Saturday, 5 January 2019

Less is More Challenge #386 - Water



Hello and happy Saturday!  I'm so excited to be starting off the new year as a DT member for one of my favourite challenges Less is More.  LIM is one of the first challenges I entered shortly after starting my blog back in March of 2017.  

 Our first challenge for 2019 is "Water" and you can interpret this in anyway you like,  as long as your card is CAS.  Just remember, we like to see all that beautiful "white space" on your card.  Click HERE to take you over to the Less is More Challenge blog for a ton of inspiration!

 Our sponsor this month is Skull and Cross Buns, they have some cute stamps and you can check their website out HERE.

                                       

 For my first card I used the smooshing technique by adding Distress inks to a piece of acetate, spritzed it with water and smooshed onto a piece of Bristol card stock.  I dried the ink before adding another colour.  I used three different colours of Distress Inks starting with the lightest colour.  I stamped the butterfly and sentiment from Clearly Besotted in CP Midnight ink.  



For my second card I masked an area on my card front with painters tape and used the same smooshing technique but this time with some watercolour markers instead of Distress inks.  I stamped the floral image from Uniko over the top with CP Midnight ink and added a sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays.


I am also entering this card into the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge which is Dawn's Feminine "Anything Goes".

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!











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  1. Sharon Traynor Designs5 January 2019 at 22:25

    Welcome to the team Michelle! You have created two really sensational cards for your debut with us! I love how you took the theme and ran with it using distress products and showed us how the same technique can look so different. Both cards are oozing yummy white space and have beautifully crisp designs. Have a superb weekend teamie xx

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  2. Sarah G6 January 2019 at 00:08

    Yay - great to see you join the LIM DT, Michelle! These are great designs - I love the crisp blue against the white and your smooshing is perfection :)

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  3. Donna Scholz6 January 2019 at 02:13

    Beautiful card, Michelle! Love the colors you chose for the water, and the simplicity of the stamped image.I had never thought about masking for the smooshing technique, thank you for the inspiration!!! Thank you also for sharing your creativity with us a Watercooler Wednesday Challenges!!! -Donna

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  4. Stephanie Lanzalotto6 January 2019 at 02:45

    These cards are both gorgeous, Michelle. I love the very different results that you achieved from the same technique. The colors are brilliant. I am so pleased to start this new adventure with you and all of the designers on the LIM team. Looking forward to lots of fun and creativity together!

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  5. Tristan6 January 2019 at 07:31

    Congrats on your new DT position Michelle. Lovely pair of cards - I love a bit of ink smooshing!

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  6. Mac Mable6 January 2019 at 07:37

    Congratulations on your DT x. Glorious CAS cards, both of them. Love the vibrancy of the blues and the black stamping looks wonderful. Unique and beautiful cards and thank you for the inspiration x.

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  7. Helen6 January 2019 at 21:15

    Congratulations on joining the DT, Michelle! You have created 2 beautiful CAS cards! I love the gorgeous colours you have used and the clever designs! Thanks so much for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week!

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  8. Kylie6 January 2019 at 23:23

    Your cards are beautiful, Michelle. I love the blue tones you have used on your perfectly CAS designs. I'm so excited to be on this team with you! xx

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  9. Susan7 January 2019 at 04:45

    Such beautiful cards...perfect inspiration!

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  10. Izzy Scrap8 January 2019 at 04:16

    I love your gorgeous cards, Michelle ! These blue smooshing are really eye-catching and make me want to dive in the clear water ! Beautiful CAS design too with the black stamping. So happy to have you in the team ! Have a wonderful week. x

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  11. Nonni8 January 2019 at 19:52

    Two beautiful cards, Michelle! Welcome to LIM, great to have you in the team! I love smooshing... Haven't done it in a while. Thanks for the reminder! I especially like the second card -the artsy smooshing looks fab on that "controlled" masked strip. Fun contrast! xxx

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  12. Viv12 January 2019 at 23:29

    Two gorgeous watercolour cards here Michelle and loving the blue colour too.Many congrats on your new DT spot too, looking forward to seeing more of your lovely cards now ;) Viv xx

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  13. Neets B19 January 2019 at 09:23

    So sorry I'm so late visiting, Michelle!
    Absolutely loving your smooshed cards, those watery backgrounds are such a great base for simple overstamping, such gorgeous effects. Welcome to the team xx

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