My stampin' up! blog - Stamping Scene

Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator in the UK and love sharing my passion for paper crafting and Stampin' Up! products. Thank you for visiting I hope to see you again soon. Zoe x

Saturday, 25 June 2011

Less is more challenge

Wow am I weary today.  Last night DH and I attended the Lincolnshire Ball at the historic Petwood Hotel in Woodhall Spa. Here there is a bar, which became known as the Dambusters Bar as it was frequented by those famous flight crews.  We were also lucky enough to have a Spitfire Flypast early on in the proceedings as we enjoyed   pre-dinner drinks on the Terrace.  It was a fabulous night as you can see from our grinning faces below.  Although raining,  we braved the short walk to the carousel to have a surreal ride on the horses. 
Today I'm not really with it especially as we had to get up early to see Olivia and DH off on a trip to London as Olivia won tickets for Wimbledon.  Meanwhile I took Charlie to the usual trumpet lesson and tomorrow he and I will do our bit for the Beavers when Charlie takes part in the Inter Beaver Colony Connect 4 Championships.  Life is never dull in this household!!!
Luckily today's Less is More Challenge is a sketch and thankfully not a difficult one.  I find these easier to do when you've partied hard the night before. 

Have a great weekend.
Hugs Zx
Supplies
Stamp Sets - Artistic Etchings, Occasional Greetings
Ink Cherry cobbler, crumb cake, basic black
Cardstock - Cherry cobbler, very vanilla
DSP - Love Letter
Accessories - 13/4"circle punch, pearls, sponge daubers, colour spritzer

40 comments:

Kathyk said...

Sounds like a fab night - not surprised you find yourself a little weary - FAB card though and particularly liking your houndstooth check bp

Kathyk

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you had a fab night and there's a hectic weekend ahead too! Gorgeous card - very elegant. x

Chrissie said...

Wow it sounds as though you have a wonderful time last night Zoe... makes me glad we were easy on you all today.
Great card.
Thanks so much
Chrissie
Lady LIM
"Less is More"

Tara Cardwell said...

Great card Zoe I love the pattern on pattern take. Your carousel photo is fab - you look like you had so much fun :-D

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Classy card, love the background too

Dana said...

I love your last sentence! :) This card is fabulous. The choice of patterns together is interesting yet it works perfectly!

Paula Whittaker said...

elegant design

Unknown said...

look like you had a fab time last night and I am jealous. Love your creation. See you soon Emma xx

Mandi said...

Super card Zoe
FAB piccy of you on the carosel
Love that houndstooth background
Thank you very much
Diva LIM mandi
Less is More

Debs M said...

great card, love the mandala type image and the pearls go great! looks like you had a wonderful night!

Vicky Hayes said...

Sounds (and looks!) as if you had a great time at the ball Zoe! I love the combination of the Artistic Etchings image against the houndstooth background. Vx

Kim S said...

This is truly stunning...partying didn't hurt your crafting at all!

Carol said...

This is great Zoe, love the houndstooth too. Sounds like a good night was had. Carol x

Margaret said...

Your face says it all Zoe!! Gorgeous card - love the colours
Margaret x

Jan said...

Great card, love it xx Jan

Zoechaos said...

Ball sounds a riot, life sounds hectic! Card is really stylish love the hounds-tooth background. XOXO Zoe

Lynne said...

Fab card. Sounds like you had a fun night.
Lynne xxx

TAM said...

Great card - life is never easy when you have children to organise as well as yourself

Monica Gale said...

So wish I could have been there this year as well, glad to see you've had such a fabby time. Great card as well Hugs xxx

Brenda Dean said...

Live life and live it well! And this is a beautiful card!

fatmonica said...

I love it-that medallion stamp looks great!

Helene said...

Simply stunning card. Sounds like you had a great time the other night.

Bridgette said...

Zoe you look radiant in your photo - it sounded a wonderful occasion - love your card - very elegant - Bridgette x

Hazel said...

I like everything about this card. Hazel x

Suze Bain said...

Looks like a fun night! Super card, love the circular stamps. xx

cardsandacuppa said...

Do you know I actually got this stamp set out to make my card with it?? How freaky ;-) and I love what you have done with it!
What a lovely the pic of you with DH looking so happy together on the horses!
Thanks for visiting my blog today btw the paper you liked is the Level 1 hostess set so you don't have to buy it, yay!:-)
Hugs xxx

Theresa said...

Love your image and the paper you paired it with is just fantastic! Awesome!!

Susan said...

Your evening sounds wonderful...and your card is so pretty! LOve it! My Card

Erica said...

This is a beautiful card. I would never have thought to pair these very different patterns. However, they work so well.
Thanks for coommenting on my card.
Erica

An Occasional Genius said...

You look great Zoe, do I detect a smidgen of alcohol involved on the proceedings lol? Really love this card! xx

Sandy said...

Lovely, elegant card, love the colours,
Sandy

Aileen said...

fab sophisticated card, love the use of DP. Great pic looks like you had loads of fun. x

Zoe Tant said...

Only a little bit of Pimms Abi!

The Crafty Elf said...

What a lovely card and thanks for sharing your picture with us.

Jenny said...

Lovely stylish card Zoe, the hounds tooth check background is fab :)
Jenny x

Larissa said...

Very beautiful! Great colours together.

Hugs,
Larissa

Sue said...

Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. It is appreciated.It sounds like you have had a very busy time how do you manage to produce such great cards in the middle of it all. Astounding haha. Sue x

sparklygirl-Tina said...

Hi Zoe

Ooohhh this is so lovely and classy! Thanks also for your lovely comment on my blog.

Tina
X

Sally H said...

What a fabulous card! Gorgeous colour combo! I love it

Deborah Frings said...

Hi Zoe - how did I miss this? Super card - love the houndstooth backing and super scroll circles! Very elegant.

The party sounds like a ball :)!!