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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2019 2:41:53 GMT
Here is the place to challenge yourself and others for the month of April. Anyone--including yourself--who completes your challenge can claim 1 point for her team. But feel free to assign BONUS points within your challenge.
This thread will remain open until end of day on Wednesday April 3rd.
Please read the challenges above yours before you post to avoid too many repeats.
Please NUMBER your challenge(s).
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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2019 2:48:30 GMT
Challenge #1: EGGSactly! April is the 4th month of the year. You can earn a point for this challenge for EACH of the following:
*placing exactly four photos on one page
*using exactly four words in your title or greeting
*creating at least one cluster with exactly 4 elements in it BONUS of 5 points if your cluster has 4 eggs in it!
Challenge #2: Get REAL! Use something non scrapbook related on your page or card. One year I used real egg shells on a calendar page. But you can use regular fabric, kitchen foil, or any memorabilia on your page. If you are a digi scrapper, feel free to include a photo of memorabilia for the point.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2019 2:52:28 GMT
Challenge #3: Share the LOVE! Earn ONE point for every FIVE comments you leave either in the sharing/commenting thread or in the Flickr gallery.
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Post by angel97701 on Apr 1, 2019 3:15:12 GMT
Challenge #4 Create a Card One point for every card you create, two points if it is an Easter or welcome Spring card.
Challenge #5 Create a religious themed layout, it may be for Palm Sunday, Easter, Passover, or another event within your belief system.
Challenge #6 April 22nd is Earth Day, create a layout that celebrates the outdoors and the great planet we live on!
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Post by Linda on Apr 1, 2019 10:46:56 GMT
#7 Scrap spring photos - 1 pt for a layout from March/April/May of any year. Bonus point for March/April 2019 photos
#8 use your dies/punches/cut files - bonus point for flowers/bunnies/chicks/eggs/crosses/clouds/umbrellas
#9 April Showers bring May Flowers - make a card/layout/other project about the rain
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Post by kitbop on Apr 1, 2019 11:30:11 GMT
#10 Birds Bees and Butterflies - in celebrations of Spring springing (we got 6" of snow yesterday. It was a complete shock and unwelcome)! Use images (pp, die cuts, stickers etc) of birds, bugs, butterflies, feathers or flowers
#11 Cut it out now - any fussy cutting will count here!
#12 Project life cards - use you PL cards or cut apart sheets of 3x4/4x6 elements on your projects - even if you die cut out of them, you get a point for using them!
#13 Letter jumble - a point for using more than one alphabet type/font on your page - 5 points for 5 or more!
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 1, 2019 14:39:33 GMT
#14 - Use a sketchy Saturday sketch from anytime since last sketchtember.
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Post by crystalb on Apr 1, 2019 15:04:31 GMT
#15: Hearts and Stars Oh my: 1 point for using stars, 1 point for using hearts 5 bonus points if you use 6 or more of either
#16: Scrap a Selfie: Make a page(s) with a selfie of you, or a picture with you and other(s) in it. YOU must be in the picture somewhere.
#17: Label it: [/b]Use those labels/tags/banners we have laying around in ANY form (sticky, sticker, chipboard, stamps etc) BONUS: 5 points if you use 5 or more
#18: Premade and Done: We all have the premade stickers/chipboard etc. Let's use them up. No altering/cutting etc. Just slap them on and get them out of the stash
#19: Doilies: One doily for 1 point. Use 3 or more for a bonus 5 points
#20 Handwriting: I loved this one last month so let's do it again. Any of you own handwriting gets you 1 point, someone elses gets you a point and more than 100 words gets you a bonus 5 points.
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 1, 2019 15:20:05 GMT
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Post by crystalb on Apr 1, 2019 15:21:02 GMT
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Post by nylene on Apr 1, 2019 15:24:31 GMT
#21 A Stitch In Time - Put some stitching on your project. It can be hand stitching, pen stitching, machine stitching, stitching on patterned papers or stitched dies.
#22 6 X 6 - Use paper from your 6x6 pads on your card or layout.
#23 Chevrons - Use chevron paper, embellishments or hand drawn chevrons on your project.
#24 Scrapbook someone you love, can be a person or pet or other animal.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2019 15:34:34 GMT
Challenge #25: Invest in future scrapping: No time to scrap? Earn points for your team by simply taking photos this month.
* One point per shared photo (no additional sharing point) to a MAXIMUM of 5 shared in any one day*
* Photo must be taken by you to earn the point*
*No penalty for actually scrapping these photos this month*
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Post by angel97701 on Apr 1, 2019 15:45:13 GMT
#26 Stamp it! Dig out your stamps and use them on a card, layout or project of some sort! #27 Rub it on! You may also have a few rub-ons hanging out in your stash. Use up a few of those! If you use more than one give yourself a bonus point!
#28 Go Retro: Use something that was a popular embellishment in years past, think: Slide mount, Fastenator, tag maker, eyelets, and so on! (Remember those complaining about the loud pounding noises at group crops?)
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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2019 15:59:09 GMT
#29 ReNEW it. Spring is the season of renewal. Use something new, or new to you, on your project. OR use something old in a new way.
#30 Oh baby! Create a card or page for a new baby. OR use photos or images of baby animals on your project (and yes those chick--or any other baby animal/bird--images on premade papers count!).
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 1, 2019 16:21:52 GMT
#31 - Rock Those Rectangles - Use rectangular photos OR a rectangular page size (8.5x11, 9x12, 6x12, 3x8, TN, etc.) cardmakers, any size rectangular card or rectangular design/embellishment on the front of a card will count.
#32 - Be There Or Be Square - Use square photos OR a square page size (12x12, 8x8, 9x9, 6x6, etc.) cardmakers, any size square card or square design/embellishment on the front of a card will count.
