Week 39 Lucky Dip Stars

We have our wonderful LIMette, Vicky, joining us this week as Star Guest Designer at "Less is More" and for this special challenge we chose the theme of STARS.
This one was made with one of my fave techniques... emboss resist, using a star stamp from an Artemio Christmas set, together with some splodges from SU's French Foliage set. The starry border is from a Martha Stewart punch and is trimmed with a double ribbon supporting a tiny star charm.
The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

This one is made using the Split Negative technique, where two images were embossed, one in black on white and the other in white in black, both using twinkly embossing powders. Both images were then cut in half vertically and each section joined with its negative.

Of course you get two cards from the process which is a bonus!
The stamp is called Starry Night from Hero Arts.

A fun one to finish... this is one of a dozen or so asked for by a friend who has moved back to Massachusetts and asked specifically for rectangular cards because of the US postal rates. Her husband will be popping by to pick them up before he finally moves back there. It's another using my new Hero Arts/Sizzix combo of stamps and dies.
The sentiment is computer generated using Elementary SF and Enviro fonts.
Christmas is definitely coming!

I shall be visiting the craft fair at the NEC on Thursday, travelling with Anne (Stargroves) and we are looking forward to a great day. Do stop and say Hi if you see us... I'll be carrying my "Less is More" tote!

Have a great week.

Bah Humbug - Die Cuts
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Split Negative

It's been a while since I used this technique and when I was reminded of it on Stamp TV I decided to have another go.
The image is from Stampin' Up and I embossed two images one on white in pink and one on pink in white. I then cut the images in half and joined each half to its opposite colour. (I haven't finished the card which I made with the other two pieces yet.) Having stuck the two pieces together,  I then stamped the body of the butterfly and cut it out with a Nestie.
The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and lightly inked in white. The trim is from a Fiskars 'Lace' border punch.
Card Patterns  - Sketch 95

Cupcakes Creations Colour Challenge  Bright Pink, Grey and Black
Pals Paper Arts - Get your lace in place (mine is paper lace as my genuine black lace was too broad for this card)

Slider card

I thought that I would try to make one of these slider cards after I had seen a YouTube demo video. I watched the video this morning and after taking various cars in for servicing, getting my craft chair changed because some of the stitching had ripped, having lunch etc. etc. I came to make the card this afternoon and had a couple of problems remembering what exactly I had seen in the morning!

On the whole it's not too bad, EXCEPT I forgot to shorten the length of the card and because of the tab, it will no longer fit into a normal envelope. I think I will have to make one specially!
It's for the challenges from Stampin' Bs Design Team - Split Negative and Totally Papercrafts - Lots of Spots.

I learned the Split negative technique last week so I thought I would try it again before I forgot how to do that too!

I think I learn something new every day.

P.S. Kersin asked if it was hard to do... I watched the video here!

Just Us Girls -Technique Challenge

It's great when a new technique is brought to my attention, and this technique entitled 'Split Negative' certainly is new to me. I watched the video via the link on Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and decided that I just had to have a go.

I have had this stamp for some time but I'm not sure what make it is as it is unmounted, but the overall effect is very delicate. The split image is mounted on a Spellbinders pendant, decorated with an organza bow and accompanied by a sentiment from Papermania.

Daring Cardmaker's Challenge this week is entitled 'Have a Heart'. Maybe they'd like this one!

Cute Card Thursday has the challenge 'In the name of Love'.

Dutch Dare has the theme of Valentine's Card.

Stampin for the weekend - Valentine

The sentiment on this card is the word Love in French, so this is for that too!

That's about it!