Friday, August 20, 2010

HEC #9

And now for something completely different . . . Ted's challenge on Happily Ever Crafter for August was to keep it simple, stamps and pens only. This was really, really hard for me. I had a basic idea, but as I made the card, I kept starting to reach for dies . . . more cardstock . . . glitter . . . you name it. :-) Well, I did finally get something I liked, despite so-so masking and some questionable stamp lining up, LOL! I used a PTI set that hadn't seen love in awhile, Garden of Life. With the small leaf image, I stamped "grass" in various green inks. I stamped and masked FF #5, then stamped the two-step flowers. I colored their centers with a glittery pen, and then added the sentiment to the center of the Fillable Frame. It's actually a long sentiment, all one line, so I had to break it up by inking one part at a time. There! Something I'm pretty sure I haven't done before--a one-layer card! Think you're up to the challenge? Details are here on Ted's blog.

Supplies
Stamps: PTI--Garden of Life; Fillable Frames #5
Paper: PTI--Vintage Cream
Ink: PTI--Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Plum Pudding, Terracotta Tile & Dark Chocolate; Color Box--Yellow Citrus
Pens: atyou Spica--Red & Yellow

17 comments:

Laurie said...

So cute! Love the masking!

Kara said...

really cute..i love that the flowers don't line up!

Sue Ann said...

Great masking and ADORABLE!!!

Diane Jaquay said...

What a FUN, HAPPY, wonderful one layer card this is Jill!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

Super card! Very pretty.

Terri said...

What a happy card! I have problems with one layer cards too but you did a great job on it.

Michelle said...

One-layer would kill me - ROTFL But you have a lot of color going on with that big frame in the middle...certainly will cut down on the postage *giggles* This is a cheery one!

Unknown said...

Beautiful, well done Jill, I love it how u used the leaf as grass, love the masking too, neat effect!

BethieJ said...

Jill this is so CUTE! I love that you used the leaf for grass.. what a FUN idea.. and broke about the sentiment.. I am always nervous doing that! LOL!! (so I try not to! HA!)
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Anonymous said...

This is great. Sometimes the cards that cause the most problems come out really well; this is one for sure.

Ted said...

Jill, I love this card! So merry and cheerful...and I love your masking job. I appreciate your playing along with the HEC this month! :)

Christi said...

I love how you used the fillable frame in the center of the card. It's like a big fluffy cloud in your garden.

Unknown said...

This is a great card! I love how you used the leaf to make the grass.

Keva said...

This is so pretty!! Love the masked flower behind the fillable frames stamp and great colors, too!

Taheerah said...

Very pretty Jill! Great idea to uses the small leaf to create grass!

Michele Kovack said...

Very pretty! love the masking you did here!

Brenda said...

Jill, I love this. I love the masking with the flowers looking like they're peeking around the sentiment. Cute!