JUBEE-LEE !!

Hi, sorry about the title but its the best I could think of....................lol

Stamps by:  The Artistic Stamper - Hels Sheridan and Molly Blooms
Other products used: Embossing Folder, Die Cut, Stickles and Whisper Pens

Am entering this Pyramid Card into three challenges as they all ask for Red, White and Blue.

Less Is More  http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/

The Artistic Stamper  http://www.theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/june-challenge-red-white-and-blue.html 

The Sunday Stamper  http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/sunday-stamper-week-208-her-majesty.html

I watched the Diamond Jubilee Concert last night on the TV it was terrific but also very moving at the end with Prince Charles speech, it was obvious the Royal Family were worried about Prince Philip even though they tried to play it down.

Thank you for popping in and will be catching up with you soon.  Take care, hugs Annette x

Work in Progress and another LIM Card

Hi, hope you are all having a good Friday and looking forward to the weekend.

First I would like to show you another Less Is More Card and hope the girls have achieved their goal of 1,000 entries.  Products used are: Pringle Hill Studios, Molly Blooms and a Bottle Top.  I apologise about the photograph but these tall/narrow cards are the very devil to photograph.  It may look better if you can enlarge it by clicking it..............

I have been busy doing lots of bits and pieces (mostly half finished........sob sob) and am not getting very far with this painting as I could not make up my mind how to do it, so rather than bore you to death with the details am showing you it in a block of 4 from the beginning to how it is at present. 

Am hoping to get this complete before Monday, I just need to knuckle down to it as I keep flitting about from one thing to another................Paint Party Friday is a great blog to visit where there are some very accomplished artists and I love viewing their work.

Take care of yourselves and thank you for your wonderful support.  Hugs Annette xx

The Three Muses and Less is More Challenges

Hi, today I am entering two separate challenges.  First the Three Muses;  the subject Indybev chose is Doorways, mine is a Portal where the famous Frida can be seen.  Later on I shall hang black beads from the bottom and turn it into a hanging, but at the moment I haven't got the bead fringe I need, sob sob......

and secondly this card is for the Less is More Challenge, where Mandi and Chrissie are trying to get one thousand entries.  Goodness knows how the girls are going to comment on this amount of CAS cards....phew, they are obviously made of stern stuff................

Hope you are all having a good week.  Today I bought my euros ready for our holiday in Portugal which is in a couple of weeks and am looking forward to this very much.   Thank you for popping in and take care of yourselves.  Hugs Annette x

Less Is More Challenge

Hi, over at Less is More Challenge this week the girls are asking for a One Layer Card with minimal embellishments and Something with Legs, seen or unseen................so I have chosen Unseen, but we know she has legs don't we........this birthday card is for one of my daughter-in-laws who is quite a Fashionata.

The main stamp is by BLine Designs and the greeting stamp is Anita's.  Just added two little stones for the earrings.  Just hope she likes it.

There are already hundreds of entries so have a lot of catching up to do.  Will be catching up with you all later after I've watched Pop Star to Opera Star, its the final tonight........woo hoo.  Take care and enjoy your evening and have a great day tomorrow.  Hugs Annette x

Less Is More - Shades of Blue - 'You Light Up My Life'

Hi, the girls Mandi and Chrissie of Less Is More this week have asked for Shades of Blue so this is my entry.  Have to admit to being a bit stuck in knowing which image to choose, but in the end decided to go with one of my new stamps bought from Happy Daze.

The stamp is made by Lost Coast Designs and was stamped with a Big and Juicy Pad in shades of Blue.
Thank you for popping in, have loads of catching up with visiting blogs to do, so will see you all later.  Am off to bed now as its rather late.  Take care and have a lovely Sunday.  Hugs Annette x

Less Is More - Sketch

Hi, Less is More have set a Sketch this week.  Cripes I thought, have never followed a sketch ever, in fact have avoided them like the plague...... Now I know why, this took me ages and ages as honestly hadn't a clue how to present my idea.  After the bits and pieces got accidentaly thrown on the floor in a tantrum I suddenly saw the light................lol

Stamps are by Joanna Sheen.  Inks used Stazon - Timber Brown and Olive Green, Versafine - Vintage Sepia.  The flowers were stamped on Gloss Card, cut out and mounted with foam pads. 
Because I didn't allow enough drying time the brown smudged into pink, but kind of thought that was a happy accident...... But now I have a question, where do I put the greeting as haven't got a clue?
Unfortunately in the photograph the colours look a bit black.

There are some amazing examples from Mandi and Chrissie and some equally amazing entries.
Hope you all have had a great day today in the sunshine.  Thank you for popping in, take care, Annette x

Less Is More asks for a Monogram

Hi, the hardworking duo of the Less is More Challenge have asked for a Monogram...........couldn't make up my mind which of these two I liked the best, so am showing both and will let Chrissie and Mandi decide and of course you as well.............. The Monogram B is for Butterfly.

Not sure who made the stamp as it was in a bargain bin and have had it a long time.  The cards have been inked and clear embossed.  Have photographed these cards flat as have only laid the B and the Butterfly on top until I know what you think.

Am also entering these cards for The Stampman Challenge (see my sidebar) which is Butterflies and Dragonflies.  Have just been informed the Stamp is from The Stampman, thank you for the info, much appreciated.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and wishing you a great week.  Thanks for popping in and take care, Annette x

Less Is More wants to be Framed !!

Hi, have had a brilliant afternoon in Orlingbury at their Country Fair held in the Old Vicarage Gardens; the sun shone and everyone was happy to be there.  Listened to some fab music, viewed a lot of local artwork and had a good rummage through the stalls.  Martin bought two watercolour pictures and I bought a frame.  He also won a box of chocolates and gave them to me........what a brilliant man................lol

Anyways, Chrissie and Mandy the hardworking duo of Less Is More have set the challenge this week of a One Layer Card - 'In the Frame'.

