Good Sunday morning all! I have chosen
black, white and blush card for today's card. I started by cutting the
Australian border die without the outer cutting edge into the top and bottom edge of a piece of
coconut white card. I backed it with black card to show through the design cut out area. Next I cut the
Auckland die in white using just the outer decorative cutting edge. I backed it with blush, then used the inner decorative die and embossed it into the centre rather than cutting it out completely. I cut this in half and mounted the two straight cut sides flush with the edge of the card. I cut a
Melbourne die for the centre in white card and backed it in white for a tone on tone effect. Next I cut the
Happy Birthday Circle words in both blush and black card. I glued them together slightly offset using the black as a shadow to the blush die cut. I added them to the centre of the card then tipped them upward for a bit of dimension. I added a pierced mat and matching thin blush and black mats and a wider white mat layer to complete the card. The finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x 9" in size.
The winners of this week's Comment Game are:
Alison Thorne!!!
Diane Green!!!
Yorks Butterfly!!!
Congratulations all! Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize. All for now, Sue x
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Morning Sue, a gorgeous and elegant card today.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the lucky winners.
Nancyd xx
Gorgeous card Sue,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to winners.
Daily hugs to Tina and Mick, Elaine and Andrew, Tracey and her Dad.
I'm feeling a little better thank you, just a bit tired, it will pass.
Hugs all round
Love today's card Sue.
ReplyDeleteHello Sue and all
ReplyDeleteLove this combination of dies and colours, great card, thank you
have a lovely Sunday, we have a holiday tomorrow and I can feel some crafting coming on lol !
hugs
Muriel x
Morning Sue. A beautiful card. Its very lacey and femanine. Loving the happy birthday die. Will have to put this one on my wish list. Congratulations to all the lucky comment winners.
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes.
Denise T x
Gorgeous card and clever ideas of cutting your dies in half and making them look so different Sue, love it. Have a great day,hugs xxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue and crafters all,
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful card from your collections of dies, and the colours are beautiful. Where do you get your ideas and inspiration from simply amazes me.
Congratulations to this weeks winners!!!
Love and crafty hugs
Tina T xxxx
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Sue,
Lovely feminine card with the colours and lacey dies you have used.
Jan
Congrats winners. Great looking card Sue.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue.
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful card that really highlights the intricacy of your gorgeous dies.
Congratulations to the winners.x
Congratulations to the winner. A lovely combination of stamps,die cuts and colours for this card
ReplyDeleteSunday smiles coming your way Sue. From warm beautiful blue skies to a cool autumn morning, from windows thrown wide open and gate at open back door, to heating back on - but we can always rely on you to bring us inspiration every day of the year and it absolutely amazes me where it all comes from.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as this sample loaded the centre focal point just drew me in, it's such a potty that the blush card doesn't show how pretty it is but it's such a delicate pink and one of my very favourite pastels. One thing I love out of a long list is that some of the newest collection and those before have larger fall out's which makes it easier if only slightly, to paper piece, when you first started to show us that technique the fall out's were so tiny that my stupid fingers couldn't cope with it and as I can't even hold tweezers it became to frustrating to enjoy so I knocked it on the head, but this die is perfect to use for that technique (just a tip, white tac on the end of a tool also makes it easier to pick up small pieces of card if you are struggling as i did and do sometimes)
This is yet again a gorgeous card Sue, a card that would bring the largest of smiles to anyone that received it) I'm almost certain it will be replicated on the SWCE fb group by a certain talented member so I can't wait to see how many beautiful colours she uses to bring out the beauty of these dies.
Well done to all comment winners enjoy your gift.
Have a lovely day Sue whatever your day brings xx
Sorry - pitty NOT potty !!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteAnother stunning card love the colours and the dies can not wait to see your new collections coming soon thank you tracyw x congratulations to all the winners
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeletebeautiful card, and paper piecing as well! Just gorgeous and elegant - love the colour combo. wishing you a lovely Sunday - it is here - RAINING at last.
Hugs, Rose
Morning Sue.
ReplyDeleteThank you a very pretty card.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Take care and have fun kitty.
Pretty card Sue, like the blush colour. Congratulations to comment winners.
ReplyDeletePam pleased your feeling better. JJxx
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteReally pretty card today. I love blush card. Congrats all winners!
Anne M xxx
Hi Sue. Stunning card, love the mix of dies and colours. Congratulations to all the winners. Sue xxx
ReplyDeleteA lovely lacy card today! Congratulations to the winners. Debra x
ReplyDeleteInteresting card, Sue, like the technique of just embossing - it does look like paper piecing only without the hassle! Nice colours too.
