Well, in the northern hemisphere spring has sprung, whereas in the southern hemisphere it is the middle of autumn, so the challenge at Less is More this week could be used to cover both seasons. The buds and petals can be for springtime and you can always have falling petals for autumn too. My makes today are spring inspired though.
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The fabulous LIM guest designer for this challenge is Anila and she made a beautiful card. Please pop over to see her and also head on over to the challenge blog for some fantastic inspiration from the design team too.
I don't know how... but once again I managed 3 cards.
1) Bloom and Grow
Yay! This was made in minutes and it was a challenge to myself as to just how CAS I could go on a one layer card. I love it when I can make a really quick card.
I just stamped the tiny bloom 3 times in green ink, varying the height, and coloured the petals with green too. Then stamped the sentiment over the top.
STAMPS: Visible Image (creative chaos and bloom and grow)
INKS: Hunkydory Prism ink - rainforest green, Versafine onyx black
OTHER: Zig real colour brush pen 045 pale green, white card blank
2) You Bring Out The Beauty

Simple to make. Blend a subtle blue down one side of the card, repeatedly stamp the bud stamp along the edge and stamp a tiny butterfly. Colour the images with zigs, glitter the butterfly and stamp a sentiment. job done!
STAMPS: Papercraft Inspirations freebie (buds), Concord & 9th Butterfly Beauty stamp set (sentiment), Personal Impressions - a very old set which I don't have the name of (butterfly)
ZIG CLEAN COLOR REAL BRUSHES: 025 pink, 032 persian blue, 041 light green, 044 deep green, 048 emerald green, 049 green shadow
INKS: Tumbled glass Distress Ink, Versafine onyx black
OTHER: White card blank, quickie glue pen, crystal Glamour dust
3) Paradise

Another super-easy one to make, simply stamp the outline and filling for the main flower (I added a bit of a deeper colour to the edges but it is very subtle!). Stamp the falling petals and stamp the sentiment. I coloured the stamen in with Zigs to get a two-tone effect but again that is very subtle and the camera hasn't really picked it up.
STAMPS: Uniko Paradise
INKS: Versafne onyx black, Altenew (hydrangea, ultra violet)
ZIG CLEAN COLOR REAL BRUSHES: 050 yellow, 051 lemon yellow
OTHER: Other
I'd like to enter these cards into the following challenges
Top card
Crafty Creations #389 - Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges #107 - CAS
Middle Card
AAA Cards #138 - Along the edge

Little Red Wagon #494 - Everything's coming up (Flora)
Try it on Tuesday - Springtime
Bottom Card
Simon Says Stamp Wednesdays - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door 23rd April - Anything Goes (entry #2 from me)
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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