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Saturday, November 5, 2011

An Orange Flower....

Hey there!!   Here with a card for this week's Less is More challenge, as well as this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge.   This week at LIM the challenge is a color one and in honor of Guy Fawkes Day Chrissie (who is holding down the LIM fort by herself this as Mandi is away) has asked us to use the colors of red and orange on our cards (two of the colors in fireworks).  The challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to go "Over the Edge". 



My card base is 5.5" by 4" and the stamped piece is 2" x 4.25".  By trimming that quarter inch off the width of the card base, but leaving the stamped piece 4.25" you still end up with a card that will still fit inside a standard A2 envelope even though part of the piece is "over the edge".  The stamps are from Penny Black.  I did have to use one other color since my flower has a stem, but hopefully that is okay with Chrissie!  The image was colored with Copic markers, trimmed out and adhered using foam dimensionals.  A few orange pearls were added to bring in more orange.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; SU! Cherry Cobbler; Stamps:  Penny Black; Ink:  SU! Cherry Cobbler; Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers (YR02, YR04, YR07 & YG21); Hero Arts orange pearls 
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34 comments:

  1. sheilaNovember 5, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    ah this is such a clean, crisp look! Just love it!

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  2. BrendaNovember 5, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    Oh I love this Rosemary! Adore that beautiful sentiment!

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  3. ScrumplescrunchNovember 5, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Hello Rosie
    This sentiment holds it's own so well on this card, most would have chosen a white card and used the colours in the image, by choosing the provocative red as the main BG you are shouting out your message.
    It is lovely.
    Smiles:)

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  4. AshNovember 5, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Lovely neat & crisp card.... I love the orange giving the creation an extra edge... :D

    Ash... :)

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  5. ChrissieNovember 5, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    This is another masterpiece!
    What a good idea to trim down the card base so as to still fit in the envelope. SO many cards in blogland have no hope of ever being mailed in a regular envelope because of all the extraneous bits and bobs everywhere.
    This is absolutely gorgeous!
    Thanks so much Rosemary.
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  6. TraceyNovember 6, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    Stunning card, very elegant. Tracey x

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  7. GinaANovember 6, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    So stylish, love the shape of the card. Thanks for the tip about cutting the main card down, I normally do square cards but will give this a go.

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  8. Beryl KNovember 6, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Lovely card and sentiment
    Beryl x

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  9. Jan November 6, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    Love this card. xx Jan

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  10. craftieodmaeNovember 6, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    so elegant!!!! Love this!!!!

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  11. Canonbury creationsNovember 6, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    Such an elegant card Rosie love the flower and the script on the sentiment!
    Val x

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  12. SientjeNovember 6, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Wow this is a beautiful card! I like the way you go over the edge.

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  13. Tenia NelsonNovember 6, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    What a beautiful card!!

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  14. GibmissNovember 6, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Hi Rosi
    Fabulous card as always....stunning work as always...
    Hugs ssylvie
    xx

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  15. JennyNovember 6, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Another CAS perfection card Rosemary, love the idea of trimming the card first!
    Jenny x

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  16. ChristineNovember 6, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    What a lovely sentiment for a very beautiful card!
    Christine

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  17. LynneNovember 6, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Less is More has brought some really special blogs to our notice. Yours is one of them and I really look forward to seeing your take on the challenges. This weeks card is breathtaking.
    Lynne xxx

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  18. Mona PendletonNovember 6, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    So pretty!

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  19. GretaNovember 6, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Wow--would not be a color combo I'd choose, but this is spectacular! Love how you always put the elements together just right, Rosemary!

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  20. Carole CampanileNovember 6, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Love it Rosemary. I really like the dark base and the minimal white as the backdrop for the sentiment and the flower. Almost like a tag but much more elegant.
    Carole

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  21. NonaNovember 6, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Wow, this is simply gorgeous, Rosemary! Love the over-the-edge design, the bling, and your hand-cut flower :) Hope you have a wonderful week!

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  22. JulieNovember 7, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    What a lovely card! The colours and the design are stunning!

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  23. Jen NelsonNovember 7, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    i love love love it!!!

    fab card rosemary

    jen xx

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  24. AileenNovember 7, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Beautiful card. I love the extra dimensions and the little bit of bling. x

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  25. Sue Lelli November 7, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Less is certainly more on this LOVELY card! The color combo is FAB and I LOVE how you cut out the flower and added the gems!

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  26. Tiffany ErvinNovember 7, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    So lovely and very sophisticated! Beautiful colors!

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  27. bastelengelNovember 8, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Clean, simple and beautiful!!!

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  28. Laura DavisNovember 8, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Beautiful!
    Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
    Laura

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  29. kingstonmamaNovember 8, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Hi Rosemary! Gorgeous card. I love the red card base and that pretty flower. It's a beautiful sentiment, too. :) Ann Y.

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  30. Virginia L.November 8, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    Gorgeous!! Love the colors and flower! So glad that you join the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays, Rosemary!

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  31. Karen B.November 9, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    An absolutely stunning creation! Love these colors together. Thanks so much for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  32. VivNovember 11, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Another fab-u-lous card Rosemary, you did it again :O) Viv xx

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  33. EliseNovember 11, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    I, literally, just went like THIS: Ooooooowwwwww! THIS card is the text book definition: STUNNING!

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  34. Lisa LaraNovember 12, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Oh major swoon material here Rosi. Oh my golly. Love it.

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