Hello there bloggers! When I receive a new set of die prototypes, I am always eager to cut them and see how they look. This card, however, sort of got in the way of my finishing the cutting process of all of them! I cut the
Copenhagen and Stockholm dies out of
milk card then got carried away and started to put this card together before I went any further! LOL I grabbed some black card and cut the
Orion die at the bottom, using a single cutting edge. I decided that I loved the way it looked against the
milk card so I glued them together and used the two Scandinavian dies together for my focal element as they just looked so pretty together layered up. I stamped my sentiment then covered it with a
sticky adhesive sheet. I coated it with
Diamond Snow before using the smaller die in the
Copenhagen set to cut it. I cut a small black mat using the smaller die in the
Stockholm die set. A couple of small
Camellia flowers scattered across added just the right touch. I finished my quick creation with a milk pierced mat layer, a thin black mat and a final milk layer. The finished dimensions are 7" x 8" in size.
The winner of this week's Wednesday Card Giveaway is:
Lesley Thomas!!!
Congratulations! Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize. All for now, Sue x
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175 comments:
Wow , lovely elegant card to start the weekend.
Congratulations to Lesley, enjoy your Sue card.
Hope everyone has a great time.
GM Sue. Love this. Very dramatic. Can see why you got carried away with this! Happy weekend all. Congrats to winner.
Good morning Sue,
What a beautiful card very theatrical looking. The Option die is one of my all time favourites. Yvonne xx
Hi Sue. Beautiful card, love how your dies just work together seamlessly.
Woke up this morning to the sound of little birds singing - lovely, apart from the fact it was 4am!!!
Have a great weekend everyone. Congratulations on your win Lesley. Sue xxx
Oh WOW Sue, this is a stunner. Sooo elegant, black and milk looks fantastic but I think it would look stunning in any colour combo..
No wonder it got in the way of cutting!
Have a great weekend.
Hugs, Roser
Elegant card Sue , the Gemini dies are so lovely. Have a good day everyone . JJxx
Hi Sue
Loving the new dies this card is stunning love the colours thank you tracyw
Mmmmm lovely Orion and great mono card, Sue, like this a lot - nice to get carried away!
Well done to Lesley.
'P' in Wales
To My Very Dear Friend Sue
What Can I Say My Dear Friend Other Than "WOW" I Love Today's Beautiful, Stunning, Remarkable Card.
I Love The Colours You've Chosen The Milk And The Black, As Your Aware I Love To Use Black On My Cards Like Yourself It Really Works So Well, Great Dies Also.
Sue Thank You So Very Much For Sharing I Really Appreciate Everything You Do As I'm Sure Everyone On Your Blog Does.
Congratulations To Lesley For Winning The Fantastic Wednesday Gift Card.
Sue Enjoy Your Day
Take Great Care
Love And Hugs
From Sam xxx
Hugs To All Wilsonettes, Take Care All xxx
Morning Sue. A brilliant card Thank you. Congratulations to Lesley. Take care all, I have some new goodies coming today so it will be playtime. Take care all Kitty.
lovely card Sue.
congratulations Lesley
Hugs Michelle xxxx
Hi Sue. A wonderful card. It shows that you don't always need lots of different embelishments etc. to make a beautiful card. It's good to hear that your enthusiasm to create starts as soon as you get the dies : ) Congratulations Lesley, enjoy your beautiful card : )
Sending my daily hugs to everyone. Take care xx
Good Morning Sue
Very beautiful card.
Congratulation Lesley.
Thank you for sharing your art with us.
Have a nice weekend
Very elegant Sue, love monochrome.
Morning Sue. Really lovely card today. I fancy doing it in pink and white for a friend's birthday next week
Thank you for the inspiration. Hugs Heather.x
Hi Sue
Gorgeous card. Am loving the black and White. So dramatic. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations to Lesley.
Have a great day everyone.
Hugs.
Hello Sue
How do you keep the good ideas coming? Do you ever get 'crafter's block'?
