Wishing You All the Best

Hi Bloggers.

Today I have a card from yesterday's shows. I know a lot of you want to see the cards from the Pick of the Day last week, I will mix it up a little over the next couple of weeks so you get to see them all.

For the background, I ran some Milk Card through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Smooch Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design. I rubbed Deep Red Gilding Wax all over the design using my finger. I then buffed it up with a dry wetwipe. The wax really shines.

I dusted a piece of Burgundy Card with my anti-staic bag. I inked a Spellbinders Gold Ivy die with Perfect Medium (I was a bit heavy-handed - but that's ok) and popped it on top of my Burgundy Card and ran it through the Grand Calibur. After embossing, I carefully removed the card from the die and added Cosmic Shimmer Lava Black Embossing Powder from the Metallics & Darks Set and heat set. I cut 3 Spellbinders Medallion 8 Die D-Lites out of Milk Card (I didn't use the tiny centre die) and inked through the die with Fired Brick Distress Distress Ink.

I scored across the die cuts - at every point and every recess. I cut to the centre along the same line on each of the die cuts and then mounted and valley folded them - all the same way. I glued them together using Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue and then glued it on top of the burgundy die cut. I cut a flower out of burgundy card using Spellbinders Ornate Squares. I inked through the die with Perfect Medium, removed it from the die, added Lava Black Powder and heat set.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Everyday Expressions Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Lava Black. I cut it out using Spellbinders Ornamental Tags 2 Die D-Lite.

I tied a bow using Burgundy/Ivory Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and added a Black Dazzler.

I assembled the card as shown adding some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Black around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.