Wedding bells...

My nephew is getting married today, so here is the card I have made for him and his new bride:

I decided to go with an all ivory card and lots of embossing. For my dry embossing, I used a Cuttlebug folder called "Textile Texture." I also tried something new (for me) to adhere this panel to the card, and that was to add a full-size piece of fun foam behind it to pop it up. It worked great and added a lot of stability to my embossed panel. Sometimes, the embossing can weaken a piece of cardstock, and using fun foam this way seems to remedy that.

I used some Tea Dye distress ink on the edges of all of my card's layers, including the Spellbinders oval that I cut for my sentiment. The embossing powder I used is called "Pirate Gold." I think it's a little darker than a bright gold would be, so it works well for sentiments.

I happened to have some ivory ribbon that had a wee bit of gold thread in it, so I used that across the center of my card.

I also had some tiny, ivory-colored gathered ribbon trim that worked perfectly at the top and bottom of my front layer to finish it off. I used some strong, narrow tape to attach it to the back of my panel.

For the inside of my card, I simply layered a couple pieces of my ivory cardstock. On the top layer I had printed the sentiment I wanted to use. To get the color of my font just right, I looked up the RGB numbers for metallic gold. Then I simply darkened it (all this was done within Word) until I had the right shade.

As a final touch, I heat-embossed the same little leaf that was also on the front of the card.

As you read this, I may be witnessing the vows of my handsome nephew and his lovely bride. I love weddings! They're such happy occasions. Besides that, they're often filled with lots of great crafty ideas. (he he) I'll be looking for those, too.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl