Less Is More - Splatters & Time Out

The new challenge over at Less is More (Week 219) is "Splatters".
Great theme. I used a white square card base and added 3 different Distress Inks through  my "Splatter" stencil. Spritzed it with a bit of water and stamped the sentiment with black VersaFine. Nice and Easy :)
I would also like to enter this into the "Rainbow" challenge at Time Out
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More - Predominantly Black

The new challenge over at Less is More (Week 218) is "Predominantly Black".
I cut out 3 different size circles in Black and White and layered them on top of each other. I stamped the quote on the top white one. Then I adhered white and red ribbon to a piece of black card and glued it to a white cardbase. Finally I added the circles and a glittery red heart. 
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: Combine any three previous Less is More challenges
  Here's a new card for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 217.
The Challenge this week: Combine any three previous LiM challenges.
I had to make a birthday card for my Brother-in-Law so I went for the following challenges:
Week 18: Monochrome
Week 111: Frame it!
Week 159: Masculine 
I coloured a Tim Holtz car embossing folder with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and embossed a piece of white cardstock with my Cuttlebug. I added then Antique Linen and Old Paper DIs to the embossed car and die cutted the whole piece. After that I've used some Walnut Stain DI for the edges of that piece. 
Then I stamped the border with Walnut Stain and the sentiment with Brushed Corduroy. I hope he likes it :)

 Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: CASE a DT Card
 
 A new card for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 216.
The Challenge this week is  to CASE a DT Card.
I decided to go for Chrissie's card. I really like the style. 

 

So I die-cutted a square and a rectangle piece of cardstock and embossed the borders. Then I stamped the flowers and the quote with black VersaFine and embossed them with clear embossing powder. After that I coloured the flowers with Promarkers and adhered both panels on a white card base with foam pads. The stamps are from Papermania and Inkylicious. 
This was a quick and fun card to make. 
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: One Layer - Include an Animal
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 215.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer card with the theme: Include an Animal.
  I always kind of struggle with One Layer cards, that's why I love to play at LIM from time to time. Gets me out of my comfort zone. 
For this card I used Vintage Photo and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks through a Harlequin stencil on a white card base. Then I used the quote stamp from Craft Stamper magazine with Black Onyx VersaFine and the butterfly stamp from Crafty Individuals with Rangers Big and Juicy Ink. I actually quite like the effect that the Harlequin pattern is showing through the butterflies.
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: One Layer - Starry, Starry Night
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 197.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer card with the theme: Starry, Starry Night.
  I was experimenting with the Northern Lights technique lately and thought that would work well with some stars. So I masked up a rectangle spot on my card, stamped some stars with VersaMark and embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I added the different colours for the Northern Lights effect with Distress Inks and VersaFine. Check the technique out here.It's good fun. 
I've rubbed off the inks from the stars with a kitchen towel and added a border with a blue metallic ProMarker and the sentiment. Finally I filled in the stars with a clear Sakura gelly pen.
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: One Layer - Foliage
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 184.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer card with the theme: Foliage.
  I've sponged some Big and Juicy Foliage Ink on the masked up part of the card. Then I stamped the leaves with VersaMark (the stamp is from Crafty Individuals) and embossed it with white embossing powder from Stampendous. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps.
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: One Layer
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 171.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer "Thank You" card.
  I've used Memento inks (Rose Bud and Black) for this card. 
The sentiment is from Creative Expressions. I don't know where the flower stamp is from. It came in a grab bag, that I bought years ago. 

 





This is how the card looked first, however it just didn't feel right.

So I decided to add a border with the same ink (Rose Bud) as the flowers. 
For me this was the finishing touch that the card needed. 
Thanks for looking :)

Happy Birthday Card

This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 170 and for CAS(E) this Sketch! Challenge #74. The Challenge theme for Less is More is Three colours or Three shades of one colour. The CAS(E) sketch looks like this:

  I've decided to go for three colours and they are Spanish Moss, Satin Red and Majestic Blue form VersaFine. The border stamp is from Docrafts Papermania range, which I had to bend a little to get the curves.

Less Is More: Sketch
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 169.
The Challenge this week is a sketch (see below).
  I've used Distress ink and clear embossing powder for the leafs (Craft Stamper) and the sentiment (Creative Expressions). For the aperture I used some cutting dies and glued patterned paper behind it. 

Sketch:

Card:

Less Is More: Makes me smile!

Happy Easter everyone. 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 168 Recipe.
The Challenge is Makes me smile!

There are a couple of things why this card makes me happy: 
First the colour combination and I just love heat embossing. 
The stamp is from PaperArtsy and is one of my favourites. Looking at this cute cat just makes me smile and reminds me of the cat we had when I was a kid.
It's maybe a bit hard to read on the scan, but the quote says: "You know you love me" :)
 
 For this card I've used a Rangers Big & Juicy ink pad and a brayer, Cosmic Shimmer gold embossing powder and Candi.

I'm afraid the gold embossing is not easy to spot on the scan. I've added a
larger image of the cat and hope it's easier to see.

 

Less Is More: Shadow Stamping

First thanks a lot to all who left a comment for my turquoise card. All so lovely and very much appreciated. :)
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 167.
The Challenge is One Layer - Shadow Stamping. 
I've used Distress ink for the background, the first shadow is VersaMark with Perfect Pearls, the second shadow is Memento ink and the third VersaFine. 
I've also used a Gel pen and a Stamp-a-ma-jic tool.
The stamps are from PaperArtsy (Leafs) and Personal Impressions (Sentiment).

  

Less Is More: Turquiose

This card is for the Less is More Challenge - Week 166 Recipe.
The Challenge is Turquoise.
 For this card I've used VersaColor, a Creative Expression mask and a Gelly Roll pen. Unfortunately I don't know where the stamp is from. 

Less Is More: THREE of something on your cards Challenge

This card is for the Less is More Challenge - Week 164 Recipe.
The Challenge is Three of something on a card.
 For this card I've used Distress Inks and stamps from Crafty Individuals and Docrafts.