Geometricomical

Greetings Scrampers!

I hope you're having a good week! Perchance you celebrated "May the Fourth Be With You?" "Cinco de Mayo?" "Six On a Match?"

I grew up in the middle of the country when there weren't many Spanish-speakers, so I didn't really understand what Cinco de Mayo meant until I moved to California. Before then, I just thought it was super cool that there was a celebration for mayonnaise! Unfortunately for my hip muscles, I love mayo!

Remember last week when I cut a half-inch off the right side of my card front? I did the same thing for my card today, only I kicked it up a notch (oh, ha ha "notch!") in order to use my fun NBUS die from Pretty Pink Posh called "Pocket Border."

Using it with an old stamp that nestled in the curve, I made a surprise (sh!) party invitation card:

Okay, so that was a total lie. I did not make my card for a surprise party invitation. But I could've done.

Usually I have a reason for a card and then I check out the challenges, but this time I made a card pacifically to play in this week's CASology challenge, which is "shape." As usual, when it comes to these off-the-wall designs, you can thank Hammy. He remembered that we had the old stamp of the gorilla in the rubber tire swing and I remembered I had the NBUS pocket die and we were off and rolling.

Here's a close-up: 

Raise your hand if you got that this is a Rebus or "word picture." (I know you got it, Michele!)

The "sh" could mean "please keep quiet," but in this case it just means s-h. 

And the picture word is "ape."

sh + ape = shape!

I admit, we karacked ourselves up over our figurative and literal interpretation all in one card!

And lest you think I'm so frivolush as to waste a card, don't worry. I intend to put the "w-i" back together with the "s-h," so that the front will say "I wish" and inside there will be a birthday greeting. BTW, the fun NBUS die used for the left-hand perforated border is "Dots and Dashes" from Paper Smooches.

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While I was at it, I made a second "shape" card. There are no hidden meanings in this one!

This card came about because I had the die out on my desk. It is a Papertrey Ink die called "Four Square." It cuts a square with a circle inside. It can be used in a million ways, but you can see that I visualized a lamp when I saw it. Before I made it, I looked at the current color challenges and saw that corals are all the rage right now. Even though the photo looks orangeish, I used SU crispy can't elope cardstock.

Having a hole in my lampshade showing just the white card behind it seemed odd even to me, so I took the poppurtunity to use a NBUS light bulb stamp I had from the The Alley Way Stamps set, "Lighter Than Air." I should have stamped it lower. Owell. Consider it a rare sighting of an original David Copperfield floating light bulb.

For the pull, I used a portion of a chain from some old costume jewelry I have. I should have attached it higher. Owell. Consider it a boo-boo. The sediment is NBUS from the Avery Elle set, "Simply Labels: Hello Friend."

Challenges for one or the other card:

• AAA Cards: Game 38, There's a Hole in My Card.
• CASology: Cue Card: Shape.
• Colour Me ...!: Monochormatic Crisp Cantaloupe.
• Happy Little Stampers May CAS Challenge: Dies/Punches + DT Call.
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Don't Abandon the Coral.

The links will provide you with  tons of inspiration and details on the rules, sponsors, and prizes!

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My friend Mamie sent me an ad from a magazine with this squirrel chair contraption:

treehousegiftandhome.com

Do any of you have one? I'm curious if it works to keep the squirrels busy and out of the bird feeders? Honestly, who thinks of these things? And why is it never me? Although, can you imagine the process of trying to find a manufacturer for this? 

Thanks, Mamie!

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