Hello there my crafty friends! A pop of bright blue to catch your eye today! I started by cutting the Atlantic Ocean Background out of coconut white card. I left a wide margin around it and added mounting foam. A backing of white card was added for a tone on tone look. I cut the Bermuda die in Royal Blue card and added a silver mirror card backing and added it to the centre of the background. I cut the centre of the Bermuda in white, added a silver mirror card backing and cut the centre out to create a frame. I added foam to the back. I stamped my sentiment and cut the inside die from the Bermuda to create a decorative look around it and glued it on top of the sentiment. The frame was added around the edge and then attached to the centre of the card. I tied a messy bow out of matching blue seam binding and added it with a pearl button in the centre. White and blue mats and layers were used to complete the card. The finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" in size. All for now, Sue x
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109 comments:
Lovely card Sue, so beautiful and I love the bow too.
Thank you for my gift of the stamp set, lovely floral theme and such a large set. You are so kind with your giveaways.
Muriel, glsd you are enjoying your holiday, don't try to overdo it. New York is huge and so much to see. Have a great time.
Elaine, I hope Andrew is feeling better and gets some help from his Consultant. It is so hard to watch them go through this and there is nothing you can do to help just be there for support. Please take care of yourself too. I'm disgusted that there are putting expense before your safety.and welfare. Have a word with your MP, see if they can help.
June, thanks for the tip with the foam, I have the TH and the Eureka presses so will keep that in mind.
Sharon, I have the same problem here so I do understand. Little by little you will get there.
Crewe Trish, as long as you are enjoying your holiday. Stay in the shade, nice cool drink, good book and my iPad, I would be in heaven. I don't tan, just burn (was a redhead before hair turned white blonde) so no point trying. Enjoy your holiday.
Karen hope the ankle is a little easier to bear and that your hubby is okay too.
Daily hugs to all, thinking of all of our poorly and missing friends, have a great day.
Great card, love the bow.
Morning Sue.
Thank you a lovely card.
Take care and have fun Kitty.
Lovely card. Xx
Hi Sue
Beautiful card,love the silver shinning through.
Jan x
Good morning Sue. Beautiful card, love the contrast of the bright blue and crisp white, not to mention the big bow!
Echoing Pam's comments again. Hugs to all. Sue xxx
Hi Sue, gorgeous card this morning again. The colours are lovely. I love the dies too.
Barbara V
Hi Sue
This is a very pretty card, I love the Atlantic Ocean background, very versatile. I also like the way you have added a silver shadow
Pat x
Hello Sue, a really lovely card, such a classic colour combination, one of my favourites. Have a great day all. Bx
I like the colours you've selected today.
Jan
Northampton
Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
This is a gorgeous card today, I love the dies and colours, the Atlantic ocean die is a real stunner im so glad i brought it.
Pam glad you liked the stamp set, That's what i received too when I won, im still practising with stamps as im new to it, so i watch you tube and a lot of John Lockwood and Phil Martin for tips and techniques to learn and I have brought a stamp platform now and find it so useful.
Sending love and healing hugs to all that are poorly or in need of them.
Have a good day all
Love
Sharon
xxx
Very elegant card Sue and I love the royal blue card and the silver peaking through
Marion S x
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, a truly lovely card today, the royal blue colour on white is really elegant, love it.
Pam I reiterate all you have said, hope you are enjoying your rest.
My craft room is in a real mess at the moment, I need to spend some time over the next few days sorting it out, but I have got loads of Birthday cards to make for this month, so I need to do them first.....oh decisions, decisions.
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Sweet card! Debra x
Hello Sue
Another stunning card I do love your square cards.
Pam since developing rheumatoid arthritis I can't go out in the sun without factor 50 and then can only sit in the shade.Elaine I hope everything goes well for Andrew.Rosemary thinking of you.
