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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Less is More - Week 250 - Santa

The current 'one-layer' theme over at Less is More is 'Santa'. And, over at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 255 it's 'red and green must be seen'. And, it's always 'anything goes' over at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for November.

So, I sneaked into the craft room for 30 minutes (absolute tops) on Sunday and quickly whipped up a teensy little card to cover all three challenges:
I used:

 - 3" x 3" square white card blank

 - the image is from a single Penny Black wooden stamp called 'par avion'. I masked off two of the three little chooks with a post-it and inked up the one exposed chook using Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink before removing the mask from the stamp and stamping the little chap in the centre of the card front. Used SU's 'Stamp-a-ma-jig' for placement

- coloured the image using Whispers markers with a tickle of clear Wink of Stella on both the fur and pom pom on the hat

 - stamped the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and a stamp from the Personal Impressions 'Many Greetings' set

 - finishing touch was to emboss a circle round the image using a circle die from the Tonic Studio's 'Circle Layering' die set and a ball ended embossing tool

Really quick and easy make, the first I'd made for several days :)

Di
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32 comments:

  1. Liz17 November 2015 at 00:08

    How cute is this! Love the image, perfect for the LIM challenge. xx

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  2. Glennis F17 November 2015 at 00:55

    Perfect CAS card - that is a lovely image Di

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  3. jimlynn17 November 2015 at 01:02

    Cute, cute, CUTE!
    Lynn

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  4. Cornelia (fun stamping)17 November 2015 at 02:06

    Now that's one funny little Santa! Love it!

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  5. Greta17 November 2015 at 02:15

    Oh what an adorable card, Di! Wish I could make a wonderful card that fast!

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  6. New Creations17 November 2015 at 02:19

    Wonderful CAS look with a cute little Santa, adorable one!

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  7. Dr Sonia S V17 November 2015 at 02:59

    Oh this is so cute and your lil fella makes me smile!!

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  8. Carol L17 November 2015 at 04:02

    What a fun and cute CAS card! I love that embossed circle!

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  9. StirYourCreativity17 November 2015 at 05:22

    Such a cutie :). Lovely card

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  10. Kath17 November 2015 at 07:49

    A lovely card Di - I hope you're beginning to feel better.
    Kath x

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  11. brenda17 November 2015 at 07:54

    Apologies for the absence of visits Di, not been too well since hospital and only just creeping back into blogland. Lovely card today.

    B x

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  12. Jane Willis17 November 2015 at 08:03

    So very sweet, we're seeing so many Crazy Birds around at the moment but I think this "Rather puzzled bird" is much nicer!
    Hope your foot is getting better now
    Jane

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  13. Sarn17 November 2015 at 08:29

    Lovely CAS festive card. Great idea with the circle embossing xxx

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  14. Donna17 November 2015 at 08:40

    He's a little cutie, isn't he?
    Does he know he's on the dinner menu, do you think?!
    I echo the circle embossing idea as being fantastic... and I really like that sentiment font. May have to go shopping AGAIN!!!

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  15. ellyscard creatief17 November 2015 at 09:34

    Lovely little cute card.

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  16. Barb17 November 2015 at 10:18

    Your card is so cute Di. What a great name for the stamp. What a great idea putting an embossed circle around the image. It's a really clever idea. I do hope your starting to feel a bit better. Barbxx

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  17. Sandra H17 November 2015 at 12:21

    So beautiful as always and quick make too! hope all is well Di are you still suffering with your toe? hope it's clearing with your med's take care xx

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  18. Pat17 November 2015 at 18:18

    What a cute image Di and so prettily coloured. The embossed circle highlights him perfectly and then finished with that simple but modern looking greeting which goes so well with the image. x

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  19. Jacee17 November 2015 at 18:53

    Super CAS card Diane
    Hugs Jacee
    Simply Paper Card Design

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  20. Sazzle Dazzle17 November 2015 at 19:34

    Super CUTE! Super CAS! Super ONE LAYER! Super COLOURING and just SUPER Xmas Di, love it and thanks so much for playing along this week!
    Sarah xx
    Less is More

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  21. Kathleen17 November 2015 at 21:31

    Well it certainly fits the bill perfectly on all challenges and I love it.

    Kath x

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  22. Jean17 November 2015 at 21:57

    What a cute little image for this super Cas card. I like the embossed circle, it adds real style.
    Jean x

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  23. Alice (scrAPpamondo)17 November 2015 at 22:38

    Really fun and cute image! Your quick CAS is adorable!

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  24. Aquarius18 November 2015 at 08:28

    That's one really cute Christmas chick!

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  25. Darnell18 November 2015 at 16:37

    Perfection, Di!! Hugs, Darnell

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  26. KandA19 November 2015 at 10:29

    Great idea to mask him off from his mates so he can be centre stage and he makes a wonderful christmas card xx

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  27. Pippa19 November 2015 at 16:30

    Great card Di. By the way one of the comments appears to be a hacker trying to sell fake ATM cards. You may need to report it.

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    1. Di19 November 2015 at 21:42

      Thanks Pippa! I'd spotted a couple of those comments - have just looked on my dashboard and found a load more so they should all now have been deleted and have also reported it. Why don't folk find better things to do with their time? Like my ironing for instance :) Thanks again!

      Di xx

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  28. Hazel19 November 2015 at 16:52

    So cute. Thanks for entering both of my CHNC challenges with your lovely crafting - hope to see you again soon. x

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  29. Chrissie20 November 2015 at 21:22

    Great idea to use part of this stamp DI, he looks terrific!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  30. Neets B21 November 2015 at 18:14

    Love this little chap, perfect for our challenge and so beautifully CAS.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
    Anita x
    Less is More

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  31. Anne23 November 2015 at 07:35

    Wow - clever masking Di and what a super, effective CAS creation!
    Thank you for joining us
    Anne
    “Less is More”

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