Saturday, 6 July 2013

LIM #127 Shades of Grey & CAS Sketch #248

My nephew has loved trains from a very young age, thanks to his paternal Grandad. He has tried several times to get a job working for various railway companies and yesterday - finally! - he got the job he'd been  desperate for: working for Virgin Trains' Customer Services.  So of course I had to make him a card to congratulate him.


This week I've combined another 2 challenges.  The current theme at Less is More is Shades of Grey so I've incorporated Virgin Trains' grey, red & yellow colours with a darker grey & black.  I hope the red & yellow don't disqualify me!


I really liked today's sketch at Clean & Simple Stamping, especially as it reminded me of old fashioned railway signals, so I decided to incorporate that, too.

Cardstock: Xerox Colotech Plus 300gsm (base card), Papermania (greys) & Lidl (red/yellow)
Cuttlebug Seeing Spots embossing folder
Stamp:  Maker unknown
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

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10 comments:

  1. laurie6 July 2013 at 23:09

    Love the pop of red and yellow colors!

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  2. OH Babs7 July 2013 at 17:43

    A creative card and how clever to think of railroad signals. How nice your nephew got the job he wanted.

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  3. Chrissie8 July 2013 at 07:39

    Great card Helen!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  4. Maarit at Violets Corner9 July 2013 at 16:14

    Super card Helen, love the design, I'm still thinking of what to do for LIM this week, your card is very inspiring!

    Warm hugs
    Maarit

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  5. Ann9 July 2013 at 22:27

    Striking card, Helen! Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment - I'm glad you have chosen to join in challenges now, as we all get to see your great work! Hugs x

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  6. Cathy9 July 2013 at 23:26

    Hi Helen, great card, love the textured background. Congrats to your nephew on getting the job he wanted. Thankyou for your visit :) Cathy x

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  7. Åsa10 July 2013 at 10:31

    Great card! The red and yellow really make it pop!

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  8. Viv12 July 2013 at 22:35

    Great card Helen :) Viv xx

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  9. Heather13 July 2013 at 07:01

    A fabulous card, such a lovely design - I love your embossing!!

    hugs
    Heather xx

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  10. Chrissie13 July 2013 at 07:46

    I meant to says thanks for the tip about the make of stamps I wasn't sure about... thank you... I should be more fastidious about labelling the carrying sheets for them!
    Have a good week!
    Chrissie

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