Less is more week 31 - Metallic

I've been off the grid for a few weeks due to lots of other commitments and projects going on at the moment. This means I have missed a few challenges over at the Less is more blog. I had a bit of time this morning so I thought I would play along with the Metallic challenge set for us by the two Divas this week.

Anyone that knows me will know that I love anything to do with foiling, which of course includes the metallic kind, so I thought it would be fun to use one of the foiled frames I made years ago using 2 colour foils.. duo foiling Lol. I foiled matt purple and then over the top again with a lovely metallic blue... I love how the foiling is not crisp...it created a grungy look.

To give a completely different look to what I would have done years ago when I was playing and experimenting and ended up with these in the first place, I decided to give one a new clean crisp look on a white card.
Here's my card:
The photo doesn't really show how metallic the frame is.. I printed and foiled a lovely lady from JS Dancing with shadows CD way back when I did the frames, so decided to pop it inside the frame.

This card is simple, just what I needed after all the things I have been doing lately..:o)

Thanks for visiting today... see you soon
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~FREEBIE~ 18th June

I have a FREEBIE digi image for you this weekend... I was totally inspired by a lovely picture on cover of a very old magazine, I had to draw one to use on cards. Here she is... Click the image for a larger picture to save...

I have coloured her with my promarker pens, cut her out, then put her on this 6" square card with foam pads to lift her a bit. The 'Sun' was created using Tim Holtz Mustard Seed distress ink directly onto the card and I printed and cut out the sentiment that I got free from the Create with TLC blog.. and here is my card..

I have decided to enter this into the Less is More challenge for this week.. as I have used a Monogram.. Lol!.. I will probably do another card for this challenge aswell and I already have another one in mind... See you soon... enjoy the FREEBIE and I would love to see what you create with her..
Have a lovely weekend....
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Less is More - Week 16

The theme over at the Less is more challenge blog for this week is - Butterfly / Butterflies...

Today is my Birthday and my friend gave me nestabilities lables 20 for one of my pressies... they are really pretty so I had to use them on the card for this week's challenge.
Here is my card for this week....
...as you can see I used the long side of the die to cut the top of the card creating a pretty edge. My cuttlebug had no problem cutting through the two layers of card together. I did this by slipping the cutting edge at the top of the card and the rest of the die behind the folded card... I taped it in position with low tack tape to keep it in place.
The butterfly stamp is one that I have had for years - a gift from another friend. ... and of course the flowers are from Joanna Sheens pressed flower stamps...I used promarker pens to colour them in... I started with the full rose, masking that to stamp the second... I masked that one too.. and carried on with masking as I went to build up to look of roses in a basket. The basket is a piece of beautiful textured wallpaper.
.. Well that's it for now, I might be temped to do a few more cards for this challenge as I love butterflies... well, who wouldn't.. Lol
BFN
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~FREEBIE~ Sunday 1st May

Hello Bloggers,
Who hasn't been inspired by the wonderful coverage of the Royal Wedding on TV on Friday. I loved it.. .total eye candy. It inspired me to draw this week's Freebie image... here it is.. click on it to save a larger image

I hope you like it and I would love to see your cards ...
Here's a card I have made.....
I am putting it forward for the Less is More Challenge this week which is to use Thankyou or Congratulaions on a card... I hope it qualifies as it's a bit more than less Lol!.. anyway, I had great fun drawing it and then using it. I printed it twice.. I inked one with Tim Holtz Antique Linen to create a lovely soft background and then I coloured and decorated the second bride, cut her out and stuck her over the background one. Adding white gell pen and glitter to her dress gives it the look of lace.

Thanks for visiting...
See you soon
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Less is more Week 11

The theme this week is to use Acetate on a card..

I have only just made it for this weeks challenge....

I haven't been able to make a fresh card this week due to one thing or another, but I have one that I have never shown on my blog before.. I made this for my MIL a few years ago I hope it counts..... it has an acetate sleeve ... I sprayed it with white webbing spray... then added the Anna Griffin topper. I keep meaning to use the webbing spray more often on cards be keep forgetting that I have it Lol..
anyway.. here is the card.

I wonder what the new challenge will be tomorrow....Thanks for visiting
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Weekly challenge - Week 8 Sketch

This is my card for this weeks challenge over on the Less is more blog

the challenge this week was to use this sketch

For my card I decided to use one of my own digi stamps - Snuggle birds over at the Stitchy Bear digital stamp shop. I coloured a piece of paper with promarkers for the tree branch and puched the leaves. I finished the card with a hand written 'Happy Birthday'.