Good morning Sue,
I love the bright blue colour you used on this design, gorgeous dies that make a very pretty card.x
A smart and elegant card Sue, and the sentiment made me do that too, smile that is. Thank you, have a good day. Xx
Beautiful card Sue, love the nautical blue and white xx
So beautiful Sue. Looks very classy. Silver shadow sets it off really well.
Annette x
Lovely card Sue x xhazel
Gorgeous card. Love the blue and white,it's very striking.
Very elegant. Lovely colours
Luv
Karen xx
Love the colours of this, another gorgeous card Sue x
This is a lovely card, Sue.
Hi sue what a beautiful card today love it the colours you have chosen are brill use this die a lot
Thank you sue love always
June horrocks xxxx
Beautiful card, love the shot of colour on it.
Michele
Hi Sue
A beautiful card using my favourite Atlantic Ocean background die.
B xx
Fantastic card love the background. Laura O
Well Sue you make me smile too with your beautiful offerings! Like the colour combination action of this one as it is my favourite colour. As usual a lovely card. Thank you!
Good Morning Sue. Another Lacy blue card my favourite combination. I just love lacey dies. And I really need to get this background die. Thankyou Sue for you lovely card ideas and tips. Where would we be without you. Kind regards Ann Toppcards Leeds
Good Morning Sue
Love the Royal Blue on cards so elegant. can't stay on long M*******s now 2 a week so painful.
Love Marg
Morning Sue,
Lovely elegant card.
Lydia
x
Morning Sue
A very pretty card love the colour amd the bow .
Catherine V94 xx
Good morning Sue, lovely card, so nice to see your bows are back. Love this one and the colour too. Hugs xx P Austen
Hi Sue,
Beautiful card with the stunning Royal blue!
Krafty Runner x
Hi Sue
Beautiful design, that blue is such a rich looking shade.
Regards
Heather R Oxfordshire
Hi SUE
Love this card great colour and l like the silver shimmer very effective
JOY Xx
Morning Sue. A beautiful card today, I love the colours such a lovely contrast. Very nautical.
Love Rosemarie X X
Morning Sue,a very pretty card xx
Hi Sue,
Just love the bubbly swirls of the Atlantic Ocean background, that is such a beautiful die and sets up the Bermuda focal point perfectly - great card!
Izzy
Such a lovely card
Good morning Sue, the sentiment goes right back to you!!!
Have a good one!!!
Loopy Lyndaxxx
Beautiful card Sue
Hugs Helen x
What a lovely clean looking card this morning, Sue.
Anne (Northampton)
Morning Sue, A really lovely card, I love the silver dropped shadow, it is so effective.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Lovely card Sue.
Good morning Sue,
Beautiful card with beautiful & classic colours used.Yvonne xx
Beautiful card, love the blue and white together x
Good Morning Sue and all . Such a beautiful card this morning . I love colours you have picked for this card. The drop shadow with silver behind the blue looks lovely ..... Wendy
Lovely card, and the colour combo is so pretty :))
Hi Sue,
a lovely, crisp card - just right to cheer up a grey day. I love that colour of blue (and that's me as a non-blue person!)
The Atlantic background is such a beautiful die , I love it.
Hugs, Rose
Hi Sue. A lovely card and don't the blue and white look classy together. SueL x
So, so pretty Sue. I love the pearl button - not seen those before. All in all a gorgeous card. Thanks Sue xx
Beautiful card with a lovely bright pop of colour - gorgeous!
Doreen R
Good morning Sue, lovely card again for us.
Not so nice here today, the rain is coming down like stair rods!!!
Take care everyone, Jess xx
Good morning Sue
Beautiful card! I love the colour combination, the dies used and the gorgeous bow!
Hugs x
Heather T
Hello Sue
This is such a striking card and I love that gorgeous Royal Blue card you have used.
Lesley S x
Morning Sue
Very lovely card,stunning blue & white,wish my bows looked like that.
