3 Squares Challenge at Less is More, but only one at Creative Craft World

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The Challenge at Less is More this week is to make a card with three squares and the challenge at Creative Craft World is 'Use a square' so I've got squares to share.  I've used a technique that I found on US blog recently and played about with it.  I have another colour way to show you soon, but it doesn't have 3 squares unless you count the card base itself so for now here is my entry.  I've used early espresso and very vanilla cardstock along with early espresso ink, craft whisper white and versamark.  My sentiment is a combo of Thank You Kindly and Heard from the Heart.  I've added a cute bow of early espresso taffeta and I'm done.  I played about with it and couldn't decide whether to run with early espresso or stamp my outline for the flowers in black Stazon.  I've settled with the espresso and have finally opened my Fast & Fabulous level 2 hostess set.  I wasn't that fussed, but as with all Stampin' Up! sets once you get playing they are all fabulous and so much fun to use.  Today I've received my sneak peak of the mini and you are going to be so excited.  I can't tell you anymore right now, but make sure you call me for your copy!!!! They'll be available in late March.  You can take a closer look at one of the flowers below.

Thanks again to the Chrissie and Mandi for a super challenge and I'm off now to do the chores that I should have been doing while DH has taken the children out for the afternoon.

Have a great evening.

Hugs Zx

A new challenge

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Like many I've found a new challenge blog called Less is More and their challenges are all about cards being clean and simple which really appeals to me as sometimes you just need something to say a message, but don't want it to be too fussy.  This time they have a colour combo for you to use also and that is Black, White & Pink. With Valentine's looming on the horizon inevitably love came into my entry and I used a sentiment that could pass for Valentines or for a wedding card or maybe something else!  I stamped one of the hearts from I (heart) Hearts and then decided to cut it out and use the reverse of it, odd I know, but that's me!  On that pretty in pink heart I've adhered some basic pearl strings and two punched hearts using the mini heart punch, one in whisper white the other from a piece of glittered card which I produced with heat and stick powder and black glitter from our fine galaxy set.  As a backdrop for my hearts the Music Notes standard stampin around wheel in basic black adds just enough imagery and a sentiment from Heard from the Heart finishes my 'hearty' theme. 

Why not have a go at this challenge or one of the future ones and see how clean and simple you can be........

I've also joined in with the challenge at
Papertake Weekly - Have a heart
Allsorts Challenge Blog - It must be love love love
Creative Craft World Challenge - Love card Challenge
More soon

Hugs Zx