Less is More #433

 Hello there,

It's Saturday and time for a new challenge at Less is More.

Sadly this is our last challenge for this year, however we will be back in the new year with some fab and fun challenges.

 

So, it's one layer time and I'm sure you're all so used to them by now that they don't fill you with dread anymore. 

A nice one to finish the year off and get those last minute holiday cards done.

 

I've actually stamped and coloured an image for this one. I like to make seperate cards for the grandchildren (& gt grand kids now) at Christmas and these Lily of the Valley stamps are fabulous.

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.

I've kept it clean and simple except for a tiny scattering of white glitter on the fur of his hat. I'll add a name below the sentiment but I've left it off for now with it being one layer.

Stamp, Lily of the Valley

sentiment, Docrafts

 I hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Stay safe and enjoy yourselves as best you can. Hopefully next year will one of huge celebrations x

 

Thanks for popping in

Less is More #417

Hi there,

Time for another challenge at Less is More and the theme is Out of Focus

Boy did I find it a challenge.
So taking Anita's card as inspiration and finding a you tube video for know how, I tried Ghosting for the first time.
It took me a couple of goes to get it right but I'm quite pleased with the result.

 I used distress inks ( shabby shutters and squeezed lemonade) on the panel card and a leaf stencil from a local craft shop that cost the princely sum of £1.

The Smile die is Penny Black cut from a piece of pink smooshed card from my stash.

Thanks for popping in x

Less is More # 416

Hi there

I hope you're all managing to keep safe and sane in this strange situation we're going through right now.

It's time for a new challenge at Less is More and, although it's one layer week, it's a nice easy one

It's also the second challenge for the DT post so I'll have to remember that when I link it up. Sometimes my fingers work quicker than my brain.

I think this image tells it's own story

The stamp is from Lilly of the Valley and I've had a field day colouring it.

The basket, teddies and baby's face are coloured with Promarkers.

The pram frame and wheels I've used a coloured pencil (because I'm not very good with tiny bits and markers)

The pram cover and hood are coloured with Cosmic Shimmer watercolour paints.

I'm not the best at painting but thought I'd give it a go as I wanted a bit of sparkle and I'm rather pleased with the result.

The way my family is multiplying at the moment I'm going to need a few baby cards

Thanks for popping in x

Less is More 2nd entry

Hi there,
 Hoping you're all feeling well and coping with this madness we're living through at the moment. At least if we are confined to barracks we have our crafting to fall back on.

I'm popping in today with a second go at the Less is More challenge which is,

There is a DT vacancy at Less is More that, after much thought and encouragement from hubby I decided I would try for. Unfortunately, when I entered my first card I forgot to add DT after my name DOH!
So I've taken the opportunity to make another card and I'll try not to forget the important bit.

I'm also entering this card into the latest challenge at Time out who are having a birthday celebration

I started off by smooshing some card off cuts with Cosmic Shimmer paints in Ruby and Raspberry

Once dry I cut out the leaf making sure I had enough of both the main colours showing.

I then made a mask by cutting a circle from a scrap of paper and centralising it onto my card front. I then stamped a Script stamp ( Indigo Blu) in Memento London Fog.

I used 2 different dies ( Spellbinders & Die-namics) to make my frame from dark grey card.

The sentiment is by Avery Elle stamped in clear ink and embossed in white EP.

Thanks for popping in x

Less is More #415

Hi there

Time for the latest challenge at Simply Less is More and it's my favourite, a colour challenge.

I started by cutting my squares and embossing the grey one with a folder from We are memory keepers.

The flowers are by Simply Graphic and cut from Papermill direct Raspberry card

Sentiment is from Avery Elle stamped onto red card and embossed in white ep

I thought I was being cool & trendy placing the squares a bit wonky but it's messing with my head so in future I think I'll stick to neat & straight lol.

Less is More #414

Hi there,

Time for the latest challenge at Less is More which is a lucky dip.

This my card

Yes I know it's a Christmas card and I know it's only March but I'm determined not to be last minute with my Christmas cards this year.

I started by giving an offcut of card a colourwash using acrylic paints in varying shades of blue with a tiny bit of pink thrown in.

Once dry I cut a panel using a rectangle die.

Next I used a wavy die from Spellbinders using another offcut of white card to make a snowy hill

Then cut that to fit the panel.

I die cut some trees ( Big & Small) and a big daddy deer and a small baby deer from a set by Hunky Dory.

The sentiment is by Winnie & Walter.

Thanks for popping in x

One card, two looks, two challnges.

Hello there,

I'm popping in with a card I've made for two challenges today. It's sort of a card with two faces. You'll understand better when you see the pics, one is kept quite plain while the second is jazzed up just a tiny bit.

