I Do! I Do! I Do! - an elegant wedding card

I wanted to create a very elegant wedding card and Very Vanilla and Whisper White with a touch of diamonds was the first thing that came to mind!  I used a Stampin' Write Marker to use just the "I do" from one of my favorite stamp sets "Word Play"  

Cardstock:   Whisper White

                     Very Vanilla

Stamps:        Word Play #120651

Ribbon:         Very Vanilla 5/6" satin # 117291

Big Shot:       Elegant Lines embossing folder #119277

                     Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder #117335

                     Beautiful Wings Embosslits die #118138

Punches:      Scallop Oval Extra Large # 119856

                     Oval Large #119855

Ink:               Stampin= Write Marker Crumb Cake #120967

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Directions:

Whisper White: Cut 4-1/4" x 11" -     folded in half to make card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2")

                       Cut  4" x 5-1/4"   -    emboss with Elegant Lines - tie satin ribbon around top

                                                     and using Stampin= Dimensionals adhere to front of card

                       Stamp AI do@ to a scrap of card stock - cut out with Oval punch, adhere diamond.

                        

 Very Vanilla:     Die cut butterflies - accent with diamonds and adhere to card front using glue dots

                         Punch out Large Scallop Oval, run through Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.

                         Adhere to card front using Stampin= Dimensionals

                         Adhere prepared  AI Do@ oval to Scallop Oval

ARRGH! It's the Pirate's Life for Me!

I actually created this to submit to a contest, but got busy and missed the deadline - oh, well! Thought it would make a great little party favor!

Card Stock: Basic Black 1 piece 5" square
                     Cherry Cobbler - 1 piece 4" square
                     Very Vanilla - 2" x 2-3/4" and 4" square
                     Marina Mist - scrap
Ribbon: 7" Real Red 1-/1'4" striped grosgrain
12" Basic Black 1/8" taffeta ribbon - cut into two 6" lengths
6" Linen Thread
Ink: Basic Black
Basic Grey
Stamps: Sail Away
Dies: Scallop Square #115950
Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder #117335
Square Lattice embossing folder # 119976
Punches: ½" Circle punch
Extra Large Oval Punch - used for pirate face and mouth
Word Window Punch - used for eye patch
Two Step Owl Punch - used eyes from punch for eye and nose
Directions:
1 Cut one scallop square die from Basic Black card stock
2) Run 4" square of Cherry Cobbler card stock through the Square Lattice embossing folder
Adhere to Black scallop square
3) Bring two opposite corners of Scallop Square together and punch a hole to accommodate ribbon using the ½"
Circle punch.
4) Tie with black taffeta ribbon.
5) Using Very Vanilla 2" x 2-3/4" piece, trim two corners to create tag
6) Using Basic Grey ink, stamp "ledger" from Sail Away stamp set onto tag
7) Distress edges of tag and punch a hole in top to accommodate ribbon. Tie to Scallop Square
8) Using the Extra Large Oval punch and Very Vanilla card stock, punch pirates face.
9) Run lower edge of "face" through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. Distress with black ink to create
"beard"
10) Using a scrap of black, cut just the very end of a Word Window Punch for eye patch - adhere to face. Draw on
string for eye patch
11) Cut one "eye" using Marina Mist cardstock and the eyes from the Two Step Owl Punch - adhere in place
12) Cut a "nose" using Very Vanilla cardstock using the eyes from the Two Step Owl Punch - adhere in place
13) Using a scrap of Cherry Cobbler and the Extra Large Oval punch, punch mouth (use just the end of punch)
14) Fold Striped Grosgrain ribbon in half, adhere to top of pirate face and tie with Linen thread. Trim as needed
15) Using a Stampin’ Dimensional attach pirate face to tag.
FILL WITH TREATS AND YOU ARE DONE! ARRRGH! It’s the pirate’s life for me!