Friday, August 26, 2011

Elegant Floral Wedding for OCC

Hi there! Happy Saturday to you! It's time for another fun challenge over at Our Creative Corner. This week, a super-elegant color combo is brought to us by Vicki B. t's a neutral challenge with a POP of red! (In retrospect I think the card base should have been black...just pretend it is, ok?) I was pretty excited for this one because a good friend's wedding is coming up soon and guess what? Red and Black are their wedding colors! So what better opportunity to create the card for the gift? Gotta love multi-tasking! ;) 
 I paired up the color combo with this week's sketch from Stamping 411which I absolutely love!! Thanks ladies! 
There is minimal stamping on this card. I really wanted a lot of dimension, so I used the Floral Fusion and Swirls Scribbles Sizzlits dies to create the floral bouquet. The Basic Gray DSP came from a retired hostess paper pad, but there is a similar paper available in the current catalog. I MAY have over-done the BLING...but it's a wedding card, so I think it it is appropriate. (I can ALWAYS justify the bling...I'm just saying!) 
I used the Stripes Embossing Folder on the Basic Black card stock. The sentiment is from the Blissful Bride stamp set, which is sadly retired. (I just recently purchased it from a stampin' friend, though...so it is new to me. Thanks Ann! ) I completely forgot to snap a photo of the inside of the card, which included another sentiment from the same stamp set. Whoops! 
Thanks for stopping by today! Please hop on over to Our Creative Corner to see what the rest of the DT gals have whipped up with these fabby colors. Please join us and share YOUR creations! We can't wait to see them! 


Thoughts going out to everyone on the East Coast who may be in the path of Hurricane Irene. Please be safe out there! 


Stampin'  Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Blissful Bride (ret.)
Paper: Basic Gray DSP (ret hostess pad), Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White and Basic Black card stock
Ink: Basic Black Classic ink
Accessories: Stripes Embossing folder, Floral Fusion Sizzlets die, Swirls Scribbles Sizzlets die, Scallop Circle Sizzix die, Circle Scissors Plus, Large Oval punch, Small Oval punch (ret.), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Rhinestones, Real Red polka dot retired ribbon and Stampin' Dimensionals 

30 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card, love the swirls and flowers.

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  2. Oh my goodness! This is just gorgeous! What an amazing wedding card; I bet your friend will LOVE it. I wish I'd had something so lovely to put in my wedding scrapbook!

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  3. Beautiful card and yes, very elegant! What a wonderful wedding card. Love how you did the flowers. I actually have that die and could never get them to look right - I'll try to layer them like this.
    So pretty.
    Lynn

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  4. This is gorgeous!!! and amazing!!! What a beautiful card!

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  5. I'm sorry, I have to disagree.....you can never have too much bling!! Especially when it comes to a celebration of love, the more bling the better! Gorgeous card.
    Kelly xx

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  6. Anne Marie, I LOVE the wedding card! It looks gorgeous! even with a red card. :) [I think the black card base would be more dramatic, but it's still beautiful!]
    I love the flowers and the swirls. The card has a balanced beauty!
    And you can never have too much bling. I think your card looks elegant and well tailored!
    Have a wonderful weekend, and congrats to your friends upcoming wedding.
    hugs, sharon

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  7. What a beautiful card, Anne Marie! Can't overdo the bling, in my opinion. :) Hope all is well with you!

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  8. Oh I LOVE this Anne! SO elegant and beautiful! Amazing work as always:)
    Hugs,
    Lisa

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  9. Such a striking wedding card! I bet the couple will love that you took the time to make them a card in their chosen colors. Love the layers of floral fusion flowers. Just purchased that one myself & can't wait to give it a try. Not much of an expert with my big shot yet though.

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  10. It's really interesting the different looks you can get from the same colors. Love the boldness of your card and those flowers look awesome.

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  11. It looks so elegant- amazing card, Anne Marie !!

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  12. Wowza...you rocked both the sketch and the colours! Love what you did with the flowers, I need to use that die more...thanks for the reminder.
    Hugs,
    Lesley

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  13. What a perfect wedding card and such elegant colors. Love the flowers and the swirls and really can you ever have too much bling :)

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  14. what a fabulous wedding card ~ and to match the colors that were chosen for the wedding is wonderful. I love pulling it all together like that! TfS this beautiful card Anne Marie ~ have a wonderful day :-)

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  15. Anne Marie this is gorgeous and how perfect the couple's colors fit into your challenge. LOVE the swirls and bling on this one. I think it looks fabulous with or without the black card base. Hugs.

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  16. Anne this is gorgeous, you used the colors wonderfully!!! Love the sketch you used and the awesome flowers with the swirls and rhinestones!!!!

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  17. There's NEVER too much bling!!! Especially on a wedding card :) I love how you added the bling to the end of the scrolls :)

    The layered flowers are terrific :)

    Maria

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  18. I believe it's impossible to have too much bling on a wedding card! You're safe. LOL. Love the way you've done this color challenge with the rich red and embossed grey... it all sits so well on the black! Beautiful creation.

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  19. Ooh, I just love those layered flowers, the flourishes, and the wide ribbon. They all make such a huge impact on the card! Hope you have a great week!

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  20. I really enjoy the dimension all the layers on your card create. The flourish behind the flowers is a great touch and the white stitched ribbon is a nice touch.

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  21. This is so pretty, I love all the layers and the bling, wow. The colors are great and the stipes add such elegance. I like the card being red. Black would be too dark I think. Great job.

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  22. Holy gorgeousness!!! This is breathtaking. Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us on stamping 411 this week. Wow!

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  23. WOW!! Love these colors together!! Awesome flowers too!!

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  24. Anne Marie I really like all the flowers and details on this wedding card. Unusual wedding colors but a beautiful combo. Thanks for sharing another awesome creation!

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  25. What a wonderful wedding card. It's just poppin' with personality. Those rich bold colors are fabulous. Love the stripes and your hand made flowers are totally sensational. Super job on this week's color challenge. And thank you so much for that sweet comment you left on my OCC post. I really appreciate it.

    Hugs,
    Linda

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  26. So beautiful and so striking! Gorgeous card!

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  27. I love this card just the way it is! Very, very pretty!

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  28. WOWZEERS!! THose flowers are STUNNING!!! This card is just amazing, the flowers the layout and the details just enhance your amazing creation. Oh so gorgeous! Sorry it took a while to get my comments here - crazy week!

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Have a great day! :)
Anne Marie