Welcome to this weeks One-Layer Wednesday Challenge. I'm glad you stopped by! This week we are going to keep the "snow" theme going with Snowflakes.  I'm challenging you to create a card or tag using snowflakes (or just one snowflake, if you prefer).  Now, if you don't have a snowflake image you can use a snowman!  I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Here's mine:

OLW118 Rules:

1. A one-layer card is defined as a single layer of card stock folded in half. No other layers of card stock allowed!
2. Make a card or tag with snowflake/snowflakes. Please remember to keep embellishments to a minimum!
3. Upload your card somewhere online and link to it using the InLinkz button on the bottom of this post. If you link to your blog, please make sure the link goes to the individual post, not to your blog's home page.
4.HAVE FUN! That's really what it's all about.

Supplies: Stamps: Hero Arts & Penny Black, Paper: Stampin'Up, Ink: Memento Danube Blue and Summer Sky, Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Red Sticky Tape & Prisma Glitter

One-Layer Wednesday (OLW114) A Christmas Thank You

Welcome to another One-Layer Wednesday Challenge. I'm glad you stopped by! This week I'm challenging you to get started on your Christmas Thank You's. Won't you feel good to be able to cross this task off your list?

My card:

OLW114 Rules

1. A one-layer card is defined as a single layer of card stock folded in half. No other layers of card stock allowed!
2. Make a Christmas Thank You card/Tag. Choose any color theme you wish. Please remember to keep embellishments to a minimum!
3. Upload your card somewhere online and link to it using the InLinkz button on the bottom of this post. If you link to your blog, please make sure the link goes to the individual post, not to your blog's home page.
4.HAVE FUN! That's really what it's all about.

Also linking up to CAS ology - week 19 THANKS

Supplies: Stamps: A Muse, Paper: Stampin'Up, Ink: Papertrey Ink Poppy Red and Leaf Green, Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Baker's Twine, Corner Rounder

Happy Thanksgiving,

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One-Layer Wednesday (OLW113) Dark Red, Yellow/Gold, and Green

This weeks One-Layer Wednesday Challenge is "color".  Susan has challenged us to use dark red, yellow/gold, and green.  It sounds like Fall to me, however as Susan mentioned on her blog, these could also be Christmas colors too! 

 

With the Gratitude Campaign in mind, I made this card.

 

 

OLW113 Rules1. A one-layer card is defined as a single layer of card stock folded in half. No other layers of card stock allowed!

2. Use the colors dark red, yellow/gold, and green to make a card. You may add black or dark brown for the sentiment if necessary. Please remember to keep embellishments to a minimum!

3. Upload your card somewhere online and link to it using the InLinkz button on the sidebar. If you link to your blog, please make sure the link goes to the individual post, not to your blog's home page.

4. HAVE FUN!

 

Supplies:

 

Stamps: CTMH and Papertrey Ink (sentiment)  Paper: Stampin'Up Whisper White, Ink: Memento Cantaloupe, Rich Cocoa, and Rhubarb Stalk  Accessories: Ribbon, Bow Easy

 

 

 

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One-Layer Wednesday~OLW111 Smile

This weeks OLW Challenge comes to us from Karen.  She is challenging us to make a one-layer card that makes you smile! 

In an ongoing attempt to use stamps that haven't seen ink, I came across this world traveler background stamp.

That was it!  Travel!  Travel makes me smile! 

You still have time to play along...... What makes you smile?

Supplies:

Stamps: Unknown
Ink:  Memento Nautical Blue
Paper: Papertrey Ink: Vintage Cream
Accessories: Airmail Twine

One-Layer Wednesday ~ Halloween (OLW109)

Welcome to this weeks One-Layer Wednesday. This week your challenge is to make a one-layer card with a Halloween theme.  Can you believe Halloween is three weeks away?

The card size is 3 x 6.

I can't wait to see all of your creations!

OLW109 Rules

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

2. Make a one-layer card with a Halloween theme.

3. Post your cards online and link to them using the InLinkz button at the end of this post.  If you link  to your blog, be sure to link to the specific post, not just your blog's main page.

4. HAVE FUN!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamp Company, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Paper: Stampin'Up Whisper White, Accessories: Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Blending Stump, Baker's Twine, Stampin'Up Stamp-A-Ma-Gig

One-Layer Wednesday (OLW105) Autumn

Here's a fun fact; In the United States, actually the entire northern hemisphere (we can't forget our Canadian friends), the first day of autumn is the day of the year in which the sun crosses the celestial equator moving south. This day is called the Autumnal Equinox, and this year it's September 22.

So, with autumn just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to see what you love about this time of year. For me, it’s pumpkins! I love pumpkin pie, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin fudge, and pumpkin bread. Really, all things pumpkin. 

