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Thursday, 2 October 2008

Totally Taupe




This card is for this week's challenge on 2sketches4you - a fantastic challenge site started by my BBTB design team buddies Kazan and Laura. I have wanted to make a totally neutral card for a while - the idea intrigued me, not all white, just neutral. I used paper by Martha Stewart and kept resisting the temptation to add brown to the mix. Lots of white stitching and a sprinkle of glitter - I used a quickie glue pen and my best glitter (sparkling ice by Great Impressions). The sparkly glitter doesn't show up in the photo of course, but It's really delicate looking in real life. A big taupe twill bow, ribbon also by Martha, and I am done. I really like the effect, it's cool, elegant and........well, neutral. What do you think?

59 comments:

  1. I think this is one of the prettiest cards I have ever seen. I also love all the stitching! Beautiful !!!

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  2. OMG!!! Enfys , This is gorgeous!!! The taupe colors and the white with the glitter are perfect together. Beautifully done my friend! TFS

    ~Lillie~

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  3. OMG it is beautiful !!! I love love love the look. You should go out of your norm more. . this card is so beautiful !!!!!!!!

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  4. Hi Enfy I think your neutral card is wonderful, simply elegant. Best wishes Dee

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  5. This is soo beautiful. Love the whiteness and the stitching that ads dimension!! Lovely

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  6. Absolutely gorgeous Enfys. It must be hard though not to be tempted to use a colour. Im not sure that I could do it!
    Heather

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  7. This is soooo B U T FULL!
    WOW.... yes, the WOW factor has been added!

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  8. Oh what a beautiful card i love the delicate ferns, I love the stitching I love the neutral colours, everything about this card is so classy Enfys. Wonderful!!

    Juliexx

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  9. THIS Is wonderful I am encouraged to stitch cards now thanks you

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  10. God that is gorgeous how long must that have taken to do I love it

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  11. It is absolutely stunning Enfys...just love the softness of it and those leaves are gorgeous....fabulous stitching too and the glitter just lifts it
    Hugs
    kath
    xxxxx

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  12. Oh My Enfys...This is sooo pretty...and `beautiful`..
    Wow it`s been a while since I popped over I got lots of catching up to do!!!Lovin all your creations my friend:)
    Love to you and yours:)~X~

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  13. Wow! This is absolutely STUNNING!!! You are so talented! :-)

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  14. Hi Envys. So glad you could play. This card is really beautiful. You really are a master at that sewing machine! Gorgeous take on the sketch.

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  15. This is absolutely beautiful. It is stunning with its elegant simplicity, goregous stitching, and monochromatic color scheme!

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  16. Enfys, your card is gorgeous! The white makes it so elegant and your stitching job is fantastic.

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  17. very pretty monochrome card! I like the oversize bow. TFS!

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  18. You are so amazing - I love looking at your stuff!!!!

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  19. Stunning, I love its elegance and the wonderful details.

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  20. WOW WOW WOW, Those colours, the design and the stitching are gorgeous. what a lovely card.

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  21. This is gorgeous! I love all the stitching and the color.

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  22. Love the detail. It's a gorgeous card.
    Eveline.

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  23. Absolutely Stunning!!! What beautiful detail ... gorgeous work!

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  24. Oh my goodness, this card is so STUNNING, GORGEOUS and "OUT OF THIS WORLD" LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!

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  25. Enfys I love the neutral look! I need to give that a try, it is so elegant!

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  26. Enfys I love the neutral look! It is so elegant, I am going to have to give that a try! My idea book is getting so full of your crafty talent! Thanks for sharing with us.

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  27. Enfys, this may be a departure from your usual style but it still has your hallmark beauty and elegance. Great card.

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  28. very elegant, fab stitching
    AllisonX

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  29. Wow. No, really WOW, this took my breath away. It is beautiful!

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  30. I always love your creations; but, this is totally awesome!!!!

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  31. Wow- what a beautiful card! The neutral tones are so lovely!
    Inspired,
    debb

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  32. It's a beautiful card Enfy! So elegant that I can see it as a wedding card. Beautiful...

    Thanks, Janis

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  33. Oooh, GORGEOUS! Everything about this is stunning.

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  34. This is a definate jaw dropper !! holy cow Enfy's this is strikingly beautiful !! One of my favourites for sure. I have left you an award on my blog for being one of my most inspirational friends !!

    hugs
    michelle

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  35. An Absolutely Gorgeous Card!!!
    Love all of it...the stitching, glitter the ferns! Simply stunning!!
    MB Name: Brenda

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  36. You are one of the fab5, well done.
    Eveline.

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  37. Oh, Enfys! This card is absolutely stunning! Do you need my address? I love every little detail.

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  38. Elegant! I love this card! This is what I would want my designs to look like! Wish I had your talent!

    CindyS.

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  39. TFS your beautiful work. GrammaP on the cricut MB

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  40. Enfys,
    Omgoodness this took my breath away...Wow! Krista

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  41. Ooh, Enfys - this is just so elegant. Way to go on the Fab5!

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  42. This is the prettiest card I've seen for a long time! So soft and elegant. Love it...

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  43. OMG!!!! What a gorgeous card and congrats on making the Fab5!!!! Your work is stunning!!

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  44. This card is so beautiful! So elegant and pretty!

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  45. Beautiful card!!! So elegant!!! Congtats on being a Fab 5 this week at 2S4Y!!

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  46. This is a most beautiful & elegant card. I made a wedding card this weekend in pale blues. I thought it still needed some little touch and this card popped back into my mind. I love the stitching technique you used. Can you tell me how you did this? It looks like you did it on a machine but it looks more like a feather stitch and not a zig zag stitch. Could you give me some kind of instructions on the type of stitch you used and how you did it? Thanks for sharing your talents!

    Jeri
    JerilynnO@aol.com

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  47. What a gorgeous card!!! your work makes me so happy!! Barb

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  48. This is beautiful! I love it! You're a very talented lady...TFS!
    I've just started sewing on my work and have only used zig zag stitches. I really like what you've done w this...I guess I've been inspired again...TY!

    cyimbugbitten

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  49. Beautiful, love everything about it!!

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  50. Awesome card. Simplicity is almost always elegant. Beautiful.

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  51. What do I think? I think it's bloomin' marvellous!! Loving the taupe theme. Lovely. Very elegant.

    Chris xx

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I love reading your comments, thank you for taking the time
Enfys x