Less is More - week 83 - colour - brown and pink

Love the brown and pink colour combination chosen for this week's challenge at Less is More.
I thought straight away of the cherry blossom tree outside my window which was covered in blossom earlier this year. Sadly, the tree looks a bit sorry for itself after the soggy summer we've just had!
My card this week is a brown tree (Memory Box) with tiny pink blossoms (a very old punch) and two birds (supposed to be magpies!)(Martha Stewart). Sentiment generated on computer and printed out.

Right back to sorting out the bathroom now. It's been painted, but guess who has to put everything back again?!
Thank you for your kind comments last week. I'm afraid I'll not be able to visit many blogs this week. I'm at my daughter's house helping her pack, ready for their house move.

Week 82 - recipe - 3-2-1

3-2-1   Yes ....... I'm afraid I AM old enough to remember that programme !! (Never one of my favourites though).
My 3-2-1 contribution is
1 flower  (from a pack I've had for ages but not sure where I got them)
2 hearts  (heart punch using sparkly paper)
3 strands of twine (and 3 words too) (I made the 'Baker's twine' myself to get the colour I wanted)
Now as it's a grey day I think I must do some housework(!!!!!!!!) and maybe try to get OH to start painting our bedroom and bathroom !Though I may have a fight on my hands there.
Hope I get time to check out some blogs this week. Thank you for comments on my last effort.

Less is More - week 80 - Fur or Feathers

Mmmm. One layer week at Less is More this week. Not my style at all, though 'Fur' definitely is! We always had cats until a couple of years ago when my last beautiful tortoiseshell cat had to be put to sleep and I couldn't face the heartache again. I absolutely love ginger cats and having had two I know that they are quite different characters from other cats. Hence my choice of orange (actually TH Wild Honey!) for this stamp.
A c6 ivory hammered card base with 'Sleepy cat' by Funstamps (no idea where it came from - I've had it for years) stamped with TH Wild Honey distress ink. Sentiment is computer printed. It's a quote from a favourite poem of mine by Eleanor Farjeon. Faux stitching border stamped in TH Wild Honey and Pumice Stone is part of a set from what was Dimension Fourth (think they've changed their name now).
Off for a day out now though not sure where OH has planned for us.
Thanks to everyone for their kind comments last week.

Less is More -Week 79 Colour -Blue & Green

Can't believe that it's been 11 weeks since I last entered the challenge at Less is More. Lots of things have been happening in my life over the last few months - some good and some not so good - which have come between me and my crafting! Hope I'm back on course now.
Inspiration for this week's challenge for me was the Himalayan poppy - I've not managed to grow any but I gaze longingly at them in the seed/flower catalogues.
An A6 size card with a computer printed sentiment. The poppy is Memory box Prim Poppy cut in handmade paper that I've had for ages.
It's good to be back!

Less is More - week 68 - Theme

....... and this week the theme at Less is More is make a card for " a Baby or a Child".
So, a 5inch square white pearl base card with a simple printed sentiment generated in Publisher.
The two tiny feet are punched out in the same card and mounted on white pearl and silver card twice.
Very simple and I hope very less is more.
I hope to be able to take part in more of these challenges now that I'm able to spend more time back home because less is more is very definitely my style!

close up of feet!

Thank you for taking the time to look.

 Photos of my latest project on my new sewing machine - Brother NV2200 which OH treated me to at the Sewing Exhibition at the NEC in March.
The outside of the bag is made up of rows of frills.

 Zip fastening

I need a buckle for the handle but meanwhile I've stitched it!

Lining with inside pockets

Pockets are big enough for a mobile phone - I checked!









Fabric for frill was from http://stores.ebay.co.uk/cottonsquares-patchwork-fabric?_trksid=p4340.l2563
The pattern came from a fabulous book by Kay Whitt from http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sew-Serendipity-Bags-Fabulous-Make
Now I just have to move into it!

Less is More week 54 Stripes

The challenge this week at Less is More is 'Stripes' and it's One Layer Week!!!! Not my favourite as I'm hopeless at stamping so I decided to play around with letters in Publisher (always my program of choice!). So this is a barcode font and I changed each letter to a different colour and printed it out on to a 5inch square card. Simples! No embellishments or fancy bits and that's it. Definitely Clean and Simple methinks.
Thank you for looking. I may be back again.