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Friday, 23 January 2015

Case these flowers

As soon as I saw this sketch from CASe this Sketch this week, I just loved it.
Trying to make it work with what I had in mind was another matter. I knew I wanted to inlay the dies and slice through them to have a positive and negative effect, but working out how to cut them and  keep the fiddly bits from going AWOL and match the positive and negative sides was not as straightforward as I had imagined. However I managed to do it, but after selecting the sentiment I wanted to balance the sketch, I somehow managed to get a smear of ink in the bottom right hand corner... hence the extra daisy! Actually I think it balances the card quite well, as I managed to finish up with the flowers a little higher than I ideally would have liked.
Anyway I was pleased with the end result.
I'm off to the theatre this evening to see To Kill a mocking bird in Chichester Festival Theatre. I'm really looking forward to it!
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15 comments:

  1. Hannelie23 January 2015 at 13:04

    I think that little daisy in the corner works!
    Great cover up!!!
    Applause to you for this one... It looks fantastic!
    Thanks for sharing at CTS!

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  2. Sazzle Dazzle23 January 2015 at 13:44

    Fantastic and totally perfect Chrissie.
    Sarah x

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  3. Lindsey23 January 2015 at 14:52

    Great card Chrissie! Lindsey x

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  4. Unknown23 January 2015 at 17:28

    Love your take on the sketch, black and white work so well together. Karen x

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  5. Canonbury creations23 January 2015 at 17:47

    Lovely card Chrissie very clever to inlay the different colours. Enjoy chichester, that's one of my favourite books!
    Val x

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  6. Bad Kitty23 January 2015 at 18:01

    beautiful

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  7. Dotty Jo23 January 2015 at 18:02

    That sketch just called to you didn't it! Love your interpretation, Jo x

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  8. Oliva Ohlson24 January 2015 at 03:52

    Beautiful stunning card! I'm still trying to figure out how you did the inlay of the flowers...I must try it!

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  9. Helen J24 January 2015 at 09:55

    I'm also trying to figure out how to do this technique - definitely something I would be grateful for a tutorial on!
    Stunning finished card & the extra daisy does balance the card so it was a happy accident.

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  10. Sarah G24 January 2015 at 10:10

    Such a clever take on the sketch - the inlaid flowers look fabulous! A really graphic effect in the black and white.

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  11. Gerrina24 January 2015 at 23:20

    Hope you had a great time in the theater! It is a great card (and sketch)! Inky greetings, Gerrina

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  12. Bobby25 January 2015 at 01:30

    At first I thought your card was the sketch. What a perfect take on the sketch, boo boo and all.

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  13. Michelle25 January 2015 at 07:07

    Chrissie! You brought to life what was in my head and I couldn't translate to paper! Your card is so beautiful! It's perfect! Thanks for joining us at CAS(E) This Sketch!

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  14. Karen M25 January 2015 at 14:34

    Very pretty card and I love the way you've split the colours. It's simply perfect! Kx

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  15. Leigh Penner28 January 2015 at 11:26

    Beautiful! Perfect take on the sketch!

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