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!

Happy 10th Anniversary!

Hi, guys! Today I am going to share an anniversary card I made for a blogging friend getting ready to celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary.  I made this card for her to give to her husband.  Bee mentioned that the 10th wedding anniversary is the tin/aluminum anniversary.  I made two hearts using foil tape by Ranger.  I made faux rivets in them using my eyelet setter and colored them with alcohol inks to give them an aged look.  I learned this technique by Tim Holtz while working on his tags last year. Bee mentioned that she would like a blueprint stamp used to symbolize the building of a marriage.  I thought that was genius!  I added dazzling diamond glitter to the heart as diamonds can also be a symbol for the 10th anniversary.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous
Paper: Gina K Designs, Ranger Foil Tape
Ink: Alcohol Inks, Black Archival
Misc.: Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Heart dies, Circle Punches, Corner Rounder, Dazzing Diamonds Glitter, Computer Generated Names and Number

This was a hoot to make.  I love that I could use various techniques on one card, and use a variety of products.  I had very inky fingers when I was done which was a bonus.  I always feel I am successful when my hands look the part!

Wishing the happy couple a very happy anniversary!

Until next time!