Sunday 15 May 2011

Less is More One Layer Card - Embossing

Well, hasn't Blogger been a pain in the b** over the past few days !!  Almost drove me crazy and I'm still not sure that everything I'd posted has been restored.  Especially comments I left on blogs I visited whilst it was experiencing problems.  I'm so pleased that it now seems to be behaving itself and long may it continue.

This week the Less is More Challenge is to create a one layer card and include embossing - and of course follow the usual rules of 'less is more'.

I decided to incorporate some dry embossing on my entry, using my trusty Cuttlebug and a lovely floral embossing folder.  I also used three stamps from a set by Dark Room Door.

My base card is 5x7 used in landscape format and I embossed the front to just over halfway from the lefthand edge.  I then drew two lines at the edge of the embossed area using dark brown ink and stamped the solid flower 5 times next to the lines using Memento Potters Clay ink.  I then overstamped the matching outline over the top of each flower, offsetting some of them so the outline doesn't quite match, using Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  The sentiment was also stamped with Rich Cocoa and I think makes this card appropriate for many occasions.

Thanks for dropping by to check out my project today.

16 comments:

Seafield Jo said...

This is a beautiful card Wynneth. Jo

Jill said...

You know what Wynneth CAS is good! So I love your card! Thanks for joining my blog, really appreciate comments from my followers, its what keeps me doing stuff! Jill x

Mandi said...

I really like the effect you have created Wynneth, love thoe daisies and the sentiment is FAB
Thank you
Diva LIM mandi
"Less is More"

Zoechaos said...

Lovely card :)

Yep we were all a little lost without Blogger but so much better that they sorted it out for us. I agree some comments seem to have been lost but it must have been such a job restoring all the posts etc. XOXO Zoe

Chrissie said...

This is lovely Wynneth, love design and super colours!
Great bit of embossing too.
Thanks so much for your continued support.
Chrissie
Lady LIM
"Less is More"

Meggymay said...

Your card is beautiful, love the daisies.

Suze Bain said...

Love how your stamped flowers match the embossed ones. A lovely card. x

angelwhispers said...

Just love it especially the perfect sentiment!! Chanelle xxx

Debs M said...

lovely card x

Kathyk said...

This is lovely Wynneth - fabbylicious!

Kathyk

Deborah Frings said...

It's gorgeous Wynneth!

Susan said...

Wynneth, I love how you've embossed just the one side of the card! Awesome card!

Annie said...

a beautifully elegant card Wynneth, and love the shades of brown for the flowers (remind me to get a potter's clay next time we are out shopping!)
I'll ring you later to see about popping around with my new LOTV stamps.
hugs, annie x

StampingStace said...

A lovely elegant card!
Stacex

Deb said...

beautiful card Wynneth, love the embossing and pretty flowers!
Happy Crafting, Debxx

Aileen said...

Love your embossing folder and it matching your daisies. Super design. x