ReplyDeleteHugs to all.
'P' in Wales
Another beautiful, delicate card. You are so clever, Sue.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to this weeks winners.
D x
Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteA pretty card today, delicate colours also.
Have a good day
Maggie
GM Sue. Stunningly pretty card. Love it.
ReplyDeleteLovely and delicate card today Sue, great colours, shapes and design that shows the dies off very well,
ReplyDeletethank you,
Congratulations to the blog winners and lots of love and craftihappiness everyone,
Pearl xx
Pretty card Sue.
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Northampton
Morning Sue, A vision of 'lacyness'.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the Comment Winners.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Love the elegant lacy effects
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Sue love the text in the centre x xhazel
ReplyDeleteHi Sue - this card is amazing and another lacy look too. Love your blush card, it is so delicate and feminine. Thank you for your wonderful blog and your never-ending ideas. Congratulations to the lucky winners today. Enjoy your Sunday, best wishes
ReplyDeleteYvonneMayxx
Lovely card today. Congratulations to all the winners xx
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue today's card is gorgeous. Congratulations to all the winners. Have a great day today. Take care. Hugs Jackie
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous, elegant card Sue. Thank you. Xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the lucky winners
Carol
Beautiful card, really gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners.
Michele
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, you always make such beautiful samples using wonderful colour themes, I love the way you have cut out the die and then embossed with the middle die to create the effect that you have on this card, lovely, must try that.
ReplyDeletePam I hope you are feeling better and have rested.
Thinking of you, Tina, Mick, Elaine, Andrew, Tracey and your Dad, sending hugs to you all
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Lovely card Sue, it looks so pretty with the fall away pieces put back into place.
ReplyDeleteWe're just off to pick up my granddaughter to take her to the hospital. The doctor is going to induce her today. My first great grandchild should be born later today, or tomorrow. I'm hoping she weighs over 4lb. If she's smaller I shall have to find some smaller crochet patterns that are quick and easy. How exciting :-)
Have a lovely Sunday
Annie P
xxx
Really nice card Sue, the blush and black go very well together.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners.
Good morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteA very elegant & feminine card, congratulations to all the lucky winners. Yvonne xx
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card I am an admirer of the last range of dies they make such wonderful cards. Rain today equals a crafting day hurrah.
Quick tidy round in the craft room first as crafting was done until late last night!
Regards
Heather R Oxfordshire
A very beautiful Sunday morning card.
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Morning Sue, I don't know how you keep coming up with these wonderful ideas. Just love this card. Family BBQ scheduled for today for my eldest Grandsons 14th birthday, and it is pouring with rain. Need a plan B.
ReplyDeleteLove Rosemarie x X
Hello Sue
ReplyDeleteAnother Birthday Die that I keep meaning to get. so useful on such a pretty card!
Well done to the winners!
Love Marg
A card which really shows off the versatility of your dies, . You have cut them up (which I now do after watching your videos) & you have used them to emboss rather than cut which makes it look as if you have been paper piecing. I must admit I forget to do that with my dies. Thank you for the reminder Sue.
ReplyDeleteA stunning card sue love it the colours and the way you cut the dies so clever. Thank you sue love always
ReplyDeleteJune Horrocks xxxxxxxxx congrats to the winners
Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteA very pretty card, love the use of the dies.
Well done to the winners enjoy your prize.
Lydia
X
Good Morning Sue on a rather wet Sunday morning, a beautiful design today and those colours really compliment it to. hugs Shirleyxxxx
ReplyDeleteVery intricate and beautiful colours all of which I have Just never made a card using them Thanks for the "nudge"
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty card today, I do like the blush coconut black combination. Yet again you have reminded us to emboss with our dies rather than just cutting, it looks so good, really puffy and pretty, must remember to do it more often. Thank you for sharing and for choosing me ASAP comment winner, just done a little happy dance, I'm quite excited so thank you.
Love Diane G xxx
Annie how exciting, I hope all goes well today and the baby is a good weight xxx
Tracey and dad sending you both hugs xxx
Elaine I hope Andrews injection went well and he's still smiling xxx
Nana Tina I hope Mick is still smiling and will be home soon xxx
Hi Sue, lovely card and so different. love Jean Z xxx
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue
ReplyDeleteIt's such a wet miserable day here today! Your card however cheered me up, it's very beautiful and I love every die used. You always amaze me how you keep coming up with different ideas none are replicated.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Hugs x
Heather T
Good morning Sue this card is beautiful such a clever use of those gorgeous dies I love the happy birthday die it looks so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue this card is beautiful such a clever use of those gorgeous dies I love the happy birthday die it looks so pretty!
