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Saturday, 9 July 2011

Less is More meets St Luke's .....

... good morning fellow LIMettes - have you seen this week's challenge?  No, that was a daft question - of course you've seen it.  This week Chrissie and Mandi from Less is More would like us to make a one layer card that features "something with legs".  My first thought was a table!  Don't have anything with a table stamp - so off to think again.  And I've made a card for my darling son, Ben.  And my card has lots of legs!!!  Oh yes, it is also suitable for our challenge at St Luke's Charity Card challenge where we want you to make a card using "Black, White and one other colour" - do check it out - it's for a great cause.  What do you think?



This set of patterned animals is just fantastic.  I made a couple of cards with this set in May for the OLW challenge - see here and here.  All the animals are a bit unusual - they feature funky designs, and I've been dying to play with the lizard stamp.  I also wanted to play with my new Papermania typography stamps.  They're large size sentiments in great fonts and can be coloured, paper pieced or left plain.  The frame is from the Frame-It set by my favourite rodent!!  I was going to colour the sentiment but decided to keep it simple in black and white, and added colour to the lizard - sparkly green!!

Stamps:  Inkadinkadoo - Patterned Animals; Papermania - Son (PMA907413); Waltzingmouse - Frame-It, Free Spirit - Words
Inks:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Card from stash; Stardust pen and Promarker

I've done a close up photo of the lizard so that you can see the design easier - it's such a cute lizard!!


I know I'm not going to be the first to post my card to the challenge blog - but it's way earlier than usual!  And now that I've made this card, I'm going to have a busy day helping Kathryn to tidy her bedroom.  It looks rather like a bomb site!!  I suspect I'll be doing more tidying than supervising :)  Still, it will also give us the chance to have a move around - which is always fun.  I'm going to try and get back later to post another card - this time for the CAS-ual Friday challenge - a non-traditional shaped card!!  See you later.  Have a great day.

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43 comments:

  1. Zoe Tant9 July 2011 at 11:22

    Perfect for both challenges Deborah and I love the lizard! Zx

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  2. G Peplow9 July 2011 at 12:07

    Hi Deborah, Great card, gecko's are my favourite lizard they have the cutest feet and can hang on any surface, fun, Gay xxx

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  3. nicky9 July 2011 at 12:35

    great card , just right for a man's card
    Nicky

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  4. Jane9 July 2011 at 12:44

    Cute lizard and funky sentiment, I'm sure Ben will love it.

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  5. Kim S9 July 2011 at 13:11

    I really like how you have met the challenge and I love all the patterns in this card. That's just the perfectly styled sentiment to go with your little lizards.

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  6. Kathyk9 July 2011 at 13:27

    Smashing - love the patterned lizard

    Kathyk

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  7. Gibmiss9 July 2011 at 15:17

    Hi DEBORAH
    gorgeous card...we have loats of geckoes here in Gib ....one jumpedout of my makeup bag one morning....it was such a fright ....but there are lovely
    hugs
    sylvie
    xxxxx

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  8. Carol9 July 2011 at 15:19

    Great card Deborah, love the geckos and the typography stamp. Carol x

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  9. GinaA9 July 2011 at 15:59

    Brilliant card Deborah, love the Geckoes

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  10. Lynne9 July 2011 at 16:32

    Fabulous Deborah. Love the geckos. My son used to have 2, they were called Art Gecko and Eddie Lizard. They had the most beautiful eyes.
    Lynne xxx

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  11. Faith A at Daffodil Cards9 July 2011 at 17:32

    Love the geckoes reminds me of when we had one in the house while in Riyadh. The typography stamp is awesome, great card

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  12. Jo Street9 July 2011 at 17:58

    Love the Geckoes, great card.
    Jo x

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  13. Vicky Hayes9 July 2011 at 18:48

    Lots of legs here - love the lizards! And perfect for the St Lukes challenge too (can't tell you how much trouble I've had with that!!!) Enjoy the tidying!

