Paper Hugs

The challenge this week at Less is More is FRUIT.  Now like many of us, I'm still fixed in Christmas card production mode, so naturally my thoughts turned to 'and a Partridge in a pear tree'.  Luckily, I own the Stampin' Up! stamp set 'Partridge and Pears', so this is what I created: Card Recipe: Image and sentiment:  Partridge and Pears by SU Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Watercolour pens Heat embossed with Ranger Platinum embossing powder on watercolour paper Gold glitter strip and gold sequins

The theme this week at Less is More is numbers and here is my card: I was thinking 'tea for two' then remembered that a grand-daughter of a friend of mine is a manager for the city store:  T2.  Perfect I thought! Stamp:  Tearrific by Janes Doodles Colour:  Copic Paper:  Echo Park 6 x 6" pad Sunny Days Ahead

Back with another challenge at Less is More - this time the one layer card has the theme of Santa - very appropriate as most of us are well into making Christmas cards, aren't we?  For this CAS challenge, I returned to an old favourite stamp of mine, with a little alteration. One of the birds in this little set by Lawn Fawn is wearing a beanie, so I just inked it up below the top of the hat, and added a Santa hat by hand - I'm no artist, but I think this passes (just). Stamp:  Season's Tweetings by Lawn Fawn Card:  Thick whisper white by Stampin' Up! Ink:  SU Early Espresso, Versafine Onyx Black Colour:  Inktense Pencils by Derwent

Just had a little time to enter into the  Less is More   challenge this week, with their colour challenge being Fire. I just couldn't resist trying some distress ink 'smooshing' onto watercolour paper to create my fire colour panel from which to die cut some never before used feather dies - the large one is by Hot off the Press, and the smaller one is from Simon Says Stamp.  Because I also had a matching stamp, I tried gold embossing one of the feathers, but it covered up too much of that beautiful colour, so I partially hid it behind.  Love the fire-coloured feathers - perhaps they belong to a tropical bird? Sentiment:  Annabelle Stamps 'Fanciful Flowers', linen twine by SU and enamel dots by MME, stitched panel from the Basic Set by ME.

Are you ready for another challenge and blog hop at Scrapbook Boutique ?    Today's inspiration is sure to get you in the mood to create something for Christmas, but before we check out the photo, here is the information on how to participate in the challenge. There are two ways you can participate in this challenge, and have a chance to win a prize:  you can comment on each blog, ending with the SBB blog, or you can create a project (either a card, scrapbook layout or off the page project) inspired by this photo.  Of course you can do both for a chance to win both prizes!  Please check out the rules of entry, and the prizes at the  Scrapbook Boutique Blog  and note that this challenge is only open to Australian residents. You should have arrived here from  Angela's  blog. This month's inspiration photo: and my card created with Heartfelt Creations Sparkling Poinsettia Candle: and a close up of the whimsical blue po...

It's Lucky Dip week at Less is More this week, and the challenge is to paper piece. The DTs had some fun inspiration again this week, but I have chosen to use one of my new stamps from Tim Holtz Crazy Birds. The sentiment is from another owl stamp, by Unity, and the papers were from a 6" x6'" pad from my stash.  I used Glossy Accents over his eyes and beak.  I think this will make a good masculine birthday card:)

I don't usually make more than one or two cards to the same design, but these Christmas cards using mostly Stampin' Up! supplies kept inspiring me, so I kept going!  May not make any more now, but they were fun - enough interest with the different colour combos and tree designs to keep me creating!   Supplies Stamps:  SU Festival of Trees (from last year),  SU designer paper JOY die by Wplus9 SU embossing folders