This card is for a few challenges - the first is for last week's Queen and fellow Dirty Dozen Alum Texas Grammy aka Bev Gerard. She's such an amazing stamper, flower maker, and creator of all things beautiful - and she's such a sweet person!! So even though I'm a week late I didn't want to pass up the chance to honor her!!
I kept the basic layout of the card - changed the colors, type and number of flowers, and card shape. I started out arranging the flowers as Bev did, but somehow in the creative process the flowers took over, multiplied and snuggled up and around the heart LOL... Thanks Bev for sharing your love of stamping - Hugs!!
This card is also for this month's Fan Club Theme - which is Summertime (the season and the song!).
Aaaaand it's for two of this year's DTGD Challenges. I love this event and would have played more had time allowed.
To make this card I used my new 18K Gold Leaf Pen which was a gift from my good friend Pam124 (Thanks Pam - I LOVE this pen!!), along with MS Punch-around-the-page, SU!'s Heart Dies, and MFT's rolled roses. However I needed one more size rose - I needed a rose smaller than the smallest MFT rose - so I made my own using Pat Smether's Blooms in a Box technique. Soooooooooo easy!! Link here: {BloomsinaBox} Thanks Pat for sharing your wonderful tricks of the trade - you're such an inspiration!! The flowers are edged in Liquid Pearls but that doesn't show in the photo. Also - there are two PATP panels glued together for the front of this card, as well as two PATP panels for the back, providing extra card strength and support. The front/back panels were then adhered at the top using score tape. It looks very delicate but is actually quite sturdy !!
Thanks everyone for peeking!
Hugs,
Audrey
Date: Sunday, August 5, 2012 GMT Views: 6914
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Accessories: SU! Heart Dies, Scallop, Circle and small Flower Punches, MS PATP, Leaf and Pine Punches, MFT Vintage and Fancy Flourishes, CheerLyn Designs Flourish, Liquid Pearls, 18K Gold Leaf Pen, Dimensionals, Dimensionals and more Dimensionals, Lots of Love
Registered: June 10, 2007 Location: BC Posts: 44872
Wed, Aug 08, 2012 @ 2:54 PM
Ohh so elegant, AudreyAnn! Beautiful flowers and so many of them! How elegant you've made the words " I DO " look! Amazing, AudreyAnn - twin to Pamzi!;)
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Sat, Aug 11, 2012 @ 10:15 PM
Unbelievably gorgeous!!!
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Sun, Aug 12, 2012 @ 10:27 AM
Wow, Audrey, This wedding card must be going to a very special couple because one of your accessories was "lots of love", and I don't doubt that one at all! Much love and time was put into this beauty. Your gold leaf pen along with your silver glitter paper look so beautiful on this lovely card! And the roses are outstanding! So breath-taking! Thank you for the link on how to make them. It's no wonder why this card was chosen for a "favorite"~
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Fri, Aug 17, 2012 @ 12:43 PM
{{{{hugggsss}}}}
Oh Audrey! I love every amazing bit of this! I'm so glad you've been incredibly blessed with talent, so peeps like myself can just be still and savor the beauty! If I never get to hug you IRL, please know that I've {{{huggged}}} you across the land of SCS! I'm so honored by your creation, sweet Lady!!