Calendar Girls Blog Group May Challenge

Hi Calendar Girls! It's the 28th again and time to post our latest challenge!

Miss May is Barb, and here is her challenge:

The month of May can bring many things—Mother’s Day, Graduation, Prom, Memorial Day—all are wonderful events. However, May does bring one thing to mind—Skin. You know—like short sleeved tops, capris, shorts, flip flops/sandals, sundresses—all things that bring a frightful thought to our mind as our body is not in shape to show skin. So, let’s Shape Up. No—not running, biking, weights, but cards that have a different shape. So, your May card is to be a Shutter Card, Side Step Card, Gate Fold, Easel Card, Joy Fold, Criss Cross, etc. Any shape works—but to be true to the challenges we have had in the past—try a new shape that you have not used recently or really take a leap and try a design that you have never done before!

Here is my card:



This is one version of a side step card, I think. I am really not sure what the fold is called because I can not find a tutorial anywhere for it. I saw lots of samples on SCS, sat down and figured out the cuts and folds.

I always have a hard time on these types of cards because I can never figure out what to do with the skinny spaces. I decided to emboss the ares on this card. The bottom strip looks like it needs something.....but what? I don't know.

Here is a side view:



I used SU Old Olive and YoYo Yellow paper, DP is Pebbles Inc, and GP white. I used MFT Die-namics Sweet Stack dies, an oval Nestability and silver half pearls. The sentiment is AMuse.

Thank you for looking and can't wait to see what Miss June has in store for us!

Terry