Elegant Gown Card
Designer: Laura Canale

SUPPLIES:  Cardstock: (Vanilla) Stampin’ Up!; (tan)  Patterned paper: (kraft crumpled)  Rubber stamps: (best wishes from Short & Sweet set, En Francais) Stampin’ Up!  Clear stamp: (gown from Classic Favorites set) Inkadinkado  Dye ink: (Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy) Ranger Industries  Watermark ink: Tsukineko  Embossing powder: (clear) Stampin’ Up!  Color medium: (Chamois marker) Copic Marker  Accent: (pewter heart charm) Jo-Ann Stores  Fibers: (cream organdy, satin ribbon) Jo-Ann Stores  Tool: (decorative-edge scissors) Fiskars  Finished size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Ink all paper edges.
CARD
1 Make card from cardstock.
2 Cut patterned paper. Mat with cardstock; trim with decorative-edge scissors and stitch. 
3 Wrap ribbon around piece.
4 Thread charm on ribbon; tie to ribbon.
5 Adhere.

STAMPED PIECES
1 Stamp En Francais on cardstock; emboss. Trim, stitch edges, mat with cardstock, and adhere.
2 Stamp gown on patterned paper; emboss. Color with marker and trim. Mat with cardstock; trim with decorative-edge scissors and stitch edges. To make corner, stamp En Francais on cardstock; emboss. Trim with decorative-edge scissors and adhere.
3 Stamp best wishes on cardstock; emboss. Trim with decorative-edge scissors, stitch edges, and adhere.

Here Comes the Bride
Discover more wonderful ways to honor a bride and her groom in our March/April 2009 issue.

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March/April 2009