Good Luck Bling

 Today's card was inspired by the challenges at :

Less Is More

Inspiration Station - TOP 3

Colorful Options

So a blingy four leaf clover it was...

What I used:

Heart die - Diesire

Gems - The Range

Patterned backing paper - Papermania

Greeting - Paper Flowers font

It was sheer good luck that I had a scrap of clover patterned paper as well!

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Pink Cocktails

 Today's card is inspired by the challenge today at Less Is More:

What I used:

Card base - laid card from Ross Papercrafts

Stamps - Clearly Besotted

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens

It's a very simple design but the laid card makes it look less 'plain'.

I'm also playing along with the challenges at:

Double D - shades of pink

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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HB * 2U

I desperately need more masculine cards for my box. I usually keep to a clean and simple style when making cards for men so seeing that Less Is More has started up again with the very broad theme of 'Birthdays' I was inspired to make this...

I've only used one third of the card leaving a load of clean white space - very CAS!

I've had the number/letter dies for so long I can't remember where they are from! And the coloured card are bits from my scraps box. I love the star between the letter - looks like something from an old Soviet propaganda poster! The only embellishments used are a tiny black plastic dot and two peel-off strips.

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Less is More - showCASe

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CAS on Friday #224 - Male - TOP 3

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Krafty Christmas Card

What a horrible day - we're feeling the full brunt of Storm Arwen here on the North East coast - it's cold, a bit snowy and my garden fence will need some serious attention when my other half comes home on Monday!

I've spent the day crafting and listening to the radio - I was greatly inspired by the photo inspiration today at Less Is More - it's been a while since I played along with this lovely CAS challenge...

Here's what I made:

What I used:

Kraft base card - from stash

Corrugated kraft paper to make the pressie - from stash

Snowflake washi tape - The Range

Greeting die - The Range

Red embroidery thread

I'm also playing in the challenge at:

Crafty Catz #574 - AG + twist (non-traditional Christmas colours)

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Thinking of You

The current challenge at Less Is More #448 is to 'CASE' (copy and share everything) one of the design team's cards - this is the inspiration card

What I decided to take from this card was the layout - I really liked the way Elaine had arranged her tiles...

I decided to use snippets of patterned paper from a beautiful pad I had bought at The Range - florals and spots in shades of yellow and teal. The greeting came free with a magazine as part of a bigger stamp set.

A very simple card but of course that's what the concept of Less Is More is all about.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Party Like A Penguin

We're three quarters of the way through January very quickly - thank goodness - it's not my favourite month! I always think of the line from a song I remember from my childhood: 'January - sick and tired you've been hanging on me' (Pilot - 1974)... 

Well - enough on the reminiscing! Today's card is a late entry for the current challenge at Less Is More. I haven't caught this challenge for w while but the theme was too good to miss!

I used one of my favourite images from 2 Cute Ink and printed it straight onto a white linen base...

The image is coloured with a mixture of Pro-markers and Spectrum Noir pens and I've added a trio of co-ordinating flat-backed pearls.

Thanks for looking

Sharon
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Yellow Flowers

Today's card was inspired by the following challenges:


Less Is More:

Crafting When We Can - clean and simple
Crafty Gals Corner - clean and simple
Passion For Promarkers - make it bloom
Aud Sentiments - flowers and a sentiment

I made a card base from linen embossed card and die cut the flowers and butterfly using the same card to continue the texture. I coloured the die-cuts using pro-markers - two shades of yellow (mustard and saffron) and a cool grey for the stems. 

The stem die is from Memory Box (I cut off the original flowers), the flowers dies are I think Marianne (they are purple?) and the tiny butterfly die came with a magazine.

The middle of the flowers are brads and I've added 2 tiny yellow pearls on the butterfly - both embellishments are from The Range.

The sentiment was created in Publisher using Follow You Into The World font.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Birthday Stripes

It's a few weeks since I've had time for crafting on a Saturday but with time on my hands this afternoon I headed over to Less Is More to see this lovely challenge:

I was also very happy to see this colour challenge at CAS-ual Fridays - it's one of my favourite combos:

I used a 3 inch long thin oblong die, cut 7 shapes and coloured 4 of them pink. I used foam pads to give some height and lined them up in the centre of a navy base card.

The Happy Birthday die is from Dee's Distinctively and to add a bit bling I used some coloured pearls.

I'm also entering this card into the challenges at:

Everybody Art - blue and one other colour (pink!!) 
Brown Sugar #247 - use a die cut

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Framed

Today's card was a quickie as I nearly forgot my friend's birthday tomorrow!!...

The outer frame is a digi from Delicious Scraps - it coordinates perfectly with the inner digi from The Digistamp Boutique. I used some lovely linen card to add some texture and coloured the image using pastel pro-markers. The tiny pearl embellishments are from The Range. The greeting was printed using Hey Pretty Girl font.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Less is More - use a frame 
Glitter n Sparkle - for a special lady 
Creative Friday - flowers
Fab n Funky - flowers
CAS-ual Friday - no dies allowed

Thanks for visiting...

Sharon
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Nanna's 70th Birthday

Today's card is for one of best friend's kids to give to her Mam (their Nanna) who is 70 next week.

I used the lovely sketch at Less Is More for the layout...

I've used some glittery cake patterned paper from The Range to represent the 3 lines and the cute cake image is from The Digistamp Boutique..

Finally, I've added some coordinating flat-backed pearls as embellishments.

