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Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Goth/Halloween Wedding ....

.... Hello! I'm here this morning with a rather unusual wedding card. Last Friday 13th October we all attended the marriage of our friend Rachel to her partner Barry. They are both complete nerds! They absolutely love Halloween - even to the point of picking Friday 13th. They also share a love of friends, family and all things goth and nerdy. It was a wonderful evening and I can now share the card that I made for them both:

Congrats - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz - Day of the Dead 2; Waltzingmouse Stamps - Hocus Pocus; Winnie & Walter - Moonlight, The Big, The Bold & You; SU - Cheers to the Year
Inks: Distress - Milled Lavender; Versafine - Onyx Black; Gina K - Black Onyx; Memento - London Fog
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Perfect Plum; Copics; Wink of Stella - Clear; Clear Embossing Powder


The inspiration for this card came from Rachel and Barry's wedding invitation (see the end of the post). I stamped the old fence along the bottom of all the pieces of card in pale grey. I added some bats, spider's web, and spider to add atmosphere. I used my MISTI to stamp the word 'congrats' and embossed it with clear powder. I finished the front by stamping the Day of the Day wedding couple, colouring it lightly with Copics and added sparkle with a clear Wink of Stella brush. I lightly inked the edges of the white card with some pale lavender and black ink, layered it on plum card and attached it to the card base. On the inside, I cut a mat layer of plum card and on the white panel added the smaller Day of the Day couple along with a simple message. I also decorated the envelope to match.

Congrats sq - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's GemsCongrats inside - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems


Congrats env 1 - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's GemsCongrats env 2 - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

I'm submitting this card to Love to Craft Challenge Blog - LTCCB#15 where the theme is Anything Goes.

Before I go, here's a look at the invitation that inspired the card:


I don't think I'm ever likely to make another wedding card like this, but I had such fun making it! That's all for now - see you soon.

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3 comments:

  1. Absolutely PERFECT for a "nerdy" couple, I LOVE what you have done and I expect they will have done so too.
    Faith
    x

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  2. Very alternative wedding card but very personal so that's all that matters-reminds me of BeetleJuice-love the invite too----Thank you for joining us at Love to Craft
    Carol DT x

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  3. That's such a great unique Halloween card !!

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