GOLDEN FRIENDLY FOLIAGE

As I mentioned on Monday I liked the little different "twist" that this Friendly Foliage Bundle provides when making cards with simple stems & foliage.

Monday's card used only the "inner" die that coordinates with this stamp.  Today's card uses both the inner and the outer die.

If you compare the two cards you will see that the outer perimeter of the frame is also die cut on today's card.  The outer perimeter die cuts not only along the outside of the stamped frame, but it also cuts around the stems that protrude past the frame.

The Basic Beige checked designer series paper is from the Gathering Together Designer Series Paper (DSP) collection.  To add a bit of elegance, shimmer and shine I embossed the foliage with gold embossing powder.  

Two Branching out Dies cut a "window frame" in the DSP, and I layered Season of Elegance Basic Beige & Gold Specialty paper behind the frame.  Both pieces of checked DSP are popped up with dimensionals so the "golden" frame is recessed between the DSP layers.

HINT:  When popping up DSP, it is helpful to use a piece of cardstock as a backing to provide stiffness.

The Happy Birthday sentiment from The Right Words is heat embossed with gold embossing powder on Basic Beige cardstock, and an extra little strip of the Season of Elegance Specialty Paper provides a lower border (and more gold) for the greeting.

Three little pieces of Open Weave Trim were scrunched together and tied in the center to add a bit of "fluff" on the left of the greeting.

Being one to never let pretty scraps go to waste, I used the frame that was left over from the card front when I die cut the Gathering Together DSP.  

The inside sentiment, also from The Right Words Stamp Set, was heat embossed with gold.  Then two Friendly Foliage die cut leaves of gold foil were tucked into the lower right corner to keep the shimmer & shine going.

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A list of the products used is shown below.

Product List

Friendly Foliage Bundle (English) [167308]	The Right Words Cling Stamp Set (English) [165316]	Branching Out Dies [165775]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Gathering Together 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165969]	Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164144]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Gold 1 1/2" (3.8 Cm) Open Weave Trim [165715]	Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [161633]	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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