Week 24 - Theme

 It seems to us that things are changing somewhat in Blogland. 

Is it just us, or are there rather more Clean and Simple and One Layer Card challenges finding their way into Challenge blogs here and there?

DO we have influence?

ARE things changing? 

Very Interesting!

All we know is that we are delighted with YOUR response to our challenges and now it's time for a new one.

There were wonderful contributions last week and I'm sure that this week will prove just as popular.

We have a theme which this week is 

CIRCLES

Please note that this is in the plural... we need to see more than one circle, so not just a circular card base or the odd circle thrown in just to qualify... we need you to think circles and see what you can come up with. Whilst you're thinking of your design however, we don't want you to forget the white space element and the CAS feel for your card.

Chrissie

When I got back from my holiday on Wednesday a little package from Mandi arrived for me which included this super piece of Stampin' Up designer paper. She knows I love these colours and really spoils me by giving me treats. I think this particular piece is wonderful and I built my card design around it.

The circular stamp is from Stampin' Up, Just Believe, stamped in Crumb Cake and Bashful Blue, punched out and mounted on Nesties.

The border is punched with a Martha Stewart border punch which is part of a Punch Around the Page set.

The sentiment is computer generated using One Fell Swoop and  AL Fantasy Type.

This second card obviously uses the same paper but this time cut with a Nestie circle. I then made a border with the straight border punch, adapting it so that it would fit around edge.

The flowers are made with Marianne dies and rolled, but can be made from a circle and cut by hand into a spiral.

The leaves are from one Marianne die, cutting the die-cut into two pieces and arranging one piece in each direction.

The sentiment is from SU's Curly Cute set.

To make a straight border curved

• Punch a length of paper with the border punch matching up the design as you go.

• Cut off  a strip of the paper leaving a small border 1cm or about .5 inch.

• Snip at regular intervals, from the straight edge through to an aperture close to the patterned edge, leaving that edge intact.

• Slightly overlapping the sections, stick the strip behind the curved edge you wish to decorate.

Mandi

Circles are something I use quite often, I like them! 

 I need to apologise for my picture this week. My camera decided to run out of life [am recharging] so it isn't as vibrant as I'd have liked.

I started with a 6x6 white card base and punched 5 circles with my SU 1 3/8 circle punch. the papers  are Pink Petticoat [Harlequin and Fairy Dots]

I placed the centre one first, then the outer ones, to ensure even placement. For my flower, this isn't my design, I'm sure all of you know how to make them, but in case there is anyone that doesn't I will explain briefly.

I punched 4 scalloped circles in a coral colour. 

To give a bit of flexibility, it's best to crease them.

To do this, fold in half, crease, open out. Repeat this until you have 4 crease lines. Repeat for all 4 circles. Place them on top of each other and pierce a hole right through the centre of them all. Push a brad through and open the legs to secure the circles. Then the fun part. One by one pull the circles up into the centre brad, scrunching as you go. Repeat for all 4. Then you tweak them out slightly to the desired look. FAB aren't they! My brad is a lovely aqua colour, so I cut a daisy [Stampin Up die] and just used a small section, to tie in the aqua colour of the brad. The leaves are also die-cut with Crealies.

For any Stampin Up products please feel free to contact me here

Crealies dies can be bought from here

Do hope you will have fun this week.

That's all from LIM Towers, 

Happy crafting, we look forward to seeing your entries

Lady LIM Chrissie and Diva Mandi

ShowCASe - Shade of Blue

We have decided to have a change for our colour week

Shades of Blue

We both thought this entry was outstanding!

Birgit

Thank you Birgit, we adore seeing your creations week after week, as we're sure are 

your fellow LIMettes

Congratulations

Please email us with your address

See you all tomorrow for the start of a new week!

Week 23 - One Layer

It's Saturday once more and as usual our thanks for all your participation last week. you certainly seemed to enjoy 'Shades of Blue' we thoroughly enjoyed looking at them.
These ONE LAYER CARD challenges 

seem to come around so quickly and here we are once more with another. Many LIMettes are now much more comfortable with this type of CAS card and each month we have some stunning contributions.

For our challenge today we would like to see 

SOMETHING WITH LEGS

This should give you plenty of scope, but please don't forget that we still need to see areas of white space and minimal embellishments on your entries.

Chrissie

Regular LIMettes will recognise this favourite, sponged background technique of mine. 

