my first wedding card

This card is for my very special brother-in-law and his childhood sweetheart, who are getting married today. :D Congratulations, you two!

I've never needed to make a wedding card before... I really hope they like it (click to see larger):

Neither my BIL nor his fiancée are very froofy, frilly types, so I wanted to keep the card clean and void of flowers or ribbon or anything of that nature. It was even difficult to control myself when it came to adding the pearls! LOL I wanted to put them on all of the flourish points, as well as the frame and corners, but managed to restrain myself to just the latter. ;)

The card is just a Whisper White card stock base, 12 x 5.5, scored and folded. The bottom mat is a gorgeous, shimmery white card stock which actually has a slight ecru cast, making it stand out from the card base and still look monochromatic. The swirls were made cutting Whisper White with my QuicKutz Flourish die, and provide a nice, matte contrast to the shimmery paper. The center image is a stamp from Hero Arts' "Frames and Messages" set, embossed with a pearlescent white EP that matches the shimmery paper. The sentiment is from SU!'s "Happy Harmony" set from the '07 Sale-A-Bration mini (I think). I cut out the frame image and mounted it on vellum paper to help give it some definition from the background (I apologize for the vellum giving off a strange cast in the photo - IRL it looks much more translucent and blends perfectly). Hero Arts' pearls add the perfect touch.

A FEW TIPS:
• When working with diecuts, don't be afraid to let them "trail off" the edge of your card or scrapbook page. It's a tough look to describe, but doing that gives your project a more random, natural feel... like the diecuts were actually already part of the paper and not an added element, KWIM?
• When adhering multiple diecuts in a pattern, use a respositionable adhesive (here, I ran my pieces through my little Xyron with the repositionable cartridge put in) until you get them exactly the way you want them. Then go back with a little liquid adhesive and a toothpick to make them permanently stay in place, lifting a small section at a time to apply the glue.
• Whenever using a Xyron, always go over the edges of your adhered diecuts with an adhesive remover, to get rid of those stray boogies that are so typical when using a Xyron. :P Fortunately, since my card was white, I was able to follow up with a light dusting of baby powder to make sure any unreachable bits of adhesive would no longer be tacky and therefore resist lint or dirt later on down the line.
• When making a wedding card, keep in mind that this is a card that will likely become a keepsake and kept for many, many years. Always use acid-free, lignin-free, buffered paper and supplies to prevent as much deterioration as possible.

I think that's it! 'A' and 'T' are two of the most wonderful people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, and I can't even begin to describe my happiness for them. Love you guys! XO

Thanks for peekin' in today. Have a fabulous weekend!





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SUPPLIES
paper - SU! Whisper White, vellum paper, white shimmer is unknown (Archiver's?)
stamps - Hero Arts CL130 set and SU! 'Happy Harmony' set
ink - VersaMark, VersaFine (black)
misc - pearlescent white EP and heat tool, paper snips, SU! Ticket Corner punch, QuicKutz Flourish die, Hero Arts pearls, and pop dots