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Sunday 10 June 2012

To Flourish.....

.... to grow well, luxuriant, thrive, dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing, an embellishment or ornamentation: a signature with a distinctive flourish, that's the challenge at LIM#71 this week.  I thought initially a black and white theme for my card, but, after a trip down the garden on this beatiful hot summers day that magically happened today, to cut some of the first sweet peas the colours were so lovely I was inspired instead to make a colourful summery card.  I used a memory box die to cut the  flourish heart and laid it on the card at various angles within the piece of paper from which it was cut - this then acted as a sort of mask/template and I simply used cats eye ink pads to ink over the heart a sort of negative flourish effect was produced which I think is quite luxurious and stylish and very pretty...hope you like it too. x 

21 comments:

  1. Love the white flourishes against those summery colours!

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  2. You've made a terrific job of the colouring through the stencil Sue
    FAB card, i really do love this heart, I have it too
    Thanks very much
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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    1. Thank you for your lovely comment, I love MB dies!! x

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  3. I love how you've done with using that die as a stencil! How clever! Super card!

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  4. Fabulous card in such lovely colours too

    Kathyk

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  5. Gorgeous summery colours and a great idea, love it xxx

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  6. Hola Sue, fantastic summery card, very vibrant and bright colours, i like your memorie die for make a mask, beautiful card.
    A hug from Palma

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  7. Great colors and wonderful use of flourishes.

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  8. Brilliant idea and a super execution of it!
    This is SO effective!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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    1. Thank you, LIM gives me a focus, brilliant site so pleased to have found it x

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  9. This is my favourite one of the LIM entries - so fun with bright colours and a very different take on using a flourish!

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    1. Oh wow, thank you that means so much to me! x

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  10. Love the bright colours in the heart shapes - brilliant!

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  11. Beautiful. I always love things that go off the edges, and this is no exception. Just beautiful.

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  12. wow very beautiful, love the colors!

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  13. Really bright and cheerful colours and brilliant placement x

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  14. Love your bright hearts. Your masking is fab. x

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  15. You made the right choice in color this is just spectacular love the colors!!!!!

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  16. This is gorgeous, I love the bright funky colours you've used.

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  17. Like it? I love it! How cool that the lovely colors of your sweet peas inspired your beautifully colored heart flourishes!

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  18. This is just sooo gorgeous! LOVE the colors on white....great take on the challenge! :)

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