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Tuesday, 29 January 2013

You're Ace .....

.... Hi everyone!  One of the first things I do in the morning, after Jonathan and Kathryn have left, is to check the various challenges I play in.  This morning I saw that the new CASology - CAS29 challenge has the cue word "GAME", which immediately led to thoughts of scrabble (I play online games), cards, computer games and crosswords.  I'm sure that others might think of more physical games, but these are ones that I play!!  I recently got some new papers and stamps from Kaisercraft which are just perfect.  So here's my card:


Stamps: Kaisercraft - Sears & Son
Inks: Stazon - Jet Black
Dies: Die-namics - Fishtail Flags Layers STAX
Accessories: Kaisercraft Design Paper - Sears & Son; Stampin' Up! Card - Cherry Cobbler; SU Pen - Cherry Cobbler; Glossy Accents; Card from stash

 
I used the layout from this week's Less is More - LIM104 challenge -  the sketch was designed by Jen.  Chrissie and Jen have a couple of constraints and they are "It's simplicity itself, so to add a little constraint, we ask that the card stays in this orientation ie that the band remains in the horizontal plane, in the lower part of the card and that it takes up no more than 1/3rd of the height of the cardbase."

Although you can't see it in the photo above I have embossed a single line above and below the panel.  I cut the design paper to keep the Ace on the right and layered the paper onto some red card.  I stamped the cards in Stazon, colouring the ace of hearts red to match the card.  Then I cut them out - I added a touch of glossy accents on to the hearts, diamond, club and spade.  The sentiment was produced on my PC using a font called CK Chemistry and I used my fishtail dies to cut it out.  Clean, simple and perfect for a guy!

It's really dull and grey here today - we had thunderstorms and lots of rain last night, and I don't think I've had the lights off all day!!  The plus side is that it's 14°C and that really is unseasonably warm!  It's not going to last though.

That's all for now - see you soon.

Edited to add:  I was thinking that this was an original idea, but Fiona got there first!!   Fiona has posted a link to Motorhead - Ace of Spades!!

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28 comments:

  1. Elaine29 January 2013 at 20:40

    It's a great card with a great design!

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  2. Lynne29 January 2013 at 20:47

    Wow Deborah, this is ace (sorry). Love the stamps and how you`ve used them for the sketch.
    Lynne xxx

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  3. Clare29 January 2013 at 21:05

    Brilliant card, I love the 'Ace' in red, it really pops!

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  4. Deepti29 January 2013 at 21:27

    love ur sentiment n its representation through ur card

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  5. Mona Pendleton29 January 2013 at 21:28

    Terrific card Deb! Love the shimmery golden Ace :)

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  6. Sue -29 January 2013 at 22:47

    Great card and unusual papers.

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  7. Claire29 January 2013 at 23:28

    Fantastic take on the Casology challenge Deborah - love it! And such a great blokey card too!

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  8. Fiona30 January 2013 at 01:14

    Love your card Deborah and how you picked out the ace with red. (Misog's is the misery's.) Thanks for the mention btw.

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  9. Jackie30 January 2013 at 07:16

    Fantastic CAS card, love the design :o)
    Jackie xx

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  10. wienerhoneymooners30 January 2013 at 07:17

    Absolutely love the added shimmer dimension of the cards on the accent strip! Great one it tis!

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  11. Jen W.30 January 2013 at 10:53

    Those card stamps are awesome! Must check them out... And I love the sentiment. Reminds me of a friend who used to say everything was "Ace" all the time. :) Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

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  12. Tara Cardwell30 January 2013 at 12:26

    Fabulous guy card Deborah!

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  13. Julia Aston30 January 2013 at 14:17

    What a great GAME card Deborah! love the cards and card paper!

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  14. Ardyth30 January 2013 at 14:41

    This is a perfect masculine card - I love the subtle dp you've used as well! Thanks for playing the CASology game this week, Deborah!

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  15. Inkyfingers30 January 2013 at 15:36

    What a great card Deborah, and such a great idea to use cards as a theme.I was stumped when I saw that particular challenge!

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  16. G Peplow30 January 2013 at 17:07

    Brilliant! Love it Deborah! Brilliant idea with the games theme, Gay x

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  17. Pauline30 January 2013 at 17:35

    What fabulous images! A fab card Deb!

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  18. Vickie Z30 January 2013 at 17:36

    This is fabulous!! Great interpretation of the challenges!!

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  19. Anonymous30 January 2013 at 20:16

    As soon as I saw that I thought "that's a LIM card"! Doesn't matter if someone else had the same idea, bet the execution is different. I got a bit of a slapped wrist for "escapee stamping" on LIM, Chrissies words!! Hey, we all interpret these things differently, lol!

    Hugs
    Brenda

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  20. Chrissie30 January 2013 at 21:36

    Great interpretation Deborah!
    Love it!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  21. Sue Lelli 30 January 2013 at 23:01

    LOVE that gray band with the outline of the cards and then your hand of cards! FAB sentiment! Great game card, Deb!

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  22. Maureen Merritt31 January 2013 at 00:19

    This is great, the red ace really pops with all of the neutral shades. Thanks for playing along with us at CASology this week!

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  23. Darnell31 January 2013 at 03:17

    Awesome Aces card, Deborah! I love playing cards and board games and only get to do it once a year when I get together with my sisters. Mister hates all of them, sadly. Anyhoo, that is all to say that I adore your take on the challenge!!

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  24. Kim Heggins31 January 2013 at 04:11

    Fabulous card Deborah!

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  25. Jen Nelson31 January 2013 at 07:56

    just love how the cards overhang

    Thanks for joining us this week!

    Jen xx
    "Less Is More"

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  26. Kathyk31 January 2013 at 13:30

    Fab card and I just know I'll be singing "ace of spades" now too!

    Kathyk

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  27. Tracey McNeely1 February 2013 at 04:19

    Deborah I love the cards and the great sentiment. Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at CASology!

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  28. A Consuming Passion1 February 2013 at 22:23

    Great design Deborah, love this card!

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