Cocktails And Rainbows

Hello.
Rainbows are EVERYWHERE!
Pictures in windows, chalk on the pavement, on t-shirts and jumpers, tea towels and mugs...
so, how come I don't own a single rainbow stamp?
As usual, I'm late to the party, but I'm now on the lookout for a cute, rainbow set.

I did find a mini, rainbow stencil in my stash, that I used with zig markers - masking off that cute hippo and his cocktail. Using my zigs like this was not quite as neat, but it was way faster and less fiddly than getting my inks out.
I coloured my hippo with copics and added a sentiment. Then layered this onto a piece of pale grey paper. Minimum layers, and no embellies to fit the Less is More ethos.

Challenge

Less Is More

clearly besotted - cooling off / raise a glass
creative expressions mini stencil
copics      zig clean color real brush markers

As Cute As ABC

 Hello.
Today I'm sharing a card I made for my new grandson.
Eek! He's a month old now, and so damn cute.

I started with a background in my favourite distress ink colour - salvaged patina - splattered with some white paint and gel pen stars. These stars were a bit more successful than  my last attempt here,  so I might be getting the hang of them.

Then I popped up my letters, that were stamped, coloured with copics and fussy cut. (Don't let the fussy cutting put you off, it definitely gets easier with practice)

Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Anything Goes

Snippets Playground

These little alphabet stamps are a great way to use up
some of my huge pile of white card snippets.

clearly besotted - as cute as abc coloured with copics
avery elle - postage stamp die
distress ink - slavaged patina
mft sentiment - hello little one

Hand Over The Donuts And No One Gets Hurt!

Hello.
Today I have some calorie free cakes for you.
So, put the kettle on and grab a donut  :o)

I stamped and die-cut enough treats to fill a small cake shop, then picked my favourites and layered them up on my card panel. It's a birthday - you can never have too much cake :o)

Challenge

Addicted to Stamps and More

the greetery - sweet tooth and piped sentiment

various altenew inks

pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle

Congrats On Your Baby-Saur

Hello.
Who knew dinosaurs and babies could be so cute together?
Today, I'm keeping it simple for the Les Is More Challenge, where they would like you to 'use a tag'.

I started by adding some paper strips to my card panel - then I die cut the tag in the centre, and popped it back up on some foam tape. Then all it needed was a little dino scene and a cute sentiment.  Job done :o)

Less Is More Challenge

mft - babysaurus, coloured with copics

mft sentiment - hello little one

avery elle postage stamp die

A Great Big Thank You

Hello.
Do you ever buy something and then have no idea how to use it ? That's me with these 3D embossing folders. I have no clue what I'm doing with them, or if they really fit my 'style'. But, I need to persevere and give them a chance.
For my first attempt I kept things very simple. I do love the gorgeous texture.

I began by die cutting the big 'thank you'  into a piece of cardstock and then embossed it with the herringbone folder. I popped it up with foam tape and added a border. Then I die cut the smaller 'thank you' piece from gold glitter card and inserted it into the space.

Challenge

Allsorts

***Add Some Sparkle***

altenew - 3D embossing herringbone folder
avery elle - postage stamp die
the stamp market - great big thank you

It's Your Birthday - Let's Pawty

Hello. Is it even a party if there's no dog there? ;o)

I had fun today with mix and matching stamps for this all over background. I started with the pup, ball and flower, then filled in larger spaces with the 'woof' and bone. 

I found that I still had some gaps, so I filled these with the heart, and then used a black fineliner to add the dots. Sometimes it's hard to know when to stop!!

Challenge

Inkspirational

mft stamps- dog (little buddies) flower (sow much cuteness) heart (sweet somebunny)

ball and sentiment (woof pack) 

bone - hero arts it's fiesta time

copics, gems ,white gel pen

Let's Run Away And Live In The Woods

Hello.
We've just had a lovely few days away in our caravan. The weather was gorgeous and we found a great new way to get to the beach, along a golf course and through some woods. So, when I saw the 'vacation' theme at 
Time Out this was the scene that popped into my head. 

I inked up the background and used a small, circle die as a mask, for the moon. I really love those die cut trees. They're a new purchase and I can already see they're going to get lots of use. My caravan was coloured with copics, fussy cut and popped up with foam pads, and the sentiment was heat embossed.

Then..... I blew everything at the last minute by trying to add some stars to the night sky, with a white gel pen!! Argh!  How DO you draw stars????

I tried to make it look better by adding some white spots, but by then I was just digging a deeper hole.

Challenge

Time Out 

avery elle - home sweet home, coloured with copics

altenew blue inks      mft - tall trees dies

pinkfresh studio - diagonal stitch rectangle 

sentiment - clearly besotted, time to relax