Beautiffully Baroque

Baroque- what exactly does that mean?  

Well I had to know....so off to dictionary.com I went. Here is what the definition is: 

ba·roque

  [buh-rohk; French ba-rawk] 

adjective

1.

( often initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to a style of architecture and art originating in   Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for   a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and  ornament, by forms in elevation and plan suggesting movement, and by dramatic effect in  which architecture, painting, sculpture, and the decorative art soften worked to combined effect.

2.

( sometimes initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the musical period following the Renaissance, extending roughly from 1600 to 1750.

3.

extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style: the baroque prose of the novel's more lurid passages.

4.

irregular in shape: baroque pearls. 

noun

5.

( often initial capital letter ) the baroque style or period.

6.

anything extravagantly ornamented, especially something so ornate as to be in bad taste.

7.

an irregularly shaped pearl.

Well I think that this is definitely beautiful....and would be a great thank you card to receive!  

Products I used: 

Basic Black Cardstock
Real Red Cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Beautifully Baroque Stamp Set  page 113    item #130895   $17.95
Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set    page 90      item#123759    $17.95
Lighthearted Stamp Set (retired)
Scalloped Edge Border Punch    page 181    item#119882     $20.95
Black Stazon                           page 165     item#101406     $10.50
Real Red Ink                            page 143    item#126949     $7.25