OLS23 - Details

Susan here.

Heather's Sky's the Limit Challenge produced such a great diversity of cards...both in theme and style! I love that so many took the challenge and made it their own with such great-looking cards and just one layer. So much creativity! Many thanks to everyone who participated.


We've chosen some details that really caught our attention - we love the little details that make each card special!

Remember our blog badge for those of you whose cards have been featured here.

Join us on February 1 for our next challenge!

Susan's Details


Mac Mable combined crisp line stamping with a soft Brusho background for a lovely design anchored in a strong red focal point...and she finished the card with creative sentiment placement that works so well with the theme of the card.


Eun Ji Jung designed a sweet, soft "tea in the sky" card that uses layering of images, shading, and coloring to create amazing dimension and softness. I also like how she took tea to a whole new level that evokes nursery and dreams when combined with clouds and stars.





Karen Haman masked and used an embossing resist technique to create a soft constellation card that's out of this world! I particularly love the "ragged left edge" of her coloring that adds so much interest to the design. And all that white space makes me happy, too!



Karen's Details





Gail Townsend created such a fun card.  Love the few clouds she sponged into the background.  This would make such a super card for a guy.




Lindsey's snow card is so pretty with a bit of sparkle from using a Stella Wink pen.  I love the purity of this card and the way she coloured the snowflakes.



Shirley Bampton's butterfly card just has such a happy and uplifting feel.  Love the way those whimsical butterflies are watercoloured.


Ardyth's Details



I love how Jen's use of the upper portion of her card implies upward motion - very clever!



Lindsey's layered stamping adds depth and interest to her pretty snowflakes!



Foleysfriend's dramatic Northern Lights sky is allowed to be the focal point, by limiting the stamping.

OLS23 The Sky's the Limit

Welcome to a new year of challenges with One Layer Simplicity. We hope you had a delightful December and are ready for the challenge of making one layer cards.

I'm Heather Telford, a member of the One Layer Simplicity design team, and I am kicking off 2016 with the challenge to make The Sky's the Limit during January. I can think of two directions to take this challenge but you might think of more. I chose to feature the sky in my one layer card; the sky takes up over half my card in fact. You might choose to focus on the motivational nature of the phrase 'the sky's the limit' and make a card challenging the recipient to aim high in the coming year. I look forward to seeing what you come up with, just make sure it is one layer and keep embellishments at a minimum.


OLS#23 Rules

1.  A one-layer card is defined as a single layer of card stock folded in half. No other layers of paper allowed! 
2. Make a card inspired by the phrase, 'the sky's the limit'. Remember to keep embellishments to a minimum. 
3. Post your card somewhere on the internet and link to it using the InLinkz button below. If you link to your blog, please be sure to link to the specific OLS22 post, not to your blog's main page. That way, we will be sure to see your beautiful entry!
4. The deadline is midnight EST on January 24. 
5. The most important rule of all: HAVE FUN!

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One Layer Simplicity

We will be taking a break for December, to allow our team to focus on family and friends.

We want to thank all of you for your support throughout 2015 and to wish you and yours all the very best as 2016 approaches.

We will be back on January 1 with OLS #23! We are all looking forward to another wonderful year of One-Layer Simplicity!

Hugs from

Susan, Ardyth, Heather and Karen

OLS22 Details

What a wonderful month of gratitude! We are especially grateful for all of you, who play along with us each month and share your creativity!

We've chosen some details that really caught our attention - we love the little details that make each card special!

Remember our new blog badge for those of you whose cards have been featured here.

Ardyth's Details


The contrast between the geometric blocks of colour and the script sentiment make Carol's card stand out!



Elizabeth's use of bold, blended colour make this card fun and whimsical!



Heather's Details


Jane has paired with her silhouette with a bright coloured background for great impact.

I love the swoop of coloured pattern that leads the eye across Kim's wonderful card.

OLS22, A Multitude of Gratitude

November (at least in the United States) is all about gratitude for harvest, for family, for food, for friends, for faith, for our many blessings. It's also the month before December, in which we receive holiday gifts for which we should send thank-you cards.

Right?

So this month's One-Layer Simplicity Challenge is a Multitude of Gratitude: make thank-you or gratitude cards for any purpose or occasion. So you could make a bunch of Christmas-themed thank you card for your after-holiday needs! You are also free to go outside the box of standard or generic thank-you cards...as long as the theme is explicitly gratitude. For instance, my sample card today is a Christmas card with a verse of thanks on it.

My card uses Papertrey's Silent Night set in Memento Luxe Bahama blue and tuxedo black. A scattering of bling adds shine and interest, and two rounded corners enhance the feeling of movement. Simple!



OLS#22 Rules

1. A one-layer card is defined as a single layer of card stock folded in half. No other layers of paper allowed!

2. Make a card of thanks/gratitude. Remember to keep embellishments to a minimum.

3. Post your card somewhere on the internet and link to it using the InLinkz button below. If you link to your blog, please be sure to link to the specific OLS22 post, not to your blog's main page. That way, we will be sure to see your beautiful entry!

4. The deadline is midnight EST on November 24.

5. The most important rule of all: HAVE FUN!

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OLS21 - Details

Thanks for sharing your weather inspired cards here on One Layer Simplicity during October. There were quite a few snow inspired cards but rain, sun and wind all made an appearance too. The design team has chosen a few cards to feature here because their details impressed us and will no doubt impress you too!

Remember our new blog badge for those of you whose cards have been featured here.

Heather's Details

Kimberley showed us now to ground a stamped image perfectly but expressively by sponging an icy blue line behind it.

Lynn added interest to her three sunny images with subtle variations in colour and a bold sentiment.

Ardyth's Details



Shirley used perfect technique and colours to evoke a frosty atmosphere on this cool card!



Loli used a classic layout, classic image and classic quote for this CAS beauty!


Karen's Details 

 
 Mac posted this gorgeous card.  Love the way the white space around the leaf makes the image pop.

Jasleen added this sweet, happy card that would make anyone smile.  Great bkg. for adding a sentiment.

OLS 21 - Whatever the weather

Whether the weather is cold,

Whether the weather is hot,

We'll weather the weather,

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not!

Heather here for the October challenge. As the weather changes in both hemispheres this time of year we are going to feature weather elements on our one layer cards this month. Snow, rain, sunshine, rainbows, clouds, if it is weather related you can feature it on your one layer card this month. 

Rules for OLS#21 

1.  A one-layer card is defined as a single layer of card stock folded in half.  No other layers of paper are allowed.

2.  Make a card by that relates to weather in some way.  

3.  Post your card on the internet somewhere and link it using the InLinkz button below.  If you link to your blog, please link to the specific post, not your blog's main page, so we can easily find your entry.

4.  The deadline for linking up is midnight on  October 24.

5.  The most important rule is to have FUN!!

An InLinkz Link-up