LIM44 - Going Green

Saturday has come and gone, and I'm just now getting my cards made for this week's challenge at Less is More.  It's the first week of the month and so once more it's a Color challenge, this week we are using the color green.


When I first read what the challenge would be...I thought...great, this will be easy.  Well,  I was wrong.  Of course, I wasn't sure if we could add other colors or if everything had to be green.  Here's my cards for this week.

This first card was just something I was playing with and wasn't really going to post it, but I think it's grown on me a bit.  I could have done the spacing better, but I wasn't really planning to use this one.

I stamped all of the "Merry Christmas"s in a light grey and then stamped it one time in bright green.  I added the bling as an afterthought, but it does perk it up a bit.

This next card was super simple.  I embossed a layer of white card stock, added a dark green border and popped it on top of the card base.  The Merry Christmas was stamped in a bright green pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I colored a few pieces of bling with a dark green Copic marker and added them to the snowflakes.  Then I touched a few areas with a Sakura silver star pen.

I think this third card is my favorite.  I used a Spellbinder ornament die on some mirrored green paper. The ornament and the ribbon on top of the die were stamped with Flourishes stamps, colored with Copics and the Sakura silver pen.  I cut out the small ornament and the ribbon and pop dotted them on the mirror ornament.  I punched a hole in the mirror ornament and threaded some gold cord through for the hanger.  The background was embossed with a new folder I got the other day (I believe it's a Sizzix) and adhered it to green mirror paper.  The sentiment is from Flourishes and is stamped in green.  I also added a touch of Sakura clear star to the word "sparkle" but it doesn't show up well here.

I also wanted to share a recent layout.  These are photos of my beautiful grandchildren, Katie, Adam, and Maggie.

The photos were taken by AmyP Photography. I fell in love with these sweet photos...who would have thought to have an outdoor tea party with a chandelier?! Too cute! For this layout, I used Quick Quote Paper "Mary's Garden"...how appropriate! The pink, blue, and green checkered background mat was cut with the Cameo, as was the chandelier. The climbing leaves on the right were cut with a Sizzix die, and the roses are Prima roses. The blue strip was punched with a Fiskars punch and layered over the checked background. I added glitter to the title letters, which are letters from a Basic Grey pack. I cut the chandelier from white card stock, then added gold accents with a gold signo pen. The candles have stickles on them, and the flame was colored with Copics. The chandelier is also pop dotted. I inked the edges of the shaped background, and added faux stitching to it as well at on the blue strip. 

Journaling is tucked behind the big photo and reads: What a precious photo of you three! Your happy faces make me smile and make me wish I could have been there at your tea party! I miss you all so much and wish we didn't live so far apart! Photos - April 2011

That's all for today! Thanks so much for popping in! I appreciate your visit and I love your comments! Until next time....

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