Monday 2 April 2012

Spring Colours Meet Autumn Leaves

Firstly, a big thank you for all your well wishes after my operation.  I have been starting to feel a bit better over the past two days so I'm hopeful that I've turned the metaphorical corner and am on the mend.

It's Lucky Dip week at Less is More and Chrissie and Mandi have chosen a fabulous colour palette from Design Seeds to inspire us!  I must admit I can be a bit narrow when left to my own colour devices and I tend to neglect lovely pastel shades so it was nice to play with these.


I was inspired by a rainbow colours card by Lousette Ashton in March's Craft Stamper where she created a spectrum.  It looks like this technique will work with most colour combinations.  I also wanted to try to come up with another use for my postage stamp punch.

Here's what I made:


I punched some squares out of card scraps and layered them up on dimensionals, tying some linen thread across the bottom square.  The spray of rushes was all stamped on scrap Confetti Cream card and fussy cut out, again tied with linen thread and glued into place.  The sentiment was divided up onto two lines using my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  Here are a couple of other views:


Supplies
Stamps: Autumn Days, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Inks: Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake
Card: Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Confetti Cream
Other: linen thread, Stamp-a-ma-jig

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Socks is being very naughty today, jumping up on the table and trying to get my attention any way he can.  He reminds me a lot of Simon's Cat of video fame, especially in this clip:


Thanks for visiting,

38 comments:

  1. I'm so pleased you're feeling better Victoria. Nothing seems to get in the way of your creativity anyway - this card is just fabulous! I love your use of the postage stamp punch to make the colour spectrum and the spray of grasses tied with twine are beautiful. Vicky x

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  2. This is a great design Victoria... the inspiration colours look great in your card.
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  3. How clever, love the punch you used!
    Anne
    x

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  4. Fabulous take on the challenge. Great card

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  5. Fabulous Victoria , you are doing so well ,I love your cards, this one is so fresh and the colours are beautiful . Well done Hugs Elaine

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  6. I absolutely love this design Victoria, the colour blocks are spot on and look so much like colour swatches then the fussy cut arrangement is the perfect finishing touch! Just perfect :0)
    Jenny x

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  7. So what size cup are you in now?....haaaa!
    Seriously, really hope you feel a lot better, soon ;0
    Can't be doin' too bad if you can come up with something as clever, and pretty as this...I adore the fussy-cuts...beautiful result!

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  8. Wow - I love that card and I love the idea

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  9. Victoria just love your take on the LIM challenge...lovely card

    Anne

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  10. Hi Victoria - this is a really inventive and original design - the delicate grass spray is fabulous. A brilliant take on the challenge theme.

    Have a happy week - Sylvia x

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  11. This is really pretty! Love the cardstock you've used for the blank. Aren't the colours so gorgeous... not my usual picks either, but so pretty together!

    Thank you for your comment on my Less Is More entry. M x

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  12. Beautiful card, I can't believe what a great job you made of cutting out the pretty grasses and flowers, Gay x

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  13. Love those postage stamp blocks - great idea.
    Linbyx

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  14. Beautiful card. Everything in simplicity. Interesting composition. Bravo ! It's very successful !

    Hugs from France.
    Catherine.

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  15. Simply gorgeous card, Victoria! I love it. I thought at first they were swatches of fabric. Good to hear you are on the mend. Sorry, I must have missed your post about the op. Hope Socks is behaving a little better, and if not, hide the baseball bat, lol! Love Simons cat - really made me laugh

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  16. Love the colour blocking Victoria and fabulous fussy cutting. Take care. xx

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  17. Gorgeous take on the challenge, beautiful card.

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  18. Fabulous card, just love it.
    Glad to hear that you are on the mend.
    xxxx

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  19. What a stunning card Victoria! I can't believe you cut those pretty grasses by hand.....amazing!

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  20. This is gorgeous Victoria! Such a simple idea but so very effective! :)
    Lizy x

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  21. Ooh so lovely Victoria! Love your take on the inspiration pic, I still have no idea what I'm going to make. Hope you're fully recovered soon hun xx Lisa x

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  22. What a wonderful use of scraps! A beautiful card, Victoria.

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  23. What a simple, beautiful card! I love the color pallette -- I just might "pin" it!

    Hugs,
    Kay

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  24. Stunning card! Who would have thought it could be so pretty & yet so very simple. I really understand Socks bad behavior. Brady had figured out that if he bothers me enough in the middle of a card I will throw treats to him to distract him. Kind of like rewarding him for his bad behavior, but it works!

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  25. Wonderful card, thank you for the idea and inspiration :)

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  26. such a delightful take on the challenge and you executed it so well.Glad to hear that you are on the mend.take care.

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  27. What a clever and unique design - love it! I'm going to follow, thought I had done it the other day ... take care!

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  28. Victoria this is stunning - really stunning! What an amazing job you did with your fussy cutting. Wonderful work! I know the linen thread I ordered does not look like what you are using - mine looks more like real thread - your looks more home spun. Love this card!
    Sandy

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  29. Ooh! I like this ...I keep seeing the phrase "fussy cutting" I'm not sure what this means exactlty but whatever it is you did a fantastic job!
    suzi b :)

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  30. This is absolutely gorgeous Victoria - what a great way to use your postage stamp punch. Stunning.

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  31. Great idea! Very good, looks stunning!

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  32. Fabulous card Victoria
    Super inspiration
    Thank you very much
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  33. Hola Victoria, i'm glad to see you in my blog:D
    Great design victoria i love the bunch of wild "flowers", good idea your stamp punch for made layers and...very funny video :D:D:D like the real life:D:D:D.
    An spring hug from Palma and have a nice week

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  34. Oh this is fabulous, love it.
    luv
    Debby

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  35. Wow, this is just a great idea! It looks fabulous!
    Hugs Claudia

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  36. Great card - love you take on the theme.

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  37. Oh wow, beautiful card, I love your idea of the coloured blocks!
    Ellen X

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  38. Oh I love this Victoria! The postage stamps for your colour swatch is brill. How awesome are your rushes?! You must have great patience! x

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