*gasp* An inked image!

Come 'ere, I got a secret. I don't like stamping. Shhh...quiet gasping, I don't want to be kicked out of the cardmaking community! Truth is, I like my digis, I like to print sentiments out on the computer but I really actually don't like inking up a stamp and pressing it onto paper. I've never had much luck with it. Either I don't get the placement right, or it ends up globby or missing half the image 'cause I didn't press it down well enough. I've actually forbidden myself from buying any more image stamps. (Sentiments are still fair game. Sometimes you just need one of those.)

The problem is, digis don't really cut it when you want to make one layer cards. Oh, you can make them work, I managed to do it with this card but it can be quite a headache trying to get the placement right, worrying about the margins etc.

So, when I decided to play along with a one layer challenge, I grabbed a stamp, inked it up, smushed it down on the card (too far away from the side, of course) and that was that. (Or this, I should say.)



Hmmm...the sentiment is darker in real life.

For:

Speedy the Cat's Friends: one layer + lime and gray
Scrap Creations: going green
Lets Ink It Up: embossing
Creative Card Crew: no flowers
Little Red Wagon: green
Craft Us Crazy: nature
Meljens: green
Stamp Insanity: anything goes with a pop of green
Art Impressions: embossing
Delicious Doodles: use green
Phindy's Place: get well/thinking of you - Hopefully "cheer up" counts.
OLW: find inspiration from Marta's pininterests - This was my inspiration.
One Stop Craft: clean & simple
Crazy 4 Challenges: use a tree