A Golden Anniversary

This past Saturday my parents celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. FIFTY YEARS of wedded bliss! That just boggles my mind! While we aren't having their big party until this weekend, I thought I would show you the card I made for them, which we also just happen to be making at my Floral Bouquet Suite class this week.

I sort of CASE'd the catalogue for this one, but added the belly band. In order for this fold to work, you need to start with a 4-1/4" x 12" piece of card stock. Score the 12" length at 3-1/4" from either end.That way the finished card ends up being 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  I ran each flap through the Big Shot with the Detailed Floral Thinlits.

I glued a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Floral Boutique DSP to the larger flap to give it some stability and to cover the message on the inside of the card. Here is what the inside looks like.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from the Floral Phrases stamp set in Night of Navy ink and added a heat embossed golden congratulations from the Timeless Love set.

The belly band is just a 1-1/4" x 12" piece of Night of Navy card stock that I wrapped around the card and secured with Fast Fuse. I added some 5/8" gold Satin Ribbon for some shimmer. The floral image is from the Floral Phrases set and the sentiment is from the Timeless Love set. I die cut both the Whisper White scalloped circle and the gold foil circle behind it using the Layering Circles Framelits.

I hope this project will be a fitting tribute to an amazing couple AND a hit at my class. Gotta love when a project does double duty!

Product List

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141767] $24.00	Timeless Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139408] $22.00	Regals 12" X 12" Card Stock [131188] $13.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.25	Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper [141663] $14.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25
Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00
Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies [141482] $39.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547] $9.25

Thinking of You

This certainly is the week of CASE'd cards! I had one for you on Monday that was inspired by my friend Michelle Suit and now today I have one that was inspired by Dena Rekow...check it out:

Thinking of you card featuring the Botanical Builder Framelits with sentiment from A Dozen Thoughts

I began with a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock and then layered 3/4" strips of Basic Gray card stock on it to get the wide stripes. I love the bold background they provide. The sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray ink right on the Whisper White base.

The flowers are die cut using the Botanical Builder Framelit dies. I used Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Wild Wasabi card stock. I added some detail to the larger leaf with the Botanical Blooms stamp set and Wild Wasbi ink. Then it was just a matter of arranging and adhering my flowers...pretty simple, really. The final touch was a few rhinestones for some sparkle.

Inside view with sentiment from the Timeless Love stamp set.

On the inside I layered a piece of Whisper White card stock on which I stamped the sentiment from the Timeless Love stamp set in Basic Gray ink. I added another little die-cut flower and leaf and a single rhinestone.

I will be offering this card as part of my Botanical Garden class on Saturday, April 30th. Click my Upcoming Events class above to more information.

Have a great day!

Product List

A Dozen Thoughts Clear Stamp Set [131059] $23.00	Timeless Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139408] $21.00	Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Bundle [140819] $64.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $10.50
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $8.75	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924] $8.75	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.75	Wild Wasabi 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [108641] $8.75
Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $8.75	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $8.00	Big Shot [113439] $136.00	Botanical Builder Framelits Dies [140625] $41.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $6.25

Forever Begins Today

I am SOOOOOO excited!!  One of my stampin' besties is coming for a sleep over! Wahoooo!  The uber-talented and super-awesome Michelle Suit of Suitably Stamped is coming to hang at Casa Girsa this weekend. We are gonna stamp and drink wine and stamp some more...and then probably drink more wine ;) Just wait until you see the awesomeness that is going to come out of our time together.
Ok...now for a project!  Today I have a wedding card that I designed for my upcoming Occasions Card Buffet...

Wedding card featuring the Suite Sayings stamp set and Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper

I have to admit, I really love the way this one turned out. I began with a piece of Timeless Elegance DSP...the soft floral pattern is exactly what I wanted for this project. I then added colour to the flowers using a sponge dauber and Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz inks. I added a gold foil heart doily from the Love Blossoms Embellishment kit, as well as some Blushing Bride satin ribbon, which is from the same kit. Over the ribbon, I layered some Sahara Sand lace trim and then secured the DSP to a Sahara Sand card base.

The sentiment is heat embossed in gold on Very Vanilla card stock and die-cut using the Lots of Labels Framelits. Behind the die-cut label I added some pearl trim, which is also from the Love Blossoms kit. The final touch was a few Blushing Bride sequins from the same kit.

Inside view with sentiment from the For The New Two stamp set and images from the Timeless Love stamp set.

On the inside I stamped a piece of Very Vanilla card stock using one of the floral images from the Timeless Love stamp set using Sahara Sand ink. The images coordinate beautifully with those on the Timeless Elegance DSP. The sentiment, which is from the For the New Two set, is heat embossed in gold.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend...I know I sure will!


Product List

Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712] $26.00	Timeless Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139408] $21.00	For The New Two Clear Stamp Set [138562] $22.00	Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper [138444] $13.75
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $10.50	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043] $8.75	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $8.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $8.00
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $8.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $7.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $6.25
Heat Tool [129053] $37.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $6.50	Big Shot [113439] $136.00	Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies [138281] $33.00
Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit [140551] $15.00	Sahara Sand 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Lace Trim [137866] $8.75