There's Only One

 Hello everyone!  I hope you were able to stay dry over the weekend.  I do recall seeing a small patch of blue on Saturday at one point!  I hope today's card will lift your spirits if you weren't able to see the sun at all the past few days.  I started by embossing my white background using the Valor embossing folder.  I picked a rather bright blue but still close to navy in colour and cut four of the Vintage Lace Accents.  I used a small scallop circle on the inside to cut frames out of them.  I just wanted to see a bit more of my background through them.  I am kind of in love with this particular die from my sets.  Usually it is the largest Motif shape that gets the most use, but I just love the laciness that this piece has to offer.  So I placed them all over my background as a backdrop to the Labels eighteen die that I used for the focal element.  I cut a frame from two of the sizes of labels 18 from white card that had a sticky sheet adhered to it.  Once cut, I peeled off the backing paper and micro beaded it.  I stamped my sentiment on white card and mounted it behind my frame.  I added two sizes of the Nestabling natural pearls in the Labels 18 shape.  I love nestabling and would probably use it every chance I get, but they never seem to be in stock for any of my shows.  I am going to have to work on that (Note to self)!  I cut a small piece of the matching blue card for the bottom of my card.  Using my score board, I put vertical lines through it (like on the poinsettia card from yesterday).  Yes, I like the look of it and do it probably far too often.  I cut a vintage lace border to go across the top of my blue band.  I tied a double ribbon out of the offwhite silky crush ribbon and added a small Dazzler to the centre. I decided to use the offwhite colour ribbon rather than the white to help balance the micro beads and the pearls in the focal element.  They are clear, but they will slightly change the colour over very light card.  I pierced the edges and called it a day!  I hope it brings a little sunshine to your day!  All for now, Sue x