"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Two Roads....

Hey there!!  Happy Sunday... I'm here with my card for this week's Less is More challenge.  Chrissie and Mandi have challenged us this week to use a "recipe":  find three previous Less is More challenges and combine then on your card.  



As I pondered the extensive list of past LIM challenges I knew that whatever three challenges I chose, they must work with the quote I wanted to use.   Last week Our Daily Bread Designs released its 4th Anniversary collection of scripture, quotes and sentiments.  As a member fo the ODBD challenge team I got the opportunity to contribute to this collection.  My contribution was the beautiful quote from Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken", which can be found in Quote Collection 1.  I absolutely love the way Kelley, the owner of ODBD, designed the stamp and the font that she used.    For my card I wanted to just let the quote take center stage and shine.  So, the three LIM challenges I chose are:  Week 15 - embossing; Week 49 - predominately purple and Week  55 - die cuts.   The image was stamped on white cardstock using dark purple ink and die cut using a Spellbinders plain rectangle die.  The largest die from the same set (I think large plain rectangles) was then used to emboss a frame on to the front of the purple card base.  I chose to use a purple card base because I felt it would allow the sentiment to stand out even more than on a white card base.  So... instead of lots of white space, I have lots of purple space...hee!!  The sentiment panel was then adhered using foam dimensionals.   Super clean and super simple!!

Thanks for stopping by....

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white & Royal Velvet; Ink:  Close to My Heart Pansy Purple; Stamps:  ODBD; Dies:  Spellbinders

26 comments:

craftieodmae said...

WOW! Absolutley gorgeous!

Loli said...

Hola Rosemary:d very elegant card, i love the colour base for your card, very classy card.
A hug from Palma

Sandee Shanabrough said...

I absolutely LOVE this!!!

Canonbury creations said...

Stunning quote beautifully displayed:)
Val x

Christine said...

What an elegant card! I love that frame that you have made!
Hug
Christine

Gillian R said...

Stunning card.

Viv said...

It's so lovely Rosie, well done again :) Viv xx

Gibmiss said...

Hi rosi
Fabulous card love it .... Hugs Sylvie xxxxxx

Margaret said...

Beautiful and elegant Rosemary
Margaret x

Suze Bain said...

Gorgeous card Rosemary, fabulous colour and stamping. xx

Greta said...

Oh I love what you did here, Rosemary! So glad you gave ODBD this quote to include. I've been wanting a stamp of it for a long time, so I've ordered that set.

Lisa Lara said...

How gorgeous Rosi!

Chrissie said...

This is simply beautiful!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

stampingandstitching said...

Gorgeous card, Rosemary! Love the colours and the way you have framed the beautiful quote - how cool to get to contribute to the collection!

kingstonmama said...

Gorgeous card, Rosemary. It is so simple and elegant. Absolute perfection. Ann Y.

Elizabeth Allan said...

Love the subtle touch of embossing to this exquisite design!

Mandi said...

Superb Rosie, terrific combo
works perfectly
Thank you very much
mandi
"Less is More"

Jenny said...

Fantastic card Rosemary, the wonderful sentiment makes a great focal point :0)
Jenny x

Lynne said...

Terrific card Rosemary. Very stylish and elegant.
Lynne xxx

Michelle said...

such elegance in this simple card...beautiful!

Unknown said...

Absolutely lovely.

Susan said...

The sentiment is awesome! I remember my daddy reading that to me when I was a child! I love the simplicity of this card...makes it even more special!!!

Linby said...

I just love that Robert Frost poem, great card you made with it.
Linbyx

Unknown said...

Such a fab card Rosemary! I love the quote and congrats on getting it made into a stamp! :)
Lizy x

Brenda said...

Beautiful CAS creation and I love that saying!

G Peplow said...

Hi Rosemary, This card is wonderful, the sentiment is a real beauty! A new challenge for us today, YAY!! Have a great weekend:0) Gay xxx