Wedding - JJ and Annie

                                                                      

 First of all, my apologies for the terrible image - I need to work on my blogging skills - and also figure out how to arrange my photos.  It worked yesterday and not today!

Front of card:  shimmery cs; Cuttlebug border die; Sizzix embossing folder; sheer ribbon, SU Wedding Elegance sentiment; half pearls

Inside: (This is a tip.) I try to incorporate something from the invitation on my cards.  This time I used an actual part of the card - they had an overlay of vellum with initials (in light purple) and a swirl accented with a gem.  I took the entire overlay, trimmed on three sides, and used the folded piece on the inside of the card.  I printed the verse on a piece of the same shimmery cs, adhered inside the folded vellum.  I adhered this to the inside of the card with double stick tape.

Sketch:  http://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge

Wedding:      http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/

Embossing:   http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/

                      http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

                       http://www.vssweetideas.blogspot.com/

Ribbon:         http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/

Sentiment:     http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/

Tip (not theme)      http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/

Pearls and swirls:   http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/

Any:              http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.com/     

                      http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/

                      http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

                      http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.com/

                      http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2015/05/dlart-may-linky-challenge.html

Die cut butterflies

For the card full of butterflies I used AMuse papers I was lucky enough to win a few weeks ago - this is a gorgeous palette (Venetian),  I used lido and titian.  The butterflies and circles are Spellbinder die cuts - cut and embossed.  I had all the "holes" from the center butterfly still floating around on my desk, and I decided to add them along the top and bottom - kind of like the look. I used a strip of ribbon but ended up hiding most of it.

Use of die cuts, and AMuse cs:  http://amusestudiochallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Texture: http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
Sketch:  http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
"me" - things I like include butterflies, black, and die cuts: http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/05/nsd-2-all-about-me.html

A trio of flowers

The inside verse is for a sympathy card, but this is the only sentiment I had that would work in this layout.  I used Spellbinders embossed photo corners to attach it.  I have rediscovered my Twinkling H20's recently, and like the shimmer on this ivory cs. I need more practice - I was attempting to make the side panels much lighter.  Image is by Hampton Art, and the sentiment is part of a Recollection set.
The sketch:  http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/
Using texture:  http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
Using color:  http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/