Simply Less is More # 246

Hello There !
I`ve been MiA for a couple of weeks and missed the last two Simply Less is More Challenge. It`s been rather hectic on the domestic front. Nothing serious but a lot of upheaval so I was determined to join in with this weeks challenge which has the theme of MASCULINE.

 

I needed a card for son`s birthday so the challenge was a bonus for me, especially as I was struggling for an idea.
I CaSED THIS 
card from Debbie and turned it into a birthday card with a nod to Hull City football club
I used black card for my base and amber for the panel.
The hexagons are from Spellbinders and I`ve used white and black card.
I stamped a small football from a Stampman set.
The sentiment is PC generated.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Simply Less is More # 218

HAPPY EASTER ALL!

It`s Colour week at Simply Less is More Challenge and this time it`s, PREDOMINANTLY BLACK.
Your whole card doesn't have to be all black and you may use a little of another colour, but whatever you add to your design, even if it's minimal, should be mainly black.
So think silhouettes, monochrome, ombre, chalkboard technique... there doesn't have to be a lot of black... if your design is minimal, it just needs to be the predominant colour.

I got carried away and made 3,

This one I think is my favourite.
I made a 6x6 square base card from Papermill White Linen card.
I used Black card to cut a smaller square, found the middle and cut out the circle using a SB die and rounded the corners before embossing it with a Darice EF.
I stamped the dotty circle with Versamark Onyx Black. I`m sorry but I can`t remember who made the stamp.
The sentiment is from an old The Stampman Football set, the font was just what I wanted for this card.

For this card I`ve used some snippets for the banners.
The Label is from Waltzing Mouse Vintage Labels, the sentiment is a mix of Layers of Color and Flourishes stamps, stamped in black and embossed in clear EP before cutting out with a SB labels 4 die.
I spent half an hour searching for my WM labels stamps before realising that I`d already got them out, Doh!

This one I`m not sure about. It`s a CaSE of a card I found on Pinterest which is fab but I don`t think the black and white do it justice.
6x6 black card base.
White linen card cut into a smaller square.
I stamped the diagonal stripe from Paper Smooches in Versacolour Black before mounting it using foam pads.
The sentiment is TSG stamped onto a Die-namics tag.
I`ve added a tiny bit of yellow with the twine

Enjoy the rest of your Easter weekend, try not to eat all your eggs in one go lol

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

New baby girl

Hi There,
Another very quick post from me I`m afraid, to share a card I made using my latest buy from Lili of the Valley.

I adore this stamp and I`m sure ,with a bit more time, I can do alot more with it. Having said that, I am pleased with this card.
Dp is Pink Petticoat Gingham & Swiss dots.
I`ve coloured the image with markers and added a touch of glamour dust to the stars and hearts. I then cut it out with Spell binders Floral Oval die.
I`m trying to use up my peel off corners ( who uses these anymore?) but thought they looked fab on this card.
I`ve finished it off with some punched leaves and flowers from my stash and added some flat back pearls and a couple of pearl hearts.
The sentiment is by The Stampman stamped and embossed in detail silver EP. To make the banner I simply left enough paper at either end to roll around a cable needle and added a small dab of quickie glue to hold it in place.
I think that`ll be it from me for a couple of weeks. It` going to be more graft than craft for the next two days and then we leave home early on friday to begin our holiday. Missing you all already ;-)

Thank for popping in...Lynne

Butterfly Tag

Good Evening All.
A really quick post from me today to share a card I made over the weekend.

A really simple card. I used DP from Papermania Festive Spots and Stripes set.
I printed the Swiss Dots from Pink Petticoat onto some white card and cut out the Tag using Die- namics dies.
The butterflies are a stamp from Crafters Companion Candy Tuft Fairy stamp set, inked with Memento black onto pink vellum.
The sentiment is from a set from The Stampman and I made the banner using a paper trimmer and the fishtails using a square nestie.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Simply Less is More # 112

Good afternoon all. I hope, where ever you are, that you are managing to stay warm. We had snow and high winds yesterday but nowhere near as bad as other parts of the country. It was flipping freezing though, believe me.

