Hi crafters! Today's card is a nice unisex card that can be used for many an occasion. I started with a piece of sky blue card. Using the outer decorative die from the Timeless Striplet, I cut a design down the centre of the card, then flipped the die to cut the design across the centre of the card. I backed it with white card and added small white pearls to the centre design. I cut four of the Pacific Ocean corners in white and backed them with black card and added them with foam to raise them. For the focal element, I cut the Pacific Ocean tag in white and backed it in black. I added it to the centre of the card with foam. I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with the smaller oval from the tag set and used the larger oval to cut a sky blue mat for the sentiment. I added the sentiment to the centre tag and completed the card with white, blue and black mats and layers. The finished dimensions are 7" x 7" in size. All for now, Sue x
121 comments:
simply stunning and looks doable for me, wow Sue what a great start to the week. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Morning Sue, a gorgeous card love these dies.
Nancyd xx
Morning Sue.
Thank you a great card.
Take care and have fun Kitty.
Morning Sue. Oooo I like this. It's so clever how you are designing your striplet collection to become border patterns too. I'm not sure if I've described that right but hopefully you'll know what I'm trying to say, the cut and flip, I'd probably cut and flop as I'm useless at doing things like this, but it gives the base of the card so much interest. How I love starting my day with beautiful cards and I know just where to find them ☺
So I'll end with my usual hug and thank you for my early smile and hope you have a lovely day xxx
Hi Sue
Lovely card, neat and sweet.
Jan x
Beautiful card.
Lovely card suitable for many occasions. Thank you
Good morning Sue,
A stunning card & shows how versatile your dies are. Yvonne xx
Happy Monday Sue
Loving the sharp clean cuts of this card , so cleverly done .
Sadly Helen's lovely Mum passed yesterday ,she was a lovely lady and will be missed by us all.
Sending big gentle hugs to all who need one.
Elaine H X
Hello Sue, wow, the design of this card is incredible, it looks so dimensional. All down to the fabulous designs of your dies. Have a great day all. Bx
Love the Timeless Striplet die! Awesome textures and details!
Good morning Sue. Thanks for another daily dose of inspiration.
Elaine, I was sorry to hear about Helen's mum, it must be made more difficult with not being able to be with her. I hope Helen can take comfort from the wonderful family that you are. Hugs to all. Sue xxx
Beautiful card. Love the effect you have created with the striplet
Luv
Karen xx
Good morning Sue,
A beautiful card with the Timeless striplet die making a very clever background feature. Gorgeous colours. X
Striplet are so versatile. A pretty card.
Jan
Northampton
Clever card yet again Sue. Really lovely. Have a sunshiney day!
Clever card yet again Sue. Really lovely. Have a sunshiney day!
Good morning Sue,
Brilliant card suitable for both male and female depending on the colours used.
Elaine, so sorry to hear about Helen's mum, she is now at peace, no more suffering.
I know you will all support each other positively at this sad time.
Have a good day everyone.
Patricia xxx
Hello Sue and all
The black contrast on the blue and white looks fabulous and love the dimensional corners too, great all occasion card.
hugs
Muriel x
GM Sue. Love the design of this card and the colour.
Lovely card! Debra x
Hi Sue, lovely card as you say suitable for either sex. The triplets are very useful.
Barbara V
Fab card, lovely way to use the striplet.
Annette x
Good morning Sue
Lovely card! I love how you can use your striplets in so many ways adding such a pretty interest to a card!
Hugs x
Heather T
Great card, really like alternative the use of the striplet
Michele
Good morning Sue today's card is gorgeous. I love the design the dies are amazing and the colours are beautiful. Have a great day today. Take care. Hugs Jackie
Lovely card Sue, a great all rounder x xhazel
Good Morning Sue and all.. Beautiful card this morning love the way you have used the selection of dies. I love how you have created the back ground with the striplet......Wendy
Morning Sue a lovely card those striplets are so versitile enjoy your day.
Catherine xx
Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
wow what a lovely card, I think its gorgeous and gives an illusion what a brilliant idea, cant wait to try this out.
Hope all of you had a good weekend big healing hugs to all that are poorly and need one.
