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Hi Bloggers.

For those of you who have asked, I am next on C&C on Friday (30th) - I always put dates and times in the left-hand sidebar of this blog.

Some of the coloured card I use is left over from when I had a shop and the rest is usually from Creative Expressions. I won't be stocking card in my Amazon Store any more as the postage cost is too high as it's such a heavy item.

Here's today's card - a simple one from the Pick of the Day. Here, the embossing folder does most of the work.

For the background, I popped some Coconut White Card inside the Couture Creations Timeless Embossing Folder and ran it through the Grand Calibur. I inked around the edges with Purple Twilight Adirondack Dye Ink using Cut n Dry Foam. I wrapped some Blue White American Seam Binding around the centre. I popped some more Coconut White Card over the centre panel in the folder and ran it through again. I cut around the panel with scissors and then edged with Purple Twilight.

I cut just a backing panel out of Foundations Shades Paper using the Spellbinders CFT Triumphant Blossom die set. I then inked through the Small Polka Dots Mask onto some more Shades Paper and then cut out the main Triumphant Blossom CFT. I folded and tucked and added some 3mm White Pearls.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Trees of Imagination Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Labels 28 and inked through the die with Purple Twilight.

I tied a messy bow using 2 lengths of the American Seam Biding and added a Frosted Violet Dazzler to the centre.

I assembled the card as shown adding some Pearl Swirls and some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in White around the edges.

Dee Paramour is doing her first shows on Create & Craft for Creative Expressions today. Dee is a very talented lady so I hope you will find the time to watch or record her shows - she's on at 2pm and 7pm. Here's a link to her blog. I have some of the products she's using (including some of the stamps) in my Amazon Store.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.