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Sunday, September 23, 2012

dreams....

hello friends!!  sunday has arrived and i'm finally getting a chance to post a card i made yesterday for a couple of challenges:  less is more and dynamic duos.  the LIM challenge this week is to take three past LIM challenges and combine them on your card.  i went with week #6 - off the edge, week #44 - use green and week #50 birds.  these three challenges provided me with the opportunity to use the dynamic duos color combo of always artichoke and certain celery, as well as a new penny black stamp that i purchased recently called "winter ledge". 



for the off the edge portion of my card i cut 1/4" off the long side of my card base making it 4" x 5 1/2".  i then cut the piece i would be doing my stamping on 3" x 4 1/4" so that it would hang off the edge of the card base.  the image was also stamped slightly off edge using certain celery ink.  the sentiment, also from penny black, was stamped using always artichoke.  I added a thin piece of black card stock to provide a bit of contrast.  some custom colored pearls were added.  i decided to use a small paint brush and brush on some diamond stickles.  the effect is really pretty, but it was hard to see when i took the picture.

thanks for stopping by....

supplies:  cardstock:  pti white & black; stamps:  penny black - winter ledge & dreams come true; ink:  stampin up! always artichoke & certain celery; pearls: hero arts; ranger diamond stickles

32 comments:

  1. Love your choice of challenges...and the image you used is gorgeous...love the touch of sparkle! Another beautiful card, Rosemary!!

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  2. What a truly stunning card Rosemary. I love that stamp and the colour choice is stunning.
    Beautiful card once again.
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    Less is More

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  3. TFS your lovely card! Your choices are PERFECT....love the card! LIM is always striking, and you do it sooooo well!
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  4. Fab-u-lous Rosie! I love the off the edge design and the stamps in that soft green is beautiful. Love the sentiment as well, always a pleasure to visit your blog:)
    Val x

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  5. Oooooh, I have a Penny Black stamp that is very similar, and have only used it as a silhouette over a rainbow background. Or sunset/sunrise. I LOVE this idea - so CAS and so elegant at the same time. Great layout and wonderful card. Thanks for playing along at Dynamic Duos.
    Cheers, Karen

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  6. Awesome combo of challenges! Love the layout, that gorgeous sentiment and the touch of sparkle!

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  7. Rosemary, I love everything about this BEAUTY! Simply FABULOUS!

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  8. Beautiful card Rosemary, perfect colours.

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  9. Fab design, Rosie! That image is so beautiful with all that sparkle!

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  10. Gorgeous card.
    I have blog candy to share xx Jan
    http://janlovetocraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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  11. Amazin gcard Rosie
    Love the sentiment over stampin gtechnique
    Gorgeous card

    Thank you
    mandi
    LIM

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  12. I love the effect of the stickles! Thanks for playing with us at Dynamic Duos!

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  13. beautiful, it's different and that's what I love!!

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  14. This is so pretty in these two greens Rosemary with that lovely touch of glitter.

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  15. Rosemary I love the overlapping design element. So much thought put into the measurements to achieve the beautiful design and have it fit in a standard envelope!

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  16. Beautiful design, Rosemary! I love the stamps too! Thanks for sharing this with us at Dynamic Duos!

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  17. I find green by itself a hard colour to work with but you obviously don't this is fab! x

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  18. GORGEOUS! Love the touch of stickles...a perfect little extra on such a pretty card! Wow! Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos! :)

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  19. Beautiful. I love the sparkle makes it a little ethereal and so fitting for the sentiment.
    Linbyx

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  20. This is so peaceful and gentle. The sparkle is like morning dew or perhaps a light snow - truly beautiful! So glad to see you at Dynamic Duos!

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  21. Lovely! That image is gorgeous and looks so pretty with the added sparkle. Love the sentiment, too, in the darker green. ann

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  22. Nice card Rosemary, I also used the latest DD colours.

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  23. This is such a beautiful card Rosemary, such a delicate stamp and it looks lovely in the greens with the touch of sparkle. xx

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  24. Stunning card Rosie - just love the off the edge design you've come up with and I love the stamp so much I just had to go a-hunting for it!!! lol Thanks for the inspiration.

    Karen x

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  25. Just breathtaking! I love what you did here, Rosemary! I've had my eye on that stamp--may have to get it!

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  26. Great card design and a wonderful image! Thank you for joining us this week at Dynamic Duos!

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  27. Very pretty, the stickles make your branches glisten like their covered with due...nicely done!

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  28. This is lovely. The over the edge panel is really effective, and the colours are fabulous.

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  29. What a fabulous dreamy card Rosie, I love the soft colour and beautiful image and stamping...well everything really lol :) Viv xx

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