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Sunday 27 February 2011

Less is more

This is for Less is More week 4: recipe: three squares. How come such a simple card took me so long?

I can't tell you the number of times I faffed around with this little Magenta stamp! It is inked with dusty concord.

I then discovered I'd got an Anna Griffin 'Hello!' stamp that I thought would be just right, but when I tried using it with the dusty concord DI I couldn't get a good impression, so I had to resort to using vibrant violet stazon. By this time I'd managed to get the squares right, otherwise I would have stamped the squares with the stazon.

All that for such a 'less is more' card (and the photo isn't up to much - it does actually look better irl) - the purple surround is my stamping mat, not part of the card.

This is also for:

Res-Q 72: boxes - use a square
If the shoe fits 68: let your purple shine!
I am celebrating with some candy - you can read about it and sign up here
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17 comments:

  1. massofhair28 February 2011 at 01:15

    Adore Magenta stamps Hazel, i have some beautiful small stamp squares somewhere and was hoping to use them for my entry but couldn't find them!

    Elegant and contemporary card which i like very much:-)

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  2. Susan28 February 2011 at 03:25

    Love the little images...cute card!

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  3. Chrissie28 February 2011 at 07:18

    This is lovely Heather... CAS is not as easy as some may think. With fewer elements, things have to be just right and that can take time.
    Thanks for joining us again. See you next time.
    Chrissie
    "Less is more"

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  4. Mandi28 February 2011 at 07:49

    Hi Hazel, you have cracked it with this one! Stazon inks, as dye inks always give a crisper impression that other softer padded ones. The hardness of the pad makes it less 'squishy' I always find
    thanks for joining us again
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  5. Jan 28 February 2011 at 08:35

    Such elegance, it's beautiful xx Jan

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  6. Julia Dunnit28 February 2011 at 09:15

    Despite their ink saturation, I don't find DIs any good at all for stamping. Well done though, because my less is more entry is still in the faffing department!!

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  7. Sue28 February 2011 at 12:23

    Isn't it always the case that those 'quick & simple' cards always take longer to do.
    Yours has turned out really well though Hazel.
    Sue x

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  8. Faith A at Daffodil Cards28 February 2011 at 12:27

    I love the simplicity of this card

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  9. Stamps and Paper28 February 2011 at 16:02

    A very elegant card.

    Anne

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  10. Angelnorth28 February 2011 at 18:26

    Well done for persevering, lovely result!

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  11. Lynne28 February 2011 at 20:04

    Lovely delicate card.
    Lynne xxx

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  12. Traceyr28 February 2011 at 21:32

    Very effective Hazel. :)

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  13. lesleyworth28 February 2011 at 22:12

    fantastic CAS card! thanks for playing along with us at the Shoe!

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  14. Caroline Hallett28 February 2011 at 23:09

    great card Hazel - love the colours - and yes its never clean or simple with creating a CAS card!

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  15. Anonymous1 March 2011 at 12:13

    lovely card

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  16. Vicky Hayes1 March 2011 at 17:13

    What an elegant card! I love the little square stamp.

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  17. Aileen2 March 2011 at 16:56

    Lovely soft colours. x

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