Christmas Is Coming...

Morning LIMettes... we have a bumper  week for you at Less Is More as we are fortunate to be hosting a special week as

We have a fabulous prize to give away and are being joined by members of their design team for this challenge and you will find even more inspiration at the Penny Black blog

Onto our challenge for this week... We want you to use a 

RUBBER STAMP

In addition if you could use watercolours that would be wonderful!

Just one card from me today using my favourite little penny black creatures the little hedgie.  I've stamped him onto watercolour card stock and then used my Stampin Write markers to watercolour him in.  He is simply finished with some stitching and a sentiment from LOTV.

Hope you have a great Saturday

Jen xx

A Little Birdie...

Morning... a really quick card using a fabulous little set from Stampin Up....

Simply stamped in Hero Arts Shadow Ink in Cup-O-Joe onto pool party card stock.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted!

Gonna have to love you and leave you til later...

Jen xx

First Day At School...

Next week is the first of the new school year and the first day at school for many 4 or 5 year olds in England. This is a sweet little card for you today made for an order for a first day at school.... I love these sweet images from LOTV.. Think I may have to ink up the matching little girl before next week...

Card Recipe:
Image: Back To School Boy LOTV
Medium: Stampin Up Write Markers
Ribbon: Stampin Up
Star Brad from making memories

That's all from me today... just flying visit I'm afraid...

So Sorry

Morning... A really quick card for you today using Lili Of The Valley as it is CAS Monday ....  This card is a quick make to post for a blogging friend who recently lost someone close..... Now this is more fresh and clean rather than CAS as I wanted to join in with Freshly Made Sketches 100th Sketch.... There are a few layers to be seen lol!!!

Inspiration:
Freshly Made Sketches: #100

Card Recipe:
Sentiment: Just To Say Statement Stamps from LOTV
DP: ADORBS by My Minds Eye
Crumb Cake & Pool party CS from Stampin Up
Pool Party Embossing Powder from Stampin Up

Think I may stick to more CAS cards for the time being.. found it strange to add this many layers to a card even though I used to make them like this!!

Have a great Bank Holiday Monday

Jen xxx

With Love... From All Of Us!

I was having a little look around the cards the fabulous DT had made over the last couple of weeks for the new LOTV release out today and I couldn't seem to find anyone using this one.. So I thought I would whip up a really quick card.... This is red squirrel with christmas tree... how cute!

Card Recipe:
Image: Red Squirrels with Christmas Tree - LOTV
Sentiment: Greetings Postmark - LOTV
Wood-grain Stamp: Stampin Up
glitter brad from stash

If you have not checked out the new stamps yet then pop on over to see them.. they are just gorgeous!!

Hope you are having a great bank holiday weekend... See you tomorrow

Jen xx

Washi To Go

Morning... I'm back from Scotland ... Just ... Loads of washing and catching up to do now but before I start all that this weeks Less Is More challenge is a recipe and we would like to use...

WASHI TAPE

You can use the shop bought type or you can make your own one way or another. We know you will be inventive if you don't have any in your stash...

For my first card I simply coloured in the fabulous image from Stampin UP and then stitched around it using the washi tape from Stampin Up to fasten the image to the back ground.  This is one of my favourite ways to use washi tape.

My second card used the washi tape as an element on the card. The hero arts stamp is stamped onto grey card stock in the same colour ink.  The washi is from MT and the sentiment from Clearly Besotted.

I've got new internal doors going in this weekend and loads of catching up to do so I better get onto it...

Jen xxx

LOTV Christmas Release Blog Hop.. Three Little Red Squirrels

Morning everyone and thanks for stopping by! Today we are holding a Lili of the Valley design team blog hop to celebrate the launch of their gorgeous new Christmas stamps

This is the second set of their 2013 Christmas collection and there are 20 stamps including some of your favourite characters and also a few more traditional designs..  James The Bear is back!!!!!  Yipeeeeeeeee

 The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday on Sunday August 25th 

I’m sure you know what to do by now  ...just ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each card, hopefully we can give you lots of ideas and inspiration along the way for using the new images

There is a fabulous prize up for grabs on the hop, we don’t know where it is hidden so do make sure you that you visit and comment on every blog

You have a couple of days to join in, we will let you know on Saturday evening which was the ‘lucky’ blog and a winner will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on that blog.  The prize is a full set of the new Christmas stamps...

that’s 20 rubber stamps, one each of all the newest designs

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning;

 Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky
Dawny

Debbie

Dena 
Elise

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Kathy

Kim

Lou

Mary J

Moni

Here is my card using Red Squirrels in Pine Tree... So very cute don't you think...

Card Recipe:

Flexmarkers, Promarkers and Prismas.

Burlap ribbon: Stanpin Up

Button from stash

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

You should be visiting  the lovely Kathy next, and if you get lost you can always go back to the beginning and pick it up from there

Don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog on Saturday evening when you can find out who the lucky winner is of that great prize

 Enjoy the hop…    and good luck!