Two Hearts Become One

I haven't posted this card because I can't seem to get a good enough picture to show all the details - the card looks so much better in person!  I saw something similar on Pinterest with no instructions how to make it, so I designed my own templates to create the card.

I used a 5x7 white card base and cut some of the top to leave the appearance of a collar along the left side of the card. The tux form is cut from black cardstock using the template I designed. I used a small piece of white cardstock for the shirt and scored it to give a "striped" appearance.  I used mini black brads for the buttons (in the past I used black Pearl Pen but think the brads look better).  I notched the lapels and folded them back with a bit of scor-tape.  The bow tie was made by putting the ends of two tiny hearts together.  I added a crystal gem flower on the lapel.

The dress is also cut from a template I designed.  I ran the white cardstock through the Cuttlebug with an embossing folder.  I wrapped the tulle around the waist and adhered the dress slightly over the tux.  I added the pearls on the dress using white Pearl Pen.  I cut the neck out with a circle punch and added a "string of pearls" at the base of it.  The flower on her waist is a Jolee's sticker, which is perfect for this card!

I stamped the sentiment in black ink onto an oval die cut, layered it onto a scalloped oval and adhered it on foam tape for dimension.  I'm really proud of this card and that I was able to design it myself! 

Detailed look at the bow tie, lapels, shirt, dress neckline:

Detailed look at the pearls on the dress:

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Love & Marriage
• Paper:  Recollections White, Recollections Black
• Tools:  Standard & Scalloped Oval Nestabilities; Martha Stewart Circle Punch; Cuttlebug Flowers Embossing Folder; Martha Stewart Heart Punch; Scor-Pal
• Other:  Pearl Pen; Tulle; Darice Crystal Flower; Jolee's Dimensional Stickers; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  5.0" x 7.0"