Hello! I needed to make an anniversary card, but wanted something totally different.

First of all, I pulled out my paperback from the Gentleman’s Emporium Collection. I know we look at that range as being only for masculine cards, but it doesn’t have to be, as you will see.

I started off with a pale blue cardbase, and cut my dsp to suit. (Do NOT glue it down at this point!) I used the leftover to make the tag. This is the piece I used from the 6×6 paper pack:

I cut it so I still had most of the pattern cascading downward, and I used this for the tag. Measure across from the right, and then cut if you want to achieve the same result I did.

Next I foiled the greeting (Happy Anniversary) sideways onto the base sheet, getting it as close to the edge as possible. I used Blue-Green foil for this.  *This design could be used for any occassion with a change of greeting.

Once the foiling was done, I distressed around all the edges, being careful not to get too close and tear into the foiled greeting.

I carefully measured the space I had left for the tag, and allowed a little extra for the die cuts I was about to add. I cut two pieces, one for each side, using the same cardstock as the base. The die I used was the Petit Floral Edge Die – I love this die and use it a lot.

I had only the edges peaking out, which suited for what I wanted. (I didn’t have a lot of space left to play with.)

I glued the die cuts to the back of the tag, then added foam tape to give the card some depth.

Last of all I added a flower, which I sponged with some matching ink, and some pearls.

Couture Creations Products Used:

CO726812  – Gentleman’s Emporium 6×6 Paper Pad
C0726343 – Couture Creations Mini Guillotine
CO726342 – Couture Creations 12×12 Scoring Board
C0726591 – Gentleman’s Emporium Creative Detailer
ULT158109 – Hotfoil Stamp – Happy Anniversary
CO725392 – Blue Green (Iridescent Finish) – Heat activated Foil
C0725454 – Petit Floral Edge Die – Le Petit Jardin
C0721964 – Double Sided Foam Mounting Tape

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my creation!