to see Hannah's wedding invitation. I'd invite you to the actual wedding, but it was ten days ago. The bride was a beautiful as could be, the groom was incredibly handsome, the sun was shining, and the ring bearer (their two year old son) stole the show. He wanted to throw the ring pillow into the river. Is it any wonder we call him Dennis the Menace?
The invitation is one of the simples and easiest cards I've ever made, but it certainly garnered a lot of oohs and ahs. The main part of the card is Shimmery White cardstock, stamped with To Have and To Hold (retired) in Bashful Blue and embossed with the Big Shot and the Stampin' Up Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder. That is mounted on Bashful Blue cardstock and then on a Whisper White cardstock base. I entered the invitation information in Excel and laser printed it on the cardstock before cutting and folding it. I used my Stamp A Ma Jig to line up the words and the frame. That must be one of my favorite tools!
When you do a project like this, it's a good idea to stamp the image before embossing. It helps to position the embossing on the cardstock, and it's really difficult to line the Stamp a Ma Jig and stamps up over an embossed image. (Yes, I tried.)
If you haven't seen one of our embossing folders in use yet, I'll have my Big Shot set up so you can try your hand at it at the Mostly Monthly Mystery Hostess Workshop on the 24th. Hope to see you there! If you can't make it, how about having a workshop of your own? Stampin' Up has an amazing hostess special right now! Host a $250 workshop and in addition to the regular hostess benefits you can buy any one item from the Holiday Mini for just $10. Let me know if you need more information!
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