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Sunday 27 February 2011

Three squares

The Less is More challenge this week is asking us to use three squares on our cards - details here.

I found this one really difficult! I had differently sized die cut squares scattered round the desk, tried turning them to make diamonds, overlapping to create "movement", I pressed a Distress ink pad onto cardstock three times - nothing looked right!

I'm still not quite convinced by this but I've decided it's probably the best that's going to happen after that much experimentation - lol! I stamped the little square frame three times in black and then added the flower head in magenta, turning the stamp so the flower is at a different angle in each frame. Lots of white space and a little bit of black for "pop".

Stamps:
Inchie Style (Cornish Heritage Farms, retired)
Sentiment from a HOTP set

Paper:
smooth white
black

Ink:
Versafine by Tsukineko (Onyx Black)
Chalk ink by Clearsnap (Dark Peony)

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34 comments:

  1. Effie27 February 2011 at 13:01

    Doing simple can be so difficult! Love the pink with the black.

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  2. Meggymay27 February 2011 at 13:14

    Love your colour combination, great card.

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  3. joanne wardle27 February 2011 at 13:30

    well I think you did really well. it's frustrating though when things won't quite go right. I know it happens to me all the time.

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  4. Janice27 February 2011 at 13:32

    Nicely understated. They look like photo negatives but in colour IYSWIM!

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  5. Chrissie27 February 2011 at 13:36

    Works for me... and obviously for you after all that experimentation!
    Thanks for joining us... see you next time!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  6. Laura Tee27 February 2011 at 14:24

    Great card! Love the photo negative border stamp, and those colours are always a good combination.

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  7. Sue27 February 2011 at 14:56

    beautiful card and a gorgeous colour:)


    sue
    xx

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  8. Maureen27 February 2011 at 15:04

    Lovely card and great colours. well done.
    Maureen..........x

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  9. TAM27 February 2011 at 15:20

    Lovely card - very effective layout and that pink is just "yummy"

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  10. Rosemary27 February 2011 at 15:34

    love this... perfect with all the white space and the pop of color from the black and hot pink!!

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  11. Susan27 February 2011 at 15:55

    I struggled with this challenge too, so I feel your pain! I love what you ended up with...very clean and very pretty!

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  12. Hazel27 February 2011 at 16:11

    I think it certainly works well - I always love this colour commbo x

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  13. Cazro27 February 2011 at 16:24

    Works for me, so much so I will be borrowing the idea LOL! Love the colour Cazro

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  14. Mandi27 February 2011 at 16:53

    REally like your card Joanne, love the layout The oink and black is so striking
    Thanks for your support and correspondence
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  15. Faith A at Daffodil Cards27 February 2011 at 17:04

    lovely card, certainly makes a statement

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  16. joanne wardle27 February 2011 at 17:14

    lol, hi again, thanks for the comment, from now on I'm calling it "an embellishment opportunity" brilliant lol

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  17. Jose27 February 2011 at 18:34

    Lovely card, great colours
    Jose

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  18. Deborah Frings27 February 2011 at 18:59

    Classic colour combination - and I really like these squares! Lovely!

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  19. Sarn27 February 2011 at 18:59

    LOVE that colour combo, and I'm a sucker for a flower stamp! I think your layout works well.
    Hugs, Sandra

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  20. Viv27 February 2011 at 19:07

    Like the layout of this - I always bother about lots of 'white space' but you've proved that it can be really effective - lovely card.

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  21. Viv27 February 2011 at 20:14

    I love it too, I think we are all finding these cards hard to make now as we all get more critical of our work lol :O) Viv xx

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  22. Lynne27 February 2011 at 20:47

    Super card. Love the pink and black together.
    Lynne xxx

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  23. massofhair28 February 2011 at 01:38

    Like your colour choices and stamp, think i would have put the sentiment above the dividing line as it looks a tad cramped in that bottom right corner.

    Very elegant and clean, fabtastic card:-)

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  24. Jan 28 February 2011 at 08:19

    Love this, colours are fab xx Jan

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  25. Sue28 February 2011 at 12:28

    very clean and crisp looking, love the bright pink with the black.
    Sue x

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  26. Stamps and Paper28 February 2011 at 15:32

    Simply elegant.

    Anne

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  27. Lesley Edmonds28 February 2011 at 17:46

    So stylish. Love the pink and black against the white.

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  28. Suze Bain28 February 2011 at 21:18

    I love the magenta colour and the black ribbon really finishes it off.

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  29. Traceyr28 February 2011 at 22:06

    Very fresh and clean feel to this card Joanne. :)

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  30. Anonymous1 March 2011 at 00:30

    I really like this card I never thought about just doing the bottom bit but it really works

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  31. Anonymous1 March 2011 at 12:10

    love the black and pink colour combination

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  32. Anne1 March 2011 at 19:48

    oh I stuggled with the squares this week too. It's not as simple as we think is it?
    Love your colour combo, it's very striking
    Anne x

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  33. Aileen1 March 2011 at 22:15

    I've struggled too. Love the pink, your card looks really classy. x

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  34. Vicky Hayes2 March 2011 at 00:03

    I like your layout and know exactly what you mean about when things don't go right - usually when there's a deadline!

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