Thursday, February 24, 2011

One-Layer Wednesday 42: I've Got the Music in Me

Hello! Jennifer has given us a really fun challenge: music! Check out the challenge on her blog here.

My first card looks better in real life. For some reason, the red bling doesn't show up as well on the photo (and I took five or six photos!). Oh well, it's still cool. The note is from All Night Media and the word note is from Papertrey's Paper Tray set. I contemplated adding an a before the word note, but ultimately, I really liked the single word. I rounded the corners with scallop scissors.



I couldn't stop with one card, though. Last week's Christmas challenge got me a very early start on this year's cards. Since I make about 200 or so Christmas cards and rarely make duplicates of a design, this is a good thing.

19 comments:

Myrna said...

Oh Susan, I love them both!!!!
I have a black note and a white wedding gown sitting on my desk and I want to use the two of them together. They will have to sit there for awhile until my subconcious figures out what to do with them. lol
Myrna

Melissa said...

These are both awesome! I'm in a love-hate relationship many times with my cards too! :)

Carol said...

Oh, I think both of your cards are just awesome! Beautiful!

Lindsey said...

I also really like both of these cards! I think the second one works really well, but I often go back and forth with my cards, too. :)

Lindsey said...

I also really like both of these cards! I think the second one works really well, but I often go back and forth with my cards, too. :)

Jenny said...

Oh wow they are both so lovely x

Kathyk said...

They are indeed both lovely Susan - I love that you have used such a jolly shade of red as your accent.

KAthyk

Sue W said...

Oh I hope you're joking about your second card, I love it because of the soft grey coloured musical score!!!! It's a beauty!!!

Susie said...

Both are lovely. Especially the second.

Sue said...

I really like your first card. How simple, how to-the-point. It's a lovely way to say "just a note" without getting all flowery and stuff. And I think your second card works well, looks lovely, and you should stop over-analyzing it and just enjoy its beauty! Great cards today......as always.

Kay said...

I love both, but especially the second one. That Noel stamp looks like it was made to nestle in it's corner. Also love the silvery gray and red.

Barbara Ax said...

I love the Noel card! The simplicity is stunning.

Super Jen said...

They both work, IMHO.

Donelda said...

I do like both of these cards. The first note is so awesome. I love how the sheet music bends around the sentiment on the second! I am stumped on this challenge as I have only one teeny tiny 'music' stamp that I can think of ... will have to go through my stash to see if I have anything creative to use.

Ravengirl said...

What??? They look great, both cards. Maybe you were overthinking it just a teeny tiny bit?

Susan said...

I love the first one - it's perfection. The second one made me stop and wonder if the music image might not work better (for me) if it was cut out and popped up on dimensionals - in my mind, it needs that because of its "torn" edges. The Noel could still be placed in the same spot.

Debgem said...

I think these are both brilliant. I love the striking simplicity of the black note, and the added bling! But I adore the musical score - this is really elegant - fab!!

Vicky Hayes said...

They're both great but I prefer the second one because of the colours I think - grey and red being softer than black and red.

Jennifer Styles said...

And last but not least...also, finally!

Gorgeous (as always) cards.

You always rock the challenge!