Showcase Week 213

Here are our choices for our 

HAPPY SHOWCASE

I expect you'll recall that our challenge last week was for things that make you happy, what a lovely variety there was too!

Emily

Friendship meant a lot to many of you and this card is just beautiful, so much attention to detail in such a beautifully CAS design.

Janet

Wonderful 'no lines' watercolouring... gorgeous card.

Loll

Loll never fails to inspire with her fabulous designs and interesting techniques.

Ingrid

What fabulous inking on this simple greeting!

We're sure you'll agree that this showcase is full of gorgeousness... thank you everyone!

Ladies please take the showcase badge from the page at the top and we'll see you  all tomorrow for another one layer challenge!

Week 214 Colour Challenge

We are in a new month and so we have a new Sponsor!

We are delighted to welcome back 

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once more!

If you haven't checked out Mary's site before, do take a look... she stocks the most amazing selection of trimmings and embellishments.

Now on to our 

Colour Challenge 

this week we have chosen wonderful  the Spring colours of 

YELLOW and GREEN

We would like you try to keep to just these two colours, but the use of neutral shades may be included if necessary.

Here are our examples for you, but there are additional examples on our personal blogs!

Anne

Floral stamps from Cardio and Sentiment from Mama Elephant

Chrissie

The frame of this image was made with Aqua Tints using the Bokeh technique.  The finished result would have warranted the use of sunglasses, so instead of using it in a more prominent position, I decided to use it to complement the colouring of these Stampin' Up Tulips, which were done with watercolour pencils and a water brush.

Both panels were cut with Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangles.

Sarah

Card Recipe:

Uniko Studio: Simply Said Birthday

Uniko Studio: Flower Power #5 & #6

Mama Elephant: Index Card dies

Doodlebug Sprinkles

Here's a little advance notice!

All three of us are hoping to be at the Hobbycraft Show at the NEC on Saturday 21st March and would love to meet up with any LIMettes who are planning to be there too!

Just let us know and we'll let you have a contact phone number so that you can find us!

We hope you'll enjoy this challenge.

Please don't forget... it's great to visit fellow crafters to leave a friendly word 

and remember that white space, few layers and minimal embellishments!

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ShowCASe Week 212

Once more we had a superb response to our challenge last week and some amazing winged creations emerged.

Here are our choices for the

 ShowCASe

Rosie

What a vibrant card.

Liliuska

Here the 'white space' is black, but what a stunning design, gorgeous night sky.

Susan

Completely CAS, yet it speaks volumes!

Birgit

We couldn't leave out this stunning creation!

We were delighted with the contributions this week.

Please take the ShowCASe badge from the page at the top of the blog with our thanks!

A new challenge awaits tomorrow!

See you then!

Week 213 This makes me happy!

What a bumper number of entries for our last challenge and what a super reaction we had to our poser about one layer cards.

It was wonderful to have so many responses and so many differing views.

We appreciate the time you took to put forward your points of view.

One thing is apparent and that is that we all agree to differ!
The common theme however is that we as challenge hosts should set the parameters for our challenges and make it clear what is and is not acceptable.

We have had Guidelines from the outset, to help make clear was is expected, but on the subject of one layer cards, I will be adding some more guidance for the next challenge onwards.

Now on to this week!

We would like to see something that makes you say...

This makes me happy!

 It could be a colour, a technique, a design, a subject that pleases you... whatever! 

However, we would like you to TELL US what the thing is that pleases you!

Chrissie

Many things make me happy, home and family being big on the agenda. I just had a new chair delivered and this lady looks as though she is sitting comfortably too!

This is a card with one of the fabulous stamps from Art Impressions. They are such fun.  This lady also has something else which makes me happy... wine, but I tend to drink more white and rose rather than red.

The backdrop is from an embossing folder of corks from Darice, the sofa is paper pieced and she is coloured with Mirage pens.

The sentiment is computer generated in VNI Thufap2 font.

Sarah

I could have gone on forever with things that make me happy BUT I've limited my examples to three: coffee, cake and my pet dog 'Cookie'!!!

The other two are on my personal blog!

Card Recipe:

MFT Die-Namics - Coffee Cup dies

Paper Smooches - Dots & Dashes Dies

Clearly Besotted: Good Times sentiments

Design Paper: Doodlebug and co-coordinating sprinkles

Anne

Many things make me happy, my family, my friends...   My four legged friends are also part of my family and I couldn't imagine life without them.  My happy card uses a Lawn Fawn dog, Mama Elephant sentiment and a Simon Says die.  My background was painted with Aquatints, I'm still trying to get the hang of them.

