Elegant Wedding

I love the Always Elegant stamp set, but I always struggle to find something to do with it. So I'm pretty pleased with how this card came out. I started off making a 4" square frame out of black cardstock using a punch that I've had for so long I don't even remember what it was called. This frame was actually something that my upline taught at the very first Stampin' Up! workshop I hosted almost 5 years ago, in February 2007. Any decorative corner punch would work though - you just punch the four corners, then cut a straight line from each punch to create the opening. At my workshop, we used small metal framed tags to make the frame, so we cut the line with scissors. Tonight, I just lined up the punches on my paper cutter and ran the blade from one to the other.

Obviously this is intended to be a wedding card, but the sentiment could easily be swapped out for a birthday, anniversary, Valentine's or even as a Christmas card (imagine a green frame instead of the black.)

Supply List

Stamps: Always Elegant (page 80 of IBC), Word Play (page 156 of IBC)

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Decorative corner punch, Curly Label punch, 5/8" Real Red grosgrain ribbon