GDT for Less Is More #401

Hi all,

I'm back today with a card for the Less is More Challenge #401 - Colour challenge, I am so lucky as this time I am the Guest Designer! After winning a challenge the other week they asked if I would do a GDT card, it's always a pleasure to do a card for a GDT spot!

The challenge this time is

I really wanted to use my new stamp for this challenge, "Spring Bouquet" it's by an Australian Company, Uniquely Creative  and this is the card I have designed for the challenge

I've watercoloured this card with my Zig Markers and added just a few sequins, I had to stick to the less is more rules..!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like this card and why not pop over and enter the challenge too! 

Hugs

XoX

CAS Christmas Card

Hi all,

So this morning, I have tried to do a no line colouring with the Fade out ink by Ink on 3.. I've also attempted to do bear fur too...(yes don't get too excited ...you haven't seen it yet LOL)

I saw that AAA CAS Cards, had a new challenge and I thought I would join in.. so I've made this card for the challenge.. CAS Game #144 - Maxi White Space + Optional Twist Christmas In July

Im also entering into the following too

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Christmas In July - EDITED I got a top 3
Addicted to stamps and more CAS
Cute n Crafty Christmas Challenge 15

He's part of the Humphreys corner set - Hello Rudolph and I must admit I haven't used him, in a very long time..he may be one of my oldest sets LOL..  The sentiment, is a new one called Laugh out Loud Christmas by Clearly Besotted, I really love their sentiment sets!

I've Copic coloured my little guy and I've stamped around him with VersaMark Dazzle and Picket fence distress inks, just for a little extra bit of interest! Hopefully you can see that in these photos.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

XoX

MFT - Birth-Yay

Hi all,

Im, back again today with another card for a challenge, this time I've used the MFT set Birth-Yay, coloured with my Copics.  This card is for another challenge Teehee...

What could be better than a few animals to help you celebrate.. oh and a cupcake with a cherry on top!

We had a little accident with a leaking Copic marker on the leg tortoise and the monkeys head...LOL

I'm entering this one into the following challenges

1. Less is More Challenge #399 - Celebrations

Hope you like the card and thanks for stopping by!
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XoX

Sugarpea Designs - Cool Treats

Hi all,

Well when I saw how cute the "Cool Treats" stamp set by Sugarpea designs was, I knew it was a must have, this little guy, just has that aww about him!

I've made this card with him.

I coloured the image with Copics first, I also covered his rubber ring with glossy accents to make it look shiny, then I cut a stitched rectangle panel, and then die cut this panel with the Penny Black - Curved Stitched.
The waves are made using a stencil, in distress oxide ink, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass, and then I used some Nuvo glitter accents for the white of the wave. Adhered everything together and added some droplets.

I'm entering him into a couple of challenges :-

1. Addicted to CAS Challenge #163 - Heat
2. Simon Says: Life On The Ocean Waves
3. SugarPea Designs - Mix it Up Challenge

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

XoX

CAS cards

Hi all,

Another one for you today... (yes I have nothing to do...can you tell I love being in my crafty place....teehee)

I'm getting the hang of these CAS cards now... I actually think it's harder than a full on all the bells and whistles one..

But this one I've created for HLS - CAS July - Use negative space..

This one just screams elegance to me... I cut a panel of white cardstock with my MFT blueprints 27 die, into that I die cut SSS Flickering Butterflies die.  Before I glued the panel down, I ink blended an ombre background in Distress oxide inks, candid apple, ripe persimmon, spiced marmalade and dried marigold.

Glued the panel down and I added some gems...out of my stash and the sentiment is from Neat and Tangled - Typed sentiments, I also used their die to cut the skinny flag strip - Skinny Strip Die

Thanks for stopping by and I'm hoping you like my CAS card..

Hugs
XoX

Guest Designer for Addicted to Stamps

Hi all,

I'm back today as I received a top 3 placement over on the Addicted To Stamps Blog, #174 Lots of Flowers with this card:-

They very kindly asked me to be a Guest DT for the Challenge #176 - CAS Summer Card..

I was thrilled to have a top 3 placement but for them to ask me to be a GDT too I jumped at the chance LOL!  

Now here in Australia it's winter and I would love to see the summer sunshine, but alas, I shall just have to look at the card I created and dream LOL!

 So as it's a stamping blog/challenge  I opted for the stamp set "Surfs Up"by Simon Says Stamp, and here's my card

I started by stamping the circle image 3 times, and using a stiched circle to die cut it out, the first image I used as my sky, which I created with Distress ink and the mini cloud stencil from MFT.

The second image, was my beach-hill, that I heat embossed with hero Arts - Sand Embossing powder..(and yep it really looks like sand!) My third image was the sea, which I used distress oxide inks and nuvo glitter drops for a bit of sparkle.

I Copic coloured a few images from the set and placed them behind the sand and the sea layers, which I have popped up on one and two layers of foam tape. 

Stamped the sentiment from the same set and matted it on black card stock just like the main focal image!

Hope you like my card, and you pop over to Addicted to Stamps and join in with the new challenge #176 - CAS Summer

I'm also entering this into Sweet Stampin Challenge - You are my Sunshine

Hugs

Alli

XoX

Less is more

Morning all,

Well there is a new challenge over on the Less is More blog this week, it has to be one layer and the theme this week is spots! YAY - I won WHOOP WHOOP

Now I thought about doing a leopard or bokeh spots, but those cards had already been done, and I wanted to do something different...

