Sunday 13 November 2016

A Good Read

A very Happy Sunday to all,

I have a card for you today using a new set of stamp from Happy Little Stamper-Wish you were here. This isn't a Christmas set but I decided to make it one!

This was inspired by the latest 'one layer cards' challenge at Less is More


I thought I was going to give this challenge a miss but then deicded to have a look at all the books I had read recently. Then a light bulb moment hit me when I saw a book that my blogging friend Shauna recommended to me. It is called the 'Paris Architect' by Charles Belfoure. It is one of those books you can not put down. If you want to see find out more about this book, just click here.

I hunted to find a sketch I could use and went with the latest at Freshly Made Sketches-flipping it and using score lines for the horizontal line and my snowflake stamp as the circle. Here my snowflake stamp is illuminating the Eiffel Tower......I can't believe how many ways this stamp can be used!

I will also enter this into the CAS challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More

Have a fun Sunday x



21 comments:

  1. Fabulous Sandie. Love the touch of scoring to ground the image. Will have to check out the book.

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  2. This looks absolutely super! Firstly, great take on the sketch. Then I love the star, so dramatic and really taking the eye in to the focal point. The typewriter font of the sentiment works perfectly for the feel of this card. The whole design is an awesome way of tying in a book for our challenge, too! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Less is More :)

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  3. WOW! Sandie I spotted the new HLS Eiffel Tower image straightaway ... Heehee! Well done for creating so quickly with it! Love your take on the book challenge and that star is so versatile isn't it. Just too clever and a perfectly CAS design. Thanks for playing along with us at Less is More. Sarah xx

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  4. Great take on the challenge! Looks like a book that I would like to read too...have to go to the library to see if they got it... Hugs, Gerrina

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  5. LOVE LOVE LOVE this. The stamps are great too. Must ask you about your experience of buying internationally as I always worry about custom charges.

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  6. Love your style, always CAS and elegant too! Off to take a look at the link about the book.

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  7. CAS perfection, Sandie ... Paris is indeed merry and bright ... you've shown it to be so here! Hugs, Anita :)

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  8. Fabulous! Love that star.

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  9. What a creative take on the challenge...so cool. Thanks for sharing at Less is More!

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  10. What a great card! Love that Eiffel tower and the sunburst behind it! So pretty! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  11. I LOVE that you took the Eiffel tower stamp and turned it into a focal point for your Christmas card. I adore this card!! xx

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  12. Fab CAS design, Sandie - I love the way that the starburst highlights the beautiful Eiffel tower image (now on my wishlist!). Great literature inspiration too. Thank you for playing along with us at Less is More this week :)

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  13. simple but effective Sandie
    love the CAS style again from you
    great stamp you have
    Many thanks for joining with us this time at ATSM
    hugs
    Monika (DT at ATSM)

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  14. Love how you flipped the sketch! Beautiful card!

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  15. SUPER CAS design hon! I love the combination of stamps you used and the scored lines are just perfect for one layer CASilisciousness. I see some challenge wins coming up with this card! Well done!

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  16. Untraditional yet perfectly Christmasy! I do love it. Would be perfect for the challenge over at Always use Rubber too (see link in my post with the lady in Venice)

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  17. Such a striking design, Sandie, and you've showcased Kylie's new stamp brilliantly here! Love your use of that snowflake, fabulous idea.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
    Anita x
    Less is More

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  18. Beautiful CAS card..Love the star behind the Eiffel Tower..
    Love
    Richa

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  19. Love this card. Fantastic to have the sunburst and eiffel tower together. I also read The Paris Architect and would highly recommend it.

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