Wednesday, January 7, 2015

New Challenge Blog in Town!!!


I stayed up wayyyy too late last night scopin' out blogs and I came across this very intriguing challenge blog at about 1 a.m. It's new in town...just started up....it will be very challenging each week but I am excited to give it a try!

It's called One Layer Christmas Card Challenge! My fellow DT member over at Merry Monday, Susan Joyce, is one of the Design Team members and I am so very excited for her! I have also designed with Vicki Dutcher and Vickie Yeakley - they have a very talented team at this blog....WTG ladies!

 

The whole time I was reading over the blog rules, admiring all the wonderful CAS designs the DT made, I was thinking "well...this is gonna be so awesome! Seriously....how hard could that be?! One layer - easy, peesy...stamp, stamp done!" hahahaa!! It wasn't so easy. I wrecked about 3 different cards trying to get a decent card out of it! LOL Yep...this is gonna be a challenge - and that's PERFECT!

I finally settled with this design and I love it! The twist to this challenge this week is RED so I started with my base of Cherry Cobbler and then heat embossed some white snowflakes (TAWS) and a clear embossed sentiment (Papertrey Ink). I love the WOW factor this card turned out to have!




I tried over and over to get a decent picture of this card (I am thinking it's time to set up a DECENT light station!) and I think this is the best one out of the bunch. I find that Cherry Cobbler is extremely hard to capture in it's true color form...it always turns to a different color of red when I take it's picture ....

Well, thank you for stopping in today! I am so happy that I got to make a card "just cause" and share it with you today. Think you got what it takes to whip up a "one layer Christmas beauty?" That's my challenge to you - come on over and support this new blog! Cheers!

9 comments:

  1. Lori, your one layer card is beautiful! So happy you are taking the challenge! Thanks for sharing with us at OLCCC. Hugs, Vickie Y

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  2. Wow factor is right! Beautiful card! Love the way the snowflakes pop on the red. So glad you joined in on the fun over at OLCCC! :-)

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  3. I love your red snowflake card! Thanks for the info on the new challenge blog--will be checking it out!

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  4. Thanks for joining us at OLCCC Lori, nice design. The other card I made for the reminder is quite similar to yours, it will be published on the 13th Jan. Great minds!!!

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  5. Oh man this will be a challenge but chickie you rose to it! Awesome Lori.

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  6. So pretty, love the clean simple yet elegant look to this card. Great challenge and way to go, you rocked it out friend!

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  7. Very pretty, Lori! I love red cards, they pack such a beautiful punch! Thanks for the info on a new challenge too! Going to hop over and check it out.

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  8. You nailed the one layer challenge. Thanks for playing in Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge

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  9. oppps Thanks for playing in One Layer Christmas Cards Challenge

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