It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week, sweet Sandy is challenging us to make a one-layer Valentine card. Those of you who know me, know that this would be quite the challenge for me. Here is Sandy’s description of a one-layer card: “A one layer card is a single piece of card stock folded in half, no other layers, and embellishments should be minimal.” Wow! How was I ever going to accomplish that? But I gave it the old college try. I hope you enjoy today’s card.
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Stamping with Acrylic Blocks
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.
- It’s as easy as ABC! I used Acrylic Blocks B and C to create the colored squares. A little Blushing Bride on Block B, and a little Pool Party on Block C, and ta-da! Your background is stamped in seconds!
- Ooh-la-la! The Eiffel Tower from the Follow My Heart stamp set makes the perfect focal image. Jet Black StazOn assures a crisp image against the background. As much as I wanted to punch out a heart and add a pearl, I resisted!
- All you need is Love! The Love sentiment from the Best of Love set is the perfect simple sentiment needed for this clean and simple card.
I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy card. It was FUN to make, and took a matter of minutes to complete. I really like the Blushing Bride-Pool Party combination for non-traditional Valentine colors. What do you think? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? And as always, if you ever have a question about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away!
But before you say good-by, I want to leave you with an adorable picture and Lexi’s “Tip of the Week”. I just promoted Friday to Senior Manager with Stampin’ Up! To celebrate, my upline’s upline, Lisa Pretto, sent me a gorgeous bouquet of flowers. Here is Lexi’s tip for us all: Always take time to stop and smell the flowers.
Until next time…
Stamp Sets: Follow My Heart; Best of Love; Inks: Blushing Bride, Pool Party, Jet Black StazOn; Tools: Acrylic Blocks C and C, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Ann, I love the one layer collage. This is one of my favorite images and I love in in the clean and simple way you have used it. The pop of pink and blue remind me of Paris in springtime. Love it.
Hugs
Jayde
This card is just beautiful Ann; clean, crisp the perfect one layer card!
LOVE Lexi’s tip…looks like she was very gentle with her nose…so sweet! Beautiful card…I tend to forget to use our blocks, so thank you for the reminder. Love plain and simple cards…you rocked this one!
I had to come and comment when I saw your name on this card on Pinterest. A single layer card from Ann??? LOL!
Love your card. And congrats on the promotion.
See…..you CAN do clean and simple. 🙂 It’s a great card! Love the colors!
You certainly made the one layer card look easy! Super cute! And congratulations on the promotion!
You and I both love the one-layer cards, don’t we? Lol! Although I have to tell you, you really created a beauty here. Ooh-la-la! I tried to ink up my blocks and did not have success. I’m sure there is a trick to it. Congrats on your promotion, my friend! 🙂
As your upline, I couldn’t be prouder of you!
Congratulations on your promotion! If that was my cats, they would be eating the flowers.!
Hello Ann! Love your CAS Valentine/Love card today! But most important – CONGRATULATIONS on earning Senior Manager. That is super.
Hello Ann! Love your CAS Valentine/Love card today! But most important – CONGRATULATIONS on earning Senior Manager. That is super.
Congratulations on your promotion (and one-layer card!). One should take Lexi’s advice. Yes, that is a pretty color combo.
When I read “One Layer”, I thought no way Ann can do that. But look— you did a beautiful job. Agree with one of the other comments, please put a pearl on it. Again, congrats on the promotion and Lexi knows a good smelling pretty when she see it. Pam
LOVE IT! C & S . . . yet it is a WOW card! Love this technique with the acrylic blocks! I don’t know what kind of promotion you rec’d but congrats Ann! 🙂
Oh . . . love the flowers too! It seems Lexi got the benefit of smelling and seeing them! 🙂 Enjoy!
Congrats on the promotion!
Wonderful card – I really love it. I have yet to ink up the blocks but it is such a cool effect – I need to try it. The colors you used were perfect! You totally rocked that challenge!
One of our dogs used to love smelling flowers on our walks or on the table!
Chris R. from Iowa
P.S. now you have shown this beauty of a card please put a pearl in the middle of the heart or on top of the Eiffel Tower so we know it is you!
Congratulations on your SU promotion! You so deserve it! Ditto to all of the above comments. I think Lexi was sniffing the flowers to say she feels the same way. Nancy B
I follow you daily but don’t comment much. I want to congratulate you on your promotion!! You are a lovely stamper and I have learned so much about stamping from you. I so enjoy your stories of your animal babies. Keep them coming.
Tres jolie!
Challenge Perfection!! Love it!!
I love this, Ann! A very sweet, simple card but says a lot! I’ve never tried stamping with the acrylic blocks but I love the soft look it gives. These colors are so pretty together too! Congratulations on your promotion, I know you worked hard and put your heart and soul into achieving it! You are truly an inspiration!
Ann, I had complete confidence in your one layer card making abilities, and you did not dissapoint! I love how you added layers of color using ink instead of card stock. Fabulous card! Big congratulations on your promotion, too! You go, girl!
I think this is absolutely lovely!!! I can’t wait to try it 🙂 Glad I ordered this stamp set this last weekend! Thanks for inspiring as always Ann
Love the simplicity of your card. Gorgeous color combo.
Congrats on your promotion! WooHoo!
Yup, Lexi has a great tip there! Thanks for sharing with us.
Woo Hoo!!! Congrats on the Promotion! The card is divine as well…(even with no pearls!)
Great card! I think it is hard doing single layers. This one is great!
I was so excited to see your promotion listed in Mary’s newsletter. Congratulations, Ann! So proud of you and happy for you. I know you worked hard to reach this level….enjoy it!
Now, on to this amazing card! I love it! You chose the perfect colors, the perfect technique,an amazing design…I am just blown away! It has a wonderful artsy quality to it. Wow! Home run!!!!
Congratulations Ann. You are such an inspiration to the stamping community and a wonderful representative of Stampin Up. Also, I love the card and have both of the stamp sets, lucky me.
Wow Ann, this was totally unexpected and out of the box for you.
acrylic blocks used as stamps;interesting and I’m going have to give it a try.
What a challenge it must had been but I like what you had done. Very pretty. Simple but yet gives a sweet message.
I love it!
Beautifully CAS card Ann, I’ve never tried to use the acrylic blocks as stamps but I like the image you get, every time it will be different. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! That was so NOT what I was expecting when I read the title. I guess the non-traditional colors threw off my perception. I LOVE it! Did Lexi eat the flowers after she smelled them?