It’s Good to be Back!
I’ve been away far too long. As you may know, I started to post again last October after losing my Mom in August. I was coming along fine until I wasn’t.
In late October, the software I used to format my blog changed. I was short on time and going in several directions at once it seemed, so I decided to just stop and wait awhile.
For the last month or so I’ve been really wanting to share my cards again. I finally took a few minutes yesterday to actually research the changes and quickly realized it is actually quite easy to use the new software. Amazing what you can find when you look. Gheez!
The good news is that I have figured out how to implement the changes enough to create a simple post, so I can start blogging again. Yes!
I haven’t been totally idle since last I posted though. Besides all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I have still been doing weekly live videos for Lisa Horton Crafts on Mondays at 2:00pm EST on You Tube, and making a few cards for myself.
I’m pleased to note that in addition to resuming my weekly blog, I’ll also be resuming my Elegant Sentiments You Tube Live Videos on Thursdays. Be sure to check me out this Thursday at 7:00pm EST. I have a lovely birthday card to share.
For now, I’m trying to figure out where I want to go in my Elegant Sentiments crafting this year. One of the things I would love to do is share on both Facebook and You Tube when I do my Thursday lives. Right now, I need more subscribers on my Facebook page in order to do that.
You can help me reach my goal by visiting my Facebook page and becoming a subscriber. Here’s a link in case you would like to help me.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067487917966
Thank you for stopping and reading to this point. I appreciate it!
The card I made to share today is one that I made using products I have from Spellbinders and Pinkfresh Studio.
This is an easy and elegant card that is full of glimmer and shine.
I created this one by starting with the Intricate Stitched Ovals coverplate by PinkFresh Studio. I die cut this plate onto an A2 sized piece of teal foil cardstock and added to the front of an A2 card base.
Next I used a piece of Waterfall cardstock by Spellbinders and die cut the largest oval in the Nested Elongated Oval Blanket Stitch dies by PinkFresh Studio. I adhered the die cut oval to the cardfront using foam strips.
The foiled flowers and sentiments are the star of the show and were created using plates from BetterPress plates from the Flower Stem Press Plate and Die Set and Make A Wish Sentiments Press Plate and Die Set by Spellbinders.
The foiling was done using Satin Pewter Glimmer Foil by Spellbinders and the oval is embellished with Opal Color Essential Gems.
To complete the project I added a bow made with DMC Diamant Grande Thread Color 168.
The matte shine of the foiling is hard to photograph, but here’s a close up to give you a hint of the lovely shine.
Thank you for stopping by.
I’ll be back next Wednesday with another fun card to share, and I hope you’ll join me.
Until next time,
Live Graciously!
