A very good friend of my daughter's is getting married! Over the weekend her mom gave her a surprise bridal shower and both my daughters and I were invited. Unfortunately, due to being sick, I was not able to attend.
I did of course make her a card to go with the gift I sent, at least ;-) I sure hope she liked it!
I could have made one that was more traditional, or that had a bridal image, but I just thought that something a little different would be fun. (I actually did make another card for her that was quite bridal "showery", and let my daughter's give her that one.)
Since I wasn't feeling well, I chose an image that didn't take too long to watercolor. I love water coloring, but it seems to take me forever, lol! Once I had it figured out in my mind what I wanted to do, this was an easy and fairly quick card to make. 
There's something about silver embossing on wedding and bridal cards, don't you think? Just by embossing the words in silver I think it gave it just enough "bridal" feel. Wishing Cara and Josh a long and very happy marriage!
Items used to make this card:
Stamps: SU! Flowers of Gratitude stamp set; sentiment from SU! Fourteen Phrases
Paper: Water color paper; Basic Grey "Perhaps" designer paper; SU! River Rock c/s; PTI White
Ink: Versamark; SU! Pretty In Pink for sponging
Accessories/ Tools: Silver Stickles; green rhinestones from Michael's $1 bin; SU! silver embossing powder; Spellbinders Fleur de lis die; EK Success small scalloped oval punch; distressing tool; sponge; SU! Watercolor Wonder crayons and some SU! markers to fill in a little.
Paper crafting has become my way to share the creativity inside my soul. It is my creative outlet, my diversion, and my escape from everyday craziness. After spending years as a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I learned how to share my love of crafting with others and encourage them to find their own creative outlets. Now, instead of working for a specific company, I am focusing my time on my own creations and designing my own art. I hope to inspire others with my work and am excited to see where this takes me!
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9 comments:
Sarah, this is gorgeous and I do like that it is a bit non-traditional...I am sure she loved it just because of that!! Love the Fleur de Lis pendant under this awesome image you've colored so perfectly! Thanks for sharing this beauty!! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina
This is so pretty. You have such nice attention to detail.
Stunning card! Love everything about it!
This is lovely. The details are spot on and I'm sure that the bride to be loved receiving it.
This turned out great. Love the shape to it and of course the glitter and glam.
such a beautiful card...your watercoloring is perfect! Love the smidge of glitter too:)
Very beautiful card...Love the border punch. Awesome!
So beautiful and elegant. Love the shabby chic style you got going here. Fabulous job.
This is gorgeous! I love the die cut behind the focal point and your watercoloring is beautiful. I'm sure this was a very memorable card for the occasion.
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