Traditional Chinese Wedding Wishes

Traditional Chinese Wedding Wishes - Front

Made this card for my ex-colleague whose wedding is in early June 2012. I got the news a bit late and due to my busy work schedule, only now I have time to make this wedding wishes card for her.

Sketch n Stash Challenge Sketch 4

Sketch n Stash Challenge 90 is having this "Free Choice Sketch" and I have chosen Sketch 4 as shown above for my card layout. The card layout gives me an idea to made a traditional Chinese wedding wishes card which uses my new stamp of Hero Arts CG106 Friends that I bought some time ago.

Close-up : The groom

Both of the images are stamped on white cardstock and colored using Copic markers. The clothes are paper pieced using some Chinese wedding theme pattern paper. The result is excellent as it really looks like tradition days wedding costumes!

Close-up : The bride

Window card

I decided to make a window card as I like the idea of the couple holding the traditional ribbon bow which in Chinese tradition means tying the knots together. I have some hard time making the rose bow but I managed to make it after few tutorials from the Internet. Sentiment "Congratulations" is stamped on a red cardstock and trimmed accordingly to be attached on top of the ribbon rose bow on the gold card base.

Close-up : The sentiment and ribbon rose bow

Traditional Chinese Wedding Wishes - Inside 

In the inside of the card, the couple is attached accordingly to the acetate window panel. The 'double happiness' in Chinese character, '喜喜' from the pattern paper is trimmed and attached to the center of the inside card. The Chinese character, '喜喜' has made the look of the inside of the card looks tradition together with the couple. It is really awesome!

Close-up : Inside the card

Dimension : 21.5cm x 10cm or 8.5" x 4"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : None but with attached on images

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This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Sketch n Stash Challenge 90 - Free Choice Sketch (ending 01 July 2012)

2) Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bingo - I choose ribbon, free and blooms (ending 11 June 2012)

3) Bearly Mine Challenges #40 - Flowers (ending 26 June 2012)

4) Delightful Challenges - Anything Goes (ending 28 June 2012)

5) PanPastel® UK Challenge Blog - Challenge 24 - Anything Goes (ending 30 June 2012)

6) Pile It On Challenge #26 - Make Your Own Embellishments (ending 01 July 2012)

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