Sunday, March 20, 2011

Play Date Cafe #73 - Easter Blessings

March 20, 2011

Julie's colors over at the Play Date Cafe just drew me in.  I HAD to find time to play along with the challenge.
Take a look...
Aren't these gorgeous?!?  And...you know what?  I challenged myself to make a one layer card.  I almost never do that.  Seriously.  I love to embellish.  I love to layer.  But...I restrained myself...lol.
 * Edit - I found a sweet challenge today (3/23) at Simplicity.  Susan has a great blog...and my card fit right into her One Layer Wednesday challenge.  She's challenging us to use eggs on our card!

Here's my card ~

    * To get a better look at the details of the card, just click on a photo to see a larger version. *
I used Stampin' Up! Naturals White card stock for my card.  I love the look of this cs for something "nature" related.  It's such a soft white, with those natural flecks of color in it.
I used the eggs stamp from the Nature Walk set - love this set!  I used peach parfait, rose red and perfect plum SU markers to color my stamp.  Then used my stamp-a-ma-jig to place the eggs exactly where I wanted them.  I used an elegant eggplant marker to draw the border around the eggs.  Then used a Stardust clear glitter pen to draw lines inside and outside of the eggplant border.  I know ~ it's difficult to see.  I had so much trouble getting good photos of my card...the weather is so gloomy this afternoon.  Oh, I almost forgot...I stamped the sentiment in eggplant, too.  The sentiment is from the Abundant Hope set, by SU.

I would be so interested to hear what you think of my "rare" one-layer card.  I'm rather pleased with it, I think.  It's growing on me  :o)

Thanks so much for stopping in!

18 comments:

  1. Very cool OLC using some lovely stamps and i like how the colours look a tad distressed. Really great.
    I am hooked on OLC as we get to do them at the Less Is More challenge site which is a weekly CAS challenge. I struggle to pile on the layers but i'm trying... :-)

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  2. Words can not express how very impressed with your one layer card I am! WOW! Not to mention you are really making me want to get some SU goodies. That paper is gorgeous! Love the eggs, love the sentiment and the glitter lines are such a perfect touch and really add dimension. (It almost appears embossed at first glance) Love every last bit of this card ~ Well Done! :) Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Wonderful one layer card! I love CAS cards and its my favorite style but I have to admit one layers are a struggle for me. You did a fabulous job here, the colors are wonderfully played! Thanks for joining us at The Play Date Cafe!

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  4. Such a wonderful card! Very expressive! Love it!

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  5. Great take on the colours Susie, fabby one layer card! Thanks for playing along at the Play Date Cafe :)

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  6. Susie, you've wowed me with your CAS card. I really love it! THanks for playing with us at the PLay Date Cafe!

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  7. Such a perfectly, gorgeous, CAS design! LOVE it to pieces! Thanks so much for playing along with us, this week, in The Cafe!

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  8. OHHHH! What a beautiful card--and so clever to use these colors for eggs! LOVE IT! LOVE the hint of glitter--beautifully done! LOVE! Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us over at the PDCC!!!

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  9. That's a very elegant card...I love the colors, I love the egg images, I love the 3 borders..great job! :)

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  10. LOVE this card!!! I have a hard time with one layer cards too. But, you nailed it. Love the colors and that Fabulous frame that you drew on. Any pointers on drawing the frame? TFS.

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  11. This is such an elegant and stylish card. I love the card stock - the flecks are perfect for the eggs! And the shimmer from the Stardust border is lovely. Brilliant!

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  12. I think your card is superb, I love the subtle colours and the eggs are so realistic x

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  13. What a lovely card. You did well.
    Pauline H.

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  14. I love the cardstock with the little flecks in it....the eggs are lovely...and the border is fabulous...EGGcellent job on this!!

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  15. Hi there, love the very classy look to your card. The colours are perfect and your line of glitter around the black inspirational, why didn't I think of that? The flecked cardstock couldn't be be more appropriate. Great card I love it:0) xxx

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  16. I think that you should make more one layer cards. This card has an understated elegance to it. Just lovely.

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  17. I love the way you used this egg stamp and the triple border! Very nice!

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  18. You've done an amazing job with your one layer!!!! The border is superb...what a creative idea.

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