Happy Anniversary, J&D!

Several summers ago, I watched my best friend marry a really amazing man.  It has been a privilage to watch them grow as individuals and as a team, and inspiring as well- we can all only hope to be so lucky!

I saw this wedding card on Pinterest, and loved the simple elegance of the design.  I thought I'd try it for J&D, and here's the result:

I'm hugely pleased with the design, and I will probably make a few more variations of the layout for future use or sale. 

Supplies:
Cardstock in black and white
Embossing folders and machine
White ribbon
Stickers
Embellishments and bling
Heart punches - or - equivalent
Scissors
Black marker
Popdots

(Simple!) Instructions:

1. Cut the card base to 4.25" by 11", fold at 5.5". (Note: I used a different white base for the card because I wanted the linen texture for the inside of the card, but you could totally cut the card base out of the white cardstock and use the rest for the card if you're trying to be thrifty!)
2. Trim black cardstock to 4"x5.25", adhere
3. Trim white cardstock to 3.75" x 5", run through texture machine, tie ribbon around it, adhere
4. Punch large heart out of black and white cardstock (1 each)
5. Punch medium heart out of black and white cardstock (1 each)
6. Trim a deep triangle from medium black heart and adhere to large white heart, add bow tie and buttons using markers. Pop dot on card. (Note: for lots of dimension, I used 'short' popdots on this part...)
7. Run medium white heart through texture machine (use a different embossing folder), adhere to large black heart, pop dot over previous heart. (Note 2: ...and 'high' popdots on this part!) Add necklace made of bling.
8. Punch large black oval and medium white oval, layer and adhere. Add sentiment sticker and popdot under ribbon.
9. Add additional bling.

One more note: If you're mailing cards with pins, make sure to tuck the sharps behind other parts of the card or use a padded envelope!

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