Thinking Of You

Hi bloggers!  Today's card uses a few of the newly released dies.  I selected a pale spring green for my background.  Using the Daisy Tiers embossing folder, I added some texture to may background.  For the bottom portion, I added a strip of white card and used two of the New York Borders offset and glued to the white card.  They add just enough interest without taking your eye away from the focal element.  Next I cut three of the Union Square die from the New York Collection.  I have to admit, I am a bit partial to this die as I just love the way the debossed detail came out on it.  I offset all three of them until it created a pleasing pattern of fleur de lis from the corners of the die cut, going around the outside.  I stamped my sentiment in black Archival ink and inked around it with Shabby Shutters.  Next, I  die cut a frame from the Italian Decorative frame set.  I backed the frame with green card and added mounting foam and placed it over my sentiment, cutting away the excess card.  I added it to the centre of my Union squares to complete the focal element.  I tied a messy bow out of white seam binding and topped it with a two tone Camellia flower, using both the Complete petal set and the Open Petal set.  I made two matching stick pins from beads in my stash to embellish the bow.  The card was then finished with a pierced white mat, a thin green mat and a final white mat.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x 8 1/2" in size.

The winner of this week's Wednesday Card Giveaway is:
Maggie (better without a bow)!!!

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