Sunday 4 March 2012

Neutrally Less is More

I just don't seem to have had the time to get into my craft room this weekend so I'm very late with my entry to this week's LIM challenge, which is a colour challenge being the first week of the month and this time the challenge is to use neutral colours.


I do love neutrals, and in particular kraft cardstock and I particularly like browns (although I don't know why as a 70s kid I grew up in a totally brown house and hated it!!) so chose the two as my colour combo.  I started with a snippet of kraft - actually the back of a previous card I'd ruined, so this will be my entry to Pixie's Sunday Snippets challenge too - the only requirement is to make a card from snippets and not to cut into a fresh sheet so do join in the fun (oh but mind the pogo sticks in the playground!)  I stamped my Waltzingmouse woodgrain stamp in jumbo java ink onto the snippet and mounted it onto some dark brown card (also an offcut from a 12x12 sheet).

The main element is a new die (poppystamps small tilda) which I cut twice - the first at its full size I cut from a sheet of double sided glue, stuck down over the woodgrain stamped image and then covered with my favourite glitter ever - the dark brown sugar coating which I just LOVE.  I then cut another from the remaining kraft card snippet but this time I cut off the outer loops.  I stuck it on top of the glittered one but slightly offset it.  I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with my smallest round nestie and stuck it in the middle.

Will get over and have a look at what everyone else has been doing in this challenge now.

17 comments:

  1. Brilliant Tara - I love it! Also love the fact that you too hang onto spoiled bits of cards to use as snippets.Am just dipping a toe into Kraft card, you have it cracked though and I love the dark brown glitter sugar coating! As for the pogo sticks, I think we need some driving lessons arranged if Mrs A is to be let loose on them :) I truly was crying with laughter at her comments last night and had to stay up until I'd got over the hysteria - you know that feeling when you get the giggles and can't stop? :) Di xx

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  2. Oh I like this one a lot. Those swirly circles are gorgeous and I always love a bit of glitter. Thanks for visiting me! Zx

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  3. Glittery is fine my love, I just interpreted neutrals as not so
    FAB card
    It reminds me of Spirograph...are you too young?
    Thanks so much
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  4. Great LIM card Tara love your new die

    Anne

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  5. This looks great Tara and I know what Mandi means about the Spirograph!
    It's a fab die!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  6. Hola Tara, this card is fantastic!, great job.
    A hug from Palma

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  7. Fabulous card Tara, love the new die. Yes it reminds me of spirograph too and I am old enough to remember lol.
    Lynne xxx

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  8. Hi Tara

    A great finished look here.

    Love the colours.

    Definitely a Spirograph memory jerker!! I still have my original set "under the stairs".

    Love Jules xx

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  9. Love the woodgrain and all the sparkle on your die cut is fab. x

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  10. This is fabulous Tara I love the woodgrain stamp but the topper is gorgeous, very striking! Thanks for your lovely comments on my entry:)
    Val x

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  11. Hi Tara, loving the comments about Spirograph.... yep I had one as well, amazing toy :0)
    Fantastic card too, great how you can change the size of the doily dies like that :0)
    Jenny x

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  12. LOVE this snippet card Tara. I haven't done my homework this week yet, if I don't watch out, I'll be given detention! Seems like I'm the only one trained to use pogo sticks ATM! Fancy a game of hopskotch? x

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  13. Your flower reminded me of a wallpaper pattern we had in our bedroom in the 1970's.The flower was so big your only got 3 on each 7' drop. It was in lovely shades of beige and fawn. Di's comment on driving lessons took me back to the 1970's again. I was lethal in a 3 wheeler too!!! Move over Dell boy I was there first. Hugs Mrs A.

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  14. Love your snippet make Tara, it's perfect. Used to love playing with the spirograph. Carol x

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  15. This is brilliant! I'm new to kraft but I'm loving it and love what you've done with it here.
    Blessings Bernie

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  16. Beautiful card, love the addition of some sparkle

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