Have A Great Day

Hello crafters!  My fire and ice technique against a white backdrop this time.  I started with a piece of coconut white card and ran Scotch double sided tape all around the edges, overlapping at the corners.  I trimmed the ends even with the corners, then used the Autumn Leaves gilding flakes on it.  I used a piece of rubit scrubit pad to lightly refine and remove the excess flakes.  Next I covered the gilding flakes with another piece of double sided tape.  I poured the Iced Snow over the tape to create the fire and ice look on the edge of the background.  Next I stamped the A6 background stamp called Vintage Wallpaper by Sam Poole (available from her online shop Creative-Studios) by dabbing the flake and glitter glue over it.  I stamped it on white card and covered it with the same gilding flakes.  Once again, using a rubit  scrubit pad, I lightly refined the stamped image and removed the excess flakes.  I cut a Filigree Delight frame out of white card.  I added small pieces of mounting foam to the back and attached it to the gilded background stamped image.  I made a flower from the Button Floral stamp (see tutorial on the top of the blog for full directions).  I "sugared" it the flower with Iced Snow Glitter Jewels and added some swirls from the Bella Rose die set from Heartfelt Creations.  I stamped the sentiment with a black archival ink pad and cut it into a strip.  Using the flake and glitter glue, I added a thin bead of it to the edge of the strip and glittered it as well.  I mounted it with the end under the flower and gave it a bit of a curve and used a glue dot to hold it in place.  A double white mat with a pierced inner mat was the final step to complete the card.  What a nice way to send a friendly card!  The finished dimensions are 6" x 8 1/2" in size.  All for now, Sue x