Less is More #448

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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

Less is More #447 Christmas in July

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We have a fabulous new challlenge at Less is More and this time it's

It's never too early to make a start on your Christmas cards and we hope this challenge will give you some inspiration to get your stash off to a good start.

 

 

I've been looking for a good sized Poinsettia stamp for a while and luckily managed to find this one from Colorado Craft Company while browsing Seven Hills Crafts store a few weeks ago. It's two flower stamps and greetings so the choice for card design and size is great. I think I'll be using this stamp set a lot this year.

I stamped and embossed the Poinsettias in gold EP and coloured with Promarkers. The photo looks as if one side is darker but irl they are the same, honest.

The greeting is from the same set.

We can't wait to see your designs for this challenge.

Thanks for popping in x

Less is More #446 Monogram

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Another Saturday has whooshed around and given us a new challenge at Less is More

 

 

 

Here's a couple of definitions. I think we'll be happy to take 2 or more letters, not necessarily intertwined. 

Monogram: a motif of two or more interwoven letters, typically a person's initials, used to identify a personal possession or as a logo

a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials

 

 I only have this one set of alphabet stamps ( Waltzing Mouse) so a bit limited on design but I do think with the scrolls ( also WM frames set) embossed in gold on the burgundy card it looks quite classy.

We're looking forward to seeing your creations but if you're struggling with this one, the lovely Neil

from the DT mentioned that there are some great online free monogram making sites out there, check them out.

 

Thanks for popping in x

Birthday card

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It's my sister in law's birthday this week so I've made another cards using the new Pink Fresh Studio

stamp, this time in bright spring colours.

 

 Stamped and embossed in silver EP and coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, then mounted onto a piece of silver card with a waifer thin border.

I'm entering this card into the current challenge at Inkspirational Challenges

 

 Thank you for popping in

Less is More #445

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

 

 It's colour challenge week and we have beautiful colours for you, Pale Blue and yellow.

I've used a digital image for my card, something I haven't done for a long time. The beauty of digi images is that you can choose the size of your image to suit your design or card base size. There are some beautiful images out there and I've chosen one by Alex Syberia. Alex was one of our sponsors for our birthday celebration month and her designs are stunning.

Really simple card to make.

After deciding where to put my image I adjusted the angle slightly and simply printed directly onto my card.

I used quite a light weight card stock but it's good for colouring onto. I used a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.

The leaves were my biggest problem so I coloured those in a pale turquoise

The sentiment is stamped on black card in clear ink and embossed in white EP 

Stamp- Alex Syberia-Avery Elle

 

Please check out the inspiration from the other DT's on the blog.

 

Thanks for popping in 

 

Emilia's 2nd birthday

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It was Emilia, our youngest grand daughters, birthday last monday. That girl is so blessed. Not only was it a bank holiday so everything could happen on the actual day but the weather was glorious and lots of our restrictions have been lifted so she had lots of friends and family to see her and enjoy her little party.

Alan and I went early morning so we could spend some quality time with her and the family before the madness began so missed most of the fun but we do have photo's.

 

Meely had been at a party a few weeks ago and didn't like the bouncy castle but this time they couldn't keep her off it.

Here is the card I made for her,

She loves having a kick about with her dad. I think he's getting ready to sign her up for Hull City's ladies team so as soon as I saw this digi stamp from Lilli of the Valley I had to have it. Even the hair is like Meely's.

Image is coloured with Spectrum Noir pens

The DP is The Lovely Studio

Scalloped and circle die are Spelbinders

The daisy's are from Amazon and the middles, number and heart are die cut from a scrap piece of card previously sponged with pink Nuvo Embellishment Mousse. It leaves a lovely sheen.

Thanks for popping in, have a lovely weekend.

Less is More #444, Favourite Technique

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It's a bank holiday weekend in the UK so a perfect time to get crafting and join in with our new challenge at Less Is More. Hopefully the weather is going to improve too. I think Spring forgot to turn up this year.

We want you to share your passion. The one technique that you use most simply because you love it.

My favourite technique changes depending on my mood but at the moment I'm using stencils more and more. I'm building quite a collection and have been trying different methods of using them. I do love texture and the effects different products give. My first card is made using Embellishing Mousse.

Get me being all trendy with a slimline card.

I've used this gorgeous Teal coloured card with Gold Nuvo Embellishing Mousse. I think it looks quite opulant and also shows that Cas doesn't have to be white.

The Stencil is a cheap one I found on Amazon.

The sentiment, also from Amazon is die cut in gold mirror card

My next one is using a Snowflake Stencil from Funky Fossil.

I've used homemade texture paste and embossed it with two tone Moonglow EP in blue/gold.

 

My last card is also using homemade texture paste with a heart stencil from Studio 75. I sprinkled this one with very pale pink glitter.

 The word die is from Dieversions triple layered in pink card.

Homemade texture paste is really easy and cheap to make.

1/4 cup of talcum powder ( I use baby powder because it smells lovely)

1 TBS cheap uPVA glue

1 TBS white acrylic paint

Some water.

Mix together adding small amounts of water until the paste has the consistancy of toothpaste.

Keep in an air tight jar and it lasts for a good few weeks.

I hope I've given you some ideas. Please check out the other DT members blogs for some fabulous inspiration.

Thanks for popping in.