Sending You Warm Thoughts

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

An actual proper card today! I've only used 1 die set with a variation on the Fire and Ice Technique.

I made a card blank using the largest die in Sue's Classic Adorned Noble Rectangles Die Set. I folded a piece of A4 Card in Coconut White in half. I placed the die with one of the long cutting edges just outside of the fold of the card and ran it through the Grand Calibur. This created by shaped card blank.

I used the largest 3 dies in the set to create my frame. I ran them through the Calibur with the emboss sandwich first, removed the decorative die and then ran the remaining 2 dies through with the cut sandwich.

I cut the decorative die in the set out of Coconut White Card making sure it had a good sized border of card around it. I added a piece of Creative Expressions Double Sided Self Adhesive Sheet to the front of the die cut. I turned the piece over and added Decadent Teal, Decadent Grape and Decadent Bamboo Mica Powder from Phill Martin's Cosmic Shimmer Colour Collection. I brushed off as much of the excess mica powder as I could. It's important, at this stage to trap the mica powder by covering the design with another piece of card so that you don't contaminate the Glitter Jewels in the next step.

I turned over so I was working on the front and removed the other backing sheet from the adhesive. I added Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Snow Glitter Jewels. I added the frame using 3d Foam and popped the whole lot onto my card blank.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Delightful Sentiments Stamp Set using Cobalt Archival. I cut it out using the smallest die in the set and cut a mat using the next sized die.

An easy peasy very effective card!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.