Look everybody - 'I've done a 'Clean and Simple' card, not something you'll see on this blog very often.
Trouble is I'm still not happy with it - it looks naked to me and my itchy fingers desperately want to add something!! Perhaps if I'd used a smaller image and put the borders all round I would have been happier!!
The image is digi image called 'Noon' and from Crafts and Me and I've sat her one a swing from Make it Crafty. I merged the images in Gimp and printed it straight onto the card and coloured her with Polychromos (gosh I'm really out of practice with these!!) I embossed a frame around the image with Go Kreate dies and then inked the edges with distress inks. I cut two borders from Cuttlebug Floral border die, placed them on either side then added small blue pearls. I finished it by stamping the sentiment (from a Hero Arts set) directly on to the card.
It might be Clean and Simple but it certainly wasn't quick and easy - it took me ages to complete.
It might be Clean and Simple but it certainly wasn't quick and easy - it took me ages to complete.
This is for the challenge at Totally Papercrafts who want Clean and Simple so I should say a big thank you to them for "really Challenging me!!"
Right I shall now get back to commenting if Mr. Google will let me - he's being somewhat truculent again - I keep getting the message 'Server cannot connect..........' he wouldn't even let me on my own blog at one point!!
Right I shall now get back to commenting if Mr. Google will let me - he's being somewhat truculent again - I keep getting the message 'Server cannot connect..........' he wouldn't even let me on my own blog at one point!!
23 comments:
Hi Heather love your CAS look so fresh & clean..lovely image & colouring pretty card..
smiles Christine xx
Hi Heather, wow it's great, love that beautiful fairy image and the cuttlebug die, I've wanted that one for ages! Glad you left it CAS makes a delightful change:0) xxx
I think you've managed the CAS look beautifully Heather. A truly stunning card!
lol Chrissie xx
This is so pretty Heather! I love the fresh white colour scheme and clean and simple design and the image is coloured to perfection! :) Love, Georgia xx
This is just stunning.
You do not need to add anything else it is perfect as it is x
My cards take forever too Lol, it's the choosing of papers and other embelishments to add, we are sooo critical of our own work x
hugs sally x
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Hi Heather,
Magical image and you created such a magical card.
Heather this is just Stunning and love the colours!! Would love to be able to print my digis like this!!! Wonderful Chanelle xxxx
Love this card!!Sometimes less is more and i agree with that for your card sometimes with so many embelishments on a card the image gets a bit lost but not here your image really pops out well done you pop over to my blog theres something for you Sharon.x
Gorgeous card Heather :-) you did a brilliant job with the CAS !! the image is beautiful and I love the die cuts ,,, :-)
thanks for joining us on the TPC :-)
luv
Lols x x x
Love the card, it definitely doesn't need anything else, it's beautiful just as it is.
Luv Hev xx
A gorgeous card and I don't think its plain at all!
Clairex
It's a wonderful card my friend! Stunning colouring and to me in feels peaceful. Really lovely!
Love n hugs
Marie
I like it Heather. The image is beautifully coloured.
Lovely card and beautiful coloring!! I just adore it!! Hugs Irene
CAS is Clean Adds Strife/Struggle. They definitely are very hard & I just want to add a layer & stamping the image straight onto the card is just dire.
That's some digital manipulation & I love her wings & socks.
Paula (PRP)
wonderful!!!!!!!!!
Hugs
Elma
Clean and simple, but also very gorgeous!
But I can imagine that it's hard not to add something. For me too it's very difficult to make a CAS card ;-)
But yours is just perfect.
Have a nice day,
Sandra
Perfect as it is, love the colours you used in the image! :)
Lovely card!
It's really refreshing to see cards like this for a change :)
Hi Hun
a beautiful card, lovely image & colouring as always, thank you for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week,hope to see you next time, sue,x
Fabulous - you still have lots of detail with all yoru embossing and die cutting!! Gorgeous image too, Juliex
Beautiful card as always, fab image. Hugs,moni
Wow this is incredible. the way you have coloured the iamge is stunning
love tasha xx
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