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ReplyDeleteI love these colours together; this design could be used for all occasions too,
Doreen x
A lacy concoction. xx
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue, lovely card to open up today, love these dies, and the blush card.
ReplyDeleteJust back from holiday and it is so nice to be able to log in again.
Congratulations to all today's winners, enjoy your gifts.
Take care everyone, Jess xxx
Good Morning, Sue
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card this morning it is so pretty and the colours you have used are just perfect.
Very wet and miserable morning here, it is such a pity as it is Open Gardens in a local village and I was planning to go. Hope it clears up a bit by lunchtime.
Lesley S x
Hello Sue, gorgeous card today, such a pretty colour
ReplyDeleteAn elegant and more unusual card today Sue. Love the colour combo too. Have a great day everybody
ReplyDeleteHugs Sylvia xx
Hi Sue, a lovely elegant and very intricate card, lovely colour combo too. Well done to the comment game winners. Have a great day all. Bx
ReplyDeleteit's so very beautiful Sue and congrats to the winners
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Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteGosh what a lovely surprise today to find that I am one of the lucky Comment Game Winners. Thank-you Sue you are so generous.
Today you have another fabulous card for us to enjoy. Love the way you have used the Auckland Die, and the colour combination is lovely.
Wendyx
Wow what a fabulous surprise this morning to see my name on the list of winners - thank you so much Sue. Today's card is another gorgeous one, I love the simplicity of black and white, but the addition of that touch of blush really adds that certain extra. Have a good day everyone, it's raining here so a day of crafting seems to be a good plan action xx
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ReplyDeleteHi Sue
Beautiful card very clever use of the dies.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Hugs to all
Annx without an "e"
A very lovely card Sue ,colors are just perfect .
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your lucky winners .
So pleased you are feeling better Pam.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone
Big Hugs
Elaine H X
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely elegant card today, pretty colours.
Congratulations to all winners.
x
Another really lovely card
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To My Very Special Friend Sue,
ReplyDeleteWell Sue You've Done It Once Again, Yet Again Another Extremely
Very Beautiful Card.
I Love The Fabulous Colour Palette You've Chosen For Your Card The Black,
The White, Also The Blush Foundation Card, They Work So Very Well Together.
I Love The Stunning Dies That You've Used, The Beautiful Australian Border Cutting Without
The Edge, The Very Beautiful Auckland Die, Happy Birthday In A Circle Cut In Black And Also
Blush, So When Placed Together They Create A Shadow Effect.
Sue Thank You So Very Much For Sharing Your Masterpiece's With Us, Every Single Day You
Truly Inspire Me And I So Very Much Appreciate All That You Do.
Warmest Fond Wishes To Colin And Heather
Love And Huge Hugs To Yourself
From Sam xxx
Hugs To All Wilsonettes Congratulations To This Week's Comment Gift Winners Enjoy....
Huge Hugs To Lancashire Steph.
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteam amazing, delicate and elegant card...
Rolf xxx
Wow another 'clean' elegant card, love it. Ivy C x
ReplyDeleteAs usual I love today's card Sue, especially the Australian border. Will have another look as I missed that you had embossed with the dies.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to this week's winners.
Annie, I hope all goes well and that you do not have long to wait to meet your Great Grandchild. As an old hand at this game (he's already a month old) I can tell you it's an amazing feeling holding them :)
I hope all the poorly loved ones are doing well today and that Tracy, Tina and Elaine are holding up well too.
Yvonne,and Wheely I hope you are both migraine free today.
June are you all healed now?
Pam, more resting for you my dear as we need back on top form.
Hoping all my other blog buddies are good.
I still have that headache, started the day with extra painkillers but it's still niggling away.
Plan to craft today making Father's day cards for my husband as sadly neither of us have our Dad's anymore.
Also I need to build up my ability to sit at the table and craft in anticipation of my weekend away. Yes I know I am very luck to be able to go so I want to be able to make the most of it.
Sending love n hugs to all xxx
Hi Sue, clever use of the mix of dies and I like the colour combination. Love the Australian border and it is creeping up my list.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the comment game winners, enjoy your prizes.
Frances
HU SUE
ReplyDeleteWOW ALL THAT LACEYNESS FABULOUS
BORN AGAIN SPELLBINDER
NADINE HUG XXX
Hi Sue, a gorgeous card. Lots of very intricate and lacy detail. Congratulations to all the lucky winners.
ReplyDeleteHello Sue,
ReplyDeleteAnother very pretty card today and I do like the combination of black and that pale pink! I don't think anyone other CE does such pretty soft shades of card! The focal point really pops!
Welcome home Jess and Patricia!
