On Your Special Day

Good Sunday morning all!  A cream and black number for today.  I started by inking up the Byzantine mask with a clear Perfect Medium pad and embossing it on to milk coloured card.  The ink was then transferred to the recessed areas in the background.  I heat embossed these with Ivory embossing powder for a tone on tone look.  I matted it with a thin black mat.  For the focal element, I used the Lacy Tier die set and cut it in black to create a frame.  I stamped the Ribbon and Swags stamp from Justrite in black Archival and cut it out with a circle die.  I mounted it on foam above my frame.  I stamped the sentiment in black and cut it out with a small decagon die and inked it with Antique Linen.  I mounted it in the centre.  I tied a messy bow out of chalk seam binding and added it to the corner of the focal element.  I finished the bow with some cream pearl string pieces, a crystal sparkler and two fancy stick pins.  I finished the card by adding a milk coloured mat that I pierced, then a thin black mat and a final milk mat.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" in size.

Now for the Sunday Comment Game winners!  This week's winners are:
Virgina Davey!!!
Ang!!!
Yvonne Masterman!!!

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