A little update about my week... I went to see my own doctor on Monday morning because my face was even more swollen up around my eyes... He said that I am having an allergic reaction to the antibiotics given to me last week.. So I have stopped taking them and am also taking antihistamine tablets and it seems to be very slowly working... I don't look my normal self yet but am trying to be hopeful.

Thanks for visiting today..
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Week 6 One Layer Card - "Off the Edge"

Hi again... it's my second post today... and what an exciting day it's been for me with Joanna Sheen launching my latest designs for rubber stamps called 'Tales of the Ocean'.

Although I made a total of 16 sample cards for her to share, I find I still have lots more ideas in my head for different ways to use them on cards... so I decided to use them for this weeks challenge over on the 'Less is More' Blog... week 6 for one layer card with stamping off the edge..

I have made two cards for this challenge.. here they are
As you can see I have used one stamp for the image and one sentiment stamp.. I stamped the pink seahorse first... then the black and then the last one was straight after each black to give more of a grey look. I added glamour dust for some sparkle on the bubbles.. I think it looks quite nice.

Here's my second card along the same lines
For this card I stamped the pink border first using the fossil corner stamp... but looking at it now, I realise that it would have been better to stamp the shells first and then mask them and then add the background.. I will next time... but my daughter says that she actually likes the way the pink peeps through the shells... oh well, maybe it's a case of beauty is in the eye of the beholder Lol... oh yes... I added a lovely clear glittery foil to the starfish and on the greeting after applying a glue pen on the shells and a glue runner over the words...

Thanks for visiting today...
I can't blog until Tuesday now as I am going into hospital tomorrow for a hernia repair operation..
See you then
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Baby Girl card

Over at the "Less is More" blog this week the Challenge is to use Pastels - so here's my card..

I used some papermania Henbury lane papers plus a plain lilac card. After punching the borders I cut up each of the little dots - scored along the tops and curled the edges to give a frilly edge... well, I think it looks sort of frilly Lol! Not wanting to add too much to the white space I decided to use my big bite to punch a few holes down the top right side. I think the little baby feet charm is so dainty and love using them so added one to this cardThe sparkly foiled greeting is one of my own.

I've decided to add this into the Less is more challange and One stitch at a Time challenge this week which is 'Use a Charm'... where there are some really lovely cards made with a few of my digi stamps already on show - take a look if you have the chance.

Thanks for visiting today. I hope to bring some exciting news very soon about a brand new set of rubber stamps that I designed for Joanna sheen - she is launching them this weekend on Create and Craft TV.... Watch this space for more news.... Hugs

Clean & Simple weekly challange - Spring theme

Over that the "Less is More" weekly challenge blog the theme this week is 'Spring'.

Here is my card
I was given this UM rubber stamp (along with a few others that are similar) many years ago from a friend in US..(Thank you Lee if you are reading this) I have no idea what stamp company it is from I just love the image.

I stamped it using Tim Holtz Forest moss distress ink. I used a damp paint brush to colour in the leaves, a promarker (Putty) to lightly shade the flowers with a hint of pink then used a glue pen to stick some clear 'oil on water' effect foil for the wings. Here's a better view of the foil on the wings
I used a Martha stewart punch for the bottom edge.. rubber stamped the words again using the forest green ink... added the 2 types of ribbon plus a bow and mounted it all onto a white A5 card base.
I think it looks quite nice. :o)

I haven't had the chance to draw any freebies for a few weeks due to feeling poorly. I am enjoying making these cards in the mean time though.... I hope to be back to normal soon.

Thanks for visiting... your comments are always welcome.

Beaded Bodice card

There's a brand new challenge blog that has just started and looks very interesting to me, so I thought I'd join in with it. It is called "Less is More" - they aim to promote the making of classic Clean and Simple cards, with different challenges each week to help stimulate your imagination. The first colour challenge is - Black, white and pink.
I don't know why but this beautiful beaded bodice stamp that I have had for years popped into my head for it, so I had to use it. Here is my very first challenge card...

Like I said the stamp is called Beaded Bodice and was made by Stampendous many years ago, I don't even know if they still make it, all I know is that I love it and it will always be one of my favourites. After stamping it directly onto the card, I masked the bodice and shaded with pink pastels then added specs of glamour dust to give a sparkle to it. I doodles around the edge of the card and wrote the message myself.

I intend to join in with this challenge blog every week as it looks so much fun.. why not take a look for yourself.. here's the link again

Thanks for visiting... see you at the weekend...

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