Navy Bride

Hi Everyone.  Happy Friday night.  Oh yeah… it's Friday!!!  

Tonight's card is yet another square card.  I think I might be getting addicted….. well, it's actually the challenges that make me do it 🙂

I found a new challenge site – the sweetstop  – they have challenges every week and this week was a sketch challenge.  I thought it was a great sketch.  I combined it with the splitcoaststampers ways to use it challenge – which was to put elements at an angle.  Something else I don't do very often! I loved the sketch because it allowed me to still keep a clean and simple card, even though it had a number of layers.

This was the sketch that I used to make "the other bridal card".  You may remember the white on white one that I did in this post and I said that I had made a less conventional card.  Here it is.

You can see that I used the same vellum technique that I have used before – the stretching and dry embossing.   I loved the way the sketch allowed me to use some of the divine Bride specialty paper.  I was tempted to use my swirly texturz plate, but decided I didn't want to do that.  I was also tempted to use pale blue on the flowers and ribbon on the dress, too… but decided that the little pop of pink warmed up the card.

You will notice that I angled the sentiment a little, too!  I love the navy and white and it could easily be changed up to suit any color scheme of the bride and groom.  The size can also be adjusted to make it a smaller square card, or back to a normal A2.  Here's the details on the card

Card stock:     

Night of Navy, Whisper White, Vellum, Bride Specialty DSP

Ink:               

Night of Navy for the sentiment, Pretty in Pink marker for the ribbon and flowers.                                  Whisper White Water color crayon for the train of the dress

Stamp Set:     

Blissful Bride  (120036 clear, 118527 wood) from the new Summer Mini Catalog

Ribbon:         

Organza Ribbon (114319) its just fabulous for special cards like this.  You can also dye this                      ribbon with a brayer

Sizes:   

Card base:  5 x 10 to make a 5" x 5" card

 Layer 1 – the Bride DSP 2 1/2" W by 3" H

 Layer 2 – Night of Navy matt 3" x 3"

Layer 3 – the focal layer: 

Whisper White 2 3/4" x 2 3/4".  The image was stamped on a piece of  Vellum and was cut to the same 2 3/4" size after I had worked on it.  This layer was adhered to the Night of Navy matt using snail.  The vellum was adhered with mini glue dots underneath the colored area of the dress so that you wouldn't see it.  I then used Vellum glue dots for the corners.

The navy matt was then adhered to the card base using dimensionals.  I love using dimensionals for this, as opposed to pop up glue dots, because they have just the right amount of height.

I tried to capture a view of the train to show you the organza feel that the dry embossing technique creates, especially when you color it with the whisper white crayon.  It really is pretty in real life.

I was really pleased with the end result.  It's neither masculine nor feminine.  The small round pearls echo the buttons and flowers on the dress, the swirl background paper and the sentiment.

Well, we were up until 1.30 this morning putting together the cupboard and trying to make sense of the new stamping setup.  It's going to take me a little while to get used to the new arrangement and find the right spaces for things.  I got so used to the way it was, that a little rearrangement might be required as I start to use it.  However, I love the new cupboard.  I love having everything away and in it's place.  It looks great.  We are considering frosting the glass on the doors just to make it look even more tidy.  Then a couple of Decor Elements are in order I think.

Once I'm finished and everything is the way it should be, I will take before and after pics for you.

Please keep Trish and Germaine in your prayers.  Also, prayers to Rach as she gets ready to welcome her new baby into this world.  Just a few more days and Rach will be back to changing diapers (nappies for us English-types) and interrupted nights of sleep.  I'm so excited for her and look forward to the next few days when she lets us know that baby has finally decided it's time to make an appearance.

For the rest of you – thank you so much for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere.  You all know that your visit and your support is so appreciated.

Have a fabulous Saturday, filled with love and laughter.  Remember… send a card to someone, just because you can.

Hugs

Jaydee