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 Good Sunday morning all!  Today's card uses my Peek a boo technique for the focal element.  I started by creating some interest on the background by stamping it with the Spiral Sunset stamp to die for.  I used a clear Perfect Medium pad and then heat embossed it with silver shine detail powder for a tone on tone look.  Next I used the two tone satin ribbon and plaited it to create a border on the bottom of the card.  There is a tutorial on this technique at the top of my blog as well as a You tube video if you would like to see it done.  I added a matching bow out of the thinner version of the same ribbon.  A black crystal sparkler was added to the centre of the bow as an embellishment.  For the focal element, I stamped the Spiral Sunset stamp to die for on to a piece of coconut white card and heat embossed it in silver.  I cut it out with the Santorini die and used the inner decorative piece with it as well.  This cut through areas of the stamp design (as it is designed to fit only the outline die).  I stamped the same stamp on to black card again and heat embossed it with silver as well.  I lined it up under the white one so that the pattern was complete and glued it into place, then used just the outline die to cut it even with the first one.  This creates a sort of peek a boo effect through the first die cut, but you see the entire pattern because it is completed on the second die cut.  I stamped a sentiment and cut it out with the oval in the St. Lucia die set.  I created a black faux nestie for it by outlining and hand cutting the same die.  The card was finished with a pierced mat, a thin silver and black mat and a wider white mat.  The finished dimensions are 6 1/2"  x  8" in size.

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Chris Arnall!!!
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