Love
Roz.x
Good morning Sue
Wow! Fabulous card this morning a great way to start my day. Congratulations Lesley enjoy your 'Sue' card
Hugs x
Heather T
Morning Sue
Love black and white, very elegant
Pat x
Very dramatic,Lovely card
Good morning Sue. I love monochrome cards and this one is fantastic.
I own the Orion die so this is a design that I'll be borrowing! Thanks for the great inspiration.x
Good morning Sue,
Wow! Oh! Wow! Today's cards is so dramatic, I love everything you have done on it.
Congratulations to Lesley, enjoy your win.
Have a great day
Hugs
Patricia xxx
Beautiful card, love it. Congratulations to Lesley xx
Good morning Sue, a very elegant card and so dramatic in the black and white. Congratulations to the winner.Take care Jane B.
Another stunning milk and black card. So elegant too.
Congratulations Lesley.You are sure to treasure your card.
Love & hugs to all
Cheryl xxx
Good morning Sue what a gorgeous card I love the die cuts you have used. And your design is wonderful.
Looking forward to what you have for us tomorrow.
Take care Sue
Debs xxx
{Debs Cards}
Morning Sue, Beautiful card, thanks for sharing! Congratulations to winner Lesley! love, Junex (Cumbria)
Morning Sue, another stunning card, wow it is lovely
I really enjoyed John's Demo yesterday and needless to say I ended up buying a few more of your new dies. He showed me the pearl technique using the pearl pva glue, I never. Old get it right before so I'm going to give them a try today.
Have a great day
Maggie in Solihull
Morning Sue, a beautiful elegant card.
Nancyd xx
Wow Sue .....looks like black lace....your dies are so spectacular. ...another stunner....!
Luv Rach :)
What a beautiful, striking card, love everything about it. Congratulations to Lesley. Have a great week-end everyone, Linda.
What a beautiful card and I guess fairly quick to make?
Jan
Northampton
Morning Sue. A lovely striking card and a fantastic way to use the dies. It must be great for you when your new dies arrive to see if they work as you imagined and then to see what else you can do with them..
Congratulation to the winner - enjoy your card
Wendyx
I love the effect of the Orion die and those flowers have appeared again. I haven't got them yet! A beautiful card, Sue.
Anne (Northampton)
Hi Sue & friends
I too am playing with black and cream card combination at the moment, I card of like black and cream it's less harsh than black and white!
I love what you have done with today's card, I love the thought of you getting your dies ang getting really excited by them! Happy Dancing around your Craft Room!
Congratulations Lesley on your win!
Norah, hope you re ok?
Crafty hugs to all
Sandra xxxxx
Hello Sue and all
Love the black and white, so smart and the Gemini dies always add so much to a card.
Cold and rainy here today so great for crafting, hope you all have a good weekend.
Congratulations to Lesley
Muriel x
Another elegant card, Sue!!!
Doreen x
Love the black and white and the Gemini die gives it a very elegant finish. X
Hi to Sue & all Wilsonettes, ooops didn't get to come back to comment on Sues delicious cards as hadn't recovered as well as I thought...still I'm here now...had to be well enough today though as promised Wood Green Animal Shelter in Godmanchester that we would donate & take along some much needed equipment today, hope they like them as couldn't bear the thought of these items not being put to good use, they mentioned that what they cannot use in General they are going to sell in their shop...more for the animals x
I would also like to thank you all for your hugs & well wishes on 14th May...very kind of you & much appreciated & of course I also send love and hugs to those who may also be in need of one...thinking of you Alison x x x
Congratulations Lesley on winning Sues lovely card, you must be so thrilled to have your name picked for the Wed 'card giveaway. Enjoy.
Sue what a gorgeous card...if I was just experimenting with die cuts & came up with this card as a result then I would be extremely pleased with myself. But it doesn't surprise me/us that as always you have surpassed your talents. Thank you as always for sharing with us Sue
Take care to all & wishing you a pleasant weekend. Love Beth B x x x
Beautiful card Sue, very effective, thank you, Linda x
Dramatic and elegant at the same time Sue. Lovely. Christine x
I love this card, so very striking.
Very classy card-quite elegant.
