Less Is More Week 10

What a challenge this was in more ways than one. Actually thinking of what to do for the Less is More challenge this week (one layer card - sentiment focus) was difficult enough but then to get a decent picture of it was impossible!

I've printed the greeting, embossed two corners and stamped the butterfly from the SU Bliss set and used Perfect Pearls on it. Trying to show the embossing and the pearl effect. I've placed the card on a purple background to show it more clearly.

A close up of the pearl butterfly and one of the detail of the butterfly stamp

And one of the two embossed corners

Less Is More Week 9

Week 9 on Less is More is a touch of red. This stamp is from the Inkadinkadoo Gem Stone Cats set. The border punch is by EKSuccess. Stampin Up punches for the sentiment which is from Wild Rose Studio.

Sketch N Stash Challenge 58

I was thrown at first for the Sketch N Stash challenge 58 as I didn't really want to use too many papers so I got around it by using this Joys Craft border stencil that I've had for yonks but nly found it when I changed my Nestie storage. The papers are from Pink Petticoat Vintage Rose collection which was free with Quick Cards a little while ago. The image is by Carina and was given away last year on her blog but I only found it last week. Coloured with promarkers.

Crafty Individuals No 1 Challenge

I made these backgrounds using the shaving foam technique with Lava Red Cosmic Shimmer Mist and Craftynotions Citrine Spraypaque. The Craftynotions certainly had the best glimmer to it;

Once made I wasn't sure what to do with them. Then when looking through my Crafty Individuals stamps for this challenge, I thought it would be great to stamp these sweet little girls on (CI-131). The background paper  from the CI Springtime pack and seemed to work well with the colours.

I may be more adventurous and use this technique as a proper background next time.

Less is More - Week 8

I've made cards for the Less Is More challenge each week but this is the first time I've actually managed to upload it in time!

The music notes is a wheel by Stampin Up! and the harp and sentiment are by Darkroom Door.

Sketch N Stash Challenge 57

I've made this for the Sketch N Stash Challenge 57 which had an optional extra of clean and simple. Well this is mostly white so it might count!

I wasn't sure what to do which is why I'm so late in entering (thank goodness you get two weeks) but yesterday a new stamp set popped through the letterbox. It's called Latte Love by Friskars. The coffee beans at the bottom are a Sizzlet die I've had for ages.

Freebie From Spyder's Corner

Lyn has a lovely free digi over at Spyder's Corner. You can also enter her Spot The Difference and possibly win a free digi from her shop - I was lucky enough to win last week. Colouring the images is a great way to spot the differences

Both these cards used Fizzy Moon papers and core-dinations cardstock

Waiting for Lunch 2

After the pictures in my last post, how could I resist this Cuddly Buddly image:

Papers are Sugar and Spice by Dovecraft and the greeting is by Wild Rose Studio

Waiting for Lunch!

Last time I was in Southampton, my neighbour gave me a couple of photographs of Millie and Buddy taken in his garden:

    

What can I say!

Sketch and Stash Challenge 56

I made this card last week for the challenge but completely forgot about uploading it. I've used a Pink Gem stamp that I bought sometime last year and for some reason has never been out of the packet - until now.

Coloured with Promarkers , a Sizzlet swirl for the corners and Nellie Snellen multi frame die for the greeting.