DIY Box Wedding Invitations

Happy President's Day for all my US followers and Happy Family Day to all my  Canadian friends and followers  from the East Coast.

Today, I would like to share with you a DIY Box Wedding Invitations I made for MayArts Stampendous blog week.

Silk Boxes are one of the newest trends for Soon to be Wed Couples to send there Wedding Invitations. But Silk Boxes are expensive to buy.  So why not try a cheaper paper box to pack your wedding invites. Here's a cheaper version of the Wedding Box Invitation.

I was inspired by the  Fire & Ice  Engagement Party Invitation of Miss Emily Thorne on the TV show Revenge. Do any of you watch that show? Well, it is a show on TV that is aired every Wednesday on ABC.  Miss Emily Thorne, the lead character was engaged to an all-American boy of privilege from the the Hamptons- Daniel Grayson.  I tried to find an actual photo of the Engagement Party Invitation online but no luck.  If you guys find it, please let me know. 

The How To of my DIY Wedding Box Invitation:

• Stamp a white cardstock with Stampendous Cling Jumbo Zinnia using a VersaMark Ink.

• Emboss it with red embossing powder and then ink it with "Fired Ink"  distress ink. Cut outline.
• Color the center with yellow markers and add red self adhesive rhinestones. 
• Print the invitation wordings, then stamp a Swirl and heat emboss using the Stampendous Aged Green Embossing Enamel. Add some green  self adhesive rhinestones. 
• Add a red Satin Pleats MayArts ribbons on the card and the black Satin Pleats in the sides of my box. 

• Add foam dots at the back of  the cut-out flower and layer it on top of the embossed swirl to create a 3D effect. 
• Add another layer of red cardstock. 
• Create a band for the box using  Stampendous border, add a red Satin Pleats  MayArts Ribbon. 
• Add some feathers and flower for accent. Done. 

I love how it turned out. I think the big Stampendous Floral Stamps + the May Arts ribbon gives a great impact on this project.

Fire & Ice Inspired Wedding Card

Fire & Ice Inspired Wedding Box Invitation

Thanks for stopping. I hope I inspired you today. - Jinky

Ribbon Art Canvas

 Hi Everyone! Finally, I can show my first project I designed for MayArts as one of their official May Arts DT Member. I am excited to share some Ribbon Art Canvases I created using MayArts Ribbons and the Stampendous Jumbo Peony Stamps. I was inspired with some Fabric Art Canvases I saw online so I decided to try it with ribbons. I love to incorporate 3D items that are functional in my projects, that's why I make sure that there are 3D objects on these Ribbon Art Canvases.

Series of Ribbon Art Canvasses

I enjoyed working on this Art Canvas. The combination of MayArts Ribbons and Stampendous Stamps is perfect.

Don't you just love my 3D Stamp Peony Flower? It looks so real, beautiful and Jumbo! I love it !  To get more realistic look, shape your flower cut-outs using a bone folder and use a 3-dimensional adhesive when you create your layers.

Closer look of 3D Peony Flower

Supplies:

A piece of pre-stretched canvas (I used 3 pieces)
Acrylic Paint
Paint brush
Stampendous Cling Jumbo Peony Stamp Set
Stampendous Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle
Stamp Ink Pad (I used Eggplant Purple & Cameo Pink)
Versa Mark Ink Pad
Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Adhesive Spray
3D Foam Dots/ 3D Silicone Glue
Sponge Daubers
Sewing Machine(optional)

MayArts Ribbons: (I used tons of Ribbons)

TG97	BK46	ED47	DD92
HC22	BK32	WH47	WH47
HC46	ED17	WF28	YD93

Ribbon Art Canvas Tutorial 

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Ribbon Art Canvas Tutorial

1. Paint up your canvas using a color that harmonizes with all of your ribbons. 
2. Cut enough ribbons depending on the design you want to achieve. Add enough length to each end to allow it to wrap around to the back of the canvas. 
3. Lay out the ribbons on the canvas to get an idea of the look you want to achieve. At this point, also decide on the placement of your stamp image if you are stamping your canvas. 
4. Stamp canvas, emboss and color depending on your liking. ( I did stamp my canvas using the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Peony Stamp Set+ Stampendous Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle + Eggplant Purple ink pad . For the focal point, I used VersaMark Ink and heat emboss it.  I then  stamp more Peony image  on a textured paper and color ed it with Cameo Rose using the sponge dauber. I cut-out the flowers image from the textured paper and created a 3D Peony Flower.
5. Spray adhesive directly at the backside of the ribbon and attach it to the canvas. Note: if you are covering the whole canvas with ribbons, it is more easier to spray the canvas with adhesive and lay your ribbons on the canvas.
6. Optional: If you want to create a Ruffle Pleated ribbon. Just create pleates on the ribbon of your choice and sew a straight stitch. 
7. Attached the 3D Peony Cut-Outs right on top of your embossed flower. This is your focal image. 
8. Hang on your wall and admire! 

I enjoyed making these Ribbon Art Canvases. I made a couple more. I think they are beautiful. I will try to make more with some hardware embellishments attached to it. And when I'm all finished I will hang it on my home office wall.

Pink & Black Ribbon Art Canvas

Give this awesome project a try . This is an inexpensive way to decorate a wall. You can even make a new look on every season or when you are tired of  the design. Just remove the ribbons and re-use them on other projects and start over! 

Orange+Purple+Green Ribbon Art Canvas

Thanks a lot for stopping by. I hope you LIKE my projects and that I inspired you today! -  Jinky