Good Sunday morning all! More gilding flakes and an oldie but goodie for today! I started with the background and used the
Swiss border without the outer cutting edge. I cut it six times into a piece of
milk card, turning the direction each time. I added a
sticky adhesive sheet to the back and gilding the exposed areas with
Persian Dawn Gilding Flakes. Once gilded, I used the large Oval die from the
Geneva die set to cut an aperture in the middle of the background. I added mounting foam to the back to raise it. I used the
Looking Glass Stamp to Die for and inked it with
Flake and Glitter glue using a piece of cut n dry foam. I stamped it onto black card and set it aside to turn clear while I cleaned the glue off of my stamp. Once clear, I gilded the stamped image with
Persian Dawn flakes too. I used a piece of
Rubit Scrubit to refine and remove the excess flake. I seated the background over the image. I stamped my sentiment and cut a
Swiss tag for it to sit on in the centre of the card. I made a flower to match out of black card using the
Exquisite Poppy and edged it with a
silver paint pen. I seated the flower on some
black jute twine and Silver Metallic Linx as accents. Milk and black card mats were added to complete the card. The finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x 8 1/2" in size.
The winners of this week's Comment Game are:
Rose in Chester!!!
Margaret Driscoll!!!
Myra from Florida!!!
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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108 comments:
Happy Sunday Sue and all, such a lovely card, gorgeous. How different does the poppy look today. Scrummy.
Congratulations to comment game winners.
Doreen, now that your new grandson has arrived safely you and his little "big" brother can have lots of cuddles. Does he have a name yet.
Maria, hope you had a lovely birthday yesterday and were thoroughly spoilt.
Maureen, I'm glad you enjoyed your run to the garden centre, it's good toget out when you have been indoors for so long, take care though. Poor physio, he met his match with you.
Elaine, so glad Andrew enjoyed his night at the Speedway, a touch of normality in his upside down world at the moment.
Pat, hope hubby is doing well.
Donita, enjoy your break, your return to work will be the start of s new chapter, onwards and upwards dear lady, you will succeed.
Carmen, you are quiet, all okay??
Crewe Trish, hope you start to feel better soon.
We had thunder storms yesterday afternoon and some short heavy downpours, let's hope today is better. Have a good weekend all.
Hugs to all missing and poorly friends, where is our lovely Patricia.
Morning Sue.
Thank you, a lovely card.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Take care and have fun Kitty.
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, another gorgeous card today, I love the way you have done the flower, must try that.
Congratulations to all the winners, enjoy.
Pam I reiterate everything you have said.
Am off to all day workshop today so have to get my bag ready
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs June Smith xxx
Beautiful card. Congratulations to all the winners.
GM Sue. Very lovely and so filigree.
Morning Sue a beautiful card love the flower .
Catherine V94 xx
Morning Sue. Sorry i was missing yesterday but i was having a bad day but the card is beautiful, Thanks for a great video. Congratulations to P Austen on winning the giveaway card. Todays card is gorgeous and i love the poppy flowers done in black its stunning. A very understated card but it would work for many occasions. Congratulations to all the lucky comment winners.
Best Wishes.
Denise T x
Hello Sue,
Another beauty done with the glorious gilding flakes. They add such opulence to whatever they are applied to.
Congratulations to the lucky comment winners.
Have a wonderful day.
Beverly from Maryland, USA
Hi Sue
A gorgeous card. I love the background.
B xx
Hi Sue, gorgeous card thus morning. The gilding flakes are beautiful, as is the way you have done the poppies. Thank you.
Barbara V
Morning Sue, a wetter less sunny day today so to have this beauty to start the day with brings that smile to the surface. Where to start ? I'm always so in awe of your 'work' when I load the gift of the day and the most important part of the blog is the inspiration you give, especially to those that wouldn't think of using dies as you do, I just love how you put them together. I know I've been trying to craft for a while now, but I'll never get to grips with using the dies as you originally intended ! My crafting imagination is virtually none so I plod on and hope for a good end result, but if it wasn't for you and the inspiration you give on your blog, Facebook groups wouldn't have formed that use your products, the talents would have been suppressed and amazing works of art wouldn't be shared ! So thank you for what you do and for what you continue to give us, your work is amazing and hopefully slowly but surely I'll re-learn how to use your gorgeous dies and start to make some extra special work as you and your faithful 'friends' do. Talking of which, many congratulations to Rose, Myra and Margaret, enjoy your lovely gift.