Hope you all have a good day
Lots of love
Sharon
xxx
Hi Sue
A beautiful card, love the colour combo
Chris xx
A lovely ordered looking card today, Sue, everything in its place and looking good!
Carmen - congrats on the skating win, missed it entirely but will have a google later - been addicted since Torvill and Dean so know the national pride so well!
Elaine, so sorry about Helen's Mum and sending hugs.
'P' in Wales
Hi Sue, Beautiful card . love Jean Z xxx
Hi Sue great card for any occasion
Denise x
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, oh gosh what a cracker today, love it to bits, am certainly going to have a go at this one, easily a male or female card.
Pam, hope you are enjoying your holiday, have missed you in the top spot, what a shame about the champagne and your trousers, well you can say that you have now been christened for a second time,, that poor waitress I bet she was mortified. xx
Lynne, I know you are having a wonderful time with your daughter and family, these are always special times to treasure.
Patricia, would you do a flower making tutorial as Pam said, that would be so nice to share.
Elaine I am so very sorry to hear of the passing of Helen's lovely Mum, my thoughts are with all your family at this time.
PP hope your journey to IOW was a great experience, enjoy your time there.
Special hugs to everyone who needs them. Only 6 more days to the start of AP, hope to be going and seeing you there.
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Pretty well occasion card, lovely
A very stylish card and yes Sue, definitely unisex. Thank you, have a nice day. Xx
Wonderful card Sue and as you say suitable for both male and female.
Marion S x
Love the design
I love the way you are using the outer edge of these triplets to make such lovely designs as backgrounds for your cards. Unfortunately none of my striplet have decorative edges! However next time I buy a striplet I will be looking not just at the pattern it gives me in the centre but also the edging pattern. You are so clever Sue! Thank you! By the way love the card as you say unisex.
Hello Sue
Love the Design of this card, so pretty!
Love Marg
Hi Sue - I really like the layout of this card and your striplet dies always make interesting backgrounds. Can see this card looking good in many colours too. Sending best wishes
YvonneMayxx
Morning Sue, A lovely card today, as you say could be unisex, a pretty shade of blue.
Love Rosemarie X X
Elaine, sorry to read about Helens Mother. My thoughts are with you all.
Good morning Sue
What a lovely simple card today, the background is great isn't it, who would have thought it was a striplet! I do like a card that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. Thank you for sharing.
Love Diane G xxx
Pam oh whoops that was a birthday celebration! Hope the holiday is going well. Xxx
Elaine I'm so sorry to hear about Helens mum. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. Please give Helen a huge hug xxx
Patricia perhaps you should run flower making retreats!!! 😀Xxx
I do like the striplet dies, what a lovely
idea to use the outer die in the way!!
Doreen x
Morning Sue,
Beautiful card, love the use of the striplet.
Lydia
X
Hi Sue
Simple but elegant. Striplet dies create the most wonderful backgrounds.
Heather R Oxfordshire
Hi Sue
A lovely card.
B xx
Dear Sue and Crew,
Sometimes I'm agog and read the recipe to see how you performed the miracle. Sometimes I find myself trying to redesign to solve whatever is bothering me. On this one, the corners seem too far apart and too heavy for the spindly striplet edge. I would either use the body of the striplet for a stronger line, or trim one third from the vertical striplet, bringing the corners closer together for one of the dimensions anyway. Looks like the tag will still fit inside the closer corners. Love those corners and that tag, btw. They really do coordinate with each other and especially with the Tahiti set.
Condolences to Helen's family.
Enjoyed cutting flowers this weekend. I laid out all my flower dies on wide clear tape arranged as one piece the size of my cutting plates. Put down a layer of wax paper, a half sheet of vellum and a half sheet of card stock. Got all my flowers on two of those. So during commercials, I cut both arrays of flowers on the machine, then brought them into the living room to free them from the dies during the show. Then back to the cutting room to cut some more. The commercials are so much less annoying if you miss them completely!
So far I have ziploc baggies full of white, two yellows, two pinks and two purples, mixed in with equal parts vellum. Probably need more white. And the pearl colors of card stock.
Another wonderful thing about Sue Wilson dies is they have uniform thickness, so you can load pieces from different sets, as well as the biggest die with the smallest, and they'll all cut on the same pass through the machine.
