Wedding Invitation

This is what I've been working on lately. Isn't it gorgeous! A friends son and soon to be daughter are getting married in October. I helped with their save the date card and this is there wedding invitation. Trisha told me and showed me what she wanted and this is the result. The initials I had just purchased from Stampin Up and they worked so well. My cuttlebug got a really good workout with cutting and embossing, I LOVE this textile background.
The inside is just too cool. I computer generated the sentiment "The beginning of Happily Ever After" and second stamped both the tree (middle) and wine glasses (right). The right is also a pocket where two maps will go. In total it took me 12 hours to get ready for the bridal party to come and tape all of the cards. There were 6 people last night and we taped for 3 1/2 hours. We have another 3 hours before they're all done. They are so worth it, they're gorgeous!

Stamps: Stampin up Lovely letters alphabet, Inkadinkadoo wedding/marriage, Michaels wineglasses, Innovative Stamp Creations Birch tree paintings
Paper: Elegant eggplant, very vanilla
Ink: basic black, craft/classic elegant eggplant
Other: cuttlebug textile embossing folder, spellbinders oval, circle, labels 4, ribbon, ticket corner punch

BirchTree by Innovative Stamp Creations

This is one of the fastest cards I've ever done, well except for the envelope. This is a new stamp for me from Innovative Stamp Creations. Here is their store. This type comes to you as a piece of red rubber, no backing. You then apply a sticky temporary glue to the back and use a clear block to stamp. Awesome stamps! I brayered the sky with Bashful Blue placed a circle for the moon and then Brilliant Blue. The grass is River Rock, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke. Normally I do a horizon but after reading the saying I left it out! I stamped the tree in Basic Black and then used a marker to colour both the leaves and trunk. I stamped the sentiment in Basic Black and the grass in Always Artichoke. Added additional sponging on the grass and you're done. I mounted the image on white and then Brilliant Blue cardstock. My finished project should have been 13.7cm x 13.7cm. Was it, noooo because that's the size that I cut my whisper white paper. Without boring details lets just say I went on an adventure cutting an envelope and cutting the cardstock to mount the image. A project that should have taken 45 min. at most was 1 1/2 hours! lol. Ahhh the joys of making cards.