Sorry I missed yesterday's card,the Angel is my favourite & that card is gorgeous,
Spent most of yesterday at the hospital with my ankle,got to have metal strips put each side,but waiting for swelling to go down more!
Best wishes
Karen M
Lovely card Sue and such a beautiful shade of blue.
We are going to see the bosses of our flat today about the door situation and also the aggravation from the lady in the flat above me ,she has started to stamp and bang her feet again and letting the cat run riot in the early hours above our bedroom floor { her lounge } we have told the Deputy and kept the time and dates of every occasion on Friday last, she woke me at 1.30 slamming the door and was just walking up and down and banging , the cat was running wild and i think perhaps he tripped her up on two occasions , either that or the drink was having a huge effect, this went on until 5 30 in the morning , Monday night when i went to bed her TV was so loud i could not concentrate on my book , finally at 1.40 it all went quiet but sadly i was still awake at 3.00 i just could not get back to sleep . I have just about had enough .
Andrews Consultant has brought his treatment forward just one day , so today and every 2nd Wednesday ,she has also put him down for another scan hopefully it will be in a week or two .
I must crack on and get ready
Sending big hugs to all especially my besties
Take care
Elaine H X
Good morning Sue and everyone
Ohh I do love today's card I think it is the colours you have used that appeal to me but your design is brilliant too
I will wish everyone well this morning as I have to go out in a min so have a wonderful day folks
Hugs to all that need one
Theresa G xx
I just love the Bermuda die, and this card made with it just looks amazing...the colours are so beautiful together.....stunning...thank you Sue...luv Ursula xx
Hi Sue,
Very pretty card this morning. Love the colour combination
Elaine I hope you get some joy from the bosses today.
Karen, hope you manage to get your ankle sorted soon, must be very debilitating for you.
Sending love and hugs to you all,Alison xx
Hi Sue and everyone
Sue this is a beautiful card right up my street, love the colours,dies and bow.
Elaine oh poor you having to put up with all that noise. You are right to keep a note of everything. Tell the managers when you see them today they must do something about it and the door,Hope Andrews chemo goes okay, how is John? Sending special love and hugs to you all.
Karen wishing you and hubby well, sending love and hugs.
Crewe Trish, thank you for thinking about me but concentrate on your holiday and have a drink for me !!! ! Sending love and hugs also to Donita and Pam xxxxxxxxxxx
I love the splash of bold blue. xxx
Gorgeous, love the Royal Blue! Creative Blessings, Tracy x
Hi Sue
What a lovely shade of blue you have used today.
Such a pretty lacy looking card.
x
Gorgeous card, love etthe colours.
Rosemary xx
Hi Sue, a beautiful card. Lovely colours and lots of delicate lacy detail.
Hi Sue Beautiful card it makes me smile also. Mavis L x
Hi Sue, I love the clean and crisp look to this card. The royal blue card and bow are really rich looking and the touch of silver mirror is the perfect backing. It made me smile.
Elaine - good luck with the housing officers, hope you can make them see sense.
Karen - I hope the swelling goes down soon so that you can get your metal plates in place.
PP - good to see you if only briefly. Hope you are fully recovered soon and please give my best wishes to Laine if you are speaking to her.
Frances
Dear Sue and Dearie Pies,
We should call this Atlantic Blue, because it's so nautical and looks great with white.
I love your mix of raised and recessed.
So sorry about the bureaucratic setbacks.
Today at work, an editor gave me my assignment for Saturday, working in a food truck at a waterfront event, and writing about the experience. It's a truck that serves barbecue, and he followed up with advice from the owners. "Don't wear any clothes," he began as my eyebrows rose, "that you care about." Also no bracelets and no stiletto heels. No problem! For once I'm looking forward to working on a Saturday.
I'm nodding off. Happy holidays to all those on vacation. Blest wishes for a speedy recovery to all those who wish they felt better, and really huggy hugs to all takers.
