Wednesday, November 13, 2013

STAMPOTIQUE DESIGNERS' CHALLENGE 125: ONE LAYER

Seems like I was just here, but another Wednesday and another Stampotique Designers' Challenge today!  Samantha Read is our host this week, and she has challenged us--as well as herself--to make a one-layer creation.  Here's the detail:
"Hi, Stampotiquers! I'm so excited to be your host this week and I'm inviting you to make a creation using just one layer. It doesn't necessarily have to be clean and simple, that's the challenge! I love lots and lots of layers but to achieve a sense of depth to a creation using no embellishments etc can really get you scratching your head and rubbing your chin! 
Most importantly, have fun ;)"
I have chosen to make a card poking a bit of fun at having to deal with all the different languages encountered on the blogs of contributing Stampotique members!  While most of the international sites have a conversion option, allowing the reader to translate the original language into English (or other language), the translation is often less than perfect. Sometimes, I just scratch my head and think the tranlation to English might just as well have been to Greek!

Here's my card:



I printed the title directly onto my card on my computer, then masked that space with a scrap of paper.  Next, I stamped Stampotique Originals' Miss Snottie onto another scrap, cut her out, then used that to mask a space for me to stamp the image again directly onto the card.  With the masks in place, I used a large (unintelligible) text stamp for my background.

If you would like to play along with the challenge this week, grab a stamp (does not have to be a Stampotique Originals' stamp) and get started creating a one-layer project!  Each month, two lucky people will win a $30 gift certificate for Stampotique Originals products!  Submission details are here.

Thanks for stopping by today and for leaving a comment--both are important to me!

Cheers!

17 comments:

  1. I love how your card is a bit of a joke about all the international blogs. It is indeed very strange how these translations work. I think you did a wonderful job in expressing your feelings here and with a bit of humour too !!
    Corrie x

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  2. I feel your pain! :-) Your card is really cute.

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  3. It is to me too... makes it hard when I have to go and leave comments on a blog :D I love these stamps Kay and I love the way you use them... less is more. So elegant :D

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  4. Hi Kay, love it and totally agree that sometimes translate is just hilariously useless. The problem is it requires someone fluent in both languages to improve the translation. Wouldn't depend on it for a legal document!! Love your card. Great composition.

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  5. So cute Kay, yes, it is an international world in blogland. xox

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  6. so fun! I have had that experience with the translations... it makes me wonder how my blog reads in another language!

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  7. This is fab Kay, great use of masking and very funny. Thanks so much for joining us again (and so quickly lol) at Stampotique Designers challenge. Sue xx

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  8. It's always amazing at how the translation get lost...I understand! Love your card!!

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  9. Great card and so clever.

    I find the translations to be either hilarious or incredibly obtuse. Or both.

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  10. What a cute way to put your idea across...love your creativity & the clever masking!

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  11. I love this one layer Kay, it seems to really draw your eye in and make you look!! Thanks for joining in with us at Stampotique :) Big hugs from Poppy and me xx

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  12. What a clever spin you have here on the translations... love it! And that gal (Miss S) always makes me grin.

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  13. I have the hardest time with one layer projects. Nicely done.

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  14. Love your explanation and how you did your one layer. It all works fab together.

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  15. fabulous Kay!! Loving that masking. Thanks for joining us again at Stampotique this week.

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  16. Terrific Kay, your card works so well and I love the touch of humour :D x

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  17. Fab card! Love the inspiration behind it
    Great idea with the masks and the Snottie stamp is great

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