Later Monday I'm going to the eye doctor, so I took a vacation day since I won't be able to read after they dilate my pupils. Hoping to visit the printers supply store for reams of card stock, boxes of envelopes and more colors of pearlized card stock and paper. I hope they have mirror card.
It used to be that when we were earning money, we couldn't get to a store during business hours to spend it. Now we can go broke at all hours of the day and night, shopping online.
Have a jolly or solemn day, as conditions warrant.
Love,
Donita
Hi Sue,
What an inspiring card and made from what we would think of as merely "additions" to a main design concept and I love how versatile your striplets are becoming from the original 2 part die sets...they're wonderful value for our hard-earned pennies...
Elaine - sad to read your news about Helen's Mum.
Izzy
Hi Sue,
A lovely sunny morning here in my little corner of Somerset and a beautiful card striplet card from you. What more could I want?
Elaine...my condolences to Helen & Andrew on the loss of her beloved Mum. I've said a little prayer for you all.
Mu usual gurt big uns to all in pain, discomfort and distress, may your day become kinder to you.
Love 7 hugs
Cheryl xxx
A very stylish card today, Sue.
Anne (Northampton)
Good Morning Sue. Another wonderful card. A fresh look for a lovely fresh morning. Regards Ann
Hi Sue
Lovely card. Great to have ideas for smaller square cards.
x
Beautiful card Sue
Great card for any occasion x
Hi Sue , Sorry I have been missing for a couple of days but time is maxed out at the moment
This mornings card is so clever and very pretty. Thankyou so much for all your wonderful designs.
Hi Sue,
Lovely card.
Thank you for sharing.
Véronique L
Hi Sue
A beautiful card and the sky blue, black and white card go so well together.
I was lucky enough to win this Striplet in one of your die releases so can't wait to try
to create a pretty background like yours!!
Lesley S x
This is gorgeous
Morning Sue, super card, with a change of colours really suitable for all occasions and genders.
Thank you for your continuing inspiration.
Patricia that's a brilliant idea from Diane, a flower making demo retreat, wow!
Take care everyone, Jess X
Morning Sue, great card, love the way you have used just the outside edge of the Striplet to create the background.
Wendyx
Fabulous card Sue xx love the background xx love Kim D
A very adaptable card. Lovely!
Hi Sue
Gorgeous in blue,thanks for the inspiration
Best wishes
Karen M
Good Morning Sweet Sue on a bright sunny Monday morning, and your card today is just perfect to cheer anyone up, love the design and the colour choice. hugs Shirleyxxx
You're so right, perfect for anyone, a really smart card.
A really nice card Sue, your ideas are always very inspiring.
Hi Sue, a lovely card. Very art deco elegance to it.p
Love the soft colour of this card Sue. I like the way you cut the background.
Annie P
xxx
Hi Sue
Lovely card really nice colour and so versatile.
Hugs to all
Annx without an "e"
HI Sue
This truly is a very simple card, and asyou say, suitable for many occasions
Margaret
I wasn't sure about this card when I first looked but having come back now I really like it. I think it was my blurry vision earlier. I love the striplets and have loads of them. They are so versatile.
Sorry to hear about Helen's mum. Must be so hard for her not to have been able to visit. Hugs to all three of you.
Crafty hugs to all. Stay safe.
D xx
To My Wonderful Dear Friend Sue,
What An "Exceptional Card" You Have Designed For Us Today Its Absolutely Fabulous
I Love The Tremendous Colour Combination, Black For Me Is Always So Striking,
Sue, Your Striplet Cutting Dies Are "Extremely Versatile" They Can Be Transformed In So Many
Different Ways, Like With Today's Stunning Card, (The Striplet Die Gives The Illusion That Your Die
Had Cut All Of Your Background, But No! Just Two Cuts......)
