Wild Cards at the Card Concept

Hey Everyone- exciting news, I have been selected to be on the Wild Card team at The Card Concept. The Card Concept is a challenge blog similar to the House of Cards. They post an inspiration and the designers create a card based on the inspiration photo and a certain style.  The Wild Card team is a group of designers who will create a card in a different style for each challenge.

Now most of you know that I am CAS gal, so I thought this team would be great to make me think outside my box and try those different styles that can be so intimidating. Basically,  I am gonna show you if I can do them, so can you!

So without further ado, the present challenge is to create a wedding card based on this awesome photo.

For my first challenge I was assigned to make a classy and elegant card. Wait! Hold the presses, classy and elegant?!!? All I can say is the idea of wedding and classy and elegant are like peanut butter and jelly, they just go together.

To start my process, I checked out the definition of what a classy and elegant card is. Classy and Elegant means: polished, shiny finish, sparkling embellishments, sophisticated sentiments, regal, sweeping, dramatic, monochromatic, layered textures, awe and impress.

I began by pulling stamps out and I went with Papertrey Inks- Love and Marriage and then I began to play with the definition of classy and elegant in front of me.

The base of my card was an embossed folder- a very old one from Cuttlebug. After it was embossed, I took a Copic and lightly colored the raised areas of the panel. Coloring the raised areas with a copic marker totally accents the embossed areas to create a classy and elegant feel.

I had an idea of where I was going. I knew I wanted the heart within the heart, so I started playing with combinations.

I finally decided I liked the die cut and popped heart. My hubby thought the blue and chartreuse heart was to much and I had to agree. I swapped it out for a more subtle green.

I completed this card and I was really pleased with it. After a few days though, it just didn't seem dramatic enough. So I remade the card with a more regal blue base. It felt right.

Which one seems more in keeping with a classy and elegant style? Did I miss the mark?

I hope that one of you might step outside your box and try a different style and share it with us for this challenge at The Card Concept.

If it is May it must be weddings...

My best friend had three kids get married in the last year- 2 were the brides! That's a lot of weddings to plan and invitations to create. 

For me it was just as hard- wedding cards weren't soemting I normally make. I had to invest in some wedding type stamps. Enter Papertrey Ink- Love and Marriage. The tree and the sayings were perfect!

I stamped the tree with clear ink, I stamped the saying in back die ink and embossed with clear powder on pink paper. I then sponged a darker pink in the open areas.

Layer on white paper punched with hearts and then layered on an embossed with card.  There ya have it, a beautiful and elegant wedding card that matches the bride's colors of pink and white!

I am entering this in the challenge at ABC Challenges featuring wedding and anniversary cards.

Well now I am set for any future weddings that come my way!

Wedding Bells

Notice the text from Kahlil Gibran "The Prophet" on marriage

The last round of weddings I was to was about 20 years ago or so, when all my friends and family were getting married. Now 20 years later the next round starts with my friends and family's kids. YIKES!!! Makes me feel so old.

My best bud Judy's, daughter is getting married next weekend and I had to make a wedding card. Now I think I have only made one other wedding card in the last 20 years. It is a stretch for me- so I was glad when I saw a great wedding card by Shari Carroll in my Stretch your Stamps online class. 

Shari used elegant gray tones on her card. I chose the colors of the invitation. Green with an orange accent. 

It sure did turn out gorgeous huh? I can see using this card for other occasions also.

Best wishes to Kara and Dan!!