I had so much fun making this card for my friend's birthday. It doesn't actually use much stamping (just a background flourish and a border) - the main part is made up from patterned paper, of which I have vast amounts!
I started with the stitched pleat and then added layers of lace, ribbon, wire and raffia on top, all offset with brown card:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EktvMKMpe-iA-Ws9e8URhO8p1_9iu7Zgbq3uiFQq1khykKfJiV1ZaG6yEVBrLuvHQ0TrKXI9hWcpvaahsW8-_U2GzGP6UC3xdeYGAn4cGbXoFM15ZHA-NT0nju0YNTYTGSKXPaLVw2E/s320/SDC12218.jpg)
Then I wired up the central dangly bit as a focal point:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR4k-GMsJGoN2W1_kLO5LyYrAxh73fok22mXqdP37cV0uLQiM4_LZ0xh_tm-nnN4EyUR8bCmxYJ4uEYk-sGDfqwMWOvIFuL0lvCKMvm9bhu-zgdjzqVljwbn2IonZ1Gfs4-dUhOu7Gn0/s320/SDC12219.jpg)
Thanks for looking!
Helen