Sending Sunday love n hugs your way, hope your day is a bright and happy one xxx
Beautiful card! Love that pretty flower!
Good morning Sue
Wow! I love today's card it's so pretty! Gilding flakes always give a card such a gorgeous finish. The poppies look fabulous edged with the silver pen, I've still to try using the glue with a stamp and gilding flakes successfully, it never turns out as it should!
Congratulations to all the winners!
Hugs x
Heather T
Another stunning card Sue and those gilding flakes are coming out again wow. Have a great day, hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Love how you have used the gilding flakes, Sue, on both the background and the stamp. Looks beautiful. Thanks for another inspiring card.
Fabulous card! Love the gilding especially the stamping. The poppy looks wonderful in black edged with silver.
Congratulations to the three winners today! Debra x
Good Morning Sue and all.. Stunning card this morning using the gilding flakes. I love seeing your cards when you have used the flakes. Love how you have used a tip of the pen on the edge of the poppy...... Wendy
Beautiful card love the flakes and the gorgeous poppies.
Congratulations to the lucky winners
Beautiful card with gorgeous gilding flakes Sue and those poppies look great edged with the silver pen.
Congratulations to this weeks winners.
Marion S x
Good morning Sue,
A very Regal looking card today, I love the look of the poppy. Congratulations to all the lucky comment winners. Yvonne xx
A beautiful card Sue, very elegant. Thank you. Xx
Beautiful card Sue, congrats winners x xhazel
Gorgeous card, Sue, love the lacy background with the hint of gilding flakes and - of course - the black poppy, which has become an absolute favourite of your flowers.
Echoing Pam, also missing lots of people. Please comment if you can, numbers yesterday shockingly at an all time low. Sue deserves better.
Pleased for the three comment winners!
Hugs.
'P' in Wales
Good morning Sue. Love the use of the gilding flakes on this beautiful card and the poppy is gorgeous.
Congratulations to this week's comment game winners. Echoing Pam's comments again, thanks for your brilliant summaries. Hugs to all. Sue xxx
L I very all the details on this card. Really gorgeous. Congrats to all the winners.
Hi Sue - this card is exquisite as are the poppies. I do love gilding flakes and must try and use them more. Congatulations to the three lucky winners today. Sending best wishes
YvonneMayxx
Beautiful card and colour combination makes handmade card so special and unique. Linda xx
WOW Sue, those poppies look fabulous as indeed the whole card does, too. Congratulations to the lucky 3 winners. Hope the weather is kind to you all today. Hugs xx P Austen
This is so lovely. Love the way you edged the flower so effective
Morning Sue, another of your statement pieces, love it.
Everything about this card is beautiful.
Pam as always, I echo your great summary.
Have a great day everyone.
Patricia xxx
Hi Sue. Stunning card, love the gilding colours :-) Have a lovely day. Hugs xxx
Good morning Sue today's card is gorgeous it is just stunning. I love all the dies you have used. Congratulations to all the winners. Have a great day today. Take care. Hugs Jackie
Loving the gilding flakes on both yesterday & todays cards !(sorry forgot to comment yesterday! Thank you for your usual inspiration Sue.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Good morning Sue,
A beautiful card, the gilding flakes highlight the cut work so well and the poppy looks very pretty.
Congratulations to the winners.x
Hi Sue,
A really beautiful card, so pleased that you have revisited some older dies. Congratulations to all the winners, my prize from last week's draw arrived yesterday and I must thank you again, I received a really useful stamp set, it has all different spring flowers and sentiments so will be very useful for me.