Products Used In Today's Card:-
"Coconut White/Black/Sky Blue Foundation Card"
"Pearls"
"Mounting Foam"
Star's In Today's Card:-
"The Timeless Striplet Cutting Die Set"
"The Pacific Ocean Borders/Corners Cutting Die Set"
"The Pacific Ocean Tag Cutting Die Set"
"Just For You Sentiment"
Sue, Today's Card Is "Just Stupendous" The Card Can Be Used For Many Occasions
You Started Today's Card By Taking A Piece Of "Sky Blue Card" Cut It To The Size You Required Then Using
The Outside "Decorative Die" From "The Timeless Striplet Die" You Cut A Design Down The Centre Of Your Card
Then You Flipped The Die Out To Cut The Very Beautiful Design Across The Centre Of Your Card (As I Mentioned
Giving The Illusion You Had Cut The Die More Than Just The Twice)
You Backed This With "Coconut White Card" To Show Through The Decorative Cut Out Parts, Sue, You Added
"Small White Pearls" To The Centre Of Your Design, Sue, You Cut Out Four Luxurious "Pacific Ocean Corners"
In "Coconut White Card" Backing Them With "Black Card" To Make Them "POP" You Added "Mounting Foam" For
Dimension Also Adding "White Pearls" You Placed Them Onto The "Sky Blue Background" That You Had Created.
For Your Focal Point You Cut Out "The Pacific Ocean Tag" In "Coconut White Card" Then Backing In "Black Card"
Sue, You Added "Mounting Foam" For Dimension, Then Placed To The Centre Of Your Card, You Then
Stamped Your Sentiment "Just For You" Cutting It Out With The Smaller Oval From "The Pacific Ocean Tag Set"
You Then Cut The Larger Oval From "The Pacific Ocean Tag Set" Out Of "Sky Blue Card" Matting Your Sentiment
Sue, You Placed Your Sentiment To The Centre Of Your Card, You Added This To Your "Coconut White Card"
With Your "Famous Signature Piercing" Then Added Your "Coconut White/Black/Sky Blue Matting/Layering
Just Perfect, Perfect Size 7 x 7 Today's Card Is A "MASTERPIECE"
Sue, Thank You For Today's Extremely Beautiful Card Also For The Daily Inspiration Which I Truly Appreciate
Everything You Do.
Sue Take Great Care
Wonderful Warm Fond Wishes To Colin Also Heather
Sue, Lots Of Love Also Huge Hugs 🤗 For Yourself
Love From Sam xxx
Very nice, love the versatility of the striplet dies. Xx
Hi Sue,
Gorgeous card with simple lines. Very clean looking. Really like how you've used the striplets here. Thank you for all your inspiration. Love and hugs to all, Alison xxx
Hi Sue,
Simple design that really works, as you say,this layout would work for so many different occasions!
Can't wait to see you on Saturday, 5 more sleeps, hahaha!
I love Ally Pally, for many reasons, fantastic shopping,I get to meet so many of my blog ladies and other craft friends and to top it off I get to see Sue too !
Can you tell I'm excited,
Love and hugs
Sandra
xxx
Hi, Sue, another great card. Plus can I say how fabulous your blog especially as an archive. It's great to look at your cards from years ago as well and gives inspiration for using some older dies. Thanks x
Hi sue and lovely wilsonettes x
Beautiful card sue x love the colours and the way you have used the striplet x
Elaine so sorry to hear the sad news about helens mum x sending my condolences x
Take care everyone x
Theresa w xxx
Hello Sue,
What a lovely morning it is here again! I hope it's nice where you are.
A beautiful card to start the working week! I like it for many reasons. I ove it's elegant simplicity, the fact that it would post easily, would be suitable for male or female , looks difficult but isn't really!! I really like it and I'm very fond of that Die. Love the corners too.
Thank you once again!
June - thank you for your round-up of blog news! You are pretty good at that too! x
Carmen - making flowers - much better than Channel hopping in Commercial Breaks! Trouble is my husband is unlikely to give it a try!!
Elaine - so very sorry to hear about Helen's Mum. Thinking of you all. x
Thinking of all those with loved ones in Hospital or having treatment!
Enjoy the sunshine if you can Ladies and gentlemen.
Love Myra xxx
Hi Sue
Beautiful card and I love how you've used the timeless striplet
Lynne hope you have a lovely time with all your family coming to visit
Elaine so sorry to hear about Helens mum, sending caring hugs to you all
Sending love and hugs to everyone
Pat
Hi Sue,
lovely card - the striplet background is wonderful. I shall have to try this next..........
