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Hello, my crafty friends!  Ever make a card that you couldn't wait to share?!  Well, THIS is one of those cards!  It was an order from a co-worker for her friend's wedding.  They are very good friends from college, along with a third girl, so she wanted a card that represented their friendship.  She sent me a photo of the three of them to work off of and this is what I came up with.

It is a center step card (and only the second one I've ever made).  There is a fabulous tutorial on splitcoaststampers on how to do this.  You can find it here.  

I adjusted my dimensions just a bit because I wanted it to be 7" wide.  I divided the sections into 2" sides and a 3" center.  I have used three fabulous Sassy Studio Designs images - Sexy Bride Sassy, Charlotte Sassy, and Miranda Sassy.  All are colored with Copics and Prismacolor Artmarkers.  I added lots of Crystal Stickles to the bride's dress and gave her a pretty pearl earring!

      

Papers are from a My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad called Meadowlark.  The sentiment is savvystamps and was cut with a Grommet Tags die from Spellbinders and secured in place with rhinestone brads.  I finished up the details with the Martha Stewart Wrought Iron border punch, a pearl swirl, and a few flowers.  I was really happy with how this turned out and I heard it was a big hit with the recipient too!  That is the best part about this hobby - the smiles and joy the finished products give others!

Speaking of hobbies....  I have a friend , an old high school acquaintance, who has his own woodworking shop, Molasses Hill Woodworking.  After catching up on the last 20 some odd years of our lives via facebook, I commissioned him to make a holder for my Copics.  I had been frustrated that you could no longer buy the white Color Cubby towers from Studio3 Solutions.  I'm not the DIY type so I bought large clear storage jars at Michaels and was using those on my desk.  

   
Well, that just wasn't working for me!  I don't have a ton of markers.  Yet.  But I have about 80 now and I wanted them somewhere with room for the collection to grow.  So Rick came to my rescue!  I sent him some photos and links to blogs, even the dimensions of the Color Cubby.  I wasn't sure what to expect, but when I saw progress photos on facebook and then finally the finished piece in real life (he even delivered it to me) I was ecstatic!  His craftsmanship is incredible and it was worth every penny!  Take a look:

Gorgeous, right?  The shelves are even adjustable!  Now my desk is super organized!

 

 And I found a new use for those clear storage jars!

Thanks for stopping by today!   I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

- Challenges 4 Everybody: #1-Anything Goes
- Craft Your Days Away: #52-Anything Goes
- Di's Digi Designs Challenge: Wedding, Anniversary, Engagement
- Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge: #122-Try a Different Fold
- Bloggers Challenge: Color Splash (black and white with a splash of color)
- Digi Doodle Shop Challenges: #122-Use Pearls 
- Divas By Design: #49-Anything Goes  
- My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges: #71-Weddings/Anniversaries
- The Paper Shelter: #78-Anything Goes
- Bearly Mine Challenges: #49-Anything Goes
- Craft Your Passion Challenges: #124-Power of Three (use three of something: 3 images)

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, E23, E31, E33, E34, W8, B00, Y32, Y35, Y38) and Prismacolor Art Markers (150, 151, 152).

{hugs}
Regan