This morning my order arrived from Happy Daze, which I hadn't expected to arrive until Monday (such a quick service, brill), so with glee I inked  up (Versafine Vintage Sepia) one of my new stamps from Lost Coast Designs and also used a stamp by TJ Designs for the greeting.  I hope you like it as the LCD stamp is rather unusual

I would also like to enter this card for the Stampotique Challenge which is Clean and Simple which is another fabulous blog with some great designers.

Thank you for popping in and hope you all have a great weekend.  We are off tomorrow for a woodland walk which will be good if the weather stays nice.  Take care,  Annette x

Less is More goes Monochrome.......

Hi, Chrissie and Mandi from LIM have chosen Monochrome for the challenge this week.  All last week my projects  have been very colourful and it seemed strange to switch mode.  But we all love a challenge don't we.....lol

This card hasn't got a greeting on it because am not sure how it will be used.  But thought I would show you the inside and the envelope as well, just in case you wanted to see............

The Birthday Card I made for one of my little grandsons', in March this year and he was tickled pink to see his face on it, such a cutie......

It has been a very busy weekend because some stupid woman decided to take all her Winter curtains down and put up her Summer ones, so of course all the window frames had to be washed and the windows cleaned, in between times she visited her dearest Mother who is not well and cooked no end of meals.  This woman is either a paragon of virtue or totally mad..................oops nearly forgot she did loads of washing as well...........all this while her dear husband played the piano and worked on his book.............grrrrrrrrrr

Am off now to see all the wonderful creations at LIM blog and to catch up with all your terrific creations.  Have a great week and take care, hugs Annette x

Less is More - Pick a Square !

Hi, this week at Less is More you have to choose one of the corners or the centre square of the card.

I chose to do the bottom right one because of the way the stamp was facing. (bought this fab stamp by Inkadinkado at Market Harborough's indoor market yesterday for just one pound....brill)  The circle was stencilled from a Fiskars plastic template with a couple of distress inks.  The Cockrell was coloured with Whisper Pens.  I hope you like it, as I love that bird, he has great attitude..........lol

Butterfly Boy was made for the Happy Daze Facebook Challenge ' In Flight', such a fun one to create.  Stamps by Stampotique, ISC and the Artistic Stamper.  The Background and the Butterflies are from some of  my Acrylic Squishings.......

Feel so pleased I could take part in both these challenges.  If you get the chance to visit these challenges you will see some great creations.  Take care and have a smashing weekend, Hugs Annette x

Congratulations and on The Dark Side............

The Haunted Design House is a blog I have been following for ages but never contributed until now, the subject is Alone in the Dark.........  I drew this picture and coloured it this morning, then popped it in the frame using my little free digi programme. As there are three heads  they are not actually alone but as a trio they are definitely alone........if you get my drift............lol

This card using the same drawing I cut out and affixed to the card for Less is More, another challenge that I love following but am not always able to contribute to. This week the ladies have asked for Congratulations or Thank You. 
This is to Congratulate giving Birth to a New Head.  I really do think those dear ladies of LIM are going to hate this..........but surely not every card has to be beautiful, does it...........lol   (the greeting stamp is by Darkroom Door)

Better be off now and get showered, we are off to Castle Ashby today.  Will catch up with you all later.  Have a great day and enjoy the sunshine.  Take care, Hugs Annette x

Less is More and more and more......

Hi, its been a combination of a bad day and a good day today. Went to the hospital for the after Op review, resulting in the Consultant wants to do more to me, and its not nice.........still we all have our little hobbies don't we, but don't fancy his hobby much..........lol The good part was I held my great grandson for the first time, aaah bliss...........

I keep meaning to take part more often in the blog Less is More (a clean and simple challenge blog) but time often escapes me. This week the subject is Masculine and it gave me a chance to use my new stamp by Crafty Individuals. The words are a bit quirky, but thats my awful sense of humour. I also had a play with the mini cards from Papermania keeping these clean and simple, great fun.

Hope you all have had a goodly day. Am off now to look at all your lovely new creations. Thank you for popping by, Take care, Annette x

Compendium of Curiosities 32 'Whispers in the Wind'

Hi, sorry have not been around much since Sunday, but have a lot of things going on at the moment, boring things like visiting the hospital for various tests before my 'op' on Thursday. Its only a small 'op' so should be back in circulation by Saturday and hopefully feeling like a new woman............lol

'Whispers in the Wind' was made for the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge using the technique shown on page 59 - Inking and Stamping Masks; hosted by the lovely Linda of Studio L3. Normally I make tags for these challenges but as I have to make some cards this month (sob sob) thought I had better incorporate the technique into this card.

My mask was made from the plasticky bit in a Chocolate Marshmallows Box. Stamps used are by Inkadinkado and Crafty Individuals. Distress Inks, Dusty Concord, Spun Sugar and Broken China. Flowers cut out from a punch after being distress inked and gloss modge podged then stickles for the centres.

'Best Wishes', is for the Less is More Challenge, http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/ make a one layer card using flowers or trees. Stamp used by Inkadinkado; Distress inks, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters and Broken China.

Now this was going fine until I spilt some curry on it, how this happened......not a clue.........so had to chop the end off the front and dry emboss the inner back part (if you know what I mean) and ink that. Not sure if this is acceptable, but am sure the girls will tell me.........lol

Both these terrific blogs have some amazing entries and well worth a visit if you get the time. Thank you for all your support and good wishes. Am off to blog hop now and see as many of you as I can. Take care and have a great week. Annette x