Saturday 10 June 2017

Sweet Stampin' - Monochrome

Saturday again! Of course that means that it's time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' and this week our theme is Monochrome.
Monochrome can be any colour and white, but I chose the use black as it was the ink pad that was still out on the crafting table of doom! I thought this lovely Magnolia Blooms stamp set from Clearly Besotted would work beautifully with the theme. I used my MISTI to stamp the large bloom and also the leaves twice on white card in versafine, so that I could make sure I got a crisp evenly black image. I then used the matching dies to cut them out.
I had a play on a bit of card to find an arrangement that I liked, and snipped the leaves to fit. This gave me an idea of the size of topper I liked, on which I stamped the sentiment from the set and then trimmed it down. I glued on the leaves and added the bloom with foam tape. I added a black mat behind the topper. I'd chosen the sentiment because of the size and shape I could make with the words, but I felt it looked a little austere for a birthday day. I rummaged in my gem box to find some black pearls to add and came across this blingy strip. Bingo! To make the proportions of the card work, I used a 7x7 card blank, glued on the bling and then added the topper with foam tape either side of the bling.
I hope you're inspired to join us at Sweet Stampin' this week, we love seeing all your amazing makes. Have a great weekend (this post is scheduled, so I may surface before lunch, or maybe not!) x

19 comments:

  1. I absolutely LOVE this card Cara. I find monochromatic cards very attractive and I love the arrangement you created.

    Happy Saturday.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  2. Fabulous card, Cara, so striking! I love the design in black and white. xx

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  3. Classy with a wonderful touch of bling! I've seen sheets of bling like this in The Range and did wonder what I could do with it - this is a fab idea.

    Sharon
    x

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous Cara, beautifully designed, it's so striking a colour combination and the bling strip just sets it off, Kate x

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  5. What a gorgeous monochrome design Cara and love the silver bling.

    Hugs Diane

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  6. Hi Cara,
    beautiful monochrome card and your design is excellent.
    Love that wonderful stamp.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  7. This is a brilliant card, I love black and white and I just love that stamp, perfect for a sympathy card too, which I seem to be needing quite a lot these days.

    Kath x

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  8. I love monochromatic cards...this is so lovely and elegant...
    TFS,
    xx Karen

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  9. Lovely card thanks for sharing!!!

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  10. I love monochromatic. This is beautiful. Great bling.

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  11. Gorgeous card Cara, so love Monochrome. Have a great week, Angela xXx

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  12. Such a classy card, great layout and so striking x

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  13. A really classy looking card Cara. I Love it!. Barbxx

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  14. That touch of bling really makes this a special card!

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  15. Wow, this is amazing, Cara! So elegant!

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  16. This is stunning Cara, so elegant, I love the giant piece of bling and the black and white is so classic. Gotta love the MISTI for that clean impression you got with that large stamp. Cx

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  17. Such a striking and stunning creation Cara! I love the bling. Sensational card. Hugs, Wends xoxo

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  18. Hi Cara
    Just catching up again. Stunning card. Beautifully CAS.
    Thanks for reminding me that I bought some similar pearly strip squares a couple of months ago and not used them.
    Ang x

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  19. Oh wow what a gorgeous card Cara! Love your blooms , they're so striking in your monochrome theme x

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