Can You Believe It!

 Hi everyone!  I thought I would share a little surprise with you as today is the third anniversary of my first blog post!  I cannot believe that it has grown so much over these last three years and I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU for all your support.  I have really enjoyed keeping it up and reading all the amazing comments you take time out of your busy schedules to leave for me daily. 
Today I am showcasing another fancy nesty folded card.  This is the same type of card that I did the tutorial on back in January.  This time we have used the Moroccan Motifs and Accents.  I started by folding my card in half and taping the Moroccan Motif to the centre of the inside fold.  I scored above and below the die in the centre of it.  This score line served as a guide for where to place my cutting plate.  By covering only half the die with my cutting plate, I cut only half the die.  I then placed my tan mat on top and embossed the entire die shape.  When you remove the die from the card, you can then fold it back along the score line so that the die shape emboss shows on the flap, but the cut part extends outward from the edge.  I cut another Moroccan motif and attached it in an offset manner.  I cut two of the smaller motifs in teal and scored them to form a concertina accent.  I stamped my sentiment and centred it with the small accent die shape and inked it with Broken China distress ink to highlight it.  I then applied the sticky adhesive over it and lined the die back up over it and taped it in place.  I cut the die, then peeled the backing paper off and added some clear micro beads and attached this to the centre of my focal element.  I cut a Moroccan die in white to add to the edge flap as an accent.  Two corner pieces were cut in white and added to the flap also.  I cut a piece of teal card and embossed the Moroccan border to the outer edge as an accent.  As a final accent, I cut a small strip of teal card and added it to the front of the card near the spine.  Cosmic Shimmer pearl PVA glue dots were added every quarter inch.  All for now, Sue x