Paper craft project no. 403: Believe one layer card

Click here for my post for the
STAMPlorations Giving Thanks blog hop.

Howdy! For the next couple of weeks, it's the Inspired by Words challenge at Time Out. The phrase: Snowflakes are winter's butterflies. Pretty metaphor, isn't it?

I zeroed in on the word "snowflakes" and went with creating a {surprise!} one layer Christmas card :o) When I was rummaging around our trailer one day last week, I discovered to my delight that I had a stack of 12x12 chalkboard cardstock from DCWV. I hoard way too many designer papers and cardstock and promptly forget about them. I think this one has been languishing in my stash for a couple of years. So I picked one of the dark green chalkboard cardstock and cut out three 4x6 cards from it. With my HA unicorn ink, I stamped the sentiment (Bold Sentiments: Believe), the snowflakes (Framed Christmas: Peace Love Joy), and the grunge border (Mixed Media Elements), and the card is done :o)

Check out the cards that the rest of the TO design team made. Plus we've got Ashwini from Experiments with Cardmaking joining us as guest designer.

Fun challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch #150
AAA Cards #53 - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky #283 - Christmas
Stampavie and More #250 - Snowflakes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
The Card Concept #44 - Festive Glory (I took my cue from the giant brown snowflake hanging behind the comfy chair; my card is CAS)

    

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Paper craft project no. 402: Thankful for you one layer card

My one layer card today is for a special blog hop we're having over at STAMPlorations. The STAMPlorations girls and I have come together for the Giving Thanks blog hop. We're sharing projects that express our gratitude. If you visit and leave comments on the stops in the hop by Friday, November 27, you could win your choice of (4x6) stamp set from STAMPlorations.

I had fun creating my card using different sets (Hope Blooms, Holiday Expressions: Thankful for Autumn, Mixed Media Grunge, Mixed Media Elements, and Blossom Like a Butterfly) stamped in Hero Arts and Ranger archival inks. Nothing fancy -- just plain stamping with a little bit of masking.

I hope you'll check out what the rest of the team made. You can find links to all the Giving Thanks projects in this post.

Fun challenges:

• The Crazy Challenge #211 - Everything Goes
• Take It Make It November Challenge - Take A Stamp Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #87 - Anything Goes

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Paper craft project no. 401 : Bloom and shine one layer card

Quickly popping by to share a reminder card for the current Time Out challenge. We are CASEing the awesome Karen Dunbrook. Below's her card:

I CASEd the layout of her card. I for the background, I stamped the ink pad directly onto the card base, added some faux texture (Mixed Media Elements), and stamped the large narcissus in black ink. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment (Hope Blooms, Bold Sentiments: Believe).

Do check out the cards the TO design team made and then link up! Guest designing with us is Jen of I Create.

Fun challenges:

• CASology #173 - Pretty (flowers are pretty, aren't they?)

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Paper craft project no. 400: Merry one layer card

It's a new challenge over at the One Layer Christmas Card challenge blog. As usual, it's anything one layer Christmas card goes, but for the next couple of weeks we have the optional twist: silhouette.

I skipped the twist and just did a simple card. I sponged green ink over an ARTplorations stencil (The Merry Tree) before stamping the newsprint grunge stamp (Mixed Media Grunge). I roughly traced the outline of the Christmas tree with a black gel pen and finished the card by stamping the simple sentiment (Joyful) in red.

Hope you can play along! Check out the beautiful one layer cards that my teamies made:

Lee-Anne

Vickie

Kim

Susan

Fun challenges:

• The Glory of Christmas Challenge #72 - CAS
• Come and Get It Challenges - Winter Holiday
• Alphabet Challenge - T is Tis the Season

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Paper craft project no. 399: Believe in the impossible one layer card

At Time Out, the new challenge is all about CASEing one of my favorite cardmakers, Karen Dunbrook! Here's her card that the TO girls are CASEing for the next couple of weeks:

I CASEd Karen's use of a stencil and placement of sentiment. I sponged mint julep (HA) over the ARTplorations retro circles stencil, added faux grunge texture by randomly stamping the script, numbers, and splatters (Mixed Media Elements), and stamped the sentiment (Bold Sentiments: Believe) in black

Do check out the cards the TO design team made and then link up! This week guest designing with us is Jen of I Create.

Thanks for stopping by! don't forget to smile :o)