Less is More Week #318

Good morning

And as it's Saturday we're back with a new challenge over at Less is More.  And the first challenge of the month signifies a Colour challenge and this week we would like to see...

And we have a fresh new sponsor for the month of March which is Dies to Die For, so we would love you to play along this month for a chance of winning a prize.

I only have one card for you this week, and I'm gutted as teal/turquoise/aqua are my absolute favourite colours but this week has just been crazy busy for me so even this one was made in a frantic rush.  

I've used a decorative corner die from a set I bought towards the end of last year and also added a few gold touches as I think it looks lovely with teal, I hope you like it...

I started by die cutting and stamping the flowers and leaves all from the same set by Wplus9 using shades of teal, and heat embossed a few accents in gold.  I blended a corner of the card base so that it would show through the panel which I have die cut with a corner collage die.  I stamped the sentiment in a teal shade, adhered the panel to the base and then arranged and adhered the cluster of flowers and leaves.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Wplus9 - Fresh Cut Florals; Marion Emberson - On Your Special Day
• Ink: Altenew - Emerald, Lagoon, Volcano Lake, Mountain Mist; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Gold Rich
• Dies: Wplus 9 - Fresh Cut Florals; Memory Box - Distressed Addington Collage

Challenge entries:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #231 - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe - Challenge #168 - CAS

Thank so much for stopping by.  My LIM teamies have created some beautiful cards this week so please do pop by the challenge blog and follow their links for more information, and more inspiration.  

I have a feeling the gallery is going to look stunning this week!

Less is More Week #317

Hi guys

Starting at Less is More this week it's the fourth challenge of our birthday celebrations.  And this week we have a Sketch challenge for you.

We have another fab sponsor this week...

and the wonderful Bev is joining us as a Guest Designer, so please do drop by her blog if you can, I'm sure she'll appreciate a visit from you.

I have just one card to share with you this week and I went for some lovely zingy, citrus, sunny colours.  I find sketch challenges the most difficult for some reason so went for a fairly literal interpretation with my design...

I started by die cutting the peek-a-boo dots from a panel of cardstock and then marked roughly where these would sit on my card base before ombre blending from yellow to orange and then to coral on my card base where it would show through.  I then stamped and heat embossed the flower in white before blending over it with the same colours, and then die cutting with the stitched circle.  I manipulated the sentiment stamp to follow the curve, stamped this in black and popped the flower up on 3D foam.

Materials used:

• Dies: MFT Die-namics - Peek-a-boo Dots, Double Stitched Circles
• Ink: Distress Ink - Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral; VersaMark; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Stamps: Altenew - Hennah Elements; Wplus9 - Happy Wishes
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White  

Challenge entry:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Just Add Ink - Challenge #348 - Just Add Ombre



And don't forget, by playing along this week you could be in with a change of winning a prize from Uniko so why not join us.

Thanks so much for visiting today, I can't wait to see what you do with our sketch this week.

Leaves within Leaves

Hi guys

Today I'd like to share a card I've made based on the current challenge at The Card Concept.  I love the photo inspiration provided so wanted to give it go before the deadline.

One of the stamp sets I used for this card only landed on my doorstep about two hours ago, so that's got to be my quickest use of a new product ever!

So, here's my card followed by the challenge photo, and my card falls into the Clean and Simple category.

I used two linear leaves from the same set, and after stamping the design with the larger leaf I then used a different green ink to stamp the smaller leaf inside.  A sentiment was then stamped before popping the panel up on 3D foam

Materials used:

• Stamps: Paper Smooches - Reflections; Wplus9 - Fresh Cut Florals (sentiment)
• Ink: Versa Color - Split Pea and Bamboo

I would also like to enter this card at the current challenge at Daring Cardmakers where the theme is Clean and Simple.

Thanks for popping by.

On Your Special Day

Hi there

Tonight I am sharing a card I've made to fit four challenges.  It's not very often I manage to combine challenges, I'm usually rushing just to get a card made before the deadline! 

I made this little card and used the 'On your special day' sentiment so it can be suitable for more than just a birthday.

 

This was quite easy to put together.  I die cut the heart in the white cardstock and stamped the leaves and butterfly on the coloured cardstock, where it would show through the aperture.  A bit of layering up and some little gems and it was complete.

