Congratulations – Watercolor Wedding Card

========================LIFE UPDATE ============================

Is everyone jumping out of their seats to hear why I’ll be MIA for a while? HAHA…It won’t affect you, I promise (unless you’re dying for my regular 2-3 posts a week – in which case, I’m very flattered!). We learned two weeks ago today that there was a residency position open in Kansas City where we are from. If you don’t already know, that’s sort of the reason why we ended up here in Ohio 13 months ago. My husband had high hopes of matching into an anesthesiology program and it didn’t work out. So he accepted a 1 year internship here…then signed on as an Internal Medicine resident to complete his training here. We had every intention of staying for the next 3 years….until that call came 2 weeks ago. We did landscaping (planted 5 great big trees in the back yard), was planning on fencing and a pergola, and had just finished adding cabinets and granite to our kitchen when the news came the SAME day.

I kid you not…here’s a photo to prove it (please excuse the ‘before’ mess):

After being let down so many times, we decided we wouldn’t get our hopes up…but that we would pursue it and see where it would lead us. As it turns out…they REALLY want him. He flew to KC on Tuesday and had the formal interview yesterday and signed the paperwork. It’s been a whirlwind. In two weeks, we have cleaned and packed up about 1/3 of our belongings in order to list our home for sale. It’s been on the market since Friday. We’re hoping for a quick sale, but regardless, we are leaving in a few weeks as soon as we can find a home in KC. My older boys need to be able to start school on time (it’s a goal, at least). I will need to take a few weeks off work for the move and because of this, I won’t be able to craft.

I’ve been crafting completely and utterly alone for the past year. My husband says that he could’ve saved us all this trouble to start with if he had just aimed for Family Medicine or Internal Medicine instead of Anesthesiology…but I know in my heart that the past year has done some great things for me. I’ve been able to learn the art of card-making and I’ve been able to clear my head and my heart of past hurts. I feel like I’ll be returning to KC a new person…with very definitive boundaries. I’ve made promises to myself that I won’t let people affect me the way they have in the past. I know it’s easier said than done…but I need to find a way to be mentally healthy like I have been this past year.

I hope you’ll keep us in your thoughts and prayers through this crazy time. It’s something we want, but it’s also very scary. I know you’ll understand that I won’t post any crafts for at least 2 weeks 🙂

==============AND NOW FOR MY CARD =============

I needed to make a quick card for someone this week, so I used a stamp set called Congratulations by Simon Says Stamp – it’s older, but it’s new to me – and I love the font to this large sentiment.

I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to achieve the watercolor look that you see here.

I heat embossed and used a few sequins to finish this card.

I just love the gold over this velum!

I hope you’ll enjoy this video tutorial!

*Disclaimer: I am not being paid by any company to promote their products. I make cards using stamp sets and materials which I love and I love to share. To view where these items can be purchased, click on the linked abbreviations below (SU for Stampin’ Up!, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, AMZN for Amazon, LF for Lawn Fawn, MFT for My Favorite Things, etc.).

Zig Colors used: 025 Pink, 084 Deep Violet

Stazon Jet Black Ink EH | SSS | AMZN	Versafine Onyx Black EH | SSS	Canson XL WaterColor Paper Pad EH | SSS | JOANN	Recollections 110 lb
Zig Clean Color Real Brush EH | SSS | AMZN	Versamark Ink EH | SSS | AMZN	Heat Tool	Clear Embossing Powder
WOW Metallic Gold Rich Regular Embossing Powder SSS | JOANN	Sequins Moonshine 3mm	Sequins Moonshine 6mm	Fast Fuse
Tombow Permanent Tape Runner	EK Success Craft Tweezers EH | SSS | AMZN	Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue EH | SSS