The challenge for this week at Simply Less is More is to use Beads on our cards.
By heck, Chrissie and Jen do know how to challenge us. I do have beads. Not many, but some. I don`t know why I have beads `cos I never use them but it`s a good job I have some or I would have been stumped.
Mind you, knowing what to do with said beads is stumping, apart from stringing them and putting them round my neck. After much thought and a little frustration, I came up with this.

I stamped my Stampman Lace in clear embossing ink and embossed it in white EP then inked it up with Versacolor Mint green.
I cut it to size and using some very thin white ribbon I threaded the beads and attached it to the panel.
The beads are an odd shape, I don`t know how to describe them but they have a slight Mother of Pearl effect and are quite pretty.
Sentiment is by Flourishes.

I was chuffed to bits to be Showcased again last week. Thank you once again Chrissie and Jen.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Happy Birthday Elaine

Hello All!
I hope you are well and are enjoying your week so far. I have a quick post today with a card I made for a work colleague who has a birthday next week.

A really quick card to make as I wanted it quite simple.
I`ve used white Linen card from Papermill Direct and made a 6x6 top fold card. I added some DP from Pink Petticoat called Quatrofoil in Pretty Pink ( old palette).
I then stamped my flower from Papermania in Versacolor Orchid before cutting the panel to size.
The sentiment is from a Stampman set, stamped over the image in Versacolor Magenta.
I`ve added some liquid pearls to finish.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Simply Less is More # 104

Hello everyone.
The snow is gone at last and we have sunshine and showers. So much better than the freezing temperatures we`ve had recently. I just hope we don`t get flooding across the country now.

It`s week 104 at Simply Less is More and this week we have a sketch.

Very simple, all we are asked for is to keep the same orientation and scale. Couldn`t be easier.

I`m in valentines mode for some reason and Mr Mojo has come calling today so I`ve taken advantage and made two cards.

 My first one is a more traditional, love and lace type card.
The lace is from The Stampman Aspects of Design Lace sheet one, stamped in Versafine Onyx and embossed in clear EP.
The heart is cut from a glitter sheet in Hot Pink with a Sizzix heart die and placed using a foam pad.
The sentiment is computer generated in Amazone font.

My second card is a bit more funky ( I think).
I scored a panel onto the card base and added Hearts cut out with a Sizzix die and then run through the Swiss Dots EF.
The sentiment is computer generated.

I have a week off work this week so I`m having a lazy day today before I start on a mad spring clean and then hopefully some more craft time.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Cas_ual Fridays #77

Good Afternoon All.
I hope I find you well and keeping warm.To  those of you on the east coast of the USA, my thoughts are with you and I hope things improve for you very soon.

The challenge at Cas_ual Fridays this week is to make a clean and simple masculine project.

This is my take on the challenge,

Hull City, our local football (soccer) team play in Black and Amber kit so the colours are always welcome in the fundraising box. I`ve also wanted to try this technique for a while and was inspired recently by THIS 
card by Rosemary.
I used a Die-namics alphabet die on the strip of card leaving it with the negative, placed it onto another strip of card in the opposing colour with some double sided tape behind the letters. Then cut out the same letters from the opposing colour card ( positive) and placed them inside the negative. Sounds complicated when I say it but it is sooo easy peasy and the effect is amazing.
To finish off the design I stamped a football from The Stampman in Versafine Onyx and embossed in clear EP then cut it out with a nestie circle.

The sentiment is by Anitas, also stamped in versacolor and embossed.
Really enjoyed making these and I`m pleased at how they`ve turned out.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Less is More #58 One Layer...Script

Happy Sunday Afternoon All!
The weather here is positively springlike. Warm and sunny, the washings gently wafting in the breeze, what more could a girl want? Well lots actually but getting the laundry dry outside will do for now lol. Simple pleasures!

