Less is More #489

 Hello there,

We have a fabulous new challenge for you at Less is More,

Use this gorgeous photograph for your inspiration, we can't wait to see your entries.

For my first card I used Gerbera Daisy stamp by Flourishes (no longer trading) stamped across the top corner and coloured with marker pens.

The sentiment is from Visible Image.

My second card is a Popcorn the Bear stamp from Crafters Companion also coloured with marker pens.

The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink

Please check out the inspiration on the blog from the design team.

Thanks for popping in

Less is More #480

 Hey Limettes,

It's time for our latest challenge at Less is More

 

 I have two cards to share with you this time,

My first card is a reminder that we all need to relax and unwind sometimes especially in these uncertain times.

I used Pink Fresh Studio's Ocean Breeze ink to sponge a piece of card.

The grass stamp is one I bought from a craft fair years ago and never had a brand name. I stamped it with VersaMark black ink.

The sentiment is PC generated.

My second card is a design I've used before but I've played around with it a bit.

I used the Pink Fresh Studio ink again to stamp some textured stamps from Papertrey Ink, before cutting them out with triangle dies.

I placed the triangles at different angles making sure the leaf die fit correctly.

I used the Memory Box leaf die and some black glitter card.

No sentiment yet because I'm not sure when and who will get it

I think the last time I used this design but using circles instead of triangles, was for a LIM challenge and I won a GD place.

Please check out the blogs of the other teamies for some great inspiration.

Thanks for popping in

Less is More #472

 Hey LIMettes

We have a fabulous new challenge for you at Less is More ,

I love using vellum although I don't use it as often as I should. Luckily enough I bought a pack only a few weeks ago.

This is my card,

My lovely and very clever blog friend Viv posted a card using this reverse stamping on Vellum technique a couple of weeks ago with a link to a video tutorial by our wonderful founder Chrissie.

I simply cut a square of vellum slightly larger than my window and stamped a few small snowflakes in clear ink and embossed them with white embossing powder. On the reverse side I stamped the same snowflakes in versacolor blue ink.

While the ink was drying I cut my window using Pink Fresh Studio Blanket stitched squares die from a square of card slightly smaller than my base card.

I placed the vellum under the window and stuck it all down with foam tape.

The sentiment is Mamma Elephant Holiday Messages

Snowflakes are by Inkadinkado ( I think ).

 

 

A close up of the stamped vellum.

While I had the vellum on my desk I thought I'd make a quick gift tag.

I used a gift tag die to cut a tag from vellum and another from teal card and attatched them with an eyelet.

I stamped onto the vellum this sentiment from Gina K in clear ink and gold embossing powder and again with a small flourish stamp from Papertrey along the bottom of the teal tag.

I marked the vellum tag with a pencil before cutting at an angle along the bottom edge.

I look forward to seeing your creations. Thank you for popping in...

Less is More # 462 Occcupations

 Hello there,

I'm here to share my DT card for the latest Less is More challenge.

I've gone with this lovely digi stamp from Lily of the Valley for my card.

An interesting subject so there's plenty of scope, I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with.

I used various marker pens to colour the image except the spoon which I coloured with gel pens.

The sentiment is a really old Papertrey set called Autumn Abundance.

We're looking forward to seeing your creations for this challenge. Please check out the LIM blog for more inspiration.

Thanks for popping in

Less is More #454 Autumnal

 Hello there,

It's Less is More day and this time we have the dreaded one layer card challenge. I'm sure most of you are experts at OLC by now but for those of you who are new  to this, there is some fabulous inspiration over on the blog.

So, our cue word is Autumnal which  means beautiful rich colours, autumn flowers and falling leaves.

 

For my card I chose to use this Sunflower stamp from Flourishes. Sunflowers remind me that, although Winter is on it's way, Mother Nature still finds ways to bring us sunshine.

The sentiment stamp is Papertrey Autumn Abundance set. 

I coloured the flower in a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.

Thank you for popping in.

Less is More # 437

 Hello there,

We're still celebrating our 10th birthday over at Less is More.

We've had enough chocolate to warrant slackening our waistbands so now we need FLOWERS. Who doesn't love a beautiful floral bouquet or a pretty pot plant for a birthday?

It is a one layer challenge this time though so remember, lots of white space and no embellishments 

I've used a stamp from Flourishes (now retired) called Spring Bouquet. In these these dull, grey, cold and rainy days I need reminding that spring is just around the corner.

I coloured the image with a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.

The sentiment is a stamp from Papertrey.

We have lots of lovely sponsors with fabulous prizes  to help us celebrate our birthday. Please pop along and join in, check out the DT for some gorgeous inspiration.

Thanks for popping in x

Less is More # 431

 Hello there,

This year has seemed to fly by which is odd when you think what a very strange 8 months we've had. I really do hope you're all feeling well and coping with our new normal. Hopefully next year will be a wonderful time with fabulous weather and the chance to make the most of our friends and family again.

So, It's late October already, we're well into Autumn which is quite handy because our new challenge at Less is More 

is a goody

 

In my garden I have a St Johns Wort  shrub which starts off with yellow flowers which turn into orange then red and then black berries. We also have lots of trees and huge bushes on the land outside of the garden so I've taken my inspiration from what I can see from my kitchen window. I love this time of year when the leaves are changing colour.

All the leaves are from die sets from Amazon and they are cut from scraps from my stash that I've smooshed with various colours of DI's.

The red berries are made from Pearl Makers.

Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink

Please check out the other DT inspiration and I'm really looking forward to seeing your creations

Thanks for popping in x