Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Less is More - Challenge #1


Good Afternoon on this wet and miserable day to you all,

A second post from me today. This time it's the card I mentioned in my previous post. Now, people who know my style will agree when I say I could never be accused of doing 'clean and simple' cards but when the new "Less is More" challenge was launched I decided I had to get in on the act somehow!

So above is my first attempt at a CAS card to enter for the challenge. The theme is 'black, white and pink' - the emphasis being on the 'white'. There's definitely lots of white and a lot less black and pink. Because of the poor quality of my photography the pink looks pretty scary, in reality it is a lot more delicate.

Materials used:
  • Cardstock: 3.5" x 8" white card base
  • Ink pads: 2 x different shades of pink ink pads; black ink pad
  • Stamps: Flourish Spray by Hero Arts and 'thanks' and the butterfly trail by Stampin' Up
  • Embellishments: 3 x pink self-adhesive flat-backed pearls
I did another card, a birthday card, but I had real problems photographing both these cards so chose the clearest. Here's the birthday card.


As you can see the colours look all washed out in this blurred photo (no happy medium with my photographic efforts!). My DH has ordered an Ottilite for me and I hope it will enable me to take better results taking photographs. It should be here next week and I can't wait to try it out.

Having done this I'm off to take a trip round the WOYWWers desk - well, as many as I can manage today.


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16 comments:

  1. Chrissie9 February 2011 at 17:06

    Hi Elizabeth, well done on biting the bullet and making these lovely CAS cards. I think I prefer the delicacy of the pink in the second one!
    I'm so glad you decided to join our challenge and I hope you'll be back for more next week!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  2. lisa9 February 2011 at 19:24

    This is gorgeous, Elizabeth. White space is so scary isn't it but your design works brilliantly.
    Hugs Lisax

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  3. oneoff9 February 2011 at 19:53

    I would be scared with pink, but I think you've done a beautiful job. Your cards are serene and elegant, and I love that black scrolling over the pink shapes.

    Bx

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  4. Suze Bain9 February 2011 at 20:05

    What a lovely card. I love the way you've combined the two stamps perfectly.

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  5. Mandi9 February 2011 at 20:19

    Im a baby pink gal so I prefer the second, great layout
    Thanks for joining us for our first challenge Hope to see you again next week

    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  6. Hettie9 February 2011 at 23:33

    Very pretty cards. Perfick!!

    Sam aka Hettie #125

    P.S. Yes that is a microlite - my birthday present from my husband for my 40th. I went on for a few more lessons including fixed wing. Landing for the first time was awesome!!

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  7. Anonymous10 February 2011 at 00:50

    Beautiful card Elizabeth :-) I love the clean and simple look xx

    p.s. here's a wee blog award for you

    http://thehandmadecardblog.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/stylish-blogger-award-from-natasha/

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  8. Deborah Frings10 February 2011 at 08:10

    These are both really lovely. I have a marginal preference for the second - birthday - card!

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  9. Jose10 February 2011 at 08:18

    Lovely card Elizabeth - and perfect for the Less is More challenge.

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  10. Jackie10 February 2011 at 09:27

    Your cards are superb, CAS is classy and these two certainly are that :o)
    Jackie xx

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  11. coops10 February 2011 at 11:44

    these are beautiful elizabeth.fab design and the cas layout is very effective ;D

    xx coops xx

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  12. Aileen10 February 2011 at 13:02

    Love the way you've used the butterfly trail from your Stampin' Up! stamps.

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  13. Unknown11 February 2011 at 01:28

    Oh, I love the "Less is more" cards. So delicate,and I love the little pink pearls. Looking forward to more cards.

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  14. Lynne11 February 2011 at 19:41

    I love this card, so pretty and fresh.
    Lynne xxx

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  15. Margaret14 February 2011 at 22:34

    This is gorgeous Elizabeth and thanks for the lovely comment you left me this evening
    Margaret x

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  16. Faith A at Daffodil Cards17 February 2011 at 18:19

    Hi Elizabeth, this is a lovely card, I love the pink background and the shape to it.

    You have a lot of beautiful things on your blog, you are a very clever lady. Thank you for the comments on my CAS card, I love the saying too, I got it and the digi stamp off http://papergardenprojects.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=156_157 I love how you have placed it and arranged it and the way you have used colours.

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