Week 54 One Layer

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The second week of each month is when we get back to the basics of Clean and Simple Design... the
One Layer Card.

This week we have a really tricky challenge... I don't think we're going to be immensely popular with our LIMettes, but here goes... we would like to see
STRIPES
Making a one layer card incorporating stripes is not as straightforward as a regular card, but we'd like you be as inventive as you like.
You can use an image with a striped design, an embossing folder which incorporates stripes or draw or make some yourselves.

Chrissie

I don't have any stamps with stripes so I made a little one from some strips of foam stuck onto  an acrylic block.
The stamp was great, but making a decent card with it was another proposition. I did quite a few abortive attempts which were ruined by the stamping of some inappropriate image at the last moment.
This is the card I ended up with minus a flower or butterfly or heart or leaf ar any other extraneous image which didn't really 'go'!

This merely has a Distress ink dusted panel in Brushed Corduroy, over stamped with  a Paper Artsy splatter stamp in the same ink. The stripes were stamped next also in Brushed Corduroy and another round of splatters were stamped in gold Metallic ink.
The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

The stripes on this one were made with the edge of a Distress ink pad stamped over the edge of a Post it Note used as a mask. The floral stamp is from Unity.
There are more samples on my personal blog.

Mandi

I was 'lucky' as I have a Stampin' up Striped stamp! However, as we said, it is pretty difficult of what else to do with it! It's a pretty tricky week!

OK, so I took my card base and wanted to stamp the cricle off the edge. I cut a hole with my nestie to use as a mask. Because the width of the stamp is exactlty the same width as the circle I found it quite tricky to get the exact placement, even with my Stamp-a-ma-jig! So I held the cut circle onto the stamp and inked through the circle in Versamark Orchid, then stamped it onto the card, just off the edge as you can see. I then stamped the Penny Black 'Ascent' stamp in Versafine Onyx Black over the top. I did make a little 'sun' in glitter using a zig pen and glamour dust.There is a feint look of stripes on the black, but, I think it adds to the effect. Finally added the sentiment, which is from a  Stampin Up set You Are Loved.

Same process for this but using Stampin' Up Whisper White, which I clear embossed. I don't have any sparkly embossing powder so if you are really quick....no quicker than that! you can sprinkle with ultra fine glitter I used Glamour Dust.
 no sentiment for this one, I can add or leave as is when I use it.




This is how the stamp looks once inked. you then stamp onto your card/paper

You will also notice some other stripes I was trying out. But, as my time was tight I couldnt get it quite as accurate as I wanted!
will definitely go back to it and post on my personal blog in a couple of days.




If you would like any Stampin' Up products, I'd love to get them for you.
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Don't let us down this week... we know you can rise to this tricky challenge... come on, show us your stuff!