Celebrating 50 Years!!
Today is a very special day! It is the 50th wedding anniversary of my Mom & Dad!!! I just love this picture of them 
I wanted to make a simple, yet elegant card for them, so here’s what I came up with:
I used a 5×7 Fabirano Medioevalis card, and embossed it with the textile Cuttlebug embossing folder. Since the card is bigger than the folder, I had to make a seam, which you can just barely see on the upper third of the card. After I embossed it, I rubbed Versamark on the raised pattern, then brushed gold pearl-ex over it. I wish you could see the beautiful shimmer that it has in person.
I trimmed the edge using a victorian style blade with my Carl cutter, then added some brushed gold cardstock under it. I made this before I had my Spellbinders dies, so I punched a large scalloped square out of brushed gold, and then a medium square out of vellum cardstock. I adhered it using 4 gold brads. I added the “50″ which was cut using the Olivia cuttlebug alphabet, and mounted the panel on pop-up glue dots. To finish it off, I added some gold organdy to the side. (It really doesn’t look that orange-y in person, the color is way off in this photo for some odd reason).
Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad!!!
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Happy Anniversary, Trudee’s Mom & Dad!!
Trudee, the card is just gorgeous, and so elegant!
Posted by: Sharlene Wale | July 27th, 2007 06:33
Trudee~
Your mom looks like a china doll… What a beauty… I can see why you love this picture… Happy Anniversary to them….
reflections:0)
Posted by: reflections:0) | July 27th, 2007 07:12
Beautiful and oh so elegant!
Posted by: broni (waterchild12) | July 27th, 2007 07:18
What a lovely and elegant card, it looks like the lace on her dress, and most of all how wonderful 50 years in love.
Posted by: florence | July 27th, 2007 07:31
OOOH what a fun picture!!! Hi T’s mom and dad!!
Love your card too, I love the colors!!! So fun!! 
Posted by: jacksonbelle | July 27th, 2007 08:10
Oh how gorgeous! LOve that photo! Wow! 50 years! COngrats to your parents!!!!
Love your card design too trudee! So elegant!
Posted by: Julia Stainton | July 27th, 2007 08:16
What a beautiful, elegant card! Best wishes to your mom and dad!
Posted by: Beth | July 27th, 2007 08:32
Wow, congratulations to them! Your Dad is SOOOOO handsome!!! Your card is very pretty, so fitting for the occasion. Thanks for sharing this special event!
Posted by: diane mcvey | July 27th, 2007 12:18
A beautiful, elegant card! And, a wonderful photo of your parents! Congratulations to them!!
Posted by: christina (cmf1216) | July 27th, 2007 12:25
Great pic & gorgeous card. If you hadn’t mentioned a seam, I would never have noticed. Congrats to your parents - what a wonderful event to celebrate.
Posted by: lacyquilter | July 27th, 2007 12:35
Oh! and that ribbon just tickles my fancy!!!
Posted by: Bobby V | July 27th, 2007 12:42
Congratulations to your parents! That is a great picture of them! Your dad is handsome and you mom looks like a china doll! Great card you made for them!
TFS!!
Posted by: Ellen Sutton | July 27th, 2007 13:06
I was going to say that your mom looks like a porcelain doll, but someone beat me to it. She truly has a beautiful complexion and I see your resemblence! great picture and yes, a gorgeous card!
Posted by: Angel | July 27th, 2007 13:35
Congrats to your parents! Wow 50 years! What an achievement!
Your card is so fitting for the occasion. Beautiful work.
You can see you have your mother’s smile!
Thanks for sharing with us, Juanita
Posted by: Juanita | July 27th, 2007 13:46
Well this really is elegant. What a joy to see couples celebrating 50 years of marriage. Congratulations to your parents.
Posted by: Darlene Gabriel | July 27th, 2007 14:26
What a wonderful photo. I love those old wedding photo’s like that. Congrats to your parents on 50 years together. Sadly my dad passed away 3 years shy of my parent’s 50th. Your card is a lovely tribute to them. Ida
Posted by: Ida | July 27th, 2007 15:10
I know your Mom and Dad loved this card! It’s beautiful, just like the picture you shared! Hope they are enjoying their gift from you and your sibs and can look forward to more years together!
Posted by: CindyR | July 27th, 2007 16:55
Happy Anniversary to your parents! I love those old pictures, and what a beautiful couple they make! Your card is gorgeous!
Posted by: Rose Ann | July 27th, 2007 20:35
Beautiful card. Love the photo of your parents.
Posted by: Sue - stampinsusie on SCS | July 28th, 2007 03:09
What a sweet couple! Happy 50th Anniversary to your Mom and Dad! Very beautiful and elegant card Trudee!
Posted by: KimberlyG on SCS | July 28th, 2007 07:47
Congratulations to your parents they look so happy, your card for them is beautiful!
I love your work and the way you use the spellbinder dies is fantastic so inspiring I really want to get myself the sets now.
Thanks for sharing and inspiring!!!
Posted by: Paperbabe - Kim | July 28th, 2007 14:54
Beautiful card, T! And thanks for sharing the beautiful picture!! Very sweet!!
Posted by: Shel9999 | July 29th, 2007 06:28
Happy anniversary to your Mom and Dad! What a darling picture and a beautiful card!
Posted by: leslierich | July 29th, 2007 20:21