Good Morning all. Thanks for all the Gr8 ;) entries on the last challenge...that was fun!
We have another fun one to work on over the next two weeks. It's called the "Me, Myself and I" challenge. The point is to scrap why you have been blessed with your beautiful names. Where did they come from? Is it a family name, a pop culture name (from a book or movie), something combined from your mom and dad? Set the record straight, and your family will love to read to story in years to come.
This is running from today through May 7th. Please be sure to add your link up in the comments section and the lucky winner will win a prize pack from our lovely sponsor this week NIKKI SIVILS! I was sent a big box of goodies last week and of course there is more than enough to share...so get your entry in and you will be entered to win the prize package! I will be picking a random winner...so get your entries in by the deadline to be entered. I will announce the winner on the 8th!
Here are the DT's stories and examples: Anabelle (Guest Designer) Virginia Jana Kim Greta Michele Noel Michelle Hope you all have fun with this one! I can't wait to see and read your creations. Have a lovely week.
Happy Monday everyone! We have a fun challenge for you guys today. And it's really a pretty easy one. Just use eight manufacturers on you work...thus the "8 is Great" title. :) Don't use 7 or 10....exactly 8! And as you will see, it can be more of a challenge than you think!
This is running from today, through the 23rd. Please link up your work in the comment section so we can get a slide show going. I hope you all have a gr8 ;-) time with this one!
Will 8 be enough?!?
Here are the DT examples: Anabelle (April Guest Designer):Lily bee (paper), Jillibean (paper), Crate (paper, stickers), Pink Paislee (paper, clear sticker, die cut, cork), Maya Road (envelope, stickers, ink), MME (brads), Cosmo (paper), American Crafts (thickers) Virginia: 1. jillibean soup (kraft cardstock) 2. cosmo cricket (patterned paper, stickers, alphas)3. american crafts (ribbon, alphs)4. my little shoebox (patterned paper)5. tim holtz (mini paperclips)6. 3M (masking tape)7. hambly (rub ons)8. crate paper (flower stickers, rub ons) Greta::Maya Road, pink paislee, shimmerz, crate paper, cosmo cricket, American crafts, bazzill, stampin up Michelle: Melissa Frances, American Crafts, Nikki Sivils, My Little Shoebox, Creative Imaginations, Making Memories, Collage Press, JoAnn Fabrics Kim: Cardstock: Core'dinations Patterned Paper, Chip letters, ribbon: American Crafts, Punch: Martha Stewart, Punch: EK Success, Stickers: SRM, Stickers: SEI, Machine: Cuttlebug, Chipboard: Basic Grey MicheleCrate Paper, Jillibean, My Mind's Eye, Sassafrass (Flowers), Martha Stewart (flowers), K & Company (picture corners), Papertrey Ink: (Buttons), American Crafts (Letter stickers) Noel: American Crafts, Prima, Jillibean Soup, Pink Paislee, Crate Paper, Collage Press, Melissa Frances, LilyBee Jana: American Crafts, Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye, Crate Paper, Basic Grey, Maya Road, Paper Reflections (tag), DMC (embroidery thread) Also, I wanted to remind all of you that this Thursday, the 15th, is the release date for the May kit "Playdate". Be sure to get your order in early, as I don't think this one will last long. Have a great week everyone!
I don't know about you guys...but another show the gals around these parts are *obsessed with* {sing/song voice} is Project Runway! How can you not be?!? And of course my favorite has always been Tim Gunn. I just love his polished presentation. Sometimes I like to think of myself as Tim, especially when it comes to this blog. Of course I don't tell you how to do your work, or what to modify, but giving out the challenge is fun, and I must admit sometime i do use my Tim voice in my head! LOL!
Greta presented this idea when this season of Project Runway started and the object is to take a favorite episode of Project Runway and try a technique, or fabric, or stitching, or whatever and run with it! A few episodes from this season that stick out to me are the "hardware" challenge, where they had to use supplies from the hardware store. The one from this last week, which was to make your own textile, which I could see translating into making your own patterned paper, and the burlap sack challenge, where the designers had to use sacks to create their outfits. Also, I do envision lots of stitching...but that is me! :) So this is running from today, through the 9th. Please be sure to link up your work in the comments section so we can find you and add you up to the slide show! Hope you all have fun with this one, and be sure to check out the song in the playlist called "Dance Mix"...it's HIGH-larious! :) Here is some DT work to draw from! Greta (love of sewing) Michele (lots of beautiful work on the burlap flowers, lots of stitching, and a "fashion" theme) Noel (Used paper that I thought resembled burlap, lots of stitching, burlap flowers, lots of inking (they did a lot of dying in the episode), distressed fabric letters) *Sonoma County LO Jana (created her own background paper with stamps and rub ons, burlap flowers, lots of stitching)*Sonoma County LO Virginia (I was inspired by the burlap episode, so I wrapped a canvas in burlap I had from a gigantic coffee bean bag, and used it as the background for my altered clipboard. I decorated the clipboard with items from the Sonoma County kit (including the gorgeous burlap flowers that coordinated with the feel of my piece), along with the Seaside Cottage kit and some things from my own stash.) Michelle (I decided to use the PR where they made their own textile - I kinda tweaked it and copied the zebra pattern on her pants to the cardstock on the bottom, lots of stitching, fabric use) Kim (I was inspired by Episode 8... use natural elements. I used pictures of Matthew down by the lake and used embellishments to support the "natural" feel.)
So I think most of us around here are actual paper and glue scrappers, but we all admire the work of digital scrappers, so Jana had a fun idea of "lifting" a digi LO, with traditional paper and glue products! Here is the inspiration piece Jana chose for us. It is by fabulous Digi Scrapper Cheryl Ashcraft Feel free to browse her designs and lift the same one we did, or if another strikes your fancy, then roll with that one. This challenge is running today through the 26th. Please leave a comment with a link to your work so we can get a slide show going! Have fun, and here are the lifts from the DT! Kimberly (March Guest Designer) Virginia Jana Michelle Michele Greta Noel*Note...this LO is about 95% done with the new "Sonoma County" kit...available for Pre-order today! Also, the new April Kit "Sonoma County" is up for Pre-order today! These will go quickly...so grab one fast, and happy scrapping!
We are back today with an exciting challenge! We are teaming up with Sketch Inspiration this week, and we are offering up a $40 gift certificate to the shop!! And just in time for the upcoming April kit (which, by the way, goes up for pre-order next Monday!). To be in the running for the GC you need to become a member of Sketch Inspiration and upload your version of sketch #114 (seen here). Again, be sure to upload on their site, as they are the ones picking the winner! I hope you have time to join in! You can find the details of the prize HERE, on their home page. The team here has done their own takes on this fun sketch...scroll down to browse through our creations: Kim Noel Michelle Kimberly (March Guest Designer) Jana Greta Michele Virginia
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