LIM card # 428

Hi there friends, just popping by with another quick card made for the 'Less is More' challenge again. This time they want us to use 'Shades of Purple', I love the colour purple so it was no hardship for me ;)
I water coloured a purply sunset and added these sweet giraffes (Hero Arts) I have never used before. I also used one of the sentiments from the same set. The postage stamp edge die is also by Hero Arts too.
Isn't it great when you get to use unused 'schtuff '(to quoting Darnell)! ...then again I look at my unused pile...why do I keep adding to it ......yikes!!!
See you tomorrow with another new release from RachelVassDesigns...and it's a show stopper, I really had fun with it too ;)
Ok come and have a peek at my card and I hope you'll love it too, enjoy your day/evening whatever you have planned...last day of hot Summer weather for us today ;)
ps. I love these purple 'splashy' flowers I planted in our garden and have been admiring all Summer!

The Flower Challenge #22 Monochrome

Hi there friends, I hope your July is going well so far! Ours in the UK has been very hot so far as was June. What a time to give our large swimming pool away lol !

Today I am back to share another DT card with you again, this month over at 'The Flower Challenge' our theme is 'Monochrome'.

So an easy one I think this time, you can use either black,white,grey or one colour or shades of one colour. If in doubt see our blog for more inspiration, some gorgeous cards made by our amazing team again there.

I went with black and white, a combination I love as it always looks so clean and classy to me. Anyway come and have a quick look and see what you think. I made two cards and was going to share the second one as a reminder card but now I have made yet another...happy days!, so showing you two cards today.

I used the new Hero Arts flower stamps and I can honestly say I just love them .....you will be seeing these again very soon ;).....yes I know...must stop buying new stamps....it's just not gonna happen though is it let's face it lol !!

Enjoy your week whatever you have planned ;)...ours will involve beaches and ice lollies I think ;)

Thinking of You card

Smooth White card 

Hero Arts Floral Mums stamp, die & sentiment

Kaiser craft Woodgrain stamp

Clear Embossing ink

Wow Opaque Bright White E/P

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Sequins from stash

I stamped my woodgrain background in black ink , then I stamped & die cut my flower.

I attached my flower using 3d pads to raise it up a little. Then I stamped and embossed 

my sentiment, and attached it to my card also. A few sequins and was card was complete.

  Hello Beautiful card  

Smooth White card

Black card 

Hero Arts Florals stamp, die cut and sentiment stamp

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Black sequins from stash

     

I made this card very similar to my first card. Just adding some black card around the sentiment this time and stamping and not embossing the sentiment.

     

      Please add our cue card below when entering our challenge ;) .....you have until the 25th July to enter and we are back on  the 15th with reminder cards too.  

Daisy card

Hi there friends, hope your weekend is going well so far ? I have been baking again today for our son and family  (cheese and onion pie, pic below) and doing lots of  walking too.    My OH has been making his usual pear juice from our  plentiful supply of pears we have in  the garden. He  makes apple juice too from our own apples.
He is either making that or making his famous honey  ice -cream  pic below) or doing something arty or  gardening. He still has some model houses half painted  and now all sorts of long weird pots are hanging in  his garage along with other large ones he has made  sitting on a shelf. Photo's soon !   Right back to my card for this week's 'Less is More' challenge. This time it's a lucky dip and 'Watercolour'. I was a very happy bunny when I read that I can tell you. I do so love to watercolour. I have been designing some  digital cards too, will post those soon.   Enjoy your weekend whatever you have planned. We  are off swimming again ...and eating all my bakes  and drinking all the juice....and there is cake too.... happy days!
I took the plunge and bought some Kuratake Gansai  Tambi watercolour paints and also experimenting with  Bristol Board too. Loving both so far!    I did lose a die from my new Hero Arts set  I am using here  boo hoo. When I cut the dies apart one sprung sideways ...darn it! The search goes on for it yet !!!
Ok here is my card, come and take a quick peek ;)    

Bristol board Kuratake Gansai Tambi Watercolour paints  Hero Arts Infinity die Postage stamp Hero Arts Daisy and bugs stamp and cut (stamps and dies) Glamour dust 3d pads

Just love that little bee ;)    

      

                                                                  Cheese and onion pie

Honey ice-cream

 (he sprinkles broken crunchie bar bits on top)

Will post recipe soon if anyone is interested.

   

 

Flower Challenge #1 Reminder

Hi friends, back again with more cards to share. It's Mid- month time over at 'The Flower Challenge' and you still have time to enter. The theme of this first challenge is an easy one.......     'Anything Goes With Florals'     I am sure you all have flower stamps/dies/stencils which longed to be used. If you haven't seen the  inspirational cards  there already, pop on over.  So happy with the amazing response we have had  already too!       See my amazing fellow DT cards HERE too and  show them some love. The guidelines are also there and please remember to add our banner. I will leave it below my cards.     Right onto my cards, grab a cuppa and have a peek ;)  I decided to use the same stamp on my cards just to  show how different it can look.    
 Blue Flower card  

  Supplies   White Linen card AltENew Best Mom stamp Penny Black sentiment Gratitude Versafine Onyx Black ink Copic, Promarkers Liquid Pearls Silver Pearl Dewdrops blue and green    

  Recipe   I made an A2 card base and added another smaller panel.  I stamped the flower image and coloured it using my  Copics and Promarkers. Then I stamped the sentiment and edged it using a matching Copic.  A few Dewdrops and a few drops of Liquid Pearls on the flowers and it was complete.     Kraft Congrats card  

  Supplies   Kraft card AltENew Best Mom stamp Hero Arts Congrats die Hero Arts Unicorn white ink Wow Embossing Powder White TH Distress ink Pink Raspberry Little Things sequins     Recipe   I made an A2 card base, stamped and heat embossed the flower image. Then I used my Distress ink to colour the flowers. I cut the die cut and coloured that in the same way. I just coloured half and blended it with water for an  Ombre look. I stuck the die cut on the card and added the sequins.     Here is our banner (which I designed), to use in our challenges. We would love it if you care to display it on your  blogs too ;)    

    Also this one if you prefer to just add to your blogs ;)