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Friday Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday Everyone!!!  I am super excited to be bring you my 1st ever sketch challenge!!  I hope you enjoy creating with the sketch I have made.  I used it for making a card, but I certainly can see the potential for it to be used on a LO!

Here is your sketch:

Download Scarlett's Sketch

And here is the sample I created with it:

For this card I used papers from one of my favorite new lines, Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl, as well as some of the Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alphas.  I just love the versatility of those letters and the cute little words that come with them at the bottom of the sheet.  All of these yummy products can be found in the store.

Be sure to link up your creations here, as well as in the gallery for your chance to win some goodies!!!

Until next time, Happy Scrappin'!! ~ Scarlett

Rockin' the 80's Challenge #10 - Layers

Welcome to the final day of challenges here at A Walk Down Memory Lane's Design Team blog!  We've had some GREAT challenges issued here by the Design Team, and I hope you'll have time to play along with us.  Remember, in order to be eligible for our prize packages you'll need to upload your direct link to your project using the Mr. Linky up above.

To finish off our 80's challenges, I want you to take a trip back to the 80's and remember what the 80's were most famous for...EXCESS!  We couldn't get enough stuff in our lives, so we built bigger houses.  We couldn't have big enough shoulders, so we wore shoulder pads. 

So for our last challenge today, create a card that has to be HAND-DELIVERED because it has too much stuff on it to be mailed!  LOL  Create a card that has an obscene amount of lumpy-bumpy embellishments or heavy embellishments!  Remember, MORE is BETTER!  :)

For today's card, I grabbed a bunch of NEW stuff!  :)  Paper, embellishments, etc are almost exclusively from some of our new CHA shipments.  It is also one of the cards we'll be making during our Copic Class today at the store.

First, I started with some Studio Calico papers.  The card base is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I inked the edges of the papers with my Tim Holtz Ink Blending tool to soften up the edges a bit.

Next, I layered a Bella Blvd fabric flower.  I took apart the layered flower, and colored it in with a Copic marker so it looks a little "marbled".  My next layer is the little Fancy Pants tag stamped with a Heidi Grace greeting stamp.  I also added in a little Maya Road trinket pin.  Next layer is more Studio Calico paper, and some Jenni Bowlin buttons in white.  They are popped up with some foam adhesive, and I tied a little bow with some jute.  I stamped the Woodware daffodils on our Copic cardstock and colored them in with Copic markers.  I stamped them 4 times.  I colored three in and added the 4th little flower on pop dots again.  The other 3 I fussy cut out, and two of them I layered on pop dots.  The middle one I adhered flat, but pop dotted the little extra flower.

 
Here is a side view to see the layers.

I hope you enjoyed all of the past 10 days challenges, and remember to link your creation up above with Mr. Linky!

~ Lisa

Challenge #8-You in the 80's!

You in the 80's

We never seem to scrap ourselves enough so this challenge is all about you! Well, more correctly, it's all about you in the '80's. Create a layout using a picture of you in the '80's. Were you a brain, an athlete, a princess, a basket case or a criminal? (Name that movie!!!) We can't wait to see you in all your 1980's glory!

Patterned Paper-Bella Blvd, Cardstock-Bazzill, Flowers-Bella Blvd, Die cut & Letters-Slice, Punch-EK Success 

Rocking music from the 80's Challenge

I'm sure you all have a favorite song or group from the 80's that you still rock out to.  As my DD would say when i'm jammin' out...mom is this your old school music???  So we are going back to the 80's jams!  I want you to create any layout you want except your title has to be one of the following:

-Love Shack (B 52's)

-That Was Yesterday (Foreigner)

-The Heat Is On (Frey)

-Angel Eyes (Jeff Healey Band)

-Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)

-Jump (VanHalen)

-Eat It (Wierd Al Yankovic)

For my layout I used "Love Shack".  We have been in the process of putting an addition onto our house, new siding, windows, doors, and remodeling the inside so this song was perfect!

 
I simply love this Bella Blvd line of paper & stickers.  On my Cardstock I had to do a little misting.  Add a little ric rak, flower, thickers, and a button and I now have a layout of current times, with a blast from the past in the title.  

Ok ladies.....now it's your turn.  Show me what you got.  Grab your JAMBOX, your 80's music and get busy!!!  Don't forget to upload your layout to Mr. Linky, and stop by the forum say hi and chat with us!

