Winter Wedding

The first snowflakes of the year have official fallen here, and this year, we actually have a Winter wedding to attend.  Being in the Midwest, most of our friends and family choose to get married in the Spring or Summer... or Fall... well, really just any time when there isn't a risk of snow on the ground.  :-)  But for the first time in a long while, we'll get to worry about staying warm at a wedding instead of staying cool!  It's kinda funny... my cousin on my dad's side is getting married on December 3rd of this year, and my cousin on my mom's side just got engaged and is planning a December 3rd wedding next year.  Popular date!

I decided to do something completely out of character for myself and make my cousin's wedding card... wait for it... EARLY!  {GASP!}  I never do such things!  Don't know what's gotten into me... guess it must be the snowflakes (or the cool new Martha Stewart punch set I picked up at Michael's last weekend!).  AND to add to the "who are you and what have you done with JD?" confusion... I tried a new-to-me card style: the Gatefold, AND I even finished the inside of my card!  YAY ME!!!!

[Please note: All paper used is metallic and shiny... yet metallic and shiny tend not to photograph well.]

JD'S SCRAP-IPE:

Card Front

♥ Metallic Blue, Silver, and White paper from Recollections Precious Metals and Gemstones value packs

♥ Wedding Cake cut from Wild Card

     ~ Silver layers created by cutting a second cake from Wild Card and trimming just the portion I wanted

♥ Pearls from Recollections

♥ Snowflakes ~ punch scraps from interior of card

♥ "For the Newlyweds" sentiment from Stampin' Up!

     ~ inked with Stampin' Up! Not Quite Navy

♥ Oval cut from George and Basic Shapes (oval 2)

Card Interior

♥ Layers edged with Martha Stewart Snow Flurry punch

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:
♥ More Than Favors ~ Anything Goes
♥ My Creative Time ~ Throwback Thursday: "ANY project of your choice just as long as it has to do w/FOOD"  (mmm... wedding cake!)
♥ The Paper Variety ~ Wedding Themed Project

Until next time, Cricuteers!
~ JD ~