A Wedding Weekend

I know I've been pretty absent recently, and I apologize!  I've had a number of family obligations, traveling and work issues that have crept into my personal time, leaving me no moments to post my creations.  That doesn't mean, however, that I haven't been creating!  August is a busy month for us.  So over the next few days, I'll be sharing some of the things I've been doing.

First up:  my niece's wedding.  Volney (yes, that's really her name--a family name that my sister has loved since she was a little girl) and Jason chose Sunday, August 10th, for their wedding day.  And they could not have picked a better day.

The wedding was at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, an incredibly beautiful setting in the Malibu canyon.  The Ranch House site was private, intimate, and peaceful, with it's own waterfall in the background.    My niece made a beautiful bride, and family from near and far enjoyed a lovely evening. 

Of course I had to make a special card for her and her new hubby.  But, funny story, I forgot to photograph it before we left to travel down the California coast.  No problem, right?  I'll just do it in the hotel.  Well, the lighting was completely off, and I had a dickens of a time getting a photo of it that looks good. 

So here it is, but I just have to state that it's much, much prettier in person.  I'll describe the elements, so maybe you can get a feel for how nice it is.

Because I can make my own envelope, I didn't worry about the size of my card.  So I just started Big-Shotting and stamping and waited to see what happened.  I began with a square of Whisper White cardstock, and cut out the center using the Window Frame framelits.  I then cut the "vintage" Lattice and adhered it to the back of my window.

The leaves from Kinda Eclectic were stamped with Smoky Slate ink randomly over the front.  This piece was layered over a slightly larger square of gorgeous Silver Foil sheets.  And then added to the card base of Whisper White.

With apologies for the poor lighting, you'll note the leaves cut with the Little Leaves sizzlet in Smoky Slate.  Pool Party flowers were punched with the Boho Blossoms punch, as were those in silver foil.  These were glued on with Mini Glue Dots and each got a Rhinestone Basic Jewel in the center.

The sentiment from the retired Together Forever (a favorite that I just can't get rid of) was stamped in Smoky Slate, and the ampersand was done in Pool Party, fussy cut, and adhered in the center.  This was all popped up over the center with Dimensionals. 

Inside, I first embossed a frame around the edge using my Stampin' UP scoring board; then I stamped some more leaves and the sentiment (which was stamped in silver ink). 

A beautiful card for a beautiful bride on a beautiful day...Doesn't get much more perfect than that!

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And let's get creating!

Young At Heart

I have an uncle who has just celebrated his 85th birthday.  I spent many years inviting him to various family celebrations, as he only had us for relatives.  When he moved across the country a few years ago, we realized that we were missing someone in our lives.  So not to be forgotten on his BIG birthday, I sent this card:

Taking a cue from the Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (which has one with party hats all over it) I made a special hat just for him.  Using the Perfect Pennants Bigz XL die and my Big Shot, I cut a piece of Island Indigo card stock into a triangle.  This was embossed using the Sophisticated Stripes embossing folder (now retired, :( ). 

 I added a punched scalloped circle, using the 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, embossed with Perfect Polka Dots, and then added a little explosion of happiness--silver threads swiped from the Silver Bakers Twine!  How cute is that! (Easy to do--just unravel the thread by cutting a length, holding an end in each hand, and pulling the silver from one side and the bakers twine from the other.)

My card base is Island Indigo with a layer of the beautiful Silver Foil on top.  This was to highlight the "85" on the hat, cut using one of my favorite dies--Typeset Alphabet Bigz and more Silver Foil--and then came a layer of the Birthday Basics DSP.

"Celebrate" came from Best of Birthdays--available only until the end of this month!, stamped in Island Indigo and cut out using the Word Bubbles Framelits--can you say "adorbs!"?

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Let's get creating!