All Things Wonderful

Morning all!  I thought I would mix it up a bit and I found this card that I never posted.  It was from the shows that I did in August I believe.  The background card I started with is from Canvas Corp.  It is a white printed kraft card.  I cut two pieces, one larger than the other and added the Asian border to the edges of both pieces.  I added foam mounting strips to the backs of both of them, then mounted them on a piece of black card, but left a gap between them (about an inch and a half).  I used the chalk white American seam binding to lace up the gap using the scallops of the border for the ribbon to go through.  I went up skipping every other hole, then came back and laced through the skipped scallops.  I tied the ends into a bow and added a clear Dazzler and stickpins as accents.  I stamped my sentiment on kraft card and cut it out with the Asian Motif die.  I cut another one out of black card and offset it as a mat for my sentiment.  I made two flowers out of the krinkly craft paper (twistwrap kraft paper it is also called) and them with black soot distress ink.  I used the swirl from the Venetian set as an accent for my flowers.  I added a black rhinestone swirl radiating from my sentiment across the top of the card.  Piercing the black mat added my final touch.  A card au naturalle today, I hope it suits you.  I also forgot to mention that Julia Watts will be on C & C today at noon and 6pm with some of my new Rubbernecker stamp designs (available through Creative Expressions).  Don't forget to tune in and see Julia's fun demos!  All for now, Sue x