Sunday, 13 March 2011

Less is More - Off the edge

My final post of the day is to share the card I have done for week 6 of Less is More. The challenge this week is to make a one layer card, with part of the stamping going off the edge.



The design was roughed out first and then I printed the sentiment straight onto the card.

The next stage was to stamp the butterfly - part of the Elusive Images Patchwork Butterfly themeplate.

Next, I masked off the butterfly and stamped the flower - again Elusive Images - I think its from Big Flowers.



After that I had to mask off the flower as well and add the flourishes - from Elusive Images Patchwork Butterfly again.

I didn't colour it in at first and tried out a couple of colour schemes. I finally decided on subtle colours but with added glitter on the flower centre and in patches on the butterfly wings.

This definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone but I am quite pleased with the end result.

See you next week.

Gina x
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28 comments:

  1. Deb Hickman13 March 2011 at 18:07

    Stunning !!!! I love the stamps and your coloring is perfect.xxx

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  2. Stamps and Paper13 March 2011 at 18:14

    Such a pretty card....love the butterfly.

    Anne

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  3. Mandi13 March 2011 at 18:22

    You should be very pleased Gina, its gorgeous
    Thanks so much for entering
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  4. Kathyk13 March 2011 at 18:29

    Beautiful work on a fab card

    Kathyk

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  5. Linby13 March 2011 at 18:35

    What a beautiful card - a real work of art.
    Linbyx

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  6. Anonymous13 March 2011 at 18:49

    very attractive card....nice design

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  7. Seafield Jo13 March 2011 at 18:52

    I think you've made a beautiful card, very striking, lovely colours. Jo x

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  8. Beryl K13 March 2011 at 19:21

    This is absolutely stunning, I love how you have arranged all the different stamps and the suble colours
    Beryl x

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  9. Susan13 March 2011 at 19:25

    Gina, this is gorgeous! I love how all the stamping mingles together so well...you did a great job with the masking!!

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  10. Christine B.13 March 2011 at 20:00

    Hi Gina A lovely card. I struggled with this one. Three went into the bin before I settled on the stamps for mine. Hugs x ChrisB

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  11. Chrissie13 March 2011 at 20:12

    I'm not surprised that you are pleased Gina, this is super. The masking is wonderful and the overall effect is tremendous!
    Well done you!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  12. Babs13 March 2011 at 20:48

    What a beautiful butterfly, all that work has paid off your card is stunning...

    Babs x

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  13. Michelle13 March 2011 at 20:57

    absolutely stunning xx

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  14. Unknown13 March 2011 at 21:06

    Oh my goodness! What a truly stunning card, Gina!
    The images are just gorgeous and I love the text (what font is it?)

    Beautiful!
    Lizy x

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  15. Sasha13 March 2011 at 21:07

    A really elegant card! Beautifully stamped and coloured.

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  16. Joey13 March 2011 at 21:22

    Hi Gina

    this is beautiful, gorgeous gorgeous image

    Joey xxx

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  17. Lisa Jane13 March 2011 at 22:06

    This is stunning
    Lisa

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  18. Kirsty Vittetoe13 March 2011 at 22:46

    Beautiful work, very elegant too!

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  19. Caroline Hallett13 March 2011 at 23:19

    beautiful - very fine and elegant card

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  20. Vicky Hayes14 March 2011 at 12:11

    This is absolutely stunning! I love your subtle colour scheme and the way you added just a touch of glitter to the flower centre and the butterfly wings.

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  21. Suzi B14 March 2011 at 14:00

    Wonderful!!

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  22. AsAlwaysAngela14 March 2011 at 23:40

    This image really caught my eye... perfect placement and so striking!

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  23. Sarn15 March 2011 at 13:57

    Beautiful.
    Sandra x

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  24. Lynne15 March 2011 at 20:12

    Well I`m almost lost for words. This is truly stunning, gorgeous stamps, terrific masking and beautiful colouring.
    Lynne xxx

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  25. Suze Bain16 March 2011 at 12:26

    Wow, this is an absolutely gorgeous card. You obviously spent a lot of time on it but the end result is stunning.

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  26. Val16 March 2011 at 20:10

    Fabulous - a really beautiful combination.
    Hugs
    Valxx

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  27. G Peplow16 March 2011 at 21:44

    Hello there, beautiful card, great masking, colouring and positioning all in all a lovely card:0) xxx

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  28. Jose17 March 2011 at 17:31

    Very attractive card and love the colours you have used, excellent
    Jose

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Gina x

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