Hi BPC goers! Allison Landy here. I am excited to be with you here today on the BPC blog! I’m hoping that my try this challenge to you today is both fun and helpful.

I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been invited to lots and lots of parties...and here I thought the holiday party-going season was over! But it’s birthdays and anniversaries galore amongst my family and friends. That means I’ve been in need of a variety of cards to share with my hosts. When time is short, I always go back to basics with simple designs.

One of my favorite design principles is the idea that “angles love curves.” It’s a great adage to remember. It’s why we often round the corners of our photos and place them on a square page background. Curved lines add softness to a design, and they give the eye something different to look at. When working with cards, the principle holds just as true. Here’s a card I made recently using this principle.

Imagine if the stamped image in the center was square instead of circular. It just wouldn’t be as “interesting.”

Tonight it’s a birthday party, so I decided to whip up a quick little birthday greeting for my friend. For this card, I wanted to incorporate several different size circles into my design. I was going for an energetic, fun look. So, out came my punches and my brightly colored papers, and I went to town.

Your try this challenge today--should you choose to accept it--is to make a card with the angles love curves principle by using circles somewhere on your card. Remember to load your finished card to the Big Picture Classes sharing gallery or Facebook Album! Be sure to also pop on over to the Simple Stories blog at www.simplestories.com where we are doing a fun giveaway!

For more card making inspiration, check out Allison Landy's card class here at BPC, Cooking Up Cards.