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Monday, 28 March 2011

Tissue Flower

I've definitley been bitten by the Less is More bug...and this week they have a fab sketch for us to follow. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to use a flower as the focal point, but couldn't find any big enough amongst my stash so I made one. I used my 'Blossom' Nesties on white tissue paper, cutting several of each size so that I could layer them up. I scrunched them all up a bit, then gathered them together with a brad. I used my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' folder for the embossing, and my EK Success 'Scalloped Diamonds' punch (covering up the diamonds) for the black border. The sentiment is from the 'Heartfelt Messages' set by Hero Arts, which I got for the bargainous price of £2.99 in the Hobbycraft New Year sale. 


Here's a close-up of the flower:


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33 comments:

  1. Dorte28 March 2011 at 08:08

    Elegant and beautiful, Helen.
    Have a great day.
    Dorte,xx

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  2. Curly28 March 2011 at 08:23

    Wow this is just so elegant Helen, I love the flower, its truly stunning,


    have a great week,
    Hugs Bridget :0) x

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  3. debby400028 March 2011 at 08:25

    Beautiful and so elegant helen.
    luv
    debby

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  4. Squirrel x28 March 2011 at 08:28

    Fantastic hun - and I am loving that beautiful flower, so clever. Hugs, Sxx

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  5. Anonymous28 March 2011 at 08:52

    a wonderfully elegant card

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  6. Chrissie28 March 2011 at 08:56

    Beautiful card Helen... so elegant in its simplicity!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  7. Stamps and Paper28 March 2011 at 10:02

    Love the simplicity of this card....looks so clean and crisp.

    Anne

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  8. Seafield Jo28 March 2011 at 12:10

    Such an elegant and beautiful card. Jo x

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  9. Kathyk28 March 2011 at 13:28

    I'm so glad you couldn't find any flowers the right size as this is just lovely as you've done it

    Kathyk

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  10. Claire28 March 2011 at 15:09

    This is beautiful Helen - I love that tissue paper flower! Hugs, Claire x

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  11. Susan28 March 2011 at 15:55

    Love the black and white combo..very elegant!

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  12. Anonymous28 March 2011 at 16:11

    So beautiful Helen
    Love the white on white, looks FAB with the contrast of the black
    Great work
    mandi

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  13. Rita28 March 2011 at 16:19

    What a fab card. Love the flower. Hugs Rita xxx

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  14. Riet28 March 2011 at 17:51

    So gorgeous card Helen.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  15. kelly28 March 2011 at 18:14

    wow!! I love it, so simple with the white flower but perfect!!
    Kelly xx

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  16. NGCARDS28 March 2011 at 19:47

    A lovely card hun! Thanks for joining in with our challenge of No Square Cards this week over at Creative Inspirations Wednesday's Challenge Blog! xxx

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  17. Lynne28 March 2011 at 19:47

    Gorgeous clean and fresh card and that flower is fabulous.
    Lynne xxx

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  18. G Peplow28 March 2011 at 20:18

    Hi there, fabulous flower on your card, love the whole look:0) xxx

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  19. Mau xx28 March 2011 at 20:19

    So Elegant, its Stunning xx

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  20. nessy28 March 2011 at 20:34

    simply stunning and totally elegant!!
    vanessa xx

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  21. Faith A at Daffodil Cards28 March 2011 at 21:05

    What a stunning card, love the flower it looks like it could be expensive to buy, and YOU made it, you clever girl

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  22. Mona Evy28 March 2011 at 21:25

    This is just so elegant! Thanks for joining us this week over at Creative Inspirations Wednesday's Challenge!

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  23. Tara Cardwell29 March 2011 at 00:29

    classy and elegant - very nice flower :-)

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  24. Tricia Williams29 March 2011 at 07:46

    GOSH this is Gorgeous, Love the flower!!! Very nice :O)

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  25. Babs29 March 2011 at 10:54

    Fab card and i just love the flower...
    Babs x

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  26. Suze Bain29 March 2011 at 15:06

    Gorgeous card Helen, the black & white is very classy. x

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  27. Jenny29 March 2011 at 15:50

    Beautiful card and lovely idea to use tissue paper for a flower X

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  28. Anonymous30 March 2011 at 04:42

    So pretty and lovely this is! :) Super cute tissue flower. Been wanting to try that one. Very very nice card!

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  29. massofhair30 March 2011 at 07:31

    Stunning tissue flower, really want to try making one of these... Your card is very elegant and classy:-)

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  30. Embley Veronica30 March 2011 at 20:10

    Thanks for joining us at For Fun Challenges! You have a lovely blog!

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  31. Aileen30 March 2011 at 21:39

    Great idea with the tissue flower. Lovely elegant card. x

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  32. Canonbury creations30 March 2011 at 22:36

    Beautiful Helen, love that flower!!
    Val x

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  33. Unknown1 April 2011 at 10:33

    I love the flower, Helen! I love making my own flowers...they're so much more effective aren't they?

    Lizy x

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