Sunday 30 June 2019

For You

Good Sunday morning all!  Today's card is Arctic blue, white and silver.  I started with a piece of Arctic Blue card and taped the Crisscross mask to it.  I used Silver Chrome Glitter Kiss through it, then set it aside and allowed it to dry.  At the same time, I coated a piece of white card with more Silver Chrome Glitter kiss and set it aside to dry as well.  I cut three of the centre decorative circles from the Eliza die out of white card.  Once dry, I cut three circles out of my Silver Chrome piece and glued them to my Eliza circles, then cut the centres out of them.  I added mounting foam to each of them, then mounted them diagonally across my background.  I cut a white Pierced Flag die and then seated it coming out of the centre circle.  I cut the For You sentiment from the silver chrome piece and glued it to the flag die.  With the remaining silver chrome piece, I cut enough of the solid die from the Striped Nasturtium set to create three different sized flowers.  I cut the striped piece from Arctic Blue card and glued them together.  I seated the flowers in opposite corners and added some white Fern Fronds as accents.  The card was completed with white, arctic blue and slate grey mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x  7 1/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x








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56 comments:

June Smith said...

Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, wow this is amazing, lots of glitter on this one, when I first saw the picture and your description, I thought well where is the arctic blue, but when you see the close ups you can just make it out, talk about a trick of the light. I suspect this is better in real life, so to speak, it is still amazing, and I love the circles which set it off perfectly..

Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx

dj from kettering said...



Up early this morning to get things done before
the heat gets bad again; what a welcome card to
find on here. Love the colours, I have that flower
die, must use it more often!!

Doreen x

Steph Cotterill said...

Good morning /afternoon Sue. If you didn't give us the low down on the tools and does used on your samples it would be impossible to separate a mask background to a die background as both are so perfect, I couldn't imagine that if I attempted to do a mask background it would take several attempts to perfect it until is was good enough to use but your backgrounds are perfect with not a smudge in sight, which gives a beautiful base to build on. The Eliza circles make such a beautiful sample, I'd like to say CAS but when you tie in the floral and leaf elements with the gorgeous glitter kiss it goes from CAS to extremely elegant. Either way it's perfect. I still have many anniversary dies to break the seal on but the heat has zapped every inch of energy, and along with your inspiration, the beautiful vellum I now have (thanks Ann) and beautiful glitter paper (thanks Tina) I can't wait to get crafting again.
Whatever your plans for today I hope it's a happy one xxx

Barbara Gosden said...

Hi Sue
A lovely card. Bizarrely my very first thought was “noughts and crosses”.
B xx

Vi Wilkinson said...

Hi Sue, Just gorgeous this card I wish I could get the beautiful coloured cardstock over here . Take care. Vi.x

Helen Terry said...

Hi Sue gorgeous card love the dies.Thanks Helen xxx

hazel young said...

Fabulous card Sue xx Hazel

Muriel said...

Hello Sue and all
What an amazing card, love all the silver glitter too. The striped nasturtiums look so good
Hugs
Muriel x

Princess Pixie! said...

Hi Sue
Ooh yes. Beautiful frosty cool colours.
The nasturtiums - a welcome blast from the past. These were my absolute go to/use all the time flowers when you launched them. Nearly every card I made was adorned with nasturtiums. Love all your floral dies but there’s just something about these that had me hooked!
The glitter kiss is wonderful used through the mask. Seen it done - never tried it. Only ever used texture paste or ink. Another thing to add to my crafting to do list (a very long list).
Yes, I love today’s card x
Today is promising to be a much more comfortable temperature. Mid 20’s much more bearable than the 32 of yesterday. Mind you I did get a mountain of washing dry - every cloud!
Happy Sunday everyone
Crafty hugs
PP
Yvonne x

Jan on the Fosse said...

WOW Sue
What a beautiful card.
Jan x

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue- a really lovely card and I especially like the way you have used the glitter kiss, which I haven't tried yet. Your colour combinations are always perfect. Sending best wishes
YvonneMayxx

Crewe Trish said...

Hello Sue
I like the Eliza die but don't have it yet my list just gets longer and longer. It should be slightly cooler today hopefully so have a good day everyone

CraftyCoffey said...

Gorgeous card today, really lovely.

Michele

cr@fty said...

Good morning Sue
Fabulous card I love how you’ve made matching cardstock with the glitter kiss!
Hugs x
Heather T

Crafty Vonnie said...

Good morning Sue,
Absolutely stunning card today with your beautiful dies & I love the colour combination that you have used. Yvonne xx

June Horrocks said...

A beautiful card sue the colours and the dies are fab thank you sue xxxxxxxxx June Horrocks

Janice K said...

Good morning Sue,
A very pretty design. X

Suemac said...

A beautiful card.

Lynne L said...

Good morning Sue Beautiful card the silver & blue make a lovely combination I love the striped nasturtiums

Marie P. from Longridge said...

Good Sunday morning all.
A beautiful card again Sue and how lovely the colours are. I love the way you bring everything together and explain it so well.
Thank you once again for the inspiration.
Marie P.

carol edwards said...