Got lots to get through today but I`ll try to keep it short and sweet.
First off, I`d like to say a huge welcome to my new followers, Darnell,Kym Lainey and Olelly. Thank you for choosing my little blog to follow.
Then I`d like to thank Mandi and Chrissie for picking me as the february winner on Less is More. I am chuffed to bits and still walking around with a big grin on my face. Also a thanks for the mention of Ruby on the site.
Speaking of Ruby, she is still coping really well with the chemo. She had her second lot on Monday and was a bit whiney (?) and clingy on Tuesday but by wednesday was back to her normal self. I just hope the tumour is responding as well as she is.
Last weekend she wanted to feed the ducks so Mum and Dad took her to the park.

 She has to be careful as ducks and birds carry a lot of bacteria but Ruby was quite happy feeding them over the fence.
I also want to say a massive
                        Thank You
to you all, not only for the fantastically generous donations to the Candlelighters appeal but for all your lovely comments, the good wishes and support,  they really mean the world to us.
You really are THE BEST.




Right after all that waffle, I`d better show you some cards hadn`t I?
Mandi and Chrissie want, not only a one layer card but with script this week at Less is More.
Now one layer cards don`t hold the terror that they once did with me but I did have a scratching the head moment with the script.
Apart from some Christmas stamps I only have one small script stamp so I`ve gone with that one for my first card.                                                                                                                                                                    
The tulip is a digi stamp from, I think, Fred She Said, printed straight onto the card and then onto copy paper to make a mask. The script stamp is by My Minds Eye Wild Asparagus set stamped in Versafine Onyx Black. The tulip is coloured with Promarkers and my new Spectrum Noir pens ( brilliant).
I was quite happy with this one until I stamped the sentiment (Flourishes Tag Lines) and I think I put too much pressure on.








My second card is really very simple.

The stamp is by The Stampman, Aspects of Design 1 Floral set which I`ve had for years. I stamped it in Versafine Black and heat embossed in clear EP. Coloured with markers and thats it.
Not sure if the Chinese symbols are classed as script though.
I`m sure Mandi and Chrissie will let me know.









Well if your still here after all that...Well done and thank you lol
Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Less is More #27 Colour

Good Morning All!
I`m quite early for this weeks Less is More Challenge for a change. For week 27 it is a colour challenge and we are asked to use the colours of our national flag. In the UK we are lucky to have two choices as we have our individual countries and our national flag (union jack) to choose from. For my first card I have chosen the St George of England flag. I have taken the challenge quite literally as you will see simply because of the huge amount of  English flags that flutter all over the country when the England footie team are playing. Here is my card.

White 5x5 square base card.
I printed the sentiment (?) from the PC using Garamond Bold font.
I cut 2 strips of red card and placed them in an off centre cross onto the card.
The footballs are from The Stampman Football Mad stamp set stamped and embossed in black EP then cut out with a nestie circle and placed using foam pads.

I have an idea for a second card and I really don`t like doing 2 posts because of all the commenting you have to do but I wanted to get this one posted before LiM is inundated with football related cards Lol.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne

Less is More In the Frame

Hi Folks!

First of all I want to apologise to any Limettes I didn`t get around to commenting on. No reflection on your creations, life and lack of time simply ran away with me. And also a huge welcome to my new followers.

The challenge this week at Less is More is a one layer card using a frame. You can stamp, draw your own, emboss or any other creative frame you can come up with. I haven`t been particularly creative with my card `cos I`ve simply used a stamp. I`ll show my card first and then I`ll start with the usual waffle.

This is a really quick and easy card.
The stamped image is one of the very first stamps I ever bought. It`s from the Stampman and is from a set called Aspects of design 1 Floral.
I stamped in clear embossing ink and heat embossed using detail Silver EP.
The flowers and leaves are coloured swith Promarkers.
And that`s it! Really quick and easy.





