I'm ba-ack! Could you tell I was gone? We took a little trip to Chicago last week. A great get-away/college visiting trip, though I now know why they call it The Windy City. I came back with a page of ideas for cards after checking out the gift shop at Shedd's Aquarium (Crab & Company) and doing some window shopping (texture and color combos - oh my!).
Even after our visit, our middle child still hasn't decided if Chicago (University of Chicago) is far enough from her Minnesota home. Today she was accepted at NYU (New York) so we are still undecided, I guess.
I was hoping I could have had enough posts done ahead of time so that I continue to post a card everyday but we were in the middle of a major musical bedrooms game with our three teenagers before we left so, only one extra post was ready. I posted that last Thursday. Here is it's sister card:
It's another OLC, one layer card, with Doodle This, this time in combination with Doodle Alphabet. This card is sized to fit the large envelopes that Stampin' Up! carries. I usually cut my cardstock 9 1/4" x 6 3/8", folding it to make a 4 5/8" x 6 3/8" card. This time I used a leftover 6 3/8" strip to cut a curve which I used to "line up" my letters and make a mask to cover the words while I sponged and stamped the doodley flowers.
Did you know that you can do a search of the Splitcoaststampers' gallery using "OLC" as your keyword? This will bring up lots of one layer cards! Don't forget to use this keyword if you post to the gallery too. It's so nice to be able to get ideas for quick cards - well I guess all this coloring isn't exactly quick but it sure is easy on the paper supply and preparation time.
Stamps: Doodle This, Doodle Alphabet
Inks: Timber Stazon, Old Olive, markers: Certainly Celery, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Cameo Coral, Old Olive
Cardstock: Vanilla Ultrasmooth
Accessories: Sponge
