Less is More # 490

 

Hello there,

We have another fabulous challenge at Less is More starting today. We have a colour challenge and that colour is ORANGE.

Anyone who knows me knows very well my favourite colour is orange so I might just have got a bit carried away with this challenge.

I love messing about with paints and inks aswell so I had a little dabble with the shaving foam and some acrylic paints for my background.

I made a frame using two rectangle dies and after a rummage in my snippetts box I found a small piece of this spotty paper and used it to cut two butterflies with a Memory Box die.

I thought this one made a good thank you card so used a sentiment from Visible Image.

For my second card a I reached for the alcohol inks and Yupo paper.

I'm still like a child when it comes to playing around with inks and get really excited when they turn out just how I want them to.

I made another frame and used a leaf die from The Stamp Market.

The sentiment is computer generated.

My final card is using the tissue paper method, Loll Thompson has some fantastic videos showing this technique Here. It'll be easier than me trying to explain it.

I added a bird silhouette from a die from Amazon.

I can't remember who made the sentiment stamp.

Please go to the LIM blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

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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.

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Less is More # 486

 

Hello there,

It's time for our latest challenge at Less is More. We are giving you free reign with your designs with our Anything Goes challenges but please remember to keep them CaS, not too many layers and lots of clean space.

I started with a piece of card I'd smooched with Twinkling H2O'S ages ago and saved in my little box of bits. I like the colour and the way the paints have moved around reminded me of a pond.

I cut it out with a circle die and adhered it to my card with foam pads,

I then cut two dragon flies from gold mirror card and a Memory Box die and placed them on the circle.

The sentiment is by Visible Image, stamped in Versamark Onyx.

I finished off with a few irridescent gems from Pink Fresh Studio which luckily were almost the same shade as the card.

Please check out the inspiration from the DT on the blog and join in with us. Please don't forget to keep it CaS. We have some super entries that, unfortunately can't be showcased because they are not clean and simple enough.

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Less is More #473

 Hello there,

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

 

After much thought and deliberation (my mojo went on strike) I had a sudden light bulb moment and came up with this card,

I used a stencil and some transluscent embossing paste on a card blank.

After removing the stencil I sprinkled some white glitter all over then left it to dry.

 

I cut the butterflies from a snippet of black & white dotty card. The body of the larger butterfly is cut from white glitter card.

 

One the embossing paste had dried I added my sentiment and adhered my butterflies.

 

A close up of the sparkle.

I'm pleased with this one. I love the affect of the glitter on the embossing and it was so easy to do.

 

Stencil...Unnamed, probably Amazon

Butterfly die, Memory Box

Small butterflies, Dovecraft Punch

Sentiment Stamp, Visible Image 

Please check out the DT blogs on the LIM main blog for some super inspiration. We can't wait to see your creations in our gallery too.

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Less is More # 471

 Hello there,

It's that time again, a brand new challenge at Less is More and it's the dreaded One Layer card.

It is a nice easy one though. We want you to share your favourite flowers with us.

Just remember to keep it one layer only. No die cuts or extra layers please and keep it clean & simple.

I don't think I have a 'favourite'  flower. I love all flowers really, although I do have a fondness for the daisy family. They have such a large range from the humble lawn daisy which we used for daisy chains, to the large brightly coloured Gerbera's.

So I've used a part of this stamp from Pink Fresh Studio. I stamped it on watercolour card in Versamark black ink and gave it a sprinkling of clear embossing powder.

I used watercolour pencils for a change to colour my image. I think I need a bit more practice but I'm reasonably pleased with the result. 

The background wash is very pale yellow IRL but the photo makes it look brighter.

I finished off with a simple sentiment from Visible Image.

Please check out the main blog for some fab inspiration from the rest of the team.

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Lessis More # 470, Butterflies

 Hello there,

It's time for a brand new challenge at Less is More and this time it's a theme.

The possibilities are endless with a butterfly image from the different species we see all over the world to the colourful fantasy ones in our heads.

I can't wait to see your creations,

I've seen lots of these 'floating' panels on cards lately so I thought I'd give it go.

Really easy to do. I cut my strips of card the same width and adhered them onto a piece of acetate leaving a small space between each strip. I then simply used a circle die to make the topper. I place foam pads behind the strips to keep them hidden and placed it on my card.

The butterfly is cut from a Memory Box die using 8 layers of pink paper. I made the body from a scrap of pale green card and added some green gems before adhering it to the topper.

I used some glitter and pearlised card from Sizzix in old gold for the topper.

My next card is made using watercolour card and a very old butterfly stamp from Elusive Images.

I stamped the images in Versafine black ink and embossed it with clear EP.

I painted it with some blue and violet Twinkling H2O's. There is a bit of a sheen to the finished image but the camera hasn't picked it up unfortunately.

The card blank is 4" x4" so quite small but I thought it made a nice thank you card. The sentiment is from Visible Image.

Please pop over to the LIM blog for some fabulous inspiration and leave some love for the rest of the team.

Less is More #450

 Hello there,

Time for another dreaded one layer challenge at Less is More and this time we have Spots as the theme.

After a five minute panic I went through my stamp collection and found a surprising number of stamps I could have used.

This design came to me in a very rare moment of inspiration and |I'm rather pleased with how it turned out.

The tiny dots are made using a stencil ( Alexandra Renke) which I masked off before sponging with Versafine Onyx ink.

I stamped the Visible Image circles/ spots at random angles around the dots and coloured them with Spectrum Noir markers.

I chose the colours carefully so that each of the overlapping circles looks like a mix of the two main colours.

For my second card I used this cute spotty dinosaur stamp  from My Favorite Things and coloured him in two shades of green SN markers. 

I added some grass to ground him. 

Please head over to the Less is More blog for more fabulous inspiration.

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Less is More #449

Hello there,

Time for a new challenge at  Less is More and this time we have a colour challenge

I must admit blue isn't my favourite colour but I manage to make a couple of cards to share.

For my first card I used these triangles from Visible Image and coloured them with Spectrum Noir pens in different shades of blue.

The sentiment is by Avery Elle

This one is using a butterly from Docrafts coloured with a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.

The sentiment is PC generated and I've added some tint gem stones

We can't wait to see your creations. Please head over to the Less is More blog for some gorgeous inspiration from the DT

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Less is More #448

 Hello there,

 

 

Time for a brand new challenge at Less is More and this time it's a lovely one.

It's Teamie  Elaine's birthday this month so she has chosen a gorgeous card for us to case.

You have lots of choices with this card. There's the rose's, the colour and/or the tiling. Or you can put you're own interpretation on it. We can't wait to see your creations.

I chose to use this stamp, Zinnia's from Flourishes for my CASE, mainly because of the variety of oranges and golds they come in.

I stamped the image twice and coloured each flower separately making sure I got the right colour on the right flower. Once coloured I cut the base one with a stitched square die and adhered it to my card.

I cut a rectangle from the second image and carefully placed it over the first so that all the petals met.

The sentiment is a stamp from Visible Image.

I kept it to the one 'tile' and concentrated on the colours for my card but check out the other DT on the Less is More blog for some fabulous inspiration.

Stamps...Flourishes, Visible Image

Dies...Die-namics, Spellbinders