Less is More week 81

Hello

This week at Less is More we have been asked to use tearing on our card.  I've been meaning to do something like this for a while now so I enjoyed this challenge.

I'm not that happy with the result, I think the flower needs one more petal but the centre is stuck down really firmly for once so that's that.  Why is it that glue only 'takes' when you don't want it to?

And the kraft base card was really thick and difficult to tear.  Don't think I'll be doing that again anytime soon.

Then as I had lots of petals left over I made another card which I sort of prefer, but again one more petal would have been better I think.  Ah well, can't do perfection every time.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Pat

Week 80 at Less is More

Good evening

Well it's one layer week this week at Less is More, and Chrissie and Mandi would like us to feature fur or feathers (try saying that quickly after a glass or two of happy juice).

You can't exactly see the feathers on my card but I'm sure they are there. 

I masked a torn panel with post its, use my duster brushes with three or four distress inks, then stamped the people (a lovely little Art Impressions stamp - I know some of you would paint the people yourself but mine always look amateurish) and hand drew the birds.  See, I said the feathers were subtle.

And as I completely ran out of time last week (not like this week at all then, plenty of time, at least 24 hours until the deadline) here's the card I would have submitted. 

Kittie Caracciolo showed us how to make these wonderful colour washed punched flowers a while ago on her fabulous blog.  You must go and visit her here, she does lovely things with punches and dies.

Thanks for popping by, see you soon.

Pat

Less is more - Sketch for week 78

Hello there

Well it's Friday and the weekend is nearly here, hurrah!

Firstly, I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to Mandi and Chrissie for showcasing my card last week. It was such a surprise and a big boost to my confidence.  It was only the week before that my DH asked if I'd ever been showcased and I said not yet.

The Less is More challenge this week is a sketch.  Sometimes with sketches I decide that I want to do something unusual with it and fail miserably so this week I've just stuck to the straightforward sketch and enjoyed making some cards that I'm pleased with.

This one is my favourite as I love that butterfly sticker.  Hmm, just realised there's no scallop border on this one, think I'll have my showcase badge stripped from me :-(

This one uses my Martha Stewart hydrangea punches to make a faux embossed look.  And I dragged out my lightbox to do the embossed border with an old fashioned brass stencil because as usual I didn't plan ahead and stuck the flowers onto the base card before thinking how I would add the scallop.

Another piece of patterned wrapping paper, gold peel off border this time and EK Success punch tucked under the edge.  See, I do learn eventually!

It looks like the weather here in the south of England will be suitable for crafting this weekend (such a hardship) so enjoy yourselves.  I wonder what colour we'll have tomorrow, can't wait to fnd out.

Bye for now.

Pat

Less is More Week 77 Theme

Hi there

This week's themed challenge at Less is More is to use sewing on your card.  Fake or real, no matter.

This card is one I made for my husband (good thing I mentioned that, you'd never have guessed otherwise!) and has two sets of hearts sewn on with a tiny bling on the i of Anniversary.

Any card I make for him tends to have claret and blue as the theme, as he is a West Ham fan.  Luckily it's a fairly flexible colour scheme.  Although to be fair to him, he seems to be picking up some card making knowledge.  He knows what decoupage is, and can spot vellum at 20 paces.

I've enjoyed looking at everyone else's superb efforts this week, there are some amazingly talented ladies out there.

Enjoy the weather if you are in the south of England this week.

Bye for now.

Pat

Less is More - week 76 again

Well hello, thanks for your perseverance.

My third card for Less is More is a little more subtle in its 'three', it's three little windows on a cat stamp.

Unforunately I let myself down at the very end by adding a raised greeting.  As usual I didn't plan where the greeting would go until the rest of the card was done and with the embossing, I left myself few options.  Please forgive me Mandi and Chrissie.

Enjoy your week.

Pat

Less is More week 76

Hello again.  Here is my second card for the lovely ladies at Less is More.

This time I have used three colours of distress ink to sponge a mask, Shaded Lilac, Broken China and Peacock Feathers.  The stamp is a new one from Penny Black, a real impulse buy but I'm loving it already.

I'm not that happy with the greeting in black but I find distress inks a bit patchy for stamping very fine greetings like this.  If you look closely you can see that glitter glue isn't dry yet but the sun came out so I took a photo while I could.

Thanks for looking.

Pat

Less is More week 76 - One Layer Challenge

It's one layer week over at Less is More, and this week the ladies would like us to use three of something, colour, images, words, it's up to us.

Well I've done three cards.  I hope you're impressed.  I'll do a separate post for each card, please feel free to skip ahead.

The first one has three butterflies in three colours. 

I sponged through a Cheery Lynn die that has three small fancy butterflies, but the outline works just as well.  I used Versamagic inks, Pink Grapefruit, Spring Pansy and Pretty Petunia.

Enjoy the last moments of the weekend.

Pat