We got back from the caravan yesterday afternoon. We had a great time even though the weather was pants. Sunshine, cloud, rain, hail, thunder, you name it we had it. But, we had gone simply to chill out so it didn`t matter at all. Alan works really long hours, often 15 hour days so he was really ready to just sit on his bum and do nothing. Neither of us wanted to come home, 2 nights isn`t long enough but hopefully next time we can go for longer.
Jules thought it was hilarious when I mentioned that I took the cuttlebug away with me sometimes. I`m not quite as sad as it sounds. It`s quite an old touring caravan but it`s warm and dry and we keep it in storage at a lovely site in the Yorkshire Wolds. It`s an adults only site so it`s very quiet and there is nothing there but a fishing lake and a toilet and shower block. But it`s so,so peaceful. We just ring up when we want to go and the site manager pulls the van onto the site for us so we just turn up and move in. Because we`ve been going for while now we`ve done all the local sightseeing. Most often we use it as a base and go further afield for days out but ofcourse the great British weather often puts a damper on things which is where the Cuttlebug and other crafting bits and bobs come in.
But..it`s monday today and I`m back at work this afternoon ...yuk...retirement is looking more and more appealing...if only our government would stop moving the goalposts.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Less is More # 13

Good afternoon all!

I hope you`ve all recovered from the parties and bbq`s that were going on all over the country yesterday.

It`s week 13 already over on Less is More and this week it`s a Lucky Dip. With the wedding of the century yesterday we are asked to make a thank you or congratulations card. That`s it... no nasty acetate or one layers...just a cas card with a fitting sentiment. Phew!

I told you I`d treated myself to some crafting goodies last week and among them were some rolled rose dies from Marieanne design. I got both the chinese rose and the english rose dies and spent most of last night cutting and rolling in readiness for another card I had in mind.I thought I`d pinch some ready made one`s for todays card.

I`ve used a pink, a cream and a yellow rose.
The leaves are also in the die set and have been embossed.
The sentiment is by The Stampman from the Florals set.I have embossed it with Silver EP.
I have scored 2 lines on the card and added three pink flat backed pearls.
I have also added pearls to the flowers but with hindsight I don`t think I should have.


Don`t forget it`s the 1st of May tomorrow and that means a new month at the St Lukes Charity Card Challenge. Tune in tomorrow to see what the DT have cooked up for you.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Curtain Call Act # 46

I`m back again,
with my second post of the day.

This weeks colours for the Curtain Call Challenge  are lovely bright and cheerful. Here is the inspiration,

And here is what I`ve come up with.

I really can`t take credit for this one as I`ve seen similar cards done with different stamp sets. I just had the urge to use my Waltzing Mouse stamp set again and these colours seem to be made for them.
A really quick and simple card.
A6 plain white card, side fold.
I stamped up all three sizes of the solid Chrysanthemum stamps in orange red and pink. The first time I tried with my pale pink ink which is the nearest I`ve got to Pink Pirouette, but it was so pale you could hardly see it so I`ve substituted that with Orchid.
I`ve cut and scored a piece of green card for the bottom edge and added my sentiment which is by The Stampman.
I`ve also added some matching gem stones to my flower heads to give them a bit of zing.


Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Curtain Call # 44

Good Morning and a Happy Monday to you all!

We have torrential rain here in the east of the country today. I`m hoping it eases off a bit before I have to walk to work. There`s nothing worse than turning up looking like a wet rag and trying to look cool and sophisticated, lol.

My mojo is still on a go slow but I managed to make a card for this weeks Curtain Call # 44.

Here is the inspiration piccy,  





And here`s what I managed to come up with,

My red looks quite pink in this photo but it is red IRL.

I made an A6 card, top fold with white hammered card and scored some lines to give it a bit more texture.
I added some Gingham paper from Pink Petticoat.
inside the scored lines.
I used my new Chrysanthemum stamp from Waltzing Mouse to make the flowers and the stems are actually butterfly trails from the Stampmans Flutterby stamp set.I cut the image out with a nestie oval die.
I added some yellow ribbon and a bow along the top and some blue flat back pearls along the bottom.
The sentiment is by Anitas.

Well in the time it`s taken me to write this post, the rain has slowed to a steady drizzle ( yuk) so fingers crossed for some brighter skies. I also hoping my mojo will come back soon and give me a kickin the right direction. I bought loads of lovely ribbons over the weekend and can`t wait to start using them.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Maggie`s Card

Happy Saturday All!

