Anniversary Card

 Hello Everybody!

Today I am sharing a card I made for my husband for our 13th wedding anniversary. 

I used Tim Holtz's embossing folder, and 4 leaf clover  embossed die, quote chip, and the hardware heads. I used a little black soot distress ink around the clover. And a little rustic wilderness around the quote chip before I put some gold wax from finnabair around it. I also used the gold wax on the four leaf clover. For the embossed cardstock I used brocade finnabair wax. The card stock was just plain brown before-and it's always cool to see it come to life. 

The lace in the middle is something I had floating around my desk from another project. For the 13th anniversary lace is part of the old tradition and textiles is part of the modern gift giving tradition. We aren't lacey people so this worked perfectly. :)

I am submitting this card to:

Watercooler Wednesday: WWC314 Dawn's challenge All About Occasions (Anniversary Card)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Add a Quote

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Anniversary Card

Hello Everybody!

I have been busy making cards-which is an awesome thing because that means the mojo is flowing!

This is an anniversary card that I made for my husband.  I made a background with distress oxides in a rainbow.  I cut out Tim Holtz stars and I love how you can see the background.  This navy paper is from stampin up so it took a few go throughs with the Cuttlebug to get all of those little stars cut out.  Paper dolls-aren't they the best!?  And a cool little cluster of things.

I also added the material in the back of the bridge-trying to create dimension but it looks like part of her veil lol.  ;)  The 11 is for 11 years! :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Over at {PIN}spirational Challeges this is the inspiration #241:

My card is an Anniversary Card. :)  

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...share the love! :)

Edit:  This card was chosen as a favorite!  Woot Woot! 

Vintage Anniversary Card

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I am so glad I finished this card and it turned out like how it was in my head! :)  I love it when a plan comes together! ;)

I recently bought some stamps and this couple was one of the stamps.  They are all previously used but totally brand new to me and I am so excited to start using them.

So all of a sudden I starting visualizing this card with the sketch from House of Cards and the stamp.  I used my Cricut and the Craft Room (love the craft room!) to get a scalloped circle cut out.  It's tricky when you are going for the negative.  But third time was a charm :)

I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink on my embossing folder and then embossed the tan cardstock that the oval had been cut out of.  I did practice this first before I did it.

I love how it turned out.  Then I adhered the ribbon and the pearls.  The purple flower was apart of a bigger flower so I detached it.  That is not usually in my nature.  If something comes together I use it like you are supposed to.  But the flower that this was attached to was so awesome and 3-D-ish I thought it would take away from my couple.  So I took this flower off and I am so glad I did!  I put an adhesive pearl in the middle of it.  Then I pop dotted this whole panel.  It creates a sort of window or frame for the couple.

I wanted to use this as a Valentine's Day card but my hubby said maybe an Anniversary card.  He's so smart-that's the perfect idea for this card!

Here are the challenges that I am submitting this to:

House of Cards: Cute and Vintage style using this sketch.  (I chose vintage.)

Simon Says Stamp--Anything Goes--Monday Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Emboss It!  The front panel is embossed with a Sizzix folder.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...good night! :)

Happy Anniversary

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This card made the Top 3 at Shopping Our Stash!

There is a challenge going on right now at Shopping Our Stash and it's about Numbers!  This was a great starting point for me for making my husband an anniversary card.  We have been married for 5 years! :)

I used Tim Holtz's distres paint for the background.  I love them!  And I love love love the whole patina thing.  The 5 started off as a piece of black plastic but after some blue and green distress paint a little heat and some bronze distress paint it looks like it has been sitting at the bottom of the ocean for a little while!  The clocks (also have numbers) are rub-ons from 7 Gypsies.  I used Tim Holtz's chit chat stickers for the words under the five.

Here is the inside.  I used Tim's washi tapes and paint red and yellow distress paint over the top of it.  I did the patina effect on the 1 and used Making Memories stickers for the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends have a great weekend!  It's time for National Scrapbook Day! :)