Card Design: A Wedding Card with Nicecrane Designs

Good evening to all you lovely people who have taken the time to pop by and check out my latest post!  Before I get started, I was wondering if anyone else is being spam bombed?  Normally I might get anywhere from 1 - 15 spam messages a day in my main account here at DDD.  Sometimes I'll get more but usually it is pretty consistent.  For some reason though, this past Friday I received over 50 of them.  I was surprised but then it has only gotten worse.  Over the course of the weekend I received over 250 and then each day since then, I've steadily been getting close to 200 a day.  In my other blogger aliases I'm only getting the usual 1-15 so I honestly don't know why I'm getting so many on this blog alias.  It really does feel like I'm being bombed.  Is anyone else experiencing an increased onslaught or am I in the minority here?  I'm rather curious.

Anyway, enough of that, now it is time to get on with the reason for today's post.  Today I am showcasing a special request card that I made last year.  Of course the request came from my momma so I didn't get paid but at least there is someone out there interested enough in the cards I create, to order one.  Of course, she is my mother so she might be a bit biased. ;)  Now I had several projects created last year for Nicecrane Designs and decided to keep this one and post it at a later date.  Since June seems to be be when the wedding season gets revved up, I thought this month would be the perfect month to post it.  In hindsight though, maybe I should have waited a couple more weeks and then it would have been posted in time for their anniversary!!!

For this card I have used an image from Nicecrane Designs from the About Fairies and Angels II set.  I've always loved angels, my piano top is overflowing with them.  You know when you collect something and then everyone decides they'll add to your collection?  Well that is what has happened to my poor angel collection, but I digress.  So, getting back on track, as I said I've always loved angels but I do like fairies as well.  Apparently so does my momma because she really liked the images available in this collage sheet.

My momma also really liked the card design I did for the 25th anniversary card I made for the hubs last year so that is what I used on this card.  Check it out...

 

OVERALL VIEW (left click to bring up in the lightbox for a better overall view)

CLOSER VIEW OF OUTSIDE PANEL

Digital Image Details: 

• About Fairies and Angels II:  For this card I used the image you see on the bottom left hand corner.  Once again there is such a cute collection of images.  As my momma didn't want the saying that was on the image, I removed it from the card as altering is allowed in the terms of use.  Click on the name or the watermark below to take you to its location in the store.

Embellishments:

• The flowers are Crafts brand from Dollarama.
• The sheer white ribbon was purchased at Michael's.

CLOSER VIEW OF OUTSIDE PANEL

Digital Sentiment Details: 

• I created both the verses and sentiments in Libre Office Draw.

Die Cut:

• Spellbinders Nestabilities Lattice Rectangles.

OVERALL
Paper Products: 

• Card base and die cut pieces: Michael's Recollection's Cardstock, white.
• Designer papers:  'Today, Tomorrow, Forever' pad (or at least that is what I think it is called) from Me and My Big Ideas available at Michael's.
• Gold cardstock used as matting is Michael's open stock scrapbook paper. 

Challenges I am hoping to enter...  

• http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes: Patterned Paper
• http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Anything Goes
• http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes
• http://ttcrd.blogspot.ca/ (2E) -- Anything Goes
• http://craftingmusketeers.blogspot.co.uk/ (1E) -- Shades of Summer (to me summer is often about weddings and that is a shade of summer in my opinion.  If we're talking colours then the golds should work.  If it is actually just summer items then I guess I don't fit at all.  It is interesting how many ways a challenge theme can be interpreted.)
• http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Anything But a Square Card
• http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.ca/  -- Use Dies
• http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.ca/ -- Use Your Dies
• http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Use Die Cuts
• http://mfpstampshop.blogspot.ca/ -- Making Die Cut Designs
• http://timbroscrapmania.blogspot.it -- Flowers
• http://stempelgartenchallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Flower Season
• http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes with Flowers
• http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Anything Goes
• http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/ -- Flowers
• http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/ -- To the Happy Couple
• http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.ca/ -- Just Fold It
• http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/ -- Inspired by "Happy is the bride that the sun shines on" (I've gone with the idea of bride for a wedding card, also the matting and other shimmery gold in my papers remind me of a golden sun)
• http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes 
• http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.ca/ -- Fables and Fantasy (fairies are fantastical creatures so I hope I qualify)
• http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ -- Always Anything Goes
• http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.ca/ -- Cut it Out (two of my panels have been cut using a die cut)
• http://traumfabrik-challenge.blogspot.de/2015/05/challenge-20-der-geheime-garten-secret.html -- The Secret Garden (I have flowers and any secret garden should have fairies in it!  Goodness I loved that book as a child.  Just wish I remembered more of it.)
• http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.ca/ -- Anything Goes
• http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.ca/2015/06/june-challenge.html -- Anything Goes with a handmade bow (if you check out the overall view, on the very left top hand side you can see the back of the card when wrapped up, with its handmade bow)
• http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ -- Shabby Chic
• http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge -- Special Occasions
• http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.ca/ -- Touch of Vintage/Shabby Chic (sentiment is on inside)
• http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.ca/ -- Dies and Punches
• http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ -- Something Old/Something New (the old is the paper pad, I had had it over a year at the time.  The new is the ribbon as it had just been bought recently).
• http://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ -- Lyrics ("Got My Heart Set on You" by John Denver--works for both the love aspect of the card, and also the hearts in the image.)

Before I go...
There are always so many wonderful images available at Nicecrane's Designs that I can't leave without sharing some of the others with you.  If you like the images from the set I used then you are sure to love the images from the first collection called About Fairies and Angels.  This set contains six lovely images perfect for card and ATC design.  Be sure to go and check them out while you are at the store (click on image below to head to its location).

Don't forget, to stay current on ALL the latest releases and to check out the fabulous inspiration from my fellow DT members, be sure to head over to the Nicecrane Designs blog.

Well, there is still lots to do this evening and over the next few days so I'll bid you all adieu for now!  Have a fabulous night (day or morning, depending on where you live)!

Until next time,