Week 47 - Just One Word

Before we let you know our final challenge for this year, which will run for two weeks,
we'd like to thank you all for your wonderful support and to wish everyone a very

Our final challenge for 2011 is 

JUST ONE WORD

Whatever type of clean and simple card you make, the sentiment must consist of simply one word. 

I guess our card to you would merely say "Thanks ". There are lots of sentiments where a single word can say it all... Enjoy, Welcome, Peace, Joy, Birthday, Sympathy, Love, Thanks etc..

It may be necessary to select just one word from a sentiment stamp in your stash. A good way to do this is to mask the unwanted words with sticky tape before the stamp is inked, which is then removed before stamping onto your project. If you ink the whole stamp, even if some words then have the ink removed, there's always the chance of getting a 'ghost' impression when you stamp with it.

Chrissie

You have most probably seen something similar to this from me before, but this time I wanted to try all neutral colours and so began with Crumb Cake cardstock as a base and sponged and inked a panel after masking the card with Post it notes. I used Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand and Soft Suede, plus the white of course.
The sentiment is part of a stamp from the now retired SU Occasional Greetings set, which I masked with Selotape before inking so as to use Just One Word!

Here is a fab Penny Black stamp of these amazing ducks wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas. They're coloured with Copics and the letters are gently glittered with Glamour Dust.
There are a few more One Word cards on my personal blog, which you can see here






Mandi


For my card I used a FAB set from Close to my Heart, Over the Rainbow. I love the quirkiness of it!


The colours used are Stampin Up, Bashful Blue, Pear Pizazz and Regal Rose.
I stamped the segments, then positioned them by using 3d foam. Once I had figured out where I wanted to rainbow to go, I then stamped the 'Somewhere'. When I was planning it, I did picture it going off the page, but as you can see that didn't happen!
To finish I used glossy accents on the rainbow.

My second card is, as Chrissie has done a variation on a previous design. I tend to do this, if it works, it works, so I alter slightly knowing it will be a lot less faffing for it to look right!

The letters are Sizzix Fun Serif Upper and Lowercase, sadly discontinued now, but, there are some sets around on ebay. the stamps are Hero Arts, coloured with Promarkers and then glittered with Glamour Dust, as are the letters.






We do hope you will finish the year being as creative as you have each and every week!
We will visit you all, but maybe not everyday.
Have a Wonderful Christmas!