Sunday 8 December 2019

Just Because

Good Sunday morning all!  I used Lavender Blue Opal Polish on a piece of white card.  After it dried, I used the Abigail die to cut an aperture in it.  I glued it to a piece of white card as a backing.  Next I cut the Abigail die in white and reinserted it into the aperture opening.  I cut a second Abigail die in white and used the blue backing cut out of the aperture as the backing for it.   I added it with foam and set it in a diamond orientation.  I cut the Just Because sentiment out of an extra bit of the opal polish background.  I added a black shadow using the words themselves, then added it to a full white shadow and glued it to the inside of the Abigail die.  Using the Striped Nasturtium die, I made two flowers using the outlines.  it was accented with white Fern Fronds.  I added a thin frame using the Double Stitched Squares.  The card was completed with white on white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 3/4" x  7 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x








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46 comments:

BridgetCG said...

Morning Sue, such a beautiful and elegant card, with a particularly lovely colour of lustre polish. Have a good day all. Bx

jean.phillips1 said...

Morning Sue, love the polished background! Beautiful card. Love Jean xxx

Muriel said...

Hello Sue and all
Oh the lavender blue opal polish is gorgeous, I use it all the time and even have all of those dies so will have to make one very like this for a special birthday coming up - it is simply beautiful
Hugs
Muriel x

Steph Cotterill said...

What an absolute stunning way to start the day, it's elegant its delicate, it's one of those that would stay on show for a long long time in my home that's for sure.
To our dear crafting friends in Australia that share the love of making people happy with your stunning work,and love everything Particraft, I hope you are able to stay safe and are away from the fire's we are hearing about so much. Love and thoughts from the U.K. xxx

kittyedavies47@gmail.com said...

Morning Sue.
This is another winner for me, a lovely card, thank you.
Take care and have fun Kitty.

Jan on the Fosse said...

Another stunning card. Gorgeous colour lustre polish Thank you Sue

Jan x

hazel young said...

Beautiful card Sue xx Hazel

Marion Scott said...

Beautiful card Sue
Marion S x

June Smith said...

Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, a beautiful sample today, love the lavender blue polish which is a brilliant backdrop to the white. You never cease to amaze me with your creations. Every morning when I turn on my PC this is the first website I go to, thank you so much.

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

Pussycats said...

Good Morning Sue and all
Stunning card this morning , the background looks amazing and you would think you have used more than one polish. The collections of dies really shows of the details cut in white against the lavender blue.
Crafty hugs to all , Wendy

Barbara Gosden said...

Hi Sue
A beautiful card. Gorgeous colour of the polish.
B xx

carol edwards said...

Hello Sue, a beautiful card and sentiment. The lavender lustre is so beautiful as a background to the white xx

Crewe Trish said...

Hello Sue
I am not sure why but this lovely creation reminds me of lace handkerchiefs. It brought back memories of my lovely mum

Pauline Austen said...

Morning Sue
I really need to invest in some of those lustre polishes instead of putting them on the back burner in favour of adding more dies to my stash. Wish I was wealthy instead of beautiful. lol
Such a pretty card Sue. Thank you. Hugs xxx Pauline

NannaShaz said...

Good Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
What a gorgeous card today beautiful lovely colours and love the dies used

Sending Love and healing hugs to all that need them xx

Have a good day all

Love p
Sharon MK
xxx

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue - this polish looks amazing against the white. The abigail die is one of my favourites and it shows up so delicately here. Thank you for another great card. Sending best wishes
YvonneMayxx

Lynne L said...

Good morning Sue Wow stunning card the opal polish looks fabulous and the dies are so pretty

Suemac said...

Stunning card.

Karen Drew said...

Beautiful card
Luv
Karen xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue, an amazing card this morning. Love the colour of the gilding polish and the dies look gorgeous.

Barbara V

CraftyCoffey said...

Lovely card today.

Michele

lydia jordan said...

Morning Sue,
Lovely card.
Lydia
x

Lisbeth said...

Hi Sue. Love the way that you have inserted the die cut in different colours into the aperture created in the background card and then placed the original one on top. What a good idea.

Lisbeth

Catherine Lyons said...

A beautiful card Sue love the polished background.
Catherine v94

Deb E Isle of Wight said...

Beautiful post, love the ombre style background and it sets the dies off perfectly.

Catherine Lyons said...

Hi Sue i won the Merlot Die i have sent two e-mails to this address
Americansue1@gmail.co
But comes back as address unknown.

Fluffycat said...

Hi Sue, a really lovely card and the lavender blue polish is gorgeous. Love that there is no waste using the cut-out to back the topper.

Catherine above me - sue's address is .com not .co so please try that.

Frances

ursula said...

So beautiful Sue, the opal polishes always give such a lovely finish...thank you for sharing....luv Ursula xx

Crafty Cruiser said...

Really lovely card.
Doreen R

Marie P.from Longridge said...

Beautiful card Sue.
Thank you for sharing.
Marie P.

Anonymous said...

Hello Sue
The Lavender Blue Opal Polish is such a beautiful colour and looks stunning against the white card.
Lovely card!
Lesley S x

Scottydog said...

A lovely card with another beautiful background using polishes, I must try these, especially the lavender blue, it’s gorgeous. Thank you Sue.

Pawprintx4 said...

I love the Opal Polishes. The Lavender Blue and the Golden Flamingo are my favorites of the ones I own. They go on so smoothly and make beautiful card that die cuts well too. Love the stuff.
This card sample shows how beautiful the opal looks as a background.
Stephanie K

Suzzette Yandle said...

Gorgeous card design. The Lavender Blue Opal polish is a lovely color. The Abigail die has such a wonderful flow to the die shape. Your Fern Fronds are one on my favorite greenery to use. Thank you for sharing.

Pat L said...

Hi Sue
Simply beautiful, love it

Catherine, Sues email is americansue1@gmail.com

Love and hugs to everyone
Pat

Eunice Astle said...

Love this card Sue, the Abigail die is stunning!

Beverly Fuchs said...

Hello Sue,

Such a lovely and delicate card today. The opal polish is just stunning as a background with the gradual gradient of color. And as always the Abigail die is one of my favorites.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Beverly

Yorkie girl said...

Hi Sue
Beautiful Sunday creation for us to feast our eyes on
That background is stunning Sue
You spoil us
Take care my friend
Theresa G

sued99 said...

What a pretty card.x

Helen Terry said...

Hi sue stunning card thanks Helenxxx

karenlotty said...

A very clever card I wish I could get in with the polishes

Ann Topp said...

Good Evening Sue. Sorry it's so late had a busy day today and didn't like to miss my post. As always Sue beautiful card and use of your fabulous dies. Thankyou Sue. Sending hugs and best wishes to everyone. Kind Regards Ann Toppcards Leeds.

lindyloo12Somerset said...

A very striking card

Rose in Chester said...

|Hi Sue,
I am rather late (as in days' late),the polish you've used seems to be lighter at the top graduating to more of a green. It's lovely - I have got some of the pastes, just have to try them out.......
Hugs
Rose

CCM said...

So soft and sweet card, compare with the dramatic yesterday card!

Hugs from Toronto
Carmen-Dorothy

cr@fty said...

Hi Sue
Beautiful card!
Hugs x
Heather T