Sunday Challenges January 2019

Hi Friends,

Unbelievably I've found some crafty mojo today with the help of the latest challenge at Less is More and a fabulous sketch the girls have created, so here's 2 cards I've created - both baby ones as I'd run out in my 'handy to have in' box!

They use the Uniko: Sweet Baby set along with a sentiment from a Clearly Besotted baby set (sorry can't remember the name of the set) and the background stencil is by Funky Fossil; shooting stars

Here's the sketch / Cue Card for Less is More

I'd also like to enter over at AAA Cards; here's their cue card. and the 'blue' card features masking!

Thanks for calling by my blog and have a fun week!

AAA Cards Challenge #58

Morning friends I'm back with details of the latest challenge over at
AAA Cards Challenge
and although it's Valentine's Day today we are blinging it up with Sequins for this one. Please remember to keep your creations Clean and Simple and here's what I came up with!

I'm definitely in the mood for Spring so there's been a few bright and colourful

blooms on my blog in the last few days ... do you think it might rush the season in?

My card uses a mish-mash of products from some of my favourite companies:

Gerbera die-cuts: MFT Die-Namics (coloured with Zig Clear Brush Pens)

Die-cut vase: CBS - Sweet Rose; filled with sequins by Pretty Pink Posh, 

'Wishing' word die: Simon Says Stamp

'You Happiness' sentiment: Uniko - Pure Florals Gerbera.

There's loads more inspiration over on the main AAA Cards blog

HERE as my fellow teamies have been working their little sequins 

off! Hope you feel inspired to play along and can't wait to see what 

you make of this one.

As usual there is a prize up for grabs for our winner. 

This challenge is being generously sponsored by Happy Little Stampers 

with a gift certificate for $30 for our lucky winner!

Thanks as always for stopping by and I'll be back again soon!

Simon Says - Things That Fly

Hi there I'm zipping in with a super quick card that I've made for this week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge where it's all about 
Things that Fly
I think butterflies are going to be pretty popular and why not! They are simply too elegant and delicate not to include
I'd also like to drop a little reminder in that there's still time to join  the AAA Cards Challenge where the theme is rain and watercolour.

You have perhaps realised I'm a little bit MAD over rainbows!

To create the background I've scribbled blocks of colour using

 Derwent Inktense pencils followed by a a hefty spritzing of water 

to allow the colours to run / merge slightly

Using gloss accents I've created raindrops but they aren't too obvious in the photo. 

Then my 'flying thing' is a die-cut butterfly from Clearly Besotted: Butterfly Duo. 

Sentiment from Uniko Studio - Simply Said Birthday

  

Thanks as always for calling by my blog and see you soon.

Danger ... Sun shades needed!

Hi there, it's really late but I'm away all day tomorrow and wanted to post this card to enter the AAA Card Challenge & CASology challenges.

   

Card Recipe:

Memory Box: Wave stencil inked vertically

Clearly Besotted: Birthday Word Die

plus Balloon strings & 'Happy' from Laugh Out Loud stamp set

Balloons: handmade stencil using Paper Smooches Dies

Memento Ink - Tangelo

Panel mounted on 3d foam for added dimension then onto a black cardbase.

(fingers crossed this still counts as Monochrome)

Right must dash ... bedtime.

Thanks for stopping by and see you soon

Watercolour Butterflies

This is my 2nd post today ... if you missed Day 2 of my Uniko Studio introductions please see HERE
I've got a very quick card to share with you today and it's  to enter into the Sketch challenge at Happy Little Stampers and a second entry to AAA Card Challenge

I've used the colours from the photo inspiration at AAA Cards

and slightly varied the sketch at Happy Little Stampers by

using butterflies instead of hearts as I've enough love and heart cards

to last me a lifetime at the moment!!!

