Less is More Challenge #387 - Sketch

Good morning

It's new challenge time over at Less is More and, as we haven't had one for a while, we have a Sketch challenge for you...

Skull and Cross Buns continues as our fantastic sponsor for the month of January, so don't forget, by playing along you're in with a chance of winning our monthly prize!

I have two sample cards for you today, the first uses a stencil and sentiment stamp from our sponsor...

I used masking tape to depict the shape of the sketch and blended with one shade of Distress Ink, before placing the hexagon stencil over the top and blending with the darker shade, adding more ink in some areas.  The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed in white onto yellow cardstock and die cut with a sentiment strip die.  This was then matted onto black cardstock and trimmed before adhering to the card base.  The bees were then stamped, colour added using coloured pencils and some shimmer added to their wings using a sparkle pen.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Skull and Cross Buns - Hexagon/Chevron Pattern
• Ink: Distress Ink - Scattered Straw, Wild Honey; Versafine - Onxy Black; VersaMark
• Stamps: Skull and Cross Buns - Retro Sweeties (sentiment); Craft Sensations - unknown name of stamp set (bees)
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Sentiment Strips
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
• Bees coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos
• Accent: Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Clear

Challenge entries:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #324 - Clean and Simple

And my second card...

I inked the background through a stencil, but stayed away from the masks to avoid any harsh lines.  The images were stamped and die cut using their co-ordinating dies.  The flower was adhered flat to the base and the vase was popped up on 3D foam.  I finished by stamping the sentiment, nestled under the leaf.

Materials used:

• Stencil: Tim Holtz - Mini Stencil Set 14
• Ink: Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac; Altenew - Lavender Fields, Evergreen; Versa Color - Neptune; Versafine - Onyx Black
• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Just Fabulous (and co-ordinating dies)

You can find more inspiration over at the main challenge post, where my fellow teamies are sharing their creations.  There, you can also reach their blogs where they may be sharing even more great projects.

As usual, the challenge will run for two weeks, so there's plenty of time to play along and link up.

Thanks so much for visiting :)

Rays of Love

Hi guys

I was busy cataloguing some of my stash recently and came across a die that has been in my stash for some time but only used once I think, and that was for a card I don't think made it to my blog.

There's usually someone shouting for a last minute Valentine's Day card so I thought I'd make another for my stash.

Here's it is...

I started by die cutting a white cardstock panel using a stitched rectangle.  I then die cut the heart rays detail.  I added some adhesive behind the panel, and after cutting the same detail from some red mirri card, I filled the apertures in the panel with the red hearts.  I then simply stamped the sentiment in black ink and adhered the panel to the card base popped up on fun foam.

Materials used:

• Dies: Create a Smile - Cool Cuts Double Stitched Rectangles; Memory Box - Heart Rays
• Stamp: Clearly Besotted - Lovely Lilies
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
• Accents: Red mirri card from stash

Challenge entries:

Happy Little Stampers - January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
Time Out - Challenge #126 - Loving
Alphabet Challenge - U is for Use Some Stitching - Real or Faux

Thanks for visiting today, wishing you a fun week ahead.

CAS on Friday - Guest Designer!

Good morning

Today I'm super excited to be joining the wonderful team over at CAS on Friday as their Guest Designer after winning the Christmas Card Challenge last month :)

The cue word for the challenge starting today is...

Flowers

Here's my card...

On a white cardstock panel I stamped the lily images, which are from a layering set, the first one masked before stamping the bud.  The sentiment was then stamped in black ink.  I embossed the panel with a wave embossing folder and then adhered the panel to the card base popped up on fun foam.

Materials used:

• Stamp: Clearly Besotted - Lovely Lilies
• Ink: Altenew - Mango Smoothie, Orange Cream, Firebrick Versafine - Onyx Black
• Embossing Folder: We R Memory Keepers - Next Level: Wave

Thanks for popping by, I so appreciate your visits.  And thanks once again to Janneke and the team for inviting me to join them :)

Less is More Challenge #386

Good morning, crafters

I'm here today with details of the first Less is More challenge of 2019.

But before I give you the details I'd like to welcome three new fabulous ladies to our Design Team!  I hope you'll join me in saying a huge hello and welcome to Kylie