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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

Less is More Challenge #479 – One layer

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Today is such a special day for me and I’m so excited to share some fantastic news with you all….drumroll……I’m officially a design team member for Less is More, I can’t believe it !!!

Many many years ago when I first started making cards I discovered Less is More and was amazed by the fabulous Clean and simple cards that I saw week after week by the DT and in the gallery, I have to admit I lurked in the shadows for months too scared to take part for fear of rejection until one day I finally took the plunge since then I haven’t looked back. Fast forward to 2023 and here I am a member of the Design Team !!!.

Today is our first challenge of the year which just so happens to be a one layer card and I have NEVER EVER made a one layer card before until now that is. To say it was a challenge would be an understatement and my messy desk and full bin are a testament to that. I’ve always shied away from them but there was no shying away this time but the sense of satisfaction I felt when I finally made something that I was happy with was well worth it.

I love this stamp but I have no idea for the life of me who it’s by, I’ve had it for more than 10 years and of course the packaging has long gone. If anyone knows who made this beauty please let me know. Stamped with archival black ink, the eyes and mouth coloured with watercolour pens. The sentiment is from Stampers Anonymous.

I do hope you will join us at Less is More the DT has some amazing cards to delight and inspire us all and I feel so lucky to be part of this oh so talented team.

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with.

Take care

Marie