Thanks for sharing,
Heather
Hello Sue and all
Another gilded beauty and the stamp looks fabulous! Different and lovely flower too
Congratulations to the comment game winners
Hugs
Muriel x
Hi Sue,
Always love your Golden Oldie days, you should have them more often - and thank you for reminding me how beautiful the Swiss border die is and how versatile too...
Congratulations to the three Comment Game ladies - enjoy your prizes...
Izzy
Congrats winners
I love your card Sue and curiously I think it would look just as exquisite in reverse colours ....
Gorgeous card Sue. I love the flower. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day everyone.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Hugs.
Great card, love the poppy.
Congrats to the winners.
Michele
Hi Sue
What a beautiful card again today, I love to see your stamps being used as rhey are so pretty and a double dose of gilding flakes is just lovely. The poppy cut in black with the silver is the perfect finishing touch, I have to say that's one of my favourite flower dies. Thank you for sharing.
Love Diane G xxx
Congratulations to all the comment winners. Xxxx
Maria happy birthday, your card is on its way!! Xxx
Pam echoing your comments today xxx
What a gorgeous card - I like the more silvery look of these gilding flakes.
Anne (Northampton)
Hello Sue, this card is gorgeous, love the way you have made the background with the die. Well done to the comment game winners. Have a great day everyone. Bx
Hi Sue, Beautiful card the poppy looks so different in black love it. love Jean Z xxx
Dear Sue and Crafty Ones,
If I thought I knew anything it's that flowers shouldn't be black. But look how wrong I was!
Also, now I'm sold on the Swiss tags. Such a graceful shape and edge! And thanks for showing how fabulous the Swiss border looks back to back. I never would have imagined!
Forgot to congratulate Pat L for the floral win. Wow, and with your husband in the hospital!
Speaking of Congratulations, sharing gladness with the three lucky duckies!
And the new grandson, and the Happy Birthday girls!!!
Lots of life happening.
Today I played with alcohol markers. Lots to learn.
Thank you for caring thoughts. I reached out to my former-future sister-in-law. So glad about her response.
Love to your loving, caring, creative selves.
I miss Patricia too. And Laine and Yvonne, you don't have to perform for us. Just to hear from you would help.
And don't worry, Pam, Carmen piped up apparently after you looked at yesterday's comments.
Love,
Donita
Oh sue the card is stunning love the dies you have used they are beautiful and the poppies are awsum thank you congrats to the winners love always June horrocks.
Good Morning Sue
Might be an Oldie but still a beautiful card!
Well that was a surprise to se my name amongst the comment winners, congratulations to
Rose in Chester and Myra from Florida! too!
Love Marg
Morning Sue, another masterpiece, super card, I need to get my gilding flakes out now you have inspired me.
Congratulations to todays winners, enjoy your gifts ladies.
I'm off to our scrapbook crop soon, Take care everyone, Jess.x
Good morning Sue, what a beautiful card!!!
Congratulations to all the winner's enjoy!!!
Have a good one!!!
Loopy Lyndaxxx
Morning Sue, another fabulous card using gilding flakes. I love the background, and the flowers are so cute. Have a great day.
Love Rosemarie X X
Morning Sue,
Love, love, love this card. X
Beautiful card Sue. Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Hi Sue
Another fantastic card today gorgeous flower and liking the gilding effects
Congratulations to the winners
JOY Xx
Happy Sunday Sue
Lovely card , i really must try with the Gilding flakes and a silver pen .
Congratulations to the comment game winners.
Maria, belated birthday wishes sent to you ,so sorry i missed it but i hope you had a wonderful day xxx.
Crewe Trish ,thinking of you all, i hope you feel better today, take care xxx
Maureen, glad you are getting out and about , we were going to go to buy me a set of wheels yesterday from AbleWorld , but the car decided to pull a sicki ,oh well will have to wait until Tuesday as they are closed bank holidays . tut tut .
Pat hope your hubby is doing well xx
Yvonne and Laine , missing you hope all is well . xx
Pam hope you get better weather today , ours was pretty much the same as yours yesterday .
Take care all and Big Hugs
Elaine H X
The Swiss border makes a really pretty background.
Altogether a lovely card.
Rosemary xx
I really must use my guilding flakes, this is sooo
inspiring!!!!
