It seems like the minute one graduates from university, wedding bells start chiming everywhere! I’ve seen so many of my friends get married in the past year, and the trend looks set to continue way into 2012 and beyond (which is great!).
Today I’m sharing a card that I made awhile back for one of Andrew’s younger brothers, and his fiancee. I am honestly super excited for their wedding because I know it will be beautiful– his fiancee has great style and taste! So of course I knew my engagement card had to match up, right?
I made it in a pop-up style, much like the popular custom Zombie card I made earlier this year.
Here’s the set together. A custom cream envelope sized to fit the card, with two holes punched through to allow a light pink scalloped ribbon to be tied on the flap. The ribbon in turn matches the exterior of the card.
Here’s the exterior of the card again. I used a highly-textured, extremely heavyweight piece of cardstock in a dusty pink. I embossed the outside with a pretty floral pattern, which you’ve seen on these Christmas tags. I’m quite amazed by how just a different type of paper, colour, and cut can result in such a drastic shift in style and feel!
Tah-dah! The inside, where a pop-up diamond engagement ring greets you! Yes, I am fully aware engagement rings don’t actually look like that, and this is mighty bling, but I took some liberty with it. :]
In order to allow Andrew and I to pen a message inside, I had to make sure there was a new “base”, which is where the cream paper comes in (which I also vintaged to give some warmth).
Here’s a close-up of the blingy ring! I was rather annoyed that I didn’t have any silver paper on hand, but necessity is the mother of invention. So I improvised. The ring is actually made of the same paper as the cream backing! Hoho. I just used my handy dandy silver stamp pad to glitz it up.
The couple received the card in Canada safe and sound. Hooray for international post! Hope you liked this one :]
