WOYWW 161 and Less Is More 74 ~ Lucky Dip!

Happy 4th of July in America or it will be when some of you read this.  For the others, it's one day early, but I won't be on tomorrow to say it then.  Please, everyone be cool in the terrible heat wave across this country and be safe with the festivities as the conditions are ripe for fires.

This week's Less Is More challenge was posted on Saturday, June 30, which was a fifth Saturday, which means it's a "Lucky Dip."  Honestly, I didn't make that up, even though most of what I write I do make up.  Chrissie and Mandi are the hosts and they made it up, so you just take your questions right on over there.  They're standing by.

All I know is that they asked the super talented Kim of Joyful Creations with Kim to be the guest designer.  I also know that Kim just threw me for a fruit-loop when I went over to her blog to copy her urinal, I mean URL, because she has a new profile picture and I wasn't expecting that.  It's a great one, Kim, but now I have to sit at the station for a second until I can get back on my Train of Thought.

Oh, yes, anyway, Kim's card is excellent and so are the hostessess's cards and so are the participants' cards, all of whom used the Less is More beautiful logo for inspiration.

To me, however, this turned out to be a diabolical challenge and more of an Unlucky Upheaval than a Lucky Dip.  For some reason, I had the whillickers of a time.  I ended up with a card, but three cards passed away in the process.  Homicide, no question about it. And it left a crime scene on my workdesk.

Which brings me to Julia's What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday challenge.  It's a whacky Wednesday wisit we all make to each other's blogs to see woz up!  If you takepar, you're supposed to be brief because there are a lot of ladies and gentlemen in the queue and Wisiting Hours are limited.  Some of us have a hard time with that.  Like me, for instance, in case you didn't notice.  But I'm okay with you stopping by to let me know you just looked at the pictures and didn't read my wattle.

Here's the crime scene:

It's not a mess to some peep's way of thinking, but it's a mess to me which I'll need to clear up before I can start something new.  It's just the Playhouse way of it.

And here, when all was said and done, is the card I finally completed for Less Is More:

I had to take the picture inside because Mr. Sun shone rays through the acetate "love" and made double ovals and dots.  (Trust me, if you hadn't yet drunk a double, you would have thought so.)  I like the "LOVE" because Mandie and Chrissie always welcome players with love and always leave comments on our cards and always do so with love.

Please join me in welcoming Carole of Brum!  Not only does she have excellent information about blogging, but she is very talented with Copics coloring on her wonderful cards and she is very generous with her time giving helpful Copics coloring instructions!

Enjoy!   As always, thank you for stopping by to visit.   Special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment!

Paper:  PTI white, unknown linen

Stamp:  Penny Black, Butterfly Suite 4182K

Ink:  Memento tuxedo black

Butterfly: K&Company; Love unknown

Bling:  Crystal Stickers Elements