Congrats to the winners,
Doreen x
Really lovely card Sue.
That's really gorgeous with the gilding flakes. A beautiful card.
Such a beautiful card to brighten up this dull Sunday morning. Congratulations to the comment winners. My new grandson was 7lb 8oz, a nice healthy weight and his name is Aron Jaxon. I'm Welsh so I have a "cwtch" and have had lots already! His 'big' brother, Finley has given him a kiss and held him, with the help of his mum and dad, but is still not quite sure what to make of him! Thanks for all your good wishes.
Doreen R
Hi Sue. Such a pretty card today. I love the pattern created by the Swiss border die for the background and the gilding flakes are one of my favourites. Thanks for sharing.
Lisbeth
Fantastic card sue love the colours and the gilding wax. Laura O
Hi Sue another beautiful card. Background is so delicate and pretty. Love the gilding and flowers. Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Another stunning card Sue xx love Kim D
Morning Sue
A gorgeous card, love these techniques
Congratulations to the comment winners... enjoy!
June x
I am loving all these gilding flake cards!
Hello Sue.
Lovely Card. Great stamps and dies. I really like the background and I love your Exquisite Poppy. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations Rose in Chester, Margaret Driscoll and Myra from Florida.
Best wishes
Good Morning Sweet Sue, Im so sorry Ive been a bit slack in catching up with your beautiful cards, been in hospital again and now waiting for a date for the op so its possible I will disappear again very soon again.
A stunningly beautiful card this morning, I do love that poppy and the background diecut design. hugs Shirleyxxxx
Hello Sue
This is my sort of card I am going to have a go tomorrow with gilding flakes while husband is at work.
Thank you all for your kind thoughts I feel much better now I know what's wrong with me even though I am still in pain and I can see my brother who is going through chemotherapy at the moment so much happier
Lovely card. I adore what you've done with the poppy. X
Hi Sue
Love the gilding flake background and while I don't have the Swiss border I have lots of striplets I could use. The black poppy looks fantastic and I will definitely copy that. Thank you so much for the daily inspiration, I would be lost without it. Congratulations to all the weekend winners P Austin, Rose, Margaret and Myra
Maureen you are being royally treated with all you aids and gadgets, hubby was discharged yesterday with a Zimmer frame and a pair of crutches!, am now wearing my nurses uniform ha ha
Congratulations Doreen R on the arrival of your new grandson
Shirley hope you get a date for your op soon, gentle hugs
Sending love and hugs to everyone
Pat
Just gorgeous, Sue. I do love gilding flakes!
Aaaaah! The gilding flakes are out again. This is a beautiful and elegant card. Love the flower.
Teresa
Wow love this one sue, fab colours crafty hugs Julie laz xxx
Lovely design
Vie
x
Very lacy. Great looking card Sue; congrats all winners.
Hi Sue,
Love the colours on this one, really nice card.
Regards,
Sheila
Hi Sue and everyone. A beautiful card must try the flake and glitter glue again. I am not sure about black cards but you make them look stunning. Love and hugs to all especially Crewe Trish, Elaine, Donita . Congratulations to winners. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Sue, This is a really pretty card.
Congratulations to the lucky Comment Winners.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Hi Sue, another really lovely card today. I do like the way you have used the Swiss Border to create the background.
