WMSC, PDCC, & Moxie Fab

 Hi all, today I have a card for a commission for a friend. She has been invited to a renewal of vows ceremony, so it's a wedding but not a wedding! I immediately thought of the fab phrase from Waltzingmouse Stamps Fancy Phrases set, 'Happy Foreverness', and I worked my card around that.

For inspiration I followed this week's Waltzingmouse sketch Challenge, and took the colours from this week's Play Date Cafe. It also fits quite nicely with the Moxie Fab challenge of Congratulations.

My card base is a heavy matt gold card stock, and the patterned paper was created using Waltzingmouse Stamps Text It set, stamped in Old paper Distress Ink, my take on nude!
Then overstamped in Versamark and embossed in gold the flourishes also from WMS Flourishes Scallops and Dots set.

The large label is also from WMS Very Vintage Labels 18, also stamped in Versamark and gold embossed. I stamped the sentiment from Fancy Phrases onto some text stamped card in tuxedo black and cut using a Spellbinders Fancy Frame, and sponged some Antique Linen before removing from the frame. I added a couple of little flourishes from Afternoon Tea Sentiments to the sentiment.

I wrapped some beautiful 'nude' colour lace which was sent to me from my lovely friend Helen for my birthday, it's so pretty, thanks so much! I then wrapped a thin piece of silver ribbon over this and added a little silver bow.

I stamped the fern leaves from Stampin' Up! Growing Green set, and embossed them in silver and hand cut around the tips to create the leaves behind the neutral cherry blossoms, and added a couple of pearly pins.
Finally I added some bling using some Prima Say it in Crystals, they are so sparkly, I love them.

I had some lovely news at the start of this week, I Made Top 3 at The Shabby Tearoom with this card, which also made Top 3 at Creative Inspirations too, thank you so much.

And I was thrilled to find I made CAS-ual Fridays VIP on Friday with this card, again thanks so much ladies.

Well amazingly the sun has made an appearance this afternoon, so the washing is on the line and the windows are open to let the fresh air in - it won't last though, we are forecast more rain tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline