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Saturday, 2 July 2011

Shades of Blue

I just love making this kind of card!
It's for our Colour challenge at "Less is More" this week.
I began by stamping the 'Joie'  and the flourish  from Stampin' Up in Versamark and heat embossing using clear embossing powder. I sponged over much of the card with Bashful Blue ink, then stamped the splodges also using Versamark and embossed once more with clear embossing powder. The butterflies were stamped with Stormy Sky  Distress ink and also embossed. I stamped the small text stamp randomly across the card. I had a range of blue Distress inks and sponged around the embossed images with various shades, before cutting the card into three equal rectangles and inking the edges with some of the darker blue.
There's something about a triptych which I find most satisfying.
The sentiment is from Penny Black and both it and the image are mounted on two shades of blue card and popped on dimensional pads to add definition.
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49 comments:

  1. Sonia2 July 2011 at 08:12

    Just stunning chrissie, love everything about it :)
    Hugs Sonia xx

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  2. Mandi2 July 2011 at 08:21

    FAntastic stamping techniques, you are Queen of inking!

    mandi x

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  3. Gibmiss2 July 2011 at 08:32

    Hi Chrissie
    Fabulous card ..love it ....the stamp set is gorgeous ...is it n old one ????
    hugs
    sylvie
    xxxx

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  4. cheryl2 July 2011 at 08:34

    oh hun this is simply stunning oh love love this to bits my fav colors too,brilliant stamp hugs cherylxxxx

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  5. Sue2 July 2011 at 09:58

    Hi hun
    gorgeous card, luv the panels, lovely image, sue,x

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  6. ~ Ali Robertson ~2 July 2011 at 09:58

    Fantastic creation Chrissie, love love love it

    Have a fab day

    Ali x

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  7. Jenny2 July 2011 at 10:37

    This is a piece of art Chrissie, gorgeous card. I love the triptych design :)
    Jenny x

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  8. Zoechaos2 July 2011 at 10:46

    Quite beautiful and very busy for you! Love this XOXO Zoe

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  9. Tara Cardwell2 July 2011 at 11:33

    You're so good with ink - i just get it on my fingers and not where i want it!

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  10. Lexxie2 July 2011 at 11:44

    Absolutely beautiful Chrissie, I love the shades of blue you've used and combined with white stamping your card has a very serene look to it.
    Wonderful stamping Chrissie, and thank you for such a fab challenge,
    Love Sarita xx

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  11. Ellen2 July 2011 at 11:45

    Hello Chrissie,

    This is sooooo beautiful!!!!!!!

    Hugs,
    Ellen

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  12. nicky2 July 2011 at 12:52

    Just a wow wow card , really love everything about it
    Nicky

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  13. Kaz2 July 2011 at 14:17

    Ooooh this is just GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!
    Blue & white is such a fab combo & I love your layout.
    Kaz xx

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  14. GinaA2 July 2011 at 14:43

    Creating your own papers is so satisfying, this is perfect

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  15. Suzilou2 July 2011 at 14:44

    Beautiful card, love your stamping. Still having a think about what to do for this weeks challenge am a bit stumped at the mo hehe :)

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  16. Angelnorth2 July 2011 at 14:49

    Lovely serene look to this and you can't really go wrong with an emboss resist in my book - love it!

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  17. Victoria2 July 2011 at 17:43

    It's a bit gorgeous Chrissie! Love the effect you've created, so much so it might make me a bit fonder of blue! Have a thing against it - maybe it's living in a household full of boys?
    Hugs
    Victoria
    x

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  18. Ruth M2 July 2011 at 18:17

    Truly beautiful - and very inspiring! I've not made a triptych before and I really must now I've seen your stunning example. Plus how grand and arty does triptych sound?! Quite satisfying in itself LOL!

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  19. Riet2 July 2011 at 19:32

    What a gorgeous card Chrissie.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  20. Crealin2 July 2011 at 19:56

    Hi Chrissie,

    your card is so beautiful, thanx for the clear and detailed tutorial. I really wanna have a try on this one :-) Thanx for the inspiration!

