Ayana's Creations

One Layer Cards with Masking

So it's the start of a new week!... I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. My post today consists of two single layer cards that I made up last night for the OLW#8 Challenge which required us to include "masking" within our backgrounds. My first card above is a sympathy card that I made with stamps from Repeat Impressions. In order to make the sunset in the background, I simply masked off the circle cut-out shape by using one of my Nestabilities. Then I applied two shades of ink by using a sponge dauber. I made sure to blend my colors into each other, in order to acheive the "sunset" look.

This next card, shown below, was made up with Argyle diamond image from Papertrey Ink and the sentiment is from Stapmin' Up. I incorporated the masking technique around the edges. As you can see in the pictures, I made a border using a blue marker and then I masked off the border before I stamped the diamonds, so that the ink would not cross over to the edges of the card.

The sketch design for this card is from this week's CPS Sketch #171.

I have to tell you that I have really been enjoying these "One-Layer Card Challenges" over on Susan's blog. I am so used to always reaching for a ton of embellishments and always adding on lots of dimension and layers to my cards, which I still love to do, of course. But it's also nice to participate in these unique challenges that make you "step-back" for a sec and realize that you can still create a wonderful card just by keeping things "simple". These cards don't usually take much time to make at all, which is certainly NOT something that I can say for the rest of my cards! haha... So if you haven't tried making one of these single-layer cards yet, I definitely think it's something you should try! I didn't think I would enjoy making them, at first... but surprisingly I do very much! =)

Oh, and one more thing, before I end this post... I just want to let you know that there is currently a new "Stamp of the Week" being offered over on the Repeat Impressions Blog. Make sure you check out their post for today for more details, along with some great new samples from my fellow design team members.

Ok, that's all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and spending some of your day with me! =)

SUPPLIES:

Sympathy One-Layer Card

Paper: Neenah Paper (Solar White)
Stamps: "Divi-Divi Tree" & sentiment (Repeat Impressions)
Ink: "Summer Sun", "Pumpkin Pie"," Garden Green", & "Close to Cocoa" (Stampin' Up)
Other: circle Nestabilities, sponge dauber, ruler, and permanent marker

Argyle Congrats One-Layer Card

Paper: Neenah Paper (Solar White)
Stamps: "A Little Argyle"(Papertrey Ink) & sentiment from Stampin' Up
Ink: "Summer Sunrise" (Papertrey Ink) & "Pixie Pink", "Brilliant Blue" (Stampin' Up)
Other: ruler, blue marker, & post-it notes for masking 

One Layer Birthday Card

Happy Friday! :)

Today I just wanted to share a super quick one-layer card that I made up for the One-Layer Wednesday Challenge #7. This week, the challenge was to incorporate "repetition" into your one-layer card. So I simply reached for some of my Hero Arts stamps & some Copic markers, and came up with this quick and easy birthday card! Hope you guys enjoy!

Hope everyone has a fabulous Friday and a fantastic weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by! :)

SUPPLIES:

Friendship Butterfly Card

Paper: Neenah (Solar White)
Stamps: (Hero Arts)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) & "Jet Black" Archival Ink
Other: Copic markers & black permanent marker

One Layer "Lawn Fawn" Cards

Hiiii Everyone!....

Sooo.... I finally decided to break out some of my Lawn Fawn stamps that I have been meaning to use for a while now. But I just haven't gotten the chance, up until now!... So, today I have a few different cards to share with you all, and they are each submissions for various challenges that are currently going on this week. Hope you like them!

For the card above, I used the adorable little "thumb-tack" image from "Just My Type" and the sentiment is from "Just My Type, Too". I stamped the image randomly across the card base, and then colored them in with Copic markers. Super Simple! =).... I did the same for the card below, only I used the "scissors" image, and then I used a ruler and a black marker, in order to outline the card with a border.

Both cards above, along with the one below, are submissions to the CWC004- One Layer Card Challenge. 

While I was creating the card above, I also made sure to stay within the requirements of two other challenges as well. The color combination and theme (shower & umbrellas) is from the Off the Wall Craftiness Challenge #8. I stamped the "umbrella" image once in the middle, and then covered it with a mask, before I stamped the other two yellow umbrellas on the side. And did you notice my border??..... I wanted it to look like "faux stitching" for the One Layer Wednesday #5- Faux Embellishment Challenge. Therefore, I simply used the smaller rain drops in the "Partly Cloudy" set from Lawn Fawn, and stamped around the card base several times in order to acheive the look of "faux stiching". Pretty cool, huh? =) ... Here's another view from the front:

Finally, this last card below, was made up for Dawn's Color Cue Challenge #4. Unlike the others, this last card is not a single layer card. It may be difficult to see, but I used dimensionals in order to pop up the umbrellas. The color scheme for this particular challenge was: white, navy, light yellow, and light blue. Thus I stamped the umbrellas and rain-drop images, from "Partly Cloudy" in those required colors, as you can see below.

For the most part, I kept each of these cards pretty simple. I don't usually make very many single-layer cards, because I tend to gravitate more towards lots of layers and dimension. And ohh, how I love those embellishments too! :) However, I am happy that I made a few cards that are not my "usual" style. It helps me to be more versatile and try new things, which I like!

I definitely had lots of fun using my Lawn Fawn stamps. I have been admiring so many pretty creations with these images for the past couple of months, and I have been dying to finally break them out from my supply collection. I hate when I buy sets and don't get a chance to use them. Thankfully, that is no longer the case with these stamps!

Please be sure to visit again this week, because I will be sharing a few more Lawn Fawn creations on my blog, along with a few other projects as well. Thank you SO much for stopping by today! I hope you were able to find some inspiration here. 

Have a fantastic day!!!! :) 

 

SUPPLIES:

Thumbtack Card

Paper: Neenah Paper (Solar White)
Stamps: "Just My Type" & "Just My Type, Too" (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) & Kaleidoscope Ink Pad (Stampin' Up!)
Other: Copic markers

Scissors Card

Paper: Neenah Paper (Solar White)
Stamps: "Just My Type" (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento)
Other: Copic markers

Happy Shower Card

Paper:  Neenah Paper (Solar White) 
Stamps: "Partly Cloudy" (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: "Hawaiian Shores" (Papertrey Ink) & "Summer Sun" (Stampin' Up!)

Two Umbrellas Card

Paper:  Neenah Paper (Solar White) 
Stamps: "Partly Cloudy" (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: "Hawaiian Shores" (Papertrey Ink) & "Summer Sun" & "Not Quite Navy" (Stampin' Up!)