We hope that this challenge will give you plenty of scope, but please remember to keep your submission Clean and Simple with plenty of white space!

Don't forget to tell us why it makes you happy too!

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ShowCASe Week 211

We had some wonderful LOVE cards for our one layer week and the discussion this week concerning one layer properties  is wreally interesting and thought provoking. Thank you all who have contributed to the discussion... but more of that later and now to our 

ShowCASe

Birgit

Birgit submits wonderful cards each week, all worthy of showcasing, but the warmth exuding from this fabulous card is nothing short of breathtaking!

Loli

So wonderfully CAS and perfectly stamped!

Carole

Fabulous shading in Carole's unmistakable style!

Thanks so much everyone!

Ladies please take your showcase badges from the page at the top!

How lucky we are to have such amazing participants!
See you all tomorrow for outr new challenge!

Week 212 Wings

We were having the discussion last week about whether a card with inlaid dies is one layer or not.

Sarah made one for the challenge, but I couldn't decide if it was one layer or not as there has to be a layer behind it to support the joins between the dies. SO... is it or isn't it?

What do you think? It would be good to know!

Please leave a comment with your point of view, it will be really interesting to read what the general opinion is.

Now on to this week, and for our 

THEME 

we have chosen

WINGS

Anne

SU Wetlands stamps one a one layer card with area masked off and Pan Pastels applied.

Chrissie

Many of you will know how much I love chicken images. This one was bought at the Portsmouth Craft Fair recently, I think it's from Woodware. It's coloured with Copics and Mirage pens and the backdrop is embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

A bit of a soppy looking chicken isn't she!

Sarah

Using distress inks (picked raspberry, seedless preserves & barn door)

I inked an off-cut of watercolour cardstock, spritzed with water

to allow the colours to blend then left to dry. 

From this panel I die-cut the dragonfly

which is a standalone die set from Clearly Besotted, layered 3 times with the 

intricate elegant cut-out dragonfly on top. The same watercoloured panel 

is used to create the 'corner' pieces surrounding the front card panel.

More Clearly Besotted stamps used: With a Flourish,

Building Blocks & Sentiment from Spring Flowers

To finish mini silver pearls from Hobby House.

Do visit our personal blogs as there are additional examples to be found on each of them...we try to be vigilant in visiting and commenting on all of your submissions... and we love receiving comments too!

There are lots of things with wings so let's hope we see a variety of them

Do join us, we're waiting to see what you can come up with!

Don't forget to keep your submission CAS with lots of that lovely White Space!

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Birthday ShowCASe

It seems almost as though this is a second 

Showcase for our Birthday Challenge

 as the prizewinners posted yesterday are a showcase in themselves.

Here are our three choices!

Nellie

Such a lovely image delicately coloured.

Bobby

SO beautifully simple!

Goldie

Just the cutest and so beautiful!

Please take the ShowCASe badge from the page at the top and accept our congratulations on such superb work!

Do come by tomorrow everyone for our next fun challenge!

One Layer Challenge Week 211

What a bumper bundle of cards we had submitted for our Birthday Challenge last week. 

Not all kept solely to the specified colours and not all were exactly Clean and Simple, with a decided lack of white space on many submissions, but we were delighted to see so many new contributors and hope that they will become regular LIMettes, thereby becoming accustomed to the parameters of CAS.

I would like to reiterate our thanks to our fabulous Guests and sponsors and will be publishing the list of winners during the week.

Now for this week's challenge!

One Layer 

and the theme is

LOVE

Please remember, lots of white space, NO additional layers and minimal embellishments! 

If you are unsure of our definition of a one layer card, please check the Guidelines page at the top of the blog.

Chrissie

This little chap is from Penny Black, coloured with Spectrum Noir Pencils, blended with a little with a paper stub and some blending liquid. The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted. I twinkled the heart with some Glamour Dust. I find that pencils, even having been blended, don't bleed through to the back of the card front... and important consideration with a one layer card.

Sarah

Card Recipe: Clearly Besotted: In Print & Build a Bug MFT Die-namics: Coffee cup & Blueprints 15 (hearts) I made my own stencil from these sets and inked up  with Gold Delicata ink then heat embossed with Ranger Clear EP The bees wings are winked with stella; with 2 pearls from Hobby House for eyes.

Anne

I have revolted against the popular Valentine colours for my 'love' card.  It is inked with brushstrokes using Aquatints.  The sentiment is by Unity and again, it is not quite the standard sentiment - but it does mention love as well as a food close to my heart lol!

We are looking forward to seeing your creations!

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