Best Wishes

 Hi bloggers!  One of the demo cards from my last weekender shows for today's card.  I selected one of my favourite decorative papers from my stash and embossed it with the Art Deco Fanfare folder for texture.  I matted it with a thin white mat then onto a larger custard card mat.  I wrapped a piece of champagne coloured silky crush ribbon around the bottom of the card and taped the ends to the back.  I tied a double bow and added it with glue dots.  In the centre of the bow, I added a gold satin ribbon rose and cut several of my Faux Quilled leaves and some pearl strings to tuck around it.  For the focal element, I cut the Umbria die from the Italian Collection out of coconut white card.  I used the cutting edge from the Decorative Frames in the Italian collection for the outside of the die.  Out of custard card, I cut the Decorative Frame from the California Collection.  I nipped the edges off of it so I was able to use them to create a smaller background for my sentiment.  I stamped my sentiment on coconut white card and embossed it with gold powder.  I cut it out with the circle from the Decorative frames Italian collection and inked it with Antique Linen before removing it from the die.  I seated my nipped pieces around it to complete my focal element.  I made a couple of fancy stick pins from beads in my stash and finished my bow with them.  Finally, pearls in the corners and my pierced layer, a custard mat then a final white mat to complete my card.  Finished dimensions are 7" x 8 3/4" in size.

The winner of this week's Wednesday card giveaway is:

Weefortune!!!

Congratulations!  Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com  to confirm your address and claim your card.  All for now, Sue x