Less is More: Showcase
Categories: crafting, crafting-challenges
Tags: making stuff
Date: 21 April 2013 11:50:15
I apologise to those of my dear Readers who aren't exactly fans of crafting, as that seems to be the main focus of my blogging at the moment. I'll try to find time for a non-craft post sometime this week. I've got fewer lessons, as it's school holidays, so I'll have a tad more time to do other things!
I've entered the Less is More challenge again this week. The idea this week is to take one of two cards and to use something about them to inspire a new card. Here are the two from the site:
The first uses techniques for which I don't have the equipment, so I decided to use the second as inspiration. I went with the "sketch" mostly, but used a similar colour palette (turquoise & brown) Here is my effort:
To create this, I used banana paper which I bought in Noz (mais bien sur!), with the sentiment ("For you, with friendship") handwritten. I hand drew the border and the "ribbon" is yet more paper bought at a discount in Noz. The little jewel is also a discount buy!
As I was creating this card, I also made three others - they're not for the challenge, but I thought I'd show them off anyway. You can take it as read that anything used was either bought at discount in Noz, recycled from old cards, or bought cheaply elsewhere..with all sentiments hand-written. Card-making on the cheap!!!
The secret of life is to savour each moment
With my thoughts and sympathy
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, but about learning to dance in the rain
I hope you like the cards - I'd love to hear how you experienced crafters think they could be improved (My photography is fairly rubbish, I know!)
And here is a photo of Bib-the-Kitten coming to "help" me with my creating!
(Or maybe she's just looking at the mess thinking "How can she do anything with her desk in this state?!)