Less Is More Challenge Number 34

I’m very early posting this weeks card for the absolutely fantastic Less Is More Challenge.  Am so glad that all the Limettes tried their hardest to reach the magic 1000 entries that our leaders Chrissie and Mandi had requested we try last week.  There were over 700 which i think is fantastic and probably hasn't been seen in Blogland for a very long time! 

Sorry to say i’m not feeling too well again so have thrown card together for the SKETCH challenge.

 

The image is from a CD i purchased a few years ago and drawn by a wonderful fantasy artist called ‘Ching Chou Kuik’. I adore this lady’s amazing talent for bringing to life such beautiful characters. Printed onto a matt photo paper then matted and layered onto matching card stock and a multicoloured mirror card. Bling is from stash and i am sorry to say i have used peel off stickers for the sentiment, something i very rarely do these days…

I have to say a huge Thank You  to all the people who managed to comment on last weeks cards!!! Your efforts are much appreciated.

Am going to be taking a break from entering LIM  challenges for a few weeks as i have to get going on making my hand made xmas presents and i really don’t have the energy to do both.  Once again Thank You to those of you who regularly comment and give some wonderful feedback,  really has helped me to move forward with some of my little problem areas.  If i do get some time i will try to drop in for the occasional challenge.

Chrissie and Mandi have built a wonderful community of Limettes who are full of talent and who love to help others. Really appreciate you putting the site together Lady Divas, and  you’ve made a place for us to visit full of fun and learning and where we can meet new friends.  I hope i will still be a Limette even though  i won’t be regularly posting…

Thanks for dropping by and i hope to see you all very soon.  I will be blogging the items i make when possible so if you feel like keeping in touch please do drop by when you have the time.

Take care:-) xxx

Less Is More Challenge Number 33 (10)

The final card for this week, yeah!!!  Thank you for visiting any of the ten entries i have uploaded this week.  Really wanted to help our leaders Lady Limettes Chrissie and Mandi from the Less Is More Challenge Site to achieve their 1000 entries. I can go to sleep hoping that all of my cards were CAS enough to be entered into the challenge.  Really struggled at one stage but managed to get here eventually.

Here is a card from Crafty Individuals stamp set CI-263.  this stamp set is of four different style houses and their flora and fauna. Such stunning images in this set. I love most of their sets, so timeless and classic images which will always be in fashion.

 

Stamped image and sentiment using Versafine Ink Vintage Sepia as i thought it would look quite good on pearlised cream card. I really enjoy stamping directly onto card and have only know this since it was one of the first challenges Chrissie and Mandi gave us, i finally found something i really enjoyed doing.  Still not too sure what my style is but i know joining in with the weekly LIM challenges has been a wonderful and learning experience and one which i will continue to join in.  Think i’ve only missed three weeks out of the 33 which is quite good isn’t it!

Anyway, thanks for dropping by and commenting and i really do hope we reach the 1000 entries. Thanks for dropping by:-)

Less Is More Challenge Number 33 (9)

This card was made using Crafty Individuals stamp set CI-277. A set all about friendship and childhood.  These images suit monochrome colours imho, i haven’t been adventurous enough to try colouring them in just yet as i think it might detract from the wonderfully detailed images.

Purchased some fine detail pens from Tesco which were on special offer last weekend.  There were 3 pens with 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 sized nibs and a wonderful ink which is waterproof, says on the packet they are made for journaling.  Drew the above frame by hand using the 0.7 sized nib.   I am not a lover of anything hand drawn by me, but i can make an exception for a frame lol.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Thanks for dropping by:-)

Less Is More challenge Number 33 (8)

I really do hope i’ve made my cards CAS enough for this weeks challenge over at the Less Is More site.  This card was made by stamping a flourish image and adding flock to give a rich looking and tactile card.

Can’t remember where this set of large flourishes came from, have had them a long time and don’t use them often as they are a tad difficult to stamp with.  The sentiment is from stash as is the bling.

Thanks for dropping by:-)

Less Is More Challenge Number (7)

A couple of weeks ago i went to a large craft fair and managed to get my hands on some of the Gorjuss stamps which i have wanted since they came out.  Got three images, Waiting, Mushroom and Winter Friend. Have used the image called ‘Waiting’ on this card, coloured her in slightly seasonal colours and have also made a couple of mistakes along the way.  This was the first impression and the first time i had coloured any of the images.  Used  Promarkers and found myself not liking the intense colours to start with.  Put her down and pondered for a few days and decided to use her on an xmas card.

Apologies if my English is not as good as it should be, it is now 1.10am and i am VERY tired and really need to rest, only another 3 cards to post and then my marathon job is done. Next job is to then add the links to the LIM page and then i can sleep…

Love the Avec border punches, have used the flowers on the base card.  The sentiment is from American Crafts, the card stock and the bling is from stash.

Thanks for dropping by:-)