Wednesday Weekly Card Giveaway

Hi my crafty friends!  Here is the card up for the giveaway today.  You just need to leave a comment on the blog to be in the drawing (winner to be announced on Saturday's blog) This one is a bit different for me, but it's beautiful in person.  Loads of techniques in it too starting with the background that I have used the fire and ice technique on.  It is a bit brighter as I started with coconut white card, then stamped the Vintage Alphabet Soup stamp using flake and glitter glue.  I then gilded it with Verdigris gilding flakes.  I covered it with a sticky adhesive sheet and then coated it with Iced Snow.  I trimmed and matted it with soft gold card.  I created a larger background for it by selecting a soft striped pattern from my crafty stash.  I then stamped the swirl from the Beaded Elements stamp set by Creative Expressions using a clear Perfect Medium pad.  I dusted it with gold mica powder for a soft subtle look.  I distressed around the edges with my scissors then matted it on soft gold card.  I mounted the alphabet piece on an angle across it.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with Vintage Labels Five then a larger die size for the mat.  I inked through the die with Antique Linen distress ink.  I made a bunch of flowers of all sorts using both felt and gold card and arranged them around the background.  I tied a messy bow out of seam binding and added a jute twine bow too.  I cut several of the swirls from the Jewelled Flourish and Flower set and added them under my flowers.  A trio of pearls in opposite corners and some Pearl PVA glue were added as embellishments.  A final mat of soft gold card completes it.  The finished dimensions are 7" x 8" in size.  All for now, Sue x