Katey's Wedding Cake Card

I made this card yesterday while Little Keith was sleeping. I was only going to post it to SCS but I saw a had some comments on it this morning so I thought I would just go ahead and post it here even though the recipient is a follower of my blog!
So I started with Whisper White card stock and made three cake pieces: 3.5 x 1.75, 3 x 1.75 and 2.5 x 1.25. I stacked them just like I would stack my finished cake inside my Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder and ran it through my Big Kick. I wanted to work with just the cake at first not knowing what to do yet with the base so I adhered 2 strips of scrap paper to the back of the cake lengthwise so I could work with it in one piece. I cut three lengths of brown satin eyed ribbon. Katey's bridesmaid dresses are a rich chocolate satin! Did I mention I'm a bridesmaid? I can't wait to wear my dress.
To embellish the cake I used my Little Leaves and Birds and Blooms dies in colors of Kiwi Kiss, Ridinghood Red and Tangerine Tango. To make the flowers seem more dimensional I folded each petal so it would stand. I glued the two layers together with mini glue dots (a life saver for this project) and I adhered pearls to the center of each.
Once I knew what I wanted my cake to look like this actually came together very easily!
For my base I made a 5 x 7 card out of textured Kiwis Kiss cs and a sheet of Chocolate Chip dotted dsp. It's from the Bella dsp pack. To give this project just a little more I decided to frame my dsp layer with brown grosgrain ribbon.
One other special detail...I punched a hole in the side of the card and threaded ribbon through it to be tied as a special closure.
I hope Katey likes her cake! I really wanted to make something special and beautiful for her wedding. I'm really looking forward to the BIG DAY!
Ingredients: all SU! unless noted
Stamps: none
Paper: Whisper White cs, textured cs Ridinghood Red, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Kiwi Kiss cs, Chocolate Chip dsp from Bella series(retired)
Ink: none
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder, corner rounder punch(ek success),
ribbon(lss), adhesive pearls(Marc Richards), Little Leaves and Birds and Blooms dies

Heather's Wedding Card

Hi All. Just posting today to show you this wedding card I made for a life-long friend getting married this weekend.
Overall I am somewhat pleased with the results, but WOW did I struggle with the balance of the design and I'm still not that happy with it!
What you can't see is that the flowers were stamped in black and then clear embossed which adds texture and shine. In the flower centers are tiny Diamond Dots for an extra little twinkle. This stamp set is from PaperTrey Ink and is incredibly versatile. Great sentiments for weddings and birthdays!
Ingredients
Paper: Papertrey Ink White, Baja Breeze textured card stock, Silver card stock(SU!), designer paper from local craft store
Stamps: Papertrey Ink's Piece of Cake set
Ink: Baja Breeze (SU!), Brilliance Graphite Black, Versamark, ColorBox silver
Accessories: treading water punch(Fiskars), Baja Breeze ribbon(Valet collection from SU!)Diamond Dots stickers, ticket corner punch(SU!)
Thanks!

Wedding Shower Invites & My Neglected Blog

Wow, it's been a little while since I've posted. I've been busy making these wedding shower invitations for my friend who was also my maid of honor. I'm really happy with the results and I love that I could incorporate the computer into my design.
Hope all is well! I'll be back soon with more projects. Pleas note when viewing some of the info has been blocked for privacy reasons. Thanks!
Ingredients
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral (SU!)
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip (all SU!)
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Vellum Paper (all SU!)
Accessories: Baja Breeze ribbon from Valet ribbon collection (SU!), ribbon hole punch (fiskars), computer and Microsoft Word word processing, Freehand591 BT font, ink jet printer, custom chocloate font color (color model RGB, Red 62, Green 31, Blue 0)