You Made My Day

Hello crafters!  Now that all the festivities are officially over, let's get down to some serious crafting! LOL  Okay, well maybe just some fun crafting and I'm starting with this pretty little number from the Gemini Collection!  It made a quick appearance during the blog launch, but I thought it should really have it's own day on the blog.  Sometimes my cards have a story and this one sort of does.  I was at a trade show in Atlanta last July and I met a lady that has the most amazing hand dyed silk ribbons.  I was literally drooling over them when I saw them!  I chatted with her for quite a while about them, hoping to be able to bring to the Creative Expressions line.  However, they were rather pricey (due to the hand dyed part and the silk part!), but she gave me a few samples and this card using one of them!  Just look at that luscious teal silk ribbon (be still my beating heart!)  I just fell in love with the hombre look to her ribbon!  She gave me several yards of it so you may just see it show up on a few more cards (when I am done stroking it and looking at it longingly! LOL)  This was a real quick card I made using the Carina Gemini die as a petticoat bottom.  I cut it three times and used the same edge for the top and bottom and switched it around for the middle layer.  I tucked a piece of teal card under the bottom layer so it showed through the cut out areas.  I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with the tag from the New York Collection and inked through the die with Peacock feather Distress ink before removing it.  I mounted it the upper corner and added my messy bow at the edge of my petticoat on the opposite side.  I paper pierced a white border, then added a thin teal mat and a final white mat.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/2"
 x  8" in size.

The winner of the Orphan Cards is:

Jean Phillips!!!

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