Friends Through Thick And Thin

 Morning all!  I love that sentiment, don't you!  This is a sample from the D-Lite shows awhile back.  I thought I would mix it up a bit today.  This card is one of those samples that I made with a specific thought in mind and that was to show different ideas you can do with your embossing folders.  Here I have used the Pastorale embossing folder to create a frame.  Now, I do need to mention at this point, that this is a Couture Creations folder and they are always limited release and when they are gone, they are gone (for the most part.)  I believe that this particular folder has been sold out for awhile, but I decided to still show the card in hopes of making you look at your own folders in a different way perhaps.  I used a strip section from the folder and turned it into a frame by embossing my card four times so I had enough strips to fit around my focal element.  I trimmed them to size and matted them with aqua card.  I glued them to a piece of card and mitred the corners with my scissors to give me a frame for my background.  Next I stamped my Layered Lace stamp from the Stamps to Die For range using a clear Perfect Medium pad.  I heat embossed it with True White embossing powder.  I cut it out with the Elegant Labels Four die and used the smaller die in the middle to cut a frame.  I didn't emboss it just yet though, but I did remove all the fall away pieces from the die but left it still in the die template.  I glued the die cut to a piece of aqua card while it was still in the die, then I embossed the two pieces.  The aqua card becomes raised into the spaces where the fall away pieces have been removed.  I do hope that makes sense!  I hand cut around the edge of the aqua card, leaving the pretty white die cut edge to show on top.  I mounted it on foam in the centre of my embossed frame.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with one of the Petite Labels, inking it very lightly with Aqua Adirondack ink while still in place.  I mounted this in the middle of my Elegant Labels Four frame.  I tied a messy bow from Turquoise seam binding and added a melted ribbon flower made from white silky crush ribbon.  A single pearl adorns the centre and two pearl stick pins as embellishments.  I double matted the entire piece with coconut white card and used Cosmic Shimmer white PVA glue dots all the way around the edge as an accent.  I added a few flat back pearls to the focal element and sentiment piece to complete the card. Finished dimensions are 8" x 8" in size.  All for now, Sue x