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. The weather is glorious here. Not too hot, about 23deg I think, but the sun is shining. At least we seem to have have got rid of that awful oppressive humidity. Long may it continue!


Todays card is for Alans work collegue Maggie. She is such a bright sunny person I just had to make her a bright, sunny card . It will be her birthday in August.

I made a square hammered white card ( 5" x 5")
I matted some gorgeous yellow paper from Papermania on to slightly darker yellow card.
I ran some more white card through the cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and cut it into a rectangle.
Then matted and layered that onto some of the darker yellow card and again onto some white.
I adhered some ribbon onto the panel before sticking it to my card and then placed the rectangle using foam pads.
I cut 2 circles with the nesties circle dies, one in white and a larger one in yellow and layered them using foam pads.
I stamped and embossed a butterfly from Elusive Images onto acetate with yellow EP and glittered it from behind with yellow and a tiny bit of orange Pee Wee glitter then adhered the butterfly to the white circle.
I added some pale yellow and white roses and a bow.
The sentiment ( which is hidden behind the bow, sorry) is from The Stampman and is stamped and embossed in yellow.

I`m really pleased with the way this one turned out. I think my little wobble has passed!!!

A quick update on my new job... It`s only part time, afternoons , in a shop in the local shopping centre but it will give me some money to spend on crafty goodies and at the moment, and more to the point, will help out with household bills aswell. Things are getting a bit tough around here.
I have an induction on monday and start properly on tuesday. I`m a little nervous I must admit as I have been away from the work place for a year and retail for 4 years but I`m sure I`ll soon get back into the swing of things. So... my life as a lady of leisure is over...unless we win the lottery tonight lol.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx

Baby Girl

Good Afternoon To You All!

The inspiration on Our Creative Corner.

this week is a sketch which just so happens to fall in with the design for my card today.  My friend`s eldest daughter is expecting her first baby in october so I thought I`d get my cards made in advance. She`s had her 20 wk scan and has been told it`s a girl so I`ve been going pink mad for a couple of days.
Today`s card is for the happy grandparents although it could be for Mum & Dad.

 Quite a straight forward card.
I`ve had to make this one a DL to fit the lettering.
The spotty panel is Pink Petticoat Spring Collection matted onto some pale lilac card.
The Squares are by Elusive Images and have been stamped in Lilac and heat embossed.
The letters are also by Elusive images and stamped in versa color Orchid and heat embossed.
The teddy and elephant have been cut out of a Dovecraft Baby DP collection and raised using foam pads.
The sentiment is from The Stampman Aspects of Design Floral set.

I have another baby card to show you tomorrow so please pop back and take a peek.

Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx 

Two challenges , one card.

Hi Every One

I hope you are enjoying what`s left of the weekend.

 I`ve made one card today to enter two challenges. 






These are Clean & Simple,
and  Tuesday Trigger.

I struggled a bit with the Tuesday trigger as I don`t have the coral pink card but decided to join in anyway with a pinker version. The colours and design fit nicely with this weeks CAS sketch too.



I apologise for the photo as the light isn`t very good today ( thats my excuse anyway).

I used plain white card for the base.
Pink, baby blue and white card, punched with a Martha Stewart border punch and matted and layered.
The stamp is by The Stampman 
and is called Daisy Flutters. I`ve had it for years and don`t use it as often as I should.
I stamped with Versa color baby blue.
There are daisies on this stamp but they are not quite what I wanted so I punched out some flowers from the pink and blue card and placed them on top of the originals.
I`ve added some ribbon and a bow and some white flat back pearls to the flower centres.
The sentiment is from Papertrey and is also stamped in baby blue.

It was only when I`d finished that I realised my bow and sentiment are in the wrong place and my sentiment is a bit wonky. For that I apologise but what the heck! it`s done now lol.

Enjoy the rest of your day.
Thanks for popping in...Lynne xxx