A great big Less is More thank you!

Well this is rather a late entry from me as it's been quite a day here... (more about that at the end of the post.) I was so excited to see that the challenge at Less is More today is to make a card inspired by the blog's lovely header and also that Kim S, whose work I've admired for ages, is guesting! My card is dedicated to the brilliant Chrissie and Mandi, who work tirelessly to make this challenge such a fun and friendly one - thank you ladies! Come and see it:

I've always admired the LIM header with its flourishes, flowers and musical score and the colour scheme is beautifully understated too. I knew just which stamps I'd use to recreate the feel - out came my Music Notes wheel, my Apothecary Art set and my Sincere Salutations sentiment set! Here's a reminder of the header:

... and here's a close-up of the detail on the card:

First, I heat embossed the sentiment and cut it out with the Decorative Label punch, then mounted it onto Brushed Gold card stock and cut just outside the shape to create a mat. This was attached to a textured black card stock strip and decorated with punched gold flowers and rhinestones. Next, I wheeled the Music Notes across a Whisper White panel. The beautiful frondy flowers on one of the Apothecary Art stamps were added by colouring the rubber with a Basic Black marker and using a stamp-a-majig to position it where it was needed. Finally, the sentiment was added to the front of the white panel and it was attached to the card front.

Here's what you'll need to make this card:

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Music Notes wheel, Sincere Salutations

Ink: Basic Black

Card stock: Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Basic Black textured

Other: Decorative label punch, Itty Bitty punch set, Basic Rhinestones, versamark, clear embossing powder, heat tool, Stamp-a-majig

I'd be delighted to order any of these items for you and can have them delivered to your address in the UK. I'm committed to providing excellent customer service and am always happy to offer help and advice. To place your order, just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593.

Would you believe I was halfway through making today's card when my husband came in from a bike ride with my youngest son, blood everywhere, babbling about an accident. My lovely son was still smiling but minus half of his two front teeth, and two minutes later we were on our way to the emergency dentist and I was hearing all about the magnificent dive over the handlebars! He really was so brave while being patched up but unfortunately one of his teeth was shattered vertically and will need quite a bit of treatment. So it looks as if I'll be continuing to live at the dentist for the forseeable future - but with some excellent company this time!

Hope you're having a great weekend. I shall be back tomorrow with an exciting announcement, so do come back then!

Hugs,