3.2.1.

Hi All,
Well I finally felt good enough to drag myself down to my crafting room to grab a few birthday cards I needed to mail and to try my hand at the challenge at Less is More.

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3 - 2 - 1

This week we have a simple idea for you to use as the focus of your cards.

All that you need to do is to incorporate 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something else!

I was really intrigued at trying it out. Here is what I came up with:

I stamped three flowers from Betsy's blooms (three layers too!) and used two of the new colors Razz berry Ripple and Midnight Meuse (two words as well in the sentiment) and one Vintage Button with one piece of White Bakers Twine. Clean, simple and just plain fun! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Simply Less is More

Hi All,
I made this card a few days ago and am just getting a chance to post it. I had gone on over to Simply Less is More blog and their challenge of the week was to make a one layer card with "Doodling". Now I tried adding additional elements to the card free hand as it were, but I wasn't happy with the result so I went with coloring different shades to give a faded water coloring look to it as my "doodling" effect. Check it out:

I used Staz On ink and stamped repeatedly to get the falling flower look and then chose different colors to shade the leaves and flowers. I actually made this is a smaller 3x3 1/2 card for a gift I need to make. Anyway, hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Less is More Week 56

Hi All,
I am excited once again to participate in the Less is More challenge of the week. This weeks challenge was "Don't Scrap it". Their challenge was to use your scraps on a Clean and Simple card. This was right up my alley for a class I was preparing using the Loving Thoughts stamp set. I pointedly used only scraps that I had in my collection. Here are the cards I came up with:

I think I am finally getting a handle on the clean and simple look :)
Thanks for looking!
Karin

Less is More Week 55

Finally! After half a day of fighting with my computer I am able to upload a picture of a card that I made for the Less is More Blog. Their challenge of the week was to use punches or die cuts. I chose to use punches on this card. It was right up the alley for the Less is More general theme of reduced layers. I did a clean and simple class around the Loving Thoughts set and thought this card was perfect for it. I really love the sayings and the script! So here is what I did:

I used a base of Very Vanilla and alternated some punches of Blueberry Crisp DP (now sadly retired).
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Less is More Week 52

Evening All,
Well feeling more human and trying to not panic about all the "stuff" I have to do to play catch up! Ugh so anyway I figured whats one more night?? Right??!! So, anyway went on over to Less is More and they had a great challenge:

They requested that the card be

• rectangular
• in landscape orientation
• with the band remaining in a vertical position 

As it's a very simple sketch,  we would like it to remain as is without any rotation of either the card or the vertical band.

 Simple sketches are not so simple for me, so I felt that this would be a great challenge for me. Here is what I came up with:

I really like how it came out! I am very proud of myself :) It was SOOO hard not to add a few butterflies or a ribbon!! LOL!! Here is what I used:
Paper: Naturals Ivory and Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft and Classic Ink
Stamps: Sunflower and Loving Thoughts
Tools: Watercolor pencils and Gamsol (love how it brightens the color!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Karin

Less is More week 49

Morning All,
Made a "deal" with myself this morning, I can complete one challenge then I must do paperwork! Well I was surfing to some of my favorite blogs and I checked out the Less is More Challenge. Their challenge was for your card to be:
                     Predominantly Purple

I was immediately drawn in as I love the combination of Stampin Up's in colors Concord Crush and Wisteria Wonder. Here is what I came up with:

I really feel like the "white space" shows off the combination nicely. I have been dusting off and using my Vintage Vogue set quite a bit lately, its so versatile! Here is what I used:

Paper: Whisper White, Concord Crush and Wisteria Wonder

Ink: Concord Crush and Wisteria Wonder

Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue

Punch: Moder Label

Embellishments: Large and regular sized Sticky Back Pears (the large sized are new for the Occasions Mini!)

I did a modified rock and roll technique on the flowers. I didn't have the ink pads, just the markers. So I colored each flower and edged it with the darker marker then I cut them all out for depth and layered over that corner. I really love how it turned out and I think I will be adding this card to my Valentines stash. I love using non-traditional colors for cards!

Have a great day!

Karin

Less is More #47 and continued sneak peek!

Hi all,
Well procrastinating doing some work this morning and thought I would make a card for a challenge. I went on over to the Less is More Blog and their clean and simple challenge was to use "Just One Word".
Here is what I came up with:

As you can see I am still on my gold embossing "kick!" Love the stuff! I used my Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, colored the center of the flowers with my versa marker and heat embossed with Gold embossing powder. I then used one of the great choices from the soon to be released "Loving Thoughts" stamp set in gold and finally added the last bits of the beautiful gold ribbon my friend gave to me. Thanks for checking out my entry. I hope you are enjoying your week!
Karin

PPA123 & Less is More Challenge

Hi All,
Well another Saturday and another challenge (or two!). I went on over to Pals Paper Arts Blog and they challenged us to "Put on the Ritz" with our card. After checking out that challenge I went on over to the Less is More Blog. Their challenge was to complete a single layer card with the theme of "Let it Snow". So I "mashed" them together and this is what I came up with:

The card is one layer of Not Quite Navy. I hope you can see (my photography skills leave a lot to be desired) that I ran it through the Big Shot Snowflake embossing folder, then I sprayed it with Vanilla Shimmer and stamped the trees from Christmas Lodge and the sentiment from Short and Sweet with Frost White paint and finally I placed some sticky back rhinestones on the points on the snowflakes. I wish I could capture the "shine" this card has!! I love the effect of all the glitz!!
Have a great night!
Karin