Love,
Donita
Morning Sue, another beautiful card. I love the Atlantic Ocean Background, and with the Bermuda Die such a great partnership and the colour choice is great.
Wendyx
Made me smile! Lovely.
To My Wonderful Dear Friend Sue,
Each/Every Morning I Open Your Tremendous Blog I'm In Total Awe At
The Remarkable Cards You Produce, Beautiful Selection Of Colour Palette Also Fantastic
Array Of Cutting Dies, Today's Card Is Just So Very Impressive I Love The Coconut White/Royal Blue
Together With A Touch Of Silver Mirror Card (Still Haven't Purchased Any As Yet Lol!!!)
Sue, You Always Explain Everything So Extremely Well So We Can Follow Your Instructions If We
Wished To Use Your Idea Or Put A Little Twist Of Own To It......
Products Used In Today's Card:-
"Creative Expression Coconut White/Royal Blue/Silver Mirror Foundation Card"
"Creative Expression Mounting Foam"
"Creative Expression Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Specialists Acrylic Glue"
"Creative Expression White Self Adhesive Flat Backed Pearls"
"Creative Expression Blue Seam Binding (To Create Your Messy Perfect Bow)
"Creative Expression Pearl Button"
"Creative Expression You Make Me Smile Sentiment"
"Rangers Jet Black Archival Ink Pad" (For Stamping Sentiment)
Star's In Today's Card:-
Two Magnificent Sets Of Cutting Dies
"Sue Wilson's Atlantic Ocean Background Cutting Dies" From The Atlantic Collection
"Sue Wilson's Bermuda Cutting Dies"
Sue, You Started Today's Tremendous Card By Cutting The Atlantic Ocean Background Out Of Coconut White Card
You Left A Wide Margin, Then Added Mounting Foam To It, Backing It With Another Piece Of Coconut White Card
To Give A Tone On Tone Look.
You Then Cut Out The Beautiful Bermuda Cutting Die In Royal Blue Adding A Silver Mirror Card Backing Then You
Added Mounting Foam To The Back Then Placed It Into The Centre Of Your Background.
Sue, You Cut The Centre Of The Bermuda Die Out In Coconut White Card, Then Backed In Silver Mirror Card Then
You Cut Out The Centre To Create a Frame, You Added Mounting Foam To The Back, Sue Then You Stamped
Your Sentiment, You Cut The Inside Of The Bermuda Die To Create A Decorative Look Around It Then Using
The Acrylic Glue You Glued It On Top Of Your Sentiment, The Frame Was Added Around The Edge Then Attached
To The Centre Of Your Card.
Sue, You Then Tied A Messy Bow Out Of Blue Seam Binding, You Placed The Bow To The Left Lower Corner Of
The Bermuda Die, Then You Placed A Pearl Button In The Centre Of Your Bow Adding Pearls Here/There,
Then You Placed Your Background To A Piece Of Coconut White Card With Your Famous/Signature/Piercing Using
Mounting Foam, Then You Added A Royal Blue/Silver Mirror/Coconut White Mat/Layer
Sue, Thank You For Sharing Today's Extremely Exquisite Card I Love The Beautiful Sentiment
Thank You For The Daily Inspiration 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 🤗
Love From Sam xxx
Beautiful
Vie
x
"You make me smile" - I now have a lovely song in my head by Simply Red :)
Pretty card today, as usual, and - also as usual - I'd do it without the bow ;) ;)
Hi Sue
Lovely card sentiment is so useful
Hugs to all
Annx without an "e"
Hi Sue
Sorry to be absent yesterday but we had no internet connection, yesterday's card was beautiful with your 2017 angel on the pixie powders background. Today's card is equally lovely and thank you for the instructions on embossing with the Die in place, I keep forgetting how to do that
Elaine sorry to hear you're having all that bother again with the woman upstairs and with your access, hope you can get things sorted soon.
