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Simply Less is More #492 C is for Celebrate

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Welcome back to a new challenge at `LIM for the next two weeks we are asking you to create something using our prompt C is for Celebrate.

This card was one of the quickest I have ever made, due to the fact that my brain is addled with so much going on in my life. I had mistakenly made a card for our November challenge and when I went to upload it realised my mistake and had to whip up a new one in a matter of moments. I used my brand new Scrolled Punch and Pierce Plate (try saying that after a few libations !) from Spellbinders. I bought this beauty after seeing the fabulous and talented Michele Ferguson from I Card Everyone create an immaculate card.

Here I’ve only used the centre part of the die to keep my card clean and simple, having said that this die is rather challenging but Michele does have some top tips to help and boy did I need them.

Here’s a card I made using the complete plate as you can see there are hundreds of little die cuts, definitely not one for the faint-hearted.

In other news I had a lovely visit from my crazy sister and niece from the UK unfortunately my niece was very ill with a high fever and terrible cough all week so was unable to join in most of the activities but that didn’t stop my sister and I from have lots of fun. Unfortunately whilst they were here my beautiful little Bailey the mini pinscher passed away we are absolutely devastated but having my sister here was a great comfort. Bailey was a very cheeky chappy but his name lives on in my blog title and our memories.

We do hope you will play along with us at LIM my teamies have some amazing cards to delight and inspire.

I’m also linking up to NBUS as this die is fresh out of the packet.

Craft Rocket #107 Clean and Simple

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend

Take care

Marie

Less is More #Challenge 490 Orange

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Welcome back to another fun challenge at Less is More and for the next two weeks we are asking you to use the colour orange in your creation but don’t forget to keep it CAS.

I used an Inkylicious sunray stamp and stencil which I embossed in black ink then cut out the centre panel and coloured with Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide and used clear embossing powder to give some shine. I then popped it up with foam tape for dimension. Matted with orange card and used my go-to sentiments from Mr Holtz, there you have it.

A super simple card that came together very quickly which is just as well as getting our new shop ready is certainly taking its toll on me crafting wise and am so behind on commenting so please forgive me.

We do hope you will join us at LIM my team mates once again have some amazing cards to inspire and delight.

Take care

Marie

Less is More #489 One Layer

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Welcome back to another Less is More one-layer challenge but this time we have a photo to hopefully inspire and get those creative juices going.

My card came together so quickly for this challenge as I had recently received my Spellbinders Letterpress and `I knew exactly what I wanted to do and that was a first for me.

For those of you who haven’t heard of the Betterpress, I urge you to check it out it’s such a simple way to add fantastic texture to your cards it’s such a pity you can’t see it in the photo, plus the Betterpress plates can also be used for hot foiling which is a win-win as far as I’m concerned.

We hope you can play along with us at LIM my teamies have some fantastic cards to inspire and delight.

I’m away for a few days at my summer home enjoying the calm before the storm as we are currently opening a new jewellery store in Thessaloniki and from next week it will be all hands on deck.

Wishing you a fabulous weekend

Marie

Less is More Challenge #487 – Alphabet (B) is for Beach

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Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Less is More. For the next two weeks we will be asking you to make a card following our prompt B is for Beach and that’s exactly where I hope to be when this post is published!

A super simple card testing my abilities with ink blending and embossing. I saw a tutorial over at Inkylicious and ended up buying the stamps that were featured unfortunately they didn’t arrive in time so I had to use my imagination to make the waves. I used the edge of an old stamp with Versamark ink and Sea Foam embossing powder (how apt) by Papermania.

I used Distress Oxides for the sea and sand a Spellbinders oval frame and an Idea-ology sentiment and that’s it! Saying that this was one of many attempts to get the waves the way I wanted them and the colours just right. Once my stamps arrive I will treat you all to how it should have been done.

A couple of photo’s of the view from my summer house here in the Halkidiki region of Thessaloniki where I will hopefully be when this post goes live.

Do pop over to LIM to see the amazing creations by my teammates but remember to keep it Cas.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend

Take care

Marie

Less is More #485 Black and Light Purple.

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Welcome back to another fun challenge at Less is More. For the next fortnight, we are asking you to use black and light purple on your Clean and simple creation.

I had several goes, as usual, trying to get the correct colour, every time I thought I had it just right and went outside to take a photo it looked insipid so this is the nearest I got to being satisfied.

I used the Spellbinders sealed ginkgo die for the main element and watercolored the leaves using a mixture of shaded lilac and wilted violet distress oxides. The oval frames are also courtesy of Spellbinders as is the wax seal. I added a little black strip to the side as I felt there just wasn’t enough and there you have it.

We would love to see your creations at Less is More the Design Team has amazing cards to inspire and delight so come along and join in the fun.

Also linking up to

Challenge #104 – Use dies Craft Rocket

NBUS Challenge #51 My Gingko Die is having it’s first outing as is the wax seal

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.

Marie

Less is More #484 One Layer,Flowers

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Hello crafty friends it’s time for a new challenge at Less is More and for the next fortnight, we are asking you to create a one layer card with flowers as the theme.

