Side By Side

Hi blog friends!  Today's card is one of the last few Labels 20 cards that I have left to show for awhile.  I do really love this die shape so no doubt it will be finding it's way back into my card making very soon.  Sometimes I set out with an objective in mind and this was the case with this one.  I think we often get certain rules in our heads about card making like everything has to work exactly or it doesn't work at all!  Case in point is this card, the sentiment was stamped on the striped background paper and I decided that I didn't want to show it by cutting out the oval shape that was part of the stamped image surrounding it.  I picked labels 18 to use as an aperture because I thought it was far more interesting in shape.  You can still see the stamped pattern (although it is in a very pale aqua colour ink), but you needn't let the shape dictate your card designs either.  Be bold!  I also cut a larger labels 20 for the background and added pearl Nestabling to it (I cut the centre out by hand so my sentiment would show).  I stamped Justrite borders on the top and bottom of the card and just heat embossed them with clear.  I used some pieces of leftover silky crush ribbon and made flowers by heating the edges, stacking them and gluing and adding pearls to the centre.  I added some pearl swirls for bling and pierced the edges to finish it off.  Very basically a simple card, but I hope that you will take with you a different idea about "card making rules."  There shouldn't be any!  Just do what you like and what you think works!  All for now, Sue x