Wendyx
Lovely - more gilding flakes - great card, thank you Sue
Good afternoon Sue and the merry band of Wilsonettes,
Now i know that this is going to come as shock Sue but sit down as i wouldn't like you to faint, but i really like this card with the black in it, it looks so stylish and the poppy...well who doesn't love poppies. Thank you flower for a lovely opening to a lovely day. Yesterday i had my 6'8" wee cousin and his gorgeous wife and children up from Peterborough. They were on half term and going on up to Crail for the week, but he always makes and takes the time to come in and see me for which i'm grateful for. Him, his older brother(who is still my wee cousin even if he is 6'3") and baby sister who turned 40 last year were always a part of my childhood and our holidays in my daddy's caravanette that he made out of an old Ford Transit. Back then he was still on the short side of me but hey guid gear comes in sma' packages as the Scots are good at reminding people, lol. They bought his childhood home when Uncle George went into a wee pensioners house as it was too big for him to rattle around in on his own and now it is back to being a well loved family home although extended and totally changed inside. My Stuart always has to stand on the bottom step to give me a cuddle with him being so tall and me being a tad on the shortside at 5' 3/4". Every chance he gets off they are up to Scotland on holiday because Stuart was brought up coming up for his holidays and his poor family are learning to love our beauty as well. Well we had a wee bit rain yesterday but not the 70-90% that was predicted, that is what i reckon we had it hot,not even just warm. It's lovely to see the sun out at a time when it is suppose to be instead of the constant rain. I hope that where ever you all are you are getting to enjoy the same kind of weather and enjoy the outdoors in all their majestic beauty.
Congratulations P Austen yesterday on winning this weeks stunning beauty, i hope that you enjoy and treasure your beautiful surprise when it arrives flower, i will just need to get the dies and make this beauty for myself.
Well done ladies, Rose, Margaret and Myra on winning in this weeks comment game, i was lucky last week so i'm just waiting on it arriving but oh i am so pleased for everyone that is on the receiving end of Sue's kindness which is multiple through the weeks, months and years.
Pat L, glad to here hubby is now out but remember nurses uniforms now have tunic tops and trousers so that these frisky patients don't get wandering hands, lol. It will be a relief to have him home but try and get him to be more careful in his gymnastics in future as it doesn't have take it's toll on the nerves as well as every where else.
Shirley flower, i hope your appt comes soon for you but try not and be away too long flower we want you back well.
Welcome to the world wee Aron Jaxon and to Finlay on his new role as big brother, one happy granny now has two little treasures to give cwtch to. I hope that baby Aron's mummy is well after having her little precious bundle, daddy will be happy that he has two wee boys i hope. Mines wasn't pleased when after i had our daughter that our other child came out a boy, i know but there's no accounting for some men.
Sending hugs to all
love and crafty hugs
norah (glenochil )
gorgeous Sue, and congrats to the winners
Gr Karin
That is another lovely striplet. With the gilding flakes, a very special card.
Jan
Northampton
A stunning card Sue. Lovely sparkly Striplet background and your poppy is gorgeous.
Congratulations to your three winners today. Xx
Hi Sue,
Beautiful card ! I love the gilding flakes.
Thank you for sharing.
Véronique L
Another beauty today Sue, just love the use of gilding flakes and of course your stamps, just added them to my list of 'must haves'....thank you so much for sharing...luv Ursula xx
Very pretty Sue. Love guiding flakes.
Congratulation's to the lucky winners.
Love Val in Spain xxx
Congratulations to this week's comment game winners!
This is absolutely stunning! I love the gilding flakes they make the card look so elegant!
Whenever I use them I get tons of compliments from friends and family! TFS!
Hello Sue,
What a stunning card today, I love the black poppies, well I love everything about it and as you would say "it sings to me".
Pam, hope you are feeling o.k. today and remember it's a bank holiday tomorrow - don't go into work (as if you'd forget!!) Had a great time at the Garden Centre, made better by my daughter paying for brunch, of course when we bought some plants she discovered she'd forgotten her credit card, so guess what lol. By the way her part of the bill came to £33 lol.
Elaine, the garage is full of equipment but most of it came too late to be of any real use. It should have really been here when I came out of hospital instead of 4 1/2 weeks later!! I'll be way ahead of you in the wheelie stakes, but don't worry - I'll give you a push ha ha.
Donita, stick in there pet.
Doreen R, what a lovely unusual name Aron Jaxon. I wish him and his big brother lots of love and cuddles.
Maria, I hope you had a lovely day.
PP and Laine - where are you?
Congratulations to the three lucky ladies, Margaret, Chester Rose and Florida Myra.
love to all,
Maureen xxx
Stunning card Sue. Love the silver edged poppy.
Hi Sue, stunning card, love black and white together
Lori from Canada
Sue this card is absolutely gorgeous, i so love the background
and must say i do love using gilding flakes.
