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Saturday 4 February 2017

Celebrating Darnell's 5 Year Blog Birthaversary + Less Is More Challenge Blog 6th Birthday!


Hi friends!

I was super happy to notice yesterday my card was showcased at Less Is More and I couldn't wait to see what their new challenge would be today. It turned out it's their 6th birthday! Happy Birthday Less Is More! There's a month long party with prizes and lots of fun stuff happening... Don't miss any of it, click HERE. The new challenge is:


We were advised to use 3 colors next to each other. I chose yellow, orange and red.



In addition to LIM, the inspiration behind this card comes from Darnell and her NBUS Challenges. I'm entering her NBUS Challenge #10 using also the optional theme "bubble wrap". My NBUS items are the smile-die + the clear drops. 

To celebrate Darnell's blog birtaversary big time I also wanted to use the optional theme from her previous NBUS challenge -that theme was "hidden sentiment with die cuts" and I didn't have time to try that technique then. To be honest te technique has a fancier name but I've forgotten it! :) Anyway, now I had time for both of Darnell's fun techniques and this is what I did:

I used drops of 3 colors of alcohol ink-refills + blending solution directly on bubble wrap. I took a piece of card and pressed it directly onto the bubble wrap and got this fun bg, yay! The stamped card was originally bigger but I trimmed it for more CAS look. After the stamped piece was dry I cut the smile-word out of it and also 4 times out of plain white card, stacked these together and adhered the thick word to the "slot" I had die cut from the stamped piece. LOVE how it turned out! Such a fun technique , I had never tried this before. Thank you for the inspiration, Darnell! 


To finish this card I simply adhered my embellished card to a card base, added an additional sentiment and a couple of clear drops. Oh and I wink of stellad the die cut sentiment too. I just had to! :) 
The stamped sentiment + sentiment die both come from STAMPlorations. I'm also entering:





That's all this time! Darnell and the ladies at LIM:

Smile, it's your day! 



29 comments:

Greta said...

Wow--I absolutely love how you used the techniques, Nonni! Gorgeous card! Not sure my bubble wrap pieces will ever be turned into cards, but it was fun trying that out.

Kathyk said...

FAB make, super colours chosen too

Kathyk

Gerrina said...

Great grungy style! And the sentiment looks great like this! Enjoy the weekend! (Hope it doesn't rain with you)

sandie said...

Super Nonni, love the arty look with a touch of grunge x

nancy littrell said...

Oh Nonni, your card is simply beautiful. You managed to play in so many wonderful challenges too..so fun! TFS Hugs...

Craft-E-Place said...

Fabulous card, love your colour choices so pretty!
Elaine

Jo said...

This is simply gorgeous... it definitely made me smile :D

Loll said...

LOVE the design Nonni! Great job with Darnell's bubble wrap and hidden word challenges ... and combining with the LIM challenge as well. Your card is gorgeous! xx

None None said...

the is gorgeous, Nonni! Your bubble wrap technique came out beautifully! The colors you used are just delightful & I love the sparkle on the sentiment. Thanks again for letting me know what dies you used on your card! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Marilyn said...

Gorgeous background. Thank you for sharing your process.

Esther said...

What a gorgeous design! I love the camouflaged sentiment and the bright, fun colour choices... and the luscious sparkle on the sentiment itself! Fantastic, and a super take on our colour wheel challenge! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Less is More :)

Viv said...

Great design and love the blended sentiment.

Unknown said...

Fabulous card Nonni ! I love how your bubble wrap technique turned out and it makes such a gorgeous background for your hidden word Smile ! Very awesome card to gather both challenges ! Thanks for sharing and for inspiring !
Izzy Scrap

Donna said...

Love this, Nonni.
Great card. X

Sazzle Dazzle said...

This is a real swooner Nonni, gorgeous use of bubble wrap technique and you've blended those colours so beautifully to create a wonderful dreamy BG against your dimensional sentiment. Perfect take on our challenge and Thanks for playing along with us in week 1 of our 6th birthday challenge at Less is More. Sarah x

Chrissie said...

I love this Nonni, it's a fabulous design and beautifully CAS!
Thanks for joining in the LIM birthday fun!
Chrissie

Anonymous said...

A beautiful card Nonni and after seeing how well your lovely background turned out using bubble wrap I shall have to give it a go.

Sarah G said...

This is fabulous, Nonni! Love the artsy look and that is one of my favourite colour combos. A great CAS design. Great to see you at Less is More :)

Pia S said...

Love how this card turned out, very successful result using to you new techniques. That added touch of WOS you just had to add, I agree, I love a card with a little sparkle:)

*Vicki* said...

Absolutely gorgeous design Nonni!! Really love the popped up sentiment with the splashes of colors! Thanks for sharing your creation with us at STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge! Hugs & Smiles - *Vicki*-guest designer

Lexxie said...

Fab fab fab paint technique! Stunning card,
Sarita x

Julie B said...

What a pretty card Nonni, love the shimmery smile. :)

Sharon Traynor Designs said...

Wonderful card Nonni. I love how you made those hot colours look so beautifully watery and what a fantastic sentiment. The camouflage effect really suits this card well and your sparkle is superb. Well done on your showCASe last week - it was much deserved. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Less is More xx

Estelle TBT said...

Oh ! Your card is stunning, Nonni!!!
Love the bubble wrap technique you used with those pretty inks and the camouflaged sentiment technique as well.
The sparkle is the final touch.
A beautiful piece of art!

Darnell said...

Squee! You made my day, Nonni! Thank you for playing with the bubble wrap and combining it with the steganography! Your results are spectacular! And, of course, you HAD to wink that SMILE!! Thank you so much, my friend, for playing wholeheartedly in my NBUS Challenge #10!! Hugs, Darnell

Claire said...

Congrats on your card being showcased at LIM Nonni! This one's a gorgeous design too - love the sparkly letters!

Pink Unicorn said...

What a gorgeous card, I love the beautiful background and sparkly die cut. Thank you for playing along with the STAMPlorations CAS Challenge. We hope to see you back again soon! Karola, DT, InvisiblePinkCards

sandie said...

Wow,congrats on winning LIM, well deserved xx

Darnell said...

What a pleasure to be popping back to congratulate you on the well-deserved win at LIM for week one of their celebration!! I'm so happy for you, Nonni!! Hugs, Darnell