card. I love seeing your craft work.

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Adorable image, such a sweet card! Carri~Abusybee
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Cheryl said...

Very pretty wedding card Karen! I love all your little touches on the card. So sweet!

cuilliesocks said...

Hi Karen, what a beautiful card and I love the image, it is so lovely, it make a wonderful wedding card.
Congratulations to your son and his fiance. Will they wear traditional japanese wedding clothes?
Have a fab weekend, hugs Kate x

Mary Marsh said...

this is such a pretty wedding card Karen-I like the bg embossing-what a find in the rummage sale-I can see why you snatched it up

Elise said...

Oh wow!!!!! Love how everything is white in the back and only the images are coloured! And the embossing the the back is soooooo BEAUTIFUL! What a GORGEOUS wedding card!!! And your box turned out beautiful too!!!!!! Love this set!

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

Big Hugs,
Elise

Jenny Ross said...

So cute and lovely invitations. Thanks for Inspiration dear. Luv & Hugs.

Jigna.

eunice said...

Absolutely beautiful and elegant wedding card! Love how you used all the layers of die cuts over the cherry blossom embossing for the background; a perfect showcase for the adorable wedding couple. Very stunning!