Showing posts with label Less is More. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Less is More. Show all posts

Thursday, November 1, 2012

French Foliage

I'm finally getting back to posting another card after missing a couple of days.  Of course I went to the challenges I follow to come up with today's card.  I used the colors from Color Me Beautiful and the sketch from Less is More.







Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Perfectly Penned & French Foliage
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake,
Raspberry Ripple, Chocolate Chip & Summer Starfruit
VersaMark
Stampin' Emboss Power:  White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Simply Scored
Sponges

Monday, October 22, 2012

Thank You

Two cards posted in one day...amazing!  I wanted to get it entered into one of the challenges and it's done earlier than I thought.  Yeah, I'm definitely not time oriented...I'm task oriented!  Wish I had an equal dose of both!  Today's card is a special thank you to my parents for letting us use their house up north for the weekend for a fall color tour and Christmas card stamping weekend. :)   It's wonderful to have a place to stay that doesn't cost a small fortune for the weekend!  I've kind of had the idea for this card in my mind for a bit and finally sat down and made it.  Of course I wanted fall leaves since that was one of the reasons we headed north. :)  It also happens to go with a few challenges out there...

Less is More - Week 90 - Theme AUTUMN

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge 140 - Inked Embossing Folder

The Paper Players 118 - Frames


For my inked embossing folder I actually did the reverse of what is normally done.  I wanted my frame highlighted, so I used my Stampin' Write marker to color in the depressed part (if that's even a word!) instead of using the brayer on the raised part of the folder.  It didn't color the frame completely, but I really liked the vintage look it gave the frame so I left it like that. :)  


  
Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  French Foliage & Blooming with Kindness
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Tango Tangerine, Cherry Cobbler, 
Daffodil Delight, Old Olive & Soft Suede
Stampin' Write Marker:  Soft Suede
Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain
Twine (retired)
Neutrals Designer Buttons
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Sponges

Friday, September 7, 2012

Lovely as a Tree

Last night I was going through all the sketch challenge blogs that I follow to get a little inspiration and was able to come up with this card.  I LOVE the colors together!  These colors were inspired by the Less is More challenge #83.  Hmm...now that I think about it I'm not sure if it is as clean and simple as it should be because of all the sponging I did. :(  Guess I should have done a little masking.  I also used the Paper Players challenge because their theme is using leaves or trees.  I've had my Lovely as a Tree set sitting out wanting to do another card with it, but waiting for just the right idea...and this was it! :)




Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & Blooming with Kindness
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede,
Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink & Pink Pirouette
Versa Mark
Embossing Folder: Delicate Designs
Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Clear
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist


Friday, May 4, 2012

Fabulous Florets Sponged Flowers

Sponging demonstration!  That's what I made this card for.  For some crazy reason I volunteered myself to do a demo at my upline's meeting again.  I survived...barely. lol  Actually I love the demo meetings and they've really brought me out of my "way too shy" shell.   I didn't want to do too much thinking (talk about lazy! lol), so I used a couple of colors on flowers that I had made before and used the sketch challenge Less is More for my card's design.




Zoomed in a bit...


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Fabulous Florets
Card Stock:  Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral & Wild Wasabi
Embossing Powder:  White
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist
Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Less is More - In Wilderness

Well, today's card is a little different than my norm, but I needed a card for my cousin and that meant a masculine card.  I was looking through some sketch challenges to get an idea going and this week at  Less is More their theme is "masking".  I figured I could make a pretty good masculine card using that technique.  I ended up doing a little more masking (sponging) than I planned on though...darn fingers decided to leave some prints where it was supposed to be white! lol  


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  In Wilderness & On Your Birthday
Card Stock:  Whisper White
Classic Stampin; Pad:  Chocolate Chip
Stampin' Write Markers:  More Mustard, So Saffron, 
Chocolate Chip & Early Espresso
Punch:   1 1/4" Circle
Sponges



Tuesday, May 10, 2011

White on White

Today's card is something I've always wanted to try and didn't think I could do it.  Well, at Less Is More their challenge is White on White...and it's possible!  Check out the cards that so many ladies have posted already.  They are absolutely beautiful!  As I had all these ideas running through my head, I was pulling all sorts of things out for my Big Shot.  Then I remembered Mojo Monday's challenge and decided to use their design for my card...it helped me focus.  I really like how it turned out!    


Here are a few close-ups of different areas on the card.




Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Whisper White
Punches:  Scallop Trim & Boho Blossoms
Embossing Folder:  Perfect Polka Dots
 Texturz Plates:  Backgrounds 1
 Embosslits Die:  Beautiful Wings
Sizzlets Die:  Little Leaves
Ribbon:  3/8" Taffeta in Whisper White
Jewels:  Basic Pearls
Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Clean and Simple Thank You

Today's card is for a new challenge I found on someone's blog that I follow.  I actually made a couple of thank you's for my stamp a stack that were inspired by this challenge and decided to make one more to enter in the Less Is More challenge blog ~ clean and simple, off center. I was also looking at the Friday Mashup challenge which is black, white and square.  That's where I got my colors...or you could say lack of colors!  I love how it turned out though. 


A little closer view...


I also wanted to show the small detail I added using my scoring blade.  Not sure you can see that very well unless you click on the first picture to enlarge it.


Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Elements of Style & Thank You Kindly
Card Stock:  Whisper White & Basic Black
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Basic Black
Big Shot Embosslits Die:  Beautiful Wings
Jewels:  Basic Pearls