Less is More - Challenge #414

Here is the new challenge at Less is More:

I used the 2nd Edition Fill It In stamp set from The Ton for my card.  It was just perfect for this challenge since it includes a big word and a small sentiment.

The rickrack border is a My Favorite Things die.  I just inked it to match the small sentiment.

Stenciled get well card

Joining in a couple of challenges that involve stenciling on a card, using a couple of stencils from The Greetery.

I used the Fir & Foliage stencil and Pathway stencil for this card, with Gina K and Altenew inks.  The sentiment is from The Greetery's Thinking of You Sentiment Suite set.  To keep this more of a clean and simple card, I lightly sponged some blue ink around the top edges but didn't fill in the background.

This is for the Clean & Simple on Friday challenge to use a stencil and the Less Is More challenge to make a one layer card, using a stencil.  

more one layer cards

I thought I would try my hand at a couple more one-layer cards for the AAA Cards and Less Is More combined challenge.

For this one, I stamped the spider web background partially on the grey card, then stamped the spider and sentiment.  I sponged a little purple distress oxide ink around the edges.  

On this card, I used a Paper Smooches curved stitched die for the "hill", then sponged green Distress Oxide ink in that area for grass.  The tree, leaves and sentiment were stamped, and then I sponged a little blue Distress Oxide ink in the sky area.  I wasn't sure how the Distress Oxide inks would work on kraft cardstock, but they showed up pretty well.

Combined challenge at AAA Cards and Less Is More

AAA Cards and Less Is More are holding a combined challenge:   one layer cards with a colored cardstock base.  While most of my cards are pretty much clean and simple, I rarely make a one-layer cards, so this was a real challenge, especially when trying to use a colored cardstock base.  The first couple of attempts weren't too great, but the third one turned out okay.

The floral background stamp is from Brutus Monroe.  I stamped it on the top portion of the card with white pigment ink, then embossed with white embossing powder, and added some touches of color with colored pencils.  I added a score line at the bottom, accented with a white gel pen and a stamped and embossed sentiment at the bottom.

It's always good to challenge yourself to try something new that might not necessarily be in your comfort zone.  This was fun!

Congrats! card

I made this card for two challenges:   the current challenge at Less Is More (use mainly teal on your card) and the current challenge at Cards in Envy (keep it simple)

Teal isn't one of my "go to" colors, but I did have some new ink from Catherine Pooler inks that worked for the color challenge.  The background paper is some older Basic Grey, and I added just a little bit of gold Nuvo glitter drops.

If you have a chance, check out all the DT cards and entries on both blogs - there are some reallyl gorgeous cards on display!

Less is More - pink and gray color challenge

I love finding new challenge blogs, especially when they're based on a clean and simple style theme.  The Less Is More challenge blog is celebrating their 4th birthday this month, so they've been inspiring cardmakers for quite a while now.  Their first challenge for this month is a color challenge - use pink and grey on a card.

This card is for an upcoming wedding, although it could also work for Valentine's Day or an anniversary. 

 

The hearts are stamped with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and the word is a Cricut diecut.  The smaller hearts were punched out of some extra stamped large hearts.  Stamps are from Technique Tuesday. (The smaller hearts were a bit of an afterthought....it seemed like the card needed a little something in the top corner to create a balance.)  Now I actually have a card done ahead of time, LOL!  Check out the Less Is More challenge blog here.