Wedding Card

The wedding was lovely and I successfully kept the bride and groom out of each other's site until Stacey came down the aisle on her proud Papa's arm. I mentioned yesterday that her Papa is also our pastor and he officiated their marriage covenant. I wondered how they would choreograph that. Her grandfather is also a pastor and he began the service. When it was time for Pastor David to give Stacey to her intended they played some music along with a photo montage while he took his father-in-law's place. A great transition with little distraction.

I made a card for Stacey and Chris:

The card base is 5 1/2 " sq. SU Whisper White (100730), followed by a mat 5 1/4" sq. SU Blushing Bride (119796), then a DSP layer 5 1/8" (that paper has been in my stash for years, no idea where it is from). Next there are four 2 3/8" sq. of Blushing Bride matted under four 2 1/4" sq. of that same mysterious DSP. Next I cut a scallop circle of Blushing Bride using the SU Scallop Circle Die (113468) and a circle of SU Shimmery White (101910) using the SU Clear Circle Die (114533) and the SU Big Shot (113439). The cut out rose is a Stampendous stamp, in my stash for years-I believe it is one of the first stamps I bought. It is watercolored using SU classic ink refills and SU Aqua Painters (103954) I used Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, and Blush Blossom (retired, but available as a marker [100037], good for skin tones, too) for the flower; Old Olive and Always Artichoke for the leaves; Early Espresso for the stem. The scalloped circle and flower is popped up using SU Dimensionals (104430) and the pearl accents on the four corners are SU Basic Pearls (119247).

I'm still getting the hang of water coloring, but I'm fairly pleased with this outcome, if I might say so myself. I think I've been in too big a hurry with previous efforts. About sentiments: I've heard others musing about inspiration for brilliant wisdom to write in cards. I've pondered the same thing. Recently, I've done Google searches for appropriate poems or found scripture verses that were meaningful or consulted poetry books on our shelves at home. I type them out on my computer, adjust margins, select font and color then print them on SU cardstock.

It's a lovely autumn day here in NM, the windows are open and I can hear the breeze rustling in the grasses around our house. Hope you are enjoying a lovely LORD's day in your part of the world, too.

Marge