Circle the Globe

I have yet another post today.  This one is for the One Layer Wednesday challenge at Simplicity.  It's been a year since Susan started this challenge and it's one of my favorites.  One layer cards are not easy, but the satisfaction of completing one and knowing that it can be mailed easily is a sure winner. 

For me anyway.

OLW52 Rules

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

2. Use a circle or circles on your card. Get as creative as you like! And remember to keep embellishments to a minimum.

3. Post your card somewhere online and link back to it using the InLinkz button on the sidebar of Simplicity.

4. The most important rule of all: HAVE FUN!!!!

And Susan even gave some good suggestions of things that could be considered circles.  For those of us who were  wondering what in the world we were going to do!

You can get really creative with this. For instance, the centers of some flowers are circles, brads are circles, pierced holes are circles. All those would count. Or you can make a round card, punch a round window into a card, or accent your card with bit of polka-dot ribbon. I'll bet y'all can think of LOTS more creative ways to incorporate circles into a ONE-LAYER card.

And I just happened to have a brand new set that had a circle in it!  Whoo hoo!

It's a pretty simple card, but this was the 4th try!   I really messed up the first one with a circle nestie frame.  It was too many circles!  The second one had an unwanted line near the sentiment.  The third was way off center.  I told you that one layer cards aren't easy!

I scored all four sides.  The camera would only pick up the three.

After stamping the globe in Chocolate Chip, I rubbed some Bashful Blue Stampin' Pastel with a sponge dauber.  Somehow it looks more like a globe with the blue.

I've made another card for Susan.  She was chosen at SCS as the Featured Stamper this week.  I love a chance to CASE a great stamper!  I'll show you that one tomorrow.

I'm really glad you stopped by.  I hope you'll come back soon.

Enjoy!

Bonnie