Wedding Card

This card is a series of mistakes!  The design process is my favorite part of cardmaking but it isn't without frustration.  First of all I have a problem "seeing straight" which means I have a problem with parking my car straight and an even bigger problem centering card layers and stamping .  That is why this card doesn't have the top layers perfectly aligned and centered on the others--because I goofed.  The wonderful, joyous part of it all is that I like the off centered design a WHOLE lot better than the centered design I originally started with.  The moral of the story is don't throw away what you messed up, try to use it some other way; it might actually be better!

This card is not the regular A2 card so loved by many card makers.  Since it is a wedding card, I wanted it to be a bit bigger.

Recipe

Patterned cardstock is from sžeži , Bissette paper pad

Ivory cardstock is from the Recollections Neutral stack

White cardstock is just a "value" stack available from craft stores or even WalMart

Invitation envelopes  sized  4 3/4" x 6 1/2" (@the Office is brand name from Michaels or AC Moore)

Frame cut from Storybook Cricut cartridge

Always and forever stamp and black ink pad, (sorry, don't know the brand name)

Distress Ink pad in Antique Linen

Ivory satin ribbon

Adhesive

Gluedots

1.   Cut the card base from white cardstock at 4 1/2" x 12 ", score at 6" and fold.

2.   Cut the green cardstock at 4 1/2" x 6" ".  This cardstock may appear to be a solid color   green but it actually has tiny little white, black and green dots all through the background.

3.   Cut the black cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 3/4".

4.   Cut the floral print at 3 3/4" x 5".

5.   Cut ivory layer at 3 1/4" x 4 1/2".

6.   Cut the frame at  3 1/4 " from the Storybook Cricut cartridge, using the same green print cardstock that was used for the bottom layer.  The cut is found on Page 35 of the booklet and is cut using the Shift+Accent/Frame feature.  This is a very intricate cut so the spatula tool is almost a necessity .  You may want to attempt a cut like this on a mat that has been used a number of times. I set the speed at 3 and the pressure at 4.

7.   Ink around the edges of the green, floral and ivory cardstock with the Antique Linen ink pad using a light touch.  I found it easier to control ink using a finger dabber.  Ink around the diecut edges as well.

8.   Glue the ribbon across the corner of the ivory cardstock using scotch tape on the back to hold it in place.

9.   Adhere from the base up as follows:  Folded cardstock, green print layer, black layer, floral layer, ivory layer, Cricut frame diecut, centering each layer on top of the layer underneath it. 

10. Cut small piece of ivory ribbon and slip underneath the ribbon piece taped to the ivory cardstock. Tie in a knot and place two small glue dots underneath the tied ribbon to keep it from coming untied.  Trim the edges to desired length.

11. For the inside of the card, cut a piece of ivory cardstock  4 1/4" x 5 3/4" to give it a finished  look.