Good morning all.
A CAS friendship card and a secret to share today. First my card:
I started by embossing my A6 kraft base card with a Spellbinders stitched frame die...I inked the dotted edge with black to inject a little colour but probably would have been better adding the colour with a pen after embossing...must invest in one of those fine line pens.
Rose stamp from La Blanche...using a stamp positioner (which I bought a year or two ago and this is the first time it's been used!) I stamped in white Brilliance onto red linen paper and then over-stamped in black before fussy cutting. Love how this came out and the white gives a beautiful glimmer to the rose...not sure it shows too well on the photo though.
Sentiment is part of a set from Mucky Paws which I opened for the first time. I've used silicon gel to mount the rose adding some coiled black cord behind it.
Now for my secret...I'm sure loads of you already do this but my brain only just got into gear last week! In the past when doing CAS cards I've wasted mountains of card stock trying to execute the perfect card! Not any more...I now stamp everything out onto waste paper first until I'm happy with the composition then and only then do I break out the good card! The rose was actually a trial on a piece from the bit box which I liked so much I cut it out to use.
Said bit box is sulking in the corner over the enforced diet as we speak!
Challenges entered:
Less is More - friends
CAS Colours and Sketches - colours
Addicted to CAS - world
NBUS Challenge - use new schtuff
Uniko Studio - love and friendship
This is a gorgeous card Carol, absolutely beautiful.
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It's gorgeous Carol and thank you for sharing the tip too - will have to try that as I too have lost a lot of card stock over the years attempting a one layer CAS creation and it's so nice to hear I'm not the only one lol. Karen x
ReplyDeleteLove your card Carol. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteA really beautiful card - thanks for using our colours this week at CC&S - Jacqueline xx
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card Carol, love the pretty rose and great design.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are indulging in my favourite pastime ...... "Raiding the Bit Box!!!
Have a good day
Patricia xx
Gorgeous rose and a brilliant idea too. Thanks for sharing.
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Linda xxx
Brilliant design. Beautiful colours. Love the journey and sorry if I have missed commenting last day or so.xxx.xx{The Journey is the Start – my personal blog}
ReplyDeleteBeautifully elegant Carol and I love the wording.
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DesÃre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}
Super stunning against the Kraft card base Carol and what a beautiful rose and sentiment. Glad to see you've linked up at Uniko too.
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Sarah xx
Less is More & Uniko DTs
So thrilled you've entered the Uniko Studio challenge too Carol
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Sarah x
This is gorgeous Carol, I love the rose and beautiful sentiment too.
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Such a sweet sentiment, seems a perfect match for that beautiful rose. Thanks for playing at CC&S.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an elegant card. I love the deep red of the flower and so pleased to see you at Uniko x
ReplyDeleteFab card, love the colour combo !!
ReplyDeleteReally sweet card Carol. Love you gorgeous rose ... always great to use something from our bit box :) Thanks for joining us at ATCAS. Loll xx
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful Carol, gorgeous image and design, hugs Kate x
ReplyDeleteSo pretty Carol is your card x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Carol love that rose it looks extra special set onto kraft card
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lorraine x
This is gorgeous Carol love it on kraft card too..huggles Sue xx
ReplyDeleteYour rose is really beautiful against the Kraft card base! Love all the stitching, too! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Addicted to CAS!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Carol and I love that sentiment. Thanks for joining us at CC&S this week. Stef x
ReplyDeleteCarol how beautiful! Love the colours and the design tip too
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your card with us at Less is More
Anne
Less is More
Beautiful card Carol and what a lovely sentiment. Susan x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning. Your red rose and kraft is the perfect combination. The sentiment is perfect. Thanks so much for playing along at ATCAS xx
ReplyDeleteBeautifully elegant & I love how you finished the inside of the card too. Thanks SO much for joining in on the Uniko Studio Challenge. Hugs Bev x
ReplyDeleteWow this is amazing I really love this . So so beautiful x
ReplyDeleteOnce again, great eye for design, Carol! This is so very pretty and that sediment brought a tear to my eye. I've never seen that one before and, of course, it is sensational with your single luscious rose! The black stitched frame, the cord swirls, and the inside are all beautiful touches! (I stamped for years before I got "wise" and started making mock designs first, so you aren't alone there!!) Thank you so much for entering my NBUS Challenge #3 again! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteThis is very classy Carol... super
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Chrissie
"Less is More"
A beautiful CAS design - love the cut out rose and pretty looped twine!
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