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Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Less is More week 163-theme

Hello everyone, I'm just back from Rock Choir and thought I'd better post my card for this week's LIM challenge which I made this morning. The theme this week is as follows:

As ever on the third Saturday of each month we have a theme for you.
This time it is for you to use 
MASKING OR STENCILLING
on your creations.
It seems that stencilling is de rigeur at the moment, so let's see what you can do.
If you don't have any stencils you could use your dies or punches to make a stencil from card or acetate.... or you could simply choose to included some masking of some description in your work.

 

 I inked an Imagination stencil with DI inks then over inked with versamark and embossed with clear EP. The butterfly is a MB die and the sentiment a WOW one.


 We had a great weekend in Portsmouth looking after Charlie who was as good as gold and didn't seem to mind that his parents had gone away! I did need to relax once we got home, it's full on looking after a 2 year old 24/7. The wedding next month is Lara's brother and his fiancee, Leeanna is 30 this week so I needed to make a card and decided to go with one of those new pop up box cards, come and see:


 

I decorated it with Anna Griffin paper and the butterfly and bird are on attached to acetate strips so they wobble :) The instructions can be found on Splitcoaststamper.




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16 comments:

  1. Rosemary20 March 2014 at 00:12

    your LIM card is gorgeous, val... but that pop up card is out of this world amazing!!

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  2. Unknown20 March 2014 at 07:16

    Great LIM card Val, such fresh colours and very Spring-like. Lovely card in a box for Leanne's birthday - she'll love it.

    Karen x

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  3. Unknown20 March 2014 at 07:16

    Great LIM card Val, such fresh colours and very Spring-like. Lovely card in a box for Leanne's birthday - she'll love it.

    Karen x

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  4. Unknown20 March 2014 at 07:16

    Great LIM card Val, such fresh colours and very Spring-like. Lovely card in a box for Leanne's birthday - she'll love it.

    Karen x

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  5. Viv20 March 2014 at 10:33

    Fab pop up card Val! The card is gorgeous - beautiful colours and the EP makes it stand out beautifully. x

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  6. Meggymay20 March 2014 at 15:41

    Fantastic pop up box card, and the LIM card is stunning.
    Yvonne

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  7. Stamps and Paper20 March 2014 at 21:41

    Love your stencil card and your pop up box card

    Anne

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  8. Gibmiss20 March 2014 at 22:21

    Hi Val
    Fabulous card in a box ... Think i will do one ... They look stunning when finished....
    Hugs Sylvie xxx

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  9. Loll21 March 2014 at 02:44

    LOVE your butterfly stenciled card --- gorgeous! Fabulous colors and love the shine from the clear embossing powder.

    Your pop-up box card is also beautiful! Love the papers and the images you've used. Bet it was fun to make and I really want to try one of these too! Loll xx

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  10. Vicky Hayes21 March 2014 at 07:05

    Such a pretty stencilled card Val and I love your card in a box too. They really are a great choice when you need something a bit special!

    Sounds like you had fun looking after Charlie but I can imagine you must be exhausted!

    Vicky x

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  11. Jan 21 March 2014 at 10:07

    They are gorgeous xx Jan

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  12. Viv21 March 2014 at 15:08

    Your LIM card looks fabulous Val, love the great colour choices,stencilling and the shine. Love the pop up one too Leeanna will love it I am sure.Hope you have recovered after the babysitting, I know how tiring it can be.We love it of course though don't we. Is your cold any better? hope so, mine is still in the stuffy, headachey stage, so don't feel great! hugs Viv xx

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  13. Anne22 March 2014 at 08:01

    Val you've been busy - craft and family too! Lovely bunch of cards
    Thanks for taking the Less is More Challenge this week
    Anne
    (Guest commenter LIM)

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  14. Anonymous23 March 2014 at 20:30

    You are such a busy lady,. rock choir, child minding card making etc and wow what fabulous cards. Love the first with the gorgeous stenciling and the second is amazing such a fantastic creation.

    Marie

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  15. Jenny23 March 2014 at 23:01

    Two fabulous cards!! Love the glossy effect on your stencilled card and what a feast for the eyes your box card is..... I like that the flora and fauna can wobble about :0) happy to hear you enjoyed your weekend with the birthday boy.... Nice to give them back though eh??!!!

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  16. Shirley27 March 2014 at 19:44

    I love the stenciling and love the shine from the embossing! That wonderful box is a total other story! Beautiful!

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