Peek A Boo Technique

 Hello my crafty friends!  A want to share a fun new technique that I have discovered.  I have christened it my "Peek A Boo Technique."  Starting with the background, I embossed a piece of coconut white card with the brand new Celtic Flower Embossing folder.  I matted it with a thin mat of periwinkle card and cut two of the California borders to add to each side.  I then matted the entire piece on a larger sheet of periwinkle card.  For the focal element, using a black archival ink pad, I stamped the Seashell Roses from the Stamps To Die For range on both a piece of white card and periwinkle card.  I used the Calabria die from the Italian collection and die cut the stamped image on the periwinkle card.  The die does not match up to anything on the stamp at all, but you will be left with some of the image left after it has been cut.  Next I lined up the white card with the stamped image behind the die cut and you get the entire image coming back into place with the peek a boo effect.  I love the way it creates an interesting focal point for your card.  I cut a slightly larger circle once the images were aligned and glued together to give me a white mat.  I mounted it with foam in the middle of my card.  I wrapped some white seam binding around the bottom of the card and added a messy bow.  I topped the bow with a white crystal sparkler and made two fancy stick pins to match.  I stamped my sentiment from the Bold Sentiment set and cut it into a tag.  I edged it with some matching ink and tucked the end under my bow embellishment.  I finished the card with a white pierced mat, then added a periwinkle layer and a final white mat.  Finished dimensions are 8" x 8" in size.  All for now, Sue x