Thank You For All You Do

Hello my crafty friends!  I really like this card as it showcases not only the pretty new embossing folder, but the other collections in the release as well as one of the matching stamps!  I think it really shows how well they all work together to give you lovely cards!  I started by using the cutting edge from the Auvergne die and cutting an aperture in the middle of a piece of coconut white card.  Next, I used the new Eternity embossing folder to give the background texture.  I added mounting foam to the back and set it aside so it was ready for assembly later.  Next I stamped the Arched Swirls stamp in black Archival ink on white card.  I covered it with a sticky adhesive sheet and peeled the backing paper off and coated it with Diamond Snow.  I used some cut 'n dry foam and added some Tattered Rose distress ink over the top to add some colour (this could have been done prior to the adding of the sticky sheet too, but you would have to dry it well before adding the adhesive sheet to make sure it would stick properly).  I centred the stamped image in my aperture and attached the background over the top.  I stamped my sentiment in black on white card and made a frame for it using the Salzburg die set.  I added some mounting foam to the back of the frame and attached it over my sentiment and cut away the excess card.  I mounted it in the centre of my stamped image with foam and added glue to it so it stuck nicely to the glitter.  Using the Delicate daisy Open petal die, I cut several sizes in peach card and layered them up to create three flowers for my card.  I added black flatback pearls to all the flower centres.  I mounted the largest in the lower corner with some white tulle and several pieces of Petite Vinery cut out of black card.  I mounted the other two flowers diagonally across the card and added a few small bits of the vinery there as well.  I completed the card with a white pierced mat layer, a thin black mat and a final white mat.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2" x 8 " in size.  All for now, Sue x