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STAMPING
| | CHALLENGE
| | Last updated 3-2-2010
This is still open to anyone who would like to participate in the monthly challenge. To enter please scan your card and e-mail it to me or send the actual card to me. Also, write a few notes about how it was created. |
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The challenge for the months of December and January is to use a super large paper clip in some way. Because of the holidays, we will allow for two months although 3 people did complete their challenge this month. | | Joan Azevedo scanned her clip twice and used the scanned image as background to stamp her message on. Again...clever! | | Carol Heath "won" the most humorous award (if there had been an award). This was her paper clip family. Now if someone could only tell us what the inside message means. It reads "One hundred yards east of the red bridge, a bronze lantern stands at the entrance on the left." Any clues? |
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Brenda Preuss used her Mica Gloss backgrounds as the base of her card, a cover on her clip and a punched circle end. Her intention is to use the removable paper clip as a bookmark. | | Nancy Calava said that her background was from a Leftovers Class. She used the clip as a frame for her greeting. She mentioned that she had "stolen" the idea from a magazine, but isn't that what magazines are for? | | Better late than never, CIndy Mayer didn't have a large clip so she used several regular paper clips as a decorative element on her beautiful card. Her "scrap" papers sure are gorgeous! More so IRL (In Real Life). |
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| In 2010, the format will change a little. Every other month we will have a format challenge. January's challenge is using that idea. The directions are as follows: You must use the sketch provided. You must use rubber stamps on the project. Any type of papers may be used to complete the card. You may add embellishments. It is okay to flip the sketch, change the panel sizes, shapes, card size and border as you wish. However, the main elements of the layout should be used. It will be fun and surprising to see the variety of different completed cards using the same basic layout. Most important rule....Have Fun!!! | | The format challenge from Nancy Calava | | From Carol Heath (hence the "H") |
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| This one is from Marge Norris. | | From Teresa Wagner | | A challenge from Kay West. |
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| A submission came from new submitter, Bunni Allesandrini. Welcome aboard, Bunni! | | This card was sent in from Joan Azevedo | | Yippee! Another new submitter - Donna Laufenberg. |
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| For February this challenge was again suggested by Sally Proctor. (I hope she participates this time.) Anyway, this is one of those small circle tags that you can find at the office supply store. If you don't have a ccircle one at home, you can use any store-bought, similar tag for your challenge. | | The first challenge was scanned to me from Mary Kuligowski. She didn't have an "official" tag so she made one with a circle. She even attached the string, colored it, and stuck it behind the petals to form the stem. (She tried for real authenticity.) She also trimmed the circle with silver metallic marker, but you really cannot see it underneath the beads. Good job, Mary! | | Cindy Mayer used her scrap papers once again. This time she punched out a circle of the scrap the same size as the tag. She added a punched branch, a glittery heart to hide the hole and colored the rim of the tag with Sharpie markers. Beauty! |
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| Marge Norris made a really elegant card with her tag. She punched out circles in different sizes from her cardstock. She attached pretty blue pearls to hide the hole then carried out the theme on each of the circles. Really pretty! | | Brenda Preuss decided to be a clown today with balloons. She used the Pearl Crystal Lacquer to color her tags. She used those same colors of Copic Markers to color her clown. She had sprayed scrap paper as her background. | | Teresa Wagner and Brenda must have had the same inspiration. She also made a balloon with her tag, but she carried it a step further. She stamped the background balloons then popped the tag with mounting tape. She colored her string and glued it to match the movement in the stamp. Teresa also used clear Crystal Lacquer on her balloon. |
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| Bunni Alessandrini e-mailed me this challenge. She cut out circles using the bottom of bottle, used Twinkling H2O's to color background of tag and on the stamped florals. She then painted string, traced a heart on the card, and put glue to lay the string on it. | | | | |
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