One Layer Christmas ...

Good evening ... another card for the Christmas stash!!

I stamped and gold heat embossed the baubles, holly and sentiment.  I water coloured the leaves and berries just to give a pop of colour.

I used:

STAMPlorations - Sherry Russ Designs Christmas Baubles

WOW Gold Embossing Powder

Distress Inks - Festive Berries and Pine Needles

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #385

Stamping Sensations November Challenge

"Get Ready for Christmas"

Enjoy!

One layer floral ...

Good Afternoon ... it has stopped raining, at last, so I've been able to spend an hour in the garden trying to tidy up before winter arrives!  I've also in the middle of doing some crafting ... so I have a card to share with you.

Earlier this month I created a card for my daughter's birthday (here) which I love but involved quite a few layers although the end result was Clean and Simple I wanted to see if I could create the same effect but in one layer!  So after much thought and procrastination this is the card:

I'm quite pleased with the result ... I think there is room for improvement,  I'll certainly try it again with other designs.

I used:
Twinkling H2O's - Golden Nugget, Raspberry wine.
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
UNIKO - Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

I'm entering the following challenge:
"Less is More" #380


Enjoy!

Rainbow Stripes ...

Good Afternoon!  I hope you are all well ... if you are in the UK I hope you are managing to make the most of the wonderful weather.

I'm on holiday from work (the paid type) and I'm trying to catch up with all the household chores in between spending time away with my family.  I'm just back from visiting family in Lincolnshire and tomorrow I am heading to Edinburgh, with my daughter, for a long weekend to see my son - it's ages since I saw him and I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am!!  So in a break from chores and to help the day pass quickly I decided to create a couple of cards ...

A one layer wonder ... two stamps, eight ink pads and a pokey tool!! ... and all completed in less than 10 minutes (9 minutes and 40 seconds!!)

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #376

Inkspirational #166
 

The Male Room #91


Enjoy!

One Layer Lily ...

Good evening ... another card to share this time a simple one layer card with some heat embossing and a touch of subtle water colouring:

I used:
Inkylicious - Calla Lily Stamp set
Distress Inks - Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron and Crushed Olive
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
WOW Clear embossing powder
UNIKO - Simply Said stamps.

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #372


Penny Black and More May Challenge - Anything Goes

Enjoy!

One Layer Stencil ...

Good Evening ... popping in to share this:

A simple design - a stencilled image and a stamped sentiment!  This is a new technique for me ... I used alcohol inks and a stencil on my gelli printing plate.  I brayered two shades of pink alcohol ink onto the plate and then added the stencil.  I removed some of the ink from the open sections of the stencil and then added some yellow Memento ink, removed the stencil and allowed this to dry.  As it was drying I masked off a rectangle on my card base.  Once dry I added a thin layer of Buff Titanium acrylic paint, placed the card base over the top and rubbed the back to transfer the image.  I un-crossed my fingers and removed the card ... and what you see is the end result.  I added a simple sentiment and that was that!!
A one layer card created with a stencil!!!

I used:
Adirondack Alcohol Inks - Cranberry and Raspberry
Memento - Dandelion Ink
Buff Titanium Acrylic Paint
UNIKO - Chrysanthemum Stencil and Simple Said Stamp Set

I will be entering the following challenges:
"Less is More" # 367


Also, TIME OUT Challenge #105 - Happy Birthday and Congratulations!!


Enjoy!!

One Layer Wonder ...

Well it's been a very long week ... I realise it has only been as long as every other week in terms of hours and days but it is the first week back at work and it has been hectic ... I feel like I need another holiday to get over it!!  Anyway the weekend is here I've had a lovely day out with my daughter celebrating her birthday and I've even managed to squeeze in some crafting!

I have a card to share for this week's challenge at "Less is More" - it is One Layer week with the theme of 'colouring in'.

This is my card:

I began by masking a portion of the card where I wanted to place the sentiment.  I then stamped the image with grey ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder before water colouring the image with distress inks.  Then stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and added a few splatters.