I masked the card with post-its and added the green, amethyst and blue inks with sponge daubers.

The tree (from Indigo Blu) was stamped twice,  a second impression  (I stamped on scrap first) over the masking and slightly to the right, then again with fresh ink once the mask had been removed.

When I first bought the stamp set it wasn't obvious what the tiny stamp was, but as you can see here quite clearly, it's a bird. That, together with the ones in the branches are the source of the legs in this card.

This second card also uses image stamps from Indigo Blu. I stamped this adorable teddy on scrap, and made a mask, then stamped him on the card and used the mask to add the music manuscript, apparently behind him. The tiny sentiment is a clear stamp from the Wild Rose Studio.

The legs for this card are implicit... you can't see any... but you know that a teddy wouldn't be a teddy without them, so in effect he is  'Something with legs'

Mandi

For my first card I have chosen this FAB stamp, but, I have no idea whose it is! Maybe someone will?
I printed the Birthday wishes on the computer in Young Love font and then coloured with watercolour pencils.

My second card is one of my favourite stamps. It;s an old one by Anita;s i love this horse! Didn't do anything except a little grey watercolouring!

Hope you have fun with this one be as creative as you like!
Happy crafting and don't forget
"Less is More"

Sketch - showCASe

There were so many fabulous entries again for Sketch week our choice was extremely difficult.

We have come to a decision, however, you can see them below.

It is often mentioned that you don't know how we come to a decision for the showCASe entries.

Well as you know our eyes are naturally 'trained' to spot our requirements of white space, perfect placement, simplicity and clean lines. The ones we choose have a 'je ne sais quoi' a bit like the 'X Factor'!

Thank you ladies, they  are all stunning

and PERFECT.

In no particular order...

Michelle

Joanne

Katina

Debby

Please display our showCASe banner n your sidebar

Well done and thanks again for your wonderful entries

Week 22 - Colour

Welcome back, it's great to see that our LIMettes were so much happier last week, with 250 entries for sketch week

All is good in LIMette towers!

Here we are in the first week of a new month and our challenge once more is 

COLOUR

For our challenge this week we would like to see you use 

SHADES of BLUE

You can use a white card base, but we do want to see more than one colour of blue, not just one!

We are sponsored this month by the fabulous

Amberink

are offfering a whopping $25 to the winner to spend in their shop

Do go check out their fabulous digital images

Mandi

i made a DL [double length] card and cut 6 strips of different blue card, embossed in different patterns and stuck to the bottom of the card. then added the rhinestone bling. [but here]

Sorry completely no skill, but, we have our cards all prepared well in advance and I suddenly realised at a very late hour I had missed this week!! Having said that, I'm not a inky finger get in a mess crafter, so prefer this type of card! I leave all the skill to my fabulous partner.....

OK, I felt bad to just submit that one, so made this. All using Stampin Up Products [but from me here]
Card base Night of Navy, Bird on a Branch stamp set in Night of Navy, the 'blossom' is stamped in Marina Mist. I added the tiny punched flowers and pearls, also using Not Quite Navy card too

 Click to see closer dimension of the flowers

Chrissie

To make this card

• I began by stamping the 'JOIE' and large flourish with Versamark and embossing with clear embossing powder. 
• Then I  inked the rectangle of card with Bashful Blue ink using a sponge dauber.
• Next I stamped the splodges using Versamark and then clear embossed again.
• The butterflies were stamped with Stormy Sky DI and embossed
• More inks in various shades of blue were daubed in and around the images .
• I then cut the rectangle into thirds and re-inked around the edges.

The stamps are from the SU Joie set and the sentiment is from Penny Black and mounted on dimensionals to match the matt of the image panels.

June Winner

Well on this sunny morning on the 1st of july we are pleased to announce our

 prize winner for the month of June.

We're sure that everyone will join us in congratulating 

Carol

as our most worthy winner this month.

Not only does Carol submit multiple entries each week, but, she is also a loyal supporter of 

"Less is More" and tirelessly leaves comments to her fellow LIMettes, week after week.

This is something we know everyone appreciates greatly.

People like Carol have helped make our challenge the success it is.

Thank you Carol!

Our sponsor for June was the wonderful

Many thanks again to Arielle for supporting us.

Carol, please contact us on

LIM2011@gmx.com we can arrange for you to claim your prize.