Less is More #461 - Pink & Gold

 Hello and welcome to Saturday! It's time for a new challenge over at Less is More

We have a colour challenge for you. I decided to use a pink and gold brusho panel that I had in my stash. I die cut it using a stitched rectangle die. 

The sparkle word die was cut using gold mirror card. The sentiment was heat embossed and I used a banner die to pop it up on my panel.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

CRAFT Challenges (Anything Goes), Little Red Wagon (Emboss), Creations in Pink (Anything Pink Goes), Daisy Chain Challenges (Use Dies), Die Cut Divas (Birthday), Sweet Stampers (CAS)

Thanks for popping in today and I hope to see your Pink & Gold creations at Less is More :)

Magic Picture Changer

 The Lawn Fawn magic picture changer die has been around for some time, but I have only just added it to my stash. I've loved making interactive cards for years and any die set that will help me create them easier, I have to have!

I started with a fairly basic scene for my first time making this card. I stamped the dog then created a mask so I could stamp the fireplace and rug 'behind' him. The trick was stamping it a second time and trying to get the colouring somewhat similar.

I also used the Magic Picture Changer Add-on (the rectangle die) to frame my scene.

When you pull the tab, it is revealed that on the night before Christmas, the dog is dreaming about a yummy bone!

I had some spare presents that I had already coloured to add. The sentiment was heat embossed and die cut using LF Extra Sentiment Banners.

All stamps (except the previously coloured presents) are from the LF Christmas Dreams set.

The base of my card is a panel I had previously created with brusho and mica powders.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Christmas 24 (Christmas Night), Christmas Crafts all Year 'Round (I = Interactive Card), 12 Months of Christmas (Anything Goes), Crafty Catz (As cute as you like), CRAFT (Christmas), Fezziwigs (Sentimental), Watercooler Wednesdays (Any Occasion), Simon Says Stamp (Four Legged Friends), NBUS (Anything New Goes)

Thank you for popping in today, enjoy your weekend xx

Less is More #432 - Colour Challenge

 Hi there and welcome to Saturday which means a new challenge over at Less is More.

We have a colour challenge for you -

I obviously love making Christmas cards and these colours were perfect for me!

I have made a few cards to help inspire you -

Card #1

This card is very simply made. A die cut sentiment with silver mirror card, a few stamped snowflakes, then sequins to finish it off.

(the snowflakes are from a CAS-ual Friday set called Sugar Plum Fairy)

Card #2

Once again, a die cut sentiment (this time covered with a clear sparkle pen), a small stamped sentiment, then plenty of sequins :)

Card #3

I created a watercolour panel using brushos and mica powder. I used the ink smooshing technique which produced a beautiful piece. Then I die cut the letters out, popped them up with foam tape, stamped the sentiment, and added yep you guessed it sequins :)

Where is the gold. In different light, the gold mica powder makes an appearance and looks beautiful!

Card #4

Using my left over red and gold brusho panel, I created a small panel, die cut the sentiment with gold mirror card and stamped my sentiment. No sequins this time!

Here's a closer look at that gold mica mixed in with the brushos.

Our guest designer for this challenge is the amazing and wonderful Kathy K!

Our wonderful sponsor is

I hope to see you play along with this challenge :)

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - CAS on Friday (Christmas), Papercraft Business Challenge (Christmas)

Card #2 - Do-Al(l) Kreatives (Christmas Greeting + Sparkle), Dragonfly Dreams (Christmas)

Card #3 - Christmas Craft Creations (Christmas Music - Joy to the World), Sparkles Forum Christmas (Gold or Silver or Glitter)

Card #4 - Sisterhood of Crafters (Use Gold), Mix it Up Challenge (Make your own Background)

Less is More #430 - CASE

 Happy Saturday! It's time for a new challenge over at Less is More. This fortnight we are asking you to CASE our amazing leader, Sharon!

Here is Sharon's amazing card -

I absolutely loved CASEing this one. I loved the layout so kept it pretty much the same (the only difference is my placement of the sentiment). I changed up the colours - I used an ink smooshing technique with brushos and water to create my background panel using scraps of watercolour paper.

I added some silver mica powder to my brusho mix to give it shine. The flowers are by Paper Artsy which I coloured with polychromo pencils. I added a dot of silver sparkle with a pen to the middle of the flowers.

