Guest Stamper and Cute Wedding Card

My daughter, Kristen, was staying with us this past week along with her hubby, David, and my little grandson, Kesten!  Such fun!  Kris wanted to make a wedding card for her friend, in whose wedding Kristen was a bridesmaid. She needed a very unconventional wedding card because her friend is very unconventional as well.  Kristen's bridesmaid dress was actually a red polka dot skirt with a white t shirt. 

The wedding invites sported an old fashioned penny farthing bicycle and there were some chalkboard decor items at the wedding as well.  Here's what Kristen created:

• I think it's just adorable, and because it's not a traditional wedding card, it could be used for many different occasions!
• When I was showing Kris my stash of DSP, her eye caught the Polka Dot Parade package right away and this piece was perfect, because it mirrored her bridesmaid skirt.
• Looking over my stamp sets, she picked out Timeless Talk right away as well, because of the same type of bicycle that was on the wedding invitation.

• I showed her how to do the Faux Chalkboard technique and how to use framelits to cut out images, and she used the Labels Collection Framelits to cut out the bicycle and the Apothecary Accents framelits to die cut the sentiment which is from the set Layered Labels, which just happens to coordinate with the Apothecary Accents framelits.
• She stamped the images in VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with White Stampin' Emboss powder.  Then she sponged some Whisper White Craft Ink around the edges and very sparingly in the middle.
• She chose bright Daffodil Delight as the card base and used some 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Daffodil Delight to accent the card with a fork bow.

I love the cheeriness of this card.  It just seems to say "Celebrate!"  I'm sure the newlyweds will love it!

Thanks for dropping by!

Stamps:  Timeless Talk (w126605; c126607); Layered Labels (w132028; c127072)

Paper:  Polka Dot Parade DSP (126902); Daffodil Delight (119683) and Basic Black (121045) cardstock

Ink:  VersaMark (102283); Whisper White Craft Ink (101731)

Accessories:  1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Daffodil Delight (retired); Stampin' Emboss Powder in White (109132)

Tools:  Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003), Heat Tool (129053), Stamping Sponges (101610)

Timeless Talk Stamp Set

Layered Labels Stamp Set

Apothecary Accents Framelits

Labels Collection Framelits

Heat Tool

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Whisper White Craft Ink

Polka Dot Parade DSP

I've been very busy in my craft room this week, trying to prepare for several classes in case I get the call that my daughter is in labour and I have to leave to be with her and her hubby in Vancouver.  I have two classes this weekend and two during the week, one of which my downline will cover if I have to go!  Yay, Rebecca!










The card I want to show you today is for my All Occasion Stamper's Dozen, which takes place Saturday afternoon from 1 - 4 pm.  Guests will stamp 12 cards, 3 each of four designs, so the cards have to be fairly easy to do quickly.  Simple doesn't mean unattractive though.  This is meant to be a masculine design which was the first comment my hubby made when I showed him the card, so I guess it was achieved!

• Ever since I first laid eyes on the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper, all designs in Basic Black and Very Vanilla,  I've been dying to use it, and this was my first card with it. You've got to check out all the designs.
• The Congratulations stamp from Layered Labels Stamp Set was the perfect one to use for this All Occasion card.  And the fact that it coordinates with the Apothecary Accents Framelits is a BIG bonus!
• The black label is cut from Basic Black cardstock with another of the Apothecary Accents Framelits and the Brushed Gold cardstock is cut using the third smallest oval from the Ovals Collection Framelits.  All were easy to cut using the new Magnetic Platform for my Big Shot.

If I can get it together I will try to post a new video tutorial this weekend.  That's if I'm not cuddling my new grandbaby by then!

Stamps:  Layered Labels (w132028; c127072)
Paper:  Brushed Gold cardstock (102935); Modern Medley DSP (126926); Very Vanilla (101650) and Basic Black (121045) cardstock
Ink:  StazOn Jet Black (101406)
Tools:  Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003); Ovals Collection Framelits (129381)

Apothecary Accents Framelits

Big Shot

Magnetic Platform for the Big Shot

Ovals Collection Framelits

Layered Labels Stamp Set

Modern Medley DSP