Hearts Full Of Love

Hi bloggers!  I thought I would continue with the love theme since it was Valentines Day this week and basically, love is in the air!  I love this quickie little card.  It is soft gold, taupe and black and I can't tell you how many times I reach for that colour combo.  It just always has such a rich, elegant look to it.  I started by cutting two of the largest size of the Resplendent Rectangles out of black card.  I used them as a background border and matted them on to some taupe card.  I cut a piece of soft gold card and used the Petite Fleur embossing folder by Couture Creations.  It has a nice empty centre section that was just crying out for a nestie focal element.  I stamped the Vintage Pearl stamp from Justrite using a clear Perfect Medium pad and embossed it with gold powder.  In the centre I stamped my sentiment in black.  I cut it out with the matching die and then made a faux nestie by tracing around the outside of the die and hand cutting it.  I used a piece of fine sandpaper to smooth out any ragged edges.  I mounted it behind my stamped image and then used foam to mount both in the centre of my background.  I made a black rose using my flower tutorial that can be found on the Creative Expressions website.  Once the glue was dry, I dipped it in clear melted Utee (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) to give it a porcelain look.  I used some thin gold ribbon and black tulle (from my stash) and seated the rose in the middle.  I added it to the card below my focal element to complete my card.  Finished dimensions are 6" x 7" in size.