Saturday, January 12, 2013

Black & White with a Splash of Colour


The challenge over at Simon Says Stamp is to use Black and white with a splash of colour.  I seem to be in an orange mood and decided to go with that as my splash.  It's entirely possible that I made a large splash....but I still like how my  my little 4" x 4" card turned out.

Paper: cardstock (PTI)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black; Memento (Tangelo)
Stamps: Paper Smooches (Gently Seasoned); Hero Arts (Scallop Borders)
Other: ribbon (stash); Bow Easy

For those who know me, I am not very proficient at making bows.  And so, after much thinking, I did eventually purchase the Bow Easy and am starting to play with it a little.  I'm not big on embellishments but for some reason I wanted a little black bow on this card.

That's it for now, off to enjoy my last two days with hubby before he returns to Angola!

If you have time to play in the SSS challenge go ahead, you have until Wednesday!  Have a fabulous day!

17 comments:

Jacqueline said...

What a lovely, trendy CAS design Brenda!
Thank you so much for the beautiful Christmas card, I am enjoying it!

Barb said...

I love this sweet card, Bren! Your splash is perfect!

Enjoy your time with hubby! :)

Lisa Elton said...

Brenda this is the cutest little card! Love your dots on the tree and fun plaid scallops. Great job on your bow too, the perfect finishing touch!

sara said...

love your card I think your little black bow is just the right touch.

Moz said...

Really stunning!
Hugz

Maureen Morton said...

I'm not normally and orange person, Brenda, but this card has such cute freshness. Love the bow....you've got it mastered! Very sweet - isn't the square format fun?

joy said...

Such a sweet card, Brenda! I love you little black bow and the orange is very pretty.

Dawn T said...

Gorgeous Brenda. The little black bow certainly finishes the card perfectly.

Anita Rex said...

LOVE THIS! Fabulous card love the design! Great job getting the bow easy it's worth it!

walchowDesign said...

Lovely CAS card, Brenda! Love the black/ orange theme and your bow is perfect!

Virginia L. said...

Brilliant use of colors! Love love it, Brenda!

Robin K. said...

This is such a sweet little card Brenda!! I really love the modern vibe and your fab bow!!

Martha said...

Brenda, what a DARLING card! Your creativity is on fire! Love the cool design and the SWEET bow! The black really makes this card pop! Beautifully done!

Hugs! ♥

Michelle said...

Oh, how cute! Love the scallop border and funky tree!

alexandra s.m. said...

adorable, love the negative space and the color combo is so modern ;-)

TFS~

cheiron said...

LOVE the bow Brenda and the orange is so fun! It really makes everything pop. Thank you for playing along with the Black and White with a Splash of Colour Challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog this week!

Tina said...

Oh, I love this sweet tree card, Brenda!