My card uses PTI's Silent Night flourish and a sentiment from My Sentiments Exactly. The ink is Memento bamboo leaves and Danube blue. A sprinkling of blue rhinestones in two sizes completes the card.
Rules for OLW9
1. A one-layer card is defined as a single piece of cardstock folded in half.
2. OLW9 highlights flourishes: use at least one flourish on your one-layer card.
3. You may embellish as necessary, but please keep it clean and simple, with minimal embellishments to make your design work.
4. After you post your card online, come back here and link to it using the OLW9 InLinkz button on the sidebar.
5. The most important rule: HAVE FUN!
FYI: For the next week and a half, I'll be spending time with extended family and will have very limited time to plug in. Karen Dunbrook has graciously agreed to start the Clean and Simple Favorites thread at SCS on the 19th and 26th. Next week, I will not be posting a OLW Challenge, but it will resume on June 30. I have something special planned for Simplicity next week (you'll never guess the theme!), but if I miss a day or two, know that we're having lots of fun in real life and my internet life will resume soon.
YYYYaaay, OLW - been waiting for 2 hours for this to show up in my reader. I love flourishes, even though I rarely use them. Have fun with your family.
ReplyDeletesuch an elegant card and that is one gorgeous flourish! enjoy your family time--have tons of fun!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card....I can't wait to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time with family...we'll be waiting patiently for your return!
Gorgeous card, hope it's lots of fun with your family,xx
ReplyDeleteHope you have a wonderful time with your family! Thanks for another great challenge! Hugs!!!
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuper theme...I will need lots of patience for the next two weeks..do you know, I tune in to your blog at least 3 times a day (ok, maybe more) to check the olw entries!!
ReplyDeleteHave a happy time with family..I know how wonderful it is, having spent 2 weeks with mine!!!
Tejal
Stunning! Totally love it! The bling is perfect.
ReplyDeleteSorry I haven't been commenting as much as usual--in the last 10 days we have learned that we will be going to the Seattle area for 3-4 months, because my husband is taking a temporary work assignment there. We leave Saturday, so I've been a bit busy.
Your card is so lovely, Susan! Beautiful color combo and I love the rhinestones - so glam. Have a fun time with your family.
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful CAS card - love the touch of bling!
ReplyDeleteHave fun in real life - know you will be missed here in cyberland!!
Wow, this is one beautiful card!!!! I love everything about it. You are the queen of one-layer. :D
ReplyDeleteP.S. I borrowed one of your designs to make a coffee card to be part of a 3-pack set of cards for a craft swap at our annual family reunion. I love how it turned out. I posted a pic of it today on my blog. I have been making more single-layer cards since I found your site. I thought they weren't very exciting until I seen what you do and all I can say most times is wow! Be blessed and have a wonderful time with your family.
This is a stunning card, Susan. I recently bought a set of HA flourishes at half off!!!! They stamp beautifully, are in small to medium in size, and tend to find their way onto a lot of my cards. (That 'a lot' is relative compared to the number of cards you make. In your world, it would probably be one or two.)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time with your family.
That flourish is fabulous and the card has just the right amount of bling!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I LOVE this!!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! It's one of my favourite colour combinations. And the gemstones are so perfectly placed.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the family time. I've got my mother and sister arriving next week for 10 days - as my mother gets older, I realize how special these visits are.
Very beautiful, Susan. This theme is a wake up call for my flourish stamp....
ReplyDeleteYou've used flourishes in such unique ways, the past few months, I'm delighted you've now pushed me into using the inspiration and inking, for the first time, a few flourishes I bought long ago when a sales clerk told me flourishes would be the next Big Thing in the Scrapping world.
ReplyDeleteYour card is so perfect, it reminds me of Joan B's line, "If you want perfect, let me introduce you to Hallmark." You and Joan both make Hallmark look like the craft gallery at our local Summer Day Camp.
I hope you vacation really does involve some treat-time for you.
That flourish stamp is lovely....and your card showcases it beautifully!
ReplyDeleteAh, my favourite design. I think I have several flourish stamps, always tempted by them. Gorgeous card by the way and enjoy your family time.
ReplyDeleteI love this challenge! And your card is so gorgeous. I will be sure to play along!
ReplyDeleteWow! I will participate because I love flourishes!!! Beautiful card with a beautiful stamp!
ReplyDeleteYou really are the queen of bling! It's so perfectly placed on this card. Enjoy your family time! (You know you'll miss us! lol)
ReplyDeletebeautiful card!!! don't have a single flourish stamp! oh my!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, I am sure everything has been said that can be said about this beautiful card so I will just add my ditto.
ReplyDeleteThe pretty little rhinestones really make this card pop! TFS!
ReplyDeleteGreat challenge, thanks! Glad I found your site, CAS is something I would like to explore.
ReplyDeleteLovely card Susan, what a lovely fine and detailed flourish stamp. Another great challenge - something I rarely use is a flourish, but they are pretty cool things to play with!
ReplyDeleteAnother awesome challenge. I had a hard time choosing a flourish stamp but am pretty happy with the final result. Everyone's cards are really lovely. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and fun challenge Susan! Have a fun time with your family!!
ReplyDeletethis is so beautiful and elegant! love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Susan! I'm going to try your challenge...it's not always easy to make one layer card but I love the simplicity! Thank you for the wonderful challenge.
ReplyDeleteI love Flourishes..have several but this one I've used for my card here
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is my Favourate...thanks for the inspiration, I'm enjoying being challanged by the CAS/OL style...Esther
Love your delicate flourish. Thank you for coming up with the challenge. I have enjoyed looking at all these beautiful cards. What a source for inspiration.
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