Beautiful Birthday

    Good morning bloggers!  Today's offering is an experiment that I tried using the A4 Basketweave embossing folder.   I embossed a piece of soft gold card  for my background.   I wanted a whitewashed look for it so I used some Snowcap Adirondack dabber paint and added a bit of water to thin it and painted it across my embossed background.  I dried it with a heat tool and then lightly sanded it to distress it, giving it a shabby chic look.  I cut a Radiant Rectangle frame from coconut white card to provide a backdrop around my focal element.  I stamped the Justrite Enjoy The Day stamp and embossed it in white, cutting it out with the matching die.  I cut another Vintage Labels 4 in soft gold card, cut it in half down the centre and used it as a mat on either side of my white embossed die cut.  I stamped one of the other stamps and embossed it in gold.  I added my sentiment in black so it would show up and cut it out with the oval die in the set.  I added it to the centre with mounting foam.  For a floral embellishment, I added some white tulle, natural jute twine and a white organza ribbon rose, topped with two pearl stick pins.  I completed the card with a soft gold mat before adding my final double white pierced mat.  Finished dimensions are 6" x 8" in size. All for now, Sue x