For A Special Friend

 Hi there my crafty friends!  Thank you so much for the wonderful support from everyone for the past weekend's shows!  I was delighted that the dies were so well received.  I thought I would give you a short break from all the Christmas cards and switch gears a bit, so today's card showcases the second release dies.  I started by embossing the background on this one.  Using the Quilted Flower embossing folder, I gave texture to a piece of coconut white card.  Next I used the French Collection border and corners and cut four of each out of coconut white card as well.  I glued the borders into place along the edge of the embossed background, then added the corners into place on top, creating a frame for my card.  I stamped my sentiment using a Black Archival ink pad.  I cut it out with the inner decorative die from the Salzburg set.  I inked it with Aqua Adirondack ink to highlight the sentiment.  I cut the larger die from the set and seated my sentiment upon it and mounted the topper in the centre of my frame.  Using the Itty Bitty Filigree bow die, I cut it out of white card.  I used the Classic Itty Bitty Bow die and cut a coordinating bow out of aqua card (although my pic looks a bit blue!) and a glued the two together before forming my 3D bow out of it.  I added the bow on an angle to my topper to add a little embellishment (these bows are just the right size for that, don't you think!)  I completed the card with a white mat which I added Cosmic Shimmer white PVA Glue dots to all the way around, then a thin aqua mat and a final white mat layer.  The finished dimensions are 8 1/4" x  8 1/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x