Hello My Friend

Hello my crafty friends!  Another card from the same shows as yesterday's card, but a floral themed one today.  Who doesn't love sunflowers, they are just such cheerful flowers!  I used the JustRite Sunflower stamp set for this one.  I created a background for it using the Teresa Collins paper pad exclusive to Creative Expressions.  I picked a smaller vintage pattern to use as a wide border over a larger peach and cream pattern.  I stamped the corner from the Ornate Corner stamp set in black in the upper corner.  I used a sentiment from the Bold Sentiment set by Creative Expressions and stamped it in black in the lower corner.  I tied a piece of London tan seambinding around the border strip and taped the ends to the back of the card.  I stamped the sunflower on milk card and coloured it with Distress markers (wild honey, mustard seed, peeled paint, tea dye) I cut it out with the Vintage Labels Five but turned horizontally this time.  I inked it with Antique Linen while still in the die.  I mounted it with foam pieces in the centre of the card and added a messy bow out of matching seam binding.  I topped my bow with a black jute bow and a tan Dazzler.  The card was nicely finished with a double milk coloured mat with an inner pierced layer.  Finished dimensions are 7 1\2" x 8" in size.

The Wednesday Card Giveaway goes to :

Diane Mortimer!!!

Congratulations! Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your card!   Don't forget to tune in Sunday as there are a lot of other winners being announced in the comment game!

Julia Watts has two shows today on Create and Craft with the first one at at 10am with Leonie and then at  4pm with Martyn.  Be sure to tune in as she has some cracking demos and samples to show you!

If you haven't checked to see if your name was drawn as one of the die winners, it was posted late yesterday so scroll down to the next post!  All for now, Sue x