September 01, 2018

Less is More #379 - Black White Plus One Other Colour

Happy September 1st everyone!  It's not just a new month but a new challenge at Less is More (LIM).  We have a colour challenge this fortnight and the possibilities are endless.  Show us your Black, White plus One Other Colour card.  CAS-ual Fridays is our wonderful brand new sponsor this month.  Play along in all the September challenges to be in the running for the $25 gift card prize to their store.  Oh and did I mention that they are also generously offering discount code ‘lessismore’ to save 20%?  











BLACK WHITE & GOLD


I was going through my bits bag when I saw these black die cut balloons that I had planned to use for a New Year's card but ended up making something else.  I die cut them from Whisper White cardstock and then ink blended Black Soot distress ink with a mini blending tool. For some sheen, they were covered with Perfect Pearls.  The strings were die cut from black cardstock.  



A piece of gold foil cardstock was sitting on my desk, and that was how I decided my third colour. 😁  The sentiment was white heat embossed on a black strip.  All pieces were added to an A2 size Whisper White panel, then mounted it to a white card base to finish. 




Ready to join in the fun?  For some more beautiful inspirations from my teammies, head over to the LIM blog HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  Enjoy your day.












Challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches - #352 Sketch by Jen T.  
Watercooler Wednesday - #185 Anything Goes
SSS Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes
STAMPlorations - Summer CAS Challenge 








14 comments:

Kathyk said...

Super make and LOVING your choice of sentiment

Kathyk

Mac Mable said...

The black shiny balloons look very striking against the rich of the gold. Fabulous card X

Bonnie said...

A classy birthday card, Trina! Great idea to use Perfect Pearls on the balloons!

Susan said...

Love the variation of shading in the black balloons! Very classy with the gold.

Tinstar said...

Fabulous birthday card, love the gold panel it makes it very elegant. Thanks for joining in the fun at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

Christine Alexander said...

great celebration card, the balloons look wonderful with the shading and the sparkle from the perfect pearls.

Marge said...

Amazing CAS design as always, Trina! Love the contrast between black and gold and your black balloons are just so fabulous!♡ Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Marge
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Linda Callahan said...

Very cool! Love the foil with the rich black balloons! Glad you joined us at FMS!

Susanne Vargas said...

Your combination of black and white with gold foil looks very classy!

Susan said...

Love the glimmer of this card! Just perfect!

Crystal Komara said...

I LOVE black and gold together, it's always a stunning combination, but that sentiments takes the cake!! Thank you for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday challenge this week. Happy crafting! Crystal

Nonni said...

Great idea to use gold as a third color! This card has a very stylish, festive look and I love how you were able to create it with stuff you already had ready-made in your stash! Wonderful work. Sorry for commenting so late and have a fabulous weekend!

Sharon Traynor Designs said...

Please forgive me for being so late commenting Trina. Your card is totally stunning! It is oozing elegance and class, yet it remains so contemporary. Fantastic work xx

Neets B said...

It's obviously fashionable to be late this time ;)
I remember being wowed when I first saw your card, that shading on your balloons is flawless, so much dimension and what a great idea to add the shimmer. A really fun sentiment too, perfect for this fabulous card xx