Michele
Hi Sue,
Gorgeous, love the dramatic look to your wonderful card. Lesley enjoy your card.
Have a good day.
Lydia
X
Pretty monochrome card Sue xx hazel
Loving todays card Sue,
Congrats to Lesley enjoy your card .
Elaine H X
Morning Sue, a beautiful, elegant card, I love it! Love Jean xxx
Hello Sue
The Orion Die looks so dramatic in Black makes the card!
Well done to Lesly on winning the card on Wednesday!
Take care
Love Marg
Hi Sue,
....and don't they all work together so beautifully!...and every crafter needs the Orion set but I may be biased here...lol
Izzy
Morning Sue, what a beautiful card. Love the colour. Love everything.
Congratulations to Lesley enjoy your card. Have a good weekend. Love Loopy Lynda xxx
A very elegant card to start the weekend. Classic colour combo and showing of the wonderful dies brilliantly and their full versatility of mixing and working together.
Hi Sue it's lovely to hear you get just as excited as we do when your new dies arrive, I know they are your 'babies' but your enthusiasm comes across. It doesn't sound as though it's your job but your passion if that makes sense?
Today's card is beautiful, very sophisticated I can see why you got carried away! The combination of milk and black is much softer than white and black. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Take care and enjoy your day.
Love Diane G xxx
Congratulations Lesley on winning the card xxx
Beth don't go overdoing it, look after yourself xxx
Beautiful card today Sue. I have the dies that you used so I will have to pinch your idea!
Best wishes
Joan from Newcastle
Good morning Sue. Beautiful card, I think I would be tempted to do it in other colours as I am not a black card person, I keep trying to use more of it but not always happy. Congrats Lesley enjoy your card. Hazel x
Hello Sue, lovely card this morning,
very elegant too.
Best wishes t you and everyone.
JosieB
xx
Very striking card Sue, like Hazel I think it would also look good in a more pastel colourway.
Lynne x
Wow sue this is so elegant, love it
Gorgeous card. Happy Saturday.
really elegant card today sue
Love the die and the card. Very striking. xxx
Hi Sue,
What a beautiful card.
Thank you for sharing.
Veronique L
Hi Sue,
A beautiful, elegant card, love the design of this.
Thanks
Heather Treble
Hi Sue
Just caught up on yesterdays card and today's there both gorgeous and will be giving them a go this weekend.
Hi Sue
If this is getting carried away, can I come too lol. It is beautiful.
love Jan x x
A stunning card. It's been blowing a gale Here all night and still is so it's the loft for me and lots of crafting! Love Jean T 'a visitor from Oldham '
Morning Sue,
A very striking card, not normally black and white cards are my choice but love this one.
Gail Cx
Hello Sue, such a striking card today, fabulous layout. Congrats to Lesley winning the card giveaway. Have a great day. Bx
Stunning card sue it's beautiful thank you for sharing congrats to Lesley love always June horrocks xxx
Hi Sue. Yet another winning combination of dies and in elegant monochrome too. lovely. Congrats to Lesley. SueL x
Very elegant, love the die cut bottom
This card is lovely. I love the dies
Beautiful, elegant card, very stricking!
Hi Sue
Your card is really striking and I love it in the black and milk card that you have used. It would also look great in other bright or soft colours.
Have a good weekend everyone.
Lesley S x
Hi Sue,
Lovely monochrome today...always a winner with me and complemented by my favourite Gemini dies....BEAUTIFUL!
Love Janet x
from Wakefield
Morning Sue. This is a very elegant card. The colours and layout is striking. Could be used for any occasion and in some beautiful colours. Congrats to lesley on winning that stunning mother of pearl effect creation.
Take care everyone and have a great weekend.
Best Wishes.
Denise T x
A beautiful, smart and elegant card Sue. Thank you.Xx
Good morning Sue and everyone
Black and white is always a classic combo and this superb card is no exception.
Lesley will be a very happy girlie.
Have a great day.
Ang x
Hi Sue. Love this gorgeous card. Congrats to Lesley. Have a lovely day. Hugs to all xxx
Morning Sue, lovely lovely card. I wish my inspiration came so easily. Love the milk and black.
