This is my card for The Double Dare Challenge some SCS friends do each week. This week Joan (Joan Ervin) issued the challenge to make a soft, beautiful, elegant wedding card.
My card started out as filling 2 challenges - the Double Dare and the Color challenge - but after I was almost completely done - I realized I used Going Grey instead of Basic Grey !!!(*#&% is what I said !) and then made another card for the color challenge!
I cut the opening with my square nestability then cut a scalloped square slightly larger out of Guava and cut out the middle with the regular square I used on the card.
I stamped the cake on a white panel attached inside the card and then on a Blush Blossom piece and again on a Groovy Guava piece. I cut the blush blossom cake out and layered it on the white panel. Then I cut each layer of frosting out of the Guava and layered that on top of the blush layer. This is the paper tole technique that we used in a recent challenge.
I stamped the sentiment, two hearts one love, around the frame with versamark ink - so it's a watermark rather than a color.
Inside the card underneath 'perfect match' I stamped 'forever + ever+ever+ever+ever (Hampton Arts).
This was a very opportune challenge as we're going to a wedding over Memorial Day weekend and I needed a card for it!
Thanks Joan for the fun challenge!
Click on 4_15 in the keywords to see the other cards for this challenge. They'll be posting all this week.
Come over to my blog to see pictures of the inside of the card.
Registered: February 1, 2005 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 37720
Tue, Apr 15, 2008 @ 8:10 PM
Julia, Julia, Julia!!!!! Talk about a super fabulous design!!! I love your gorgeous wedding cake with the paper tole frosting and the awesome frame!!! Great little tag, too,....such a beautiful, elegant wedding card!!
Registered: April 20, 2005 Location: The only Eaton Rapids on the Earth, Michigan Posts: 57568
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 6:09 AM
Julia, your paper tole technique on your wedding cake is outstanding, and I love how you framed it! This is beautiful! Off to check out the inside on your blog!
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105101
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 6:20 AM
Julia, I just love the open window! If this is what nestabilities can do, hmmmmm....I'm always behind the latest stuff! (I just got a cb!!). I love the color combination, even if you did have to say *&%#! The going gray is a lovely compliment to the guava. Watermarking around the window is so subtle! I know the couple will love your card, forever + ever+ever+ever, and have fun celebrating with them Memorial Day weekend! Thanks for sharing your wonderful card!!
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Registered: September 12, 2004 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 54468
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 @ 10:57 AM
I love how the beautiful cake looks like it is inside the window of a bakery. What a clever and creative concept!! Love everything about this card, Julia. So beautifully done!
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