Hi Everyone… Happy Thursday night!
I'd created a card for the splitcoaststampers CAS challenge this week – which was to create a wedding card. Coincidentally the design divas at Palspaperarts challenge for this week (PPA8) is Keep it Simple… so, I'm able to use one card for both challenges 🙂
Today's card uses the SU Bride Specialty Paper and the Heard from the Heart stamp set. I love the Bride Specialty paper and really wanted that to be the focal point for this card.
This paper is so gorgeous and shimmery, that it really needed the Shimmery White paper to complement it. It was a little difficult to get a good closeup for you – but here's my attempt 
You can see that the card is Shimmery White for the base and the matt between the stripe and patterned piece. For the sentiment, I cut a piece of Shimmery White and stamped the image in Basic Grey. I then cut a piece of the patterned paper and added that to the bottom of the stamped piece.
I popped the the striped layer with Stampin Dimensionals and then popped the stamped piece. This gives me the dimensionality I needed but still keeps the profile pretty low.
I doubled a piece of the silver elastic cord (from the new mini catalog) and tied it around the stamped sentiment frontspiece.
Jaydee tip: 1) the cord allows me to cover the line between the Shimmery White and the specialty paper without distracting from the sentiment. 2) Additionally, I love the fact that the curly edges of the cord echo the curls at the end of the sentiments…. and the curls in the paper! 3) Also… the double mounting makes it have a softness and tactile quality that I wouldn't have gotten if I had just glued all of the layers down. 🙂
I finished up the card with a single half pearl from the pretties kit.
Overall, I was very happy with the card. It's clean and simple, but has layer, texture and richness I think a wedding card deserves. Additionally the shimmer from the card stock, the paper, the pearl and the cord all provide a fabulous "bling" without feeling overdone. This is the second wedding card I've made with the Bride Specialty paper – but both are very different.
I hope you have a fabulous Friday. I'm having coffee with my friend and upline Brenda tomorrow afternoon….. and then it's off to the movies with my DH. I really want to see Julie and Julia before it goes off the circuit here.
As always, thank you for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere. Your visit, comments and support are very much appreciated. If you have any questions on this card, any projects on my blog – or SU in general, just email me or leave a comment.
Peace and hugs
Jaydee
10 Responses
So very pretty! The paper is jut gorgeous! A perfect KISS card! Thanks for playing @ PPA!
This is beautiful – love white on white with that touch of silver – very elegant – love it!
Hi Jaydee
you did such a beautiful job on this card – I truly love that paper – you have used it to it’s full potential!
you rock Jaydee!!!
\Where’s the photo girlfriend???
Hey! What are you talking about 411 fav.? I confused! LOL
What a beautiful card, Jaydee! Great job combining the challenges! I love the papers you used! Simply wonderful and simply elegant!
Wow – gorgeous! Love the papers! Very beautiful card!
Hi Jaydee
just me Carole’Anne
i wanted to say that I really love the music on your blog. can you share with me how you do that???
just really nice choice of music
so enjoyable to come to your corner!
Gorgeous card! Did you submit this for CAS32 on SCS?
Melissa… thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment… I really appreciate it. yes, I had submitted it for the CAS32 on SCS… but what you made me realize is that I hadn’t linked to it!…. so fixed. 🙂 there are always great inspiration to find there.
peace and hugs
jaydee
Hey Carole’Anne…. thanks for stopping by. You can create your own free playlist for your blog at this site. http://www.playlist.com/
You can search by song, or by artist and add them to your playlist. Once your playlist has the songs you want on it, you can generate the code to place on your blog. It’s really pretty simple. The only thing I would advise you to be careful of… check the songs carefully, some of them are karaoke versions/not the original artists, etc. So you need to just check them out. They actually have a phenomenal selection – as you can tell from my eclectic music choices!
peace and hugs – as always,
Jaydee
On behalf of the Pals Paper Arts design team, thank you for playing @ PPA!
Be sure to join us for our next challenge on Thursday, September 24, 2009.