Monday, 1 August 2011

Jackpot!

It's Week 26 at Less is More and because there were five Saturdays in July we have a "lucky dip" challenge this week - Feeling Fruity.

I had some die cut squares out on my desk (because I'd been cutting apertures for a project rather than cutting the squares themselves) and I thought they'd make a good basis for a "fruit machine" card teamed up with some cherries and a simple sentiment. Does this kind of fruit machine exist anymore? I remember there being one in our local chippie when I was a kid!

I put the squares back in to the die and ran a fine line marker around the inside, stamped and coloured the cherries and then stuck them to the card with foam pads over a strip of black card as the "winning line" to anchor them.

Stamps:
Kitchen Classics (Clear Art Stamps by Crafty Secrets) plus sentiment from a HOTP set.

Paper: smooth white, black

Ink: Brilliance by Tsukineko (Graphite Black)

Other: Copic markers, Nestabilities by Spellbinder, Crop-a-Dile


If you like to play with chipboard and masks in your papercrafting, why not check out the new Tando Creative Challenge - you have a month to play, there's no requirement to use Tando products on yor entry this month and there's a prize up for grabs so it's well worth a look! You can find the details of the theme and the prize here.

Thanks for stopping by!

34 comments:

  1. Three cherries in a row ..... what do you win?

    Fab card

    KAthy

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  2. Cherries are such a pretty fruit. I've been scoffing them like sweets just now when they are in season. Love your clean card and the fruit machine idea is a fun one.

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  3. This is a delicious looking card! Love the cherries and the way you have placed them.

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  4. This card certainly hits the jackpot.

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  5. Love this Joanne, it's so crisp and clean xx

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  6. What a super idea (don't think you still get the old fashioned one arm bandits!?), Great colouring and beautifully CAS. xx

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  7. Looks like you have a winning line on your fruit machine!
    Fabulous card, those cherries look great.
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    Lady LIM
    "Less is More"

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  8. Love it. Your cherries are great.

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  9. Such a lovely card idea! Perfectly stamped and coloured!

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  10. great idea and use of those squares. XOXO Zoe

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  11. A super card - the cherries look good enough to eat

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  12. Brilliant idea, definitely a winner. We still have these machines in the local arcade at Eyemouth - they use 2p's and I think you'd win 10p for three cherries lol Carol x

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  13. Such a brilliant idea! Love the card and the colouring is so bright and cheery. A definite winner, LOL!
    Linda
    X

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  14. What a brilliant idea, fab card
    Beryl x

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  15. What a brilliant card, exactly like a fruit machine although only the choosen few have seen these line of cherries :)
    Brilliant card, just love the CAS design
    Jenny x

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  16. Great card. I just love cherries! And yes, we still have those machines in the USA.

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  17. I remember 2 cherrie was the lowest 'win' But you card is stunning, a real winner
    Thank you so much
    Mandi
    Diva LIM
    "Less is More"

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  18. Great idea, love your winning row!
    Anne
    x

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  19. Love the idea of the fruit machine and your cherries look great. x

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  20. Lovely card Joanne, love the cherries. Love them to look at and to eat!

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  21. What a fab idea to do the three cherries of the fruit machine - love it x

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  22. Talk about a clever mind!!!!!! Wow do I wish I had a shred of your creativity in my own head.

    Love this card!
    Bahb

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  23. We have a winner!! Love thise cherries - they look fab!

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  24. This is sweet and beautiful:)!! LOVE your cherries...your coloring is wonderful...very nice:)!!

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  25. Love those cherries-great card!

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  26. I love those full colors and style!

    Jehko xxx

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  27. Such a fun card. Love your take on the LIM challenge - TFS!!
    Cheers, Karen
    alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.com

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  28. Oh I love cherries and those look so delicious. Such a novel idea for a card as well.
    Sue x

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  29. Love these cherries! Can't say I've seen this come up when I've played the games...but there's always hope! LOL!

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  30. Definitely a winner, Joanne!! Cherries are always cheery, too :)

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