Card recipe:

Clearly Besotted: Elegant Butterfly dies in foil card from DCWV

Sentiment from CBS: Paired Up - heat-embossed in Hero Arts White EP

Distress Inks in: Seedless Preserves, Barn Door, Picked Raspberry & Peacock Feathers

drizzled onto wet watercolour cardstock then splattered!

WPlus9 - Basic banner die

   

Ok that's all for now, thanks for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow

with another super stunning set from the Uniko Studio February release.

Hugs & Kisses & lots of Hearts

This morning I'm here with a card to share for a few challenges and  there's certainly plenty of excuses to keep the love and heart stash handy at the moment in blogland!
Here's my card and I must apologise for the photo there is just not enough daylight hours to catch a decent picture!

Card Recipe: Impression Obsession: Heart Die Distressed Inks: Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Barn Door Clearly Besotted: Sweet Little Sentiments Twine and gems from my stash
As soon as I saw the photo inspiration at AAA Card Challenge I couldn't wait to join in and IRL this card is much brighter and shinier than the photograph shows.
Using distress inks I created a border by inking around the cardbase  along with the section behind where the die-cut heart sits. The card base was spritzed with water and perfect pearls to add some extra interest. Extra hearts from the die cut were inked up then smothered with Glossy Accents After wrapping some twine around the die-cut panel I've adhered it to my card base using 3d foam and added the extra hearts and gems.
I'd like to enter this card at the following challenges:
AAA Card Challenge Addicted to CAS - Hugs & Kisses Freshly Made Sketches
     

Thanks for calling in at my blog today and hope you'll stop by a little later when I'll have the 2nd Sneaky Peek of the new Uniko Studio February Stamp Release

New Year and Dramatic Colours

Hello friends ... Here's wishing you all a very Happy & Prosperous New Year and hoping you've had an enjoyable and relaxing Christmas.
It's time for a new challenge and a new year at Less is More
and to kick things off we've a dramatic colour combo for you
Black, Metallic plus one other colour
Please remember to keep it clean and simple... difficult with all those scrumptious new goodies from  Santa that we simply want to throw in all at once!
Here's my cards and YIKES ... how difficult is it  not to make a Christmas card:

Black: Scalloped sentiment strip & Image 

(Clearly Besotted: Good Times - a newbie from Santa)

Metallic: Die cut basket in silver foil card then dry-embossed 

and

Sentiment (also Clearly Besotted: Good Times)

heat-embossed in WOW metallic silver sparkle EP

Other Colour: pink Butterflies & Gems

I'd like to enter this card at CAS(E) This Sketch 

it's a fantastic sketch so if you fancy joining the fun

 there's still a few more days left to enter

  

Also the wonderful Darnell Knauss is running another 

NBUS Challenge (Never-before-used-schtuff)

I seem to have missed it previously but as these are 

Santa goodies and fresh out of the packet I'm going to head 

on over there with my card

Black: Card base, Sentiment & Fairy die cut 

Metallic: WOW Gold metallic embossing powder & nail heads

Other Colour: White

Card Recipe:

Simon Says Stamp: Bauble stencil - used with versamark ink 

and embossing powder and masked as a circle rather than bauble

Clearly Besotted: Sweet Little Sentiments

Dies to Die For: Fairy freebie

Until recently I didn't own any Simon Says Stamp products;

mainly due to the cost of shipping to the UK but I was 

luck enough to win some Simon goodies in a blog hop 

at I'm in Haven so huge thanks Lisa.

So as I'm using a Simon Says Stamp product it would be 

uncharitable not to enter their current challenge

Anything Goes

I'd also like to try out a new challenge, for me, at

AAA Cards Challenge where it's a photo inspiration

  

Last but not least 

Black: Card base & panel

Metallic: Foil card stock

Other: shades of turquoise / teal

Card Recipe:

Clearly Besotted: Congrats word die

Memory Box: Mini Star Dies

Papermania: Gems

Ok it's your turn and I'll be dropping by your blogs to check out 

your creations later in the week.

Have fun and thanks for stopping by.