Hi there.
I'm sharing a couple of cards that I made for the Less is More challenge today. It's a lucky dip challenge this time.

There is a wonderful prize from Visible Image who are the generous sponsor of this LIM challenge
The LIM DT have made some superb cards too and you can see those if you head on over to the challenge blog.
So...on to my cards:
1) Blimey! That's Bright!
My first card is pretty predictable - a bright sun (or super moon) shining on a bare tree in winter on snowy ground. It looks like the light is pretty blinding, doesn't it? I was lucky with the way the ink went on the stencil because it looks like the sun (or moon) is coming up from behind a volcano. This one layer card was made mostly by inking and masking and here's how I did it:
Mask off one half of the card, then mask off some ground at the bottom. Make a moon mask and then blend around it with tumbled glass, Blend broken china around the outside making sure to leave some tumbled glass around the moon.
Tape the stencil down so that it is centred over the moon and add some stormy sky and faded jeans over the mask trying as much a possible to focus the ink towards one side of the light rays.
Remove the mask and go over the moon with tumbled glass. Make a few hillocks on the ground with tumbled glass and torn paper.
Then stamp the tree, owl and sentiment in Versafine black ink. Finish the card off with some white pen around the branches to imitate the light reflecting off them.
STAMPS: Visible Image (into the woods, you are not alone)
STENCIL: Visible Image Strobes
INKS: Versafine onyx black, Distress Inks (tumbled glass, broken china, stormy sky, faded jeans)
OTHER: Posca white pen, post it note, Hunkydory ink me card.
2) Shine a spotlight

Create a card front with a rectangle cut out for the shaker element and stamp the sentiment into place, embossing it with the platinum embossing powder. Add acetate behind the cut out rectangle.
Cut fun foam to fit behind the card front and attach the foam to the card blank. Fill the aperture with small silver sequins and larger iridescent sequins. Attach the card front over the top.
Stamp and heat emboss the two mask images, one in copper and the other in platinum embossing powder. Fussy cut them out and attach to the card front with fun foam.
STAMPS: Visible Image Maskerade, Shining Bright, Rays of Light
INKS: Distress Oxides (antique linen, worn lipstick, shaded lilac), Versamark clear ink
EMBOSSING POWDERS: WOW! Metallic Platinum, Metallic Copper, Midas Touch
OTHER: Acetate, White card, sequins, fun foam, Craft knife and ruler
I'd like to enter these cards into the following challenges:
Bare Tree
Addicted to Stamps and More!#334 - Clean and Simple
Art Impressions #252 - Create an Outdoor Scene
Crafting With An Attitude #49 - Anything Goes
Shaker Card
Back to Basics Challenge #24 - Shaker Card
The House That Stamps Built M2719 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes
ITD Creative Playground #3 - Anything Goes
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That's it from me for now. I hope you found something you like and I really hope to see you again soon.
Hugs,
Sharon xx