Over on our TAC Paper Crafting Community we have a One Layer Wonders Challenge happening and I needed to make a card for it! The rules are simple ~ no layers! You can add embellishments like buttons, ribbon, eyelets ... but you can only use one layer of cardstock. Okay ~ so it SOUNDS easy ... however I soon discovered how much of a challenge this was for me! NO LAYERS! WOW!
The card above is my first card I did for this challenge and my FAVORITE! I LOVE it! {so humble right}. Well ... this card came so close to being trashed ... it's not even funny! After I stamped the images and added the stitched line I hated how this card looked. HATED! And then Sophie suggested I color it. Orange to be exact. So ... I did what she said. I didn't start liking it until the owl was pretty much colored in. And then I decided to add some color to WHOO. I liked it even more! Next I added white dots and highlights. And some Glossy Accents.
I set this card aside and returned to it after dinner. OMGosh! I LOVED it! WOW! I don't know what happened in that hour or so I was gone but that's all it took!
Below you can really see the Glossy Accents. I just added them to the eyes and beak.
If you look really closely you might be able to see that I colored over the eyes and beak with my brown marker. And then I highlighted certain parts of WHOO to draw more emphasis to it. I also colored in the circles on WHOO with my brown marker because after I start something ... I just can't stop!
Next I wanted to go for a modern, clean looking card. This is what I came up with:
I stamped the images with Tea Leaves VersaMagic and embossed with Transcendence Emboss Powder. Then used my craft knife to cut a couple of slits and then added the ribbon.
Next ... I HAD to try a circle card! I folded my cardstock in half like normal and then ran it through my Spellbinders using my large circle nesties die. Then I stamped the background image in LuLu Lavender and then used Sweet Plum to stamp my greeting and embossed it with Transcendence Emboss Powder.
I added the ribbon to kind of hide the straight edge of the card but I also liked the soft, feminine touch it added.
I hope you've enjoyed these One Layer Wonders and consider giving this challenge a try! We'd LOVE to see what you create!
Happy Paper Crafting!
Mischelle
Supplies Card 1: Kraft cardstock, burnt umber palette ink, whooo loves ya ta3324, what a hoot t3043, brown marker, prismacolor pencils, white gel pen, glossy accents, odorless mineral spirits
Supplies Card 2: Premium white cardstock, tea leaves versamagic ink, damask backgrounder t3276, noble notes t3373, white ribbon, transcendence emboss powder, static magic, white ribbon
Supplies Card 3: Premium white cardstock, circle nesties dies, branches in bloom t3262, joyful notes t3334, lulu lavender and sweet plum memento ink, white ribbon, transcendence emboss powder
These are wonderful! I get such a brain burp when it comes to no layers on a card.
Posted by: Carol N | Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 11:07 AM
cute cute cards .... I agree single layer cards are a challenge.
Posted by: Chelsea Comer | Monday, January 24, 2011 at 04:40 PM
Acck! They are adorable! I love the owl one and how you colored it. Genius!! And the ribbon treatment on the second one. So pretty!
Posted by: Tricia T | Monday, January 24, 2011 at 02:21 PM
They are all great! Love the owl too, the highlights are wonderful!
Posted by: Teresa Jenkins | Monday, January 24, 2011 at 02:02 PM
Great cards, I love the owl! single layer cards are really tough, IMHO! TFS
Posted by: Angela Kelley | Monday, January 24, 2011 at 01:24 AM