CCC # 15: Engaged!

What perfect timing!  The two-week theme at Creative Cutting Challenge is "Weddings".  Another opportunity to finish up some projects for my own wedding day that is fast approaching.  (Yikes!)

I decided to take a step back and document our engagement story with this scrapbook layout.  I never scrapbook by myself, so this was a real challenge for me.  I had no one here to offer opinion!  That was tough, but I pushed through and am pretty pleased with the result.

(sorry, this story is just for us! J)

The Details:

• The diamond ring SVG from The Creative Pointe's "Wedding Set" made a perfect frame for our photo.  

• I cut the base from dark grey stock and the "setting" from a lighter grey, delicately patterned paper.  The "diamond" was cut from white stock.  I drew a few facet lines with a pencil and then covered it in a thick coat of Rock Candy Distress Stickles for the appropriate sparkle.

• I layered a large version of The Creative Pointe's "Bracket Element" SVG to break up the background a bit and bring in some more pink.  Since it was the whole story, I typed it out on grey-ish stock, formatting it into three columns and adjusting so that it would be the right size for my page.
• "Engaged!" was cut using "English" font and colored with a touch of Worn Lipstick Distress Stain to up the pink tone a bit.

• The rest was adding embellishments:  a strip of crocheted lace, suede leaf ribbon and some flowers.  An extra special touch is the corsage pin and beads stuck in beneath the silk flower petals..."inheritance" from my paternal grandmother's impressive stash, recently passed along from my mom.

I can't wait to see how the other designers have outdone themselves on their "Weddings" projects!  Click here to check out all the Creative Cutting Challenge Design Team projects and join the challenge.  Even if you don't use SVG files yet, it's definitely worth the visit for some great ideas!

Other Challenges:
Fairy Tale Challenges: A Very Special Occasion
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenges: #164 - Flowers and Lace
Allsorts: Week 204 - Anything But a Card
Creative Creations Challenges: #9 - Weddings
Make My Monday: Anything But a Card
UnstampaBelles: Challenge #22 - Anything But a Card (papercraft no stamping)

Supplies:
Cardstock:	Stampin’ Up! ‘Sahara Sand’, ‘Ultrasmooth Vanilla’, ‘Ultrasmooth White’; Papertrey Ink ‘Smokey Shadow’
Patterned Paper:	Authentique ‘Blissful’ 6x6, unknown
SVG:	The Creative Pointe ‘Wedding Set’, ‘Bracket Element’; font ‘English’
Inks:	Distress Stain ‘Worn Lipstick’; Le Pen ‘Grey’; Distress Ink ‘Old Paper’
Embellishments:	Lace ribbon; leaf ribbon; paper flowers; silk flowers; Tim Holtz button; vintage corsage pin; vintage pearls; Distress Stickles ‘Rock Candy’
Tools:	SCAL; Cricut Expression; Fiskars punch ‘Corner Rounder’; glue dots; foam ink blender; TH paper distresser

CCC #12: Mr [heart] Mrs

I am so excited that our two-week theme at Creative Cutting Challenge is "Anything Goes"!  I got to check another wedding decor "to do" off my list with this Mr [heart] Mrs banner!  

I have seen several versions on Pinterest (the ultimate wedding idea website) and think it will be the perfect addition to the head table.  And because I used SVG and font files, it was a super-quick project.

The Details:

• Using extra-heavy cardstock (100 lb), I cut five banners using The Creative Pointe's "Banner" SVG file.  I scaled them so that they are just over 5 inches square.
• Using "Grad" font, I scaled my letters appropriately to fit the banners and then cut them from black stock.
• The final cut was the pretty pink heart.  This cut file came standard with Sure-Cuts-A-Lot (SCAL).
• With all the cuts made, it's time to layer the banners in an easy two steps:  1) adhere doily, 2) adhere letter.  Both were attached with spray adhesive.

• To brighten things, I swiped watered-down white acrylic paint along the edges of the banners and the heart.  I also stamped the heart with a French script background in white pigment ink.  It added the necessary bit of white since I did not layer a doily on this banner.

• Now to assemble.  Some lovely pink cording is strung through the corner hole punches.  The texture of the cording keeps the banners from sliding.

Like I said, this was one seriously easy and quick wedding project!  Thank goodness, because I have plenty in process that are not quick, nor easy.  I can't wait to see what the other designers create for their "Anything Goes" project.  Click here to check out all the Creative Cutting Challenge Design Team projects and join the challenge. Even if you don't use SVG files yet, it's definitely worth the visit for some great ideas!