Hugs, Rose
Hi Sue
Really love this card!....it's beautiful!!
Hugs
Sam
xxxx
Hi Sue. A beautiful card to start the week. Can see this one in many colour ways and a great one for both male and female.
Best Wishes.
Denise T x
What a handsome card! I love that it is good for either sex. TFS!
Lovely :)
I think an ideal chaps card
Vie
x
A truly beautiful card sue I love the way you have constructed it the dies are beautiful and the colours the same could be for males as you say thank you sue love always
June horrocks xxxxxxxxx
Lovely card, perfect for our fuss free card recipients and also the males that are so difficult to make for.
Elaine, I'm so very sorry to hear that Hekens mum passed away. I think she was just so weary and she knew she was leaving her daughter in the care of a wonderful mum in law and family who would take care if her precious girl. My prayers for you all, hope Andrew is doing well with the injections.
I'm up for a Patricia retreat of flower making, yes please.
Lynne, have fun with your family, don't worry if you can't comment daily as long as you come back to us.
Little lamb, I think you have a champion ice skater in the making and also a ballerina, well done to the two girls.
June it has been fun reading your round up, thanks for keeping me up to date.
Sandra, I could hear your joy through your post, you reminded me of a child waiting for Santa, have a great Ally Pally day.
I arrived back home around noon,very tired, will be seeing my daughters and grandchildren later for belated birthday get together.
Not back to work till Wednesday so can catch up tomorrow.
Hugs to all, especially our missing and poorly friends, rake care.
Loving the colour combination Sue, thanks for sharing.
Still under the weather here so indulging in retail therapy but would rather be crafting.
Sending love n hugs to you all xxx
Great play with these dies, very different and beautiful card!
Lovely card Sue. Must give that a try. Thank you for sharing this. Pam thank you for your kind comments about my granddaughters. They are 8 and 5. Gtgranddaughter is 6 and is very good at Gymnastics and Tramoline so three stars in the making there. They are all very special. Elaine my sympathy to Helen at this sad time. Thinking of you all. Thank you to June for keeping us up to date. Must dash as just came home to pick up some craft things to have a craft session with 8yr old granddaughter. This morning we made lip balm. This afternoon it is an altered clipboard.
Lovely card. It is amazing how many designs one can get out of your striplet and corner dies. Thanks for inspiring me.
Hi Sue and everyone.
You so right that this card can be for both men and women. The colours
are nice together and these dies are growing on me as many others.
The wishlist are no longer a list, it is a book :)
Looking forward to Ally Pally to meet you again and many of you,
Wilsonette's.
Elaine- sorry to hear about Helen's mamma, she is now at peace.
Sending you all hugs x
Lorraine- wish you better x
Pp- hope you arrived safely to Isle of white, have a nice time x
Sending my daily hugs to you all and some little special ones to
anyone who need some and to my friends ,
Maria x
Hi Sue Another beautiful card love the blue and the pacific ocean dies. Thanks Helen xx
Sooo lovely!
Doreen R
Such a pretty use of the Striplet die and corner dies
A great male card I think, thanks Sue, one of the most difficult for me to make...sure great colours used here...luv Ursula xx
Hello Sue.
Lovely Card. I like the look of the Timeless Striplet die cut background and your colour combination. As you say it would be great for any gender or occasion. Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes
Lovely card Sue, like the colour combo. Think I need to get this striplet die too !! Anne x
Love the way you've used the Striplet die, very cleverx
Hi Sue, love the sky blue card and the way you have used the outer edge of Timeless striplet, just not too sure about the black-backed Pacific Ocean corners. I'm sure it would appeal to me more in real life.
Elaine - my condolences to Helen and the rest of the family, my thoughts are with you all.
Frances
Lovely card Sue.
Rosemary xx
A very pretty card to start the week. X
Wha a great card, suitable for numerous recipients occasions and the colour contrast of the black on the blue and white looks fabulous. Striplets are so very versatile and I just love all the Pacific Ocean collection and the corners are no exception!! Thanks for all the inspiration, Sue.
Striplet dies are very versatile and I have purchased more than a few.xx
A really useful card to keep for that 'oh heck' moment. Thanks Sue x
Another classic card Sue. You are on a real role for fab designs.
