Friday 27 August 2010

Just a little note...

Good morning and hello again!

So here is another card I made yesterday afternoon/evening, when I had my 'crafting hat' on!:


I really like the simplicity and elegance of this card - I don't make many elegant ones, I don't think!

I was inspired by a scrapbook-sketch by Valerie Salmon on "Got Sketch?" It's meant to have photos/images across the top and on the right, but I think that, for a card, this layout works pretty well. It's very uncluttered and pretty - I like it (did you get that?!).

Oh! And I thought I'd do what Dorcas does, and show you my craft-desk while my work is in progress. And this is with tidying it after each card. It's maaaaadness!!!



Yep - a real mess!


INGREDIENTS:

Cardstock: K&Co (background from massive paperstack, flutterbies from Amy Butler Lotus collection), Kraft, white

Punches: 1" Circle (generic); Martha Stewart Royal Butterfly

Label: Valerie Salmon "Got Craft?" freebie - Designer labels

Pen:  White gel pen (Signo)

Ink: Tim Holtz Tea dye distress ink (for the distressing!)


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

1. Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays: Use the colour kraft!

2. Stamping Vacation: No! No! Challenge

3. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: Pink and Green

4. Scrapmaster's Paradise: Colour Combo #62 ("saffron" in the roses, "Blushing bride" in the roses/detail in butterflies, "baja breeze" in the cardstock)

7 comments:

  1. It's LOVELY, Tasha! I think you do elegant very well!! It's so pretty. :-)

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  2. Love how there are not a lot of elements, but the colors you put together make it very elegant! Great job! Thanks for playing at SSDS this week!

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  3. Hi Natasha, thanks for visiting my blog and info. It was a pleasure reading your comment, especially as it led me to your blog. Your card is truly elegant and I love the colours you chose.

    Thanks again!

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  4. I love the simplicity of this card and colours are gorgeous. Pop over to mine, I`ve left you a little something.
    Lynne xxx

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  5. Hi your card is wonderful.
    I am on both SSDS and SPCC. Thanks for joining both challenges this week. My desk looks just like yours. LOL

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  6. Fab card and definitely elegant, I think I have some of that paper and now I have an idea of how to use it. Thanks for joiniung us at Penny's.

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  7. Very pretty! Like you butterflies! It is nice to see I'm not he only one who makes a mess when I craft. I try to be so neat, but it always seems to explode on me!

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