I wanted to make a special thank
you card for my hubby’s grandmother who is 98 years old.  She is a very elegant lady and  I wanted a card to match.
I decided to use the Inspired by Stamping “Delicate Doilies” stamp set and let the gorgeous intricate doilies shine–literally. 🙂 I used an EK Tools powder tool as an anti-static tool to prepare the card stock panel for heat embossing. Then I used VersaMark ink and stamped out various doilies and heat embossed them with gold embossing powder.
For the “THANKS” sentiment, I used an old Stampin Up! stamp set called “Vintage Verses” and used Momento Luxe Tuxedo Black ink (this ink stays wet long enough to act as a great binder for embossing powder) and clear embossing powder on a scrap of vellum that I hand cut into the shape of a banner to fit on one side of the card.
To add more dimension and interest, I also decided to heat emboss some 
black doilies on vellum paper to place around the card. I fussy cut each of these and layered them on the larger gold doilies and used them to fill in some blank spaces around the card. I wanted a luxurious look for the card so I decided to add some black and champagne colored bling pieces around the card for good measure.
The following is a start-to-finish process video of the whole card (well, except the extra gold embossed doilies I glued to the inside of the card for a little extra pizzazz–confession: these were from my first attempt at this card base which was a bit messy and did not have complete doily impressions. I salvaged what I could, and I think they made the card much more fancy! YAY!):
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Stamp or Digi Challenge
613 Avenue Create Event (thanks) and Trend (gold) Challenge
Card Mania Anything Goes Challenge
Virginia’s View 100% Stamped Challenge
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day! WOOF
Wow! It is amazing project! I love the way you make these Doilies look so shiny! Thank you very much for sharing this gorgeous work with us at 613 Avenue Create this week. Good luck!
Sasha
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a kind comment! I really appreciate it. Hugs, Kristina
My first thought was, “WOW!”
This card is a treasure! Grandma is going to love it. The embossing is gorgeous. I was surprised to hear that it was just a no-name powder because that stuff picked up the details beautifully. Thank you for sharing the video. You’ve done a lovely job with that, as well. Thank you for sharing your card with us this week for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. I really enjoyed visiting your blog today. ~Michelle
Aww thanks so very much Michelle! I hope you are right and that my grandmother-in-law likes the card (she should be receiving it today along with a big basket of her favorite French foods–she is French-American (but oh so French) LOL). I so appreciate you taking the time to stop by my blog and also for watching my video! That means so much to me. Big hugs, Kristina
Gorgeous card, great colors and design. Thanks for joining us at Card Mania Challenges. Good luck and hope you’ll join us again.
Thanks so much for a fun challenge and for stopping by my blog! Hugs, Kristina
What a gorgeous card! Very elegant! Love these doilies and your gold embossing! I really enjoyed your video too!
Thanks so much! I love the look of embossing (and watching it melt too–LOL) especially when it is gold. 🙂 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
A very elegant card. Love all the details ad the vellum Thanks fits oh so perfectly!ent
Thanks so much Vicki! I love embossing and on vellum it’s so cool! LOL I’m so easily amused. 😀 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
How pretty!
Thanks so much for the super nice comment! Hugs, Kristina
WOW–this is fabulous! I adore the gorgeous embossing and beautiful neutral colors you went with! Thank you for joining us at Inspired By Stamping! HUGS! 🙂 Mynn xx
Thank you so much for your super sweet comment and for taking the time to stop by! Big hugs, Kristina