AHSC654 50th Anniversary

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a nice weekend! We went to a friends' 50th anniversary party at church on Saturday evening...it's hard to believe that I've know this couple since we were in school in the 60s and 70s!!  Anyway, I made them a card using the newest Atlantic Hearts sketch!  Here's the sketch:

I admit that slimline cards like this make me a bit nervous, so I made mine a wee bit shorter; it measures 6" x 3 1/2", and it's not really a tradtional 50th anniversary card in that I didn't use a lot of gold:

I wanted a card to reflect their love of nature and plants as well as the fact that their home and farm is rustic!  I chose some woodgrain paper for my background, then diecut and colored some florals. I just couldn't find diecut leaves that I liked, so I just stamped some directly on the background paper and I liked the subtle effect of that! I added a Crumb Cake tag with some ribbon & gold trim, then added gold pearls:

A couple of oldie stamps on the inside:

 

We gave them a small bottle of John's homemade wine, so they can celebrate!  Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you'll play along with our Atlantic Hearts sketch this week, so put on your thinking cap and get creative!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Number of Years (ret), Dainty Delight (ret), Graceful Words (ret), Forever Fern (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Crumb Cake, Americana (Honey Bee)
Ink	Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Daffodil Delight, Peace Pie, Lost Lagoon, Balmy Blue, Pretty in Pink
Accessories	Lost Lagoon Ribbon (ret), Gold Thread (ret), Dimensionals, Gold Pearls (ret)
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Tailor Made Tags Dies (ret), Dainty Delight Dies (ret),  Blender Pen