Wednesday, February 2, 2011

One Layer Wednesday

I'm thrilled that I finally have a chance to play along with Susan Raihala's One Layer Wednesday Challenge!  I love these challenges and have wanted to participate for soooo long.  One layer cards are some of my favorite to make.  Here are the rules for this week, OLW39:

Use a) an image, b) a border stamp (or stamped border if you're short of border stamps), and c) bling (glitter or rhinestones...doesn't matter). You may add small CAS embellishments to this list (embossing, ribbon, twine, or a charm, for instance), but you may NOT use a sentiment stamp or cardstock layers.



Here is a close up of the bling.  I colored clear rhinestones with a Copic BG13 marker.  As you can see, it was hard to capture them in the photo.

My color inspiration for this card came from a color challenge blog that I just discovered, CR84FN.  I'm sure many of you are already familiar with them.   I couldn't resist the fun color combo for this week's challenge, CR84FN13.  Isn't is wonderful?


Can't believe I posted a card two days in a row!  Most weeks I'm doing good if I get one card made total.  I guess these snow days are good for something.  Of course, the girls are loving it too.  Will they be this happy when they have all the make-up days in June?




All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated

Stamps:  Asian Fusion
Paper:  Stampers Select White
Ink:  Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Breeze (CTMH)
Accessories:  clear rhinestones (paper studio), Copic BG13, red glitter gelly roll pen (sakura)

31 comments:

Andrea M said...

LOVE this card Sara!!! Such a beautiful, CAS card!!! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! Great job! Thanks for joining us at CR84FN! Hope you can join us again next week!

Joan B said...

Clever and beautiful. A combo that can't be beat. I love the way you found a way to ground the vase. I can never get the hang of that!! And he colors are gorgeous

Amy Kolling said...

Wow! CAS but stunning! I don't have this set but boy would I like to have it now to CASE this! :)

Mona Pendleton said...

Cute CAS card Sara! Thanks for playing along with CR84FN :)

Abra Clampitt said...

hey! thanks so much for the sweet comment on my blog. i always love when i can get in touch with those who remember my mom.

and wow, you are so creative, love your blog!

Monica K. said...

Beautiful card, Sara! Love the colors and the design!

Stempelomi said...

oh, I love the colors and the little flowers are so sweet!

Sue Lelli said...

Sara, I have always LOVED this stamp set! So FAB for this color challenge! LOVE how you created the border at the bottom, too! THX for playing with us at CR84FN!

Jen Adcock said...

This is such a lovely card. I adore how you did the stems in the vase. I don't have this set so am extra pleased with your eye candy. I think I need to have it now. You did a briliant job with the challange too. Brava!

Deborah Frings said...

Absolutely wonderful! You've combined both challenges brilliantly! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN this week!

June K. said...

Beautiful card. You did such a nice job on this one layer card.

Michelle (abzzymom) said...

This is such a nice card, Sara! I haven't inked this set in a long time. I think it's time to get it out and play with it. Nice job!

Jen Carter said...

Beautiful one-layer card!! I love the colors you chose and the bling too!

Sue Ann said...

SARA ..... I love the CAS of this card and the colors you used. Truly beautiful Sara and the stamp set ...... ahhhh.. when I see it I feel like I need it and now I MUST HAVE IT!!!

Lorraine said...

Beautiful, Sara! You rocked the one-layer and the color challenges! Love the red & aqua and the copic colored bling. and you reminded me that I need to use this stamp set, lol!

Michellem said...

Very nice! LOVE this card!

Bonnie said...

Bright and pretty! Love it!

Susan said...

Sara, this is so pretty. This challenge can become quite addictive! LOL. I have that stamp. Your card has encouraged me to get it out and use it!

Susan Raihala said...

Oh my goodness! That set is perfect for this challenge, and you've made such a lovely, colorful, bling-y card! Thanks so much for playing the OLW challenge!

Silke Ledlow said...

Hey Sara..your CAS card is fabbo...love this idea! Hugs ~S~

Linda Suarez said...

Very pretty!

Kristin said...

this is VERY pretty!!

Diane Jaquay said...

FABULOUS use of this stamp set Sara, LOVE your card!!!

Pauline said...

This is perfection! I love the vase image and the beautiful gems, so pretty.

Lee Anne said...

This is beautiful! I love the colored rhinestones and you applied the color challenge perfectly! Welcome to the Paper Dolls!

Lisa Somerville said...

Fab use of your flower images! Thanks for playing at CR84FN!

Renee said...

This is beautiful!
I love the colors!
Stunning.

Unknown said...

What an amazing take on the challenge! So CAS but with totally modern colors!

Heather Rogers said...

Wonderful CAS card. Great use of this weeks colors. Thanks for playing at CR84FN!

Unknown said...

Lovely one layer card, Sara! Love how you used these colors! Thanks for playing with CR84FN!

Mim said...

love that aqua pop!