I mostly consider myself to be a Clean and Simple girl. I very rarely make the kind of card that has so many layers and embellishments that it won't fit into an envelope. But today, I think I may have made the most Clean and Simple card that I have ever made. And it's all because of the Less is More and Color Dare challenges.
This is the sketch challenge from Less is More. We get to choose which of the five squares we want to put the focal point of our card. The rest is white space. I was intrigued right away and the color challenge of So Saffron, Concord Crush and a neutral at the Color Dare seemed the perfect way to make this uber-CAS card.
As you can see by my little flower, I have not got over my obsession with the faux mother-of-pearl technique so I sponged a little So Saffron and then sponged some Concord Crush onto my already prepared glossy cardstock. Then I tried something a little different. Instead of stamping the floral image in Black Stazon, I stamped the image in Versarmark then went over it with white embossing powder. I wasn't sure if the white outlined stamp was going to show up or be lost against the white background of the card base, but it does and I'm pretty pleased at how it turned out.
Thanks for stopping by today!
15 comments:
Hey Jen,
I got your email today! Thanks!!! This card is Fabulous! Love the distressed flower, so cool. Thanks for joining us at the CD!!
Hugs,
Lesley
Jen this is lovely - thanks for the description too, I couldn't work out how you'd done it, its great!
Stacey at 32 & 170 x
It's lovely - I really like the effect, thanks for the instructions!
Lovely white embossing creates such a lovely effect. XOXO ZOe
Your flower looks fabulous Jen
I've not tried that technique, I will have to!
Thank you
Diva LIM mandi
"Less is More"
Super, and I LOVE the sentiment
Kathyk
woweee!!! that flower is gorgeous!! fantastic card!!
Your card and flower are gorgeous never tried this technique must give it a go.
Marie
This works brilliantly Jen! Vx
Oh my word - this is great. Thanks for playing along with the Color Dare this week.
Gorgeous, love the colours and the beautiful flower stamp.
You have a achieved a great effect with this card Jen. That flower looks great.... and welcome to Less is More. If you could remove Word Verification that would be great,it would make it much easier for LIMettes to leave you a comment.
Thanks so much.
Chrissie
Lady LIM
"Less is More"
Love your card! I'm a CAS girl too! This is a great simple card and I just LOVE IT! Thanks for playing with us at Color Dare this week!
Oh wow! How neat...I have such difficulty with CAS cards - you ROCK 'EM! WTG! Thanks for joining us at the Color Dare this week :)
VERY pretty!! Thanks for playing with us this week at The Color Dare!
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