Asian American Wedding

This card was created for Dh to take to the wedding of one his golfing buddies last month. I was pretty certain after seeing the wedding announcement that the bride was probably born and raised in Japan, so I wanted to do something with an Asian flavor.

I used the kanji character for "love" from the Pagoda cartridge, cut from glossy mylar cardstock, and shadowed it a couple times with Bazzill Diamond Bling cardstock. For the background, I used the same Bazzill cardstock, run through the Cuttlebug Sakura embossing folder.

Then for a Westernized twist, I decided to use the dove cut from the Wedding Solutions cartridge. I layered the doves several times and although it doesn't show up in the photo, I used DCWV white glitter cardstock for the shadow layer. Unlike here in the U.S., doves are not considered a traditional symbol of love in Japan, so at first I felt a little uneasy about placing them on the card. But after I placed a piece of washi paper down behind the doves, it seemed to work out much better.

I kept the inside plain and simple, traditional Japanese wedding white and gold, with a pocket on the side for the monetary gift.