Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. Wedding season is right around the corner, so I wanted to share a wedding card idea that features a gender-neutral palette. I often struggle with cards that are for male recipients, but this color combination I have in mind today is less-feminine and perfect for the groom.
Step 1: Trim a piece of DCS Dolphin Gray cardstock to 5 ½’’ x 8 ½’’ and score in the middle at 4 ¼’’ to create the card base. Cut CardStock offers many beautiful shades of gray cardstock; I chose DCS Dolphin Gray because it is a nice weight of cardstock that can still be easily embossed. The embossing folder I used here is called Distressed Tile by Stampin’ Up.
Step 2: Next, stamp the focal image with VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink on Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. VersaFine Clair Sand Dune has been a new favorite ink of mine for outline images; I used to only stamp the outlines with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, but this Sand Dune color is such a great neutral alternative. This large and elegant flower is from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set.
Step 3: After stamping, die cut the images with the coordinating dies.
Step 4: I decided to ink blend on the leaves to add some color. Since the flower petals are large, they were easy to mask off. Classic Crest Solar White cardstock is ultra smooth and ink blends beautifully with Memento New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves inks.
Step 5: Then, trim DCS Canvas Textured Lava Stone Gray cardstock to a ¾’’ x 5 ½’’ strip, and heat emboss on the smooth side. The darker shade of gray really makes the sentiment stand out.
Step 6: Finally, add a strip of DCS Indigo Blue for an additional pop of color. A dark green cardstock would actually look great, too. Adhere all of the layers to complete this gender-neutral wedding card.
Hello Friends! Katy here with my latest video sharing a great way to use Brilliance Metallic Inks to create a beautiful wedding card. Video has all the details. Thanks for watching.
Other Products Used 100% Cotton or Watercolor Paper Spellbinders BetterPress System Altenew Blooming Bouquet Press Plate Spellbinders On Your Wedding Day Press Plate Black and White Cardstock
Hello crafty friends! Today, we are going to make a wedding card with a Z-fold gift card holder inside. This is a fun card to make for other occasions, too. So, let’s get crafting!
Skill: Intermediate Time: 30 Minutes
Direction:
Step 1
I would suggest cutting all the pieces you will need for this card ahead. You can find all the measurements for all the pieces in the picture above.
On today’s card I use the “Vertical Pocket” size.
And for the mats, you can use either any color cardstocks or patter papers.
Step 2 For the card base, it is an A2 card size (5.5 inch x 4.25 inch) with side fold that you can make with a panel of 8.5 inch x 5.5 inch heavy weight white cardstock and score and fold at 4.25 inch.
Cut the 2 cardstock or papers into 5.25 inch x 4 inch for the background mats.
Add one mat to the front card and one mat to the inside card with On Point Glue. Set aside to dry.
Step 3 For the Z-fold base, cut a piece of cardstock into 4.25 inch x 9 inch, score it at 3 inch and 6 inch, and then fold it like the letter “Z” and use a bone folder to press the scored lines.
Cut 3 piece cardstock or pattern papers into 2.75 inch x 4 inch for the background mats. Add each of the background mats to each section of the Z-fold card base with the On Point Glue.
Add the Z-fold base to the inside card (center) with the On Point Glue.
Step 4 To make the gift card pocket, first cut a piece of matching cardstock (or pattern paper) into 2.75 inch x 3.5 inch, and then score 2 sides (lengthwise) at 0.25 inch and at the bottom at 0.25 inch.
Snipe off the 2 bottom corners (x) with scissors.
Add some of the Tear It! Tape on all three flaps.
Step 5 Use the 1 inch circle punch to punch the top of the gift card pocket; insert the gift card pocket half way through and punch the half-circle shape on the top of the gift card pocket.
Remove the liners from the double-sided tape and add the gift card pocket to the middle of the Z-fold card.
Step 6 Stamp the cake image on a piece of cold-press watercolor cardstock with the Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.
Clean the ink off the stamp with Staz-On All-Purpose Stamp Cleaner.
Step 7 The Memento fine tip markers work well with small intricate images and the inks can blend well.
First, color the roses on the cake using 2 shades of the Memento Markers.
Use the Rose Bud Memento Marker to color the bottom part of the petals, and then color the rest of the petals with the Angle Pink Memento Marker.
Step 8 Use the fine tips of the Bamboo Leaves Memento Marker to color the bottom part of the leaves.
And then, use the New Sprout Memento Marker to finish color the whole leaves.
Step 9 Color the rest of the tiny flowers on the cake using the fine tip of the Summer Sky Memento Marker.
Step 10 Scribble some of the ink from the London Fog Memento Marker and then pick it up with a wet water brush to color the cake stand. Build up the color and shadow with adding more color to it.
Dry the watercolored image with a craft heat gun.
