You're The Best

 Hi bloggers!  Back to one of my favourite colour combos today, soft gold, taupe and black.  I just think it looks so elegant together, opulent even.   I started this card by simply embossing the background with my Cascading Hearts embossing folder to bring some texture to it.  To add a swirly element to my card, out of soft gold card, I cut two of the Vintage Floret Frame from Heartfelt Creations.  I cut an edge off of both of them and then glued them onto the background side by side so the top edge and the bottom edges were even.  Next I cut a large frame using the Labels 28 die set out of black cards.  I put mounting foam on the back.  I stamped my sentiment using a clear perfect medium pad and heat embossed it with gold powder.  I centred my Labels 28 frame over it and then added double sided tape to the back of this piece and adhered it in the centre of my background.  This piece covered the join in the two Floret frames quite nicely so only the edges peek out.  Next, on black card,  I stamped the Blossoming Frame from the Stamps To Die For range using a clear perfect medium pad.  I heat embossed it with Cosmic Shimmer bright gold powder and cut it out with the coordinating sizes of the Labels 28 die set.  I added mounting foam and laid it atop the larger frame in a stair step fashion.  I tied a double bow out of cream silky crush ribbon.  I added a bow of black jute behind it, a fancy metallic button (from my craft stash|) and a couple of black crystal pins as accents to the corner of my card.  I added cream flatback pearls in 5mm size to the corners and the sentiment.  A black mat added a bit of balance to the card with a double milk mat with an inner pierced layer finishing off the card nicely.  This one would work quite nicely for a masculine card if the bow was omitted.  Finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x 8" in size.  All for now, Sue x