Blogger Challenge: Week 212

This week’s blogger challenge theme is a sketch. I went semi-elegant on this one, making a pretty wedding card using the Bird and Groom set from Our Craft Lounge.

The set’s layered cake image was a nice fit for the sketch’s large circle panel. As a whimsical touch, I added the little bird pair, positioned beak to beak, as a cake topper. The image is colored with Copic markers. Some self-adhesive pearls and Liquid Pearls were added on as accents.

The elegant foil patterned paper I used to cover most of the cardfront comes from a fair themed paper collection. You can’t tell that here, can you? The shimmer and pattern make a perfect wedding look. I used plain solid cardstock pieces for the two rectangle panels so nothing would distract from the pretty foil pattern. The image is set over the panels on top of a silver scallop edged circle. I stamped the set’s “congratulations” sentiment at the bottom right corner of the card. I'll leave you with a little stamping tip--I found that Palette's hybrid black ink worked best for stamping on the foil paper's somewhat slick surface.

For more project ideas using this sketch, check out the links below. If you join in the challenge, feel free to add your link to the list.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Our Craft Lounge Bird and Groom stamp set, X-Press Copic blending cardstock, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic markers (R20, R21, R32, C-1, C-3, C-5), SEI Fair Day 6x6 paper pad, Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies, Ranger Pink Petal Liquid Pearls, Zva Creative self-adhesive pearl lines, Palette Noir Black ink

other: Innocent Pink cardstock (Gina K Designs); shimmery silver paper (Recollections)