So I searched my filing system (aka Baskets LOL) and couldn't find anything that I particularly liked.. until I searched behind my door in my craft room...I have some DVD storage that I use to store my Old Stampin Up! stamps, and I usally forget all about these, they haven't been played with for a while now...  well this one called "Made with Love" jumped out at me.  It actually comes with polka dot spots in the stamp set... so any way this is the card I made..

I've stamped the deer first in kraft ink, then masked it off and then stamped the onesie in pale pink ink. The spots are in a darker pink.  The sentiment comes from the same set and that has also been stamped in kraft ink.

I coloured the onesie and the deer with my copic markers with minimal shading on the deer, added a rosy chhek and three white spots on his cheek,

 I also added just a touch of glitter with my stardust gelly roll pen, well after all this is a baby card teehee.

Considering this is a CAS one layer card, I really rather like it!, hope you do and don't forget to check out the other cards and maybe join in with this challenge!

Hugs
XoX

CAS Cards

Hi all,

So now that I know what a CAS card is, I'm really enjoying doing them LOL...

I think CAS cards are harder to do than "normal" cards... it's the knowing when to stop with the layers and the sequins haha... Don't get me wrong, I really love doing my "normal"cards, but CAS cards I'm finding I really have to think about it ....

Anyways its our youngest son's birthday soon...when I say younger he's 22 LOL.. but I thought this card is quite appropriate for him, as he usually says no cake, I'd rather have the money LOL...

This little cutie, is a Gerda Steiner Digi called Birthday Bear, I've coloured him with Copics from the E family, 51,,53, 55 & 57 A small amount of R20 for his cheeks and I've used the Warm Gray's for a shadow to ground him, starting with W1 then W0 & W00

The cake is Y28 & Y11 and the frosting on the cake is E37 & E39 and its chocolate of course with a nutella fillling LOL...

I added some clear nuvo drops for the frosting and black for his nose and some nuvo glitter drops on the candle.

I used some MFT paper that I had in my stash and the sentiment, I have no idea, it was just in my stash unlabelled in my filing system LOL

Hope you like the card and I'm entering this into  

1. Gerda Steiner Share your design challenge for June 
2. Uniko Challenge #53 - Anything goes + optional twist masculine

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Alli

XoX

Less is More

HI all,

"Less is more"have a colour challenge up on their blog that runs until the 21st of June, so I had to be quick with this one!

So I decided to use my Simon Says Stamp - Delicate Flowers set, and this is the card I made.

This has been stamped in Stormy Sky distress oxide, and I've water coloured this with Zig markers on Bristol smooth paper in just two colours. I wanted the leaves to run a little to create a small shadow so that the lines looked soft.

Hope you like this one and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Alli

XoX

Black and White CAS (Clean and Simple)

Hi all,

I'm popping in again today with a black and white CAS card... There's a challenge running over on AAA Cards #142 - one Layer + optional twist black and white only..

Well just one layer on a card is a challenge, but black and white too.... mmm game on...

I sat and thought about this for a while...I made a black and white card... but wait..it had to be one layer... back to the drawing board so they say!

Anyways after a bit of of no's and oh yes's...it came to me... and this is what I have gone with..

I've just received this Leafy Frames set from Simon Says Stamp.  It's stamped in Versa Fine Black ink, I love this ink for a crisp finish, and I've drawn in the rectangle frame in the middle letting the leaves over hang as you would say, so it looks a little more dimensional...The love sentiment is also from Simon, I've added a few white lines to that for dimension too.

I would love to add a few splatters of silver, black and white or maybe a few sequins LOL... but that will be before I send this card, as I'm sticking to the rules haha...

And this is the other card I made but not one layer.

Hope you liked these cards and the challenge, and you have until the 22nd to join in too!

Thanks for popping in!

Hugs
Alli
XoX

CAS Funny

Hi all,

I'm back again today with a very quick card... When I saw this challenge I knew I just had to create this CAS funny card!

So I'm going to have to send this to someone with a quirky sense of humour like mine haha...

This is Pamper Yourself by Art Impressions, I know it won't appeal to everyone but OMG who hasn't stepped on the scales and thought this!

So this image has been Copic coloured  with only a few Copics from the E's and C's and a BV00 for the skin shadows and because it a CAS card there's lots of white space and no sequins...yes it's a first no shine no shimmer and no sequins.. didn't think I could do it but I have LOL.

Wondering what CAS means ?? here you go....

I'm entering this one in to the challenge over on Happy Little Stampers  -  CAS Funny 

Hope you liked this card, maybe you want to join in or just take a look at the other funny cards!

Hugs

Alli

XoX

EDITED - I WON - YAY

Happy Mail..

I'd received quite a bit of happy mail this last week and I hadn't been able to play with my Simon Says Stamp card kit... and it was just sitting there looking all pretty and I was itching to use it...
Well I just had to take 5 and play.. Ok so it wasn't just 5 minutes...but you know what I mean.. (haha)

I'd seen that AAA Cards had another challenge up

CAS Game #140 - Up To One Third + Optional Twist Bright Colours

And I just wanted to join in...and I could play with my happy mail too (Bonus)..

So I set about stamping my images from the Delicate Flowers Set and just a few filler images, I'm not good with leaving white space so this was indeed a challenge..

I've coloured the images with Copics and added some finer details with my Polychromo pencils added a sentiment and a few sequins and my card was complete.... I think they call this a clean and simple card ...(or in my case a really simple card...haha)

Here's my card...

Hope you like it and don't forget to pop over and take a look at the other cards or maybe join in!

Have a super weekend and thanks for popping in to see me!

Hugs

Alli

XoX