Love Rosemarie xx
Good morning Sue today's card is gorgeous I can understand why it distracted you from testing. All the dies are beautiful. Have a great day today. Hugs Jackie
Hi Sue, I am not surprised you were sidetracked, the Scandinavian collection is gorgeous, you must be so proud of your 'babies'. This card is really elegant and suitable for many occasions - it certainly wouldn't be overlooked.
Congratulations Lesley on being the Wednesday Winner.
Have a great week-end everyone.
Frances
Hi Sue - a very striking and elegant card today. Love black and white/cream cards. All your dies are beautiful and make beautiful cards. Congratulations to Lesley on winning Wednesday's card. Best wishes
YvonneMayxx
Beautiful Card!
I love the design and layout of this one.
Congrats to Lesley for winning the Wednesday Card.
Happy Crafting!!! :) X X
Good morning Sue just shows how versatile all your dies are to use them together. Very elegant card love from Jackie xx
Hi Sue, a gorgeous card. So elegant in the milk and black with the added sparkle. Congratulations to the lucky card winner.
I can quite understand why you couldn't not put this card together when you cut out the dies! It's beautiful and I love the colour combination. :) Well done Sue,
Paula x
(WelshPaula)
Happy Weekend Sue!
The Scandinavian set is my favourite collection thus far so I can't blame you for being seduced by its beauty again.
I love the black/cream combo, it is so elegant-I have just completed a birthday card for my brother with the Cygnus die in the same combination with the camellia accent, it's really effective for a male card.
How nice to hear that you get just as excited as we do when we see your new die sets, I can't wait for you to share them with us.
Congrats to Lesely on being the lucky recipient of your Wed giveaway, what a lucky lady, enjoy the thrill and excitement.
Crafty hugs,
Laine1972
This is really glam. Your designs would look lovely on lingerie. Very classy.
Big hug
Julie E
There is just something gorgeous when you use blk and milk. Love this card.x
Good Morning Sue
This is a lovely very classy card especially when using black and milk colours
Kathy x
Eye catching and beautiful!
Congratulations to Lesley, enjoy your card.
Love and hugs to all xo
Gorgeous card Sue, and a unusual combination but very striking. hugs Shirleyxxx
Hi Sue, a beautiful card.
Hi Sue, a really beautiful card. The black and milk card look so elegant together. Have a lovely weekend.
Congratulations on being a winner Lesley.
Hi Sue, brilliant card today!
What a dramatic card today Sue, love the monotone design and the card shows off the dies so well.
Craftihappiness to everyone and lots of love from Macky.
Hello Sue, and all the ladies,
Love this card, very dramatic.
Congratulations to Lesley, enjoy!!
Maureen xx
Hi Sue lovely black and white card today. Although I dont have that Gemini die I do have several ofthe others which would also work with this design. I use the Scandanavian dies all the time.
Denise X
.lhi Sue ,
It's lovely to read that you, like us, can be distract when using new dies, you must have been having a lovely play to come up with this stunning card.
Have a lovely weekend, love Brenda xxx
Hi Sue
Love the design and the dies you've used , makes a very striking card. Congratulations Lesley enjoy having an original Sue card
Hugs and best wishes everyone
Pat
Hello Sue and all
Lovely card. I love monochrome, I think this is nicely dark enough to make a great Sympathy card. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations Lesley.
Best wishes.
Hi Sue,
I just love the picture I have in my head of you having fun with your new dies! I thought it was just us who did that!
Today's card is gorgeous and I love black and cream! I even wear these colours a lot!
Congratulations to Lesley! You won a lovely card. Enjoy!
Must go as children arriving soon!
Lots of love,
Myra xxx
Hi Sue,
congrats to Lesley on her win of you super creation.
Another really great designed creation again today.
Always love your cards
Have a wonderful weekend.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Hi Sue.
I am not a fan of black but the card is really stunning. I would think that this would look just as good in different colours.
Congratulations Lesley.
Regards,
Evis M.
Wow, love the composition of this card. Really gorgeous.
