Thinking Of You

Hello crafters!  This is one of my favourite styles of cards, can't really say why, but it just sings to me!  I started by cutting two Scandinavian Borders out of coconut white card and glued them top and bottom to another piece of coconut white card.  Next I cut just the decorative die from the Hannah die set in white.  I backed it with a sticky adhesive sheet and glittered all of the fall away areas with Diamond Snow.  I used the Ornate Pierced Design Noble to cut a frame to sit over the glittered background.  before I removed it from the die, though, I inked it with Shaded Lilac distress ink.  I mounted it with foam for dimension and trimmed away any prts showing from the edge of the frame.  I seated it in the background between the bordered edges.  I used the Perfect Peonies to make two flowers, which I edged with Shaded Lilac before sugaring them with Iced Snow.  I seated them on a seam binding messy bow tied from white seam binding dyed with the same distress ink.  I added some swirls from the Splendid Swirl set and leaves from the Blushing Rose set. I stamped my sentiment and cut it with the Pierced Flags with a matching mat coloured with Distress ink.   I cut and sugared two butterflies from the Delicate Garden Frame die set and glued them on the other side of the frame.  I finished the card in my usual style.  The finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x  8 1/4" in size.  All for now, Sue x

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