Monday, January 9, 2012

Predominantly Purple

Hello, friends!  I hope you've all had a great start to this new year!  It's been a bit crazy here, which is why I've taken a bit of a blogging break for the last couple of weeks.  Now I'm back with my first card of 2012 for my favorite Less is More challenge, where the theme is predominantly purple.

I've had this Hero Arts real flowers set for quite a while, and I don't use it very often.  I have a hard time with it, but I was determined to find a way to use the large flower from the set.  I masked a panel and sponged with dusty concord distress ink and Memento lilac posies.  Then I stamped the flower in Memento grape jelly.  I added a PTI sentiment and that was it - a simple, one-layer card.



Supplies:
Paper: PTI white
Ink: Ranger dusty concord,  Memento lilac posies and grape jelly
Stamps: Hero Arts real flowers, PTI communique curves sentiments

26 comments:

  1. waouh, your card is stunning. i love it; thank you for stopping by on my blog.
    xxx

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  2. This card is great! I love the colors and the technique. Wow.

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  3. Absolutely beautiful! Love this!
    xx

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous Ann
    Fabulous ink effect
    Thank you so much
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  5. Hi there, this is just a stunner, I love purple and your stamping is perfection itself , a beautiful and dynamic piece.

    Marie

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  6. Wow! What a fabulous effect you have achieved... this is simply gorgeous!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  7. Hi, thanks for your kind words over on my blog. I love the two tones of purple in your panel. It's really subtle and very elegant.

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  8. Your OLC are always so beautiful and inspiring Anne. The flower stamp is just perfect for this technique :)
    Jenny x

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  9. Ann...this is absolutely BEAUTIFUL...simply stunning:)!!!!

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  10. Hi Ann, Happy New Year to you:0)
    Your card is beautiful, I love the depth you've achieved with the colourful band and all one layer, amazing! Gay xxx

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  11. Gorgeous card & it reminds me I don't use the masking technique often enough.

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  12. Hi Ann - Happy New Year!! This is just gorgeous! Love it!

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  13. Beautiful - there is so much depth in the purples that you have put together.

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  14. Ann, Happy New Year! It's good to be back...like you, I took a bit of a break over the holidays. I LOVE your card, awesome masking and inking...and I love that flower stamp. Such a pretty one layer card!

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  15. CAS and simply amazing. What a fabulous panel. Love Sheila x

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  16. Your card is beautiful. Thanks for stopping by on my blog
    Cathi from Germany

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  17. This is amazing!! Love the flower panel, it's perfect! I would love to try this some time myself!

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  18. GORGEOUS card and simply splendid colours

    Welcome to 2012

    Kathyk

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  19. A gorgeous card. Great inking, I love it. xx

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  20. Wow, Ann, this card looks great! I love the effect you've created with the stamps and spongeing. :-)

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  21. Beautifully stamped with lots of depth. A gorgeous CAS card!:)

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  22. Beautiful colour combination, great stamping.

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  23. Another beautiful card Ann :O) Viv xx

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  24. G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S!!! LOVE everything about this fabulous card!

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