Friday, April 11, 2008

Challenge Friday

It's time for another challenge over at the Hanna Stamps forum on SCS. This week's challenge is to make a shaped card. Any shape except a rectangle or a square. Be sure to use the code HSC12 when you upload your photo to the SCS gallery. You can see all the creations here.

When I first say Garden Riley, I knew I wanted to make a house shaped card for him to be gardening in front of. I created the template for my house first and then made it into a card. I cut strips for the siding of my house and sponged the edges with soft sky ink to give them more dimension and make them stand out. When I was adding them to my house, I overlapped the bottom edges over the top edges to make them stick out slightly at the bottom just like siding. Then, I cut out a square for the window. I added a piece of acetate behind to make it a window. Then, I added the trim and chimney.

Next, I stamped Garden Riley and the trees from Tis the Season Hanna. I colored them with copic markers and cut them out. I also cut some grass from wild wasabi cardstock. I used dimensional adhesive when I added the trees, Riley, and the grass to my card to make them all stand out from the house.

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this challenge!!



Recipe
Stamps: Garden Riley, Tis the Season Hanna (Hanna Stamps)
Cardstock: white Stamper's Select (Papertrey Ink), soft sky, wild wasabi (SU!), red (DCWV)
Ink: graphite black (Brilliance), soft sky (SU!)
Tools: copic markers, exacto knife, square punch, dimensional adhesive

19 comments:

  1. Wow, that is awesome! I love the way the siding looks - oh, it's all just perfect!

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  2. So cute and very creative with the house!

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  3. Darn girl, this is so cute!!!! You put alot of time into making this but it's awesome! Nice job!

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  4. OMG!! This is just too darn cute!! I might just have to case this card one day! :0)

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  5. ummmm, brilliant!! This is a major WOWSERS!!!

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  6. Niki -
    I'm still speechless!

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  7. How cool! I love the house and the siding on the house. Great job cutting out and coloring Riley and his front yard. c

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  8. Oh my that is too darn cute!! what a great idea.. Great challenge

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  9. WOW Niki, this card is spectacular.. the recipient is going to be amazed.

    Michelle

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  10. This is just over the top cute. I love Riley and now Sophie too. -Molly B

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  11. I love the siding!

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  12. I lOvE iT!!! It's paperlicious!!!

    ~Pam

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  13. this is Adorable!! You do beautiful work!

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  14. Jaw-droppingly AWESOME!!! I mean really.....FANtastic shaped card....I never would have thought of that!!! Lovely trees......the scoring of the chimney, adorable Riley himself........I'm totally blown away by this masterpiece!!

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  15. Adorable card!

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  16. I love your card - it is so inpiring and makes me think outside the normal box!
    Fabulous card - I am definitely casing this one day!

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  17. Love it!!! You are so creative!!!

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