I also enjoy the beautiful colors of the changing leaves.

Both cards are 3 inches square.  If you've followed my blog for long, you know I love this little size.  They're great for gift giving this time of year, but my favorite thing to do is tuck them in the girl's backpacks.  It's a fun little "love note" from mom, letting them know how special they are!  I like to have an assortment of these little cards on hand.  They always come in handy.

OLW105 Rules

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

2. Make a card that expresses what you love about autumn/fall.

3. Post your card somewhere online and link back to A Paperie Journey using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. Please make sure you link to the specific post on your blog rather than your blog's main page.

4. Have Fun!

Don't forget about the Gratitude Campaign! See Susan's blog for details.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin'Up~Fall Whimsy (retired, sorry), Senntiment~A Muse, Ink: Memento~Tuxedo Black, Paper: Stampin'Up Whisper White, Accessories: Stampin'Up Stamp-A-Ma-Gig, Baker's Twine, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Blending Stump

One-Layer Wednesday (OLW104) Gratitude

This week Susan is hosting the OLW Challenge, and she has incorporated the theme into her "Gratitude Campaign". 

When I first read about the Gratitude Campaign on Susan's blog last year, I remember thinking "what a wonderful idea"!  Expressing gratutude is something I need to do more often.

To read about the Gratitude Campaign from Susan herself, click here. 

After reading the sentiment on my card, you probably think I don't know the difference between Love and Gratitude.  I really do....  This  card is for a certain someone, and the handwritten message inside will express my gratitude. It's a fine line, I know ( I hope the OLW Patrol isn't watching)!

I plan to post another card later in the week, using a more appropriate gratitude sentiment.  This wonderful campaign of Susan's needs to be promoted.    Like she said " It's way more fun than politics and nicer too"!

I hope you'll think about sending a few cards out this year, to people in your life that you are grateful for.

I am also linking this card to Less is More.  This week their challenge is a One-Layer card with Foliage.  How perfect is that?

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin'Up~Fall Whimsy (retired, sorry), Senntiment~Stampibilities, Ink: Memento~Peanut Butter, Papertrey Ink~ Ripe Avocado, Tombo Marker #837 (for Spritzing), Paper: Stampin'Up
Whisper White, Accessories: Score Pal, Post-It Notes for Masking, Stampin'Up Spritzer
 

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One-Layer Wednesday ~ Scoring (OLW103)

Please join me in welcoming  Karen Dunbrook to the OLW Team!  Karen is hosting our challenge this week.  Her challenge; to add scoring to your card.  I hope you'll stop by Karen's blog for a visit. 

Here's my card:

This card is 4 1/4 square.  My plan was to use my sentiment to ground the image. I think I missed the mark!  Do I hear "re-do"?

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K-One In A Million, Ink: Memento-Angel Pink & Gray Flannel, Papertrey Ink-Hibiscus Burst, Paper: Stampin Up, Accessories: Bling, Post It Notes, Scoring Board

Thanks for stopping by,

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Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Happy Friday!  Can you believe it's the last day of August, and Labor Day weekend? 

It's been ages since I've participated in a challenge other than One-Layer Wednesday (OLW).  After stumbling across this awesome sketch at Freshly Made, I got busy... 

Here's what I came up with.

And here is a peek at the inside.

I'm also submitting this to The Perfect Sentiment,  PSC47 Anything Goes With A Sentiment. 
Supplies:

Stamps: Stampabilities
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa & Papertrey Ink Chai for distressing
Paper: Crate Paper Restoration Collection
Accessories: Memory Box Die Cut, Bling

One Layer Wednesday (OLW102) Favorite Subject!

This weeks one-layer theme comes to us from the very talented Ardyth.  It's her first time hosting the One-Layer Wednesday Challenge.  Thanks, Ardyth!

Our challenge this week is to make a one-layer card inspired by your favorite subject in school. Favorite subject; I didn't have one! I've struggled all week to come up with something for this challenge.  Not playing really wasn’t an option. 

So here’s what I came up with.  Not a favorite subject, but a special memory!

Okay, don't laugh, but by my senior year in high school I became really good at writing and passing notes to my best friend (Debbie), without getting caught! Oh, the things we remember!

Thank goodness my two girls (both in high school this year) don't read my blog, because if they did, I know this would come back to haunt me.

I created this card from Vintage Notes (Gina K. Designs), and added some distressing to the edges. I wanted to expand on the "vintage" feel, as it's been years since I was in high school! To add the paperclip, I made a small slit in the card.

Other Supplies:

Paper: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Papertrey Ink - Pure Poppy & Chai   ImPrintz - White Pigment   Memento - Gray Flannel (my new favorite color)
Accessories: Ribbon, paperclip, clear embossing powder & heating tool

A Note...

