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The Paper Players challenge is one layer cards. I really like to make them. Initially I found them impossible to make, but I have learned a lot from Heather Telford and just got better over time. 




Practice does help. I really like this card. My husband just shrugged his shoulders - it was too bland for him. But I find it quite expressive. I made it for a friend of mine, who had one of her good friends die and she emailed me today about it. So its kind of a sympathy card.

Materials: waterdrops - Ryn Tanaka stamps, sentiment - Hero Arts Leaf Print Cl395, 







Comments

stampwithsandy said…
This is absolutely stunning! Love your masked off area and those water droplets look so real. Thanks for playing with us this week at The Paper Players!
Rach said…
I think this card is absolutely stunning! I love the gradation of the focal rectangle and realism of the drops of water.

It's a wonderful thinking of you/sympathy card. :o)

(I used to find one layer cards nigh on impossible as well, but have found they're all I'm making lately.)
LeAnne said…
This is AMAZING! Love it! Thanks so much for playing with us this week!
Kailash said…
I simply love this Cornelia, absolutely gorgeous, those water droplets look so real:-) A beautiful sympathy card!!
Anonymous said…
Great design, and it all pulls together really well for its intended use as a sympathy card
Cathy said…
Hi Cornelia, this is beautiful, love the sponged panel and Ryn's droplets look amazing. Cathy x
Anne Marie Hile said…
Wow! Cornelia, this is just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your creations with us at the Paper Players this week! :)
Anonymous said…
Hi Cornelia,
Thanks for the link and kind words. The gradation of colour is lovely and suits the theme of the card.
Heather T
Loly Borda said…
Beautiful card Cornelia! Love those drops on the subtle background. TFS
Karren said…
What a beautiful card! So appropriate for a sympathy card. Congrats on your Paper Players win - so deserving!
Darnell said…
You certainly have turned into a OLC pro, Cornelia! That Heather is amazing and such a good teacher! I love your poignant sympathy card very much!! (Thank you for your sweet get well wishes! I'm taking it pretty easy. It hurts more than I thought it would, so no Playhouse cleaning yet!)
Darnell said…
PS Sorry, forgot to congratulate you on the well-deserved PP HM!!
Ryn Tanaka said…
Wow wow wow!!! This is a beautiful card! Simple can be really powerful. Thanks so much for sending me the link :D I will repost to my Facebook page in the next few days with a link to you. Bye for now, Ryn
Ryn Tanaka said…
P.S. What is your name? I have you down as "Fun Stamping". Lol.
Kanan Pandya said…
Ohhh this is so pretty, Cornelia. Looks so real, I love the shading a lot. Fabulous work. :-)

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