Less is More goes Grungey...

Greetings fellow LIMettes!

Here we all are again with another delectable dabble into Less is More...still very much on board and enjoying the ride! It's great to see so many new folk...really enjoy the diversity of styles and interpretations. We really are out in force, so doing some more blog-hopping. A few visits three times a day soon adds up -  Bloggercise I suppose...
Anyway back to business. The one-layer challenge is all about sentiments. I was working on some grungy tag projects and was up to my elbows in ink, colour, sprays and stamps. Yum! I was stamping away with Mr.T and Wendy images and loving the results and tones but then I thought, "These could also work on their own..." Yes, Less is More is being grunged up - but with class and colour!

Flowers and angel wings...I decided to be bold in my colour choices and images but still allow the sentiment to stand strong. I chose a marbled grey card to soften the impact of the colours. Stamped the sentiment in archival Coffee as opposed to black as it blends better with the other two tones.

 I just love the detail in these stamps. I'm pleased I let the images overlap with each other. No inked or distressed edges - pure stampology!

 I think I'm in love with my second card. Can I say that? Sorry, but I am. In love with the images - not myself, I must add. I just love, love, love that antique frame. I rotated the mirror frame stamp 90º and then just added the birds and the sentiment. Again, I wanted to be daring in my colours. You don't always have to stamp in black for emphasis. The blue still holds it's own. I chose a leather effect mushroom card - I found just one in a corner!

 The bird stamp is beautiful. I thought having the birds flying up and away out of the frame gave a feeling of depth and also fitted with the sentiment. The birds have been stamped in Pumice Stone Distress ink which was just perfect.

 I also tried the first on a whiter card to see how that went. Works well too I suppose but I do really prefer the other backgrounds. Actually I luuurrrve them...but you know that already...

Great play this week...a spontaneous idea that worked first time, something a little different and the feeling that I created something special!  It's also good to play with colour, stamp designs and cardstock and see that you can create a pure card with a modern edge.

I love sentiments, words, script and books - so felt right at home with this one. Okay - I'm done...off to see what you have all cooked up this week. Big thanks again to Chrissie and Mandi for all they do for Less is More... and thanks for giving me a shout about the LIMettes! Maybe in 5 years time we can ascend to the ranks of LIMDivas...

Thank you so very much to all of you that called by and left such great comments...makes these sunny days even brighter!

See you soon,

Sarah.