Stempel Spass

One layer Wednesday is hosted by the lovely Karen this week and the theme is silhouettes. I have so many silhouette stamps in my stash, I really should use them....but I just got my order from Lavinia - stamps - do you know them? They are fabulous! I have seen them a while ago hopping around on the internet and was dying to have some. They are British and unfortunately the British pound is much stronger than the dollar.....But I finally gave in - ordered a whole bunch of them and I am going to surprise my sister with some - its her birthday - by the time I post this she has gotten her present :) I sponged with various inks after I masked off the frame and used Versafine ink for the stamps. those stamps are so detailed, I thought this would be best to use. As you see I did some generational stamping.  The sentiment is Papertrey - Sketched Shapes. Doesn't it look like its made for those stamps? I am also playing with this card in Seize the Birthday - Anythi...

One Layer Wednesday  - One-One-One is the challenge,  meaning one stamp, one color and one sentiment. A nice little twist on one layer cards. I decided to also do some sponging to give it more depth. Or is that not allowed? I have no idea. Maybe I should call it one-one-one-one? Just kidding.  Materials: Inkadinkadoo Meadow, sentiment - Papertrey Happy Trails

 The first card for the OLW challenge was so quick - I had to make a second one.... This time the bug is from Stampin' up. I gave it some color with a Copic marker. The hearts are filled with Liquid Pearls and the eyes are black enamel dots.  --X-- Oh, and I wanted to share some great news with you - my son got honorable mention at ATCAS  with his fathers day card. He is only 12 years old and I really want him to do some creative things - not just play computer games..... It would be great if you visit his blog and leave some LOVE for him there :) Thank you and have a great day!

No way I could combine those challenges - so I just made two cards. One layer Wednesday has bugs as a theme and at Make it Monday it is Overlapping Ombre. Since both cards are just very simple one layer cards it went pretty quick... For the bug card I used a stamp set from Stamp Camp. I clear embossed the bee and then used a stencil (TCW) for the honey combs. --X-- For this card I used the Papertrey set Butterfly from the signature series and I colored the stamp with my trusty old Kaleidocolor stamp pad. Since the butterflies looked somewhat naked, I drew them antennae. I hope you like it! Thanks for all your uplifting comments. It has gotten awfully late.... I gotta go to bed.....Have to work tomorrow.....

I liked the OWL so much I made some more cards.... I sponged the bac kground, used the  Hero Arts Dandelion Frame, which I masked. The sentiment is from Papertrey - Happy Trails the card above, the card below is from Impression Obsession.  It does not really show, but I put some Stickles on the dandelions - looks really pretty!  I did get inspired by a card made by  Janet  a.k.a Swanlady- her card is so beautiful!

This week's One Layer Wednesday   challenge is all about making or stamping a border on a one layer  card. I decided to make my border with Lifestyle crafts die cuts, which I used for masking and sponging my border. i hope that whale does not disqualify me, but when I read through he rules it did not say anywhere that the border has to be the only thing on the card..... The stamps are from Technique Tuesday. I used Stickles and a white gel pen for accents.  This card was very quick to make. I like it!

Since I still need more Holiday cards, I decided to make one for the One Layer Wednesday challenge "Snowflakes. The big snowflake and the sentiment are Inkadinkadoo, the little snowflakes are from Rubber Soul. I masked the center strip and sponged around it. And, as so often a little Stickles for sparkle. Just found this challenge at the Paper Players , for which this card fits as well.