Beautiful Day

Hi bloggers!  I have a real romantic looking sort of card for today's offering.  In it's very soft blush and white tones and filigree dies, it just has that sort of feel to me.  I started by cutting the Pavo Gemini  die three times out of coconut white card and using just the bottom cutting edge with it.  I stacked them on top of each other for a petticoat effect.  For the focal element, I used the Portuguese Sintra die in the back, cut out of white card.  I stamped my sentiment and used the inside die in the same set to cut it out.  I inked it lightly with Tattered Rose distress ink before removing it from the die.  I mounted it with foam in the centre.  I created two flowers using the Complete Peony die set and some decorative paper from my stash.  It had a soft streaky line pattern to it and I thought it would look lovely in the flower die cuts.  I used the Dandelion Clocks for the very centre of the flowers and inked them in a Scattered Straw ink.  I seated one of the flowers on a double bow tied from Sideshow Rose Stain ribbon.  I placed the other flower diagonal on my focal element.  The card was completed with a white pierced mat, a thin blush mat and a final white mat.  The finished dimensions are 8" x  8 3/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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