Saturday 6 June 2015

Colour Challenge at LIM

The colour choice at Less is More this week is 
SUNSET
What a lot of colours that entails!
I have done a couple of cards for this challenge. The immediate colours that came to my mind were red-orange-yellow tones, but there are so many other colours which could be included.
I began by inking a strip of card with Distress inks, using sponge daubers, blending the overlap of colours. Following this I merely stamped the Indigo Blu image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, highlighting some of the flowers with a Sakura, Clear Star, gel pen. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.
This is also for Addicted to Stamps Make your Mark Challenge

Here I dropped shades of red and yellow Aqua Tints onto a piece of card and spritzed with water to blend and spread the colour. When dry I used it as a backdrop for the die-cut front panel and the lower layer of the Memory Box butterflies. The sentiment which I believe is from a Spellbinders die, was also cut from the inked card.
This fits the challenge of Butterflies at ATCAS, so I'll enter it there too.
We sang at the Royal Albert Hall this week with my choir the Portsmouth Choral Union. It was a terrific concert, conducted by our previous conductor together with his two other choirs, the Chichester Singers and  Guildford Choral Society... over 500 voices... we made quite a sound!  It was Belioz Te Deum...  it's quite a sing!
As you may see there were hundreds of singers... if you look at the organist (our choir's conductor) and move along that row to the right, I am the second person from the organist in that row, my husband is the fourth to the left of the organist!

31 comments:

  1. Two spectacular cards Chrissie and loving all the colours you've merged in the first one, so realistic and a perfect night sky. Sounds like you had a brilliant time with the choir... What a day to remember! Have a good week. X

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  2. Two very different but equally gorgeous cards, Chrissie. Your first is so atmospheric, gorgeous blend of colours. And singing at the Royal Albert Hall must be an amazing experience! x

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  3. Stunning cards as always, Chrissie.
    Elaine

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  4. I love sunset colours Chrissie and your cards are stunning! I've not looked at this weeks challenge yet but I'm looking forward to it after seeing your taster.

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  5. Love the dramatic, rich colours with lots of lovely white space! Those indigo blu flowers look great against the strong sky and I love how the butterflies continue the colours of the die cut swoosh :)

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  6. great cards ! lovely warm colors
    martina
    x

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  7. Gorgeous card! Glad the concert went well - mass choir concerts can be very exciting can't they! Jo x

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  8. Two gorgeous cards. What a lovely sky you've blended in the first. The second is just as lovely.

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  9. Both cards are so gorgeous Chrissy.
    Hugs, Veerle x

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  10. WOW Chrissie..both of these creations are super amazing.. so clean and crisp x

    Missy Pink - The Crafty Pink Girl x

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  11. These cards are both simply stunning, Chrissie!!!! Love that beautiful sunset scene you created on the first with the great sponging of the DIs!!!! The thin black strips at the top and bottom of your stamped panel really let it stand out so beautifully against the white!!!!!
    The butterflies on the second card is gorgeous and I love the wavy strip of orange!!! Really beautiful and so striking!!!!!
    Sounds as if you really had a great time at the concert - must have been a great experience!!!!
    Have a great Sunday!!!

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  12. Two fantastic cards! I love the simple beauty of them!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  13. Two gorgeous cards Chrissie. Love the mix of colours for your sunset ... especially that little pop of purple at the bottom --- yummy!! And your butterfly card is so bright, cheerful and fun!! This is perfect for ATCAS challenge - butterflies. Hope you'll join in. xx

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  14. Two fab cards, both very 'you'. Singing at the Albert Hall is pretty special, wonderful memory to have x

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  15. Both cards are stunning! Love the sunset colours! The butterfly card is so vibrant (you should enter at ATCAS) xx

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  16. Two gorgeous cards, I love your sunset colours. Xx

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  17. Stunning color achieved in both cards! and WOW that is an amazing choir! It was fun to play in LIM challenge again -- I have missed it~

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  18. Wonderful sunset colours on your fabulous cards, dear Chrissie
    I believe it was a great experience singing in Royal Albert Hall!

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  19. Wonderful sunset cards, Chrissie! Love the butterflies with that fantastic layout and rich colors! Wish I could have heard that concert! So glad you shared with us at ATCAS!

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  20. Such pretty cards, Chrissie. Love the design of the butterfly card :)

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  21. Such pretty cards, Chrissie. Love the design of the butterfly card :)

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  22. love the one with the butterflies, but both are gorgeous

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  23. Just love your sunset card! The blended colours are superb and love that the stamp images seem so close. Gorgeous card and so happy to see you at ATSM this week!

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  24. Both your cards are so warm and have that summer-eve-feel; beautiful!
    That was a spectaculair concert to do I think! Something to get goosebumps from! Have a sunny and colourfull week!

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  25. Two really gorgeous cards, Chrissie! Beautiful inking/blending to create your sunset effect, and of course your designs are fabulous! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Addicted to CAS and ATSM!

    Thanks so much for sharing your amazing photo with us! I'll bet you sounded like angels from above...sure wish I could have been there!

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  26. " fab cards Chrissie xx Jan

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  27. " fab cards Chrissie xx Jan

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  28. Gorgeous cards Chrissie, both are very lovely, the colours and simple designs are beautiful :-)

    Fab photo too, I am sure that would have been quite a concert, I wish I was there !, not singing, just listening and maybe humming quietly along :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  29. Love that sunset, Chrissie! How fabulous to be part of such a large concert.

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  30. The white butterflies on the red swirl are stunning. CAS perfection. So glad you joined us at Addicted to CAS this week
    jaydee

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  31. Beautiful cards Chrissie, thanks for playing along with this week's ATCAS Challenge, Rebecca x x x

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Chrissie