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Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Bold and the Beautiful

This week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to make a CAS card using pastels and black:

 

Being the queen of pastels, I had to play along!  Here's my card:


supplies: Hero Arts Daffodil layering paper, BoBunny pastel blue, pink, and green reverse of double dots, black card stock, Martha Stewart Monarch butterfly punch, Hero Arts CL493 Live Life, Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossing powder
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20 comments:

  1. Annette AllenMarch 24, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    wow great color combo...love those beautiful butterflies...

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  2. BarbMarch 24, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    Very clever take on the colors, Lin! Love this!

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  3. Donna B.March 24, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    Pretty card Lin - great use of the colors!

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  4. joyMarch 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    Sweet!

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  5. Dawn TMarch 24, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    Lovely Lin. The pop of the butterflies on the pastel colours is so pretty.

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  6. TrinhMarch 24, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    Love the bold butterflies against the pastels!

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  7. Virginia L.March 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    You sure are Queen of pastels, Lin! This is a gorgeous design! The use of butterfly punch is perfect against the black! Thanks SO much for joining the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays!xo

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  8. Linda W. (ScrappinBari)March 24, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    Love the pastel blocks with the black punched butterflies, Lin! So striking!!

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  9. VanessaMarch 25, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Li-in, Happy Birthday to you!!! Have a fabulous day and this card is so beautiful! Love it! Vanessa x

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  10. Kathy MartinMarch 25, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    Lovely butterfly card! I always love butterflies on a project! :)

    You have a March birthday? I do too! Mine is on the 21st. Happy birthday to you, Lin! :)

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  11. walchowDesignMarch 25, 2012 at 12:05 PM

    Great take on the colour challenge - love the color combo!

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  12. stampingandstitchingMarch 26, 2012 at 4:51 AM

    Pastels and black that sounds like a hard challenge but you did a wonderful job with it, Lin! Love your design and how striking the black butterflies look against the pretty backgrounds!

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  13. Jessi FoganMarch 26, 2012 at 5:14 AM

    Oh, it's good to be queen :)
    I absolutely love the colour blocking against the black & kraft -such a stunning card!

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  14. DebbieMarch 26, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    Love the clean lines of this card and the beautiful pastels you chose.

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  15. Elizabeth AllanMarch 26, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    Fabulous contrast between the die cuts and squares of color! Bold, beautiful and creative!

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  16. Michele GrossMarch 27, 2012 at 12:33 AM

    Lovely design! Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  17. Maureen MortonMarch 27, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    Not your usual style, Lin, but I love it! Great graphic look with lots of punch.

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  18. Suzanne CMarch 27, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    Sweet color blocking with butterflies. Lovely design.

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  19. Tracey McNeelyMarch 28, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    Love those black butterflies, I would have never thought.

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  20. Karolyn at Paper TherapyMarch 29, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    YUMM-MO!! Love those black butterflies against the pastel blocks. Seriously, so pretty! Thanks so much for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays! We're so glad you did!

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!