Parthanon Horse

Time for another challenge over at

IKEsWORLD

Challenge 42
Anything But Square

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I seem to be making an awful lot of mens cards at the moment, at lest I will have plenty spare for when needed which is not normally the case.  For this theme of Anything But Square I have gone with a scalloped circle easel card.  I know a few folks who play chess and a wee while ago while looking through one of my stash boxes of paper; think I bought it as part of a bulk buy when I first started making cards, sheets of hand made papers in a craft box was obviously a buy to good to miss lol.  Inside the assortment was some fab black and white checked paper with clear wax strips dividing the squares (oops squares lol but these are hand made and quadrilaterals but not quite square hehehe). With this paper in mind I then found a suitable digi to work with - what could be more perfect than Parthanon Horse, he is a stunner and makes a perfect knight playing piece.

The image was coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, mounted on card and then fussy cut.

Next I used Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Circles to cut all my sections.

I needed some height to this card so created a chess piece Happy Birthday die cut and also cut some loose chess pieces.  The die cut was mounted with foam tape behind it.

With the die cut in place I then mounted the horse (knight) using a double layer of foam tape to give real dimension.

More scalloped circles to create the writing area and to finish off the individual chess pieces were glued in place.

Ingredients:-

• image - Parthanon Horse by IKEsART
• colouring medium - Faber Castell Polychromos pencils
• dies - Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Circles and Classic Scalloped Circles, chess pieces and chess Birthday background die by me
• from my stash - hand made paper (not made by me though hahaha)

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-

• Clear It Out W, 3E, Must use stash item - Challenge Theme: Anything Goes Stash: (Stash item is the DP which some of the very first craft paper I bought about 6 years ago :) )
• Creative Card Crew 2W - #91 Die Cuts (week 2)
• Papertake Weekly W -  Don't Be A Square
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
• {Pin}spirational 2W -   #144 - Inspiration Image* (Week 2) (black and white)

• Card Mania - M, 3E - (July) Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - 2W - (Week 2) Birthday
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Sunday Stamps - 2W - #105 Colour* (W1 of 2) 

• Crafty Friends Challenge 2W,(W2) - Anything Goes
• Crazy 4 Challenges W,1E  Critters   
• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - W, 3E – No. 234 - Sport
• Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 8 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards - No. 114  - Always Anything Goes (Cards only)
• Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, 2E, SIO - No. 158 - (W1 of 2) -  Birthday
• Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W, E5 (W2 of 2) #135 Animal(s) (+ a sentiment)