Congratulations ladies on winning today - especially my friend Diane!
Mick, Andrew and Tracy's Dad - hope you all have a good day and feel a bit stronger!
Annie all the best for your granddaughter and your new baby great granddaughter! How exciting!
Pam - glad you feel a bit better! Thinking of you too.
Love to all, Myra xx
Good morning Sue and the Wilsonettes,
ReplyDeletethis is a lovely card Sue and that hint of black in the background is just right and shows the card off a treat. I do like that soft pink that you use as it's more a pale peachy sort of a pink instead of the bright sweetie kind of pink that some card stock is. I don't have any of these dies so sorry Sue, a replica is way off in the distance for me, but the Austrailian border is so so pretty when cut into cards. Thank you Sue for todays lovely WOW, i hope that you are having a lovely day where ever you are flower.
Congratulations to all this weeks winners and to my favourite toddler of our group, what a lovely extra surprise on top of your lovely holiday up my part of the country. Enjoy Diane when it arrives, i am so fair chuffed for you and your delated "birthday present". But to all the lucky ladies enjoy when your prize comes out to you, i am so please for you all.
Well today is going to have to be a very lazy day after yesterdays shenanigins at Harry's party for me today. It spitted a bit for a very short time but nothing really to ruin things as Kirstens father in law had went out and bought a very big marquee tent for people to sit in and the soft tiles down on the grass so that the babies could play. They had bought just last week a new 13 piece patio set that was a corner settee arrangement with 4 wee stools and two high backed chairs. They had bought a stylish gazebo to go over the top of it with sides on to that when zipped kept the wind or the cold out somewhat. There was a large Jake and the Pirates bouncy castle there for the children to play on but since there was only two children under 10 that was big enough to play in it and two that are teenagers who are past the bouncy castle stage as they are too old for it, well some one needed to tell all the dad's and grandads that little nugget as i seen more adults playing on it than any children or babies getting a wee bounce. I was trying to do the taking things out to people and tidying up as i didn't want to leave it for Kirstens in laws to do it all, but i am suffering today for all my time up on my feet. Also the fact that there was great gran and great grandad, with great,great auntie who had a whole lot of fun having extra cuddles at the wee fella. That was the only downer on the day was the fact that Harry was running a temperature and just wasn't right. His great grandad took him a walk in the pram to try and get him to sleep for a wee while as young Master Fox had been up since 5:30 in the morning and really needed a sleep. With there being so many of Ryans aunts and uncles as well as the old greats i left them to sit on the comfy chairs because i couldn't have got out of them anyway and it's the proper thing to do when you have people older than yourself wanting to sit. I had a hard time keeping up with all Harry's girlfriends that he has and 3 wee buddies that he has as well. A good day was had by all and that was the main thing that i was happy at. It was amazing the amount of babies that was there that were all born in September, it seems to have been a very popular month to have them, i think only one other was in August of all the babies there.
Anyway that was my news from yesterday so i will leave you all with hugs to all our Wilsonettes that could do with some, need some or just want some.
With love and crafty hugs
Norah (Glenochil)
Good morning sue what a beautiful card and the design is wonderful
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Debs Cards xxx
Beautifully lacey and extravagant looking card.
ReplyDeleteSusan x
A lacy, delicate, and oh so sweet card today. That black really makes the design "pop". Your blush color seems to be the perfect shade/tint of blush. It is hard to find that soft blush card stock.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, why do I forget that you can emboss with the dies as well as just cutting!! Congratulations to Diane, Alison and Wendy on winning the comment game, enjoy your prizes. Hope the weather is better in London for the Queens picnic on the mall
Norah, hope Harry is OK after his busy day and his temperature has gone done
Caring hugs to Tracy and dad, Nanna Tina and Mick and Elaine and Andrew
Hugs and best wishes everyone
Pat
Hi Sue. Stunning card today. Love all the dies and the colour combo. Have a great day. Hugs to all xxx
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ReplyDeleteBlogger June Fletcher said...
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue
These lace designs are stunning!
Congratulations to this week's winners
June x
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card you have for us today, I love the blush card, it so feminine and such a subtle shade.
Hope you're having a good day, take care love Brenda XXX
A very delicate and elegant card Sue, and the colours are lovely. Congratulations to the winners.
ReplyDeleteHugs to all in need of them today,
Paula x
(WelshPaula)
Congrats to this week's winners and to Suzette for her card win. Lovely feminine colours today Sue with that beautiful lacy border x
ReplyDeleteHello Sue.
ReplyDeleteStunning, this is definitely a Wow Card. Love the dies and colour combination. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations to Alison Thorne, Diane Green and Yorks Butterfly.
