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Saturday, 13 August 2011

Less is More - One Layer Card

Good Evening, my card to share today is for this week's Less is More Challenge - A One Layer Card and Use Inks.  I decided to make a frame with an ink pad this week, never tried this before.  I placed the largest and next sized octagonal nestie together onto a piece of scrap card, held in place with some tape and and cut them out.  I placed the piece of card with the octagonal hole onto my card and then placed the cutout of the smaller one inside the hole.  Then I used a bit of old household sponge to ink in between the two pieces to create the frame.  I  stamped this horse image with Momento Tuxedo Black, used the same for the frame, I am not competely certain but I think it is a Crafter's Companion stamp, but I may be wrong as it is an unmounted one that I have had for ages.  I printed the sentiments directly onto the card before trimming and decorating.

Thank you Mandy and Chrissie for this challenge because I have been tearing my hair out trying to come up with a card for my neighbour to give to her husband for their anniversary.  He doesn't like anything too fussy and when I found the horse stamp I new this would be the right card for him, as he loves horse racing and is a keen watercolourist, he has painted a lot of horse pictures.

I hope you like my card and many thanks for visiting.
Beryl x

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54 comments:

  1. Jan 13/08/2011, 18:08

    Love your card Beryl. Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog.
    AMD stands for Anna Marie Designs http://www.annamariedesigns.com/
    She has quite a few template cd's outand goes on C&C with them. She sells gorgeous quality card at a reasonable price.
    xx Jan

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  2. Chrissie13/08/2011, 18:42

    Looks like you came up with the goods Beryl!
    Fabulous card!
    Thanks so much.
    Chrissie
    Lady LIM
    "Less is More"

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  3. Faith A at Daffodil Cards13/08/2011, 19:36

    WOW Beryl, this is stunning, a fabulous card, I am very impressed with your nesties border :)

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  4. Sarah13/08/2011, 20:05

    Wonderful! You got a great result using the household sponge!

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  5. Rosemary13/08/2011, 20:21

    what a neat idea, beryl! your card is fantastic!

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  6. Marlena M.13/08/2011, 20:45

    Wow, this is beautiful! Gorgeous horse image. ;)

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  7. Viv13/08/2011, 22:38

    What a great job you've made of this - love the frame - if I'd have tried this my 'frame' would have been nowehere near as neat and tidy!

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  8. Jenny13/08/2011, 23:33

    I love the soft effect of the sponged frame, a fab card for a horse lover :)
    Jenny x

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  9. Lynne14/08/2011, 00:45

    Fabulous card and a brilliant frame.
    Lynne xxx

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  10. Vicki Dutcher14/08/2011, 02:12

    Very creative use of "ink" -- your neighbor will love this~

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  11. Sandra14/08/2011, 09:19

    Neat idea using nesties for a border, thanks for the tip. Lovely card.

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  12. Elizabeth14/08/2011, 09:57

    Fabulous card!! Beautiful frame and horse image.

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  13. Linby14/08/2011, 10:08

    What a great way to frame a simple image and not detract from it. Must give that a go too. You've made a brilliant cas card.
    Linbyx

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  14. Kathyk14/08/2011, 11:03

    A smashing and inventive creation you've done this week - hope your neighbours have a great anniversary

    Kathyk

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  15. Suze Bain14/08/2011, 11:46

    This is fab. Great image and your framing is perfect. xx

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  16. Irene14/08/2011, 11:52

    Hello Beryl

    Your card is brilliant - I love the idea to sponge within the templates, and your horse image is fabulous.

    luv
    irene
    xxxx

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  17. My name is Wynneth14/08/2011, 11:58

    How very inventive and creative ! Lovely design and I'm sure your neighbour will be most impressed !
    hugs
    wynneth
    x

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  18. Doreen14/08/2011, 13:05

    Love the image on this Beryl.xxx

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  19. Pop's Cards14/08/2011, 14:12

    HI sweetie this is stunning i LOVE these colours,always look so elegnat gorgeous work hugs pops x xx

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  20. Hazel (Didos)14/08/2011, 16:49

    WOW Beryl this is super what a great male card, Love Hazelxo

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  21. Pat14/08/2011, 16:50

    Beautiful card Beryl, lovely image and great way to create a frame, I'm sure your neighblours hubby will love it.

