Another Fruity Moment!

Hi Everyone,

I'm back with another card for Less is More because my "Fruitastic" Paper Smooches stamps arrived today and I just couldn't pass up the chance of using them, they are perfect for this challenge .....

(please click on the picture, blogger has made it blurry)

..... I love how the apple looks like he's the spokesman of the group so I decided to give him a speech bubble for the sentiment which is made from a Die-namics die and stamp set ! 
These stamps are so cute, here is the whole set...

 as you can see the fruity possibilities are endless depending on the colours you use !
I have been asked about buying the PS stamps. I do order mine from the US, and if you only order one set at a time they avoid customs charges and the P+P is very reasonable. Kim has just branched into selling her stamps wholesale so I'm sure it wont be long before a UK supplier sells them ... I'll keep you posted :)

I'm so glad you enjoyed the pictures of the mutt in my last post, I haven't told him how cute you all think he is as he will probably want his own "Dog Blog" !!!  Perhaps when he catches one of those pesky moles he can :)

That's all for now, I'm loving all the cards on the LIM blog this week especially , there's some really inventive fruit making going on using punches and shapes you'd never think of using!

Thanks for looking, hope you liked it  X

A Pear of Cards!

Morning Everyone,

Saturday morning saw the half birthday of Less is More , Hip Hip Hooray. 
I joined the fun on week two ( the first week of my blogs existence too ) and have never missed a challenge since ... it will always be my favourite challenge no matter what Mandi and Chrissie request of us, as it's made me rediscover my stamps and realise there is a place and a group of crafters out there that appreciate cards with white space :)

It just so happens that this week is not only a milestone but a Lucky Dip week and the challenge is

FEELING FRUITY

..... now, my new 'Fruitastic' paper Smooches stamps are still somewhere between here and Arizona so I had to think again and then I remembered my Home Accents Cricut cartridge ......

I took the colour inspiration from a re-usable shopping bag from Tescos and made a CAS design card by interchanging the sections of 4 different coloured pears and using enamel accents for the pips ... the enamel is a lot more runny than I imagined and I didn't make a very neat job of it !

The sentiment is stamped onto a Tim Holtz sizzix file tab that has then been cut down to a narrow strip to make a faux embossed border and a simple strip added below the pears too.
Sorry the card looks a little tipsy in the photo :)

When I had finished I saw the negative pear image on my desk .......
 the stencilling bug bit again and card number 2 was born ...

I love the challenge of making a stencilled image look 3D and I'm pretty pleased with how these turned out using Chalk ink and then adding a touch of Brushed Corduroy on a sponge for the dark flecks :)

I cut my own stencil for the hearts and stalks before printing the punny sentiment with the computer using a font called Windsong ... I think.

Finally, I thought I'd share a few pictures of our darling dawg having discovered a new mole hill in the garden this morning

..... yep he really stands waiting and listening like that for ages! I'm not sure if he's waiting to see Mr Mole pop his head out and surprise him but he really becomes obsessed with the thing until his nose looks like this .....

...... then you know he's made a complete mess of the mole hill and the lawn.... OH DEAR!

Needless to say we try and get to them before he does!!

Enough rambling from me now time to link my card up to LIM, there's loads of fantastic cards already to look at so hop over and see for yourself.

Thanks for visiting , I really appreciate your comments X

St Lukes Charity Card Challenge by the sea

Morning Everyone,

Well pinch and a punch and all that... a new month which means my first card as a design team member over at St Luke's Charity Card Challenge and the month of August gives us the theme 
 

Beside the Seaside

it can be anything connected to this theme from boats and lighthouses to ice cream and flip flops we'd love to see your cards in the gallery this month.

Here's my take on the theme and I've used paper, card and vellum to make a coastal scene ... I think I've been inspired by the cliffs and lighthouse at Happisburgh in Norfolk, if you know the area you'll know the lighthouse is getting closer and closer to the sea every year!!!

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The idea behind the monthly challenge is to raise extra money for the St Luke's Hospice by you kindly donating the cards  you make, they can then be sold at the Charities organised fun days throughout the year. This is not a rule for entering the challenge but every little helps so please hop over to the challenge blog here to see the prize for this month as well as the rest of the design teams cards and join us at the seaside ... see you there :) 

Thank you Tara and the team for inviting and welcoming me onto the design team, it's such a great cause :)

Bye for now X