Hey, everyone! It’s Dilay here and I’m excited to share this handmade ‘congratulations’ card, perfect for celebrating a friend or family member’s wedding day! It’s filled with intricate details, yet is surprisingly simple to create using patterned paper and dies from Honey Bee Stamps. Let’s dive in!

Supplies | Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers: Tie The Knot – Honey Cuts, Lovely Layouts: Party Frames – Honey Cuts, Simply Spring Paper Pad 6×8.5 – 24 Double Sided Sheets, Adventure Awaits Paper Pad 6×8.5 – 24 Double Sided Sheets, Inside: Wedding Sentiments, Lovely Layers: Greenery – Honey Cuts, Lovely Layers: Spring Greenery – Honey Cuts: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Thin Foam Squares, Scrapbook.com: Perfectly Clear Clue; Scrapbook & Cards Today: White Cardstock; Concord & 9th: Colored Cardstock

I began by selecting some beautiful patterned paper for the background and oval center, opting for a leafy pattern for the backdrop and a cozy wood grain for the center. Then, I coordinated a few cardstock colors, primarily blue for the groom and white for the bride.

I die-cut the leafy patterned paper using the Lovely Layouts Party Frames die and adhered it onto an A2-sized, top-folding white card base. For the center, I die-cut an oval from wood grain patterned paper using one of the Sweet Stacks Oval dies and added it over the card base using thin foam adhesive squares. Next, I die-cut several leaves, aiming to match their designs as closely as possible to the patterned paper. I used a variety of leaf and greenery dies in light and muted green cardstock shades to keep it cohesive. I adhered the leaves randomly over the oval, leaving parts of each leaf to overhang onto the background.

Now for the stars of the show: the bride and groom! I die-cut the pieces, using shades of blue for the groom and white for the bride, and carefully adhered them together for each figure. For the bride, I added some bling to the waist and seams. Once complete, I placed each figure in the center, with the groom slightly in front of the bride (to achieve this, I used thin foam adhesive only for the groom.) 

To finish, I selected two sentiments and stamped them in blue onto a piece of light gray cardstock. I die-cut them with their coordinating dies and adhered them over the bride and groom. Finally, I added a few pearl metallic embellishments as a finishing touch.

I hope you enjoyed learning more about today’s card and found some inspiration for your next project—it’s wedding season!

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