Week 230 - Sketch

Happy Saturday Limettes

We have a long awaited sketch for you this week!

The essence of all our challenges is simplicity ... so please remember that 

all important 'white space' and keep your design Clean and Simple!

Here are our examples for you this week... although as ever there will be
additional inspiration on the personal blogs of the DT...so do pay them a visit.

Anne

My card is nearly white on white.  I've used a Cuttlebug script embossing folder 
and added a Memory Box butterfly and a Mama Elephant sentiment. 
 The base layer of the butterfly is cut from white glittery paper.

Chrissie

This is an image from the internet over-stamped with an Artemio manuscript stamp 

and then coloured with Promarkers. The sentiment was computer generated in

Passions Conflict and Andalus fonts and the flourish is a die cut from MFT.

The apertures were cut with Simon Says Stamp stitched, rectangular dies.

Sarah

I've turned the sketch on it's head with the smaller panel at the top

and also used landscape rectangles rather than portrait. The images are from

Paper Smooches: Briny Blue coloured using Stabilo Markers and water, 

then twinkled with Winks of Stella and Glossy Accents.

Rectangles die-cut using MFT Die-Namics pierced rectangle dies

and the 'birthday wishes' sentiment from Clearly Besotted

Anita

I die cut a curved rectangle from the top panel which was popped up 

on 3D foam strips after adhering some hot pink cardstock to the card base

 to show through the aperture.  I die cut the flower from white cardstock 

using 'Small Posh Outline' die from Poppy Stamps, adhered this 

over the aperture and accented with some clear Wink of Stella.  

I then used the Paper Smooches 'Thanks' word die to cut the sentiment 

from the same hot pink cardstock.

We hope you enjoy the sketch and we look forward to seeing
what you make of it this week. Please take some time to visit your fellow
entrants and leave some kind feedback ... Everyone loves a comment or two!

Happy Crafting!


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ShowCASe Week 222

It's ShowCASe time again when we have the difficult 

task of selecting our favourites from the previous week!

You certainly make it impossible with your ingenious creations

which amaze us every week and we are most appreciative

that you take the time to join in and share your projects.

SO after much deliberation here are our choices 

(in number order)

Colour Week

'Use Opposite Colours on the Colour Wheel'

#23

Cards by Maaike

A fun and fabulous water scene with a show-stopping

colour combo and some amazing colour smooshing and splattering! 

#4

Nessa's Crafty Place

A magnificent bloom dominating the otherwise white panel

of the card save for the stunning leaves.

Once again another brilliant colour combination. 

#57 

Mama Bear Ink

Such perfect stamping; crisp, clean and elegant lines;

 so pleasing on the eye and once again another eye-catching combo.

Please take your badges ladies.. you'll find them on the page at the top!

Thanks to everyone for taking part and there's still time to enter 

this week's One Layer Card challenge with a 'Water' theme

if you are quick!

Tomorrow it's time for a new challenge so do come by and see us!

ShowCASe Week 221

It's ShowCASe time to share with you today!

This is getting harder and harder each week as 

your ingenuity and imagination never ceases to amaze us!

SO without further ado here are our choices 

(in number order)

'Use a TAG on your project' 

Janet #14

CAS perfection, crisp and clean with

the addition of the butterfly charm - simply adorable!

Karren #37

Another superb CAS perfect card with fabulous

colours and splattering with the added bonus

of making use of the negative and positive parts of the tag!

Elaine #59

Not one but three tags here and all mounted in

spectacular fashion adding interesting dimension.

Gorgeous hot pink colours and beautiful stamping!

Please take your badges ladies.. you'll find them on the page at the top!

Thanks to everyone for taking part and there's still 

time to enter this week's colour challenge - if you are quick!

Tomorrow it's time for a new challenge so do come by and see us!

Week 221

Hi there, it's Sarah here stepping in on a practice run to see if 

I can hold the fort whilst Chrissie and Anne jet off in a few weeks!

First of all thanks for all your wonderful entries from last week

you certainly know how to go up, up and away.

So what's in store for this week ...

It's Recipe Week

and we would like you to include

a TAG on your project

We can't wait to see what you come up with.

Each week we're stunned by your inspirational makes

and just want to see more.

As always please remember to keep it Clean and Simple

with lots of yummy 'white space'

Here are our examples and as ever you'll find more 

inspiration on our personal blogs

We have a little surprise for you this week... we have a

Guest Designer 

joining us for a few weeks, as some of us will be going away on holiday
here and there, so the troops are having a little reinforcement.

We are delighted to welcome

Anita
Neet & Crafty

Anita is known to so many of you as she has been a faithful LIMette
for quite some time and her work is totally stunning!

So do give her a huge welcome too!

Materials/Method:

Clearly Besotted - Tag Along, Leafy Accents

Uniko Studio - Beautiful Blooms II

Neenah Cardstock - Desert Storm

Hemptique Twine - Vintage collection

Flower stamped and heat embossed in white on vellum, fussy cut and coloured on the reverse with white Inktense pencil.  Leaves die cut from vellum.  Notches cut in edges of kraft panel to keep twine in position.  Tag and sentiment heat embossed in white and cut with co-ordinating die.  Layered up and vellum bloom adhered using silicone glue.  Gems for finishing touch.

Chrissie

This looks like a remnant from the splatter week... although I did just make this card. 

The butterfly is from Indigo Blu, inked with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and then

 the edges of the stamp were inked by rolling a little Mermaid Lagoon ink onto them. 

I like the mix of these two colours. The splats are from Paper Artsy and Stampin' Up. 

The diecuts are from Simon Says Stamp. The sentiment is from Penny Black.

Sarah 

This adorable set (Lawn Fawn: Gleeful Gardens)

was one of my sneaky purchases at the NEC 

Card Recipe:

Clearly Besotted: Rounded Tag

Uniko Studio: A Gift for You sentiment

Mama Elephant: Stitched Landscape Trio dies 

Images coloured with Stabilo pens and glossy accents for added dimension

Anne

Memory Box die with a Mama Elephant sentiment added and a 

punched star, all cut into a circle tag with a Simon Says Stamp stitched die.

We hope you enjoy this one!

We're looking forward to visiting you!

Don't forget everyone likes a comment so please try 

to share some encouragement amongst your fellow entrants

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