Congrats Lesley
Hugs Theresa x
Hi Sue,
The Scandinavian set is my favourite! Lovely card. Congrats to Lesley.
CaroleB x
Love the monochrome look this card has.
stunning card Sue. x
Another lovely black and white card. I love the Gemini dies used in that way.
Very elegant and dramatic card, love it
Wendy x
Hi Sue and everyone.
Lovely card Sue! Think that you are excited as us when new dies arriving ,you do make great cards every time, everyday.
Congrats to the Wednesday winner!
If having a hard day with one thing or other, take it easy. miss you.
To all Wilsonette's and friends, take care.
hugs Maria x
Dramatically beautiful!
Doreen
Hi Sue,
Beautiful card, love the layers.
Love & hugs
Jacquie J xxx
http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/
Lovely, I do like that Orion die (well, I like them all but that one especially....today!) ;)
Hi Sue
Beautiful card, The bottom border die is stunning
Take care
Hazel G XX
So striking in the black and white but you would also get a completely different effect just by changing the colours because as always it's your wonderful dies that do the work making us look so clever when we use them in our cards. Thank you for all your inspiration Sue. Anniekk xxx
Hi Sue,
Love black and white cards they are so elegant.But you always take it to a new level with your fabulous dies.
Thank you!
you can't go wrong when you use these dies from a divine Scandinavian collection plus the combo of black and milk card have a great weekend bloggers
Hi Sue and everyone
Yet another lovely card. Often our first inspirational cards are the best when trying new dies out.
Love how these all work together, as as others have pointed out already, it would look lovely in many other colour combinations.
Love Helen xxx
Hi Sue
Stunning card.....love the black & milk!! Could use for most occasions!!! Love the Stockholm die!
Love
Sam
xxxx
Beautiful black and white card love the edge die .
crafty hugs
Helen Terry xxx
Very classic in black & white! Well done to Wednesday's card winner too, Susan x
Hi Sue
From a very sunny and warm Felpham near Bognor.
Lovely card.
Zena x
Hi Sue,
What a lovely card. I can never seem to find a die to fit any sentiment I want to use - the die is either too big or just not quite big enough aarrrgh - drives me potty and I end up having to re-think and start again. Oh well I live in hope.
Beverley W
The Copenhagen and Stockholm dies are so lacy. These dies are beautiful and a joy to use. Very dramatic card today in black and white. Well done Sue!
fab fab fab card just shows how good the dies are ,Laura O
Lovely dies, very elegant card.
Lorraine
Hellooo Sue and the Wilsonettes! What a beauty! I love that your dies can be mixed and matched, creating an elegant card and in any colour. Beautiful Sue. I'd love to have half of your imagination! xx I have to tell you that Simply Cards and Papercraft have published a letter and photograph of you and myself at Ally Pally in London. It was so exciting to see and also to see you too in print on pages 92 and 93 xx "Thank you Sue" for your inspiration xx Congratulations Lesley on being the Wednesday Card Giveaway!! You'll be doing the whoop whoop dance when it comes! Take care everyone x Sending love and hugs to you Sue, your family and to all the Wilsonettes who are need of some today xx Love Karen xx
Lovely card Sue, very elegant and striking.
this card is absolutely dramatic! The mail card and a black together are just wow
Love the choice of black and white card. Think I shall have to invest in the Orion die, it's fab xx
Beautiful and dramatic card.
love the black and white of this beautiful card
Beautiful card again Sue. They just keep coming and coming. Thank you.
Hi Sue
Beautiful card so elegant stunning.
Hugs to all
Annx without an "e"
Hi Sue, Love todays card, its very striking. Bye for now Susan Dunn (Cumbria)
Fab card today .. xx
Hi Sue
Lovely.
Best Wishes
Julie Bee
Hi Sue,
This is a truly stunning card. Who else but you could make a milk and black card look so dramatic whilst at the same time look so feminine and pretty.
Congratulations Lesley, enjoy your card when it arrives.
Love and hugs for all
Saba
Another stunning card, Sue. I think I have said before that I like the black and cream combo.
Congrats Lesley, enjoy!!