This weeks One-Layer Wednesday Challenge(OLW) is on Ardyth's blog.  Welcome to the team, Ardyth!

OLW101 Feeling Blue

This weeks One-Layer Wednesday Challenge is hosted by the amazing Heather Telford. The challenge this week is to feature the color blue on your card. I hope you'll have a chance to play along!

To create my card I used a solid background stamp from Stampers Anonymous and masked the bottom of the background stamp before I stamped the floral image (Just Believe, Stampin' Up).  The sentiment is from A Muse. The inks used are from Papertrey Ink (Spring Rain and blueberry Sky).

I think a set of these would be nice to have on hand.

Thanks for stopping by...

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A Card and a Printable Birthday Calendar

Have you forgotten a birthday lately, a special birthday?  Well, I did!  I couldn't believe it.  I forgot my grandfather's birthday. That's not me.  I'm the one in the family who would remind others (my grandmother and my mother) of upcoming birthdays.  Now, maybe I forgot my grandfather's birthday because I talk to him on the phone (he lives in another state) just about everyday since we lost my grandmother two years ago.  Another reason I forgot his birthday could be the stressful year we're having.  Everyone has stress in their life, right?  So just deal with it!  Didn't someone say that stress can kill you?  I'm thinking they may have something there!  I know I've mentioned in the past I have two teenage daughters.  School started Monday!  So now I have two teenage daughters in high school.  One is a freshman and one, a senior!  Need I say more?

First, let me show you the belated birthday card I made for my grandfather, and then I will share with you my plan for never forgetting another birthday again!

My grandfather is a recently retired college professor and a writer.  I thought the Hero Arts typewriter image would be perfect for the sentiment I had in mind.  Did you notice the sentiment?  It was computer generated.

I'm a list maker.  I need to write things down.  That was the answer (how I wouldn't forget another birthday again).   I needed to make myself a birthday calendar!  With my birthday calendar (that I decided to make), I would know each month what cards I needed to make and/or what birthday gifts I needed to purchase.  Perfect, problem solved.

Excited about my birthday calendar project, I started with Photoshop then quickly went to Excel.  Who was I kidding?  My little computer whiz (my younger daughter, Katelyn) was at school.  This project would take me forever without her.  Then I realized, if I "just Google it Mom" (something Katelyn tells me frequently), I might find something I could use, and I did.  The Project Girl has a free printable, birthday calendar.  It was just what I had in mind.  I also found The Organized Home has a great birthday/anniversary calendar (a free printable too). 

If you've found yourself in this same situation, or just want to become better organized, I know you'll find these printables very useful. I have!

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Supplies: Stamps: Hero Arts (image), Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Paper: Stampin'Up Whisper White, Bazzill Red, JillibBean Designer Paper, Printer Paper, Accessories: Spellbinders, Twine, Pop Dots

One-Layer Wednesday 100 ~ Transportation

Edited: For those of you looking for the OLW Challenge this morning, I apologize.  Last night I scheduled the OLW to post at 4:00am this morning because I knew I would not have computer access today.  I just received emails from Ardyth and Susan letting me know the OLW was not posted (Thanks ladies).  Again, I'm sorry. I've never had this problem before.

How exciting!  We've reached our 100th One-Layer Wednesday Challenge.  Thank you Susan for starting this fun, clean and simple challenge.  I feel like there should be balloons and confetti and cake!  Oh yes, cake would be good.

Additionally, I want to welcome Ardyth Percy-Robb and Karen Dunbrook to the One-Layer Wednesday Challenge Team. These gals are amazingly talented.  Stop their blogs for a visit!

And now for our challenge!  This week it's all about Transportation....Planes, trains and automobiles, oh my!  Of course, any form of transportation will do (bikes, scooters, hot air balloons, brooms). What ever direction your creativity takes you.

Here's my card:

When coloring a one-layer card, Copics really aren’t an option as they bleed through to the other side, so I choose my Prismacolor pencils for this project.  Two years ago I took a class at my local stamp store, (Rubber Stamp Fantasy, in Marietta, Georgia…awesome!).  The class was taught by Karen Lockhart of Lockhart Stamp Company.  She has a wonderful technique of layering color.  The results are beautiful (hers, not mine.  I’m still practicing.).  If you ever have a chance to take a class from Karen, you won’t be disappointed.     

Rules for OLW100

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

2. Make a card using transportation as your theme. Remember to keep embellishments to a minimum and NO ADDITIONAL LAYERS of card stock.

3. Post your card online and link it to the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post.  If you link to your blog, please link to the specific post, not your blog's main page.

