You are Such a Blessing to Me

Hi Bloggers.

Before I share today's card, I'd just like to let you know that I'm having a bit of a clear out and have started putting some stuff on ebay. If you'd like to have a look, click on the eBay link in the bar above.

Here's today's card - a bit of a vintage feel to this one -

For the background on this one, I used one of the 6 x 6 designs in the Heartfelt Creations Antiquity 12 x 12 Paper Pad. I ran it through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Cheerful Embossing Folder. I ran it through a second time to extend the design. I then rubbed Cast Bronze Gilding Wax all over. Once dry, I buffed it up using a dry wetwipe to make it shine a little more and inked around the edges with Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks using Cut n Dry Foam.

I stamped the main image from the Heartfelt Creations Blessing to Me Stamp Set twice using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. On one of them I placed a Spellbinders Standard Circles Large Die over the top of the circular part of the design (I actually used a template for accuracy) and ran it through the Grand Calibur. I inked through the die with Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany. I cut the other image out using Spellbinders Pearl Effects and inked through the die with Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany. On both images, I coloured the leaves using Jade Teal Mica Powder from the Cosmic Shimmer Luscious Greens Mica Spray Set. I mounted the cicular piece on top of the complete image using 3d Foam Pads.

I cut the largest of the Spellbinders Pearl Effects Dies out of Chestnut Card. At the emboss stage, I added the Ivy Mask.

I cut a Spellbinders Lace Hearts out of another background paper from the Antiquity Pad and inked through the die with Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany.

I made a flower out of another paper using the Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet Die Set and cut some leaves out of Chestnut Card using the same set.

I assembled the card as shown adding a couple of Victorian Corners and some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Black Pearl around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.