Thanks Ever So Much

Hi guys!  I may have to apologise for the number of times you pop by the blog and I am using this set of dies!  I absolutely love the Radiant Rectangles and find it hard to put them down quite frankly.  I just want to use them with every colour card to see how they look.  There are so many different combinations you can achieve with this set too, well worth the price of the set in my book.  Today's card is simply a play with them in a very straight forward mix of cutting some layers and embossing others.  I decided to use some maroon/wine coloured card (I never know how to describe this colour)  It was out of my stash though and I haven't found a supplier for this colour that I am happy with at the moment, but still looking!  I started with a piece of coconut white card that I embossed the background using the Elegant Labels Four die (another amazingly beautiful die set).  I wanted just some detail in the card so embossing fit the bill for that.  Next I cut the largest size of the Radiant Rectangles using the three largest dies so I ended up with a pretty white frame.  I used just the largest die and cut my maroon card to give me the platform for my frame and smaller focal element.  I glued the frame to it and mounted it with foam in the centre of my embossed background.  I cut the next smaller size in the rectangles in white card and mounted it in the middle.  I then cut the oval die in the set with the decorative insert piece inside.   I stamped my sentiment in Maroon archival ink and cut it out with a small oval die from the basic Oval set and highlighted it while in the die with the maroon ink.  I popped it in the centre of my focal element.  I decided to try a very different idea and use some pearl Nestabling in the shape from Fancy Tags two and use it across the focal element as a sort of pearl swirl sort of shape.  I rather like it as I have never used it other than on the matching die cut outs.  It just highlights the sentiment nicely I think.  Another idea you may or may not want to try, but it does give you a bit more creativity within your crafting arsenal.  I mounted the entire piece with a maroon mat for balance, then a double white mat with the inner layer paper pierced for a nice frame and finish to the card.  Finished dimensions are 7" x 8 1/2" in size.  All for now, Sue x