Happy Birthday

Hi bloggers!  I had a fabulous time at the Kettering show and really enjoyed seeing familiar faces and meeting new blog members!  I hope we will be making it an annual event as it was a lovely weekend for all!  For today's card, I picked one of my favourites from the shows a few weeks ago.  I created the background by embossing the largest size from the Decorative Labels 8 into a piece of milk coloured card.  I cut two of the largest size of the Resplendent Rectangles and cut them in half (one lengthwise down the centre and the other one in half the other way).  I used the edges as small borders just peeking out from behind my background.  I stamped my sentiment on milk card.  Then to create a frame for it, I cut out the shape from the Marvellous Squares in blue card.  Using my scissors, I cut away the inside of the shape right along the embossed edge.  This allowed me to create a frame that fit around my large sentiment.  I glued it over my sentiment and trimmed away the excess milk card.  I mounted it on foam pieces for dimension.  Next, I made some fun flowers from the cotton hemp ribbon.  I cut a length of ribbon down the centre and removed some of the threads from the cut edge to get a frayed edge.  I rolled my flowers using redline tape along the uncut edge, pinching and gathering as I rolled to create a unique, shabby chic looking flower.  I made several of these in varying sizes and added some vines around them as accents.  I added some flat back pearls and pierced the edges to complete the card.  If your birthday is today, then this card is posted in your honour!  All for now, Sue x