Friends Forever

 Hello my crafty friends!  I am still floating on air from the incredible response to Saturday's blog post!  Thank you so much to those of you that have been dropping in for some time now as well as all the new names and faces I saw.  I do hope that you will continue to join in with daily comments!  I was thinking about it this weekend and have come to realise that I love doing my blog so much because you seem to respond in kind. I know that you do stop by to read it because of the lovely comments you take the time to leave.   When I first came to the UK, I didn't really know anyone and  my blog has allowed me to make so many new friends that it turned out to be a lifeline of sorts for me also.  So I may not say it enough but I do truly appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to stop by and letting me know that you have been by!  Today's card is another one of those Elegant Labels Four numbers, as I just could not put this set down!  Now, I found this blue card in our warehouse and fell in love with the colour, however, have recently learnt that it is a discontinued colour.  Not to worry, I am going to keep searching for something similar as I really love this shade (very wedgewoody).  I cut the largest die in the set out of coconut white card.  Now, I wanted all three dies in the set to be lined up and cut, but I have found that when the dies are very detailed, it is easier to just cut one, then add in the next one and so forth so that is what I did.  The middle die was then popped up on mounting foam for dimension after the inside die was removed.  I stamped my sentiment in black archival ink on white card, then covered it with a sticky adhesive sheet.  I peeled the backing paper off and micro beaded it for texture.  I mounted my frame over it and trimmed away the excess so it didn't show through the detailed edge.  I mounted this all on the pretty blue card to which I had added a pierced edge.  I matted it all on a double white mat, which I added white Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue dots as accents.  Using some left bits of white silky crush ribbon, I melted it with my heat tool and made a few flowers to add to the opposite corners of my frame for a tiny added touch.  Sometimes, I like a lot of flowers and sometimes it just needs a small touch and this just felt like one of those times!  I think it is because the die is so pretty already! Finished dimensions are 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" in size.

Now for the winner of the Blogversary Giveaway of the 18 Stamps To Die For Range!  The name that I have drawn from all the comments left is:

Brenda Lello!!!

Congratulations!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize!  Thank you again to everyone!   All for now, Sue x