Thursday, October 13, 2011

One-Layer Wednesday 68

The challenge at Simplicity this week is to make a one-layer card using a triangle, or implied triangle, as en element in your design.  I immediately thought of Christmas trees as triangles. 

I used this beautiful Hero Arts branch and flourish tree stamped in pearlescent ivy.  I love the shimmer to this ink.  I blinged it up and rounded the corners and called it good.  The lighting was bad this morning, and when I tried to brighten the card the colors washed out a bit.  It's a deep, beautiful green on cream cardstock.



I'm not quite as happy with this card, but thought I'd share it anyway.  I masked and stamped the trees in Memento bamboo leaves and then added a beautiful Hero Arts sentiment in rhubarb stalk. 





10 comments:

Deborah Frings said...

I absolutely adore the first card - the tree is so pretty and the colour you've used it just fabulous! I sort of know what you mean about the second card - although it's fab too!

Bonnie said...

I love both of these! I was thinking a Christmas tree would be perfect for this challenge but hadn't been able to get near my stamps yet. Hmm! Maybe I could CASE one of these?

Anonymous said...

These are both gorgeous but I absolutely love the first one! So clean, fresh and elegant. xx

Jenny said...

Ha, looks like we are all having the same idea...I thought Christmas tree too!
These are both gorgeous cards Ann, love the elegant feel to the first card :)
Jenny x

Lisa A. said...

These are both beautiful!! I think the first is lovely with it's bling...simple and perfectly positioned tree and sentiment(and both beautiful)! The second you did an excellent job with your masking, I think it's wonderful, too....love the positioning of your sentiment...perfect placement...both so very pretty:)!!

Barb said...

these are so pretty! both tree images are lovely and your cas layouts are perfect

Judy1223 said...

Wow, both cards are wonderful but I must admit, I ADORE that Hero Arts flourish tree. Simply elegant!

Mynn xx said...

Wonderful cards--I love that first one the best! Well done!

Michelle said...

I really like both your cards, but that first one is superb! Perfectly simple.

Sarn said...

Love BOTH cards. xxx