Step 11 Scribble some of the ink from the Dessert Sand Memento Marker and then pick it up with a wet water brush to color the cakes. Build up the colors and shadow by adding more color to it.
Dry the watercolored image with a craft heat gun.
Step 12 Fussy cut the colored wedding cake image with the micro-tip scissors.
Cut a piece of white copy paper with the doily die cut.
Add both pieces to the front of the card with On Point Glue.
Step 13 Stamp the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock with the Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.
Trim it into a banner sentiment with paper trimmer and micro-trip scissors.
Add to the front of the card (on the cake) with On Point Glue.
Step 14 Cut out the word “Mr & Mrs” out of black cardstock with the word die twice and stack them together with On Point Glue. If you want a more thicker chipboard look, you can cut the word sentiment 3-4 times and stack them together.
Add them to the front of the gift card pocket with On Point Glue.
Step 15 Cut another 2 piece white cardstock into 3.75 inch x 2.5 inch for the background mats, and and each of the background mat to the Z-fold base (right and left) with the On Point Glue.
Stamp the sentiment on one of the white mats (the right side of the gift card pocket) with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.
This Z-fold gift card holder can be pulled out to the right side when they open the card.
You can insert the gift card inside the pocket and you can write your message on the empty side.
Even though this card has some layers, it still can fit nicely inside a regular envelope to mail it out.
I hope you like this wedding card with a gift card holder idea and maybe you can give this tutorial a try by making it for birthdays, graduations, or other occasions.
Thanks so much for stopping by our blog today. Have a wonderful day!
Craft Supplies
Imagine Crafts:
Memento Markers (Angle Pink, Rose Bud, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky, Dessert Sand, and London Fog)
Hello everyone. Von Marie here with my latest video and I wanted to do something different and make a colorful embossed Wedding Card using New VersaFine Clair inks and I will give you a swatch of the inks of what they look like in a couple techniques. There will be more details in the video.
Skill Level: Intermediate Time: 60 Mins.
Art Supplies:
• Mixed Media Paper • Card Base 4 ¼ x 5 ½ • Glitter cardstock • Word Sentiment • Embossing Folder • Glue • Vellum Cardstock • Foam tape • Kraft Cardstock • Rectangle die or Scissors • Embellishments • Oval or any shape • Die-Cutting Machine
Hi everyone! It’s Jessica here. I am so excited to share a wedding card idea with you today. We will be creating a romantic wedding scene by watercoloring some images. If you like adding shimmer and sparkles to your card, be sure to keep reading to find out how you can watercolor with the Sheer Shimmer Sprays!
Step 1: The focal point of today’s card is the bride and groom images from Stampin’ Up’s Here’s to Love set. I stamped the images on watercolor cardstock with VersaFine Clair Morning Mist ink. Most of the time the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink is my go-to for stamping image outlines. However, I wanted to create a softer look today, and I thought this dark gray color is a great alternative to the usual crisp, black ink. I also did a little bit of masking on the bride’s right arm, so that the groom’s suit outline does not overlay on top.
Step 2: Now it is time to add some color. I wanted to try watercoloring with the Sheer Shimmer Spray to add some additional sparkle, since the card layout is quite simple. There are several metallic options to choose from for the Sheer Shimmer Sprays. I chose the color Sparkle, which is clear with a golden shimmer. I painted the bride’s dress with 2-3 coats, letting each coat dry before applying the next layer. For the groom’s suit, I mixed the spray with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. (What a coincidence with the ink’s name, ha!)
Step 3: Then I stamped the floral images from Stampin’ Up’s Happiness Abounds set using the same gray ink. I mixed Memento Summer Sky ink with Sheer Shimmer Spray to color the base layer of the flowers, and added shadows with Paris Dusk. This color combination is so lovely and the perfect dusky blue for a wedding palette. The Imagine Craft Mat is also a great tool for mixing colors. Since the Memento inks are water-based, I can apply the ink directly onto the craft mat and clean the surface with a quick water rinse at the end.
Step 4: The leaves were colored with Memento New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves ink. I hope you can see the shimmer from the spray a little better in this picture. It is hard to capture the fine sparkle on camera, but the shimmering effect is truly mesmerizing in person.
Step 5: I also splattered some white acrylic paint droplets to add additional textures to the colored images.
Step 6: Now we are ready to die cut the images. The coordinating Blossoming Happiness dies are compatible with the Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine.
Step 7: Finally, I stamped the “congratulations” sentiment with Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink. It complements the gray image outlines nicely and also adds a subtle shine to the project.
You might have noticed that I paired my stamping tool with Altenew’s SlimGrip Sticky Mat now. This Sitcky Mat is a game changer and I love how easy it is to line up narrow sentiment strips.
Here is the final card once I assembled all of the elements. You can recreate this layout with any floral stamps that you may have. I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial and the tips and tricks about watercoloring with Sheer Shimmer Sprays!
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