Christmas Star

Hi everyone, linking my Christmas card up to the following:

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Less Is More - Something Shiny

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

I've used SSS Confetti Circle die-cut, Memory Box star and a sentiment from the Happy Little Stampers Mixed Christmas Sentiments.

Hello Sunshine

For:

CAS on Sunday - Make a card to brighten someone's day

Colour Me - Subtle

Less Is More - Hello Sunshine

Landscape

My first card today was made using distress inks, duster brushes, stamps and stencils with some tricky masking.

At Less Is More they would like to see one layer cards with the theme of Water and here's mine!

Also linking up to Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS.

A new bunny ...

Greetings dear friends, I hope you're having a good week and are well!

I've been having fun using these new little bunny stamps and here's a card made using Chameleon pens. The frame is a die-cut and I stamped the flowers and bunnies with black Memento, coloured them in and fussy cut. The image is from a set by Waltzingmouse which I felt went with the stamps. 

The challenge which is being hosted by the super-talented Loll at Addicted to CAS is CUTE and I think this fits the bill.

At Less Is More they would like to see a card made using a combination of three previous challenges and I've chosen Little Ones (31.1.15), More Than One Stamp (31.5.14) and Animal (16.8.14).

Also linking up to Uniko Studios - Anything Goes.

Thank you so much for popping in, take care xx

Blue poppies

  

Hi everyone, I hope you're well and had a good weekend!

I love making cards with flowers on them and poppies are one of my favourites. 

The stamp was inked with distress ink and spritzed with water before stamping and I moved some of the colour about with a wet brush.

Linking up to Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge - Watercolour, Uniko Studios - Love and Friendship and CAS-ology - NBUS (never before used poppy stamp set).  Also for Less Is More where this week's theme is Friends.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a great rest of the week! xx

Smile!

Hi everyone, for my second card today I stamped with black Memento, masking to stamp three balloons and coloured with Promarkers.

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

CAS-ology - Three

Less Is More - Chocolate and Mint

STAMPlorations - Stamps and Markers

Thanks so much for looking! xx

CHOCOLATE MINT

Card Concept and Less Is More

Hi everyone, just a quick post with a 2nd entry for Less Is More with inspiration from The Card Concept (clean and layered).

We Three Kings

Hi everybody, happy Friday! Hope you are well and a big hello and welcome to new member, Chana! Thank you for your interest in my blog. 

Here's a card I've made today using the sketch from Less Is More. 

Will also link up to 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes and Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes.

Thanks you stopping by - have a good day! xx

LIM171, OLS#5 and STAMPlorations

Hello everyone and happy Tuesday! I hope your having a good day.

I'd like to show you  a card I made today using stamps and distress inks to create a watercolour effect by scribbling with distress markers and pressing distress ink pads onto an acrylic block, misting lightly with water and then inking the stamps from there. 

I began by stamping the pots and used a brush and water to spread the colour. The leaves were stamped next and then the flowers. The flowers are a two part stamp which makes it easier to achieve a watercolour.effect.

Would like to link uip to a few challenges. at Less Is More it's One Layer Thank You card, One Layer Simplicity Challenge would like to see cards with flowers and STAMPlorations May challenge: Stamps and Flowers.

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comments which are so appreciated!  Have a great rest of the day. xxx

Supplies

Barn Door and Bundled Sage distress markers - Tim Holtz

Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord distress ink pads - Tim Holtz

Flowerpot stamp - Hobby Art

Flowers and leaf stamp - WPlus9

Sentiment stamp - Avery Elle

CMCC#14, LIM#166 and STS#17

Hello everyone, hope you've had a good week! Wanted to show a little fun Easter card for a few challenges.

Colour Me - #14
Less Is More - #166 Touch of Turquoise
Seize the Sketch - #17

Take care, thanks for looking today!

Supplies

Stamps by Waltzingmouse - Lil Buddies and Spring Baskets

Mustard Seed and Broken China DI's - Tim Holtz

Stencil

ATCAS, Less Is More and One-Layer Simplicity

Happy 3rd Birthday, Less Is More, where the theme this week is RAINBOW.

Also for Addicted to CAS - LOVE and One-Layer Simplicity - Repeat stamping.

Supplies:

Watercolour card

SU! markers and TH distress inks

PTI stamps

ATSM #74 - CAS

Hi everyone, it's time to start a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More and this week's theme is ... Clean and Simple. 

Our generous sponsor is DigiDarla Designs and the prize is 5 digis of the winner's choice.

I've enjoyed using the Festive Foliage set and want to try them with WOW embossing powder. The mistletoe stamp was heat embossed twice and cut out with just a twine bow and sentiment added.

