Less is More - Horoscope

What a beautiful day today...a little cold, but the sun is out and a lovely opportunity to take the dog for a long walk, then do a bit of yard work.

We have another challenge starting over at Less is More.  Our theme for this challenge is Horoscope.  What a fun and creative challenge.  Here's my take on the challenge...

I received these beautiful sentiment sayings from Visible Image and decided to use these as the typical saying in a horoscope.

I created my background with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and stamped my image with dark black ink.

A super simple card.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

CAS on Friday - Love

Finally the rain has moved out and we can play a bit of tennis again.  Nice to be on the court with the husband!

We have our first challenge of the new year for CAS on Friday.  Our theme for this challenge is Love.  Here's my take on the challenge.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

I used my Zig markers to color this little guy.  I added some highlights using my colored pencils.  Then added a splash of color with this speech bubble.

Here's a close up of the card.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Less is More - Watercolor

We are just getting over a little heat wave...the end of September really!  I'm thinking we might have one more before winter sets in!

We have another challenge starting over at Less is More!  Our theme for this challenge is Watercolor. I've been wanting to use some Kraft cardstock lately so, here's my opportunity to do something a bit more whimsical...at least for me....





I started by stamping and die cutting my little bunny image.  I then used my Zig watercolors to color the image.  I then went crazy and splashed some white paint on the card stock.  I'm a bit of a control freak that normally I would use my splatter stamp instead of going free flowing...but gotta go a bit crazy once in awhile!

Here's a bit of a close up of the card. I love this little bunny...so sweet!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

CAS on Sunday - Sentiment Only

Such wonderful weather this week that I was able to spend lots of time outdoors enjoying the spring like weather.  Yeah!

We have a new challenge starting over at CAS on Sunday.  Our theme for this week is Sentiment Only!  I had one idea, but it didn't really work out as expected so I scrapped that and came up with this colorful number....looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

For this colorful card, I simply stamped the letters and added a bit of doodling to the letters.

I then used my Zig Clean Color Markers to color the letters and done!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!











Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock

Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2

large stitched rectangle stackables

Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker

Lawn Fawn QUINN'S ABCs Clear Stamps

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Addicted to CAS - Doodle

It has been a tricky week, but hopefully things are looking up!

We have a new challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS!  Our theme for this week is a fun one....Doodle!  So many fun options...unfortunately, I was in a bit of a time crunch this week, so I couldn't get as creative as I was hoping for...but, in any event, here is my take on the challenge...




I started by stamping my doodle flowers (a very old inexpensive stamp set) on watercolor paper.  I used my Zig Real Brush markers to watercolor the images, then added a bit of Wink of Stella to give a slight shimmer.

I framed my flowers on the purple paper and added foam tape to the back.  Then stamped the sentiment and done!

Here's a close up of the image. A true Clean and Simple Card.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!















Supplies:

Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Lawn Fawn SMALL CROSS-STITCHED SQUARE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF183	large stitched rectangle stackables	Bazzill Card Stock	Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker

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Less is More - Vellum/Acetate

Another fun challenge starting over at Less is More today.  This week our challenge theme is Vellum/Acetate.

For me, this theme just screams shaker card.  I haven't made a shaker card for awhile, so this is the perfect opportunity.  Here's my take on the challenge...


I used my Zig Real Brush markers to color my main issue.  I love the bold and bright colors, while still maintaining the water color look and feel.

I stamped the sentiment on the back panel behind the acetate and added the sequins and tiny stars.

I popped the main image up on foam tape to give a bit of dimension.

Actually a pretty simple card!

Here's a close up of the card, where you can see some of the dimension.

We are looking forward to seeing what you come up with!














Supplies:

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface	Neenah Solar White Card Stock	large stitched rectangle stackables	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker
My Favorite Things WARMEST WISHES Clear Stamps MFT BB9	My Favorite Things WARMEST WISHES Die-Namics MFT MFT562

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Less is More - Peacock Feathers

Oh, it was so much fun to get out onto the court this past week.  Slowly making my way back into tennis!  The left shoulder is doing fine, and I have been practicing my toss so it wasn't too bad!

We have a new challenge starting over at Less is More!  This week the theme is a Color Challenge and our theme is Peacock Feathers! You don't need to use Peacock Feather, and can focus on the color...which I did since I don't have any peacock feather stamps.

Here's my take on the challenge...


Last week, I made a card little 4 x 4 square card quite similar to this one. I ended up really loving the look and style that I made something a bit similar.

I used some really old stamps from Hero Arts and stamped my flowers. I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens.

I then found a little stamp that I liked from Simon Says Stamp to add in a few images to the areas where I thought there was too much white space. Then finished off with the sentiment.





Here's a close up of the card!


Come on over and join the challenge and see what the rest of the team came up with.  We would love to see what you come up with!




Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock	Bazzill Card Stock	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Lawn Fawn SMALL CROSS-STITCHED SQUARE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF183	Simon Says Clear Stamps WILD BEAUTY SSS101625 My Favorite	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker

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CAS on Sunday - Sketch

Still healing from my bike injury.  Will be out of commission for a few weeks!





We have another challenge starting today at CAS on Sunday.  This is a sketch challenge.  Here is the sketch...and my take on it!  Hope you come on over and join in, we would love to see what you come up with!

I started by stamping and watercoloring my main images with the Zig Clean Color Brushes.   I mostly used one color and used the water to move the color around to get the shadows I was looking for.

I then heat embossed my sentiment and the white background on the white card stock.  I felt this gave the card a bit more dimension.  I used the inlaid die technique for the white background to eliminate some of the bulk, as I added foam tape to the main images to make them pop.

Here is a close up, where you have a better view of the dimension.










Supplies:

Bazzill Card Stock	Neenah Solar White Card Stock	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	large stitched rectangle stackables	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker	Simon Says Stamps and Dies STACKING ANIMALS SetSA243 You Have My Heart
Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER PW110 Emboss	Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp STEPPING STONES sss101583 You Have My Heart

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