One Layer Card

Hello!!! When I visited Kristina's blog yesterday I saw she had a challenge I just couldn't resist. What is it? To create a single panel/layer card. Well those of you who follow my blog know that this type of card is what I love creating most. It's definitely my comfort zone. So of course I had to participate :)

It's almost embarrassing to say how simple it was to make. However, when we design what catches the attention is the detail, right? Well this one simple though it may be (in my opinion) does not not lack detail.

Maybe I should define detail.

Sometimes we create this idea that detail has to be intricate and complicated. There is that kind of detail and we know many designers who are fabulous at this kind of art, because that's what it is. However, there's detail that we've gotten so used to adding to our projects that we don't even count it as, well, detail. For example, a rounded corner, that's detail; a punched hole on your card, or how about distressing, even a scored line whether it be with your scor-pal for dimension (like on my card) or with a pen, crayon (I bet that'd look cool) or markers. Even the way we use space is detail.

Whichever way we incorporate this kind of detail I'd mention; it shines more on those simple cards. So next time your uncertain of creating a simple single panel card remember think of those things you started with when you fist began this hobby. Usually that's where all the gems are :)

Here's another single panel card.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you were inspired to create something simple today :)

Blessings,

Jessica

Materials:

Card #1

Cardstock: basic white

Stamps: Basic Grey

Ink: Versa Color celadon, split pea, opera pink, Palette burnt umber

Others: corner rounder, scor-pal

Card #2

Cardstock: basic white

Stamps: Lawn Fawn sew lovely, PTI's quilter's sampler

Ink: Versa Color lilac, khaki, celadon, Palette raw sienna, burnt umber, Martha Stewart's red chrysanthemum

Others: tracing wheel, distressing tool by ranger