LIM Week 84 Foliage

Hello everyone, I hope you're having a great weekend! Thank you so much for visiting my blog x

I find one layer quite challenging so have made a few more cards for the Less Is More challenge this week to use FOLIAGE. Hehe I managed to make a one layer Christmas card with this stamp by De Nami Designs, coloured in with Ranger distress inks and a touch of glitter glue and Glossy Accents on the holly berries.

Leaf stamps by Penny Black and Sheena Douglass, words stamp by Hobby Art.

This card has some of the leaves (retired Stampin Up set Garden Silhouettes) embossed in white with Celadon ink by Artnic sponged over the top, and words stamp by Hobby Art.

Sue x

Less Is More week 84

Hi everyone, the Less Is More challenge week 84 is a one layer challenge with FOLIAGE.

After beavering away for a couple of hours (!) and having made some Christmas cards which I was quite pleased with, I went to link them and realised its a ONE LAYER challenge. I don't know why I hadn't noticed that before! I've posted them in a separate post below.

My one layer card above was inspired by last night's sunset sky. The foliage stamps are by Sheena Douglass and the birds and words stamps by Hobby Art.

Thank you for stopping by my blog!

Sue x

Make My Monday colour challenge 5

Hi everyone, the current Make My Monday colour challenge is to use split complimentary colors: fuchsia, yellow and bright green.

Here is my initial attempt, not sure if I am entirely happy with it and methinks I will probably do another entry.

Flower and leaf stamps by Sheena Douglass, sentiment stamp by Craftwork Cards.

Sue xx

Summer

Hi everyone, this is my first entry in the Paper Pretties challenge, #46 to make a Summer card and use some glitter.

Also entered in the Craft A Scene July challenge to make a card with a Summer scene.

1. Elegant card blank and Card Candi by Craftwork Cards.

2. Blue and white background paper by Teresa Collins.

3. Table and chairs stamp from Garden Silhouettes set by Sheena Douglass, embossed in white.

4. Glitter in the centre of the little flowers in the embossed card frame.

Sue xx

Word Art Wednesday challenge 34

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous"

Hi everyone, this is my creation for entry in the Word Art Wednesday challenge 34.

Unfortunately I still don't have a printer so I decided to make something using my new stamp set, "Garden Silhouettes" by Sheena Douglas.**

I cut a piece of white card a little smaller than my card blank, added Tim Holtz Distress Inks using some Cut and Dry foam, stamped and cut an aperture. Then added some colour and more stamping onto the card blank and mounted the frame over the card with Pinflair Glue Gel.

I'm hoping to have time to post some more cards made with these lovely stamps.

Sue xxx

** TIP: I don't usually buy unmounted rubber stamps in sheets as its quite fiddly to cut them all out and mount them onto U-Mount which is what I have done in the past., but find its much easier to use Tack 'N Peel film on an acrylic block. You can use the other side of the block for your acrylic stamps.

Tack 'N Peel is a film which you can cut to fit your acrylic or wooden block and it's self-adhesive. Once it's stuck to the block, take off the protective layer and then your rubber stamp will stick to the tacky surface. When you have finished, you can take the stamp off and put it away and place the protective film back over the tacky surface. You can keep the surface tacky by rinsing it with water and air-drying it which preserves the adhesive layer so the stickiness can be restored a number of times.