May 2012

Thank you to our special guest challenger this month, KMG/Karen! In spite of being sick, she has still come up with some fabulous challenges for us!
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Since Helen had us scrap 56 photos, this month we will use no photos! Just Kidding

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After scrapping so many photographs last month, how about a bit of a twist on due dates this month?

We will do something similar, but completely different.

Week One (ending May 7th) Deadline to post these two challenges is May 7th at noon CST. You may post any challenge early, but not late. Please be sure to give it the appropriate title so it can be counted correctly.

Color Challenge Green. This month we will be using a lot of different materials, some help us with recycling, others with re-purposing. So, the Color challenge is green - just like the theme for the prize with this challenge.


Throw-away Challenge. Use something you would normally trash in your paper project. Take a photo of your item prior to using it as well as a photo of your final layout/card.


Week Two (ending May 14th) Deadline to post these two challenges is May 14th at noon CST. You may post any challenge early, but not late. Please be sure to give it the appropriate title so it can be counted correctly.

Office supply- use an office supply (rubberbands, paper clips, white-out etc) on your paper project. If it is not easy to see, please take a photo before and after.

Use a swap - you can always use swaps on any project, but for this one, be sure to let us know what the swap item is!

Week Three (ending May 21st) Deadline to post these two challenges is May 21st at noon CST. You may post any challenge early, but not late. Please be sure to give it the appropriate title so it can be counted correctly.

Sew what- use stitching or the look of stitching on your paper project. You can use hand sewing, machine sewing, pen and ink 'sewing' or even rub-ons. If there is another alternative -go ahead and use it, just make sure it has some sewing involved.

Incredible Inchies or even Terrific Twinchies! Use inchies or twinchies (1x1 or 2x2) on your paper project.

Week Four (ending May 31st) Deadline to post these two challenges is May 31st at noon CST. You may post any challenge early, but not late. Please be sure to give it the appropriate title so it can be counted correctly.

Zig-Zag= interpret this anyway you want. It can be using pinking shears or a zig-zag stitch or the placement of your photos etc.

MAY BONUS (Surprise, Karen, I am adding one): Create something with a bird and a soft item. They can be photos, paper piecing, paper pattern, whatever. Just include a bird and a soft item on the same project. This bonus can be combined with one of the above, just be sure to indicate such on the posting (example: Incredible Inchies and May Bonus or something like that). Odd prize with this.

Remember your projects can be Lay Outs, cards, tags anything you make from paper.

Thanks Karen - great challenges

Only 5 months to go!

Sounds fun!!!

I like your bonus challenge

#1- color challenge green

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Challenge 2- Throw away

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LYC (love your cards) hehehe

very creative with the tissue box

Your card is pretty, but absolutely love how you did the tissue box cover!! Cool idea

Thanks!

I have my idea for the throw away one. hope to work on it tomorrow.

Love your card and what a great idea, using the klenex box top!!!

On time again????? Below is my Challenge one - green
The cricut couldn't resist jumping into the photo LOL

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Challenge Two - Recycled items
CM Stickers that were to be tossed/Bread Tags/Twist Ties/Old paper (ok, I always use old paper, but this one said 2008, so I figured it would be fun to include)
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not sure what is up, so here are the other pictures with challenge two - twist ties and old paper
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finally - the layout
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Great ideas Lucinda!

Great projects! What a neat use of the bread tags

challenge 2

i used a lid from a can of pringles

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and made a holder for our beach findings

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Karen and Lucinda LYL and LYC

Great pages!!! Love the Llama kisses...lol!!!!

Week One!
Color Challenge Green:
Here's a card I made for my husbands birthday!
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Throw-away Challenge:
I got this idea from a designer on the Cricut site!

My throw-away item is a Cricut cartridge plastic shell.
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I cut it so it would lay flat.
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I used my Cuttlebug machine with the Cuttlebug emboss folder Floral Screen.
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Here's my 8x8 page using my throw-away item!
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LYL Helen and Jerri

Jeri - what glue did you use?

Helen - great idea with the plastic

Jeri- love your green LO- and here I was thinking Mom hasn't been kissed in a while!

What a great use of the Pringles cap. Gotta love when scrappy supplies cost nothing!

Helen your birthday card is great- love all the layers!

But... Your trash challenge is AWESOME! What a great idea (and with the cost of cartridges, it is great to get your monies worth!)

wowzee! Did you put paper under the plastic or paint the back?

I used smooth regular paper, but when I learned about using the plastic from the designer (Juliana Michaels) she used alcohol inks on hers to make some stain glass(plastic) hanging art....really pretty! I'm not sure if she posted it on her blog, but here's her blog to see other great creations of hers......also check out the Over the Rainbow video.
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challenge 1

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challenge 2

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FANTASTIC! Cecily

Cecily love your pages and that house you made is so cool!! Love it!!!

Very cool, Cecily - LYL!!!

Definitely have to remember the box one!

thanks! I had so many ideas for the window. Looking in looking out...Found the tree pictures in that box of photos that DH discovered this weekendm and thought , aha!!!



Ladies-love your work-Karens' tissue box, Lucinda 's bread tags, Jerri's pringle/shells, Helens packaging, did I miss anybody?



i think we need a bread tag challenge next month-those little guys have so much potential!

Scraprageous wrote:

Jeri - what glue did you use?

Scotch - quick-dry adhesive (acid-free)

Week 2- use a swap

From 1 sheet thrifty swap (Lucinda)

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Cute banner birthday card!

Week 2- office supply

I used white-out

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LYL Cecily
LYC Karen

Cool card! I never thought to use white-out!

Bet I don't go to far out of the box for usage of office supplies...lol! Maybe this weekend I can think of something

whew - thought I missed the deadline for round 2 - hoping to work some in the am or Sunday

challenge 4 Swap

swap is from 1 sheet thrifty sorry - don't know maker

Made a Mother's day card

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Jeri, your card turned out great!

beautiful card!

Love that card!

Now go get the other challenge done;)

Week Two


Office Supply: Post-it pad.
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Use a Swap: Flamingo Tag by KMG.
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Great post it pad holder

LYL

Cute post-it pad!

Love how you painted your dog to match the ribbon on the tag!

LOL!

Note: You can 'combine' the challenges as long as the pieces can stand on their own and are posted at the appropriate times.



Challenge 3 - Office Supply - those prong holder things - I don't know how else to describe them.
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Challenge 4 - Use a swap. I don't remember who created this wonderful tag (I know it was KMG's for the Birds swap), but it is perfect for this project.
Here is the swap
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Here is the project (with the swap and a few more pictures)
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Closed (based on the Creating Keepsakes Mother's day card class)
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Great project Lucinda! I have some of those prong things and never know what to do with them.Did you use it as an embelishment or is it functional (ie- lifts up)?

That is a tag I made, like to see swaps in use!

Looks great Lucinda!

thanks - the prong is to hold the little pad of paper together - I have embossed the prong thingy's before. They also do great with alcohol inks. I just left plain for this one as dd may want to add more pages, so functionality was important.

BTW - she loved it. She may not like to scrap very much, but she loves handcrafted gifts! It was for her completion of first year final exams!!