Supplies:
Cardstock:	Paper Presentation ‘Fog’; Stampin’ Up! ‘Basic Black’, unknown discontinued pink
SVG:	The Creative Pointe ‘Banner’; font ‘Grad’
Stamps:	SU! ‘French Script’
Inks:	Americana acrylic paint ‘Titanium (Snow) White’; SU! craft ‘White’
Embellishments:	Paper doilies; Hobby Lobby trim ‘Strawberry Sherbet’
Tools:	SCAL; Cricut Expression; 3M spray adhesive; make-up sponge; hole punch

Love

The theme this week at Card a Day Blog is "Weddings".  Seems my whole life is wedding-themed these days...LOL!

I'm really digging the color palette for this card.  Soft blush pink for romance...black and white for a modern edge.  A little velvet, a hint of sparkle, but mostly clean and simple.

A Detail:

• I stamped my central image on white cardstock using Jet Black StazOn.  I used a permanent ink so that I could add a touch of color to the heart with a Spun Sugar Distress Marker and water pen.  I also added a swipe of Spun Sugar Distress Stain along the distressed edges.  The little stamped square is mounted to the card with foam tape for dimension and I gave the heart a layer of Rock Candy Distress Stickles for that itty-bitty touch of sparkle that every wedding card should have.

Supplies:
Cardstock:	Papertrey Ink ‘Sweet Blush’; Stampin’ Up! ‘Confetti White’
Patterned Paper:	Fancy Pants ‘Love Story’ 6x6
Stamps:	SU! ‘Say It Simply’
Inks:	StazOn ‘Jet Black’; Distress Marker ‘Spun Sugar’; Distress Stain ‘Spun Sugar’
Embellishments:	Making Memories trim ‘Animal Crackers’; Distress Stickles ‘Rock Candy’
Tools:	Tim Holtz paper distresser; water pen; 3M foam tape

Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

I know I've been pretty quiet since the new year, but I've been pretty busy for the last month working on wedding plans!  Yep, I've finally met my Mr. Right and we're getting married.  In June.  2013.  So, yeah, not a lot of time to get everything ready, especially since I'll be doing all the stationery and most of the decorations myself!

So, if I have long spans between posts, you'll at least know that I'm working on some fabulous wedding project that I will eventually share with you.

Here's my first wedding-related project.  I wanted a fun way to officially ask my two sisters and best friend to be my bridesmaids.

A Detail or Two:

• Now, I need to explain that my bridesmaids range in age from mid-30s to early 50s, so the joke has been that my oldest sister will be the oldest bridesmaid ever.  Hence the "No, I'm too old"...I'm not just being incredibly mean...it's an inside joke.  LOL!
• These were so simple.  Just a fun vintage photo found online and printed on Papertrey Ink Sweet Blush cardstock with some wording. 
• I filled in their names by hand and then wrote a personalized message to each woman on the back.
• I presented them when we went dress shopping.  There were tears.  We all found dresses.  It was a good day.  J

Tulle & Lace

We're focusing on Weddings this week over at Card A Day Blog.  This is always such a fun theme because, while the card is meant for the newlywed couple, you can still be girly.  I found two beautiful digital images that I wanted to feature on this card...an ATC background from Victorian Vignettes and the lovely lady from The Sum of All Crafts.

The Details:

• Starting with Sahara Sand card stock from Stampin' Up!, I stamped a French script background in white pigment ink.  
• I then printed the ATC background to be approx. 3.75" x 5", distressed  and inked the edges, then stamped the same French script in Versamark and embossed with opaque white embossing powder.
• On top of the ATC background, I layered the fussy cut lady image and a strip of Sahara Sand that was stamped with the French script in Versamark and scalloped along the bottom edge.
• Congratulations is stamped in Jet Black StazOn and is accentuated by a strip of crocheted lace and a line of pearls

• Our lovely lady did not start out as a bride...I made her one by adding a double layer of tulle along the top of her bun, then adding a strip of pearl stickers and some dollops of Liquid Pearls as the headdress.  I even gave her a pearl earring.

• The finishing touch is a puffy satin heart (from a heart chain ribbon) that was antiqued with Old Paper Distress Ink and layered with a heart rhinestone.

Challenges:

Make My Monday: Week #37 - Victorian Romance

The Pink Elephant: TPE 136 - Print It

Annabelle Stamps: AC064 - Say It With Background Stamps

Supplies:
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! ‘Sahara Sand’
Images: The Sum of All Crafts; Victorian Vignettes
Stamps: SU! ‘French Script’, ‘Warmest Regards’
Inks: Versamark; StazOn ‘Jet Black’; SU! craft ‘White’; Distress Ink ‘Old Paper’; SU! watercolor pencils
Embellishments: Zing embossing powder ‘Opaque White’; crocheted lace; tulle; pearls; puffy heart ribbon; heat rhinestone; Martha Stewart glitter ‘Crystal Fine’; Liquid Pearls ‘Platinum Pearl’, ‘White Opal’
Tools: scallop scissors; Wondertape; foam ink blender; Tim Holtz paper distresser