Project Inspiration: Love Bridal Shower Card by Brenda Noelke

Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda back with a Project Inspiration project to share with you today!! I love creating a handmade card inspired by a beautiful invitation, and the bridal shower invitation for my goddaughter’s shower provided the perfect inspiration for this elegant, yet playful, design!! I was inspired by the “she found her honey” theme and combined soft blush, creamy white, and warm golden tones, along with the stenciled honeycomb pattern and sweet little bee to for a bride that’s as sweet as can “bee”!! The result is a romantic celebration of love that is perfect for her bridal shower!!

Supplies

Stamps: Forever and Always Sentiments

Dies: Into the Blooms: Anemones, Build-A-Bumblebee, In Stitches: Hearts, Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops, Hold That Thought, Cover Plate: Honeycomb, Forever and Always Sentiments

Ink: Sweet Blush, Honey Nut, True Black

Cardstock: Lemon Tart, Cocoa Bean, Stamper’s Select White

Other supplies: shimmer vellum, gold thread, Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Water Based Pigment, Versamark Ink, WOW! Polished Gold Embossing Powder, brown dye ink, pearl gold cardstock, gold confetti sequins, liquid glue, thin foam squares, micro foam squares, foam squares

Step 1: Die-cut the Cover Plate: Honeycomb Die from a piece of cardstock and use the die-cut to stencil Honey Nut ink onto an A2 panel of Lemon Tart cardstock. Splatter with gold metallic watercolor and diluted brown dye ink.

Step 2: Die-cut the largest Love to Layer: Sweet Scallops Die from shimmer vellum and a heart from the In Stitches: Hearts Die Set from Stamper’s Select White cardstock. Stitch the heart with metallic gold thread and adhere to the background with liquid glue.

Step 3: Die-cut the leaves in the Into the Blooms: Anemones Die Set from shimmer vellum and the layers of the flowers from Cocoa Bean, pearl gold and Stamper’s Select White cardstock. Add shading to the flower layers with Sweet Blush ink, then adhere together with liquid glue. Splatter with gold watercolor and adhere the flowers and leaves with liquid glue.

Step 4: Stamp the sub-sentiment from the Forever and Always Sentiments Stamp Set onto Stamper’s Select White cardstock with brown dye ink. Die-cut with a banner die from the Hold That Thought Die Set and adhere with thin foam squares.

Step: 5: Die-cut “Love” from the Forever and Always Sentiments Die Set from Stamper’s Select White cardstock. Use “Love” sentiment from the Forever and Always Sentiments Stamp Set and stamp with Versamark Ink, then emboss with polished gold embossing powder. Adhere with a combination of liquid glue and micro foam squares.

Step 6: Die-cut elements for the smallest bee in the Build-A-Bee Die Set from Lemon Tart and Cocoa Bean cardstock and shimmer vellum. Blend the bee body die-cuts with True Black and Honey Nut ink, then adhere die-cuts together with liquid glue and pop up with foam squares.

Step 7: Sprinkle on gold confetti sequins to finish off the card.

I love how all the pretty details on this card came together to celebrate such a special occasion!! From the delicate flowers and sweet little bee to the touches of gold, this design is full of warmth, love, and happiness. I hope the bride-to-be loves it!! I’m so excited to celebrate the beginning of her happily ever after!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy crafting!!

Brenda