Hello Sue, wow this is a gorgeous card both colours and how its all put together. My nasturtiums are doing well in the garden as are your beautiful ones on your card
Xx

jean.phillips1 said...

Morning Sue, stunning card. Love the background and the colours are just perfect. I have a stack of slate grey card but never use it, but seeing how nice it looks with the arctic blue I must start using it. Love the nasturtiums! Love Jean xxx

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue, a beautiful card this morning, love the glitter kiss it looks amazing. The flowers are so pretty too.

Barbara V

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue
I love your combination of Arctic Blue, white and Silver and your pretty card.
Everything comes together and beautifully finished off with my favourite flowers.
Have a great day, Sue, and all your followers too!
Lesley S x

Clai01 said...

Very nice card indeed. x

Ann Topp said...

Good Morning Sue. Beautiful card this today Sue. And those colours...I wonder...did you show this one today to cool us all down lol. I love that background and this could be used for man and lady cards. Yes lovely sample today. Thankyou Sue. Sending hugs and best wishes to everyone. Kind regards Ann Toppcards Leeds.

Pussycats said...

Good Morning Sue and all
such a stunning card this morning and the colours you have picked work beautifully . I can see this design and glitter kiss working so well for Christmas card. Its lovely to see the nasturtiums flowers again which are one of favourite finishing touches dies.
Crafty hugs to all... Wendy

lydia jordan said...

Morning Sue,
Lovely card.
Lydia
X

sued99 said...

A really lovely card and such a beautiful colour too. X

Tressa said...

For some reason I have only thought of using this mask with Christmas cards, but you have made me rethink this with this lovely card.

Teresa

Pat L said...

Hi Sue
A lovely card and the glitter kiss combined with the crisscross mask makes a great background for Eliza and the nasturtium flowers

Love and hugs to everyone
Pat

BridgetCG said...

Hello Sue, such a lovely card the diagonal circle layout is so very unusual. Have a good day everyone. Bx

Crafty Cruiser said...

A really lovely card!
Doreen R

Barbara Exe said...

Good morning Sue, this card is something different, just lovely.
I didn't think I needed the Nasturtium Die until now. I love
making flowers for cards - and this die is a must for me!

Lisbeth said...

Hi Sue. What an unusual design for a card, it must be hard to try and think of something different to show on the blog every day. Thanks for sharing.

Lisbeth

Rose in Chester said...

Hi Sue,
that is an amazing card. And it's nice to see the Nasturtiums make an appearance again. I have used them many times, and still are.
Hugs, Rose

Suzzette Yandle said...

Your Fern Frone is one of my favorite go to "greenery". Thanks for sharing another awesome design today.

Littlelamb said...

Lovely card Sue. Always like using ferns with flowers.

BenteS said...

Gorgeous design for your card today :))
Love the way you have used the circles.

karenlotty said...

This is lovely and could be for both male and female

Pauline Austen said...

Hi Sue, just back from a long, windy walk along the Coastal path hence the reason I am late in commenting on today's card, which, I might add, is another stunner.
Thank you for explaining your techniques so simply.
I love using my nasturtium die too. Lovely to see how you adapt them in your designs. Hugs xx Pauline

theresa w said...

Hi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x
Fantastic card Sue x I love the layout and the glitter kiss has a lovely sparkle x thankyou for the informative instructions as always , I don't know where I would be without them xxx
Theresa w in Berks xxx

Pawprintx4 said...

Good Morning Everyone,
Isn't this a gorgeous card. I love the way the circles were used and the silver with the light blue is so pretty. Very nice card.
Stephanie K
SC/USA

Catherine Lyons said...

A lovely card Sue.
Catherine v94

Scottydog said...

Now this card is quite different, but very effective. I couldn’t see where the Artic blue was used until I scrolled down & saw your close ups. Thank you Sue.

ursula said...

Something quite different from you Sue, really stunning, love the flowers with the silver backing...thank you....luv Ursula xx

lindyloo12Somerset said...

A beautiful card that must have taken you ages to design Sue, but well worth it and the colours are beautiful too!

Anonymous said...

A very different card and I love it. So cleverly done. Hugs CAFE LATTE. xxx

Laura O said...

fab card Sue.beautiful flowers ,Laura O Springfield

Fluffycat said...

Hi Sue, it is so late that it is as good as Monday already but I couldn't let Sunday go by without commenting on this lovely card. I love the Silver Chrome Glitter Kiss combined with Arctic Blue, a great combination. Lovely to see the nasturtiums again, your finishing touches go with everything and never date.

Frances

Marion Scott said...

A gorgeous card Sue, love the artic blue with silver chrome glitter kiss
Marion S x

kittyedavies47@gmail.com said...

Morning Sue.
I am back, so I am playing catch up now.
A lovely card thank you.
Take care Kitty.

CraftyJo said...

This is lovely, the close-ups show so much detail.

stitchingranny said...

Pretty card and very different. Love the silver.

Hugs Helen xxx

Dawn Holben said...

WOW Sue this is so different and i absolutely love it x

June Ballenger said...

Lovely card and the blue/grey is beautiful xx