I'm also entering this card into the challenges at:

QKR Stampede #232 - birthday cards
In The Pink - use dies (circle dies used)
Inky Chicks #79 - happy birthday

thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Houndstooth Washi Thanks

Today's card is inspired by the challenges at:

Less Is More - alphabet
The Paper Players - sentiment as the main focus
CAS(E) This Sketch - 

Earlier this week, I came across these fun tapes in Lidl - I do love finding crafty bits and bob while buying groceries! They were only 99p for each set so I got a few...

I used the black set to make this thanks card...

The die is from Whimsey stamps and the heart is a punch that I haven't used in years.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Time To Celebrate

Today's card use one of my favourite digi images from A Day For Daisies...

I printed her onto linen card and coloured her using pro-markers in shades inspired by the colour challenge at The Colour Throwdown...

I printed the balloons again and fussy cut them and used foam pads to create some dimension. the sentiment is a very old digi - not sure where I acquired that!

I've also entered today's challenge at Less Is More...

So it's Recipe week and we're looking for 
1 or more balloons on your project

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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So Many Shoes ...

Who doesn't love shoes? Certainly nobody I know!

Today's card is especially for one of my girly friends - these fabulous digi stamps from the Digistamp Boutique are so cute and girly.

I've coloured them with pro markers and very carefully fussy-cut them. The final touch was a tiny red gem on the middle shoe.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Less Is More - use three stamps
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #359 - clean and simple 
Curtain Call Challenge - keep it simple
AAA Cards Challenge - anything goes CAS

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Never Give Up !

Sometimes you just don't know where a challenge is going to take you!

Today's challenge at Less Is More is to create a one layer card using geometric shapes or patterns. Now as I don't stamp I trawled Google to find a suitable digital image that met this criteria. This is what I found:

I spent many an hour as a teenager trying to conquer this annoying contraption! In the end I took it apart and put it together again  complete... and never touched it again! I therefore found this image very apt as it represents me giving up and pulling it apart.

Thanks for looking

Sharon
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Polka Dot Bunny

Needing a quick Easter card to go with an Easter Egg I have to deliver, I came across some polka dot card bases in my stash (Dovecraft - I vaguely remember buying them in Sainsbury's of all places!).

I found a seriously cute digi of a kawaii style bunny by an artist called Titareco on Deviant Art. I've printed it a couple of times to create a decoupage effect and then mounted the image on black paper. The greeting was done in  Zipty Do font.

Finally, I've added a pink pearl for his nose. 

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Less is More - polka dots
QKR Stampede Challenge - Easter
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #123 - use a pearl
Brown Sugar Challenge #191 - Easter
As You Like It Challenge - bingo board
I chose the line 'pink' 'clean and simple' and 'pearls'.  Pink is probably my fave colour to use on cards - it comes in so many shades. I also love the look of clean and simple cards - I struggle with flowery fancy styles. Finally, in my opinion, a card isn't finished unless there's some sort of flat-backed pearl or gem somewhere - it's my favourite embellishment.


Thanks for popping in - enjoy your Easter weekend!

Sharon
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Flowers For Mother

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Hope you were spoilt rotten!

Today's card is for a lady in our lives we all love - your Mum, Mom, Ma, Mother, Mummy or as we say here in the North east - Mam.

I used a gorgeous vase of flowers digi from The Digistamp Boutique, printed onto a linen base card and coloured with Pro-markers. The greeting is also from Digistamp Boutique. I've also added three of the tiniest flat-backed pearls I possess just to make it less 'flat'.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - clean and simple
Less Is More - one layer week - include a stem
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - sentimental
That Craft Place - anything goes
Addicted To CAS - 

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Love You...

Now I don't usually make Valentine's Day cards but I have certainly been inspired by the following challenges today:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - clean and simple 
My Time To Craft - love is all around
Just Us Girls - valentine
Less Is More - white on  white
Inkspirational - photo inspiration

Using some lovely linen textured card and some clear gems I created this:

I made the letters in Publisher and cut them out with a craft knife. The heart is die cut and I created a bling border using gems. I've mounted these with foam pads on a trellis embossed panel. The gem theme is continued with stick on letters.

I must also wish a happy 5th birthday to Less is More - where has the time gone? Their challenges often brighten my Saturdays and the design team past and present is made up of some of the most talented CAS card makers I've seen in blogland.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Dance.. like nobody's watching.

Today's card was inspired by the challenges at:

Less Is More - silhouette
Addicted To CAS - red
Try It On Tuesdays - silhouette

I used a free silhouette of a dancing lady found here, I printed the image onto a linen card base and used tiny red gems to give her a very posh ruby neacklace. I added some subtley patterned red paper down the side of the card and more red gems were added randomly.

The sentiment is very apt and was created by the wonderful Hannelie at Desert Diva.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon
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Krafty Glittery Deer

As any thrifty crafter does, before recycling my Christmas cards, I pulled off any 'bits' that could be re-used. Things like gems, tassles, diecut snowflakes atc have all been carefully removed ready to be added to new cards.

I was most taken with this white glittery deer - he looks so proud! As it's never too early to start on making Christmas cards I used him to make a start on this year's cards!

To show off his glitteryness, I used a kraft base, matted on more white glittery card and added a few glitter snowflakes. The greeting is done in Copperplate Gothic font.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge- use a sentiment
Crimbo Crackers - anything goes

Thanks for looking!

Sharon
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Floral Flourish

Today's card is almost too simple!

Inspired by the challenges at:

Less Is More - flourish (one layer week)
Sweet Stampin' - flowers
CASology - simple

I came up with the following...

The gorgeous rose is a freebie digi stamp from Shery K Designs. I've printed it onto some linen base card and coloured it using pro-markers. The font is Monotype Corsiva and I've added a couple of co-ordinating gems.

Thanks for looking

Sharon
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