Parisian Motifs

Morning all!  I was just having a play with the Parisian dies here.  It is really fun sometimes to just see how they will layer up on each other.  These dies in particular are great for that with their "holding hand" feature.  I cut the largest size of the Parisian Motif die and used a smaller die at the same time to turn it into a frame.  I cut the largest of the Parisian Accents next and two of the corner pieces.  I stamped my little sentiment on the smallest of the beaded circle dies and layered it onto the Parisian accent die I had cut.  I set all the pieces aside and assembled my background.  I chose a wild print for this as I loved the colours in it, but the name had been cut off the edge already so I am sorry to say I do not recall where it is from.  I cut a smaller piece of it and layered it onto some burgundy card.  I ran some basque red vintage ribbon through the top and bottom of the Parisian die centring it in the middle of my smaller background piece.  I secured the ribbon behind the larger background piece then added some matting layers of burgundy and black.  I added the two corner pieces so they were attached to the smaller background piece and lined up with the sides of my focal element.  I liked the way they extended the motif horizontally giving it a completely different look.  I added my sentiment to the centre to complete my focal element.  Finally, I finished the card by adding a bow with a fancy button and some black rhinestone swirls for a bit of bling.  If you have this Spellbinder die template, try it with any background papers for a completely easy and fun card.  All for now, Sue x