Thursday, August 29, 2013

Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary (Tin / Aluminum)

Hi, guys! Hope all is well!  Today I am sharing a card I made for my friend Ruth.  She and her hubby are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary and she asked if I could make Joe a special card.  She told me that this anniversary is the tin/aluminum anniversary, so I wanted to incorporate some metal elements.

Ruth loves to see how my cards are made, and I normally just share a picture of the card, with the exception of Wednesday when I take shots of my desk.  So today, I am sharing a few pics of my process to make Joe his card.

I used Ranger's metal sheets to make the hearts.  I love using these sheets as they look great but don't add bulk or weight to my cards. I used Tim Holtz Distress paint to paint the numbers 10 to turn them metallic.


I embossed the hearts and the metal sheet background paper using Tim Holtz embossing folders.  I used Distress Ink in Black Soot to tone down some of the shine.


Here is the final card!  I am very happy with the way it turned out, but more importantly, Ruth loved it!


I can't wait to hear if Joe likes it!  Wishing them both a very Happy Anniversary and many more years of happiness!!

Until next time!

13 comments:

Sarah said...

Love this!! I have been following for awhile and wanted to say that I love your work. ~Sarah @snowglobeshaken.com

Sharon Y said...

Wonderful! Good use of the metallic sheets and embossing.

GramAunt Peggy said...

What a great card! I'm going to have to try your techniques if that's OK!

GramAunt Peggy said...

I love the metallic effect! I must try making a masculine card with these methods. Beautiful!

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

I love the way the card came out! I just got that embossing folder, so you've encouraged me to use it. Blessings!

Unknown said...

You are so amazing. Awesome!

Would you guest post on my blog? I would love to hear about childrens party ideas or invitation ideas. Something very creative and fun for kids.

Let me know!

Marcy said...

THat card looks awesome! I have never tried the metal sheets but will need to do that. Fabulous job! :)

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

Great hearts and love the rivets both on the them and the background!

Brandy said...

What a cool card! I love how it turned out!

Margaret said...

Beautiful card. So glad you shared how you put it together.

Claudia N. said...

An utterly creative card and soo beautiful!

Hugs,
die amelie x

SandeeNC said...

Love the card, the embossed metal hearts looks awesome! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina ♥

MiamiKel said...

Oh Winnie, seriously! THis is the most creative and a perfect addition to the medal component of the anniversary! The cutest ever!! What a charming card and a brilliant card design - a keeper!!!

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