The black centre is perfect with the white and gold background.
I really love this one.
Hi Sue, I really like this card, so much more to my liking than yesterday's. I do prefer the gilding flakes on milk card and the frame 'lifts' the stamping on the black card. Your poppies look great in any colour but cut in black and tipped with silver they are stunning.
Congratulations to this week's comment game winners - Rose, Margaret and Myra (from Florida, not the friend of Maureen lol), enjoy playing with your prizes.
Frances
Thanks.. love the card.. and think the flakes would add a lovely glint
Hi Sue,
this card is simply divine! I've never yet stamped with gilding flakes, can see that I must give it a go!
And I'm so chuffed to be amongst the winners - thank you Sue, for your generosity.
Hugs, Rose
Hi Sue
What a stunning card you've made today.
gorgeous card love the colours.xx
Hi Sue Gorgeous card I have the swiss border I have never used it in this way but will definitely have a go now it looks so lovely!
Congratulations to todays winners enjoy your prizes
Very quick comment as still got internet problems. Lovely card thank you.
Hello Sue,
I'm a bit late today, sorry! I looked at the card really early and Pinned it but didn't take time to comment. It's a beautiful card - I love everything about it but as many others have said - the black poppy edged in silver is perfect! Love it. Thank you.
I forgot to congratulate yesterday's winner so I'm doing that first! Also to today's three , enjoy your prizes ladies!
Frances - I should have known being a friend of Maureen would get me nowhere!! Lol!
I put a lot of plants in pots yesterday and they were rained on overnight so I'm pleased about that! It didn't help my hayfever but it's that time of year and I'm not ill! Lots for which to be thankful!
Thanks again Pam! Enjoy your day off! Hope you do something nice!
PP and Laine, miss you ! Also Deb C and several others! Come back soon - all is forgiven! Lol!
Love to all, Myra xx
Hello Sue
Beautiful card today and it looks great using the Swiss Border in this way. I think the Swiss Border has really got to go on my list, I can't resist it any longer!!!
Lesley S x
very pretty!
Hello Sue,
What a fantastic card, l love the black poppy with the silver edge. It's so classy.
Thank you for the inspiration. Love Brenda xxx
lovely card as always helen x x
A splendid card design.
Hi Sue,
Beautiful, beautiful background! It is very effective using the Swiss border this way. You can use your borders dies in so many ways creating amazing cards!You push us to think out of box, again ... just because it is called a border doesn't mean we have to use it for one, right ? Thanks for another daily dose of inspiration.
Congratulation to the winners of this week's Comment Game!
I didn’t have time yesterday to read the comment so ...
Maria – Happy belated b-day! Hope you had a great day!
Doreen R - Congratulations on the arrival of your new grandson Aron Jaxon.
Elaine – Glad to hear that Andrew is doing better. Hugs for you all.
Donita - Hope you enjoy you long weekend.
Pat L.- Be happy your hubby is home now and try to be a gentle nurse.
Pam - At home everything is OK, thanks for asking. We had another great family weekend. It is so good to have our son home every weekend now. The work term is like a break for him and us as well. At work ...no good news about the Kid. He will have a double surgery on Tuesday. The surgeons will try to remove two spots from his lungs. They will use 2 different procedures to do this. He seemed all right for the past three weeks but I knew he was just putting on a brave face. He shared his doubts, worries, and fears with me a few days ago. It broke my heart to see him so hopeless. I hope everything will go as planned. Fingers crossed.
PP – Who stole your tablet this time, the dog? :)
Laine – Where are you? How is your mom?
Have great week everybody,
Still a newbie to Craft / Not longer the newest, or the only Canadian Wilsonette
Carmen
Another beautiful card Sue. Congratulations to the lucky winners. I've only been card making for about 2 years and have so very much to learn. I'm still spending my children's inheritance on more and more dies but will really have to stop giving in to temptation. I haven't yet done very well with stamping or embossing but I will get there in time I'm sure. Thank you Sue for being such an inspiration.
This card really is a winner!
The used dies are so lovely :))
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