Saturday 9 May 2015

On Your Special Day

Hi Bloggers.

I'm demoing at Samuel Taylors Roseville Street Leeds today 10am till 4pm. Hope you can join me if you're in the area.

I had a horrible journey up to Leeds yesterday. The M1 was awful - heavy traffic, 50 mile restricted speed limit for miles and miles plus heavy rain most of the way which meant poor visibility and I had to concentrate extra hard just to see where I was going! Yuk! Hope it's a better journey home 😬

Phill Martin has shows on Create & Craft today at 11 snd 4 (I think) with part 2 of his Chic Collection. I have some of the products in my Store - just click on the Shop link in the top menu of this blog.

Here's today's card -

I cut Sue Wilson's Canadian Background (both dies) out of Coconut White Card. I glued it to a piece of Milk Card.

I popped the deboss die from Sue's Classic Adorned Squares Noble Die Set  onto a piece of Milk Card and ran it through the Grand Calibur with the emboss sandwich. I removed the die and cut the 2 cutting dies either side of it from the same die set. I cut the largest die from Sue's Ornate Pierced Squares Noble Die Set out of Coconut White Card and glued the 2 die cuts together. I then reset the inner die in the frame and ran through the Grand Calibur to cut through the Coconut White Card.

I stamped the sentiment from John Lockwood's Flower Hearts Elements Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Perfect Medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Gold Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using the inner die from the Tag set in Sue's Canadian Border, Corner & Tag Die Set and inked through the die with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I cut the outer tag die out of Milk Card.

I assembled the card as shown adding some 3mm Cream Pearls to the background and some 8mm Cream Pearls to the corners.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

37 comments:

  1. Morning Julia.
    So sorry to read you had a bad journey yesterday, hope you have a fun day today. The card is lovely take care Kitty.

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  2. Morning Julia, pretty card love milk and white together very stylish. Julie Noyce

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  3. Morning Julia, a beautiful card hope you have a better journey home. I off to a small craft show in Glasgow today so looking forward to it.
    Nancyd xx

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  4. Hi Julia lovely card ...I'll be watching Phil today.....hope you have a good trip home
    Take care
    Luv Rach :)

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  6. Enjoy your day. If returning today, Saturday is sometimes better regarding traffic ((not always!)
    A stylish card,useful for several occasions.
    Looking forward to receiving my goodies purchased yesterday.
    Jan
    Northampton

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  7. Good morning Julia this is a gorgeous card and it is my birthday so my special day. I am sorry you had such an awful journey yesterday. Hopefully the journey home will be better. I hope all the demos go well. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  8. Hello Julia, so sorry to hear you had such a bad journey. The m1 north is terrible at the moment, glad you arrived safely, and hope you have a better journey back. Today's card is beautiful, very elegant,I must try a card in white and milk colours. Have a great day with the demos. Bx

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  9. Lovely card, so pretty + delicate.

    Michele

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  10. Hi Julia,great card today and I do hope you have a good journey home .have a good weekend Andrade care Jane B.

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  11. Morning Julia
    beautiful card love the colours you have used - very delicate
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  12. Morning Julia,
    A beautiful card, so delicate. Gorgeous.
    Hope your journey home is better.
    Lydia
    X

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  13. Beautiful card thank you Julia xxxxlove June xxx

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  14. Hi Julia. I bought the Canadian background yesterday. Can't wait to use it now I have seen your lovely card. I feel your pain about the M1. I usually try to avoid it on a Friday and glad I did so yesterday, although I was going the opposite way to you. Have fun at your demo day. SueL x

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  15. Hi Julia. a beautiful card.

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  16. Hi Julia, love this card, stunning dies. Thank you. M1, horrid motorway try the A1 if you have the time, at least it should be a much prettier journey home. X Ros

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  17. Hello Julia and all

    Lovely card. Great dies and a lovely colour combination. Thanks for sharing.

    Best wishes.

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  18. Beautiful card Julia love the Canadian background a definate on my wishlist xxx

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  19. The Canadian background is on my Need (not Wish!) List! The colours are beautiful can't wait for my packs to arrive Sorry to hear you had an awful journey up to Leeds Seems like to had everything thrown at you - traffic road works rain! Safe journey home

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  20. Hi Julia
    This card is stunning, I need these cutting dies they are on my list to buy!
    crafty hugs
    Helen Terry xxx

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  21. Hi Julia, lovely pretty card. I just brought that background die it's so nice. Safe drive home.Take Care Melody xx

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  22. Hi Julia, oh dear, the weather was awful yesterday, I pray for trevalling mercies on the way home for you.
    Today's card is stunning, I so want to get the Canadian background, it's too gorgeous for words, the colours you've used are lovely, so delicate and elegant.
    Have a great day, blessings all - Deb C xx

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  23. Lovely card Julia, love all the dies you have used
    Hugs Michelle xxxx

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  24. Beautiful card Julia,, love the neutral colour.

    Hope you have a safe journey back, they do say that if you wear sun glasses whilst driving in heavy rain you are supposed to see more clearly, not sure whether it works as I have never tried it, sounds bizarre but you never know lol!

    Love & hugs

    Jacquie J xxx
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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  25. Hi Julia, love todays card, so pretty. Sorry to hear your journey was bad, hope todays will be better. Drive safely.

    Thanks

    KarenH

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  26. Very elegant card Julia, the background is lovely. Hope your journey today is a big improvement on yesterday's drive. Pat x

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  27. Hi Julia,
    lovely card!
    hope you have a good time in Leeds but hope
    you have a better journey back home. Horrid journey up
    take care, Maria x

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  28. Hi Julia
    I love this card. I'm sorry that you had a horrible journey up to Leeds. Hopefully you'll have a better one going home.

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  29. Hi Julia, So sorry that your journey to Leeds was 'fraught', here's hoping that your return journey is 'uneventful'.
    This card is stunning !! I truly love this combo of milk and white card, and that gorgeous background die, a truly stunning card.
    My fingers are crossed for a safe and uneventful journey home.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  30. Hi Julia gorgeous card, love the delicate colours of this one. Bye for now Susan Dunn.

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  31. Hi Julia, So sorry that your journey to Leeds was 'fraught', here's hoping that your return journey is 'uneventful'.
    This card is stunning !! I truly love this combo of milk and white card, and that gorgeous background die, a truly stunning card.
    My fingers are crossed for a safe and uneventful journey home.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  32. Hi Julia,
    As promised I am now commenting on your blog. Stunning card and colours really classy, pity you forgot to bring it to Leeds LOL, would have loved to see it in the flesh. I have all of these dies so I will have a go at this.
    Love Janet x
    from Wakefield

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  33. Beautiful card Julia. I will be popping into ST today too see your demos looking forward to it. Crafty Regards Julie Kayxx

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  34. Beautiful card Julia, I must get the Canadian die set.

    Everyone stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx

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