Beaded Black And White

 Happy Boxing Day!  I hope everyone enjoyed a really nice day yesterday.  I was truly delighted to see that so many of you were able to stop by the blog to say hello, thank you so much for that.  Today's card is a black and white design using the Venetian Motifs and Accents exclusively.  I started by micro beading  the white background.  I then cut four of the Venetian Accent borders in black.  I glued them to the edges of the background and mitred the corners.  Next I cut four of the Venetian borders in white.  Don't forget to use your wax paper when cutting these as they are so detailed!  I wanted the white borders to be raised, but since there isn't much room on them for mounting foam, I had to make some.  I did this by cutting thin strips of black card and gluing it the the back edge of the borders.  This allowed me to add my mounting foam and raise the borders for dimension.  I wanted the black borders to show so I offset the white ones so you can see the tips of the ones underneath.  Again, I mitred the corners.  Next I cut a Venetian motif in black card (with wax paper).  I stamped my sentiment (from Creative Expressions) on white card and then cut it out with the Venetian motif also.  I glued the centres of the two motifs and offset them also.  I added my focal element in the centre of my card with mounting foam.  I pierced the black mat and added a final white then black mat to finish my card.  I still say these dies are so pretty and work so well with anything you put with them, don't you think?  They are truly some of my favourites!  Finished Dimensions 7 3/4" x 7 3/4"   All for now, Sue x