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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator in the UK and love sharing my passion for paper crafting and Stampin' Up! products. Thank you for visiting I hope to see you again soon. Zoe x

Saturday 9 June 2012

Precious Butterflies Stampin' Up! Hostess Exclusive


Stampin' Up! Precious Butterflies Hostess Gift
The Less is More challenge today is a one layer card with the theme of 'use a flourish'.  I've taken mine from the gorgeous Stampin' Up! hostess set  Precious Butterflies, embossed it in clear and then sponged some cheerful colours over it to try and brighten this dull June we are having. 
To make the square in the middle of your card you need to cut a mask of your card with an aperture in the middle.  You can then stamp your image and emboss it before replacing the mask to add your colour.  You can also use the Colour Spritzer to add some texture whilst maintaining your single layer of card. 
A simple sentiment says it all and this one is from one of my favourite stamp sets Pocket Silhouettes.
Short post as I'm busy making my swaps for my trip to Vienna next week and trying to tidy up for my lovely MIL who's coming to watch the children. 
Have a great day!
Zx

Challenges
Less is more - use a flourish one layer card

Supply Recipe
card - whisper white
ink - versamark, stampin up pacific point, daffodil delight, certainly celery, marina mist
tools - heat gun, colour spritzer, embossing buddy,
accessories - clear embossing powder

24 comments:

Marijke said...

gorgeous card

Anne said...

What a pretty card, the spritzing looks great

Kimberley said...

Love the muted colours - brilliant.

Loli said...

Hola Zoe, thank you for your comment:D
Great colouring, perfect, i like you flourished corner and i love the sentiment, very simple but beautiful words.
Have a nice trip to the land of Mozart:D
A hug from Palma

Mandi said...

Your white flourish looks lovely with the FAB inking effect
Thanks so much
mandi
"Less is More"

Zippy said...

The inking is brilliant and the flourish looks fab, gorgeous card. xxx

Pia S said...

Such a beautiful one-layer card! Love the softness of the colors and design.

Chrissie said...

Great card Zoe, I love this technique!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Kaz said...

This is absolutely beautiful.

Jenni's Jems said...

Lovely fresh colours x

Unknown said...

The colouring is fantastic and the masking technique is great for this card.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I love the nice delicate colours

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card Zoe, I love the inking technique you've used.
xx

Suze Bain said...

Lovely colours, a very pretty card. xx

Emily said...

Love the subtle colours in this one. Hope you have a lovely time in Vienna and don't forget to take lots of photos so we can all see this gorgeous city.

Ps... There's always time to craft lol

Jeannie said...

Such a pretty card - lovely colours. Jeannie x

Carole said...

Beautiful card Zoë. Our June has been brilliant yet, fingers crossed soon.

Kathyk said...

Great card and colours and loving those splatters too

Kathyk

M said...

Really lovely - your flourish looks so delicate in white. M x

Gibmiss said...

Hi zoe
Fabulous card.... Love it .... Enjoy your trip.....
Hugs Sylvie xxxx

Tracy said...

What a super card Zoe, just love the colours. Won't be long now til we get to meet up, I'm getting excited now, just need to pack. Good luck with your swaps. Hugs Tracy xxx

GinaA said...

Beautiful backing to a FAB flourish.

An Occasional Genius said...

Really pretty Zoe, a lovely choice of colours. I've been doing quite a bit of masking recently, it's great for one layer (cheap on postage!) xx

Aileen said...

Gorgeous sponging. Love the flourish. Enjoy your trip. x