Purple Treasure

Hi there blog friends!  Yes this card is actually purple, white and black, honest.  I started with the backing paper (another one of those that I purchased while in Florida at an amazing shop called Scrap and Stamp Art Studio in Inverness if you ever get out that way!)and using the dies that I had on the last show, I began with the Fleur de Lis rectangle cut in black.  I did use a bit of white card behind it to set it off.  I cut two of the postage stamp dies in lilac and matted them with white card also.  I used the die as a template and followed the inside of it with my white inksential pen to give them a little accent.  I stamped my sentiment, cut it out using the fancy tags and inked it using Dusty Concord Distress ink before I took it out of the die so it would have a soft frame.  I had some purple felt so I cut a spiral blossom from it for my flower (don't you just love that die, I sure do!)  I added a bow using the white frilly edged ribbon and put my felt flower in the centre.  The card was in need of some piercing and a couple of decorative pins to really dress it up and finish it off.  Now it looks like a Sue card, huh?! LOL  I hope everyone has all their Christmas shopping sorted and you can spend the next few days relaxing and enjoying.  No, me neither!  All for now, Sue x