Saturday 9 May 2009

Penny Black Saturday Challenge meets the Creative Card Crew

I've combined the colour challenge of 'Black, White & One Other' of the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, with the 'Embossing' theme of this week's Creative Card Crew Challenge on this card. Black & White cards always look so stylish, so I thought I'd try to make something elegant...which ruled out all but one of my Penny Black stamps! lol So, I've used 'Constellations', which has been embossed in 'Black Sparkle' embossing powder. I scored a few lines across the white card, before embossing the top and bottom portions with the 'Swiss Dots' folder. I then stamped a Whiff of Joy sentiment, and tied a piece of jade green ribbon between those lines. I finished off by adding a few black adhesive pearls.

Although this is not my usual style, I quite like the way it's turned out...although, now I see it on screen...I can't help thinking it looks rather like a Sympathy card...which is not what I set out to make at all!

15 comments:

  1. Hi Helen, your card is so beautiful and so elegant beautiful embossing. Thanks for joining us this week. Joey.x

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  2. It doesn't look like a sympathy card....I love it...it is simply elegent...just my kinda card...thanks for joining in the fun this week Helen....Hugs Kath xxxx

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  3. What a beautiful card Helen.

    Hugs Riet.x

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  4. Beautiful card Helen, so very elegant.

    Brenda x

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  5. Good morning Helen, what a totally gorgeous card hunny. I love the embossing, such an elegant card. Thank you for joining in with our challenge this week, Linda x

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  6. Hi Helen
    your card is wonderful and very elegant!
    Hugs Gisela

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  7. Oh wow Helen this is very stylish ~ I love it. Thanks for joining us this week at PBSC.. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
    hugs
    Tracie :)x

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  8. A beautiful and elegant card Helen. Love the beautiful image. This is really stylish. Thanks for joining the Creative Card Crew Challenge.
    Sharon xx

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  9. totally stylish and so elegant. Love it hun
    Thanks for joining us this week :o)
    -x-

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  10. Beautiful elegant card I love it.

    Glenda

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  11. This is so beautiful, very elegant the stylish! Thanks for joining the PB challenge this week!
    Beth xx

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  12. Card looks great, I have that stamp but not one if my favourites but using it the way you did looks great
    Jose

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  13. Wow what a beautiful card Helen, so very elegant and beautifully detailed - love that stamp!
    Hugs,
    Nicola -x-

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  14. beautiful elegant card Helen - love it! Thanks for joining in the PBSC this week
    Pauline x

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x