Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you make a card for a challenge, get busy, and all of a sudden you miss the deadline. Then sometimes you get lucky and the card works for the very next challenge. Hooray! This card was originally for last week's Less is More one layer challenge to use 3 stamps. Now, it's for this week's Less is More baby card challenge.
This one layer stuff is HARD, especially when using a wood mounted stamp (the onsie on this card). You just can't tell where those things will stamp! Four cards later I finally had a revelation ... stamp the wood mounted image FIRST. Then you can build around it. Much better, worked like a charm.
This one layer stuff is HARD, especially when using a wood mounted stamp (the onsie on this card). You just can't tell where those things will stamp! Four cards later I finally had a revelation ... stamp the wood mounted image FIRST. Then you can build around it. Much better, worked like a charm.
Not wanting to toss the other off-centered cards, I stamped the main image (rabbit/elephant/duck/sheep) on a scrap piece of paper, punched it out, and stuck it right on top of the old image.
It happened to fit right inside the dotted circle. Again, sometimes you just get lucky.
The scallops are stamped in alternating colors down the card.
Last week, when I was in one-layer challenge mode, I tried using an impression plate for the scallop portion of the card, with a separate circle die run through at the same time to keep the main part of the card unembossed. Ignoring the off-centeredness, I think it could have worked, but the circle die cut the impression plate a little so I stopped before I ruined the impression plate. I tried using a couple layers of cardstock circles to block the impression, but the impression from the plate still came through slightly. So, I scrapped the embossing for this card design. Maybe I'll explore that one a little later. If anyone knows how to do this and is willing to share, let me know : )
Anyway, thanks for looking!
Supplies used:
Inkadinkadoo Mehndi Borders (scallop)
Stampin' Up (onsie and toy images)
Kelly Panacci 360 Degrees
Colorbox Lime and Lilac ink
PTI Simply Chartreuse.ink
Corner rounder punch
Wow! That's a lot of scallops and they're all perfectly stamped! Great job! I love the colours you've chosen!
ReplyDeleteFabulous Kelly, you make such great card sets!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great bunch of cards. Such a cool idea to line up the scallops like that, and those baby images are so sweet.
ReplyDeleteLove the little circle stamp!
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous cards Kelly... no white space but perfect CAS design and great stamping!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
These cards are wonderful Kelly! I'm so glad you could salvage some...you put a lot of work into them, it's nice you can use them!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous cards! I am impressed...I always struggle with single layer cards and I always mess up my stamping! But I am still working on it little by little...thanks for the awesome inspiration!
ReplyDeleteGreat CAS designs. Love all the assortment you did!
ReplyDeleteNo white space but superb cards Kelly
ReplyDeleteThank you very much
mandi
"Less is More"