Tuesday, May 17, 2011

One-Layer Wednesday 54: Baby Cakes

This week's One-Layer Wednesday Challenge is to get inspired by these fabulous Sunday Sweets on the Cake Wrecks blog to make a baby card. I chose the last cake for my inspiration:



Some of you have told me you are intimidated by inspiration challenges, but a way to make it easier is to look at the "pieces parts" of the inspiration cakes, not the whole cake. Is there a single design element that appeals to you? Perhaps it's the color scheme, or an image, or a border element that stands out for you. Take just one or two of the elements you like and see what you can do.

Don't be afraid to mess up, either. I dorked up my first attempt, and the mistakes in it resulted in a much better card the second time around.

But please don't snip your pinky finger with scissors when cutting ribbon like I did. Ouch.

For my card, I used the harlequin debossing on the bottom and added pearls all over the design, not just a row at the top. I moved the ribbon up from the bottom, too.  The bow was made with a Bow Easy, and the blue ribbon is taped down on the inside neatly using scor-tape. I didn't put tape under the ribbon on the front so I could tie a piece of string to gather it under the white bow. I originally made a card with the pink and green of the cake, but I didn't like the way the bow turned out, so I changed the colors to blue (because I had plenty of blue pearls!) and white.

Rules for OLW54

1. Make a one-layer baby card using this post of Sunday Sweets as your inspiration.

2. Remember that a one-layer card is a single piece of cardstock folded in half...no other layers are allowed. Keep embellishments to a minimum (...says she who used 13 pearls and a big bow on her card!).

3. Post your creation somewhere online and link to it using the InLinkz box on the sidebar of Simplicity.

4. The most important rule of all: HAVE FUN!!!!





Supplies
stamps: Papertrey Mega Mixed Messages
ink: Memento
paper: Papertrey white
accessories: Hero Arts pearls, Mark's Finest Papers satin ribbons, Scor-Tape, Scor-Pal

25 comments:

  1. This is really really pretty. You make it look so simple yet elegant.
    Myrna

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  2. I love the quilted look and the pearls. Plus, I am amazed by your bow!

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  3. I think your card is so elegant with the beautiful pearls and wonderful bow. And this week's challenge is fab - I need some new baby cards. I've just checked out the inspiration photos - one layer might be tough!

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  4. Your bow is excellent and the blood doesn't show!!! Hope your pinky finger no longer hurts.

    Glorious card Susan

    Kathyk

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  5. As usual, beautiful card! I love those score lines, and I'm so thankful for an example of what I can do with my Scor-Pal other than just fold a card in half (maybe you could do a tutorial on what can be done with a Scor-Pal?). I love baby blue and white, and you can't beat this. You could change the card to any occasion just by changing the color pearl and the sentiment. Lovely!

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  6. I just found your blog a few weeks ago and I'm so happy I did! I am really enjoying your work. How did you do the harlequin debossing? Did you use a Scor-Pal? Thanks!

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  7. This is an amazing card, so beautiful-think I'm going to have to CASE this one!

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  8. This is so beautiful!! I find your work so inspiring!

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  9. Simply gorgeous and soooo sweet!!

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  10. Susan, I add my vote for a Scor-Pal tutorial. I pretty much use mine for card folds and straight lines across the card front. I would like to know how you attach bows made with the Bow Easy, too. This is a wonderfully elegant card. TFS!

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  11. Susan, this card is simply stunning! I LOVE it!!!

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  12. Susan, what a totally beautiful and perfect card.

    For those who were wondering about the debossing and the ScorPal tutorial, there is a perfect moment of serendipity - Gina K on StampTV just posted this week's tutorial and it is on making a lattice embossed background using the ScorBuddy. Here's the link:
    http://stamptv.ning.com/video/lattice-background?xg_source=msg_mes_network

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  13. Thanks for the inspiration!! Your card is so sweet!

    Hugs
    Birgit

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  14. Lovely card Susan, looks like it's made of icing itself! Another fab OLW challenge...now where's my thinking cap gone....
    Jenny x

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  15. I love this sweet, simple baby card with the blue pearls and pretty ribbon. Thanks for the challenge and the daily inspiration!

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  16. I do like that and may need to copy the debossing idea on a card I made!

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  17. Hi there, Sweet card, lovely design mmm could really struggle with this one.............as usual, Ha! Thanks Susan:0) xxx

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  18. such a sweet card and I never would have thought to use my scorpal like so.

    cheers,
    Malyn

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  19. Love the diamond grid Susan - thanks for the challenge again! Visiting those cakes was a treat for the eyes indeed..

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  20. crazy...I was just looking at Cake Wrecks last night with no knowledge that the Sunday Sweets post was the inspiration for this weeks OLW!!! Guess I am on the same wave length!! I'll have to try to create tonight after soccer! Your card is adorable. I never think of scoring! More inspriation!!

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  21. What a sweet card! I love how you did the ribbon and bow, it's just beautiful!

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  22. LOve the embossed lines on this card and the ribbons are beautiful too

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