Trying It Again!

Hello guys!  Yes I am trying another laced card to make up for last month's effort.  I am limited to the type of ribbon I am allowed to use, but I have used a wider zigzag this time, showing off more of the background.  I love this one!  I hope it will appeal to more of you this time too.  I started with a flowery background paper in a cream and brown pattern.  I covered it with micro beads for texture, (yes, I am quite addicted to my micro beads and think they make lovely texture for cards!)  Next I cut the top and bottom "lacing" strips using a combination of edgebility dies to achieve this.  I used two inserts together with the scallopy cutting edge.  I added mounting foam to raise these pieces for dimension (and to make the lacing process easier too) and added them to either side of the card.  A quick note here, even though I have used foam pieces for this, because they are seated on to the micro beads, you need to use some Cosmic Shimmer glue for really good adhesion on top of the beads.  Next came the lacing.  I started by attaching the seam binding on the right side to the back of the card and then through my holes, skipping every other one up and down  until I reached the other side.  I tucked the other end behind the card and then added a messy bow and flower on top.  The flower was made using Sam Poole's Button Floral stamp (tutorial for this is on the Creative Expressions website).  Next I stamped my centre focal element using the Justrite Kindness set.  I stamped it using a clear perfect medium pad and clear embossed it over decorative dotty paper.  After I cut it out with the matching Labels 20 die, I added some pearl Nestabling as an accent and cut a dark faux nestie as a mat for it.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with a smaller Labels 20 and used a light inking of Antique Linen while in the die.  Pierced the edges to finish it as I usually do.  A quick note, I have started to photograph the new cards that I am making using a ruler in one of the pictures (I won't post the ruler pics) so I will be able to give you card measurements when I start posting those.  There is usually such a lag between when I make the cards, do the shows and post the cards, that I can never recall what size they were and they are rarely still in my possesion by that time to check them!  Today's card was rather large, in the neighborhood of 8" x 8 1/2" in size.  Anyways, I hope that you like this one, as I was kind of fond of it!  All for now, Sue x