I used:

STAMPlorations - Blossom Sprays #2

Distress Inks - Picked raspberry, dried marigold, twisted citron and peeled paint.

WOW clear embossing powder

Challenge details:

Enjoy!

At last ...

Good evening ... at last I've managed to create a card for this week's challenge at "Less is More"!  Actually this is the second card that I've made ... you know how you tell your children at exam time to read the question carefully? well, I should take my own advice!! Guess what? the first card I made for the challenge had layers!! and the theme for this week's challenge is 'ONE Layer featuring a vehicle' ... on a positive note I have a card for another day!!

Anyway less waffle, here is the card:

I embossed a square into the card base and then stamped the image and sentiment.  I then coloured the camper van with markers and that was it!

It is my dream to own a camper van!

Details of the challenges:





Enjoy!

Sweet things ...

I hope you are all having a good weekend ... I was until I wanted to write this post and my laptop decided that it wouldn't see my wireless network ... technology is wonderful until it decides not to work!!  I've had to resort to plugging it in to the router ... at least I had that option!!

Today's post is all about this week's "Less is More" one layer challenge - "Sweet Things".

A simple card ... once I remembered the one layer element!!

I used:
Distress Inks - Spun sugar, Fired Brick, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry and Tea Dye,
Clearly Besotted Sentiment
Simply Homemade Magazine free stamp set
CUTplorations Stitched Rectangle
Glossy Accents for the cherry

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #332


Penny Black and More June Challenge - Anything Goes


Before I go I need to say a great big thank you to the design team at "Less is More" - they've SHOWcased one of my cards this week.  Thank you so very much I consider it a real privilege to be chosen.  This is the card they liked:

I'm off now to try and sort out the wi-fi ... I could be away for sometime.

Enjoy!

Sunbeams and Raindrops ...

Sunday evening already, where does the weekend go to!!

Today's contribution

the card isn't really wonky ... just a bad photograph!

I'm not totally happy with this card ... it seems to lack something, it needs more dimension but it is only one layer and I couldn't think what else to do to it.  I have used clear texture paste over the raindrops to add shimmer but it still needs something!

I used:

STAMPlorations - Typographia: Encouragment

                             ARTplorations: Droplets stencil

Distress Inks - Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Tumbled Glass

Cosmic Shimmer Texture Paste - Clear

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" One Layer Sentiment

STAMPlorations - Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Enjoy!

Live, Laugh, Love ...

Good evening, I hope you have all had a good week ... mine improved as the week progressed ... and now it's the weekend and I've had time to create!

This is my first card of the weekend - inspired by this week's challenge at "Less is More" it is back to one layer week with the theme of "making the sentiment" the focal point.  This is my first attempt:

A simple card using:

Distress inks -Festive Berries, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Blueprig Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord.
Simon Says Stamps - Lots of Dots
Indigo Blu - Live, Laugh, Love
Cosmic Shimmer Black Embossing Powder
Versafine Onyx Black ink

I said at the start of this post that my week got better as it progressed ... well the highlight was Thursday when one of my cards was a winner at TIME OUT card challenge.  I'm chuffed to bits! Thank you so very much to the design team at TIME OUT for choosing this card

... as a winner, I'm honoured.

Enjoy!

Cheers ...

Today seems to be scooting by ... it will soon be Monday!! 

I have managed to create a card this afternoon that I didn't think I would be able to.  When I saw this week's challenge at "Less is More" I was convinced that I wouldn't be entering as I was sure I didn't have any suitable stamps - the challenge is for a one layer card with the theme of BEVERAGES.  However, my son suggested drawing a glass of beer and the rest, as they say, is history. 

I created a stencil by hand drawing a beer glass and coloured the image using distress inks.  I then used the only stamp remotely connected to beverages to add a sentiment in a similar way to the beer brand found on a pint glass.  This is the final version:

It did take me three attempts to get it right!

I used:

Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress Inks
Versafine Onyx Black 

Enjoy!