Less Is More #286

Hello!

We have a 2 week challenge starting at Less Is More this week and it is a really interesting one!  We are looking for cards that use something tactile so think about ways of adding lots of texture whilst keeping it CAS.

Here are a couple of offerings from me this week:

 

I love to use felt on my cards to create a tactile element.  This is a simple design using PTI dies and a sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

 

 

On this card I used texture paste (mixed with blue distress ink) through a Stamplorations rain drop stencil combined with a rainbow die cut from glitter paper and sentiment from Avery Elle.  The texture paste and glitter add texture to the design.

 

I hope you like these ideas for creating tactile cards.  The design team have lots more fab inspiration for you over at Less is More and remember that you have two weeks to play along with us for this challenge :)

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Sarah x

Less is More #285

Hello!

Hopefully I should be in lovely Spain when this post goes live so I hope that blogger behaves itself!  Our challenge this week at Less is More is to use repetition on your designs.  I have a couple of very simple cards featuring a repeating element to share with you today:

I have gone with repeating an element 3 times on each of the designs which seemed to please my preference for symmetry.  I rarely make DL sized cards but liked the way these 3 Stamploration daisy images looked in a vertical row combined with a Stamploration sentiment.  I coloured the images i with pencils.

 

This is a very quick and simple CAS card featuring 3 punched out butterflies popped up on punched out circles.  I like all of the white space!  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

 

 

Finally I used another Waltzingmouse set to stamp the feather three times in a deep teal (I think it is an Altenew ink).  I used a border die to create the circle lines at the top and bottom of the central panel and a sentiment from Waltzingmouse too.

 

I hope you like my 3 simple cards and enjoy creating something with a repeating image this week!  The rest of the DT have more inspiration to share with you over at Less is More too.

 

See you again soon,

 

Sarah x

Less is More #284

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying a sunny Saturday and are ready for our next challenge at Less is More!  It is one layer week and the theme is clockwork/time. 

I remembered the one layer rule when making my cards for a change and this is what I came up with:

 

This card is very simple but I love the Tim Holtz stencil/mask which creates a striking background for the sentiment from Clarity Stamps.  I dusted Pumice Stone distress ink over the stencil to create the soft background.

 

I masked off the top third of this card and dusted the bottom section with Broken China and Tumbled Glass distress inks before stamping the watch from Uniko randomly.  I drew a black line across the top and stamped a sentiment from Mama Elephant. 

 

Only two makes from me this week but I hope they give you some ideas for your own clockwork/time inspired creations!  The rest of the Less is More DT have more fab designs to share with you too.

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend,

 

Sarah x

Less is More #283

Hello!

We have a really fun Less is More challenge for you this week where we are looking for you to incorporate the colours of your kitchen in to your CAS design.  My kitchen is white with green walls and dark wood floor so that was my starting point.

Here I used a strip of wood patterned paper down the edge and teamed it with a very old stamp from Hero Arts which I inked in a couple of shades of green.  I combined it with a simple sentiment from Altenew. 

Next up my card is not quite so CAS but I couldn't resist the temptation to have another play with the fab new stamps from Uniko:

I lightly inked a panel and stamped the glorious tropical leaves in a range of greens and combined with a Uniko sentiment.  The June release from Uniko may be small but it is super cool - do check it out if you haven't already!

I ran out of time to make anything more this week but am really looking forward to seeing how your kitchen colours inspire your cards.  Check out the colour schemes that the fab DT have used over at Less is More :)

Less is More is being sponsored by Happy Little Stampers this month.

Thanks as always for stopping by!

Sarah x

Uniko Blog Hop!

Hello!

As we didn't have the chance to celebrate Uniko's fab June release, we have decided to do a blog hop to showcase these stamps to best effect.  Have you seen them yet?  I have to say that I am in love with the toucan, tropical leaves and hibiscus.  I genuinely couldn't stop making cards with them so apologies for the photo heavy post :)

Here is what I made.....

 

I simply inked through a square mask and added a lovely hibiscus and sentiment.

 

I looked up toucans online to see how their beaks are coloured - there are a number of variations and I went with a colourful combination of red and green here.  The leaves add some background interest.

 

This card features the outline hibiscus stamped in lilacs and purple with a die cut frame to create some texture/interest.  I like how this looks.

 

I paired the toucan with the outline hibiscus here and went with an orange and black beak!

 

Finally I simply stamped two hibiscus flowers and popped up a sentiment - a fresh, CAS card.

 

There are just so many ways to go with these stamps and sentiments.  Here are the sets; Paradise and Paradise Leaves:

 

 

 

 

Oh, and they work brilliantly with the previously released Uniko hummingbird too!

 

The rest of the DT have lots more to share with you and, as with all Uniko blog hops you can win prizes too!  Head over to the Uniko blog to find out more.

 

Thanks for bearing with me and for stopping by :)

 

Sarah x

Less is More #282

Hello!

Happy Saturday to you and time for another challenge over at Less is More.  This week we are asking you to use stencils in your CAS designs.  I love stencils - they are so versatile and I use them on my cards regularly along with dies and (of course) stamps.  There are such a wide range of stencils available these days which can be used both as focal images and backgrounds.  Here is what I came up with:

 

On this card I inked through a MFT stencil in Cracked Pistachio, Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers fading out as I went and combined with a sentiment from Hero Arts.  I inked around part of a cardstock panel to highlight the sentiment.  This design would work well in a range of colours.

 

 

Here I have used a lovely floral image in shades of purple.  I think the stencil is from Imagination crafts but I am not sure.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

 

Finally I used a fab stencil from MFT inked in shades of pink, coral and warm yellows as the central panel with a die cut sentiment.  A few touches of black complete the design.

 

 

Of course, there are lots more ways to use stencils....I didn't even have time to break out my embossing paste!  I look forward to seeing your CAS designs and hope you will check out the inspiration that the rest of the fab DT have created for you over at Less is More.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Sarah x

Aloha!

Hello!

It is ages since I have had the chance to blog other than for scheduled DT activities but there have been a few challenges that I wanted to play along with - particularly as I have some fab new stamps from Uniko to play with.

I have gone tropical to play along at Addicted to CAS current Aloha challenge and at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Animal Magic. 

I used the toucan from Uniko's new Paradise set and coloured with pencils....there are some great colour combos on toucans' beaks!  This is a simple design with a circular panel and some colourful enamel dots to echo the beak.

I will be back at the weekend with a Uniko blog hop to celebrate the June stamp release so do stop by again for lots more tropical inspiration :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x