I'm entering this into,

Simply Less is More which is to use a little bit more than the tiny image we used last time while still keeping it clean & simple.

Also for,

Time Out We can use the whole phrase on our cards or just some of the words.

Here is my first entry for Less is More

Keeping it clean with a Stencil from Alexandra Renke using home made texture paste.

After removing the stencil I smothered the image in Gold embossing power and left it to dry for few hours.

Once dry I heat embossed it and stamped and embossed my sentiment.

Lots of clean space although not white. I thought the gold would look fabulous on this gorgeous teal card and I am pleased with the result.

After photographing the first card I added some sequins for the Time Out challenge.

A close up of the sentiment.

I've used the words Birthday and Party with this stamp from Wplus9

The sequins I added to represent confetti and also because I love sparkly things.

Thanks for popping in X

Happy 9th Birthday Less is More

Hi there,

Yes, this week it's 9 years since the very first Simply Less is More challenge.
I joined in then and, although I had a bit of gap a couple of years ago, I'm still looking forward to our now fortnightly challenges.

This time the theme is

so a small image and very little else.

This is what I came up with,

 I struggled to find a stamp small enough but came across this very old stamp set from Elusive Images.

Stamped in Versafine black and embossed in clear EP.
The sentiment is from a small set by Flourishes.
The close up shows my rubbish attempt at water colouring with DI. It looks a bit better in real life.

And get this,  even though it's not one layer week this is a one layer card...go me lol.

So, seeing as it's 9 years since the start of this challenge blog I've had a scroll through past entries and found my first less is more card.

Funnily enough this one also has a stamped image from Elusive Images and a sentiment from the same Flourishes set.

I'm also entering this card into the Perfectly CaS challenge which is a one layer card.

Thanks for popping in x

Less is More #411

Hi there

Well I'm a bit late with my entry for the new challenge at Simply Less is More, which is a one layer card and with the design off centre.

We don't normally bother with Valentine cards in our house. After nearly 44 years together we don't need reminding that we quite like each other, but I decided to use a tiny stamp from Penny Black Love set for my card.

Simply stamped, masked and a bit of sponging around the image, then coloured with Promarkers.
The sentiment stamp is by Avery Elle.

Apologies for the rubbish photo I have no clue why it turned out blurry.


Thanks for popping in x

Less is More #410

Hi,

After what seems like a very long time while the girls had a well deserved break over the holiday period, it's time for another challenge at Less is More
This time it's a colour challenge

I find it quite difficult to workout shades of colour on the computer so I really didn't know what shade of blue was True Blue, so I googled it,as you do.

Apparently, according to wiki, true blue is a shade of Azure or Summer Sky so that's what I went with. Apologies if it's wrong.

I started by marbling some card off cuts using shaving foam and Ceruleum acrylic paint.

The triangles are cut from two dies to make a frame in Coral card.

All dies are from Amazon

Sentiment stamp is from a Valentines set by Avery Elle.

I'm also entering this card into the January challenge at A place to start which has an anything goes challenge with an optional twist of Clean and Simple.

Thanks for popping in x

Less is More # 408

Hello

A new challenge over at Simply Less is More .

Some great inspiration from the DT but I still struggled a bit. Although you would never believe me if you saw the state of my craft desk, I am a bit of a neat freak. I like clean lines and pristine straight edges so the rough edges of torn paper grates on me.
However I forced myself to do a tiny, little bit of tearing and I'm still here to tell the tale :)

Bauble die from Memory Box
Bauble hanger die by Elizabeth crafts
Paper is a snippet from a Papermania pad (very old)
Holly sprig die is Marianne designs
Sentiment is by Winnie & Walter

Thanks for popping in X

Less is More # 406

Hello there,

I'm back with my entry for the latest challenge at Simply Less is More which is a colour challenge.

I've been really busy this last week with commissions and family cards which has given me some time to think about how to use the challenge.

It was during a conversation mid week when someone pointed out that my newest Gt grand daughter was a rainbow baby. I'm sure you all know but for those who don't, a rainbow baby is one born after the loss, through miscarriage, still birth or early death of a baby. 

Actually my eldest grand daughter, my gt grand daughters mum is also a rainbow baby so I've used that for my design. Rainbow babies are extra special.

I started with a heart stencil from Studio 75 and used a piece of scrap card with a die cut heart over the top.

I then used Versa colour inks in Orchid, Marigold, Canary, Lime, Cyan and Heliotrope.

The words dies are from Brittania dies cut from silver mirror card.

Thanks for popping in x