Creative Cucina

Sorry for another bridal shower card but I’m working on ideas for Shower invitations so you’ll have to bear with me for a few more posts!

This card just came together on a whim and I LOVED the result! Originally, the 3/4″ circles were going to be a faux scallop edge around the main image. Next thing I knew, they were scattered about against the Textured chocolate chip card stock and BINGO–it hit me–polka dots!

Card base is Pink Pirouette card stock with a wide band of textured Chocolate Chip card stock cut to 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. I stamped the bride from For the Bride in Cameo Coral ink onto Whisper White card stock and trimmed it to fit. Then, using my 3/4″ circle punch, I punched out Pink Pirouette and Cameo Coral circles, gluing them to the textured background.

I’m going to leave this blank for now, in case my friend does not choose this one for her invitations. That way, I can use it to give as a wedding or shower card for myself.

Another sample to get my creative juices flowing. I will show this to my friend who asked me to help her with her Bridal Shower invites. Being that she’s not sure on the theme or color scheme yet, I’m going with bright summery colors since it’s going to be in June/July.

The base here is a 5 1/2″ square of Basic Gray card stock. That was layered with a 5″ square of Apricot Appeal and a 4 3/4″ square of Whisper White.  As in my previous post, I ran the White through the printer first, then cut it to size. Here, I used Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set, and stamped one of the flower images in Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, and Apricot Appeal several times along the left side. Next, I took my Martha Stewart Glue Pen (great product btw) and dotted some of the glue onto the centers of the flower. Then, I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the glue and there you go–Sparkly Centers!

A friend asked me to make her Bridal Shower invitations. I’ve got some ideas brewing, but she’ll have the final say. I made a few samples for her to look at. Keeping in mind these are invitations and have to be made in mass, I’m trying to keep things relatively simple and easy to reproduce. I’m not sure coloring each flower from Upsy Daisy stamp with markers is easy but I like the way it looks!

The card base is Cameo Coral 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ layered with a piece of Apricot Appeal cut to 4″ x 5 1/2″. The Whisper White layer was run through the printer and then cut to 3 3/4″ x 5 1/2″. Next, I stamped the flower from Upsy Daisy by coloring the image directly on the stamp with Stampin Up Markers. I used Old Olive and Certainly Celery for the stems, Pixie Pink, Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, and Pumpkin Pie for the flowers. If you notice, the flowers are two-toned, which I achieved by starting with the lighter color, then going back over the tips of the flower with the darker shade.

Here is a similar version I made, this time coloring the flowers each in a single color. I also added a Jumbo Basic 5/8″ Brad in silver to add interest to the top corner. Using the cropadile, I punched a hole in the Whisper White layer and put in the brad, then I adhered the White layer to the base using dimensionals.