Less is More - Week 81 - Theme

Well, my efficiency last week didn't last very long...........I am again late in posting my entry to the latest Less is More challenge which is:

Tearing
This can be in any form, but, as subtle or as bold as you like!

For my card I have taken three pieces of backing paper from my stash and torn them; each a little larger than the other.  I then inked the edges with Distress Inks.  These were glued to a square card.  My main image is Hero Arts "Real Dill" and I inked it up with Distress Inks and spritzed it with water before stamping to give it a watercolour look.  This was then matted and added over the torn bp.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse.  Finishing touches are matching pearls and a piece of ribbon.

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting.

Less is More - Week 66 - Colour Challenge

Hi there everyone.  Well, this week's challenge over at Less is More is a colour challenge -

and the chosen colour this time is 

Y E L L O W

Other colours may be in evidence as long as the main focus colour is yellow.

 

I've just received some of the gorgeous Wild Rose Studio Stamps this morning and so decided to play with Bella and Butterfly.  I've stamped her using Memento London Fog and coloured with Promarkers.  The image was cut out and mounted onto some gold card.  The sentiment is by Hobby Arts and stamped in Mustard Seed DI and clear embossed.  I then added some ribbon and gems.

 

Hope you're all having a great weekend.  Thanks for dropping by.

Less is More - week 22 - Colour

Hi Everyone.  This week the LIMettes have been challenged to produce a CAS card using different shades of blue.  Again I've had to make a very quick and simple card and I have used my Stampin Up Rose embossing folder which is very versatile.  I have used a textured blue card, a blue vellum and plain blue card - all put through my Joy to emboss the card.  I then decided to decoupage one layer over the others and cut each down to suit.  I then used Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans to colour the embossed areas and, on the final piece at the front I sponged half of the card making sure to colour the areas that hadn't been embossed.  They have been placed on a white linen square card.  The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set CL001 and has been stamped directly onto the card using the Faded Jeans Distress Ink.

Thanks for calling by.  Hope you all enjoy your weekend.

Less is More - Week 11 Acetate

This week the LIMettes have been challenged to make a CAS card incorporating acetate.  There are some great DT cards on their blog so pop over to have a look.

For my card I have stamped a butterfly from an Elusive Images set called Patchwork Butterfly (they are now Chocolate Baroque) onto the acetate using Versamark ink and then heat embossed the image using detail silver e/p.  On the back I have used alcohol inks to add the colour and then cut out the butterfly.  The flower stamp is by Hero Arts and called Real Dill.  The sentiment is from a Stampin Up set called Flight of the Butterfly.  I then used silicone glue to add some dimension to the butterfly.

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Bah Humbug Father Christmas Challenge

This week's challenge from Bah Humbug is Father Christmas.

This had to be a traditional card for me and I chose to use my Hampton Art's Santa Claus stamp as I think it typifies the way we think of him.  I used London Fog Memento ink to stamp the image and then used ProMarkers to colour his face and hat.  I then used silver Glamour Dust to outline his hat and beard and some Stickles on the red part of his hat and the holly berries.  I added some Diamond Glaze to his glasses to make them stand out.  The image was cut out using a Nesties labels die and mounted onto a red embossed card.  The backing paper was from my stash and I ran it through my Big Shot in a Crafts Too folder.  The sentiment is one of my favourites from Hero Arts which was matted and layered onto red and gold mirri card.  The addition of a red ribbon and knot were the finishing touches.

Thanks for looking.

Unusual shaped card...........

My sister Val sent Tony and I a very unusual shaped card for our anniversary in October. It's been sitting on my desk waiting to be looked at more closely but what with Christmas etc I just haven't had the time.

Today I decided to investigate the card a little more closely and I must admit the first thing Val said to me was "I bet you'll take it apart to see how I made it"............... well, you're right!

I'm really not sure what to call it - perhaps an envelope card? If anyone out there knows the proper name I would love to know.

You need a 12x12" piece of double sided card which is cut out (using my sister's as a template......) and then it's folded diagonally with more folds going in horizontally. When you have glued the card together the right side is folded over first, then the left side and the top flap is tucked inside the opening in the top of the left piece. All that's needed then is some stamping (Hero Arts Real Dill) and matting and layering. The sentiment inside is from Circa Stamps and one I use a lot and I finished off with some white peel off flowers.

Thanks for looking.

Crafts Too embossing folder

I've just recently bought a new embossing folder by Crafts Too. It's brilliant in the fact that you can emboss the front of an A6 card without getting any borders that happens all too frequently with the Cuttlebug folders.

I've just made a quick card using the Crafts Too embossing folder which I highlighted with a cat's eye chalk inkpad. Then I stamped and decoupaged a flower from my SU Touch of Nature set. The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp.

As I said, a very quick and easy card but I wanted to show you the effects you can get. I bought my folder ( and much, much more........) from Liz who I can highly recommend - please see the link on the sidebar of my blog for details.

Thanks for looking.