Less is More challenge



Sorry I've not been around - we went to Shropshire to stay with my son and his Young Lady. What a beautiful county it is! Now for the card!

The current Less is More challenge is a simple sketch, perfect for a thank you card made in a hurry!!

The flower is Hero Arts and the text Penny Black. I stamped both in Peeled Paint DI. The strip of ivory card was cut with a fancy cutter on my Woodware Fingerguard Trimmer, then I went over the edges with Shabby Shutters DI. The flower was cut with a Nestie, and again I did the edges with DI. I raised it on foam pads. I stickled the flower to give a bit more pizazz, because it was very plain indeed with no decoration at all!

My daughter asked for a plain thank you card for her boyfriend's parents, and I had it finished in 20 minutes! She likes it, which is the main thing!

This "Less is More" challenge is very good for me, it encourages me to try things that I wouldn't otherwise think of!

Thanks for looking!

luv, Mags x

ETA: the photo is pants, irl the colours are stronger!

Comments

Mandi said…
Hi Mags
That's a super flower, making for a striking card
Thanks so much
msndi
"Less is More"
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Chrissie said…
I'm glad that we encourage you to try new things. It's great that you decided to join us with the charming card! Thank you!
Chrissie
"Less is More"
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
coops said…
stunning cas card mags.i love the flower :D

xx coops xx
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Suze Bain said…
Lovely card Mags, like the added sparkle. x
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Susan said…
Mags...this is a perfectly wonderful thank you card!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
melsanford said…
Beautiful! I love the CAS style but I'm rubbish at it! Gorgeous bit of sparkle :-) Love 'n' hugs, Mel xx
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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