Sending blessings your way

Hello everyone, I hope you're having a good week.

I made my one layer card today by stamping the image and sentiment in black Memento and colouring with Chameleon pens.

Would like to link to the following:

Less Is More - Neutrals

CASology - Simple

Thank you so much for looking! x

Thanks

Hi everybody, my second card today is inspired by the colour theme at Less Is More which is FIRE.

I've inked my panel with various distress inks and stamped the trees and background, the sentiment was die-cut and sponged with DI.

Also linking up to AAA Cards - Thanks/Thanksgiving.

Thank you for stopping by today and for your comments, so much appreciated!

Have a great weekend x

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone, I hope you having a good week.

Just a quick post to show you a card I've made inspired by the sketch at Less Is More.

To make my card, the base was inked and dots of glue pen applied and heat embossed in white. Also used the same technique for the snow on the die cut branch and the owl was coloured with Chameleon pens and fussy cut.

Also linking up to:

Addicted to Stamps and More -  Holiday

Inkspirational - Cute Halloween or Pumpkin/Owls

Time Out - Christmas w/optional twist of pink or purple

Thank you for stopping by today and for your much appreciated comments!

  

Butterfly Birthday

Hi eveyone, I hope you're having a good week!

Did you know Happy Little Stampers has its own brand new range of stamps? You can check it at the online store here.

I would like to show you a card I've made using a butterfly and sentiment from the Butterfly Birthday set. The centre butterfly was stamped and masked before stamping the other butterflies in black Archival and coloured with distress inks and an aqua brush.

Would like to link up to a couple of challenges:

Less Is More - Berry Colours

Happy Little Stampers August CAS Challenge - Masking

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by my blog and for your lovely comments, always so appreciated!

Relax, it's the Summer

Hi everyone, just a quick post to show you my one layer card. I masked off the bottom section and did some inking with distress inks and stamped in black.

Linking up to a few challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Happy Little Stampers Sketch Challenge

Less Is More - Sunset

Thanks so much for looking in and for your lovely comments, so very appreciated!

In the lane ...

Hi everyone, I hope you're well and having a good day!

At Merry Monday, the theme is Sparkle, Bling and Shine and here's what I've made.

I've done some inking, masking and stamping, used a glue pen here and there to adhere some glitter, heat embossed the sentiment in black sparkle embossing powder and used Glossy Accents for my "shiny moon" (a little hard to see in the photo!).

Would also like to enter my card at:

 Addicted to CAS - code word Animal

Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Less Is More - 2 or 4 Legs

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for your lovely comments! xx

Flowers and sunshine

Hi everyone, I hope you're having a good week!

Inspired by the ColourQ colours and the theme at Less Is More - Hello Sunshine, I made my one layer card by inking the stamps with SU! markers and spritzing with water before stamping for a watercolour effect. It's a little bit unpredictable and you can get some interesting effects but be careful not to spray on too much water as it can make puddles on your card!

Not too much sunshine around today so photographing was a bit tricky. I used the flash but not convinced it's an OK photo.

Also linking up to Uniko Studio - Flowers and One Layer Simplicity Challenge - Blossom.

Summer flip-flops

Hello crafting friends, I hope you're doing well and having a good week. 

I've made this card looking forward to Summer in a few months - using masks, a stencil and brushed on distress inks, added die-cut flip-flops and stamped sentiment.

Linking up to a few challenges::

Addicted to CAS - Distress

Less Is More - This makes me happy

Make My Monday - Girly birthday
Showcase Your Style - Birthday

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

Romantic sunset

Hello everyone, I hope you're having a good week!

This is a card I've made for a few challenges. The theme this week at Less Is More is One Layer Card - Love. Also linking to One Layer Simplicity - You Blend, Addicted to CAS - Mask, House of Cards - Love and Happy Little Stampers February Sketch Challenge.

I cut a heart out of paper to make a mask, used a punched circle mask for the sun, brushed on various distress inks and blended and stamped the images and sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by today! xx

Happy 4th Birthday Less Is More!

Hi everyone, the fabulous CAS challenge Less Is More is celebrating their 4th birthday.  The theme is PINK and GREY and here's my card.

The watercolour background was made by smooshing distress inks onto a craft sheet, misting with water and placing a piece of watercolour card over. The branch is a die cut and the owl was stamped with black Archival, coloured with coloured pencils and fussy cut.

Am also linking up to Happy Little Stampers Sketch challenge and Just Add Ink (photo inspiration).

Thanks for looking xx

Friend

Hello crafting friends, happy Thursday!

My first crafty purchase of 2015. A cute little foxy stamp set which I used to make this card with the colour choice at Colour Me.  Also linking up to CAS-ology and Less Is More which both have the theme of Friend.

The little fox was stamped in black Archival, coloured with distress ink and wet brush and the colour intensified with a colouring pencil, the grass was inked with an SU! marker and the sun is a diecut inked with SU! ink.

I have to admit I was in two minds about whether to leave the frame white but then decided to add some colour with a stencil and duster brush for some extra "sunshine". 

Thank you for popping by today, have a great evening! xx

Bloom

Hi all, quick post. Card for a few challenges:

Muse #68

CAS-ology week 96 - Flower

Less Is More week 173 - Diecut

Inkspirational #57 - Bloom

Supplies

Stamps and dies - WPlus9

Tim Holtz embossing folder

ATSM #94 - CAS

Hi everyone, I hope you are well and had an enjoyable Bank Holiday!