The flourish was die cut using a scrap of silver mirror card.

Our fabulous sponsor is -

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Crafty Friends Challenge - Use more than one Die, Inkspirational (Angle It), Cut it Up Challenge Blog (make a card using a die), Craft Rocket Challenges (Add Sparkle), Creative Knockouts (CAS), Fab 'n' Funky (Birthday), Simon Says Stamp (Make it Sparkle), Watercooler Wednesdays (Feminine)

   

Less is More #428 Shades of Purple

Hello everyone and welcome! It's time for a new challenge over at Less is More!

I have made two cards to share with you -

Card #1

I made a small panel using purple brusho, drying in between laying down the colour. I die cut the sentiment then smothered it with glossy accents.

Card #2

This is a flower by Clearly Besotted which I embossed then coloured with my Zig watercolour pens. The sentiment is also embossed.

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - CAS on Friday (Party Time), Seize the Birthday (Die Cuts), Get Creative Challenge (Black + one other colour), Dragon Dreams Challenge (Happy Birthday)

Card #2 - Daisy Chain Challenges (CAS), Bastel-Traum (CAS), Dream Valley Challenges (Embossing)

Thanks for popping in and I hope to see you over at the challenge blog :)

Weekend Fun

Hi there, I've had a little time to create over the last couple of nights. My main aim was to use stamps that hadn't been inked up yet. 

Card #1

This card is for my boss's birthday

I stamped the sentiment (Penny Black - Birthday Love) and Toad (Penny Black - Toadily Happy) with versafine ink and then embossed with black powder. I added sequins for interest. My boss has a musical hobby and has saxaphone lessons but I didn't have anything like that in the way of stamps. So, my guitar playing toad was my next choice :)

Card #2

I bought this Stampin' Up! set called Carols of Christmas (with coordinating dies) off a destash page on FB and it needed to be inked up. I used some patterned paper for my background. The sentiment has been embossed in silver powder. I used some strips of silver mirror card to create the top and bottom border and lastly added some silver sequins to finish it off. 

Card #3

A new to me set by Waffle Flower called P-aar-ty Time. I had stamped and coloured a heap of the little images and then realised there had been a bit of a muck up with the packaging of the coordinating dies. I had one too many of the same die, so I was missing a die for one of the mice. A quick email to Waffle Flower and I should be getting a replacement. 

I created the background with distress ink and flicks of water. The images were coloured with polychromo pencils. 

Card #4

This set is by Penny Black called Butterfly Trio. It's a beautiful set of butterflies. I embossed the butterfly onto watercolour card. I used a combination of zigs and brusho to colour in the image. I fussy cut it all out and used foam tape to adhere to my card panel. The sentiment is from another Penny Black set called Furry Affection. 

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - Inkspirational (Funny Sentiments), Day of the Month Card Club (Frog Jumping Day), Watercooler Challenges (Occasions), Penny Black and More (Men and Boys)

Card #2 - 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (Embossing), Crafty Hazlenuts Christmas (Anything Goes), Jingle Belles (Bling)

Card #3 - CAS on Friday (Animals), Cut it Up (Boys will be boys), Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes), The Library Challenge (Peter Pan)

Card #4 - Animal Friends Challenge (Insects), Crafters Cafe (Feminine), Try it on Tuesday (Fussy Cut), Crafty Cardmakers (Butterflies)

      

Less is More #418 - Recipe

Happy Saturday! Time for a new challenge over at Less is More. We have a FUN challenge for you -

Here are my cards -

Card #1

I used different shades of blue archival ink for my background (Splat stamp from HLS Mixed Media Fun set). I embossed my butterfly and coloured it with Zig Watercolour pens, also in different shades of blue.

Card #2

Using a panel of watercolour paper I used my water pens with brushos to add colour drying in between. I used clean water to 'paint' the drips so the colour would run. Would you believe I used the same splat stamp that I used in my first card on this card? I picked up brusho colour and just randomly stamped and dried between colours. It wasn't meant to give a clear impression of the stamp, it was just another way to get the layers/texture.

I hope to see you over at LIM!

