Thanks Ever So Much

Hello my friends!  I hope everyone had a lovely weekend (maybe even some crafting time? LOL)  Today's card looks to be very straight forward, but there is a tiny twist to it.  I have used the Tuscany die set to create most of this card.  Using a piece of coconut white card, I cut the largest die in the Tuscany set to make an aperture.  The aperture had four distinct areas where the die has a larger detail.  Next, I used the same die a second time and off set it so that the four distinct areas were lined up between the original die cut, creating an aperture that appears to have eight scalloped areas.  I cut two of the Tuscany dies in white (using the first full die cut as one, then cutting one more) and recessed them down into my aperture, overlapping them to fill both areas.  I cut the centre panel from the Tuscany out of dusty rose card and lightly inked the rose areas with Milled Lavender bringing them into prominence a bit more.  I applied a sticky adhesive sheet to a piece of white card then cut a larger circle out of it.  I covered it with Glacier Ice (similar to Iced Snow, but they are cylindrical pieces instead of round).  I mounted this piece under my rose centre circle in the middle of my aperture.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with the Decorative Frames from the Italian Collection.  I inked it lightly with Victorian Velvet before removing it from the die and then mounted it with foam in the middle of my focal element.  I made a rose from my Classic Rose die set using coconut white card, then "sugared" it with Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue and Glacier Ice.  I seated it on some white tulle surrounded by Faux Quilled Leaves cut from white card.  I pierced a white mat around the card, then added a thin rose mat and a final white mat.  I completed the card with flatback pearls in the corners.  The finished dimensions are 8" x  8" in size.  All for now, Sue x