Big hug
Clever use of the striplet die Sue. It is always a treat to come home from work & check out your blog, I am never disappointed.
Good evening lovely Sue and her crafty crew!
A stunning card using a striplet die in such a unique manner....love the fresh colour palette with just enough black to make the whole card pop. The striplet dies are just so versatile, their possibilities are endless, it creates an understated background that compliments the focal point with overwhelming it. Thanks Sue for yet another gem:-)
Elaine, i was saddened to hear of Helen's mothers passing...so tragic that she never got the chance to be by her bedside during those final days, my heart goes out to her as she copes with her grief. Sending special hugs to you all at this time, i hope everything is well with Andrew and that his bloods are continuing to improvexxx
Hugs to anyone under the weather, depressed or caring for a loved one, and special hugs to all my blog bestiesxxx
Crafty hugs
Laine1972xxx
Hello Sue,
Yet another card which demonstrates beautifully just how versatile one of your dies can be. It would never have occurred to me to use the Timeless striplet in this way, so clever. The Pacific Ocean corners fill in the gaps as if they were made for this design and the matching tag just finishes the whole effect off beautifully. A lovely card Sue. Thank you.
Elaine you are in my thoughts and prayers at this sad time, Helen's mum is at peace now. Sending comforting hugs to you all.
Deputy June you've done a spiffing job, thank you for taking the time.
Carmen belated Congratulations on Canada's achievements. Being a Yorkshire lass I know what national pride is like!
Littlelamb or should we now calmly you Nanny Proud? Well done to all three of your talented grandchildren.
Pam enjoy seeing your family this evening. Don't forget to set your alarm for the morning though.
Patricia sounds like a flower making retreat run by you is on the cards. You'll need to get Hazel onto it, she's a star at organising and arranging our get togethers.
Laine you were a bit quiet this evening, hope you are alright.
Love and hugs for all
Saba.
Hi Sue,
Another amazing card, beautiful colour and fantastic dies, love it. Thank you for all your techniques and inspiration,
Cheers,
Di B. x
Hello Sue,
Great card, it would look lovely in any colour,
so could work for so many occasions.
Love Brenda xxx
great card ,Sue ,Laura O
Lovely card Sue. The striplet background is such a great idea.
Elaine, my sympathies to Helen, Andrew, you and your family.
Xx
I really like this card Sue, love the fact that you can incorporate so different dies in this original way. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Sue,
I feel like you made this card special for me. When you presented the Wednesday Weekly Card Giveaway (the aqua card where you used the outer die from the Lotus Striplet to cut a decorative back ground into it) I was wondering if we can make a similar background with a different die from your Striplets collection. Yes, we can. You proved today with this beautiful card. I have the Timeless Striplet die. I will try it later but I won’t mind if I can have your card. The sky-blue color is so soft and the black makes everything to pop up. I love it.
Elaine – So sorry to hear about Helen's mum. My thoughts are with Helen at this time. Sending my daily hugs to all of you.
Pam – Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
Myra – Donita is the one making flowers, I am the one spending money shopping online BUT … I bought only Sue’s dies, nothing else. I am very disappointed my order didn’t come yet.
Donita – Well done. I should follow your example. Hope your doctor appointment went as planned. Take care.
Maria – If you find a way to reduce the book to a list please let me know. Wouldn’t be great to have a sponsor?!
Laine – Hope you are alright.
Have a great Tuesday everyone,
Still a newbie to Craft / Not longer the newest and the only Canadian Wilsonette
Carmen
Clever design with the striplet. The black is not for me but I can see this card working in lots of other colour combos.
Elaine, so sorry to hear the sad news of Helen's mum. Condolences to Helen, Andrew and your family.
Take care everyone.
What's not to love about this card. I think the Pacific Ocean is my favorite release. I just watched the new video with the port hole card. I bought this set as soon as it came out and was pleased to see I had all the pieces for this card. Love the hinge.
Have a wonderful Tuesday,
Stephanie K
SC/USA
Hi I like the way u done this but I will go and watch the video as I will have to get my head around how u done this with this striplet very clever
Hi Sue
Hmmm, not sure this one appeals to my taste but will look more closely at the techniques.
Thanks
Jan from NSW (Australia)
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