You Made My Day

Hello crafters!  Today's card offering has a rather unique background treatment.  I used the Austrian border die and cut eight of them out of coconut white card.  On a piece of mauve card, I glued four of them in place horizontally.  Next, I glued four more in place over the top, but this time I set them vertically.  The total effect has a sort of spirograph (did those make it across the pond or are you scratching your head, asking "what is she talking about!" LOL) look to it.  It was very busy so I decided to soften it a bit by adding a piece of vellum over the top of it.  You can still see it, but it doesn't compete with the focal element this way.  I used Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue in the corners to attach the vellum.  If you just put a drop in the corners then wipe it flat, it doesn't show when it dries.  I always add pearls to the corners though as I just think it looks unfinished otherwise, but it is nice to know that it isn't necessary to hide the glue!  I used the Innsbruck die set to cut a frame for my focal element.  I cut the decorative top piece out of white card, then backed it with a mauve card piece, glued them together, then cut the centre out of both pieces together.  I added mounting foam to the back and raised it for dimension.  I stamped my sentiment in black then cut it out with the oval from the Vienna die set.  I inked it lightly with Dusty Concord distress ink before removing it from the die.  I cut an Austrian tag to seat my sentiment on and attached them both in the centre of my frame.  I tied a messy bow from mauve seam binding and attached it to the lower right side of my frame.  I made two matching stick pins for my bow and topped the bow with a white crystal sparkler.  To finished the card, I added a wide white mat where I used Cosmic Shimmer white PVA glue to dot all the way around the edge.  A thin mauve card mat and a final coconut white mat completed the card.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2" x 8" in size.  All for now, Sue x