Stars, stars, stars ...

Repetition is the theme of the week ... repetition is the theme of the week!  Just in case you haven't guessed already the theme of this week's challenge at "Less is More" is Repetition.

I began by die cutting the stars and then stamped the stars onto the card base (having marked where the die cuts were!!). Added the sentiment strip and put the card together using foam tape to add dimension and interest.

I used:
Clearly Besotted: Superstar stamp set and coordinating dies
Distress Inks - Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire and Wilted Violet.

I'm entering the following challenges:

"Less is More" #285 - Repetition

STAMPlorations July Theme and Sketch Challenge


Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes challenge with dies


Enjoy!

Sewing Weights ...

I love sewing and working with textiles but I had never heard of using weights to keep your pattern in place on your fabric when cutting out.  Recently on the Great British Sewing Bee (a UK TV programme) it seemed that most of the contestants were using weights ... I decided that if it was good enough for these contestants maybe I needed some and should make a set.  I thought about a colleague who is leaving our school this summer and decided a set would make a nice leaving gift ... I know that she sews but if she doesn't use them for sewing maybe she could learn to juggle!!

Here they are:

They are approximately 3 inches in size and are filled with plastic pellets.  The fabric is a beautiful linen with sewing and haberdashery images on it.  I only bought the fabric at the weekend at a craft fair from a lovely shop called Button Moon their stand was beautiful and full of fabulous fabrics and wool - I could have spent a fortune!!  The biggest surprise of all is that I've owned the fabric for less than a week and have already used some of it!!

Enjoy!

One moment in time ...

If you are a regular visitor to my blog you may know that I work in the office of a local primary school ... it's a busy time of the year for schools as we move towards the end of the school year and to the start of the long summer holidays.  It always makes me think of how fast life is passing especially as July is my birthday month as well!!  It seems appropriate that this week's challenge at "Less is More" is all about time.  
I've created one card already but came across a quotation stamp that I thought was apt as it talks about 'moments'.

This is the card:

To me it is all about time ... hopefully it is to the ladies at "Less is More".  It also acts as a timely reminder to me that I need to 'live every moment' and to stop waiting for tomorrow!!

I used:
Uniko Background Builders: Triangulate
Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Tumbled Class
Kaisercraft Way of Life
Versafine Onyx Black

Enjoy!

Flower time ...

Just popped by to share a card for this week's challenge at "Less is More" - it is one layer week with the theme of TIME.  This is all I could come up with:

Sorry about the glare ... at least it highlights the embossing!

It's not the most exciting design!  I used:

Stampin Up Flowering Fields Stamp Set
Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Carved Pumpkin, Crushed Olive and Twisted Citron.
Cosmic Shimmer Gold Embossing Powder
PaperArtsy JoFY 09 

I've been lucky this week ... Addicted to CAS picked me as a winner of a challenge.  It's always exciting to win a challenge - thanks to the design team for choosing my card!  This is the card that won:



Enjoy!

Flower Fields Tag ...

Another day, another card for another challenge!  This time I've moved away from the rainbow to more delicate colouring and a softer look.

Stampin Up Flowering Fields

I stamped and embossed a whole strip of card with the different stamps from this set and then water coloured the flowers with distress inks.  I then die cut a section using a tag die (leaving some behind for a future card) added a smaller die with a sentiment on it.  I've  adhered it to the card base with fun foam and adhesive to add dimension.

I used:

Stampin Up Flowering Fields
Clearly Besotted Many Messages
Distress Inks - Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade and Carved Pumpkin
Lil'Inker Designs Stitched Tag Dies
WOW Platinum Embossing Powder

I'm entering the following challenges:

AAACards  #68


Penny Black and More July Challenge Anything Goes with a stamp

Enjoy!

A Colourful Goodbye ...

No I'm not going anywhere!!  I was asked to create a goodbye card ... so that's exactly what I did!  A colourful one at that ...

I began by stamping the panel with the stars in all the colours of the rainbow.  I then die cut 'Goodbye' from the centre of the panel and three more times from scrap card - these I adhered on top of each other to add depth before placing them back into the main panel.  The panel was then adhered to the card base on some fun foam to add further dimension.

I used:

Clearly Besotted - Super Star stamp set.

Distress Inks - Festive Berries, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire and Wilted Violet

Dienamics High Rise Alphabet Dies

I'm going to enter Virgina's View Summer Challenge

and

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge #28 Anything Goes

Enjoy!

Dragonfly ...

We are officially half way through 2016 ... where has the last six months gone!  The summer is here and now all we need in the UK is the weather to go with it!!

I've had a free day today so I spent the day crafting!  I've been able to make a number of cards.  This is the first I have to share:

Dragonfly stamp by Sheena Douglas

I heat embossed the dragonfly twice onto vellum and then coloured them both from the back with Zig real brush markers I adhered them together down the body.   I used the stencil with some paste to add texture to the background before adhering the dragonfly on top of some silver thread to add more interest.  A simple sentiment and the card was done.

I used:

Sheena Douglas Stamp Set - Dragonfly Dance

Versamark

WOW Platinum Embossing Powder

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Golden Modeling Paste

ARTplorations Tribal Weave Stencil

I'm entering the following challenges:

Mixed Media Card Challenge #25

Hopefully the heat embossing and silver thread gives enough sparkle!!


CAS Mix Up Card Challenge
I've stamped, embossed, coloured with markers and used molding paste and thread to add texture

Addicted to CAS #91

Enjoy!