A Place To Start: Official Launch - ATG w/Optional Twist: A Single Layer Card w/Matching Envelope

Hello, Crafty Peeps!

March is the official launch of my new challenge blog:

A Place To Start
We need peeps for our Design Team
You can apply HERE
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  Although APTS is a "Just For Fun" blog, my great friend, artist Rick St. Dennis is graciously sponsoring our launch.  I love his monthly image packages and some lucky maker will win his Easter/Spring collection.

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This month, I thought it would be fun to tackle the single layer card.  I have avoided this style, like the plague, because is it always CAS and that (along with pile it on and shabby vintage) have always been my Achilles heel.  But 2019 is the year of facing my paper crafting fears so...

 Birthday Wish

Personal Challenges Met:
1. CAS Design, Single Layer Card w/Envelope
2. Techniques: Splatter, blending, corner masking
3. Ancient Supplies Used:  Unity Stamps Itty Bitty Stamps

Again, I used my mermaid brushes instead of blending tools and I really like them. 

My masking technique still needs a little work, but this is the first time I have ever masked anything, so I am quite pleased with my lil old self! 

I stamped the image with VersaMark™ and then embossed with clear EP.

Roller  Coaster

 Personal Challenges Met:
1. CAS Design, Single Layer Card w/Envelope
2. Techniques: Splatter, blending, corner masking
3. Ancient Supplies Used:  Inkadinkado Clear Stamp, ColorBox Art Screen

I used one of my favorite ColorBox® Art Screens and one of 

 Inkadinkado's® adorable "Kid Quotes" stamp to create this project.  

Stuff I Used:

ColorBox ® Art Screen - Swirldot

Inkadinkado Clear Stamp - Kid Quotes

Unity Stamps Itty Bitty Stamps:

   One Single Wish

   Sucks To Get Old (Sentiment Only)

   Tulip Wishes (Sentiment Only - Birthday)

AMAZON ASSOCIATE

See you at A Place To Start!

Hugz,

A Place To Start - Challenge# 2-2019 - Inspiration Please! -Use an Inspirational Die or Stamp

Hello, Crafty Makers!

Today's Card was my second make for the "Inspiration Please" challenge at my new challenge blog A Place To Start.

MICRO CHALLENGE TO SELF

In February, I have challenged myself to do two things:  

1) Close my eyes, stick my hand into one of the bins that store stamps that have not been used in 15 years or more and to use whatever stamp I pull out to create a card or tag or paperclip. 

2) To create CAS and or Single layer cards for the entire month.

I probably will not be very successful with #2 because while I love and admire CAS creations when I try it, my cards just look empty.

May You Be Comforted

Sympathy cards are always challenging for me.  Since I am taking the time to create a handmade card, I do not want it to come off looking like a Hallmark® design.  As this design came together, first in my mind, and then on my board, I felt that with it I had succeeded in accomplishing my wish for understated elegance.  The stamp set that I used included a detached leaf stamp that was intended to be placed a short distance away to depict a leaf that had fallen from the stem but I elected not to use it.

I added a simple verse inside.  The stamp I used for the sentiment is from an old set by "My Sentiments Exactly" a company that is no longer in business.

Materials used:
Top Flight White CS (82lb) Smooth Finish
(75sheets, $3.93 @Big Lots.)

Thanks for stopping by!  

I hope to see your Inspirational entry over at 

A Place To Start

Hugz,