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More and this week our theme is CAS (Clean and Simple). Our fabulous sponsor is Stamp Art Design and there is a prize of five free digis for our Top Addict!

My DT card was inspired by a few challenges. Firstly, the theme at Addicted to CAS is Grunge. I don't make many grunge cards but wanted to have a go. I've used the colours from CAS Colours and Sketches and would also like to link up to Less Is More who would like to see 3 colours or 3 shades of one colour.

Do check out the fabulous inspiration from the other DT ladies over at the ATSM challenge blog and we look forward to seeing your beautiful CAS creations!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!  Take care xx

Supplies

Hexagon stamp - Kaisercraft

Butterfly stamp and die - Paula Pascual

Newsprint stamp - Clearly Besotted

Bubble stamp - Stampendous

Swirl stamp - A Stamp in the Hand

Sentiment stamp - Hot Off The Press

Grey Archival ink

Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate and Bermuda Bay markers - Stampin' Up!

Bling from stash

CTS#71, LIM#166 and Card Concept #7

Hello everybody, I hope you're having a good day!

I'd like to show you a card I made for a few challenges. Actually I'm not quite sure about it because it's yet another case of the infamous white embossing powder which looks ahem, cream. This is the one by Cosmic Shimmer which is described on the tub as "True White". Oh well ... I will let you decide. After heat embossing the images were coloured using an aqua brush and distress inks.

Would like to link to the following:

CAS(E) This Sketch  #71

Less Is More #166 - Touch of Turquoise

The Card Concept #7 - Use a Butterfly (Clean and Simple)

Supplies

Quilled Elegant stamp set - PTI

Tumbled Glass and Broken China DI and Coredinations card - Tim Holtz

Less Is More week 156

Hi everyone, my card for today is for the Less Is More challenge, and this week it's a sketch.

Here's how I made my card:

1. Tear two strips of white card, ink the edges, attach to card blank and add Glossy Accents and WOW white puff embossing powder and heat.

2. Cut penguin and hat diecuts, colour penguin and add some more puff embossing powder to make bobbles. When bobbles are dry colour with a distress ink marker. Add sentiment. 

[edit: apologies for accidentally posting last night without the card. When I realised I would have to wait til this morning to take a photo, I thought I'd saved the post as a draft.]

Would also like to add this to:

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenges - B is for Bare minimum - minimum embellishments

Supplies

Stamps and dies - Clearly Besotted Let It Snow

WOW white puff embossing powder

Barn door distress ink and marker - Tim Holtz

LIM#155, HOC and ATCAS#30

Hi friends, Happy Friday! A big hello to new member, Asha.

I have a card to show you which I've made for a few challenges

Less Is More - Week 155 New Baby
House of Cards - January #2 - CAS and/or Classic/Elegant + Sketch (CAS)
Addicted to CAS - #30 New (new baby)

Thank you so much for looking!

Supplies:
Grass and cloueds dies - Memory Box
Stamps - Waltzing Mouse

Merry Monday #85 and Less Is More week 147

Hi everybody, I hope you're well. I've made a card today using the SU! Cottage Window stamp set. This set is so versatile as you can make a card for any season - my autumn one is here.

Would like to enter this in two challenges:

Less Is More - #147 Christmas Card with a Bird

Merry Monday - #85

Supplies

Cottage Window stamp set - Stampin' Up

Sentiment stamp - Imagination Crafts

Snowflake embossing folder - Cuttlebug

Vintage photo ink - Tim Holtz

Stickles glitter glue

Less Is More week 143

Hi everyone, I hope you are well and didn't suffer any storm damage this week. Although we had a lot of rain and it was quite windy, we were lucky not to suffer any damage but there is a tree down across the road quite close to here.

When I saw that the recipe at Less Is More is to use string or twine, I wanted to make a card with something to do with sewing but I don't have the appropriate stamps so here is what I came up with. 

I cut a bobbin from card, used an embossing tool to give it some dimension and wound the twine around it, stamped a lace border and attached the bobbin and two buttons. The sentiment is hand written.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Sue xx

Supplies

Lacy border - Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Crumb Cake card and marker - Stampin' Up!

Tumbled Glass distress ink - Tim Holtz

Less Is More 135 and 52CCT week 5

Hi everyone, this is for Less Is More: use a stamp with the option of water colouring and 52 Christmas Card Throwdown: pick a previous sketch AND colours. I chose the July sketch and colours.

The stamps (Waltzing Mouse) were inked with SU markers and then sprayed lightly with water for a watercolour look.

Thanks for taking the time to look!

Sue x

Less Is More week 122 and The Play Date Cafe #184

Hello, lovely crafters and bloggers.

This week's Less Is More challenge is a colour challenge - use the colour of your front door and here is my card. My front door is white with a Georgian panel in the top half which I've used as inspiration

This week's lovely Play Date Cafe colours - Smokey plum - Cherry Blossom - Lava also provided inspiration and the flower is made using Memory Box Cherry Blossom die (window die also by Memory Box).

For the panel behind the window, I inked using a little sponge and 3 TH distress inks - Dusty Concord, Victorian Velvet and Barn Door, then splashed with water. Sorry about the shadows on the photo, it's that time of day!

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely evening. 

Sue x