Last Post for a Bit

This will be my last post for a bit as on Thursday I'm off to visit my daughter for a few days and on the way back will stop over with my other daughter - so apologies in advance if I miss some of your lovely creations.

I'm entering this card in the Less is More challenge - which this week has the theme - Spring. My stamp is an English Stamp Company clear stamp - stamped and embossed in copper and then coloured with Promarkers. The greeting - also stamped in copper and embossed is by Elusive Images and the coppery trimming is some copper mirri paper from Craft Creations.

My second card is for the CD Sunday challenge - Get Ahead - Get a Hat. I've had this stamp for a while - and while I love the image - it's an absolute PIG to stamp. You don't want to know how many times I stamped it to try and get an even covering of ink on the image - and then when I did - I managed to splodge something on it (more than once!) Even this image has a tiny splodge of black but I hid it under the bow - which luckily was in the right place. It was already on the card while I waited for the latest image to dry. The CD bit is the backing paper which is from Sharon Duncan Embossibilities Christmas and the punched used a Martha Stewart one.
Thanks very much for visiting today.
Beryl xx

Butterfly Tree

I wanted to have a go at the new challenge Less is More. It's week two over there and the challenge this week is to make a 'One Layer Card' with a theme of either a flower or a tree. Shame on me - this is the first time this butterfly tree stamp from Elusive Images has seen any ink. I stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and clear embossed it - then coloured with Cosmic Shimmer paints. The greeting - also embossed is from a Serendipity set and as you can see I didn't get it central - no second chances when you're working on one layer - so I added a little butterfly to the corner.The sentiment isn't blurred IRL but the light's not too good here today and this is the best I could get it.
 I'm glad I found this challenge coz now I've got a reasonably lightweight card ot post overseas.
Thanks very much for visiting.
Beryl xx