Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Less is More 35

Challenge 35 at Less is More is to make a CAS card using the color of your eyes as the predominant color. My eyes are hazel, so I pulled out a few shades of green that I felt were the best match.


I think big, beautiful images can hold their own on a card, and Hero Arts three ferns worked perfectly for this. I used sage ink and rolled it in a little bit of Sahara sand along the edges. I love this image.


I couldn't figure out a sentiment placement on this card. I used a darker green ink and didn't feel I could place the sentiment in amongst the stems like I did on the first card. I wanted to do some kind of sentiment strip with a button, but nothing looked right to me. I may keep playing with this one.


This card is based loosely on last week's sketch, with the image in the upper left corner and the sentiment in the lower right. I really hated to miss last week's challenge, but nothing I made seemed blog-worthy. It was one of those weeks where my ideas didn't translate well to paper and ink. Oh, well!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts three ferns, PTI sentiment
Paper: PTI ripe avocado, rustic cream, vintage cream
Ink: Versamagic chalk ink sage, Niagara mist, Spanish olive, Sahara sand

23 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous! Love all of these. You do this style of card brilliantly! xx

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  2. These are terrific, I love them
    Wonderful stamp, I often mean to buy it!
    Thank you
    Mandi LIM

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  3. Three wonderful cards Ann, that fern stamp is fabulous. Carol x

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  4. Fabulous, love them all.
    Lynne xxx

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  5. Whew what a lovely stamp and beautiful elegant cards.
    Anne
    x

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  6. You can't go wrong with that beautiful stamp Ann, love the composition of the sympathy card :)
    Jenny x

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  7. Gorgeous cards...amazing how you can change it up just by moving the stamp around...love all 3!!

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  8. Fabulous stamp and fabulous cards!
    I saw this stamp for the first time today on another site and loved it... now here it is again.
    Beautiful!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  9. good grief... all three cards are absolutely GORGEOUS, ann! i think i need to get out my "three ferns" stamp and ink it up!!

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  10. Absolutely beautiful cards. I really like the ferns and the colours are so calm, so pretty!

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  11. love them all - the colours and purity make them all so beautiful - lovely work! Sarah at 92

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  12. Hi there, Beautiful, clean and so effective, I love these, Gay xxx

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  13. Oh, how I LOVE your cards! They are simply beautiful! I have that stamp and never quite know what to do with it, but you've provided wonderful inspiration!

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  14. What a beautiful stamp and you made some very classy cards with it!

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  15. A beautiful stamp - great cards

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  16. Your cards are lovely, it is a fabulous stamp. Jean x

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  17. Fabulous cards. I love how you've made subtle changes to each card to create completely different looks. Sue.x

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  18. These 3 designs are wonderful! The image is a beauty, and the sentiments placed perfectly.

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  19. You have used this stamp beautifully...I LOVE all three!!

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  20. CONGRATULATIONS on having this card showcased at LIM! Way to go!

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  21. Every time I see a card made with that stamp I fall in love with it all over again! I really MUST buy it! Love what you've done with it. xxx

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