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Hey LIMettes! We're back with our latest challenge and this time we have a zesty and juicy colour combination for you. We're sure you are bound to love these colours and we can't wait to see your beautiful creations. Here is our cue card which we'd love to see in your posts. Being the first challenge of the month we also have a new sponsor to announce and we're delighted to welcome Seven Hills Crafts back to sponsor our July challenges. https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/ To be eligible for ShowCASe and Prize Winner choices please carefully follow all of our Clean & Simple Challenge Guidelines plus Glossary of Terms, which you'll find via our 'How To Play' tab at the top of the page. Your designs should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non-patterned space. Joining the Design Team for this challenge is our May winner, Lynne of Lynne's Loft. Do pop along to her blog and leave her a friendly word; she's certainly created a stunning card to inspire you this week. So let's see what fantastic inspiration Lynne and the design team have created for you. If you have the time do check out their personal blogs as there could be a couple of bonus cards there! Guest Designer: Lynne Sharon Susan Trina Anita Izzy Nonni Our Facebook Page, for regular updates, can be found HERE as well as our Instagram page, HERE and if you post your cards to Instagram then please tag us in your post using @lessismorechallenge or the hashtag #lessismorechallenge so that we can hop along and 'like' your creations. We'll be back with our bumper monthly ShowCASes and Winner announcements on 13th July, so please pop back to visit us to see if you're one of our lucky entries! Enjoy the challenge and have fun! *** An InLinkz Link-up
I haven't played in the Less Is More Challenge for a long time. I am not sure why, I really enjoy the challenge - whatever - I am playing today. I was so inspired by Chrissie's Bird sample card, that I wanted to try one for myself. I used my fun Hero Arts Long Legged Bird. I love this guy - too cute! My sentiment is also from Hero Arts, Remember Your Kindness, along with a die flourish from My Favorite Things, Leafy Flourish. Oh yeah, the challenge was Blues. I am also entering this into the Simon Says Monday Challenge; blues [too!] I am so happy that I finally figured out how to make svg cuts with my Silhouette Portrait cutter for any stamp image I have! [the above bird is a prime example] Talk about awesome - no more scissors... ever! :) I love that. 2014 is starting out quite fabulous! I also got a Muse Challenge email, and it is Laurie's last challenge with the Team so of course I had to play! I also have been wanting to try faux letterpress. I really like the way this turned out. To accomplish this, I inked up a Tim Holtz embossing folder on the depressed side with Distress ink Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade and ran it through my Big Shot. I am quite happy with my bright hello card. Thanks Muse Laurie -- you will be missed!! That's it for me today. See ya tomorrow!! Thanks for stopping by~
The challenge at Less is More´s blog this week is to create a One-layer-card and the theme is Outlines. Here´s mine with the sweet Tulips from Penny Black Flower Gala #40-437 Thanks!
Acrylic paint with modeling paste and sand are built up in numerous layers to create a highly textured surface. The artist wanted to create a strong composition with the "less is more" concept and capture the softness of a shoreline with the blended edges of color.
Every stroke is a symphony and every letter is the star of the show.
My mother's an actress, so I sort of grew up on set and traveling around with her. I think getting older, I really just loved the whole environment, I love that there's all these different...
The challenge on Less is More´s blog this week is to use designer paper in a CAS style! Here´s my card with a piece of DP! Thanks!
Over at less is more the challenge this week is to use more than one stamp. I used two stamp sets, SU's Work of Art and Itty Bitty Banners. The anchor is from Moments and die cut in lost lagoon card stock. It's adhered to a stitched rectangle from Lil inker. I added some bakers twine and a small heart in pool party with SU's heart embosslit. The ink is also SU....pool party and lost lagoon. I LOVE these two colors together!
I haven't played in the Less Is More Challenge for a long time. I am not sure why, I really enjoy the challenge - whatever - I am playing today. I was so inspired by Chrissie's Bird sample card, that I wanted to try one for myself. I used my fun Hero Arts Long Legged Bird. I love this guy - too cute! My sentiment is also from Hero Arts, Remember Your Kindness, along with a die flourish from My Favorite Things, Leafy Flourish. Oh yeah, the challenge was Blues. I am also entering this into the Simon Says Monday Challenge; blues [too!] I am so happy that I finally figured out how to make svg cuts with my Silhouette Portrait cutter for any stamp image I have! [the above bird is a prime example] Talk about awesome - no more scissors... ever! :) I love that. 2014 is starting out quite fabulous! I also got a Muse Challenge email, and it is Laurie's last challenge with the Team so of course I had to play! I also have been wanting to try faux letterpress. I really like the way this turned out. To accomplish this, I inked up a Tim Holtz embossing folder on the depressed side with Distress ink Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade and ran it through my Big Shot. I am quite happy with my bright hello card. Thanks Muse Laurie -- you will be missed!! That's it for me today. See ya tomorrow!! Thanks for stopping by~
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