Wedding Congratulations with Words of Cheer (Blog Hop)

I think there is a special magic at holiday weddings, as they gleam and shine and give us another reason to celebrate.  So while I have been immersed in Christmas cards for the last several weeks I knew I could slightly switch gears and make the perfect card for a holiday wedding as my card for the Stampin' Symphony Celebrate Blog Hop:

Magic Rain Cards (Blog Hop)

I have been impatiently waiting to share my projects for this month's Stamping Symphony Blog Hop with you, and now the day has finally arrived!!  And I have THREE projects to share, all featuring the Magic Rain technique.

Happy Birthday Blog Hop

 It's time for another Stamping Symphony Blog Hop!  Our theme this month was to showcase the new Jan - June mini products, and there are TONS of new goodies in this catalogue!

I started with a black card base and added a panel of True Love DSP.  The assorted black and white patterns are so versatile and can be coloured, sponged, or left alone, as I have here.

The Pieced Blooms dies are the hidden gem in this catalogue.  I didn't see them the first six or seven times through!  But they are my most used item by far.  I even organized my entire Spring Virtual Weekend Retreat around these dies, they add the most beautiful details to a project.

For this card I die cut a variety of the flowers from Petal Pink cardstock and sponged the centre of each flower with Rococo Rose ink.

Layered behind the flowers is a die cut from the Flowering Vine die set.  Another easy to miss set in this chock-full catalogue, but one that has a mighty impact!

The pretty pierced label is also from the Pierced Blooms set--you seriously get so many dies!!  The sentiment is from the Pretty Parasol set, which is in the annual catalogue but a new purchase for me.  I have used this sentiment tons already.

For a final touch I always like to add some sparkle to the centre of my flowers, in this case I used rhinestones but there are some new Gilded Gems in the mini that are perfect for this purpose too.

I kept the inside of my card simple with a "happy birthday" sentiment from the new Oval Occasions set, and another die cut flower and stem.  I've fallen in love with cutting the leaves out of white cardstock instead of green--it gives a very different, subtle and elegant look.

Thanks for hopping by today!  Please be sure to hop along to see what the rest of our team has for you this month.  And if you're interested in any of the products featured on my card today, you can find them in my online store.

And if you like my project I hope you'll follow me on Facebook or Instagram for more daily ideas.

Barb

Barb (you're here)

Sandy--Lolly & Sand

Jen--Stamping Jen

Leigh--SimpLeigh Stamping

Laurel--Laurel Davis Crafting

Leena--A La Cards

Wild Roses (Blog Hop)

 With a very broad theme this month of anything from the new mini catalogue or Saleabration it was SOOOO hard to decide what to do!  I finally settled on this very demure birthday card that I had in my head and finally got onto paper.

I had this vision of a kraft background with white watercolouring highlighting the flowers in a unique way, and it turned out even better than I had hoped.  I usually use my ink pads and aquapainter to watercolour but this time I used a white watercolour pencil on crumb cake cardstock.  I think it really adds depth to the background roses image.

I paired the stamped piece with a strip of DSP from the In Good Taste paper pack.  I think this stamp set creates a background that looks like fabric, and the woven DSP just tied this look together.

I tied a piece of the Blackberry Bliss striped ribbon along the "seam" of my paper and added a large bow, which I think adds a lot to the understated femininity of this card.

A small heat embossed sentiment on a beautiful stitched shape background anchored to the bottom corner of my card completed the front.  I added a second stitched element in white beneath the sentiment to help draw the eye and create a neutral resting place.

I added a strip of the highlighted roses paper to the inside of my card, offsetting the sentiment and leaving lots of space to write a personal message to the recipient.

One final look at the outside of my card:

As you hop along to see everyone's creations I hope you'll consider following me on Instragram (@justbstamping) and Facebook.

Thank you for stopping by, and if you leave a comment on my post you'll be included in my weekly draw for a free card!

Barb (you're here)

Jen

Leigh

Laurel

Leena