Saturday 22 October 2016

Less is More #299

Hello!

The weeks are rolling by more quickly and we are at half term already.  The boys will be glad to have a week off and then it will be all downhill to Christmas break :)

This week at Less is More we are looking for designs which use acetate or vellum.  So many ways that you can go with this!

 
 
First up I coloured some acetate with alcohol inks and die cut it with a dragonfly die from Clearly Besotted.  The top layer is cut from white card with a bit of added shimmer from Wink of Stella.  The vines are die cut using a Penny Black stamp and the sentiment is from Paper Smooches (I think).  The white panel is popped up on the card base with a few strips of glitter paper attached.  The acetate does give the dragonfly's wings some translucency in real life!
 

 
 
I had to make a shaker card on a week where we are using acetate and this die from My Favourite Things makes that so easy to do!  Sorry for the shadows on the photo :(  The holly is Paper Smooches and I added glossy accents to the berry.  The shaker is filled in with white and clear sequins.
 
I wanted to create using vellum too but ran out of time.  I look forward to seeing what you make too.  The DT have lots of fabulous creations to share with you over at Less is More :)
 
Thanks for stopping by,
 
Sarah x

14 comments:

  1. I love the colours of your dragonfly card, Sarah. I can imagine how lovely the vellum looks in real life, and those glitter papers are a great little addition. And your Christmas shaker is great, not seen that die before. I recently picked up a similar holly die but it's much bigger, love those open leaves here xx

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  2. Love those colours on the first card, so cool and fresh and just perfect for the pretty dragonfly! The pop of glitter card out the bottom looks fantastic. The second card uses such a lovely die, really festive and eye catching in the bright red. Beautiful holly leaves too! Have a great weekend x

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  3. Both lovely cards and I love your use of the acetate on both!
    Sarita x

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  4. Two yummy scrummy makes Sarah, love that dragonfly die from CBS and it looks great teamed with the acetate and those colours. Your Xmas shaker pops a treat too and what a great die to make life easy when shaking! Have a great week and hope the boys enjoy the half term. x

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  5. Very gorgeous cards Sarah ! I love the idea of acetate for the wings of the dragonfly, it's even more delicate ! And this second card is also wonderful and just gorgeously CAS ! Thanks for sharing.
    Izzy Scrap

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  6. Gorgeous cards Sarah, I think I may just have to get those cross stitched frames... both of these creations are stunning!
    Chrissie xxx

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  7. That dragonfly die is beautiful, loving your use of acetate. XOXO

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  8. That dragonfly is just stunning. Love the use of the acetate for the wings! Stunning!

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  9. Your dragonfly is beautiful, Sarah, and that die is terrific as a shaker card.

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  10. Love the colors in the dragonfly...but that shaker card is definitely my favorite!

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  11. Love the colors in the dragonfly...but that shaker card is definitely my favorite!

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  12. Gorgeous cards Sarah, love the dragonfly card, very pretty and the Christmas shaker is fabulous :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  13. Two beautiful crisp and clean cards, love the colours on the first with that beautiful die and the bold red on the second. Two super CAS creations.

    Marie

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  14. Two gorgeous cards, Sarah! I love the colours and the beautiful dragonfly on the first and that die-cut on the second is fab. Have a lovely weekend x

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