Less is More #198

I have not played at Less is More in so long, and I am very happy that I found time to play along this week.  The theme is 'more than one tree' and I remembered seeing a tutorial not too long ago about adding a sense of depth to a card by using vellum.  I don't remember where I saw this technique, so I am sorry I cannot supply a link, but I did use the technique on this card.

I cut out 5 trees and 2 snowdrifts and adhered 3 of the trees and 1 snowdrift behind a piece of vellum.  I adhered the remaining 2 trees and 1 snowdrift and snowman on top of the vellum.  Does it look like those trees in the back are very far away?  The trees in the back are also cut from darker green shades of paper.

Time is running out to created and send cards to the Caring Hearts card drive.

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Sunday Wrap Up

Happy Sunday everyone.  I'm here to post several cards I have made over the past day or so.  First up is a card that uses the sketch at Sweet Sunday Sketch along with a fabulous bird die that I completely forgot that I had.  Once I saw the bird in my box of dies, I knew I had to make a card or two with this die.

I just love the contrast of white and red with that bird, and decided to make another similar card.

 

My next card is inspired by this photo at Festive Friday, and I was also heavily influenced by Ardyth's inspiration card  for this challenge.

I'm still creating for the Caring Hearts card drive, and there is still time, if you are thinking you would like to join in.

Now, because I can't seem to stop making ombres to play along at Make it Monday #180, I have three more cards to enter into this challenge. 

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday Anything goes and Addicted to Stamps Anything Goes.

I sort of cased myself with this next card.

Last up is a card for one of my favorite sketch challenges, CAS(E) this Sketch, where they are celebrating 100 sketches.

That's it for me today.  I've been horribly behind in making my blogland visits and comments, so I am off to mosey around and see what you've all been up to.

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Seven Cards, Really?

Hello there.  I am popping in with a mid-week post with some cards for a few different challenges and 2 different card drives.

My first two cards are for the Anything Goes challenge over at Paper Smooches Sparks this week, and I am also sending them off to MD Anderson Cancer Center for the HYCCT challenge--this one is to create a sweetly romantic card.

I used the Lattice Frame die by WPlus9 and the Blossoming Buds stamps by Paper Smooches.  I love that the flowers are already arranged in this stamp set.  All I have to do is just color them in.


My next card is also for the HYCCT challenge--this one is to use music, birds or hearts.

While I had my Little Bitty Bird and LBB Additions stamps out, I decided to make another card for the same HYCCT challenge, but this time, I made it a one layer card featuring some bird houses.  I am entering this card into the One Layer Simplicity Challenge #11 Home, Sweet Home and CAS on Sunday #45 One Layer Wonder.  

As one thing leads to another...since I was now thinking of one layer cards, I made another card for the One Layer Simplicity Challenge #11 Home, Sweet Home.  This card uses a ghost stamping technique that I saw here on the Caring Hearts blog hop.  Of course, my card will also be sent along to the Caring Hearts card drive.   I am also playing along with Festive Friday , Colour Me #45 and  CAS on Sunday #45 One Layer Wonder.  

One more card for the  One Layer Simplicity Challenge #11 Home, Sweet Home challenge, CAS on Sunday #45 One Layer Wonder challenge and Caring Hearts, using the Winter Wishes stamps.

And, last for today is a card for this week's ColourQ cQc #266  and Caring Hearts.

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Just a Note and Joy Filled Season

Happy Monday.  I am sneaking in at the last moment with a card for The Card Concept #21.  I knew I wanted to ink up Botanical Blocks, and only got around to it just in the nick of time.  I believe this card falls into the 'clean and layered' category.  I embossed the image in black and then colored with Copics.

I'm playing along with the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #97 as well as the Get Crafty and Use Kraft challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Festive Friday #43, and Anything Goes Challenge #48 at Christmas Card Challenges.  This card will go to the Caring Hearts Card Drive.  I just love these little gingerbread men from Tremendous Treats.  They make me smile every time I look at them.

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Card Drives (Part 3)

Hi there.  I am popping in very quickly to share the last cards I made to play along with the Pink Christmas Challenge at Jingle Belles.  I am also playing along at Merry Monday, where the challenge this week is non-traditional colors.

My last two cards use the sketch at Wanna Sketch.

I am also entering all of these cards at Addicted to Stamps Holiday challenge, and then sending them all off to the Caring Hearts card drive.

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Sunday Night Wrap Up and Card Drives (Part 2)

I'm playing along with this week's RetroSketches rs#127, where the sketch is one of my favorite cards by their fabulous Guest Designer, Tracey!  I am also playing along at Just Us Girls #263 and Addicted to CAS Code Word:  Vellum.  The color is a bit off in my photo, but my front panel is SU Navy card stock, and I've backed the open circle cut with vellum.

I've got another card for Tag You're It, and I am also sending it in for the Splitcoast Stampers Hope You Can Cling To challenge Something's Missing.  I did not color the flowers inside--they are missing a solid color.

My next 3 cards play along with the Pink Christmas Challenge at Jingle Belles, and I will send them to the Caring Hearts Drive.

These two play along with the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #158. 

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