Today's card was inspired by a Stamping Bella sketch. I bought this stamp during my Toronto weekend a year and a half ago... and I have the regret to admit this is the first time this stamp is seeing ink! I wasn't really sure what I'd use it for when I bought it, but when working on the sketch yesterday, I took out my uninked stamps and rummaged through my papers. When I stumbled unto those older Chatterbox paper, I thought the colours would work great with the pumpkin. The only thing that kept popping into my mind was "And they lived happily ever after," so I decided I would make an untraditional wedding/engagement card with it.
See those cute stacked mats I used on the image? They are the brand-new Framelits carried by SU!, which will be coming out in the upcoming Occasions mini. They are great! They are thin, open dies so you can see eactly where you are cutting. If you look closely at the image, you'll even notice I found a way to dry-emboss with them!! (They are not made exactly like the Nestabilities, so I had to find a different way to use them to emboss. I'll try and take pic soon - it'll be easier than explaining the how-to with words.)
I'm particularly happy with how the journaling turned out. I handwrote my sentiment all around the frame and it so happens that I managed to space everything out perfectly on the first try! Couldn't believe it when I finished! The main image was colored with Prismacolor pencils, stumps and Gamsol, and I added Stickles on the carriage and Crystal Effects on the windows to make the image more interesting. I added some pearls around the edges as well.
The rest is pretty straightforward: four patterned paper squares, two layered ribbons and buttons in each corners. I used some matching patterned paper to create my own matching envelope.
Supplies
Stamps: Stella's Chariot (Stamping Bella)
Cardstock: Bazzill, SU! (Whisper White)
Inks: Basic Black
Patterned papers: Chatterbox
Accessories: Buttons, ribbons, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, stumps, Crystal Effects,
Tag Collection Framelits dies, Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stickles, Marker (Night of Navy)
What a sweet card! Hope you're doing well!
Posted by: Angie Tieman | December 18, 2011 at 23:06