It's over a year since I left the design team over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, but it's a bit like the Hotel California - you can check out any time but you can never leave! So here I am, as current Queen of Snark, with my guest post for the latest challenge, L is for Layers.
A card with lots of layers would have been just too obvious wouldn't it? So I thought of something else with lots of layers....
An Onion!
I backed a piece of white card with double sided adhesive sheet then placed a whole set of nesting dies on it and cut them all in one go. Then starting at the centre I stuck them to my card, leaving off the outer ring which I coloured with a marker and pencils to give an onion skin effect before adding it. Then I covered the whole thing with a sheet of clean paper to protect it from my messy old plates and ran it through the die cutting machine to flatten the surface. I gave it added onionyness by running a very pale green pencil lightly around the joins of the rings.
I printed the sentiment onto separate paper, then scribbled over it with a marker to make it onion-coloured. I had planned to cut neat rectangles, but the scribbled areas actually reminded me of bits of torn onion skin so I cut them out as they were and added them to the card.
What to layers say to you? how about sharing your own ideas over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers? Who knows, I could be handing over my crown to you next!
10 comments:
We'll never let you leave! Great card, Jane, the addition of a little colour is perfect. Love it. Jo x
Super use of the theme, and it's a great looking onion, the sentiment is hilarious and perfect.
Such a great idea Jane!
Hotel Cali indeed! Muahahahaha!! Way to think outside the box on this challenge! Fabulous card!
You will always and forever be one of us sistah :D
Love love love your onion - and that sentiment - LOL
Thanks for being our reigning Queen of Snark!!!
LOVE your layered onion Jane! Just brilliant! Have a fantabulous week! ((HUGS)) Helen
I do believe you have just re-justified your blog name! Delightfully realistic onion (except for the aroma, I hope?) and love the sentiment! Nice to have you back in the family for this challenge. :)
So very clever and perfectly executed! xoxo
Wonderful card, made me laugh! Anesha x
This card goes along so well with your blog title. :-) And I think it's brilliant. Welcome to the Hotel California.
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