"Cut it Out"

                                                                                




               It's that time again - The Less is more challenge! couldn't manage last week but making sure this week (but hoping it meets the criteria), rushed through the washing ironing( confess did a bit more folding than ironing) etc to have the afternoon to play!! hee he.
Lots of male cards to make in the coming weeks and saw this free James bond download in a magazine and just had to give it a go.Took me ages to get it to resize and get it to the size I wanted but got there in the end.
Started off with black card layered up the white and a strip of red.Cut out a circle using the spellbinders  circle dies and two more in silver and red, added the sentiment and voila one male card .
Like to welcome my new followers and thank them for their kind comments,now off to return the compliment and check out the fab cards for this weeks challenge. x

Colour wheel tag challenge

                                                                   






               Hi there at the Craft Barn this week the challenge is to make a colourful tag.Been wanting to do one of these for a while think they're great,but the problem is that I like the 'arty' ones with lots of different techniques and 'bits' on them - but when I do it it just looks messy !!!, and it doesn't  help that I think if you make something it should have a purpose and decorative isn't enough!So decided to use the tag to show the techniques that I have learnt in this year of card making - Stamping ,embossing(butterflies),masking and 
using distress inks (hard to believe I know but never used them until today) but only had 4colours and so inked all over the tag in mustard seed then added barn door ,rusty hinge ,and immediately thought of a sunset - again, but I do like these little scenes :-) and the dark shade in front of the sun is old paper.
Then added a little reminder to myself at the bottom "Keep It Simple" (cut out from an old dictionary). sorry but it is so small that it just doesn't photograph well.
And thanks to Avril ,will now also be entering it into Fashionable Challenges who's theme is butterflies or bugs.
Thanks for taking the time to look x

Ribbon

                                                                               






The challenge over at Gingersnaps Creations is for ribbon on your work, and found another challenge over at Sir Stampalot   for Monochromatic colours hopefully this card will meet both !,  Decided to have a go at different challenges after a friend urged me to broaden my horizons and have a go and must say enjoying them immensely! 
The colour is Rich Razzleberry from SU as is  the ribbon and the image .The sentiment is one that I use ALL the time just love it and it's suitable for all occassions.
Thanks for looking x

Predominately Purple

Happy New Year  and the first challenge of the year for Less is More ... yay!
 Didn't realise how much this challenge has become a way of life until last Saturday morning... good job I managed to fill the day preparing for our guests coming for Hogmanay !
But back to the challenge..

Decided that I wanted to use BIG flowers but I had nothing suitable, so drew them instead, (using odd scraps of card, then coloured them in with promarkers highlighted in black ink) added some clear stickles to the centres just so that they glitter a little bit when the light hits them and then stamped with my all time favourite sentiment so versatile and that is it!

P.s I also managed to download and use Picasa over the hols so hopefully my pictures will be clearer!

Soft yellow and white

Had a look at the Gingersnap Creations Challenge and the Colour Challenge of soft yellow and white caught my eye

I actually started out to make a card but some how the idea changed and I made a gift bag instead !.The pattern was stamped in white and then embossed and I know is difficult to see in the picture but it is much more defined in RL .

JUST ONE WORD

                                  












 Hi everyone hope that you had a really great Christmas!! 
 This week at  Less is More the one word -easy peasy i thought well know that saying famous last words??  and by the end of the week had thought of some more one words as effort after effort ended up in the bin - but we won't go there!                                                        
Think I would have been still trying if I hadn't popped into Asda and picked this freebie up with a magazine while looking for inspiration- it's great think it might become one of my favourites!
The one word is 'Wishing...' and in the card it says 'you a birthday as special as you are !' and is perfect for a friends birthday that just happens to be on the 2nd of January.(Now just need 4 more for January birthdays ....)
now off to check that we have everything for our Hogmanay party in case i need to brave the shops again. 
To Mandi and Chrissie would like to say a big thank you ,the site has been a font of ideas, inspiration and tips that I for one have taken full advantage of, and a huge thank you to everyone who takes the time to comment and share their expertise, looking forward to the challenges in 2012!! x

Music

                                                                                                                This week the theme at Less is more is Music ,and I just happened to have this freebie Robin stamp sitting waiting to be used!it also means the very LAST of my cards made - yippee!
Sorry about the quality of the picture but after 25 tries gave up hee he.(I intend to try out Picasa in the hols to see if that will help.)
The song was computer was generated and the robins coloured in with promarkers.The holly was meant to go where the word holly is but those blasted inky fingers got in the way.
Off now to do some commenting but before I do  just wanted to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a big thank you to all that take the time to leave me a comment - it is greatly appreciated!! x