Thursday, 13 November 2014

Starry Starry Night .......

Good morning!

Happy Thursday to you.  At least it's not raining this morning ...... yet!!  One of the joys of living on the Isle of Man ..... the weather can be a little changeable, usually by lunchtime!

It's not all bad though ..... hubby sent me a link the other day, 45 Reasons Why Living in the Isle of Man Ruins you for Life!  see what you think!

It's the dreaded One Layer Week over at Less is More ....... always fun!  And this time the focus is ....

Starry, Starry Night!

We still need to keep to the CAS rule, lots of white space, and there must be stars on there (obviously!)

I decided NOT to go all festive on this one ...... I needed a change, I'm getting all Christmas'd out!!


I used Distress Inks to colour the panel (Stormy Sky/Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire) after I'd stamped the stars using Versamark and Clear embossing powder.
The embossing powder acts as a resist to the ink ..... once I was happy with the colour I buffed over the stars with a piece of kitchen roll removing any ink left on them.  The darker the ink, the more the stars show through


I then stamped my favourite Lavinia fairy .....


Added some foliage around the edge, and my sentiment ....


And a touch of Clear Wink of Stella to her wings ....... a girl needs sparkly wings!


One Layer Week ..... done. Thank goodness!

Here's something else about the Isle of Man ...... not everything means the same over here as it does in the UK (or anywhere else for that matter!)  Check this out ...... it made me smile!

Thanks for popping by ........ have a great Thursday!

Cheerio until next time

Linda
xx

10 comments:

Carol said...

Gorgeous card Linda. Carol x

Julie B said...

This is gorgeous Linda, love that you have steered away from the festive route. The effect of your star stamp looks fab. :)

ElizabethR said...

Lol just read the meaning so funny. Gorgeous card Linda, know what you mean about Christmas, bring on some flowers for me!! Elizabeth xxx

Sid said...

A gorgeous card design, so well made !!

Elaine said...

A beautifully inked starry card and I love the sentiment!

Chrissie said...

Great stamping and I love the touch of twinkle!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Viv said...

Magical...I love it Linda ;) Viv xx

Anne said...

Linda what a fab fairy, love her sparkly wings!
Thanks so much for your LIM entry
Anne
Less is More Designer

Sazzle Dazzle said...

Linda you needn't worry about the one layer weeks as this is fabulous.
Love the lavinia stamp too - looks amazing against your starry sky.
Thanks for taking part
Sarah
Less is More

Sue said...

What a beautiful card! I love the background you did and the fairy stamp is very pretty! Just perfect!