Wedding Bells

My name is Jenna and I am addicted to Netflix. To be fair, it is truly my partner that is addicted (...ok, maybe me a little). I have just finished a House of Cards Marathon, so I didn't get as much for crafting as I wanted done this weekend. However, I do have one for you! Please forgive the poor picture quality, I really need to find the best spot to take pictures (that, and learn to be patient enough to take good ones).

I am getting to the age where my own friends are getting married. I have a few this summer. One is getting married this August. One of her wedding colours is pretty much exactly Coastal Cabanna, a colour that I love from the 2013-2015 In Colour Collection. I thought incorporating it into a card idea for her would work great!

I used a Coastal Cabanna card base, with layers of Whisper White and Sahara Sand. I love the Artisan Embellishment Kit  that is in the Occasions Catalogue. It provided the flower cut out as well as the embellishment on the Sahara Sand lace ribbon (which is soooo pretty...unfortunately, it cannot be ordered right now). The sentiment is from the Your Perfect Day set, stamped in Sahara Sand, with the little hearts done in Coastal Cabanna.

I haven't decided if this will actually be the card that I give to her, but it was fun to start to play with ideas for it! I know it is really simple, but I think it works. I'd love to hear your thoughts! 

I hope everyone has a great (and hopefully even marginally warmer) week!

Celebrate Super Bowl!

....Just Kidding. I don't exactly follow. Highlights of the game include half time show...and a really crazy catch at the end and that was about all I watched. HOWEVER, I did get a card done that I couldn't wait to show you! It looks a little more complicated than it actually was, I promise.

I used pieces of the Artisan Embellishment Kit from The 2015 Occassions Catalogue to make this card. I started with the die cut frame that comes in the kit and stuck it down over the paper to use it as a mask (I used sticky notes to hold in place so I didn't ruin the mask). I used versa mark ink over top and then used gold embossing powder. I am so happy with how it turned out when I heat embossed it!

The artisan kit also comes with the velvet Blackberry Bliss ribbon which I used a piece of, and the gorgeous pink flowers. I used the "celebrate" sentiment from the retired Good Greetings set in Blackberry Bliss and added a couple little hearts in Blushing Bride from the Snuggles and Smooches stamp set (a great Valentine's Day set if you are looking to get something to make some Valentine's Day cards!). I also used the little heart to do a little bit on the inside.

The card base was Blushing Bride glued on to a Blackberry Bliss card (I love this colour so much! Perhaps I should start branching out?)

I had such a hard time deciding what type of card to make this. I decided on celebrate because it is pretty versatile and might end up making a great wedding card for this summer!

I hope you are staying warm and safe with the crazy snow tonight!