"Less is More" Challenge #463

 Hello! With the card below I'll enter the following challenge:

"Less is More", Challenge #463

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Into the attention of the "Less is More" Challenge Team: When designing the card I kept in mind that it should be CAS and OLC  but it was only when I started to write this post I noticed that the Less is More Challenge #463 has also a rule of "off centre". I had placed the image towards the upper part of the card but is it off centre enough is for you to decide. I fully understand if you want to rule my card out of the challenge.

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In Finland we celebrate the Mother's Day this year on the 8th of  May. Keeping in mind that the card should be CAS and OLC I have used 5 stamps to create the image straight on the card base: the frame, the tulips with the vase, the heart, the sentiment of 2 words (Happy Mother's Day in Finnish). The stripe under the sentiment is made by placing two post-it-notes across the card and inking the space between them. I used purple ink for colouring the stripe, heart and the tulips but the yellow card base twisted the colour.   Well, lesson learned: next time I'll remember to test the ink on the coloured card stock to see if the colour changes.

"Less is More" - Challenge #462 - Occupations

 Hello. With the card in the end of this post I'll enter the following challenge:

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-462-occupations.html

This is a Thank You card for nurses and doctors who have been taking care of my mum who has been in a hospital and is going to be released for Easter. The rainbow colours of the stripe are inked and the stethoscope is stamped. As I didn't have a stamp for the heart rate I used a corresponding die to dry emboss the rate on the card and then inked the raised area. The card is CAS and OLC (apart from the sentiment which is made out of letter stickers. The sentiment "Kiitos" is Finnish and it means Thank You.

Allsorts Challenge; Week 637/8 - Add some sparkle

 

Hello. With the card in the end of this post I'll enter in the following challenge:

Allsorts Challenge; Week 637/8 - Add some sparkle

My mum needed a card as she had been invited to the 90th birthday of her brother's wife, Seija. As we had no idea of what the recipient likes or not even what her fav colour is I could not personalize the card. It would have been too easy to use a safe distinguished colourworld but I decided to take a risk with a soft coloured nature theme with a twist of bling. It was challenging to get all the sparkle on the cover in the pics as the mirri card showed a reflection of either me or my camera when I tried to take a close-up. The sentiment says Congrats in Finnish (Onnea).

I used the following dies

• Heartfelt Creations, Scalloped Flourish Gateway and Elegant Swirl Gateway
• Apple Blossom, bigger flower, butterfly, banners
• Card Making Magic, smaller flower
• Unbranded swirl

The sparkle was made with

• mirri card
• Stickles
• rhinestones

UPDATE 2021-09-04 This card was picked in the Top10 in the Allsorts Challenge week 637/8.

Several challenges (2021-08-05)

Hello. With the card in the end of this post I'll enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More # 411 - 

Make your Mark

Allsorts challenge Week 635/6 - Anything 

goes with option of Roses

Stamping Sensations; August - Any Celebration

The Flower Challenge # 59 - Use a Die 

with option of Slimline Card

Uniko Studio Challenge # 66 - Flowers+

optional twist Slimline

We Love Chocolate Baroque; August - 

Favourite Stamps

This is a slimline gatefold card (4"x 9").  The stamp, which is my fav floral stamp of my stash, is from a set called Hello Lovely by Uniko Ltd. It is not wide enough to fill a slimline card so I was browsing for an idea how to use it anyway. I saw a YT video of Jennifer McGuire Ink where one of her cards was a SL gatefold. Inspired by that video I cut two white backgrounds on which I stamped the flowers and coloured them with pencils. To "soften" the white background I swiped it with yellow Distress Ink. On the tag is the word "Congrats" in Finnish ("Onnea"), so this card goes for many occasions as you can write the detailed personal message on the inside of the card.The slimline cardbase, the inside page and the tags are cut with unbranded dies. 

UPDATE 2021-08-17 This card was picked in the Top10 in the Allsorts Challenge week 635/6.

Several challenges (2021-07-28)

Hello. In the end of this post is my entry in the following challenges:

AAA Birthday, Game # 27

AAA Cards, Game # 195

Simon Says Challenge (Instagram); Come color with us

A lady who loves cats asked me to do a birthday card which she could give to an other "Cat Lady". I decided to combine their love for cats with the themes of these challenges and this is what I came up with. It is a one layer card (OLC)  and hopefully CAS enough too. I embossed the edge of the front side with a brick wall folder, swiped the wall with grey ink, used some dies to make stencils for cats and the moon which I then inked along with the night sky. The edge of the inside of the card I embossed with a paw-themed embossing plate.