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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

One-Layer Wednesday 5: Faux Embellishment Stamps

First of all, I want to thank everyone who has participated in the OLW challenges so far. I'm completely blown away both by the number of submissions and the quality of work you're doing! I wish I could afford to give away prizes for every challenge, but I do have some little goodies given to me by Stampin'Treasures that I'll be giving away at the end of May to four people who've participated in the challenges this month. Pictures next week! Now, on to OLW5!

A faux embellishment stamp is any stamp image that pretends to be a real embellishment, like a button or a ribbon or a paper clip or an eyelet or a brad or fabric or stitches.

So this week's challenge is to make a one-layer card that incorporates a faux embellishment in some way. Here's the card I made that gave me the idea for this challenge:


The ribbon stamp is from Hero Arts, and it looked like a road to me. It gave me the perfect opportunity to use this sentiment from PTI's Wise Owl set...a quotation that really doesn't seem to belong to that set at all and that I suspected I would never be able to use. But here you go. I used it. Go, me!

By the way, lining up the sentiment and ribbon stamps so perfectly was easy since I used my gridline acrylic block, which I bought from PTI (scroll down a bit HERE). I've seen similar blocks at Hobby Lobby and Michael's. If you don't have one and use clear stamps at all, I highly recommend you get a nice, big one!

So what faux embellishment stamps do you have languishing in your hoard? Pull them out and give them some ink!

OLW5 Rules

1. A one-layer card is defined as a single piece of cardstock folded in half.

2. The main idea of this challenge is to use a stamped, faux embellishment, but as always, if you simply must add a little something, well, then, you may.

Have fun!

Supplies
stamps: Hero Arts, PTI
ink: Memento
paper: PTI white
accessories: not a one!


20 comments:

  1. Wonderful card...and great idea for another OL challenge! You really have inspired me to get "back to basics" (ink and paper). My large stack of patterned paper is feeling very unloved right now! Susan G.

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  2. Susan G, can you imagine how MY patterned paper is feeling, LOL?!?!

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  3. Such fun...really hope I get to play along this week...I have wanted to but adding a new baby into my clan of little ones has left me with no extra time...
    guess that's life.

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  4. Hmmm, might have to have a go at this one. Can think of a couple of stamps that fit the bill already. Great card as usual.

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  5. Do you have any idea how bad it hurts to have to 'think' this early in the morning? lol... Surely I have something! Off to see - thanks for another fun challenge!

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  6. Cool card and great idea! I already can think of several "embellishments" I have.

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  7. ..was about to head to bed - should have known better than to check-in with your latest challenge because of course, the mind starts racing with the possibilities.. Love the ribbon stamp, it does look like a road!

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  8. Oh, FUN, Susan. I'm hoping to get a chance to play this week!

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  9. ooooh, another interesting one that is totally going to push my creative 'box'!!!! I have just the set!!!

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  10. Of, this is fun and such a great idea! Love your road card!

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  11. I love your card! It took me awhile to figure out where to go (plus, I couldn't find the set I wanted), so I went with a fabric look using my toile stamp. These challenges are so fun! Thanks for posting them.

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  12. Darn work! If I wasn't having to work, I could be at home creating!! LOL! Can't wait to give this a try! Thanks for the challenge, Susan!

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  13. Love this card - you are the queen of clean!

    Thanks for another great challenge!

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  14. A ribbon of road (a road of ribbon?) -- it's perfect! Not sure I have a faux embellishment stamp, but I'll look!

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  15. Susan, I'm totally digging you. I'm pretty new to your blog, but you are helping me embrace my simple spirit that I seem to fight against because I always feel like I should "do more" with my cards. Your cards are FANTASTIC!!! Thank you for permission to leave it as it is.

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  16. Hey susan, wondered if the link on this site might be of interest to you:

    http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2010/05/activity-book-for-type-lovers.html

    enjoy!

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  17. This is again going to dance around in my brain. And I love checking what everyone else has been upto...totally loving it!
    And yes! my PP are giving me a hard time, since I've been ignoring them so much :)

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  18. What a fab, fun card, that ribbon really does look like a road - ingenious!

    Thanks for another great one layer card challenge!

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  19. Talk about going out of one's comfort zone! I'm WAAAAAAAAAAAAy out of mine with this one, but I'm trying, LOL! Fun challenge, Susan!

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  20. I am so happy I finally got a chance to play along Susan...thanks for a fun challenge.

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