Anniversary Wishes

It was my mom and dad's 40th wedding anniversary yesterday. Making a card for both of them can be challenging as my dad is definitely not a lace and flowers kind of guy. I went with something with clean lines and neutral colors with just a splash of red. I picked red because I did a little research and found that the traditional gift for a 40th anniversary is rubies. Well, my sister and I didn't go that route with their gift (we got them tickets to a show they'll see during their trip to Las Vegas instead), so I figured I'd incorporate it into their card.

I started with a panel out of kraft cardstock. I cut a strip of SEI Alpine Frost Sleigh Ride designer paper, being sure to include some red in the piece, and placed that along the bottom of the panel. I used a piece of brown faux suede ribbon to divide the panel where the patterned and solid papers met.

The top of the panel has a pair of hearts--one from the SU! Always stamp set and one clear ghost heart. These ghost shapes are so much fun to use! i {heart} papers has them in several different shapes. The vanilla heart is stamped with pigment ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for a nice texture. I added a button, threaded with a piece of twine, to draw attention to the clear heart and to hide the glue dot I used to attach it, too. I layered the kraft panel on a Chocolate Chip panel for some contrast, then set the piece on a Riding Hood Red cardfront.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: SEI Alpine Frost Sleigh Ride designer paper, May Arts brown faux suede ribbon, Heidi Swapp ghost heart

other: Always and Hugs & Wishes stamp sets, Riding Hood Red Classic ink, Real Red Craft ink, Real RedVery Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, and Kraft cardstock, Crystal Clear embossing powder (Stampin' Up!); button, twine (Walmart)