Traditionally, across the world the 27th wedding anniversary is jet stones or ebony wood, but there is no designation for the anniversary in the United States of America. We hope it is another banner year to use a sports metaphor.
Shaped cards that are pop-ups are easy with Karen Burniston’s die sets. I used several die sets from her December 2022 release including Banner Crosshatch and Wedding Charms. Previous released die sets include Cake Pop-up, Anniversary Word Set 12 and Mini Alphabet and Numbers. (The green holographic cardstock goes rainbow when photographed.)
To cut a shaped cardbase fold a mid-weight cardstock (4 1/4 x 11 inches) in half. Place the die so that it just hangs over the top fold of the cardstock and die cut through both layers.
The cool part of using the largest of the banner crosshatch dies to make the cardbase is that it adds a border pattern to all edges of the card.
I cut, with the next size down banner die, the patterned paper for inside the card, and the holographic mirror cardstock for the front and back of the card. (Thin paper inside and thick cardstock outside helps the cake pop-up work smoothly.)
To have the pop-up cake fit inside the card, I used only the top two layers, folding down the tabs on the middle layer to glue to the cardbase. For the cake decoration of the double wedding rings, I folded a scrap of gold foil cardstock in half and die-cut the rings so that I had matching gold rings that I could glue together. The diamond is cut from shimmer cardstock scrap and embossed after it was glued to the ring. (I used the ring die to emboss with.)
Included in the Wedding Charms die set is the “Best Wishes” sentiment which pairs well with the previously released “Happy Anniversary” sentiment.
Vellum champagne glasses and the tuxedo/wedding dress charms finish off the card.
(I used tape runner adhesive to assemble the champagne glasses.)
For the front custom sentiment, I used the Mini Alphabet and Numbers. (Storing the individual letters in separate compartments makes it easy to spell out words. Writing out the count needed for each letter is also helpful.)
To hint at what is inside the envelope, I used the “Best Wishes” sentiment in the Wedding Charms set to cut from white gold shimmer cardstock.
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Materials Used:
Dies
- Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Banner Crosshatch – 1224
- Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Wedding Charms – 1218
- Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Mini Alphabet and Numbers – 1197
- Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Word Set 12 – Anniversary – 1137
- Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Cake Pop-up – 1028
Papers
- Park Lane Papier – 6×6 Paper Pad – Silver Holographic Cardstock
- Tonic Studios – Craft Perfect Mirror Cardstock – Seafoam Green
- Funky Fossil Designs – 8×8 Paper Pad – Watercolour Rainbow
- The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Vellum – Clear
- Hunkydory – 8.5×11 Printed Parchment – Forever Florals – Autumn Days
- Recollections – 8.5×11 White Gold Shimmer Cardstock
- Black and White Scrap Cardstock
- A2 Green Envelope
Miscellaneous
- Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
- Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
- Double-sided permanent tape ¼ inch wide
- Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive (tape runner)
- Die Cutting Machine
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