Susanbcards: Tim Holtz/Sizzix Road Trip Wedding Card

When I saw this die, I knew I what I wanted to do with it. I have used the Christmastime couple for several wedding/engagement cards. Here they are Just Married, starting on their life journey

I made the background using Distress Mixed Media Heavystock and Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigments in Blue and Green. This can be done with any water reactive inks or even watercolor. The key is to swipe the paper through the ink, dry it with a heat tool, dip the paper back into the ink, dry, repeat. I also used a paint brush to splatter drops of ink onto the paper. Just get drips and uneven application to get this kind of background. It's going to be a hot mess until it isn't anymore.

The dies for the couple are facing the other way, so I just flipped them. The tuxedo is just cut and trimmed by hand, nothing fancy.

The bride's veil is a strip of tulle. I've had a spool of tulle from Michael's for several years, sometimes I tie it on shower gifts, I'm pretty sure my kids are going to inherit it someday. LOL. I took the strip of tulle and a small piece of tape to contain it behind the bride's head. This is a little bulky so I have to pop up the rest of the couple, the car and luggage with foam tape so it sits evenly on the card.

The Wonderful Life sentiment is from the stamp set, Tiny Text. The cans and string I cut by hand. Bearly Arts glue holds it all down.

All the cardstock is scraps from my scrap folders, the metallic cardstock is from Michaels that I bought last year.

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