Jul 09 2009

Wedding Sweet

 

I had my eye on this set when I first went thru the new catalog…and that was BEFORE my son announced his engagement!  I love the elegance of it…so suitable for MORE than weddings!  But, this week’s Challenge #27 over on LateNightStampers is "Here comes the bride"…so I thought it would be fun to make a little wedding accessory!  Wouldn’t these be fun along side the pews at the church?  The triangle cones are quick and easy to make and I learned how to make it from a patriotic one I received from Laura Lipe using stars.  The Hydrangea flowers are from my garden!   They are gorgeous this year (my hubby keeps them well fed!)  Edit:  The creator of this Paper Cone is Kathy McGuire!  Here is an excellent tutorial on how to make them!  Kathy used 9×9, I used Laura’s directions of 8×8 so I could use 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock.

I started with an 8×8 base of Almost Amethyst cardstock and stamped the large flourish from Wedding Sweet randomly on it with White Craft Ink.  Along the flap that is folded outside, I arranged the punched 5-Petal punches and the Boho Blossoms punches in Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.  In some of the centers I added Clear Rhinestone brads.  It is hard to see, but on the back flaps, I added two large Pewter Jumbo Brads and then ran the White Stripe Organdy Ribbon thru them for a hanging loop.

That’s it!  Simple, but beautiful (in my humble opinion!)

Connie
www.inkspiredtreasures.com

Wedding Sweet
#115466
$25.95