Best wishes
Hi Sue
ReplyDelete1st congrats to the winners and thanks for my wonderful set of stamps that I won ..
This is a great card I love everything about it the combination of the dies and the colours are brilliant
thanks for sharing with us
Hugs sarah n xxx
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteA beautiful filigree card today...truly so pretty!
Love
Sam
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Beautiful birthday card....I like the beige tone colors
ReplyDeletewell done Sue
Absolutely delicious! LOVE how you cut the Happy Birthday in blush and black to make the shadow! A true work of art! TFS!
ReplyDeleteCongratuations to the comments winners!
What a different style of card. Very nice . Congratulations to all the winners. Hope everyone has a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty :)
ReplyDeleteVery crafty!!! Love how you have used the dies in different ways. Love what you did with the Happy Birthday circle!!!
ReplyDeleteAnother fab birthday card in a lovely colour scheme
ReplyDeleteHi Sue,
ReplyDeleteI love it when you feature dies that I have. I will have a go at recreating your stunning card.
Thank you for sharing.
Véronique L
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteReally pretty card. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Hugs.
I know that I am not the only one who forgets that one can just emboss with dies to great effect as you have shown here. Lovely card. Love the colour combo, blush and black are so good together.
ReplyDeleteTeresa
I cant decide which is the prettiest, the New Zealand border or the Australian border.xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue. What a really pretty card for today's post. I would have to say that I quite often use blush and black together as I think that the combination is quite pleasing.
ReplyDeleteLisbeth
ReplyDeleteEvening Sue and everyone.
Beautiful card Sue as always. Love the colours together.
Memo to myself; must get some of your cards asap.
Congratulations to Diane*, Alison and Wendy. have fun
with your prize when it's arrive.
Annie- congratulations at becoming a great grandmother,
hope it goes well x
Pam- glad to hear you feeling better, do take it easy x
Wheelybad and Yvonne- hope you both ok, just take care x
Lorraine F- hope your feet are getting better and you had
some nice time over the weekend x
Nice to hear baby Harry had a good Birthday, Norah x
Special hugs to Tina,Tracy,Val,Lorraine,Rebecca,Beth and to anyone
else who want a Bamse kram (Bear hug) I have many to give to all
Wilsonette's and to my very good friends, do miss some of you
Maria x
Hello Sue,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, gorgeous card today, thank you.
Congratulations to the comment winners, lovely to see your name Dainty!!!
I've been to a Street Party at my daughter's all day to commemorate the Queens 90th Birthday and we have had an amazing day. It's been cold, miserable and damp but did that spoil it - NO. I am now shattered.
Love to all xxxx
lush and beautiful. it just works, hugs xx
ReplyDeleteVery very pretty. Love the colours
ReplyDeleteHi Sue,
ReplyDeleteEvery card you make with all the newer dies are so BEAUTIFUL!!!
They are so pretty I want to make everyone of them!!!
This card is absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Thank you so very much for such wonderful dies and such Beautiful cards!!!
Evening Sue
ReplyDeleteI am late tonight so this will be a quick comment.
Another perspectives card - love it x
There are so many beautiful elements on this card and I keep seeing different aspects every time I look at it.
Wowee - fabulous x
Sending love and hugs to everyone and hoping everyone has had a good weekend.
Take care and I'll 'see' you tomorrow.
Crafty hugs
Yvonne
x
Sue another fab card ,love the way you put dies together ,Laura O
ReplyDeleteVery interesting birthday card. Love the way you piece back in the throw aways. Such a wonderful combination again. Thank you Sue
ReplyDeleteHi Sue and all your crafty crew
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit late on the blog today but I do always check it out even if I don't always comment
I usually do though
Today being no different the card is as always a beautiful creation it ticks all the boxes for me Sue
Thank you for sharing it with us
Congratulations to all the winners enjoy your prize
Hugs to all that need one
Look after one another and take time to remember those in Florida that lost their lives today
God bless you all
Theresa G xx
Pretty design. The embossed centre of the Auckland die gives a lovely look. Don't have any of these dies yet.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the lucky winners.
Take care everyone.
beautiful card Sue. Congratulations to the lucky winners.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue,
ReplyDeleteVery busy card, I like the individual dies but the card is not to my taste.
Love and hugs
Meg
xxxx
Hi sue, beautiful love it, crafty hugs Julie laz xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a very pretty card
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the very lucky winners
Vie
x
Another gorgeous creation today, i love the way you layer the dies
ReplyDeleteand they all compliment eachother so well.
Another one i love
Really pretty card sue x love the lacy look and the colours are beautiful x
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners x
Theresa w xxx