Candles and moon cards

Hi there, hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far? We are due to have snow tomorrow so we are postponing our trip to see our grandchildren tomorrow boo hoo.

Are you almost ready for Christmas yet?...I think I am...cards made and posted, presents bought except for one, still to wrap them as yet though. Doesn't Christmas creep on you quicker each year?

Anyway I am here to show you my latest cards for this week's 'Less is More' challenge. It's the dreaded 'one layer' card this time and 'candles or something depicting light'.

I went with digi cards this time, still a bit of messing around and finding the right wording etc. but I got there in the end. Come and have a quick peek, apologies for lack of light again in my photographs!

Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned.....hope you don't get the snow too!

ps. I am trying a new system, you should be able to click on the first one of each new card to see it larger from now on. Hope that helps see my cards a little clearer ;)

 White Linen card

Digi images using my CAP programme

Computerised sentiment

Glamour dust

White Linen card

Digi images using my CAP programme

Computerised sentiment

Glamour dust

Dandelion card

Hi  bloggers/friends just a quick post today.Here  is a  card I made recently . It fitted a sketch I saw so I made  this quick card. I stamped the image, then left a thin  crescent moon around it when I cut it out. I liked the  effect as the black circle reminded me of the night sky with the dandelion head sillouetted against it.Couldn't  resist adding some sparkle too.I bought some of that  scrummy Silver halo mix...I blame Christine ( you know  who you are lol ! ). Anyway come and have  a closer  look.............................................................. ps. I ordered some new sun lounge windows today ( very large), for the front of the bungalow,can't wait for them to be fitted now. Got a good price after much haggling lol....no wonder my OH  leaves it all to me he he. We also have a very large conservatory  at the back too, new door and one window next on my list! OH  built them both years ago to conserve heat either end of the house, and it does too!

 

Linen card white Stamp   Penny Black 'Wishes' Ink  Momento 'Tuxedo black' DP Pink Petticoat 'waterfall hearts' Nesties  'circles' EF  Cuttlebug Snowy dots ? computerized sentiment 3d pads Stampendous silver halo mix glitter gems from stash Challenges 'In the Pink'  Anything goes

Fairy wing card

Good afternoon bloggers, are we all ready for Christmas yet?? I keep trying to make pressies and cards but just can't get started. My craft room looks as if a bomb has been dropped.......oh my ! I must get a grip. Today I have another 'Less is More' card to  show you.It's week 94 and the theme this week is......... Hardware

"This could include a variety of things, but most probably it will be

 something made of metal! It could include, brads, charms, eyelets,

 clips, staples, pins, studs etc. If nothing fitting this description appear

 in your supplies, faux hardware will probably suffice... as long

 as it looks good!"

Hmm.... had me a tad worried this week but then I saw this angel/fairy

 wing charm  and decided to use my fav fairy image again.I even managed

not to use mainly PINK this time  too. I went for shades of blue/green just

 for a change. 

ps. a big welcome to my latest follower also, welcome aboard.

Card Recipe

Image   'Day for daisies' digi 'Talking with the moon'

Card   Linen card white Papermill shop

Accessories

Nesties   Plain circle and scalloped circles

Embossing folder   Tied together ( by Couture creations)

Liquid pearls White opal ( used in middle of embossing parts)

Dovecraft  shimmer chalks

 Copics & Promarkers

Glamour dust ( again )

Quickie glue pen

3d pads & small flat pads

Angel wing charm from stash

Jump ring from stash

Hole punch 

Challenges

'Less is More' #94 Hardware
Clearly inspired    Clean & simple

Talking with the moon card

Good morning everyone, I hope you are well and happy today. Not feeling that good today, the old Rh Arthritis is back for the winter so lots of pain and not much sleep again .Will try not to  moan too much though lol, at least now it has stopped raining and the sun is out. Today I have another 'Less is More' card to show you. It's a 'one layer' card  we have to make this time  with the theme of ......... Wings  Such a cute fairy image ( details below), I have been dying  to use this for ages. I just made a strip using distress ink  and added the image with lots of bling for the wings. Not  sure it shows here but it's like crushed glass and sparkles  a lot. I also added a few  digital  'sparkles' on the wings and my fairy shoe prop......can you spot them :) Top tip .... To make your digi image stand out more on a card,  I outline mine using my Ice grey Promarker. Didn't do it here as the image is quite small but now added a pic of one I did earlier.  

Close up of sparkle

Image with grey pen around the edge, see tip above!

  Card Recipe Image   'Day for Daisies' 'Talking with the moon' digi Card Linen white Ink TH Distress ink 'Picked Raspberry' Promarkers and Copics Sentiment  (came with image) Twinklets Diamond dust Glamour dust Quickie glue pen Challenges 'Less is More' One layer card & 'Wings' TTT 'Things with wings'

Frosty scene card

It's the 1st Anniversary of  'Less is More'
this week  , can't believe it's been a whole
year already ! Many  many congratulations
Chrissie & Mandi,& long may you continue.
Anyway it's now week 53
& a colour theme again which is....
                         AQUA
I decided to make a frosty scene as it's so
cold out today, -6 this morning brrrr!!! well
it certainly helped with the idea. I used my
cheap pearlized paints from 'the works' ,
I love the soft sheen the colours have. I
coloured washed a panel with the lovely
aqua colour, using a small circle as a mask
for the sun.
I stamped a tree in white ( Color Box) ink,
then embossed it with sea foam white
embossing powder. I drew the birds , fence
& river along the tree using  my  trusty
'quickie glue' pen then embossed over it.
Had no idea if you could do that,but hey it
works !!.....another thing I have found out now.
I added some glamour dust to highlight parts
on the sun , trees & river. The panel was a bit
warped after drying the embossing etc. and I
didn't want to flatten the raised parts.I used the
glue pen & more embossing over the tree
bark to make it thicker, ( another thing I have
learnt today).So I stuck it to another white
panel all around the edge tightly, then mounted
that onto the main card with little square sticky
pads.... I just love to use as they stick so well.
A friend told me about them and I have used
them ever since (an ebay find btw.).
Hard to photograph, hope you can see it ok,
I did a closeup too, can't see the lovely sheen
or sparkle though I fear!
Sorry such a long explanation again, but I know
I like to see how people make things so.....
Keep warm and safe my friends , snow expected
tonight here..........I hope my next grandson doesn't
arrive just yet and hangs on in there a bit longer too :O)

Baby card

Here is a card I made for my new grandson
Charlie. I love making baby cards, I have
one ready and waiting for my next grandbaby
expected soon too. I added glamour dust to the
largest letters and 3d'd the main image too.
Anyway I hope you like it :O)
ps. Can't remember which image I used now,
will add details later.........changing computers
again after my son has fixed my old now. Had to
move everything to my ext hard drive again, so stuff
everywhere yet!
Updated to add the image is called 'moon lullaby',
& it's a Pollycraft digi image.So cute isn't it,
I think the moon looks like  a large C too......... just
perfect for Charlie I thought.