Saturday, 27 October 2018

Guest Designer at Less is More - WHOOP!

Super EXCITED... A few months ago I was lucky enough to win the Pets Challenge over at Less is More and imagine my surprise when I was asked to Guest Design.  Yeah I had to think about it - for about 1 nano second :)




The theme is Dimension and this is the card I came up with.


Firstly I used texture paste through a Tim Holtz brick stencil onto white cardstock, left to dry overnight.  I die cut the leaf and using red, green, yellow and brown inks blended the colours to represent an Autumn leaf.  The 'thanks' has been die cut and inked the same then matted onto two layers on black cardstock.


For added dimension I've used Crackle Accents and once dry rubbed Distress Ink over the cracks, the leaf had a natural curl so its only adhered with a little glue in the middle.

And that's my take on the challenge, so why not pop over and be inspired by the Design Team.


Challenge Links...

Fusion - Fall Porch
Time Out - Inspired by Words
CAS on Friday - Autumn/Fall or Halloween






16 comments:

  1. WOW ! Stunning showcase for the challenge, Claire ! Your leaf looks so real with the cracks and the natural curl. Love also the delicate and clean dimension made with the texture paste as background. Thanks so much for being a fabulous GD at Less is More !

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  2. Well done Claire, I can see why you were asked, this card is sensational!! xx

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  3. This is fabulous and I've pinned it so I can CAS it in the future! I love the texture on that gorgeous leaf and the embossing paste makes for the perfect background! Congrats on your GDT spot - it's well deserved ;)

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  4. You really created some amazing dimension on this beauty! LOVE the leaf! Thanks for taking the Time Out to play with us!

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  5. Super card Claire...Congrats on your win, this card shows how much you deserve it. xx

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  6. Oh wow, Claire! This is gorgeous! Your leaf is S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G. You captured the colour richness of autumn leaves perfectly. Adding the crackle accent was a brilliant finish. Amazing job! Thank you for being our GD at Less is More. xx

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  7. That is one stunning card that you made for us Claire! There is so much wonderful texture to go along with the fabulous dimension, and you included some lovely techniques too! Thank you so much for being a fabulous guest designer xx

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  8. Gorgeous card, Claire! Your stenciled brick background works so well with the leaf, and I love how you created so much texture and dimension with your design! Thanks so much for joining in the fun this week at Fusion!

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  9. This is absolutely gorgeous! LOVE the simplicity of the design and the wonderful dimension.

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  10. This is stunning! I truly love all the ideas for dimension here. That gorgeous leaf really pops from the stenciled, textured background. I love how you kept the base all white. Gorgeous die cut sentiment too. Thanks for being an inspiring GD at Less Is More!

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  11. Congratulations. Stunning card. I always want to keep autumn leaves and you have found a way to do that.

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  12. Congratulations on the win at LIM and the guest designing, Claire! That's a very big deal in my book! I think your inspiration card for us is sensational! That leaf and all the dimension are incredible!! ❤Hugs, Darnell

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  13. what a great design with that white stenciled brick behind your colorful fall crackled leaf and sentiment!

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  14. Wow, Claire ... what a stunner! The white on white background brick texture is gorgeous ... and I love your autumnal, tactile, dimensional single leaf! Congratulations on Guest Designing with LIM ... and thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out! Anita :)

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  15. So sorry for the late visit, Claire! You've created an absolute beauty for us, I adore that crackle accent on the leaf, and those colours are blended perfectly. Thanks so much for being our guestie for this challenge :) Anita x

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