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

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  2. 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. Beautiful and so elegant helen.
    luv
    debby

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

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  5. a wonderfully elegant card

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

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

    Anne

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  8. Such an elegant and beautiful card. Jo x

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

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  11. Love the black and white combo..very elegant!

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

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

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  14. So gorgeous card Helen.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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

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

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

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  19. So Elegant, its Stunning xx

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  20. simply stunning and totally elegant!!
    vanessa xx

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

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  23. classy and elegant - very nice flower :-)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  32. Beautiful Helen, love that flower!!
    Val x

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  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