Oh, Happy Day – A Single-Layer Card for TCC6

I really enjoy the challenges from The Card Concept.  Not only are we challenged by the theme or color combination, but we are also challenged to define the layout type of our project.  This week, The Card Concept challenges us to make a birthday card – I’m in!  Here’s my card:

And here’s this week’s challenge banner from The Card Concept:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Card Style Definition.  I’ve often struggled with defining a particular card style.  Is it Clean and Simple?  Is it Clean and Layered?  Is it Clean and Yet Oh, So Shabby?  The definition changes with each card.  This one, though, is a no-brainer.  Since there’s only one layer on this card (that’s right, it’s only one piece of card stock), I’d have to classify this one as Clean and Simple.
• Layers on a Single-Layer Card.  Even I think this card looks layered.  So how’d I achieve this look?  I started with a very thin paper (I repurposed an old Stampin’ Up! packing slip) and cropped a large starburst.  I carefully placed the hollowed Starburst on a piece of Whisper White card stock and sponged it with Coastal Cabana ink.  Because I didn’t want to rip into the jagged point, I swiped from outside the circle into the circle with each swipe of ink.  Once I had the Coastal Cabana ink in nicely, I covered it with the cropped out starburst and covered the rest of the paper with Daffodil Delight, pulling from the copy paper starburst to the outside of the card.
• Color choices.  When layering ink over a single layer of cardstock, it’s important to have a second color dark enough to completely cover the first.  Jet Black StazOn was certainly equipped to do the trick.  What made this particular stamp image so perfect for this card, though, is all the negative space.  The words appear blue even though the stamp is inked in black – score!\

Stamp sets:  Starburst Sayings  Papers:  Whisper White  Inks:  Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Jet Black StazOn  Accessories:  Starburst Framelits

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Brian

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