~~Stacy~~  

More 80's Fashion!

Paint splatters were a hot fashion trend in the 80's.  You could find them in fashion, art, sunglasses, even wallpaper!  Well now I want to see them in our scrapbooking!  Paint is not new to scrapbooking, but splattering might be! 

Let me see you do it --- splatter at least 2 different colors of paint on your layout somewhere!  But--- be careful!  I ended up with lime green paint on my ceiling!

I used Adirondack Paint Dabbers, unscrewed the caps and dipped an old toothbrush in the bottles. I placed my cardstock in an old pizza box and tapped the toothbrush covered in paint against the edges of the box --- causing wonderful splatters!

Products Used:

Doodlebug Key Lime Papers, stickers & brads - http://www.awalkdownmemorylane.net/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=doodlebug+key+lime

Sassafras Alphabet stickers

Complete the challenge and add your layout to Mr Linky before March 31st to qualify for a great prize package from Bella Blvd & Lizzie Anne Designs!

Have fun--

Kim :)

Rocking the 80's Challenge Day 3 - COLORS of the 80's

Happy Hump Day everyone!  Welcome to the 3rd day of challenges here at A Walk Down Memory Lane's Design Team blog!

Today, we're going to talk color...I was an 80's girl as well...I remember listening to Madonna's Material Girl, Michael Jackson's Bad on my tape deck player during junior high.  I remember lots of black in clothes with some bright colors thrown in for good measure!  LOL

I grew up in northwest Iowa, and not in California, but I remember watching movies and TV shows showing off these CRAZY guys riding their skateboards in LA in Venice Beach.

So, today's challenge is to make a card using some fabulously 80's colors.  My card today uses a black backdrop and then a HUGE splash of orange and yellow with a bit of blue and green for good measure.

Remember to post your card to the Mr. Linky up above for our drawing!

Challenge #2-The Ultimate 80's Girl

The ultimate 80's girl always had perfectly poofed mall bangs, a rockin' side pony tail and color coordinated stacked socks to go with her every outfit.

Here's your challenge: Create a project with ruffles (mall bangs), layers (stacked socks) and is asymetrical (side pony). You can make anything, card, tag, layout, minibook whatever your Brat Pack worshipping heart desires as long as it has the above three elements.

I'm, like, totally excited to see what you create!

Here's my take on the Ultimate 80's girl!

Cardstock-Bazzill, Patterned Paper-Bella Blvd, Die Cut-Bella Blvd, Ribbon-Basic Grey, Other-thread and twill

Friday Card Recipe Challenge

Happy Friday Everyone!!  I am coming to you today with a yummy card recipe challenge that is quick and easy!

Your Recipe:

4x4 card

2 - Patterned Papers

1 - Journaling Card - should be the focus of your card

1 - Witty Sentiment

1 - Button

Easy Peasy, right??

Here's my sample for you and I kid you not when I say I made this card in about 15 minutes!!

I used a 4x4 kraft cardstock base, Jillibean Soup Soup Staples patterned paper, October Afternoon Farm Fresh patterned paper, letters from October Afternoon and Jillibean Soup, and a Jenni Bowlin button.

Hope you enjoy this recipe and I cannot wait to see what you create with it!!  Remember to link up your projects here, as well as upload them in the gallery!  And don't forget we have oodles of fun in store for you all starting on March 1st with the I Love the 80's Crop!!  It's going to be, like totally radical!  For sure!!

Happy Scrappin'! - Scarlett

Tutorial Challenge: Use your 2-D punches to create 3-D embellishments!

Hey everyone, it's Erica again!  :)

This week's challenge is about making dimensional embellishments using your punches.  I've got two tutorials for you showcasing this technique, so let's get started!

First up, creating flowers using a scallop circle punch.

We are making a template first so punch a circle out of some scratch paper.   

Then, fold the circle in half, unfold it and fold it in half the other way. 

Next, poke a hole using your paper piercer where the two creases intersect.  This is your template.
 

Now, punch another circle out of the paper that you'd like your flower to be made of.  I recommend using either cardstock or a two-sided patterned paper for this as one-sided won't look as nice at the end.

 

Lay your template over the circle you just punched and make a dot with a pencil through the hole in your template.