 

Materials used:

• Cardstock: Stampin' Up - Wisteria Wonder; White cardstock from stash
• Stamps: Marion Emberson Designs - Just Because and On your Special Day
• Ink: Versa Color - Imperial Blue
• Gemstones from stash

 

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

 

Dynamic Duos #76 - Monochromatic Shades of Purple

Addicted to Stamps and More # 69 - Clean and Simple

My Time to Craft #240 - Butterflies

Sweet Stampin' - Wood, Trees or Leaves

 

 

I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself tonight as I've got a horrible cold and I'm sat here in my PJs with hot honey and lemon for company!  So this little bit of crafting has cheered me up.

 

Take care and thank you so much for popping by my little space in blogland :)

 

 



Fusion Card Challenge #3

Hi there

Today I've made a card for the challenge over at Fusion Card Challenge.  Unfortunately, I missed the first two weeks on this new challenge blog but when I saw the inspiration photo I really wanted to enter this one.  I love the colour combo, my bedroom used to be almost identical!

The idea of this challenge is to use the sketch or the photo as inspiration, or a Fusion of the two.  You can see the inspiration photo further down in this post.

Here is my card, I chose to combine the two inspirations to create a Fusion...

 

I used dies to cut out the leaves and flowers.  I have scored the black panel at the base to mirror the stripes in the inspiration photo.  Here is a closer view to show the detail...

 

 

 

Materials used:

• Dies: Clearly Besotted Stamps - Leafy Accents; Sizzix - Flower Layers #6
• Cardstock: Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock (pink); Black cardstock from stash
• Stamp: Marion Emberson Designs - On your special day
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
• Ribbon and dewdrop from stash

 

 

Here are the inspiration photos for the challenge...

 

 

Thank you so much for visiting and please leave a comment, your views are always greatly appreciated :)

 

Right, I'm off to bed!

 







Recent Makes

Hiya

I thought I would start by sharing a couple of cards I made at the end of 2012.  I treated myself to a Sizzix Big Shot so these were my first creations.

The first was this card I made for my Mum's birthday in October.  I'm not too happy with the layout as I didn't really plan this one well but I'm pleased with the stamped and die cut image.

 

And a close up...

 

 

 

I started by matting and layering some embossed dotted white cardstock onto some pink Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock to create the background base.  I then tied some lilac grosgrain ribbon around this.  I then stamped the vase and flower from the Penny Black Salutations stamp set using Versa Color ink cubes in Orchid, Fresh Green and Baby Blue on Kanban 300gsm Brilliant White Cardstock.  I then stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black from the Marion Emberson Designs 'On your special day' stamp set.  I then used my Big Shot machine to die cut and emboss the stamped image using Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, then mounted this onto the matching pink Papermania textured card using Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals Large.  This was then offset and secured with 3D foam.  I then added three lilac gems from my stash and trimmed the top corner of the base card with my decorative scissors. 

 

Materials used:

• Cardstock: White embossed dots from stash; Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock; Kanban 300gsm Brilliant White Cardstock
• Stamps: Penny Black 'Salutations' set; Marion Emberson 'On your special day' set
• Ink: Versa Color in Orchid, Fresh Green and Baby Blue; Versafine in Onyx Black
• Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large and Classic Scalloped Ovals Large
• Lilac grosgrain ribbon and gems from stash

 

 

The following card I made in a hurry so chose a layout very similar to the first one.  This was for a man's birthday and I'm still very limited with craft items to use for masculine cards but I was fairly happy with the result.

 

 

I used a pearlescent card base for this one and rounded all four corners with my decorative scissors.  I then used my Big Shot machine to diecut some blue Sherbert Pips cardstock using Spellbinders Labels One.  I then tied around some Doodlebug Gingham ribbon in Beetle Black/Blue Jean.  This was then fixed to the card as a background.  I then stamped the 'Hanging Presents' clear stamp by Hobbycraft onto some Kanban 300gsm Brilliant White Cardstock using Versa Color ink cubes in Royal Blue and Turquoise and the sentiment from Wild Rose Studio 'Everyday Greetings' stamp set in Versafine Onyx Black.  This image was then diecut using Spellbinders Classic Rectangles Large and mounted onto some royal blue Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock.  I then added three small square blue gems to finish.  I had to post this card abroad so didn't want to add too much dimension.

 

Materials used:

• Cardstock: Blue 'Sherbert Pips' from my stash; Kanban 300gsm Brilliant White Cardstock; Papermania Premium Textured Cardstock
• Stamps: Hobbycraft 'Hanging Presents' from the £1 range; Wild Rose Studio 'Everyday Greetings
• Ink: Versa Color in Royal Blue and Turquoise; Versafine in Onyx Black
• Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Rectangles Large
• Ribbon: Doodlebug Gingham in Beetle Black/Blue Jean
• Gems from stash

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.

 

Neet x