    Pat xx

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  22. Mandi14/08/2011, 17:27

    Great card Beryl, simple and effective design
    So glad we could be of assistance
    Thanks so much
    Mandi
    Diva LIM
    "Less is More"

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  23. Janet14/08/2011, 17:35

    What a beauty!

    Janet xx

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  24. Sally14/08/2011, 18:21

    A lovely design Beryl & nice idea.
    Sally x

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  25. Mags14/08/2011, 18:33

    oo that a bit of a clever technique Beryl!

    Mags

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  26. Karen14/08/2011, 18:36

    What a great idea ~ it's amazing what you can come up with when you need to keep it one layer!
    pretty horse too

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  27. Karen14/08/2011, 18:37

    What a great idea ~ it's amazing what you can come up with when you need to keep it one layer! pretty horse too.

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  28. Jenni's Jems14/08/2011, 18:53

    Gorgeous x

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  29. Ang C14/08/2011, 19:17

    A beautiful image - great card

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  30. Liz McGuire,14/08/2011, 19:31

    What a great idea for a frame, brilliant card,

    liz x

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  31. Sasha14/08/2011, 20:10

    Super card. A lovely image - simple and very effective!

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  32. sheila14/08/2011, 20:12

    This is really wonderful! I love your stamp and the octagonal frame is perfect. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and commenting....please stop by again!

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  33. G Peplow14/08/2011, 20:37

    Hi Beryl, What a really neat( cool!!) card, love the stamp and your frame's perfect. I'm sure your neighbour will love it too, Gay xxx

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  34. Susan14/08/2011, 22:08

    How very creative you were with this card! I truly LOVE that horse stamp!! The great frame just sets it off perfectly!

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  35. Maria14/08/2011, 22:51

    This is a beautiful card - the image is gorgeous and it looks great in the frame! Maria x

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  36. Gibmiss14/08/2011, 22:56

    Hi Beryl
    Love this card ...thanks for the tip with the nesties....
    hugs sylvie
    xxxx

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  37. Stamps and Paper14/08/2011, 23:15

    beautiful card and I love your horse image

    Anne

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  38. Andrea Estensen15/08/2011, 03:50

    The black and white is so clean and classic.

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  39. GinaA15/08/2011, 07:43

    Very stylish, love the horse.

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  40. Aileen15/08/2011, 10:31

    Superb frame it's so neat! Sounds like the perfect card for your neighbour! x

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  41. nnalorac15/08/2011, 18:30

    I live your card, looks very classy, I'm sure your neighbour will be thrilled. Thanks for calling in by. Carolxx

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  42. Viv15/08/2011, 19:52

    Super card, love that frame & my daughter would love that horsie pic too she is mad about her horse:O) Viv xx

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  43. Vicky Hayes15/08/2011, 20:26

    I like the way you inked the frame with your nesties. Isn't it great when you make a card that's just right for the recipient?!

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  44. Wishcraft15/08/2011, 21:01

    Great card Beryl. Love the frame you've made and lovely horse image :o) Lisa x

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  45. coldwaters215/08/2011, 23:03

    Absolutely pure perfection Beryl.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  46. Lynn16/08/2011, 16:20

    Fab card - love the stamp. Lynn x

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  47. Diane16/08/2011, 18:42

    Sounds like your neighbor will love this card....I know I do...great image, too!!

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  48. Carol16/08/2011, 21:45

    Brilliant idea and card Beryl, love the stamp too. Carol x

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  49. Stephanie Lanzalotto17/08/2011, 04:04

    This is such a cool technique! I really love the way you executed it! Thanks you too for your lovely comment on my blog.

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  50. kingstonmama17/08/2011, 05:15

    What a great way to make a frame! It looks great with your horse image. Beautiful.

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  51. Anne17/08/2011, 16:05

    Your frame is a really clever idea! Wish I could track down that stamp, as a horse owner and racing fan I can never find decent horse stamps rather than cute, this is lovely and perfect for the card you needed
    Anne
    x

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  52. Karen17/08/2011, 23:08

    This is gorgeous and what a wonderful new way to use nesties. Thank you for the idea Beryl lol Karen x

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  53. Canonbury creations19/08/2011, 10:58

    Love your card Beryl, such a great idea to create a frame:)
    Val x

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  54. massofhair20/08/2011, 06:04

    WOW Beryl such a wonderful card, beautiful image and love the monochrome theme:-)

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Thank you for visiting my blog,I appreciate all comments, thank you very much indeed. Beryl x

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