Saturday 5 July 2014

Earth Tones

The colour challenge at "Less is More" this week is Earth Tones.
I love this section of the colour spectrum and have made a few cards using it.
This one started out having the 'hello' stamped to match the background, but I decided it wasn't clear enough so I added an extra diecut to give it the contrast in  white.
It's from Avery Elle with stamps by Dienamics. I used various Distress Inks... Pumice Stone, Antique Paper, Brushed Corduroy and Gathered Twigs.

This stamp is from a fun set I bought in Portsmouth last week, it's from Woodware,  it made me smile!
This is the one I added to the LIM blog this week. More stamps from Art Impressions, some of which I bought on eBay from Jenny (Crafting in the Country) whose daughter was having a bit of a stamp clear out!
I find stamping this kind of image so relaxing and satisfying (most of the time)!
The sentiment is from Stamplorations; I was asked to be a Guest Designer for them in a recent Blog hop to celebrate their first birthday, which was great fun! One of the cards I produced for that would have been perfect for this challenge...scroll down a few posts if you would like to see that!

This one is simplicity itself. A Memory Box butterfly cut from a piece of stone coloured card and its filigree die-cut equivalent popped into the gap. A ribbon, a die-cut sentiment from Clearly Besotted  and a fancy punched edge and that's it.
Simples
I was asked how I attach a skinny sentiment like this one to a card. I put double sided tape on the back of the card to be die-cut, then simply cut, peel and adhere it to the project!
Easy Peasy!

22 comments:

  1. Fab cards Chrissie. Love the 1st one and the last one xx Jan

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  2. A great collection of cards. The first one is my favourite but all are brilliant.
    Elaine

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  3. Super cards! Particularly love the first one, the colours & splodges are so eye catching against the white background.

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  4. Wowsers Chrissie there's no way of keeping up with you on the LIM inspiration each week!
    FOUR fantastic cards, all unique and stunning.
    Enjoy your day
    Sarah
    X

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  5. Lovely set of cards but the hare one wins for me x

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  6. I love your first card. That design could be used with so many different colourways. I do believe I will bury it into the crafty recesses of my mind.

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  7. Gorgeous set of cards Chrissie, love the delicate lacy border on the last one, so effective with the butterfly diecut, Cathy x

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  8. Oh Chrissie I love all your cards. My favorite has to be the one with the bucket of flowers. Amazing the way you just made in POP even in the monochromatic color scheme.

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  9. Lovely, each and every one. I think my favorite is the Hello and the butterfly, and I really love how you pulled together the bucket and flora.

    Thanks for a great challenge.
    Carole

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  10. Fabulous eye candy! What do you do with all your cards? I have boxes and boxes and nothing to do with them.... it's becoming a space issue!

    ps - You go to alot of shows I wish we had more here! I love that instant gratification :)

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  11. You've outdone yourself!! I love each & every one of these cards!! In fact, I had to go search for the Hare stamp and bought it....lol.

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  12. Wow all those cards look awesome! Some great ideas using earth tones!

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  13. Beautiful cards. The hare's my favourite - brilliant!

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  14. Awesome cards there GF! Not sure which one I like best! You did a fabulous job with your earth tones

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  15. All great cards! The butterfly cards are my favorite!

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  16. Beautiful collection of cards! I love the fancy butterfly!

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  17. You over-achiever you LOL!!! Gorgeous bunch, those MFT stamps look fab, must get mine out to play
    x

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  18. Wow, these are all lovely, I could not choose a favorite if I had to! ~Diane

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  19. Love each and every one - especially like the rabbit card.....but then again the butterfly is fantabulous too xx

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  20. Just beautiful cards to inspire us Chrissie! They are all so different - love that grey hare, and the AI pot of flowers is gorgeous. Thanks so much for the inspiration! Hugs, Ann

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  21. I think your LIM card is fabulous, gorgeous images !!

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  22. How did you glue on the "thanks" on the butterfly card - it's so skinny. That's a trick I need to know. Thank you for sharing your inspirational post.

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