Last Wednesday, Susan offered up the
One Layer Wednesday challenge that freaked me out!
Use at least one triangle on a card. You may use a real triangle (stamped, sponged) or images that are have an overall triangular profile or embellishments arranged in triangles. You may even choose to make a triangular card base!
After a lot of thought and searching for triangles, I chose the Season of Friendship set. Mainly because I needed some more Thanksgiving cards. I see lots of triangle in this card when I look for them.
I used the colors from the Color Challenge at SCS last week. They were Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, and Elegant Eggplant.
I inked the leaves in Pumpkin Pie and thumped with an Elegant Eggplant marker. The sentiment is also in Eggplant. The little bird was stamped on a scrap, cut out and adhered with a glue dot.
This next card has the triangular shaped trees and they are arranged in a triangle.
The sentiment was a bit too small and seemed lost so I added some scoring and ribbon. Then I added some Dazzling Details below the trees for "snow" and some rhinestones on one tree. It's hard to see, but I also used some glitter pens that I've had for ages. They don't even have a name on them. Maybe you can see those details better here.
I've gotta tell you, I was terrible in geometry. I'd rather forget that it even exists! I can't break down a card and tell you why I like it or even why I lay something out the way I do. I just go with what pleases me. The theory behind it all is way beyond my understanding. That's one reason I like to read Susan's blog. She KNOWS how it all works. I am always amazed at her explanations. Then true to form, I promptly forget what I read.
These days, the facts I know are that when you feed a baby, they promptly spit up on you and when you start to do anything that doesn't directly involve them, they cry. If you ignore the cry, they scream. Then the 3 yr. old starts yelling "take him out of here". (We always remind him to say please.) Can you tell it's been a particularly trying day? Tomorrow will be better.
Tomorrow will be better.
Tomorrow will be better.
Thanks for the visit and letting me whine.
Card Recipe (Thanksgiving card)
Stamps: Season of Friendship, Holidays and Wishes
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant Marker
Paper: Naturals Ivory
Card Recipe (Very merry)
Stamps: Polar Party, Short and Sweet
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Real Red
Paper: Naturals White
Other: Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, Dazzling Details, Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Simply Scored, glitter pen, rhinestones
Enjoy!