Pat xxx
Hi Sue, A lovely card.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Just lovely!
This could definitely be a male card if you didn't incorporate the flowers, wonderful card Sue.
Dramatic card today Sue. I love the layers and monochrome cards always look so classic. Pat x
Another stunner Sue, keep them coming Hugs xx
Another stunner today I really love this one, those dies just complement each other so well.
Lovely.
Meg
xxx
Gorgeous card and in my favourite colour combo xx GailT xx
Another beautiful card in black and white! Love, Ivy xx
Hi Sue and all Wilsonettes. Think black and milk maybe the new black and white, never tried that combo but will now.
What a lush collection of dies all on one card giving the outstanding stunning end result. Lurve it... 10/10 as usual dear Sue.
Congrats to Lesley, enjoy and cherish your very own W. O. W
So nice to see you again TOB xx
love to all.
Lancashire Steph xxx
very pretty. love it. colours right up my street. today played with your dandelion dies, hugs xx
Hi Sue, really lovely card, the colour combo looks really good. Take Care Melody xxxXxxx
Love the swirly look of this card Sue.xx
Beautiful!! In my mind you can never go wrong with a black and white card! This is a very elegant and timeless card! TFS!
Good morning. Had to visit for my daily dose of beauty and found it of course. And pinned it of course. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765608135637/
The black and white combination is so pretty. Definitely going to try that soon.
Hi Sue a really beautiful lovely card and i have two of the dies so i can have a try and i love black and white. hugs to all Johanna
Good evening Sue & Wilsonlettes
Lovely card today Sue gorgeous colours & love that die
Hope you enjoyed your day,have a good Sunday
Love & hug's Lynda Brock xx
Congratulations Lesley winning Wednesdays card
Love & Hug's to all my Friends Lynda xx
Hug's for all our missing Wilsonettes especially Tob Threresa xx
Hi Sue
What a stunning card. By keeping to just one colour withe the cream, you really show off the beautiful shapes that the dies have made. Gorgeous! Best wishes, Anne O
Beautiful card Sue,So sorry I haven't been by this week or so, life has gotten in the way of blogging lately...off to look at all posts from you've I've missed! Hugs Carole Z X
Lovely. Hi from the Scilly Isles
Lovely. Hi from the Scilly Isles
Theresa says
Hi sue and wilsonettes
Congratulations to lesley
I absolutely love your card today sue x the colours are lovely and really bring out the gorgeous detail in your dies x stunning xxx
Theresa w xxx
Gorgeous Sue live the cream and black together they go so well and the dies are gorgeous as always love your enthusiasm you brighten my day with it.
Hugs
CraftyJacq
XX
Sorry forgot to say well dine to the card winner.
Xx
HI SUE
ALWAYS LOVE THE BLACK AND WHITE CARDS, SPARKLE AND FLOWERS TOO MEANS A WINNER FOR ME.
CONGRATS YOU LUCKY WINNER
BORN AGAIN SPELLBINDER
NADINE HUG XXX
Lovely card, Sue. Not too sure about the Black but would look gorgeous in many colours.
Have a good weekend.
Hugs to all,
Angela in S. Wales Xx
Lovely design. I can see this is other colours as I'm not a lover of black.
Congratulations to Lesley Thomas on winning the card from Wednesday.
Take care everyone.
Hi Sue,
Lovely elegant card, love it.
Di B. x
Hi ,Sue beautiful card love the border. love Jean Z xx
Its stunning Sue. thank you again for so many great ideas.
Hi Sue,
Love the colours.
Much love,
Shirley T. xxx
Hi sue, sorry I haven't left a comment for the last few days not been very well,
I love all your cards
I don't think there's ever been a card I didn't like,
And I've been a follower of your blog for ever,
Crafty hugs Julie laz xxx
Dramatic style and love the border die at the bottom
Vie
x
Love black and white. Makes a statement and so "need" the Orion die :)
Hi Sue
Beautiful card & love the monochrome colours as I think they always look so fresh & extravagant..
Loving all your die sets & need & want them all..
Stunning card as always
Crafty Hugs
Haze T xx
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