This is my second attempt at a one layer card I did struggle I cannot lie but it does seem to be getting easier only took me three days instead of a week !

Not my finest work as you can see from the above card I’m not a confident colourer inner. I used a variety of Distress Oxides and a water brush to colour this pretty stamp Stylish Ovals Birthday Wishes by Spellbinders. There’s not much more I can say about a one layer card apart from the fact it looks much better in real life.

Do pop over to LIM to see the beautiful CAS one layer gorgeousness from my teammates, we do hope you will play along. Don’t forget to keep it clean and simple.

I’m playing along with Double D who are asking us to use flowers

NBUS #challenge 50 as this stamp set is fresh out of it’s packet.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend

Marie

Less is More #483 Spring

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Welcome back to another challenge at Less is More and for the next fortnight, we are asking you to share your spring inspirations with us.

Has spring sprung in your part of the world? Here in Greece the weather has been awful, rain, rain and more rain I mean April showers are one thing but it’s the middle of May and it’s just miserable!

The first thing that came to mind when I thought about spring, apart from the fact that we aren’t having one this year is the following card. Not one of my best but I just couldn’t shake it so please be kind.

I know I know it’s awful and puny but that’s my current mood. I used my trusty Cameo to cut the spring which is popped up on foam and hot foiled and die cut the Pinkfresh Studio sentiment.

Feeling guilty about my rubbish card I’ve made another a little more season appropriate.

This cute little duckie is from Vicky Papaioannou for Spellbinders which I simply die cut and added a touch of Distress Oxide in Broken China and a couple of sploshes of water for rain, oh, and of course a googly eye for good measure.

I’m sharing my little duckie with the lovely Darnell over at NBUS as it’s her first time out of the packet the duck, not Darnell haha

We do hope you will play along with us at LIM my teammates have made “real” cards so please don’t be put off by mine.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.

Marie

A is for Automobile #482

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Hello crafty friends. We had so many entries for our last challenge at Less is More for our Anything Goes theme. So many wonderful cards you sure made it difficult for the design team.

On to our new challenge which is an alphabet theme and we are asking you to feature an automobile, keeping it Cas of course.

I used the Tim Holtz colorize die Road Trip for my automobile, there are about a thousand pieces to this set, signposts, luggage, a tree, and even exhaust fumes! but in the spirit of cas I only used the car which only had five hundred pieces!. I added a touch of pumice stone distress oxide behind the card, and added some little hearts for my own take on exhaust fumes, the sentiment is generated with my Cameo.

We do hope you will play along with us and look forward to seeing what you come up with but don’t forget to keep it cas.

Wishing you all a wonderful bank holiday

Take care

Marie

Less is More #481 Anything Goes

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Welcome back to another challenge at Less is More. For the next fortnight, we’re not limiting your imagination to any particular theme but we are asking that you keep your cards clean and simple.

Well if you’re anything like me being given free reign with a theme tends to end up with plenty of cards on my desk and not being able to decide which one I like best so I will be sharing two with you today.

Not the best of photo’s but the weather this week in Greece is rubbish rain and misery just in time for Greece’s Easter celebrations !! I used the Tim Holtz die set Robots it’s one of my favourites as you can mix and match the pieces to make your own creation. I partially coloured the base with Distress Ink in Pumice stone added a sentiment sticker from Idea-ology some googly eyes and all done.

Another rubbish photo taken indoors in bad lighting, it was difficult to catch the gold hot foil on this one. I used the Pinkfresh Studios Folk Art birds glimmer plate and stencils which were coloured with Distress Oxides then die cut and popped up with foam and positioned behind the heart aperture. Another sentiment sticker and all done.

We do hope you will join us at Less is More once again my team mates have outdone themselves so lots of lovely inspiration in our gallery.

I’m linking my robot card to Happy Little Stampers for their Anything Goes with Dies Challenge.

It’s Easter here this weekend In Greece my most favourite holiday celebration and usually signals my first swim of the year in The Med. Not this year it’s all rain, rain and more rain plus Mr P has ” man flu ” so we will be staying put and feeling sorry for ourselves and I will be catering to his every whim(not).

Take care

Marie

Less is More Challenge #480 – Colours

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Welcome back to another fun challenge over at Less is More and for the next fortnight, we are asking you to make a clean and simple card using black and aquamarine. I truly love this combination even though it was quite difficult to get the perfect colour combination. As you will see from my card it looks turquoise but I can assure you in real life it’s aquamarineish.

I made the heart using the Faceted Hearts die from Tim Holtz coloured with distress oxides then used clear embossing powder in a random fashion so as to leave some non-shiny areas so I could add a touch of black soot distress ink. The wings were cut using a Tim Holtz 3D impresslits called Winged, it cuts and embosses in one pass what a result! I wet embossed the wings to give them a shiny effect and attached them to the heart. The square was coloured using Black Soot distress ink, the sentiment is from Stampers Anonymous.

I do hope you will join us at Less is More my teamies have some amazing cards to inspire and I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.

Marie