Celebrate! Through the Craft Room Door 3rd Annual Celebration Blog hop! - single layer card with a digi

Through the Craft Room Door 3rd Annual Celebration Blog hop!

This month is our Celebration Month and today we are starting our 3rd Annual Celebration Blog Hop filled with awesome inspiration and sponsor prizes.

The image I am using is “Celebrate” (mp152-DS4J) which is one of the prizes from our Sponsor DigiStamps4Joy.

WE HAVE 9 SPONSORS THIS YEARS OFFERING GREAT PRIZES!

• Bugaboo Stamps (One Prize of $12.00 store voucher) https://bugaboostamps.com/
• Crafty Sentiments (One Prize of a Choice of 3 images from the store) http://craftysentimentsinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/
• DigiStamps4Joy (Three Prizes of 1 Selected image) http://digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/
• Lacy Sunshine  (Two Prizes of 1 Selected image) https://lacysunshine.weebly.com/
• Wink Wink Ink (One Prize a of a $15.00 store voucher) https://www.etsy.com/shop/WinkWinkInk
• MHKDesigns (One Prize of 1 Selected Image set) https://www.etsy.com/shop/MHKDesigns
• SheepSki Designs (One Prize of 1 Selected image) https://www.etsy.com/shop/SheepSkiDesigns
• Unity Stamps (Prize: Three $20.00 vouchers to store) https://www.unitystampco.com/

Each stop on the blog hop showcases the sponsors and the great prizes. Make sure you leave comments on all the blogs for a chance at the prizes! Winners will be announced December 1st, 2017

Next stop on this hop is Cicci …

Scroll down for the rest of the hop, if you want to start at the top or if you missed anyone.

Putting It Together

I was inspired by the simple elegance of the image to make a single layer card. Single layer with a digital image takes a bit more planning than with rubber or clear stamps.

I use Adobe Photoshop CS4 (I haven't upgraded in a while) to re-size and place my images, but other image editing software, like Gimp (which is free) can be used in similar ways.

To make a card that fits in an A2 envelope (5 1/2" x 4 1/4"), in Photoshop, I open a new file that's 8" x 10.5", 1/2" less than the size of the sheet of paper. I put the image into one quarter of the sheet.

When I run it through my printer, the image will be in the bottom quarter of the 8 1/2" x 11" sheet. The cardstock I'm using for this is 110lb. My printer can handle that or even slightly heavier cardstock (though sometimes with a bit of protest).

For this card, I want a top folding long card so I cut the cardstock sheet down the centre at the 4 1/4" mark. If I wanted a short card, I would cut at the 5 1/2" mark going the other way.

I score at the halfway point, at 5 1/2". If the card was oriented the other way, I would have scored at the 4 1/4" mark.

The strip is 4 1/4" x 11 scored at 5 1/2" with the digital image printed on one of the sides.

I fold on the store and then turn the card over on a clean surface to smooth down the fold from the back.

Ta da! A4, one layer card with a digital printed image.

I used a silver Gelly Roll marker to go over the lines.

This gave me a silver CAS image.

I stamped a sentiment (from Stampin' Up) in Brilliance Starlite Silver under the image. I left the inside blank so the card can be used for any type of congratulations. 

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Make sure you leave comments on all the blogs for a chance at the prizes! Winners will be announced December 1st, 2017

Next stop on this hop is Cicci …

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