A Thoroughly Modern Wedding

Hello all, I've had a busy few days away from my craft desk, and I've been missing you all - though doing my best to get round and do some visiting.  I didn't even manage to share my workdesk for yesterday's WOYWW... bah!  So I decided I'd do a very quick share today of a card I made over the summer for the wedding of some very smart, stylish, (ultra-modern stylish) friends of ours in the Czech Republic.  As you'll see, it's not in my usual mode - but was tailored to their tastes.  Good fun to play in a different way...

I used papers from the Documented collection by Simple Stories, combined with the 6x6 BoBunny Timepiece collection.

You'll see that the brilliant Tim Holtz Paper Distresser was deployed on the edges of the layered papers.

I love the text paper with all its mini-sentiments.










I blended some Vintage Photo DI onto the outside edge of the final background layer, front and back.

The married couple themselves and the heart are stickers from the Documented set, as is the bird on the inside of the card.

I layered and matted some more papers on the inside, to continue the themes... but with a switch from stripes to spots!

I even handmade an envelope from some grid-patterned kraft card from Papermania, whitewashed with Picket Fence Distress Stain, and sealed with another Documented sticker.  Since the card was about 7x7inches, no normal envelopes would fit!




By the way, these friends of ours - the wedding couple - run the most amazing, stylish, boutique accommodation in a converted farmhouse in South Bohemia, in the Czech Republic - if you're looking for a peaceful, beautiful holiday destination, you couldn't do better!

Thanks for dropping in at Words and Pictures today.  I'll be back tomorrow with my Design Team project for the new Fussy and Fancy challenge - so I'll hope to see you then.  Happy crafting in the meantime!

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
Mignon McLaughlin

I'm entering this in the Try It On Tuesday challenge Lots of Layers
And Papertake Weekly are celebrating their 5th Birthday with an Anything Goes with the option of celebration as a theme - celebrating a wedding here rather than a birthday, but definitely a celebration
Lisa Somerville's Blogger Challenge this week is Falling For You - looking for love themed cards in Autumn colours - so I'd like to share it there too... Quite apart from anything else, I love the wordplay of the title!