Make It Anything But Square or Rectangle! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Make It Anything But Square or Rectangle!" which just means that she would like to see those shaped projects.

I don't know why I don't do shaped cards more often.  I generally really enjoy making them and usually like how they turn out.  And there are so many different ways to make shaped cards.  This is what I did.....

I made a cup of tea card!  I just printed this digi (from the long-gone ): ) The Alley Way Stamps on bottom of some white cardstock and strategically folded it with the fold line running along the very top of the cup and cut it out.  Then it was just a matter of printing it again on patterned paper (cropping the image for only what I needed for each piece was printed) and paper piecing the digi.  Typed a sentiment in Word, used a tag die to cut it out, tied on some twine and secured the twine to the card by tying it to the handle.  And that was pretty much that.  It's a tad smaller than most of the cards I make, but too big to be a mini.  We'll just say it's a cute size.  (:

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Crafty Catz:  anything goes

Ellibelle's Corner:  anything goes

TTCRD:  anything goes

A Place To Start:  anything goes

Use Your Stuff:  food & drink

Tic Tac Toe:  tic tac toe - any shape die, free, sentiment

Something Fishy Going On! @ Little Red Wagon

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it's Doni's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "Something Fishy Going On!" which means that she would like to see fish on your projects.  Glub, glub!

This is what I did.....

When I first started this card, I had planned it just like it is.  But, I had printed the digi and the one fish to paper piece and then those elements lay on my craft desk for quite some time.  When I saw it there, unfinished, I got to thinking that maybe I should paper piece all the fish.  Figured it would look very colourful and I'd find it relaxing to just turn off my brain for awhile, to fussy cut all the fish and fish eyes.  Well, let's just say, that when I finished it last night, or should I say, early this morning.....I didn't figure I'd find anything relaxing about fussy cut fish at 12:36am.  Still, I think I'll maybe do the whole school paper pieced in the future.  I think it would look good enough to warrant all the cutting.  (:

Digi is an oooooooooooooooooooooooooold one from TAWS (The Alley Way Stamps).  Let's talk about the bling for a moment.  It was one of the first packages of bling I've ever purchased (so talking 12+ years now), and I've never seen any since like it.  The package calls them Bubbles & Bling Stickers and I've always loved them.....so much so that I panicked when I went looking for them for this card and didn't find them right away.  The digi has circles drawn for bubbles so placement was easy-peasy.  There may be a bubble on there that isn't in a circle....it fell when I was transferring it, and refused all attempts to be moved, even though the rest of the bubbles are not that sticky.  I know it's hard to tell in the photo, but they really do look like bubbles.  And, I'm happy to say, there's still quite a few left, so I can continue to hoard them.

Speaking of not being able to find things....that'll segue into a craft room update.  After yet another trip to Ikea last Friday (hopefully the last for awhile!!) I was able to get the final pieces I needed.   So, it's just a matter of getting it all together and getting everything put away.  I've got a lot of supplies already squared away....I have a desk with lots of drawers, so I decided to put my shape dies in a drawer for easy access.  Buuuuuuuut, when you don't remember you moved them to a drawer rather than in the basket where all the other dies are, you can spend a good 10 minutes thinking you're going crazy because you can't find them.  So, that was fun.  (:

So, why not give our challenge a go this week and join us?  And, if you'd like more inspiration, be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made. 

Also for:

613 Avenue Create:  anything goes

Corrosive:  anything goes

Crafty Calendar:  anything goes

Ellibelle's:  anything goes

Simon Says:  bright & cheerful

Cardz 4 Guyz:  on the water

Get Creative:  at least 2 patterned papers