Saturday 30 August 2014

i {heart} papers GD Post 6/CTS90 - So Happy for you



My new Avery Elle goodies arrived from i {heart} papers just in the nick of time. My sister just got engaged! And what better supplies to use to make a card for her and her fiance than 'We Go Together', 'So Happy' and the 'Happy' die!

I used the sketch from this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.



It took me a little while to choose the colour scheme of white and Lost Lagoon. I wasn't comfortable making an overly feminine cards since there's a man involved, but I didn't want it to be too masculine either. Simple and elegant is a perfect compromise!

I actually cut the sentiment stamp (from So Happy) before I stamped it in Memento black so that I could use the die in place of the stamped happy. To add some shine, dimension and also to ensure that the white-on white was still legible, I used Wow clear embossing powder on the die cut. I stamped the little hearts from 'We Go Together' in Versamark and embossed them in silver and then coloured them in with a clear Wink of Stella so that they look like champagne bubbles coming out of the 'y'.

12 comments:

  1. Great use of the sketch Ardyth.

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  2. Great engagement card and especially like the hearts popping out the 'y' as champagne bubbles! X

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  3. Simple, elegant and I love the touch of shimmer in the hearts. Congrats to your sister!

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  4. Great take on the sketch Ardyth! I love the stamp sets you used and the color combo. A BIG Congrats to your sister!! Hugs, Brenda

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  5. Awesome card. Perfect for the occasion.Congrats to your sister :)

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  6. Elegant and lovely, Ardyth ... those celebratory heart shaped champagne bubbles are fabulous! Anita :)

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  7. awesome. love that angled panel

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  8. Congrats to your sister and her fiance on their engagement! I'm sure you'll be deeply involved in helping with wedding plans. Exciting! Your card is "hers & his" perfection.
    ~c

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  9. What a fabulous engagement card. I admire your bravery in cutting that sentiment, and it was clearly the right thing to do. This card works perfectly for your happy occasion.

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  10. So well done - love the colors, first of all, and then I love the the way the sentiments look - almost hand written, so cool!! And love the way the hearts are coming out of the y like bubbles!! Awesomely done - kudos to you!!

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  11. Fabulous! Perfect take on the sketch!

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