Ever After – A perfect pair

Hi Everyone

Tonight's card features one… no, two… of my new sets – Ever After love this set!  and the new Tiny Tags set from the new Mini catalog.  I wasn't going to order the Tiny Tags… but I am so pleased that I did.  The minute I opened it up for this card… I was hooked!

I wanted to do a wedding card for a friend and I didn't want to use the usual white and cream that I have done before.  You can see my other wedding cards here.  I thought about it for a while… and the light bulb came on… to use Valentine colors!  Now, wasn't that original?  Yeah, right!

Now, before I show you pictures of the inside… I have to tell you …. I LOVE THIS NEW SATIN RIBBON and I LOVE the new EPOXY brads!!  I admit it… I think you are going to be seeing much more of these!

Trish… I promised I would show you pictures of the inside when I could… so just for you 🙂

Sorry… the focus wasn't quite right… But I'll tell you how I created the inside – after I've talked about the front:

Card Recipe: 

• Real Red, Basic Black and Whisper White card stock
• Ever After stamp set (113401)
• Tiny Tags stamp set (118592) and Medium Jewelry Tag punch (117190)
• Real Red Satin Ribbon (117286)  - did I tell you already that I luuuurv this ribbon 🙂
• Real Red Epoxy brads (117270)
• Inside of the card:
• Real Red, Basic Black and Whisper White card stock
• "may your Happily Ever After begin with a beautiful today sentiment" from the Ever After set (113401)
• Love square stamp – from the Ever After set – except I cut around the L with a pair of paper snips to focus only on the L
• Heart on the inside page – the new Scallop Heart Embosslit from the mini (117332)
• The only thing that I did inside, which you probably can't see too well, was to stamp the heart image from the front page on the background red card stock in side.  I stamped it with Versamark to give it a watermark feel – but used it to tie the front page to the inside page.  
• All I had to do was assemble it – and tie the bow.  The bow was tied by hand, using the "bunny ears" method.  Because this ribbon is 5/8", I found that this was a perfect size bow for this ribbon.  It really is luxe and satiny and just gorgeous!
• I stamped the "Mr & Mrs" sentiment from Tiny Tags onto Whisper White card stock and punched it using my Mini Jewelry punch
• For the brad – I cut off the "legs" of the brad and then adhered about 4 mini glue dots underneath it.  I then slipped the tag underneath and secured it to the underside of the brad – and then stuck the brad and the label onto the middle of the ribbon.
• I stamped the "to a perfect pair sentiment" from the Tiny Tags set (118091 – wood mount and 118592 clear mount) onto Whisper White card stock and punched it with my Modern Label Punch.  I then adhered it – lining it up to the Real Red Satin ribbon with dimensionals.
• I then put dimensionals under the Heart and it's red matt and mounted it onto the card base over the satin ribbon.

I was REALLY pleased with it and love the look of the Red,White and Black – I think it's such an interesting combination for a wedding card – so I hope you like it, too.

Now, I'm off to go feed and medicate my poor kitties.  As for me, I still have internal and external bruising and 1 stitch that is driving me nuts!!!!  I swear if I could get my paper snips into my  and take it out… I would… but I'm guessing that wouldn't be a good thing! 🙂

Have a fabulous Friday everyone… I am really looking forward to this weekend.  Don't  forget – leave a comment – or a question – to be entered into the January Blog Candy Draw.  And…. please keep the people and friends and family of those in Haiti in your prayers tonight.  

Jaydee