Just Wanted To Say Hello

Hello my crafty friends!  I just can't stop using this embossing folder!  I started by inking my Bed of Roses folder with a Peach Bellini pigment ink pad and letterpressing a piece of coconut white card through it.  The ink transfers to the floor of the design with a soft peach hue.  I cut the Madison Square and turned it into a frame for it, raising it for dimension over the letterpressed background.  Next I embossed a piece of peach card with it and used the opposite side of the embossing.  I used the same pigment ink pad to rub over the top of the design lightly.  I layered up the first embossed piece on top of this one and then added a wide white border, a thin peach border mat and a final white mat.  On the wide border, I used white Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue to create my Paved Pearl technique (tutorial at the top of my blog).  For the focal element I stamped my sentiment in black on white card.  I inked it with Peach Bellini, leaving a small white area in the centre for contrast.  I cut the smaller die in the Madison Square die set to create a frame over my sentiment.  I glued them together and added it in the centre of my card set in the diamond shaped orientation.  The finished dimensions are 8" x 8" in size.

As promised, the winners of the last three Wednesday Card Giveaways!  The first winner is:

Deborah Artliff!!! (for the card shown on March 4th)

The next winner is:

Elaine Sabey!!! (for the card shown on March 11th)

and the final winner is:

Nana on the Hill!!! (for the card shown on March 18th)

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

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