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 Hi my crafty friends!  I think this is a bank holiday for you if you are in the UK, so hopefully that will mean a nice crafty day for you!  This card seems exceedingly simple upon first glance.  I have used the Filigree Delight die set once again.  This time, however, I decided to use it in conjunction with the Grateful Lattice background die in a very subtle way.  I picked some Graphic 45 backing paper from my craft stash and then cut my Grateful Lattice out of sheer vellum for just a hint of an overlay on my backing paper.  It is not obvious, it makes you work to see it, but it adds a nice texture for interest.  I use Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue in the corners of the backing paper, then I wipe it from a dot to more of a smear.  I find that this holds the vellum beautifully and doesn't show.  I decided to leave the edge of the background and add flat back pearls in each of the sections as accents.  Next I cut the Filigree Delight die using the inner oval die out of coconut white card to make a frame.  I added some very small pieces of foam mounting to the back for dimension and added this piece to the centre of my card.  I stamped my sentiment in Black archival ink and cut it out with the smaller tag piece in the set.  I used Tattered Rose Distress ink to lightly ink it for a pretty shadow.  I mounted this piece across the centre of the Filigree Delight focal element.  I tied a messy bow out of Flesh Seam Binding and used some Tattered Rose ink on it to distress it further.  I spritzed it and crumpled it for a shabby chic look.  I tied a piece of white tulle and added my bow on top of it in the corner.  I made a white rose as an accent by following the tutorial at the top of my blog.  I "sugared" it by adding Cosmic Shimmer  dries clear glue with my finger all over it, then dipping it in the Rock Candy Dry Glitter.  I used a glue dot and attached it to the centre of my bow and added two pearl stick pins as accents.  I added a double white mat of coconut white card and using my piercing ruler, I added pierced holes to the inner mat as a frame.  Finished dimensions are 6 1/2" x 7 1/2" in size.  Enjoy your bank  holiday!  All for now, Sue x