LIM: Some thing with Legs OLC

I love these one layer challenges!  And they really are a challenge!  It takes me ages to figure something out for them but today I settled on using Wedding Wheels stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

Here’s the process I went through and the reason I’m covered in ink!  I started using post-it notes to mask off a square….my masking didn’t work!  I’d left gaps (all be them very slight) in between the post-its so that kinda ruined the effect.
So this is my second attempt.  I made a template using my nesties.  I cut a circle from the front of a 15cm card blank.  I then sandwiched another card in that template and secured it to my desktop with post-its.  This gave me my window to work in.  After stamping the image (using my SAMJ* to position it), I inked the window using Marina Mist, Pacific Blue and Night of Navy, getting darker towards the edges.  (Here’s a quick tip: because I’ve not used Whisper White, by using my SAMJ I could get a clear image by stamping over it several times on some not so smooth card!!!)
So then I removed the template and doodled a line for the tightrope ground (but you have to admit, it does look a bit like a circus act…LOL!).  The ‘Congratulations’ is from the Wedding Sweet stamp set.
So what do you reckon?  I think I’ll try this again with a bit more ground but it definitely sticks to the Less is More look . 


And I’m not the only thing that got inky while making this card.  Annie was left to her own devices…hope it comes off before her show at the school carnival at 2pm!!


I’m also entering this in the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenge { Single Layer }
Papertake Weekly {Anything Goes}
Toptip Tuesday {Wedding or Anniversary}
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Linda
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*Stamp-a-ma-jig, available from Stampin’ Up through me

Open House Show Case….

Well!  I can’t believe I haven’t showcased the cards we made on Saturday, yet!!  Of course, some of them will have to remain secret until next year  and at the bride’s prerogative, but let’s start with revealing the tease from Friday….

This is a 15cm square card made with my new favourite colour, Concord Crush.  It tones perfectly with the Crumb Cake card blank and how about this for a tip….I’ve inked whisper white ribbon to get a perfect match.  I’m entering this in the Make it Monday Challenge where Anything Goes

I’ve stamped the gorgeous image, Wedding Wheels, on to Whisper White card stock and inked the edges to give it a vintage feel.

And finally the beautiful embossed background!  Vintage Wallpaper…available from the Mini Catalogue (check out the link in my sidebar).

Now the embossing folders are the approximately A6 in size, but you can easily emboss bigger sizes.  I’ve achieved this by cutting a square of approximately 14cm.  I’ve embossed one side of the card by running it through the BigShot.  I’ve then lined the embossed card up with the pattern in the embossing folder, and run it through the big shot again, this time hanging the already embossed card over the edge of the cutting mat to avoid getting a line.  It works perfectly!

 

And because I love this image (available in the Mini – but only til September) so much, I made another card with it!  This time in Baja Breeze, using Elegance Designer papers as the backing and trimming the image with Boho Blossoms and ribbon.

 

 

And here’s Louisa’s take on the cards.  Louisa bought some of her own stash, but her mum was so impressed with these she took one for herself!  High praise  indeed!!

Thanks for stopping by.

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Linda
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