Saturday 26 May 2012

Another recipe at LIM

The recipe at "Less is More" this week is to make a shaped card, ie not a square or rectangle!
Here I made a Onesie from an A5 card blank. I used a circle Nestie for the neck and an oval Nestie for the leg holes, decorated with the scalloped versions of each die. A few buttons and a simple bow and it was done.
Here is a card which could be used for a variety of purposes... I may add a sentiment later, but it's decidedly for something which involves a Church service!
The crosses are from some Spellbinder dies and the card shape was cut with a Sizzix die.
These next two are simple but have NO WHITE SPACE whatever, however this one is totally grey space and the last one is totally blue, but I'm not sure if they count  as CAS, but they are shaped and I thought you might like to see them anyway!!
A few snips to another A5 card blank and an elephant appeared. I stamped him with a crackle stamp which I clear embossed  before swiping the whole card with Memento London Fog ink. All he needed were toes, eyes and an ear and he was done.
This one is also for the One Layer challenge at Crazy4 Challenges
The last one is another incarnation of the whale I posted last week, this one has some emboss resist circles on it  and my grandson's name, applied at the end this time and not inked over as in the previous one! 
Yesterday I spent the day at the Ageas Bowl (formerly the Rose Bowl) watching Hampshire playing cricket. It was the perfect weather for cricket, clear skies and beautiful warm sunshine all day. The fact that we were sitting with friends made it even better.
Our son and his wife will be coming this weekend and we will be going for a Wine dinner at a superb hotel in the New Forest. They are both doctors and have just passed their final GP exams so it will be a superb way to celebrate.
Have a great weekend and do join us in our challenge!

41 comments:

  1. Morning Chrissie,
    A lovely set of cards, thanks for the tip about joining the back & front together as your 'cross' card.

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  2. Gorgeous cards Chrissie xx Jan

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  3. Fabulous cards, that elephant is sensational!
    Huge congrats to the Doctors...how wonderful
    Enjoy that wine dinner!

    xx

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  4. gorgeous cards, especially the elephant, I love it.

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  5. So gorgeous cards Chrissie.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  6. Gorgeous cards Chrissie - I really love the shape challenge this week and your elephant card is just the cutest:) Hugs x x

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  7. That elephant is brilliant, love his wrinkly skin
    Have fun tonight
    Anne
    x

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  8. Such a fun challenge this week (again). Love your elephant. He is just the cutest!

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  9. This was a hard challenge to do to keep white space - if you go for something really quirky like your ellie then you can't keep it white! I love the ellie btw :-) The onsie is an inspired CAS shape though.
    Tara x

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  10. How cute are these cards! That elephant and whale are too adorable~

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  11. Hola Chrissie, thank you for your comment, i have a whole catwalk of dresses and you have a little zoo :D:D:D, fantastic cards Chrissie, the elephant and the whale are great cards for kids, fantastic job Chrissie and congratulations for your son and wife!!!
    A hug from the supersunny island

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  12. All of your cards are wonderful Chrissie. I'm so impressed with your onesie card that you got from a circle and ovals.

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  13. Fabulous inspiration again this week Chrissie, I could have sworn the cross was a metal embellishment!.... A truly special card for a special occasion :0)
    The whale and elephant are rather cute, I love novelty shaped cards :0)
    Have a lovel weekend, sounds a great reason to celebrate.
    Jenny x

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  14. verry elegant wow cards Chrissie, but my favourite has to be the elephant!
    hugs, annie x

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  15. absolutely faboulous cards, all are gorgeous, but my favorites are the elephant and the whale - wow, amazing
    Cathi from Germany

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  16. Thanks for the inspiration as always! Great sample cards too. Rebecca x

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  17. Chrissie you are so clever, a perfect looking whale, and your onesie is absolutely adorable!!!

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  18. WOW...and wow! LOVE all of them...but I think my favorite is baby card, although I really do love that second card! Great elephant and whale too...hand cut I suppose? Unbelievable!

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  19. lovely cards, chrissie!! my favorite is the one with the cross... absolutely stunning!!

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  20. Gorgeous card! So fun with something that is not square - it's so easy to get caught up in the traditional!

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  21. Great cards - love the simplicity of the white ones but the elephant and whale look great fun!!

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  22. Fab cards. The elephant card is awesome.

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  23. The onesie idea is clever. The animals look great for children.
    Lnbyx

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  24. Oh my! These cards are simply adorable! Great job...

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  25. Wow- great cards. How cute- I live the elephant and the whale.

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  26. Chrissie , wow what a fab bunch of cards , so love the elepahnt.
    Nicky

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  27. These are all so elegant or cute, love the elephant and whale!

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  28. Fabulous cards, Chrissie. The elephant and whale are adorable and I love the pretty cross on your white card :)

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  29. AMAZING cards Chrissie...Wow! the cross is stunning and its on a perfect card base (is it joined at the top or is there a concealed hinge?.....and your animals...truly adorable!
    I missed the mark with the CAS this week and I struggled with the white space but it was a fun challenge.
    Diane

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  30. Thanks for the taking the time to explain the hinge for me, I'm sorry I missed the original explanation, I am so impressed with how you kept the exact shape of the arch, it looks terrific and to have had a flattened top/spine wouldn't have been so effective! thanks for the tip.
    Diane

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  31. oh my, that elephant with the crackled skin is the best! All really cute cards, Chrissie!

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  32. Lovely creations. I really like the onesie. x

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  33. Great cards as always. I love the elephant and the whale, they made me smile :) xx

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  34. Fab cards Chrissie & the onesie design is so cute & pretty.
    Sally x

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  35. Lovely set of alternate shapes for cards Chrissie.

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  36. Your shaped cards are gorgeous Chrissie! I love the CASness (if that's a word!) of the first two but am very attracted to the animal cards too, especially that gorgeous elephant with its realistic texture! Vicky x

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  37. Great cards Chrissie, that cross is stunning and I love the animal cards, they made me smile when I saw them! xx

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  38. These are all just fabulous Chrissie, the top two are my fav's this time I think :) Viv xx

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  39. Love your shaped cards! The animals are so adorable!

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  40. These are gorgeous Chrissie I love the whale fabulus work Hugs Elaine

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  41. Those are adorable!

    Ter ;) Canada

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Thank you so much for popping by, I appreciate your comments!
Thanks,
Chrissie