Karen hope the swelling goes down soon so you can get the ankle fixed
Love and hugs to everyone
Pat
A nice "crisp" card today. Blue & white always look wonderful and it's a great shade of blue to show off these pretty dies. The sentiment says it all.
Stephanie K
SC/USA
Beautiful. I love all the dies in the Atlantic Collection.
Afternoon Sue. This is a very elegant looking card with the blue and white. Love the bow and pearl button.
Best Wishes.
Denise T x
Hi Sue
Great card today. Love the bow and the pearl button just sets it off,
I think this card is very elegant and with a change of sentiment could be used for so many occasions.
Love Meg
xxx
Awwww! You make ME smile every single day when I stop by your blog and see what pretty confection you have created for our perusal! A beautiful card! TFS!
Lovely card. Definitely makes me smile. X
Beautiful card Perfect for ladies and gents alike
As always, the card is lovely. I especially love the pearl button you used on the bow! The use of the blue and white together make for a striking card! Someone will be the very proud recipient of this card!
Hello Sue.
Lovely Card. Great dies and colours, I love the look of the silver shadow, very effective. Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes
Great card, the colours are just perfect and the ribbon sets it off so well.
Very pretty card Sue, love the color.
The simplicity of this one makes it extremely elegant - love it....
Such great use of Bermuda dies! Love this card, so elegant and clean!
Hi Sue
Beautiful card and of course it's white and blue, one of my favourites!
June x
Beautiful card and always my favourite colour combo.xx
Hi Sue,
Another stunning card, gorgeous blue/white, stunning background and flowers.
Cheers,
Di B. x
Tasmania
Hi Sue,
I meant to write that gorgeous button and I put flower, a touch of oldtimers I think.
Cheers,
Di B. x
Evening Sue
Beautiful x
Lots of love everyone x
Crafty hugs
PP
Yvonne x
Hi Sue, Such a beautiful card even though it is quite simple. The dies are doing all the talking.
Lisbeth
Hi Sue. What a stunning card today !!! A true Sue Wilson classic. I think the whole of the Atlantic Ocean Collection is stunning to !!! The background die is beautiful. I love the design of it. It looks beautiful in white, complemented by the beauty of the Bermuda die in that gorgeous blue. I love the little touch of the silver mirror card to. It looks so classy and elegant. I really love cards that have differing levels to them. Raised and recessed both at the same time. I think it looks very clever. Straight away when I first saw this card the sentiment made me smile !!! Such a lovely sentiment. I love your little bow and dazzler to. They make the perfect finishing touches to your card. Thank you for sharing your stunning card today. Sending lots of love to you Sue from Tres x x x
Sending lots of love to everyone from Tres x x x
Hello Sue,
What a beautiful fresh looking card, Love it.
Thank you for sharing.
Big Hugs, Brenda xxx
Hi Sue
What a beautiful card today. Love the white with the slash of blue and the twinkle of silver. Stunning. Love the bow too, very traditional Sue. Thank you for sharing.
Live Diane G xxx
Pam echoing your comments today xxx
Elaine I hope you get your housing problems sorted. Xxx
Beautiful card today Sue. Thank you for sharing this. Elaine so sorry to hear you are having all these problems with your neighbour again. Hope you get us sorted. Echoing Pam's comments.
I love the layering on the focal on this card. It is so pretty.
Gorgeous card. The lovely strong blue and silver work so well together. Your 'messy bows' are a delight, mine are just a mess.
Elaine, hope you can get something done about your noisy neighbour soon.
Take care everyone.
Hi Sue. Beautiful royal blue and white card. Gorgeous. Xx
I love all of your cards Sue and this one is a true Sue Wilson one. With my house on the market I have to keep the place tidy for viewers and I am such a messy crafter that I'm not doing very much right now. I'll be so glad when this period of my life is in the past.
BFN Marie
Beautiful card, I love how you layer white on white
A gorgeous card Sue, blue silver and white are a great combination.
Beautiful textured card
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