Presenting the bride with DIY Bridal shower card that matches the wedding colors adds a nice personal touch to the event. Below are the step by step instructions for this card making project.Materials
White Cardstock
DCWV™ The Shimmer Paper Stack™
Stampland Chicago Antique Rose and Fragile Fern
Impression Obsession Sentiments II WP17
ColorBox® Archival Dye Ink Golf Course, Vivid!® Dye Ink Wild Lime, ColorBox® Pigment Stamp Pad Limited Edition Berry, ColorBox ® Pigment Brush Pad–Frost White, Thistle
ColorBox® Mix’d Media Inx™ by Donna Salazar Denim and Chiffon, Top Boss® Watermark Inkpad and Embossing Powders—Silver and Pearl
Blender Pen
Royal® Series 1113 Domed White Bristle Stencil Size ¼”
Clearnsnap® Fairy Dust Glitter—Sugar Shimmer
Cosmetic Sponge
Heat gun
Post-It Note
Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue®
Instructions
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White cardstock was used to create the card base with the folded dimensions of 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. Silver background panel is 4” X 5 ¼”.
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Create mask of roses
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Stamp roses in Berry ink on white cardstock panel that is 3 ½” X 4 ¾”.
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Stamp ferns first in Wild Lime then in Golf Course green to create depth.
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Use blender pen to add Chiffon color to the roses. After the flowers have dried, stamp over them with the watermark pad and emboss in pearl.
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To create the baby’s breath flower, apply the white ink with the stencil brush.
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Use cosmetic sponge to create the background color. First apply the Thistle and then apply the denim.
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To create the soft flowing dangling flowers, use the blender pen to dot the white ink. After it dries, apply very small dots of glue and sprinkle with glitter.
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Ink up sentiment with watermark pad, stamp on white cardstock, emboss in silver and trim. Create a mat from the silver paper just a fraction bigger than the sentiment piece. (fraction larger than ½” X 2” for sentiment)
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Assemble card.