Sunflower Studio: BLOGGER'S CHALLENGE #37

March 07, 2008

BLOGGER'S CHALLENGE #37 - SHAPED CARD

Here we are at Friday again! This week's Blogger's Challenge was to create a card using a non-traditional shape...meaning no 4.25" x 5.5" cards! You will be amazed and you will giggle like crazy when you see what some of the gals came up with this week. Too funny! As always, click on the BC logo on the right to go to the list of challengers and see what they've created.
I pulled a bunch of St. Paddy's (that was for you Kerry) Day paper from my stash earlier in the week and set it aside to use with this stamp. I've never been a big gnome person but for some reason I'm enamored with these guys. And lots of others are too...I've seen quite a few projects made with them in the last weeks. I had planned on making a round card with my Nestabilities dies but since I couldn't get myself together before now, I lost the race and one of the other gals did just that...a round St. Paddy's card! Back to the drawing board....
Not sure where this idea came from but I started thinking 'beer' and I had seen some cards using acetate/transparencies in a magazine last night and that got me moving. I just kind of eyeballed a pilsner type glass shape and cut it from a folded piece of acetate. I added the mustard colored Bazzill CS to the inside back portion of the card and cut some white textured CS to make the foam. I adhered that to the ouside of the acetate and added some Dazzling Diamonds for sparkle. I stamped the Gnome Clover (V145 Stampendous) image on watercolor paper cut into an oval shape with the Nestie die and watercolored him with SU! dye inks and a waterbrush. He's got a little sparkle on his beard and a quick doodle line around the oval. I layered that to a scalloped oval and added eyelets to each side. That's adhered to the front of the beer glass with dimensional tape and I threaded a neat ribbon around to add some more color. The sentiment is by A Muse and I tied the little flag onto the side of the card with SU!s gold cord through some eyelets.
The acetate is fairly flimsy and I need a little more stability so I added the silver bottom pieces to each side of the card and wrapped a little more ribbon around that.
I think it turned out pretty cute! Hmmm...now is there anyone in my family that's worthy?....OH! thought of one....and since she's without a computer these days it should be a surprise. Just have to get it in the mail....and that's a whole 'nother issue...ha!

Mar 7, 2008 3:12:55 PM | Stampendous Stamps

31 Comments

Awesome...I am having such a great time seeing everyone's creations...so much creativity here within this group! I love your project Leigh. How clever to make a glass of beer! One questions...isn't all beer Green on St. Patrick's day? LOLOLOLOL

Posted by: Lynn Mercurio | March 07, 2008 at 03:23 PM

that is too cute! and I'm sure it's even cuter IRL. Acetate cards are so hard to photograph. Now you made me start thinking of beer! and it's only 2:19! LOL!

Posted by: Shona Watson | March 07, 2008 at 03:23 PM

oh my word! this is just FABULOUS, Leigh! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it

Posted by: Donna Baker | March 07, 2008 at 03:45 PM

Oh this is soooo cute! Love your work and yoyr blog. I look everyday.

Posted by: Diane | March 07, 2008 at 03:58 PM

Leigh this is just so stinkin' cute. How creative!

Posted by: Barb Hardeman | March 07, 2008 at 03:59 PM

OMGosh!!! love it!

Posted by: Regina Cornelius | March 07, 2008 at 04:00 PM

OMG Leigh! What a perfect idea!!! And that leprechaun guy is so cute.

Posted by: Toni | March 07, 2008 at 04:17 PM

OMG--This card is the best card yet. I, myself, could never part with it. I would have to keep it and display it in my craft area. Kudos to you for sharing it with someone. :) You are so talented. I don't think I could even replicate this card if I tried.

Posted by: Karyn | March 07, 2008 at 04:27 PM