July Challenges

 

Now our competition has ended for 2021, we are back to our regular challenges, and for this month we are having fun with requirement challenges.

Our DT girls have some great challenges for you.  Our challenges are open till the end of the month, have fun! 

Challenge 1 

Hi there, Julie here with my challenge for this month.

I would like you to use 

1 die set

2 photographs 

3 patterned papers

Here is my layout

As you can see I have used 

1 Die Set (Uniquely Creative's Tags Tops & Tails)

2 Photos (3" square photos of my Grand Daughter on her school sports day)

3 Patterned papers ( Ready?...Go!, Journey I have used both sides of this paper and Authorised Personnel Only.)

All of the papers are from Uniquely Creative's - Choose Your Own Adventure paper range

All of the papers on this layout have had the edges inked using Kaisercraft's Bark ink cube

To create the background I used an assortment of star stamps, that I had in my stash, to stamp randomly with StazOn Jet Black and Versa Color Cardinal Red inks.

I cut four pieces of the patterned papers so they measured 3.24" x 4", inked the edges and attached them to the page with double sided tape

I cut two of each size of the tags in the die set from Find Your Way paper as well as four of the ring reinforces in white cardstock.

I attached the ring reinforcers to the page using Art Glitter Glue.

I matted my photos onto black cardstock so they had a 1/16" border on each side.

I then used my sewing machine to stitch around the page, the patterned papers, the tags and the photos

I attached the tags to the layout, with glue, after I had threaded white crochet cotton through the holes.

The photos were mounted onto some craft foam before being added to the page.

The title was cut using my Scan N Cut from the Find Your Way paper

I fussy cut a few embellishments from The Story - Laser Cuts paper and added them to the layout

The date the photos were taken was hand written on the label at the bottom right of the layout.

If you would like to watch this layout come together here is my video

Looking forward to seeing what you create for this challenge

Hugs

Julie

Challenge 2 

  Hi Crafters

Louise here.

Your challenge is to use 3 x patterned papers, 2 word title and 1 die cut

Seems as though Julie and I have given you very similar challenges.

Here is my inspiration:

"Book Lover"

Each month we are providing a product focus and this month it's Dies.

I've used the Uniquely Creative Barbed Wire

Don't forget that dies don't have to be used for the exact description ... I've used the barbed wire cuts as the string on my tag :) 

For the background I'm using Uniquely Creative Chevron paper and cut to 8.5 x 11.

The other patterned papers used on this layout are:

Once upon a Christmas

Ocean Breeze

I chose my photo thinking about a two word title and used black thickers

I've included a die cut tag and added lots of stars.

I've created an area for my journalling at the bottom over the mesh ribbon which provides some great texture. 

To finish I've mounted it on some black cardstock.

I look forward to seeing your challenge entries.

Happy crafting.

Challenge Rules
Please upload your entries to the album in our Private Facebook Chat Group by 11.55pm, 31st July 2021 to be eligible for the prize.

Facebook Albums - Here
Chat Page - Here

The prize is by random draw.  This month's prize is a pack of Uniquely Creative lace Doilies 

· International entries are welcome, however, due to international postage cost, the prize is a little surprise in the post.

April Cyber Crop

Good morning

Today is the start of the April 2021 Cyber Crop

The theme for the month is Black + 1 and my added challenge for the Cyber Crop is to add at least one patterned paper that you have made yourself.

You can create your patterned paper in many different ways. I have stamped on plain cardstock to create mine but you could use paste through a stencil to create an all over pattern, use ink through a stencil, add watercolours using the packaging technique, heat embossing and alcohol inks can also be used to create patterns on plain cardstock or even lightly patterned cardstock.

Here is my layout. For my +1 I have chosen blue.

I have used Tranquil Blue cardstock for the background frame and then black cardstock for my background.

I cut a one inch frame from the blue and trimmed the black to 11.5" square

I cut a piece of Colourblast - Limited Edition - One of a Kind to 10.5" x 10"

A piece of the Tranquil Blue cardstock was cut to 6.75" x 7.25" and then I stamped all over it with Uniquely Creatives - Wavy Words stamp and StazOn Jet Black ink

Colourblast - Limited Edition - Real Deal was cut to 5.25" x 6.5".

I filed around the edges of the photo, which is 8" x 5" then double matted it on the blue which is 8.25" x 5.25" and black which is 8.5" x 5.5" I added a piece of foam between the two mats.

The blue stamped cardstock and the Real Deal patterned paper were also matted with black cardstock. 

To create the flower embellishments I stamped, using Embassy Arts Giant Flowers stamp block, and heat embossed two flowers on the Real Deal paper and one on the blue cardstock. These were then fussy cut and had a piece of chipboard added to the back.

I used a couple of pieces of chipboard to embellish my layout. A tab from Dusty Attics Mini Tabs #2 and a heart from Memory Maze's Criss Cross Heart Set. These were given a coat of Baby blue acrylic paint. The tab was later changed to black using a permanent marker.

A piece of ribbon and a couple of rows of bling were also added to finish off the embellishing.

The title was cut using Tim Holtz Inside Out alpha die from the blue cardstock and attached to the top left of the layout.

Here is the process video

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

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Hi Crafters

Louise here for this months cybercrop I'd like you to feature black and yellow.

For my share I wanted to show you that you can create a monochromatic layout in a different way.

For this layout, I've started with 9x11 background and painted on some Colour Blast Shimmer Dust "Sunflower"

Once it dried I added some black gesso through a stencil

I've used papers from Simple Stories "Life in Color"

Then embellished with Colour Blast Arty Farty Paper and my go to at the moment - cotton.

I've added a little touch of texture with the lace.

Here is the process video:

Happy Scrapping