It's all in the shape!

Daring Cardmakers latest challenge is for shaped cards. Here's mine. I cut apertures and behind them placed some scallop shaped pieces of glossy card coloured with alcohol inks. On the front of the card I stamped in violet using my trusty serpentine stamp from Art Impressions, and then chalked in pink and purple. I decorated the butterfly with Stickles glitter glue in magenta and various peel-offs. Thr geeting was covered with a vellum scallop to go with the muted colours.

Trees, Triangles and Quotes

The longer evenings are a boon for the crafter, particularly when there are so many delicious challenges to complete!

I combined two challenges to take part for the first time in Wednesday Stamper and Arty Girlz. Wednesday Stamper has a theme of trees, and Arty Girlz a theme of triangles.

I created a triangle shaped card and attached torn paper randomly, then stamped the four trees using my new Stampin' Up A Tree For All Seasons stamp, coloured with pens and edged with ink. I also stamped into triangle shaped pieces of shrink plastic - can you see them? I brushed the whole thing with PVA diluted with water and Irridescent Medium, then added some dried flowers and leaves from Hobbycraft.
Meanwhile the Scrummy Stash Cafe Blog is looking for quotes or sayings. I found an ideal phrase in K&Co's vellum quotes, "The earth laughs in flowers" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. I cut boldly into a new sheet of College Press Grayson Hall collection paper and added some grand adhesions from K&Co, finishing off with burgundy organza ribbon.