Thanks so much

Hi Bloggers.

I quickly made today's card yesterday from bits left over from some recent demos. I chose the sentiment and now realise how appropriate it is as I would like to thank you for all the orders on my new website yesterday. I am so grateful for your support. All orders placed by 3pm yesterday were in the post yesterday afternoon. I have some more of Sue's Configurations Dies on order and have loaded them so they can be ordered. They should be here today or tomorrow. I loaded some more items onto the store yesterday - be sure to pop back as often as you can. Remember the launch offer of 10% off carries on till Midnight 4th May.

Now to today's card - remember I'm using up demo bits as I'm a bit pushed for time and I know that a lot of you don't like green but it is Phill Martin's Decadent Bamboo so hopefully I'll get away with it.

For the background, I used one of the papers from Phill's Decadent Damask Paper Pad - trimmed it down a little.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Delightful Sentiments Clear Stamp Set using Olive Archival. I cut it out using the smallest die in the Spellbinders Fleur Essence Die Set.

For the background within the frame, I embossed a piece of Coconut White Card by running it through the Grand Calibur with the Creative Expressions Bed Of Roses Embossing Folder. I mixed a little PM CS Decadent Bamboo Texture Paste with a little PM CS Decadent Grape Sparkle Texture Paste on my Craft Sheet (a bit of an experiment!). and spread it thinly over the deboss pattern. I does actually look better in real life!

I cut the frame out of Coconut White Card using Spellbinders Triple Floral Die Set - the middle 3 dies. I embossed them first, removed the decorative die and then cut with just the plain dies. I rubbed Decadent Bamboo Gilding Wax over the surface.

For the pretty outer frame, I cut the largest die in the Spellbinders Floral Assortment Die Set out of Coconut White Card twice, cut them in half and glued them to the back of the Triple Floral Frame using Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 5mm and 8mm White Pearls and piercing around the edges.

Phill Martin has shows today on Create & Craft at 9am and 1pm with part 1 of his new Chic Collection.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.