This week's One Layer Wednesday challenge is being hosted by Heather. The challenge is to make a one layer card using squares. There are a lot of really cool and creative entries - go check them out, if you haven't already!
To make this card, I pencilled a straight line across my card, and then stamped a small outline square repeatedly, on the diagonal, corner to corner. Then I went back and stamped more squares half way between the original squares. This technique generated all the really little squares (ok, they're not all perfectly square, but this is a handmade card and such flaws just add to the natural beauty of it! lol!). I erased the pencil line and coloured each square with a copic marker and then added a shade darker on the bottom two sides, which makes it look a little more dimensional.
OK. That was really confusing. Feel free to ignore it if you like!
I finished the card with a Hampton Arts Ditto stamp, with the end running off the page, to echo the squares also running off the page.
I really like versatile designs like this - quite easy to produce, and could be used in almost any occasion - all you have to do is change the colour scheme!
Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love!
ReplyDeleteSo fun, Ardyth! I missed OLW for the first time last week, I think. Hope to make this one. Your teeny squares is soooo inspired and how you did it was not confusing to me. (Is that bad?)
ReplyDeleteAlways love your CAS and bright cards!!
This is so pretty. I love this.
ReplyDeleteSudha
sudha-kalra.blogspot.in
beautiful, simple CAS one layer card.
ReplyDeleteThis looks terrific!! Love the sentiment and the row of gorgeous colors came out fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteYou know how Heather is the Queen of sponging and masking? Well, you're the Queen of geometric shapes with stained glass colours. I love how you can take a simple shape and create beautiful, colourful pattern with it - I wouldn't have the patience!
ReplyDeleteooooh...great squares!! I can't believe you stamped them each individually - I was all set to track down and buy the "border" stamp - but I'm not sure I would do it all one at a time!!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card, love it to bits!
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Maarit
So so cool!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a bright and cheerful card. It is gorgeous. Well worth all the effort!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous Ardyth! I love that pattern.
ReplyDelete... easy to produce... You're joking, right?Sheesh, I think I would have given up after 1/2 a row! This is some crafty stamping! Love the colors and how you ran the sentiment off the page.
ReplyDeleteEach square separately? Yowzer! Looks great, and I'm impressed at your small repeated stamping ability!
ReplyDeleteSo neat.
ReplyDeleteSo cool.
So clever.
So even.
So Ardyth.
So lovely.
Holy cow, I can't believe you stamped all those little squares individually!! It looks like one stamp! So awesome!
ReplyDeleteHOW you did it is not confusing.......it's just incredible that any human could be that meticulous and patient. AND you're contemplating doing it again, for other occasions?
ReplyDeleteOn if only I could buy just a shred of your precision and creativity.
Your cards ROCK!
Bahb
Dang gf -- total awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteIngenious, Ardyth, love it!
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