Friday, October 5, 2012

Crafty Gals Outside the Box

I am part of a blog group called Crafty Gals. On the 5th of every month, we have a challenge. Athina is our hostess this month,

Here are her instructions:

Think Outside the Box!

I challenge you to make a project with no squares or rectangles (not even the base of a card or scrapbook layout). Since we have already stepped outside the box, lets take another step. Try a technique that you have not tried before. It is always fun to learn something new and expand our creativity. Have fun with it! I can't wait to see what you create!


Well, let me tell you... it is not easy to make a card without a square or rectangle. LOL!

Here goes:


He's a cute little guy.


Some things I've never done before:

1. Drawn a scar onto a card
2. Embossed a shape and used it for a facial feature (nose) - and drawn stitching on it
3. Whittled down an oval punch for eyes (EEK! That was tough)
4. Used the top note die for the entire card base.





Oops! I sure hope we weren't suppsed to use a stamp/image on our cards... this one doesn't have one.


Now, be sure to go to the other Crafty Gal blogs to see what they've made. You can find the links in my left sidebar.

Hugs!!!

18 comments:

Jacquel said...

Very cute Jeanette! I really like the colors & embossing.....you did a FAB job with this challenge!

Melina said...

This is so cute! I'm gonna have to try this, how adorable! Great way to think outside the box this month :)

Unknown said...

hi...what a fab card so cute and adorable love the colours super little creation hugs sassyxxx

Barb said...

Jeanette--what a great card. I love this guy and I think you did an outstanding job with all of the new techniques you tried!

Ana Carolina Little said...

Jeanette... OH MY GOODNESS!!!. I SIMPLY LOVE HIM!!!. His face is SOOO cute!!!. AWESOME card!!!... I could kiss him right now!!!

Janet said...

Jeanette - this card is SO cute!! Love all of the different things you did with this card!!

Athina said...

Oh my Jeanette! This made me giggle, he is so adorable! I love how you incorporated many new things! Great job!

Carol<>< said...

so cute!!!
Carol N<><

Patty Gorka said...

WOW, this is amazing! I love everything about your card, from the embossed hat edge to the shape and even the bird and nose. It's so nicely put together.

Lori said...

This was a smart solution to the challenge and oh, so cute, too!

kiwimeskreations said...

What a fun card - love that face :-)
Well done on your challenge!!
Blessings
Maxine

Unknown said...

Wow Jeanette! you did such a great job!

:: BlueInks :: said...

This is the cutest card ever. You really hit this one out of the park!!!!!

Darlene said...

OUTSTANDING!! Congrats on your creativity and on so many firsts! He is adorable! Love all the hand drawn elements too. Super job!

Heather B said...

Soooo adorable!!

Laura said...

Wow!!! This card is super cute! I love everything about it. TFS

Shelly Schmidt said...

I pinned this onto my Pintrest board.....how dang fun is this!!!

~Paola~ said...

how did I miss THISSSSSSSSSSS???!!
LOELOVELOVEEEEEEE itttt to pieces!!
definetly NEED to copy and paste it in my fave's file!! *AWESOMEEEE* job Jeanette!!!♥