Less is More - A new challenge on the block

Good morning bloggers

A lovely crafting buddy of mine, Chrissie, and her friend Mandi, have started a new challenge blog - Less is More.  Anybody who follows Chrissie will know that she is the master of less is more, and that she produces fabulously elegant cards.  The theme for the first challenge is Pink, Black and White.

Most people who know me realise that I find this style of card very difficult - all the space makes me nervous.  Anyway I decided to take the plunge.  The pink image is from an Elusive Images plate that I have had for a long time, and very rarely used, and there were several images from that one plate I could have used for this challenge.  The sentiment is from the same plate.  I stamped the image with a ColourBox chalk ink, and the image and the black mount have been cut with a Nestie die.  However, I couldn't resist just a little bit of sparkle, so three pink gems have been added as well.

I am entering this for the following challenges:
Aly's Sunday sketch - Bling
StampArtic - Clean and Simple


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

A very simple Christmas card - maybe for a guy ...

This stamp is from a set of Elusive Image stamps I have had for a long time, and not really used.  I quite like the image of the reindeer with the swirls, and wanted to stamp in a colour to go with the tartan ribbon,  Hence the red.  I do think probably I need to find a slightly darker red next time around though.  Either side of the ribbon I have scored a couple of lines to add a bit more interest., but they don't show in the photo.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges:

Cards for men - anything goes
Stamping 411 - I followed their sketch


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DT Post #39 - Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Hi bloggers

I hope you are looking forward to a lovely weekend. I wish the rain would go away and it was a bit warmer again - I hate having to wear layers all the time.

This month our Sponsor is none other than the super talented Heather Ellis of Digi Stamp Characters.  You can buy Heathers cute images as a Digital image or in Rubbah too from Stamping Bella.  So whats up for grabs???  The winner will choose any 4 images from The Digi stamp Characters SHOP.
This week at Sweet Stampin# we are using a favourite image/stamp. I have many favourites, but this llittle girl , Daisy from Sugar Nellie, has been a long time favourite and is one I really love, so sweet and pretty. For this occasion I have layered her on to some very special papers which I have printed from my new Artylicious Essence of Nature CD. These are printed on to 160gsm paper to give some weight. I have used two co-ordinating papers. I have coloured the image with Copics. A band of lace is across the middle of the card, and a flower made from netting with a pearl tucked into the middle, along with two pearl pins. I have also embellished with a small selfcoloured butterly decorated with pearls, and a loop of pearls on the top.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - P for Punches
Craftalicious Challenge #6 - Pearls and Swirls - well my Oearls are swirly ...
Flutterby Wednesday #117 - I have a butterfly
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue - old is the stamped inage, which is also borrowded from a dear crafty friend, new - my papers, blue is the background on the papers
Crafty Creations #80 - Winged things - I have a butterfly


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Mojo Monday meets .........

Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there.

Another day, another card.  I have followed the sketch from Mojo Monday for this. 

This card is something I have not done for a while, and even though I say so myself , I am quite pleased with it.  The images are from two Elusive Images plates - Eastern Grasses and Fresh Florals, both available from Graphicus.  I love the delicacy of the grasses, and the floral images are so life like.  This was a lucky mistake, because I stamped with Versafine, and was going to watercolour, and not concentrating properly picked up my Copics and started colouring!  Normally I would not use Versafine with Copics - however no smudges from the black ink at all.

The sentiment is computer generated, with some gems from stash.  The papers are Stampin' Up.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Mojo Monday #143 - following the sketch provided
Creative Card Crew #52 - Thank you
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Ice Cream Flavours - well my favourite of all time is Blackcurrant, which I remember from a holiday in France, so these colours represent that.  Second comes Raspberry.  Yummy!!  However,  you could put one of every flavour possible in front of me and I would eat the lot .....

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