    Have a nice weekend,

    lins

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  21. Kat2 July 2011 at 20:34

    Fabulous card Chrissie. Love the different techniques you've used. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Kat x

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  22. coldwaters22 July 2011 at 20:42

    Beautiful card Chrissie that image looks as if it has a mystical look to it with the different shading of the blues, I love this very much.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  23. Rosemary2 July 2011 at 21:05

    absolutely LOVE your card, chrissie!! just gorgeous!

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  24. Suze Bain2 July 2011 at 21:19

    Absolutely gorgeous, the three panels have such impact. Thanks for another great challenge. xx

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  25. Romaine2 July 2011 at 21:23

    I love emboss resist, this is so pretty!

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  26. Dana2 July 2011 at 21:52

    Beautiful! I love the three panels.

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  27. Cynthia Schelzig2 July 2011 at 22:50

    What a fabulous blue creation...love your work!

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  28. redscrap2 July 2011 at 22:56

    tjee what a nice collors, nice card
    greetings

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  29. Deborah Frings2 July 2011 at 23:51

    Wonderful! I love the triptych look, it's really elegant! Thanks for picking blues as the colour theme - love it!

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  30. ThinkInk Creative3 July 2011 at 04:56

    Wow. Really lovely, especially on close-up!
    I must, must, must try this.

    cheers,
    Malyn at ThinkInkCreative

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  31. Linby3 July 2011 at 11:31

    Just beautiful - I love all the shades of blue.
    Linbyx

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  32. Kathleen3 July 2011 at 21:30

    This is a fabulous card, I just love it, so classy and the panels really add to the card.
    Thanks for the inspiration.

    Kath x

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  33. Anonymous3 July 2011 at 22:39

    Simply stunning Chrissie, a work of art!
    Helen x

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  34. Janet3 July 2011 at 23:06

    Another fantastic card Chrissie, love how you've split it into panels
    http://janetscraftycreations.blogspot.com/2011/07/shades-of-blue.html

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  35. fatmonica3 July 2011 at 23:34

    It's beautiful.I love the embossing on it-gorgeous stamps!

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  36. Fiona4 July 2011 at 08:47

    This is stunning Chrissie, love the shades of blue used. Very elegant too.

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  37. Anne4 July 2011 at 11:11

    Threes are great aren't they in anything, gorgeous card and I do like that sentiment
    Anne
    x

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  38. Luci4 July 2011 at 13:57

    Wow...wow...wow... Simply Gorgeous!!!

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  39. Stephanie Lanzalotto4 July 2011 at 15:53

    Goodness Chrissie, this creation is GORGEOUS! I love the way you made the three panels, and I love the mounting on the sentiment. Just beautiful, as always!

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  40. Susan4 July 2011 at 16:29

    Beautiful card....fab techniques.

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  41. G Peplow4 July 2011 at 20:34

    Hi there Chrissie, Oh! yes! I can see how much you enjoyed this one, it shows in the result. Gorgeous stamping and blending, absolutely love it and triptychs definitely have style all of their own, magic, Gay xxx
    Great challenge again many thanks, x

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  42. Jan 4 July 2011 at 21:12

    Great card Chrissie.I will have to try this technique.
    Sorry Chrissie I thought I'd left you a comment. I'm not well at the mo.
    xx Jan

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  43. SYLVIA-ANNE4 July 2011 at 22:19

    Fabulous card Chrissie - love the triptych design and the SU images. Thanks so much for another great challenge.
    Sylvia xx

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  44. Vicky Hayes6 July 2011 at 19:25

    Love the three panels and I'm a huge fan of emboss resist too. Your splodges look like fireflies flitting about in the twilight! Vx

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  45. Teena in Toronto7 July 2011 at 00:12

    So pretty!

    Happy blogoversary :)

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  46. Debbie Carriere7 July 2011 at 00:58

    Absolutely stunning!!!! Love the layout!

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  47. Viv11 July 2011 at 20:20

    Late with a comment here but had to leave one, this card is so beautiful, well done again Chrissie :O) Viv xx

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  48. Shirley16 July 2011 at 16:30

    Now that is lovely! A real piece of art! I love the colors and your whole design!

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  49. Rachel27 July 2011 at 08:41

    WOW, absolutely beautiful Chrissie!!!!:) very lovely!!!!!:)

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Thank you so much for popping by, I appreciate your comments!
Thanks,
Chrissie