Don't forget to check out all the fabulous DT inspiration at the ATSM challenge blog and we look forward to seeing your beautiful cards - anything goes as long as it's CAS!

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Would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC#121 Create with 8

Less Is More - #148 Made with Sparkle

The Paper Players - #174 Evergreen

Supplies

Festive Foliage stamp set - Waltzingmouse

Sentiment stamp - PTI

WOW embossing powder

Festive Friday and LIM#147

Hi everyone, as you can see, I've made another Christmas card today ... thought I wasn't going to make another one but I've got a second wind! :O

I've stamped in black Archival and used an aqua brush to colour. The partridge was made using the double sided sheet and acetate technique with gold leaf - if you'd like more details, I have an explanation of how to do here.

Again, not a great photo due to the very poor light at this time of year (not to mention my not very good attempts at photography). I had to lay the card down to take the photo so you could see the gold leaf, hence the squiffiness!

I would like to enter this in two challenges:

Less Is More - Make a Christmas card featuring a bird
Festive Friday - choose a theme from a past challenge

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Supplies
Partridge in pear tree stamp - Woodware
SU markers
Tarnished Brass distress paint - Tim Holtz

Less Is More week 142, CAS-ology week 67 and OLW 163

Hello everyone, hope you are well, and a warm welcome and hello to new member, Bonnie.

This one layer card is for Less Is More where the theme this week is Trees. I masked a circle and inked with TH distress inks using duster brushes, stamped the tree, swing and sentiment in black Archival. Would also like this to add this to CAS-ology week 67, where the theme is Country and One Layer Wednesday: make a card with orange on it.

Thank you so much for looking!

Sue xx

Supplies
Tree, swing and sentiment stamps - Inkylicious
Dried Marigold, Salty Sea and Meadow Green distress inks - Tim Holtz

LIM Week 140 and KIS 24

Hi everyone, today I've made a white on white Christmas card. Was a bit stumped as I made one last week here, but here's what I came up with. The greeting (Stamporium) was heat embossed in silver, diecut frame by Sizzix and flower and leaves dies by Marianne. A Craftwork Cards Candi popped in the centre of the flower.

The silver embossing is a little tricky to photograph, here's a close-up.

This card is for the following challenges:

Less Is More - White on White Christmas

Keep it Simple - All is White

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Sue x

ColourQ #209 and LIM #139

Hi everyone, my second card for today is inspired by the ColourQ colours and Less Is More sketch. A little bit of sunshine on a rather dark and wet autumn day ...

Thanks for looking! Sue x

Flower and leaf stamps: Simon Says Stamp
Sentiment stamp: Stampin' Up!
Circle die: Die-Namics
Picket fence die: Memory Box

Less Is More week 139

Hi everyone, the inspiration at Less Is More this week is a sketch.

I've used two dies and a punch to create my snowflake. The largest was made using an long strip panel cut three times with white card, the middle layer with a medium snowflake and white glitter card which is difficult to see on the photo.  Here's a close-up.

Dies by Joy Crafts, sentiment stamp by Hobby Art.

Enjoy your weekend!

Sue x

OLW155, DD68 and LIM135

Hi everybody, hope you are all well.

I made this card using the acrylic block watercolour technique with SU! Perfect Plum and Marina Mist markers. Flowers (Sheena Douglass), birds and sentiment (Hobby Art) stamped in black Archival and I drew the frame.

Would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Less Is More: Use a stamp with option of watercolouring (2nd entry)
One Layer Wednesday: silhouettes
The Dynamic Duos: Perfect Plum plus Your Choice

Thank you for looking!

Sue x

Less Is More week 131, Sister Act #18 and WAW #92

"Each moment of the year has its own beauty"

Hello crafting friends and members, I hope all is well with you.

I've made a card for this week's Less Is More colour challenge and here are the colours.

I masked off a panel with low tack masking tape, inked and stamped with various TH inks and added the little punched flowers. Branches stamp by Inkylicious, sentiment by Hobby Art.

I would also like to enter this in Sister Act Card Challenge #18: anything goes and Word Art Wednesday #92: anything goes.

Have a nice day and thanks for visiting!

Sue xx

LIM #129 and PDCC #191

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and having a nice weekend.

The theme at Less Is More is handmade flowers this week, Colour inspiration from the fabulous Play Date Cafe selection.

The flowers were made using the Norrland Flower die by Memory Box, leaf die by Sizzix, card and marker pen by Stampin' Up! Sentiment by Simon Says.

Thank you for taking the time to visit!

Sue xx