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  14. Tara Cardwell9 July 2011 at 20:32

    I think you're winning for the entry with the most legs so far! Great card - I love the gekos and that sentiment set looks gorgeous.
    Tara x

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  15. Stella9 July 2011 at 20:46

    Lovely lizards :) and a fabulous take on the challenge. Love the sentiment too:)
    Hugs!

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  16. Jenny9 July 2011 at 21:10

    Your right, those lizards are very sparkly and quite cute:)
    Fab card.
    Jenny x

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  17. Rosemary9 July 2011 at 21:23

    really cool card!! love the lizards!!

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  18. Paula (PEP)9 July 2011 at 21:27

    Ha - the Blogger Gremlins have hit Safari now......
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    Love the green lizards - anything like this is great fun. Hope the tidying went well.
    Paula (PEP)

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  19. ~ Ali Robertson ~9 July 2011 at 21:42

    Super creations love it

    ali x

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  20. Pauline9 July 2011 at 21:47

    A fab card for your boy, I love those lizards in their sparkly suits!

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  21. Beryl K9 July 2011 at 22:17

    Great card for your son, I love those lizards
    Beryl x

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  22. Chrissie9 July 2011 at 22:18

    Great card Deborah!
    Saw a few of these in Spain last week!
    Thanks so much!
    Chrissie
    Lady LIM
    "Less is More"

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  23. Lana9 July 2011 at 22:59

    Wow! This is stunning Deb! Love the lizards, they are sparkly gorgeous! :)

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  24. Susan10 July 2011 at 00:02

    such a cute card! Bet your son will love it!! My Card

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  25. Ang C10 July 2011 at 07:43

    A great card - lovin' the lizards!

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  26. Suze Bain10 July 2011 at 10:58

    Deborah, I so very nearly used this lizard, he's fab. Love the large sentiment, a super card. xx

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  27. Aileen10 July 2011 at 11:57

    I love lizards, geckos especially. Your font goes so well with the patterns on the lizards. x

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  28. fatmonica10 July 2011 at 13:51

    Fabulous card!

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  29. flutterbycrafter10 July 2011 at 14:34

    Great card, love the lizard

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  30. Dolly Daydreams10 July 2011 at 18:43

    Love these little critters, and how you did the layout, fab colours too.

    Marie

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  31. Mandi10 July 2011 at 19:14

    FAB card DEborah, tour Ben is really lucky to receive so many of your FAB cards
    Thanks very much
    Diva LIM
    "Less is More"

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  32. Hazel10 July 2011 at 19:33

    Your card is brilliant. This is the second attempt to post a comment so hopefully this one will be accepted. Hazel x

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  33. Zoechaos10 July 2011 at 20:50

    Love it! XOXO Zoe

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  34. Michellem10 July 2011 at 22:07

    Love your lizards - we have a Bearded Dragon so all things lizard call out to us - Those stamps look like Zentangle- so cool!

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  35. Jen W.11 July 2011 at 11:15

    Ooooh love that lizard image! It looks like the one tattooed on my foot! :) This stamp set is definitely going onto my wish list.

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  36. Jess S11 July 2011 at 16:41

    what a great masculine card :)

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  37. The Crafty Elf11 July 2011 at 18:32

    Excellent card! Love those little guys, we see them when we are down south.

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  38. Crafting Belle11 July 2011 at 19:41

    Love this card, the stamps are gorgeous xxx

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  39. Mrs.B11 July 2011 at 20:31

    Hi, Great card, like the way you have kept it black & White and just coloured the little lizards backs.
    Avril

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  40. Buffy12 July 2011 at 23:24

    Brilliant card Debs, love the little lizards

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  41. massofhair13 July 2011 at 15:52

    I have this stamp set too and am loving all of the Patterned Pets, great use of the gecko.
    A fun card:-)

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  42. Joan13 July 2011 at 19:01

    I do like little lizards and these are lovely.

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  43. Sandy13 July 2011 at 21:31

    Love your lizards, and the mixed fonts in Son looks wonderful
    Sandy

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