Wedding Cards x 2

Carmen asked me for 2 wedding cards the other day and she said it didn't matter if they were the same since they were for 2 couples that didn't know each other. I decided to use the butterfly prints quote since it's so perfect for any love themed kind of card.
I used my bigshot to make really quick but eye-catching cards. I'm loving using Kraft cardstock as my base with a bright coloured DSP layer at the moment, I just can't stop using Kraft bases, I even cut up heaps of bases and have them sitting on my desk ready to use when I make a card lol.

I didn't want to make the card too busy with too much patterned paper so I cut the large butterfly out with plain cardstock then ran it through my "divine swirl" cuttlebug folder so it would have detail but not take over the whole card. The smaller butterfly is the new butterfly punch available in the Summer mini.

Stamps: Butterfly Prints
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Cardstock: Candy Lane DSP, Kraft, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Pink Pirouette 1 1/4" Grosgrain, Button Latte, Very Vanilla Taffeta
Punches: Butterfly Punch
Bigshot: Top Note Bigz Die, Beautiful Butterflys Bigz Die (Both SU! exclusive dies which I'm hoping will be available with the others in April!), Divine Swirl Cuttlebug Folder (non-SU!)

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

I'm so far behind in blogging!

It's not that I haven't been stamping, I've been doing heaps (well considering there's an 11 1/2 week old in the house...), it's just that I haven't been uploading! So I'm going to upload up a storm tonight and schedule some posts to give my much neglected blog a little inky love (that's inky with an "I" not kinky... just for the record lol).
Anyway this card is a sneak peek at some new products available next week in the Summer mini. I love this DSP! when I first started stamping I was all about the bold brights colour family but then I discovered DSP and I toned things down a bit to use all those gorgeous DSP colour combo's. I know that we have pink flamingo as a bright colour combo, but flamingoes just really do nothing for me so I haven't really had a bright DSP option up until now and I'm loving it sick! I'll be dusting off those bold brights ink pads so watch out!
This card is for my brother-in-law Chris and his now fiance Amy as their engagement card, (I'm so excited they're engaged - We love Amy and she loves us - or at least does a good job of putting up with us lol) so I thought the "Butterfly Prints" ('nother sneak peek item) sentiment was perfect for an engagement card, especially since we're so "pleased" that they're engaged.
Stamps: Butterfly Prints
Ink: Pixie Pink, Pink Passion
Cardstock: Kaleidoscope DSP, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Pirouette, Pink Passion
Accessories: Pink Pirouette 1 1/4" Grosgrain, Ice Rhinestone Brads
Tools: Circle Scissor Plus

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould