LIM69 - Let's Get in Shape...with our cards, that is...

I'm on a roll today!  This is my third post!! I can't believe it....now I really need to go prepare something to feed the family for dinner....they're beginning to growl!

The Less is More challenge this week from Mandi and Chrissie is to create a card that is not a rectangle or a square...in other words...a shaped card.  I've done my usual this week and made several for the challenge...so off we go....

I had the idea to make a card in the shape of an arrow...got the card shape cut out and then didn't have a clue what to do with it! LOL!  So, I cut a red mat...then I cut a yellow mat. Bear in mind that this is all cut freehand, so it's not exactly even.  Suddenly...I had a light bulb moment!  I ordered this set of sentiment stamps from SU (thank you Bonnie!), and I don't believe I've ever inked it up because once I got it, I couldn't figure out what to do with it...and now...look at this! A PERFECT match!  I added a few pieces of bling....why?...because I could!

My second card is shaped like a trapezoid (did I spell that right?)  I had something in my mind that I wanted to try...so off I went!  I cut the letters from white card stock with the Cameo.  After I cut the word "Happy" out, I ran it through my computer to add "birthday to you".  Then I ran the cut piece through the Cuttlebug and embossed it with a template from PTI.  I did it on the wrong side of the card stock, then had to run it through again...but I kind of like the effect.  I guess I should tell you what I did wrong.  I cut the word "happy" planning on using a rectangle shaped card (DUH!).  I totally forgot about the requirement that it be a "shape".  I finally decided that I could trim off part of each side and make it a trapezoid.  I added a red layer to the white card base.  Then I took a strip of card stock and adhered red, orange, yellow, blue, and green strips to it to put behind the cut out letters.  That part is a little tricky, because you can't get the strips too wide or they creep over to the next letter...but I finally got it!  I adhered the strip with the colors on it on top of the red background, then added the "happy" layer on top with pop dots.  I will say that getting those little inside pieces on the letters was a little tricky too.  Sounds like a lot of work, but not really...the worse part was trying to figure out how to make a shaped card after I had already cut the word out!

This card was cut out totally on the Cameo.  I cut a circular card base by making two identical circles and merging the edges together (in the Silhouette program). Then I simply scored it and folded.  The blue part is a frame that I cut with the Cameo.  I made sure that the circle card base would bit the blue part so that the blue would adhere to the card base and not have the card base stick out as far as the scallops.  The Cameo is a FABULOUS tool!  Added a sentiment from PTI and a couple of pearls and a touch of glitter....done!

Didn't like this one as much as I thought I would.  Very simple...just cut the card base with one of the larger dies in the set, then cut two smaller shapes in pink and white.  I ran the smaller white hexagon through the Cuttlebug with a TH embossing folder.  Added a sentiment (PTI) and embossed it in white.  Added a few flower bling that I colored with Copics.

Okay...this one didn't turn out like I thought it would AT ALL!  I used my Cameo and made the card shape by making a mirror image of the butterfly and welding it together at the top of the wings.  I covered the top butterfly with double-sided tape and then sprinkled three different colors of glitter on top of the sticky tape. I cut the butterfly body separately and then popped him on top of the card front.  Can't imagine where I'd add a sentiment!  So I probably won't ever use this card...but it was a learning experience.  In case you're wondering...don't try to add the double sided tape to the card stock and THEN cut it with the Cameo...it doesn't work....just ask me how I know!

Okay, okay...I'm done now! Thanks a million for stopping in! I truly appreciate your wonderful comments!   Until next time...

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