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - Crafty Calendar Challenge (Add a Butterfly), Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday (Bugs, Blossoms, and/or butterflies), Sparkle Forum Challenge (Spring is in the air), STAMPlorations (Stamps and Flight)

Card #2 - Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), Creative Craft Cottage (CAS), STAMPlorations CAS Challenge (Anything Goes)

     

Thanks for popping in today, have a great weekend :)

HLS March CAS Challenge

Hello!

Over at Happy Little Stampers we have our new monthly CAS Challenge.

My favourite technique is to use Brusho powders. For my cards I have created two similar designs using the Smooshing technique.

For both cards I used glossy cardstock. I smooshed a couple of panels and then used my MISTI to stamp. This is very handy because it is hard to stamp on glossy cardstock without moving a little while stamping.

I fussy cut all my flowers then adhered them to a base which I had sprinkled brusho on and gave it a light spritz with water.

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Happy Little Stampers (Watercolour + optional flowers), Mix it Up Challenge (Anything Goes + Smooshing), Penny Black and More (Spring Flowers), 

Thanks for popping in and I hope to see you at the challenge blog :)

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I hope you are having a great weekend. I have popped into my craft room this afternoon to create a card for the Surgeon who operated on my mum back on the 21st of October.

Mum was diagnosed with possible ovarian cancer due to an enormous cyst on her left ovary. Long story short, the cyst was removed (it was approx twice the size of a shoebox..), as was both mum's ovaries, her bowel was disected off the cyst as it had wrapped itself around it. Mum was having trouble with her appetitie - well, her stomach had been pushed up into her lung cavity. 

So! A HUGE thank you to Dr Robyn Sayer (and her team) from the Lifehouse Cancer Hospital in Sydney AND the amazing nursing staff. This card is going to them :)

I started by sprinkling turquoise brusho on my craft mat, then spritzed it with a bit of water. I smooshed my card into the brusho. I also used some gold mica powder mixed with water picked up with a paintbrush to flick it over the card. This created my background. 

I then smooshed another panel but also heated some embossing enamel for a bit of texture. I die cut my buttrflies twice - once with the smooshed panel and also using black card. I popped up the smooshed butterflies using a little foam tape.

My mum is now home recovering well. Thanks to everyone in the crafting community who has been sending their best wishes :)

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog (Insects/Butterflies), Mix it Up Challenge Blog (Anything Goes + Watercolour), Cut it Up (Thankful theme + Smooshing Technique and Die Cuts), Watercooler Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes)

Thanks for popping in today :)

Less Is More #393 - Subtle Colours

Happy weekend everyone! I actually have nearly a full weekend without work today and tomorrow. I'm not sure what to do with myself :) I finished up my job as Bar Supervisor at the RSL last night and am now concentrating on my new career in the Pharmacy. I am also doing my online degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice so that takes up a lot of time too. So, happy days!

It's a new challenge at LIM starting now and we would like you to use -

When I first thought about this theme, I was thinking of very light, delicate colours. I also felt there was room for interpretation - subtle can mean a 'hint' of something. I decided to go with my second way of thinking.

I spritzed some Turquoise Brusho on to my watercolour paper and quickly dried it using a heat gun. I positioned my die so I could get that subtle hint of blue on the die cut itself. Turquoise, itself, probably isn't a subtle colour on its own but I found a way to use it in the context needed.

I have a second card but I probably pushed the boundaries a little with this one. In my opinion, I should have made sure there was less of the colour behind the die cut. Meaning, perhaps an ombre effect so there was even less colour on most parts.

We are very lucky to be joined by our Guest Designer - Milla who was our February Winner!

Our sponsor is

Thanks for popping in today and I hope to see you over at the challenge blog :)

Inkspirational #182

Hey there! It's time for a new challenge over at Inkspirational. For the next fortnight we have a photo to inspire you and hope you will play along.

Here is my card -

I tried to mimic the teal colour in the photo by mixing blue and green brusho powders together over glossy card. It looked really good - and then it dried! It was more of a green colour.

I also mixed in some gold perfect pearls to give it that gold accent like some of the items in the photo.

I decided to go with the large sentiment covering the card like the words you can see on the shelf and in the mirror.

Check out the challenge blog for more inspiration by my fellow designers. Thanks for popping in :)