OLW40 - two for the show ...

... the One Layer Wednesday challenge is being hosted by Jennifer over at Styles Ink this week.  Jennifer says the challenge is "to use two (and ONLY two) image stamps on your card. That’s right, just two. And no sentiment. You may not use each stamp more than once.  You may also use the following AND ONLY the following: heat embossing and/or markers to colour your stamped images. That means no bling, no ribbon, no hippopotamuses."  You'll have to read Jennifer's blog :)

Jennifer's Heats card - OLW40

Jennifer reckons this is a "toughie"!!  I love this challenge - it took me 20 minutes to make four cards - all the same design and entirely CASEd from Jennifer's first example card (shown above).  This was such fun!!

The background stamp I've used is the one that Jennifer sent me when I won the OLW30 challenge.  So it's really nice being able to use it on her challenge!!  Yes, I know I'm soft!  This card really is as clean and simple as it gets.  Stamp the background in colour of choice and add the tree stamp on top!!  Job done - four times :))

The actual card bases are all slightly different - smooth white, smooth cream, textured off-white and pearly off-white - and it makes a difference to how each card looks!  Not an effect that shows up well on the photos.  Also the cream and textured cards are 5¼" × 5¼" and the pearl white and smooth white are 5" × 5" - both sizes work well.  I think my favourite of the four is the blue background.  Thanks Jennifer - fabulous challenge and taking inspiration from your card really helped.  I like the layout and may be back again soon :))

Stamps:  Hero Arts - Ancient Motif (thanks Jennifer); Kanban - Autumn Silhouettes
Inks:  Versafine - Onyx Black;  Distress - Tumbled Glass, Dried Marigold, Shabby Shutters, Spun Sugar

Now, I'm not sure whether I'll be back later today - I really do have to get the ironing done - have put it off for far too long!  But the plus side is that I'll be doing it in front of the TV and QVC has a two-hour Dawn Bibby crafting show - so the ironing should fly by!!  And this evening - I'm off to the gym for the first time - eek!!  And then dinner at our local Indian restaurant.  Jonathan, his colleagues, Kathryn and I are going for a farewell dinner before Jonathan heads for India!! Yes, I know it's strange opting for an Indian meal, but I think this might be Jonathan's last meat dinner for a few months :)  I gather vegetarian meals are more popular in Mumbai.

So, I'll see you tomorrow.