AAA Cards, CAS Watercolour, Fantasy Stampers

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

My background was made using splash watercolour technique with distress inks and the text was stamped with distress ink misted with water. I watercoloured the poppies with DIs and an aqua painter.

Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.

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OLW challenge 106 and Craft a Scene

Hi everyone, One Layer Wednesday challenge this week is to use SPONGING.

Craft A Scene September challenge is to make a scene using TREES.

I've used tree and flower stamps by Katy Sue Designs, words stamp by Hobby Art.

I do find sponging quite a difficult technique and shortly after I had begun this card, I was feeling like I wanted to give up! Fingers were covered in blue ink and it seemed like I'd never finish. But in the end it all came together. I think perhaps I am using the wrong type of sponge. I use make-up sponges but would be grateful if anyone has any suggestions as to the best sort of sponge to use.

Thank you for all the lovely comments you have left recently. Its so encouraging, I do so appreciate them and it gives me a link to your blog so I can visit you! Thank you for stopping by, have a good evening.

Sue x

Less Is More week 86

Hello everbody, at Less Is More this week, the invitation is to make a card with the recipe TAKE 3 CHALLENGES.

You can look back at the list of past challenges on the page at the top of the LIM blog and choose any three to combine in your project... if you fancy the theme of a One Layer Week... you don't necessarily have to make a one layer card for this particular challenge.

I've made two cards, one feminine, one maculine.

For the first card I chose: wk 5-  pastel colours, wk 15 - embossing, wk 76 - three of something

I embossed some white card by hand with a scoring board, and stamped with flower stamps from the Four Flowers set by Hero Arts, die cut sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

For the second card, I used the recipe: wK 7 - masculine, wK 9 - a touch of red, wK 22 - shades of blue.

I stamped with black Stazon using a coastal stamp set by Hobby Art, and water coloured with Aqua markers and water brush.

Thank you for looking!

Sue xx

Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge 157

Hi everyone, Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge 157 is to make a HARVEST or AUTUMN project.

Their Scripture verse this week is:

"Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
Galatians 6:9

The flower and leaf stamps are by Me and Carrie Lou, sentiment stamp by Hobby Art.

Thank you for looking!

Sue x

Kraft plus black and white

Hi everyone, I made the flowers by stamping onto kraft, heat embossing with black detail embossing poweder, and highlighting with a white gel pen.

Flower stamp and one of the word stamps by Dawn Bibby Designs, other word stamp by Hobby Art.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Less Is More, week 85: use an oval somewhere on your card

CAS-usual Fridays: use black and white plus one other colour of your choice

Sue x

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

Less Is More challenge week 83

Hi everyone, hope you are having a good day!

The Less Is More challenge week 83 is a colour challenge to use BROWN and PINK.

I am a bit behind with challenges this week due to not feeling so good but wanted to post the two I have made so far and hope to have one or two more to share shortly!

The first was made using one strip of paper across the card, some little hearts cut out and leaves punched out. The stem was drawn with a marker pen and the words stamp is by Hobby Art.

For the second card, I stamped the little tag stamp (Hampton Art Stamps) in brown 3 times, added some little punched flowers in various shades of pink and added a little sentiment and Liquid Pearls.

Sue xx

A CAS morning (!)

Hi everyone, I have had a CAS morning today and made a few cards inspired by the Less Is More challenge this week to use a 3-2-1 recipe, that is, 3 of something, 2 of something and 3 of something else. Also had fun using stamps I haven't used for a while!

This first card above is made using stamps by A Stamp in the Hand and Cranberry and Lettuce inks by Adirondack - 3 fruits, 2 colours and 1 banner.

For this card, I used a shaped card blank by Craftwork Cards, border stamp by Glitz Designs and word stamp by Stampendous, stamped using Denim ink by Adirondack - 3 gems, 2 words and 1 border.

I have stamped a heart stamp by Glitz Designs and heat embossed with Egyptian Gold embossing powder, little flower stamp by Penny Black and words stamp by Hero Arts - 3 flowers, 2 words, 1 heart.

I would also like to enter this card as my second entry into the ATS Addicted to [Gold] Challenge 2 to make a card using GOLD.

This card was made by inking a panel with Artnic Cinnamon and Umber inks, and stamping in Umber with a little leafy stamp from a set by Hobby Art, word stamp by Hero Arts - 3 words, 2 colours, 1 panel.

I used the Dots N Flowers stamps (Hero Arts) to stamp the flowers onto patterned paper and cut them out, stamped the stems and leaves - 3 flowers, 2 pearls, 1 ribbon.

Phew!!

Sue xx

Speedy Fox and Friends challenge 121

Hi everyone, and a warm welcome to new member, Ardyth.

The current Speedy Fox and Friends challenge is to make "nice friendly cards to warm the heart of a friend".

As the sentiment I used is "Friends are the sunshine of life",  I wanted to have nice sunny colours on my card. I cut a square piece of white card and stamped some flowers from a Hobby Art stamp set and heat embossed in black, used a circle punch to make a mask for the sun, and coloured with Ranger distress inks.

Sue xx

Stampin Sisters in Christ #152 and Paper Pretties Wednesday

Hi everyone, Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge this week is to make a card about HOME.

I have made this little birdie house card with a stamp by Hobby Art.

Am also entering this into the Paper Pretties challenge PWC219 to make a SQUARE card.

Sue xx

Less Is More week 79 (no2)

Hello, I made a second entry for this week's Less is More "blue and green" challenge.

I inked the stamps (Hobby Art) with dark blue and green markers, mounted onto green and dark blue Coredinations card.

Sue x

Less Is More week 72

Hi everyone, here is my card for week 72 of the Less Is More challenge, and the theme this week is to use something shiny. I found its quite difficult to photograph a card in a way that shows the shine!

I have used a foil edged diecut shape and stamped the poppies and the message in black Memento, coloured the flowers and edged the card using Promarkers.

The poppy stamps are by Hobby Art, diecut and message stamp by Dawn Bibby Designs.

Sue x

Mothers Day Card 4

"Happy Mothers Day"

Hand stamped and hand painted

Stamps by Hobby Art and De Nami

Thinking of you card 1

"Thinking of you"

Hand stamped and hand painted

Stamps by Hobby Art, Penny Black