Saturday 16 April 2011

Less in more - challenge 11

Another Less is More challenge and another difficult one, but it gave me a chance to practice with acetate and try out an idea I had a while ago.

I have a few embossing folders which I sadly neglect but I had thought about trying to emboss on acetate to use as an overlay, so this is what I came up with for the Less is More challenge this week:






The image was stamped onto glossy photo paper and cut out with a spellbinders die. I then embossed a piece of acetate with a pattern and again cut it out with a slightly larger version of the die.

The two pieces are attached to the card using silver brads.




On the same theme, I stamped the image directly onto acetate and used black and then silver embossing powder to fix the image. Again the images were cut out using the same spellbinders die and attached to black and white card respectively with silver brads.

Need to practice that technique a bit more though.

22 comments:

  1. Fab cards - love the last one (white card)

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  2. Charming cards Helene
    For me the black stamped images are better as you can se the detail more,
    Super job, thanks for so many different options
    Have a good week
    mandi
    Less is More

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  3. Super selection - think I slightly prefer the first and third

    Kathyk

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  4. Wonderful creations I LOVE them all

    Ali x

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  5. Great cards,especially the last one.the image really stands out!

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  6. Love them all,but there's an elegance with all the details that stands out on the last one - its my fave.

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  7. Wow so many different versions - they are all good, but I think I like the first one by a whisker

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  8. They are all lovely cards. I think I prefer the last one though.
    Lynne xxx

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  9. They are all lovely and I cannot pick a favourtie, well done.
    Maureen.........x

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  10. Fantastic. love them all, I am learning soooo much.
    jenjoy x

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  11. I thought that I had commented on your card last night Helene, but I had sung Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in a concert yesterday evening and was rather tired by the time I came to do some commenting... I think I probably fell asleep!
    I personally prefer the black stamped version ... the image is so clear, the first one is my fave!
    Thanks for taking up the challenge!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"
    WV

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  12. amazing cards ! Very dynamic love them all.

    Marie

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  13. Fabulous cards. Hugs Rita xxx

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  14. Lovely cards = but the white one with the black image is my fave!

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  15. Lovely cards. My fav is the third one. Sue.x

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  16. Beautiful cards.. Chrissieann xx

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  17. Great vintage style I love it
    Hugs Susie Sugar xx

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  18. Fab cards and great ideas love the different looks XOXO Zoe

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  19. Super cards Helene and a lovely stamp, I like the black images best. x

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  20. Well done, 3 cards using acetate I'm impressed! Love your first and third versions. x

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  21. All 3 of them are great
    Nicky

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