4. HAVE FUN!
Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Bon Voyage, A Muse-Sentiment
Ink: Memento-Tuxedo Black
Paper: Neenah
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, ribbon

One-Layer Wednesday 98 ~ Summer

Welcome to this weeks One-Layer Wednesday.  This week your challenge is to make a one-layer card with a Summer theme.  What do you love about Summer?

I grew up in Southern California.  Flip flops and the beach were part of everyday life!  There's nothing better than a long walk on the beach to wash all your worries away.

One-Layer Rules

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

2. Make a card with a Summer theme.

3. Post your card online somewhere and link back to it using the InLinkz tool below. If posting to your blog, please link to your OLW blog post, not just the main page of your blog.

4. Have fun!

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey, Ink: Papertrey and Memento, Paper: Stampin'Up, Accessories: Floss, Bling, Punch

One-Layer Wednesday ~ Stars and Stripes

This week's One-Layer Wednesday Challenge is to make a one-layer card with at least one star and one stripe.  The challenge is in honor of the 4th of July, of course. 

Susan is this weeks host.



To bling it up a bit, I added some glitter to the larger stars and stripes on the rocket!

Supplies:
Stamps: CTMH Sentiments, Ink: Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy & Blueberry, Paper: Stampin' Up,
Accessories: Stamp Positioner, Glue Pen, Glitter

One-Layer Wednesday...It's All About The Size

Welcome to One-Layer Wednesday [OLW 94].

This weeks challenge is all about the size.  Create a different size card other than an A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2).   Below are a few ideas, but feel free to make any size you you wish.

Here are a couple of  3 x 3's.  I just love this sweet size.  They make the perfect gift enclosure card or  love note, tucked inside a briefcase or backpack. 

 


Now, if you are wondering about an envelope for your card, here is an easy tutorial for any size card.

OLW94 Rules

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

2. Create a different size card other than an A2 (4 ¼ x 5 ½) size.

3. Post your creation online and link to it using the InLinkz button below. Please link to the individual post on your blog rather than your blog’s main page.

4. HAVE FUN!

I can't wait to see what you create.

One-Layer Wednesday 93 In the Kitchen

I hope you found the current OLW challenge on Heather's blog.

The inspiration for this weeks challenge is in your kitchen. Stop by and take a peek at Heather's darling sample card. 

This card size is 3 x 3.

I hope you'll stop back by tomorrow because it's my turn to host the One-Layer Wednesday challenge!

Supplies: Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Fruit Fusion Apple Paper: Stampin' Up Whisper White Ink: Papertrey Ink- Pure Poppy &  New Leaf  Accessories: Twine

ROTC Scrapbook Lay-Out

Today's scrapbook layout features the ROTC title from P.S. I Love Scrapbooking.  With just two photos, a few military style embellishments and the perfect title, this lay-out came together in no time.  For added interest, I punched a few gold stars and adhered them to the title.    

This handsome young man is Chandler.  He is also a member of the Allatoona High School Air Rifle Team with my daughter, Sarah.

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Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill, Designer Paper (unknown)
Accessories: Scrapbook Title - P.S. I Love Scrapbooking, Cricut, Star Punch, Button, Twine

One-Layer Wednesday... Teacher Thank You

This weeks One-layer Wednesday Challenge, Teacher Thank You is on Jennifer's  blog. I was struggling with ideas for this challenge all week, and then it came to me this afternoon!

This fall I will have two daughters in high school!  My oldest daughter will be a senior in high school and my baby, a freshman.  They are the Buccaneers (pictured below).  Isn't he handsome?

Here is my card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up Pirate Time
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Gray Flannel, PTI Pure Poppy
Paper: Stampin' Up Whisper white
Accessories: Ribbon, Stamp Positioner

Thanks for stopping by...

Less is More... and Another Sketch Challenge!

The Less is More challenge this week is Red, White and Blue. As an Air Force wife, red, white and blue just screams the United States of America, our military, and patriotism to me!  I knew I had to make time to play along.

I also wanted to share a new challenge I found.  While commenting on a blog posts this morning, I discovered a new sketch challenge, retro sketches (where every sketch is a blast from our past...).  Many of the sketches have a clean and simple feel to them and their blog is adorable!  If you enjoy sketch challenges, you'll have to check them out (disclaimer - this is not a paid advertisement)!

And here's my card: red, white, and blue with lots of white space for the gals at Less is More.

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I just love to make those shabby chic ribbon flowers...

Supplies:
Stamps: Retired (Sorry, I really need to stop using this stamp ) A Muse
Ink: Memento Nautical Blue (New 2012 color)
Paper: Stampin' Up Whisper White (card base), Canvas Corp Designer Paper, Bazzill
Accessories: Handmade Ribbon Flower, Reflections Brad (Flower Center), Sizzlet Die (Leaf)