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Saturday 28 March 2015

Less Is More: Combine any three previous Less is More challenges
  Here's a new card for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 217.
The Challenge this week: Combine any three previous LiM challenges.

I had to make a birthday card for my Brother-in-Law so I went for the following challenges:

Week 18: Monochrome
Week 111: Frame it!
Week 159: Masculine
 

I coloured a Tim Holtz car embossing folder with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and embossed a piece of white cardstock with my Cuttlebug. I added then Antique Linen and Old Paper DIs to the embossed car and die cutted the whole piece. After that I've used some Walnut Stain DI for the edges of that piece. 
Then I stamped the border with Walnut Stain and the sentiment with Brushed Corduroy. I hope he likes it :)

 Thanks for looking :)

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: Tree
This weeks challenge on Merry Monday Christmas is "Tree".



For this card I used a Christmas tree embossing folder with some ivory patterned cardstock. Layered it on black and gold cardstock. Added the red ribbon and the red star. Then glued everything on black card. 
Voilà - a quick and easy card to make. 
Thanks for looking :) 


Saturday 21 March 2015

Less Is More: CASE a DT Card
 
 A new card for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 216.
The Challenge this week is  to CASE a DT Card.

I decided to go for Chrissie's card. I really like the style. 
 
So I die-cutted a square and a rectangle piece of cardstock and embossed the borders. Then I stamped the flowers and the quote with black VersaFine and embossed them with clear embossing powder. After that I coloured the flowers with Promarkers and adhered both panels on a white card base with foam pads. The stamps are from Papermania and Inkylicious. 
This was a quick and fun card to make. 
Thanks for looking :)

Thursday 19 March 2015

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: Gifts
This weeks challenge on Merry Monday Christmas is "Gifts".



For some reason it took ages to come up with an idea what to do. I just couldn't find the right image. But today I had a look at http://freetrinketstreasures.blogspot.co.uk/ and finally discovered the one I wanted to use. I took a piece of music sheet crumbled it up and added Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Then adhered it to some blue textured cardstock and added the blue ribbon. I layered the image on the same blue cardstock and fixed it on the card with foam pads. I then coloured the wooden sentiment with Metallic Marker and added it to the image, replacing the word Joy in the quote on the image with the wooden word Joy. Finally glued the whole piece to white cardstock.
Thanks for looking:)

Saturday 14 March 2015

Less Is More: One Layer - Include an Animal
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 215.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer card with the theme: Include an Animal.
  I always kind of struggle with One Layer cards, that's why I love to play at LIM from time to time. Gets me out of my comfort zone. 

For this card I used Vintage Photo and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks through a Harlequin stencil on a white card base. Then I used the quote stamp from Craft Stamper magazine with Black Onyx VersaFine and the butterfly stamp from Crafty Individuals with Rangers Big and Juicy Ink. I actually quite like the effect that the Harlequin pattern is showing through the butterflies.
Thanks for looking :)

Monday 9 March 2015

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: Monochromatic Blues
This weeks challenge on Merry Monday Christmas is "Monochromatic Blues".

For this card I've stamped an image of a Craft Stamper magazine on white cardstock in 2 different blue VersaFine inks and cut them out with a Spellbinders die-cut and layered them on 2 different blue cardstock. I've masked up a square white card and added the light blue stripes with Distress Ink and added darker blue peel off borders. Then adhered the 4 squares with foam pads. After that I stamped the greeting, layered it and added it in the center of the card. Finally I added some blue stones.


Thanks for looking :)

Sunday 8 March 2015

The Craft Barn: Calendar Challenge

The Craft Barn prompts for March are YELLOW and RABBITS.
I've used Mustard Seed and Wild Honey Distress Inks for the background and then used my favourite new toy the Burst template from Crafters Workshop with Wild Honey Distress Ink. I then stamped the Alice in Wonderland faux postage stamps from Stampattack on white card stock with Deep Lagoon VersaFine and coloured them with Mustard Seed and Fired Brick Distress Inks. I found jute sheets at one of our Poundshops and adhered the faux postage to it and also added some jute border at the top and the bottom. 

Thanks for looking :)


Wednesday 4 March 2015

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: Red & Green

This weeks challenge on Merry Monday Christmas is "Red & Green".


For this card I've cut out a couple of shapes in different colours with my Cuttlebug. I stamped a Christmas image from Craft Stamper on the smallest red one and embossed it with gold embossing powder. I've dry-embossed the green shape with polka dots. Assembled everything on a white square card, added red ribbon and the bow.
Thanks for looking :)



Sunday 1 March 2015

Artful Times: Birds

This card is for the new Artful Times Challenge #75.
The Challenge theme is Birds. Check out the examples from the DT, they are absolutely gorgeous.

For this card I've stamped
the background with some polka dot stamps in different VersaFine colours, layered it with red and yellow cardstock and added the blue cardstock panel. 
I stamped and embossed the birds on white cardstock, coloured them with ProMarkers and added them to the blue panel. The stamps are from Inkadinkado and Stampotique. 
Thanks for looking :)