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Saturday 31 May 2014

Guest Designer for LIM!

I was really flattered when Chrissie, from Less is More, invited me to be a Guest Designer for this week's challenge, which is to create a card Using More than One Stamp Set. I have been entering cards for the challenges right from the start and have only missed a few weeks since Chrissie & Mandi started the challenge blog in February 2011. I have to say it has become a bit of an obsession with me at 8 o'clock on a Saturday morning, when I can often be found making cards when I really should be doing something else :0)
Anyway here are the three cards I have made - Using More than One Stamp Set





My first card uses the Field Flowers stamp set for the stems and the sentiment and the flowers are from Petite Petals, punched with the co-ordinating punch. I used Old Olive for the stems and Melon Mambo for the sentiment and flowers.
To add a bit of interest I added some paper piercing using a template from the Festive Paper Piercing Pack.















My second card uses the Gorgeous Grunge set and the cute little lion and sentiment from Zoo Babies.
The Gorgeous Grunge 'splatter' was stamped in Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake and the lion was inked using markers in the same colours. This was punched with a Circle Punch and matted onto a Scallop Circle then fixed to the card with dimensionals. The panel was matted onto Crumb Cake cardstock and then onto a plain white card blank.










My final card uses Gorgeous Grunge (again!) and the image and sentiment from the Hostess set, Simply Sketched. I started by stamping the Gorgeous Grunge 'splat' in Old Olive on a piece of Whisper White cardstock then the bird stamp was coloured using Old Olive and Chocolate Chip markers and stamped on top of the 'splat' before colouring the bird using a Blender Pen. This was matted onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock which had been stamped with Gorgeous Grunge and the sentiment, punched with the Oval Punch, was matted onto a Modern Label.

Thanks once again to Chrissie for the invite and I'll be back soon

Margaret x




25 comments:

  1. Lovely cards, congrats on your guest designer spot!

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  2. Hi Margaret great to see you guest designing this week. Your cards are fantastic, the flowers just pop and love the addition of paper piercing, the lion is so cute and that birdie image could suit many occasion.
    Sarah
    Less is more

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  3. Three great cards but my favourite is the zoo animal one it is such a fun card.
    Congrats on being chosen as a guest designer - an honour well deserved!
    Elaine

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  4. 3 gorgeous cards Margaret, the grunge set definitely look so versatile, making great backgrounds for 2 very different cards, Cathy x

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  5. These are fabulous, Margaret! Love the pierced frame on the first card and the different looks you have created with the versatile grunge stamps! Good to see you as guest designer :)

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  6. You have made some very pretty cards Margaret.

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  7. Great cards Margaret - LOVE the lion!
    Tara
    x

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  8. So good to see you as a geast Designer at LIM! Every saterday you produce such beautiful cards! And I enjoy each of them! This trio is perfect! So crisp and so fun! My fav is the lion, just because I love a little grunge and the orange suits the wetter here... Have a fun weekend, Gerrina

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  9. Congratulations on being a Guest Designer. All three of your cards are gorgeous but the lion one is my favourite :) I think the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set is one of the most useful and versatile sets, I never tire of using it. Michelle x x

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  10. These are all so sweet Margaret xx Jan

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  11. I like all of your cards, but the lion stole the show..he is too cute!

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  12. Congratulations on the GD spot, Margaret! All three cards are fabulous ... such pretty blooms on the first, a fun and splattery wee lion on the second and a lovely peaceful nature scene on the final one! Great inspiration! Anita :)

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  13. Congratulations Margaret on the LIM guest spot this week - you are a very worthy recipient! Your cards here are lovely - I particularly love that cute lion, but the bird in the reeds is always a favourite too! Thanks for visiting my humble blog, it was lovely to hear from you, Ann

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  14. FAB-u-LOUS makes. I see you are like me and love your splatter images!

    Well done on your GDT slot over on the LIM challenge blog too

    Kathyk

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  15. Congratulations on the GDT spot, it's well deserved, it's a gorgeous set of cards, great stamping technique!

    Warm hugs
    Maarit

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  16. congrats on guesting this month with LiM Margaret, your cards are brilliant. I love how you've used the grungey splatter stamp with other sets you wouldnt normally think of going together.... it makes a great arty background :0)

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  17. All three of your cards are beautiful, but my favourite is the first one....a beautiful crisp floral card! Your lion card is also VERY cute! Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog, and it has been great to see you at LIM as a Guest Designer! :)

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  18. All three are beautiful, I cannot pick a favorite. Congratulations on your guest DT spot, it looks like it's well deserved. Have a great day, Shirleyx

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  19. So pleased to see you guesting at LiM this week Margaret and with some fabulous cards too! My favourite is the lion one - what a stroke of genius to pair it with that splodge! Vicky x

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  20. All lovely cards Margaret - I particularly love how you've used Gorgeous Grunge on the second and third cards - it looks really effective combined with the other stamps.

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  21. Beautiful cards Margaret .... great Guest Designer Spot inspiration too. I love all three but my favourite is the last one ... the little birdie is soo cute! xx

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  22. Your LIM cards are absolutely stunning. I especially love the 2 splatter cards.

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  23. I also like your splatter cards Margaret, makes me wanna buy that stamp! Lioncard has my favorite color in it too :).

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  24. Wonderful cards, nice bright pink flowers, I really like the spatters and lion and what a nice card for either gender with the birds.

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  25. Fabulous cards Margaret, love all of them :) Viv xx

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Margaret x

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