White on White Wedding, Easter Cards

Two lovely white-on-white cards, very slightly modified from one I saw on Split Coast Stampers by Laura Borchert.  These cards are very elegant, and super easy to make.


I used Whisper White paper, although for an antique or softer look, you may certainly try Very Vanilla.

I also put my embossed background facing upward, but Laura chose to place it with the ridges facing down, to make the surface smoother.  Both are very nice--one way looks quilted, the other like lace.  One additional upside of putting the ridges facing downward, is that the background is then slightly raised off of the card base.  If you choose to do the same, please use extra snail tape on the back, because only the little ridges will actually be contacting the card base, and it will not adhere as well.

Supplies:  (shop here)
Whisper White or Very Vanilla Card Stock
Oval Thinlitz
Fancy Fans Embossing Folder
Big Shot / Sizzix embosser
Bird Builder Punch
Pearls
Snail Tape
Glue Stick
Dimensionals
Optional Glue Dots
Versamark
Silver Embossing Powder
Sentiment of your choice
      I used two retired stamp sets:
      Crosses of Hope for my Easter card
      Occasional Quotes for the wedding card






How To:
1.  Cut your card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", fold in half to 5 1/2" by 4 1/4"
2.  Cut two liners 5 1/4" x 4"  ( I actually added 1/16" to both dimensions on the outside liner.)
3.  Cut the oval out of one liner using your Sizzix with the oval thinlit.  Set aside the oval center.
4.  Emboss the liner using the fancy fans folder.
5.  Time to heat emboss! Lay the embossed liner over the card base, and lightly trace with a pencil, to indicate where the oval will be.  Lay aside the liner, and stamp your sentiment or cross on the card base with versamark.  Heat emboss with silver embossing powder.  (You can do this at the end, but you will have a bit of a bother trying to get the embossing powder out of all the card details.) Erase the pencil marks.
6.  Tape the liner to the card base with snail tape.  If you put the ridges facing downward, please use extra snail tape to make sure the liner adheres properly.
7.  Punch a bird out of the left-over oval with your bird builder punch.  Punch a few extra leaves from a scrap--you don't need the full stems. If you are doing the wedding card, punch a second bird. 
8.   Using the glue stick, arrange the leaves and paste them to the back of the bird.  Use snail tape or glue dots to attach the wing.  Once you have the bird and leaves assembled, use Dimensionals to pop them up.  I actually cut some tiny pieces from the edge of the dimensionals so that I could pop up individual leaves.  You certainly don't have to pop them all up, but I do like giving them a little support. If you are doing the wedding card, you may want to have one bird taped flat, and the other popped up.
9.   Stamp a sentiment of your choice on the other liner and place inside your card. I always like to line even a white card; the extra layer of card stock adds rigidity to the card, giving it a really nice feel, and makes a subtle frame, giving it a nice look as well.
10.  Don't forget your envelope!  Run the flap through the embosser with the fancy fans folder for an extra-special touch.

Enjoy!