Anniversary Card - From My Heart [ SUO100 ]

Pin It Now! Today is my 14th wedding anniversary!  Like the card suggests, I have enjoyed the passing of time with my dear husband.  He is my rock, and was placed in my life at just the right moment, 16 years ago, and we were married on the same day 2 years later.

Here's the card I made for him at 11:00 last night while he was still out working.

I found a card on pg. 130 of the SU catalog that I loved the layout of, so I used the basic sketch of it to create my card.  I tried to go very MANLY, but as you can see, I just had to add a few sequins to make it stand out!  I left the little fringes from the sequin trim to rough up the look a little.  

The point at the card front is made by marking the center with a ruler and then each side at 1-1/4", then using the trimmer to cut away the excess.  The chevron embossing is spritzed with Early Espresso and the Spritz Tool, and "enjoying" is gold embossed on Mossy Meadow.  The bottom strip is from the new Vintage Typeset DSP.   I'll be using that on so many things! 

I tied off the bottom with Baked Brown Sugar thick twine.  

And here we are, saying I Do, on a breezy July day on the Miles River. *sigh*

July 2, 2000

I'm joining SUO challenges in their 100th, and I chose #22 - Anniversary, of course! 

SUPPLIES: 

STAMPS:  From My Heart, Teeny Tiny Wishes

INK:  Early Espresso, Gold Embossing

PAPER:  Vintage Typeset DSP, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

EMBELLISHMENTS:  gold sequin trim, Thick baker's twine in Baked Brown Sugar, Chevron Embossing folder 

TOOLS:  Spritz Tool, Heat Embossing Gun

Golden Autumn Wedding Card

Pin It Now! I recently attended a wedding of a really beautiful couple.  They had an autumn wedding, so what better stamp set than French Foliage for a card to congratulate them? Lots of leaves and gold details.

The seam binding ribbon was rubbed with gold ink to give it a little shine.  "Mr. & Mrs." from SU's Label Love is heat embossed in gold and sponged in Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, and Always Artichoke.

French Foliage is the queen of all leaf stamps!  It's recently retired from SU's catalog, but is still available as a digital download, making it forever current :)

The little hand cut pile of leaves is anchored with a Vintage Faceted button, and the entire card is sprayed with a glimmery hand made shimmer mist, and edged with an 18k gold marker.

Inside and envelope.

I'm joining in Cupcake Inspirations card challenge using "Fall Leaves". Autumn is blowing all 'round over there, be sure to check out their adorable creations!

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Erika

Simple Sophistication for HSS117

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The theme this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is Wedding or Sophistication.  So, I learned a long time ago from a woman who exuded classiness that sophistication is keeping it simple, but simply the best.  And you're best dressed when you get completely accessorized, and then remove one item.  Not overdone.

So I created this wedding ensemble using simple but super high quality components.

Watercolor paper...thick, sturdy, with a beautiful texture.

Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon...delicate, with a sheen on both sides.

Simple, clean stamp layout using Artistic Etchings and Established Elegance.

Minimal embellishment with basic rhinestones, colored grey.

The thank-you note has a scalloped border, and I placed the flourish underneath the Perfectly Penned "Thank You" sentiment.  It looked a little bare, so I colored the flowers with Stampin' Write Markers in Certainly Celery and the Blush marker used for skin tone.  Added one rhinestone at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Here's a little gift tag made with the Two Tags die, with just the crown image, a rhinestone, and "Mr. & Mrs." from Petite Pairs.

The wedding card is again done using Watercolor paper and stamped in Basic Grey, with just a little bling.

The real stars of the show are these cute little card or placecard holders I made from glass drawer pulls and a beautiful French vintage perfume bottle!

I filled the bottle with German glass glitter to keep the wire holder in place.  Tied a little seam binding ribbon around, and a Trinket Key with Linen Thread.  

The knobs are just the right size for displaying a card or for table numbers at a wedding.  I trimmed this one with a strand of rhinestones painted with a grey Sharpie to make the bling look more vintage, and to match the glass glitter.

Want to make some? Here's the super high tech tutorial...
Take a jumbo paper clip, unbend it, use pliers and your other hand to wrap it twice around a cylinder such as my lipstick I keep in my scrap tote to look good even when I make cards (LOL), bend one end straight down, and plunk in into a hot glue filled drawer pull.

Hope you will play along with  http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/  this week.  I can't wait to see all the pretty and sophisticated creations you all come up with!

Have a blessed and creative day!  Erika