Twelve Card Challenge, August 2022 (Q3)

I started the twelve-card challenge last year, with a little nudge from joblackford. I wanted to try to make all of my Christmas cards, and I thought I could do it with the itty bitty goal of 12 cards per month. I think I made it through July before I couldn't make any more time to craft, but that's still a lot of cards!

What's the challenge? Make 12 cards each month.

That's it? That's it.

Do they have to be Christmas cards? Nope. Make whatever you like.

Can I make more than 12? If you have the time, motivation, and energy, you bet!

Do they have to be the same card? Nope. (I find that if you make A2 cards 8.5x11 cardstock divides nicely for multiples of 4, and 12x12 paper divides into 6 pieces, so I usually make identical cards when I make multiples... but you should make what you like.)

Do I have to post them here? Nope. Not required, but it's always fun to see others' work.

Can I earn points? You betcha.  

• 1 point for each card you make, whether 1 or 20.
• If you hit the magical dozen, take 8 bonus points-- so your first dozen cards are worth 20 points total.
• If you make two dozen, you can have another 8 bonus points. (So, 20 points total per dozen available.)
• More bonus points: find a way to incorporate the monthly theme (found in the Donna challenge) and earn another 10 points (per dozen). (This replaces my monthly prompt for bonus points, but I will include it in my monthly posts. I try to provide some suggestions for using the prompt in case you get stuck, but you can incorporate the theme however you’d like.)
  
• New for 2022: If you complete this challenge (i.e., make 12 cards) for all three months in a quarter, you also earn 50 bonus points.

Wait, what are points? Read about joining a team here, or contact grammadee for more team info. Sign ups are quarterly this year, so Q3 sign up is closed, but you do NOT need to join a team to play along.

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August Theme: Farmers' Market

Suggestions for incorporating this theme with cards:

• Incorporate fruit or vegetable elements in your cards (stamps, patterned paper, embellishments).

• Be inspired by something else at the Farmers' Market: popular non-fruit/vegetable items at my local market include flower bouquets, honey, maple syrup, various baked goods like scones and cookies, and cheese.
• My local market is a producers-only market (no resellers).  In other words, these are mostly small businesses, so use your supplies from some of the smaller companies (no Hero Arts), or from your local independent store (no Hobby Lobby).
• Highlight the farm. Or the market.

As always, your individual interpretations of the theme are more than welcome!