Starting in the dip between two fo the scallops, cut one line from the edge of the circle to the center of the circle.

Cut between each of the scallops but stop about a half an inch from the center of the circle.

This is what it will look like when you are done cutting.

Grab your Glue Dots and place one near the middle of the flower along the first line you cut and another on the back side of the circle on the other side of the first line.

 

Roll the flower up, using the Glue Dots to adhere it to itself.
 

Now make another flower but twist this one tighter than the first.

 

Glue the smaller flower inside the larger and curve the petals outward with your fingers.

Here's your finished flower!  Make them with smaller punches, larger punches, experiment to your hearts content!

Here is a project that I created using the flowers. 

(Patterned Paper-Fancy Pants, Pearls-Kaiser Craft, Frame-Dollar Tree)

I embellished the centers with some pearls. 

Now for our second tutorial.  We're making half rosettes using a border punch!

Cut out a strip of paper that is six inches by 1 1/4 inches and punch all along one edge.  Accordion fold along each dip between the scallops.

Using a very strong adhesive, like glue lines, adhere one side of the strip to your base paper.  Then curve the strip around and, lining up the other end, adhere it to the paper as well.
 

I used this half rosette on a Valentine's card to my husband.  I thought the rosette on top of the stamped love sentiment looks like a bow on a package so the interior of the card reads, "Your love is a gift."

(Patterned Paper-Daisy Bucket, Cardstock-DCWV, Stamp-Autumn Leaves, Pen-Sanford Uni-ball, Ink-Colorbox)

I also used the rosettes on a layout and lined them up to create a border for my photos and journaling/title block.
 

(Patterned Paper-Crate Paper, "sweet" die cut-Slice Big Kids Design Card, Letter Stickers-Making Memories & American Crafts, Pen-Signo Uniball)
 
To participate in this challenge, create a project (layout, card, altered item, anything!) and upload it with the Mr. Linky above by the end of February to be in the running for a prize from AWDML.

Thanks for playing along!

Erica

:D

Friday Challenge.....Sketch Challenge

Hey there fellow scrappers.  It's Friday...WOOHOO!!!   Hope you all have had a wonderful week so far.  Here's a little something to get your scrappy weekend started.  This is my very first sketch I have ever designed.  I am so excited to see what you all do with it.  Make sure you have it uploaded to Mr. Linky and you'll be entered into the monthly drawing for a fabulous prize!!  Just be sure your layout is uploaded by the end of the month.  Don't forget to come on over to the forum and post your layout in the gallery.  Here is your sketch challenge.....

This is my take on the sketch.  I put my journaling inside the kraft envelope.

I had so much fun with this sketch!  I used  Fancy Pants  Kraft Kuts pattern paper,Bazzil Cardstock,Thickers, Ric Rak ,Maya Road mists&Clear Tickets, Rinestones .  

Hope you all have enjoyed my sketch and my take on it.  I look forward to seeing your layouts!  Have a wonderful weekend.

Stacy

February Color Challenge!

This is the week -- the week all of the new designers get to post for the first time! I am so excited to be part of all the fun stuff happening here at A Walk Down Memory Lane and even more excited to be issuing the first of February's Challenges! This Friday's Challenge is a color challenge --- Your creation should use this bright and cheerful color swatch:

Feel free to add any neutral color - black, white, cream or grey - to the color scheme! These colors just make me so happy --- they just scream spring to me and help chase away the winter time blues! Color swatches are one of my favorite things to create from --- I love to be able to mix manufacturers together without regard to product lines and just focus on the colors! For this layout, I used over 6 different product lines from multiple manufacturers!

I used stuff from Basic Grey - this line and this line. I added in some die cut paper and journaling spots from Jenni Bowlin and stickers and alphas from Sassafras. Mix in some buttons, some stitching and some floss or twine and it's done! There was one other line of products on my layout ---- Thrift Shop from October Afternoon. This is a little sneak peak for you ---- watch for it in the store soon!

Dive into your stash ans pull out some bright spring blue & yellow and complete this challenge!  Upload your lo with Mr. Linky above by the end of February to be in the running for a prize from AWDML.

Have fun, KIM :)

February Challenges

Lets have a great month with new challenges from our New Designers. You can check out the announcement HERE

Please post your creation in the Mr. Linky here