Butterfly card

Hi there friends, bit late with my 'Less is More' card this time, more about that later. Anyway here it is, they want us to 'Bring something back'. I used this very yellowing stamp set I bought years ago now.

I am ashamed to say I think I only used it once. I stamped it and watercoloured it and then covered it in pearls. I quite like these shades of pearls too, found in my stash from goodness knows where. I added a quick watercolour wash under my butterfly after cutting it out. I was going to add a sentiment too... then I thought...no...less is more after all ;)

 

My lovely FC teamie Cara is guesting over at 'LIM' this time too, do check out her gorgeous card!

 

A very big welcome to my latest follower too Mia, welcome aboard and thanks for choosing me to follow. xx

Ok come and have a peek at my card! .......so sorry I am late leaving you all comments again but I have been unwell yet again. I fear I may have gallbladder trouble, waiting for a scan now. At least I have lost a stone already as I can eat very little atm. so swings and roundabouts eh!

Of course enjoy your weekend/week whatever you have planned ;)

White Linen card

Woodware Bubble butterflies stamp

TH Distress ink

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Pearls from stash

 

Flower Fairy card

Good afternoon friends, lovely sunny weather here today, hope you have it too !     Today I have a shabby chic card to show you. Yes I know!!!!!......not my usual CAS style of  card at all is it. Just fancied a change, and after all my latest decoupage (see an earlier post) projects I seem to be in a shabby chic mood.

Anyway come and have a closer look and see  what you think.....

ps. Forgot to say our lovely new leather sofa arrived safely and I just can't get my OH out of his new electric recliner. All our children want one now too lol. I had to prise them all out of it last weekend.        The grandchildren now know where the hidden  buttons are to recline it too......drat... my OH  told them it was magic....well it worked for  a while ;)


I have added a few photo's of our garden too. It's mostly a Spring garden and smells just AMAZING right now ;)

Smooth White card Stripey paper (old digi one) All Dressed Up digi Flower Fairy Go Kreate die ( main card shape) Spellbinders labels 18 die Die-namics Fancy flourish die Crealies butterfly dies Joy Crafts corner die Silk ribbon from stash Clear gems Lace Silver mesh ribbon Flowers from stash Glamour dust Diamond Dust TH Distress ink Copics, Promarkers Dovecraft chalks       Challenges   All Dressed Up challenge  #54 'Anything Goes' Cards und More    #158  'Focus on Die Cuts'  Cuttlebug Mania   'Butterflies' Deep Ocean Challenge   #128  'Flowers Everywhere'



Garden Photo's

Purple and Yellow card

Good afternoon friends, I hope you are all  enjoying your weekend. As it's Saturday I  have another 'Less is More' card to show  you.     It's a colour challenge this week and...       "Use opposite colours on the wheel "
"The  two chosen colours should predominate  and any additional shades should be minimal  and limited to neutral colours only."        I decided on using purple and yellow. Not two colours I would normally use together but I think it works. Just to add I have added a clear gem to that bottom flower now !      Have a great weekend, we are having all our family here tomorrow so off to do preparations now ;)     ps. Congratulations to William and Kate on the birth of their new baby girl this morning too! can't wait for our latest granddaughter to arrive now....just 6 weeks  to go ;)

     

     

      White Linen card Purple card Sue Wilson die (bottom)  Mama Elephant die (sentiment) Crealies dies (butterflies) Memory Box stencil (dots) TH distress ink Promarkers  Glamour dust Hobbycraft gems

Challenges   'Less is More'    'Use opposite colours on the wheel' CASology    #week144 Flight  

Three Butterflies card

Hi friends/bloggers, here I am with this week's 'Less is More' card. Late with it this time, explanation  later.     This week it's a colour theme and .....      
"For our colour challenge this month we have decided to give you a choice.

Either

Three Colours

or 

Three Shades of One Colour

You may use any combination of colours you wish!"

This is what I came up with after a bit of thought,

hope you like it.

Just noticed I was showcased this week too, thank you

so much ! 

    Challenges 'Less is More'   3 colours 'Virginia's View Challenge'   Stitching     White Linen card Clearly Besotted Stamps and dies 'Elegant Butterflies' WaltzingMouse sentiment TH Distress inks Momento Tuxedo Black ink Seweasy stitch piercer Clear sparkle gel pen for stitches     ps. Late with my LIM card this week as I was helping  my son look after his two young children. I mostly helped with the baby as she is only 5 months.   Glad to give mummy a break away after all the sleepless nights she has had. Hard to be awake so much during the night, I had forgotten  what it was like lol.   Trouble is I sooo miss the baby now. she is such a sweet baby. I wish we could bottle that  lovely baby smell too :)        

Yellow butterflies card

Hi friends/bloggers, here we are at the weekend again

as yet another week flies past. I have another
‘Less is More’

card to show you and it’s a sketch this time.

I will post the sketch at the bottom, otherwise it and not

my card will show up on your daily feed. Has anyone else

noticed that?

Anyway here it is, after a minute of panic this idea

popped into my head. Aren’t you all glad when an idea

 pops in like that .........(smiles).

 

Sketch by Chrissie

White Linen card
Spellbinders circles
TH Distress inks
Hero arts leaf stamp
Woodware 'Butterfly medley' stamp
Sentiment from same stamp set
Vellum from stash

Glamour dust

Heartfelt Thanks...

Hi everyone, here is yet another card for the ‘Less is More’

challenge this week. The theme is ‘Masking or Stencilling’

Can’t believe I have managed three cards this week for LIM

and watch this space.....there may be one more!

A very big welcome to my latest follower too, welcome aboard.

Imagination Crafts stencil ‘Honeysuckle’

Cleary Besotted stamps butterfly and sentiment

TH Distress inks ‘Picked Raspberry’ and ‘Worn Lipstick’

Vellum for top layer of wings

Promarkers for colouring wings

Papermania shimmer dots

I used vellum for the top layer of the wings.Curled a bit in the heat here.