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 1, 2019 16:26:13 GMT
Challenge #33: Donna Challenge. Complete the Donna Challenge as outlined HERE. 5 bonus points if do everything listed!
Points: complete a page about something that makes you smile (1 point); use the word HAPPY in your title (1 point); use things on your LO that spell out HAPPY, or SMILE (For ie: Hearts, Animal, Patterned paper, Pop dots, Yellow) (1 point)
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Post by gramma on Apr 1, 2019 16:27:31 GMT
#34 Take me out to the ballgame - Major League Baseball is starting. Scrap a sport, baseball, soccer, la crosse, volley ball, track, corn hole, anything. Take an extra point if your layout is about you. And another point if you include a picture of you.
#35 It's all relative - Scrap a relative. Mom, dad, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. Add a point if you include yourself in the layout. You and your aunt - 1 point. You and your aunt and uncle - 2 points. You and 6 cousins - 6 points. Make sense?
#36 Take me away - Scrap a vacation, a road trip, a visit to a park, museum or art gallery, a crop. Anything that takes you away from your day to day life for a bit of time.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2019 18:06:22 GMT
Challenge #33: Donna Challenge. Complete the Donna Challenge as outlined HERE. 5 bonus points if do everything listed! Points: complete a page about something that makes you smile (1 point); use the word HAPPY in your title (1 point); use things on your LO that spell out HAPPY, or SMILE (For ie: Hearts, Animal, Patterned paper, Pop dots, Yellow) (1 point) So happy you did this one! Loving that we are keeping this going in donna's memory. (And I DO love spelling challenges!) Can you post it as a separate challenge as well so I can link it for April in the Master Challenge list? |
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Post by kitbop on Apr 1, 2019 18:39:47 GMT
#37 Textured clusters: use at least THREE of the following list in your cluster: flat paper element. chipboard. mixed media/splatters/stamping in the background. popped-up paper element. button. wood veneer. enamel dot or shape. brad. sequins. metal or plastic clip. puffy sticker. If you use FOUR from the list = 2 points, FIVE from the list = 3 points (max).
#38 Back on the grid: some sort of grid arrangement on your layout or card!
#39 Uncoordinated: use stickers (including thickers, puffy stickers, flat stickers, chipboard stickers) and/or die cuts/ephemera from 2 different collections (not necessarily different manufacturers). Alphabets of any sort do not count in this challenge.
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nylene
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Post by nylene on Apr 1, 2019 19:36:12 GMT
#40 -Going to Pieces- dust off your paper piecing skills and add a paper piecing to your project. Use at least 3 pieces (or layers) on your paper piecing. Can be made from dies, e-cutting, or punches or your own designs. Three layered titles count too.
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Post by joyfulnana on Apr 2, 2019 1:33:28 GMT
#41 even though it was kiwigirl's thing, I'm bringing back the Nuvo challenge. I'm pretty sure most of us have a stash of those thanks to her lol. Use your Nuvo drops! Claim an extra point for 5 or more drops on the page.
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Post by angel97701 on Apr 2, 2019 3:55:36 GMT
#42 Use those page kits! This is so I remember to think about getting them out of the stash and into an album.
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Post by 2marbles on Apr 2, 2019 5:21:40 GMT
#43 - use a line of paper over five years old (just guestimate!)
#44 - use a shaped piece of patterned paper. (ex. circle, scalloped, etc)
#45 - use a piece of fabric paper (mine is adhesive backed and came in a plastic sleeve)
complete any combination of 43,44, and/or 45 and get three bonus points!
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 2, 2019 6:13:33 GMT
Challenge #2: Get REAL! Use something non scrapbook related on your page or card. One year I used real egg shells on a calendar page. But you can use regular fabric, kitchen foil, or any memorabilia on your page. Can digital scrappers use a photo/scan of memorabilia for this challenge? Challenge #5 Create a religious themed layout, it may be for Palm Sunday, Easter, Passover, or another event within your religious belief system. Since atheists are void of religious or belief systems, is it ok to use this challenge to document something atheist as well? |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Apr 2, 2019 6:20:17 GMT
#46 Digital Love | Claim a point for a digital or hybrid project. #47 100 Days Project | One point for each project made that is either for or about your participation in the 100 Days Project. #48 Pastels | Much to Morticia Addams' horror, it's pastel season again with the beginning of spring and Easter around the corner. Make your project mostly pastel-toned to give yourself a point. 
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 2, 2019 12:46:17 GMT
#49 Other crafts challenge
This is for all your other crafty activities - sewing, knitting, or any other type of crafting, other than cards/layouts/PL. Are you working on school room decor, home decor, flower arrangements? This is the place to be.
The points for this challenge are 1 hour of craft time = 1 point
Plus if you finish the project in
1-3 hours on your project, take an extra 1 point for the finished item.
4-6 hours on your project, take an extra 2 points for the finished item.
7+ hours on your project, take an extra 3 points for the finished item.
Give yourself an additional 1 point for each time you are working on learning a new craft, new technique (can be scrapbook/card making related), etc. Motivation to learn new things is always good.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 2, 2019 14:37:36 GMT
Challenge #2: Get REAL! Use something non scrapbook related on your page or card. One year I used real egg shells on a calendar page. But you can use regular fabric, kitchen foil, or any memorabilia on your page. Can digital scrappers use a photo/scan of memorabilia for this challenge? Challenge #5 Create a religious themed layout, it may be for Palm Sunday, Easter, Passover, or another event within your religious belief system. Since atheists are void of religious or belief systems, is it ok to use this challenge to document something atheist as well? As for #2, I would be happy with a digi scrapper adding a photo of memorabilia for the point. I will edit it. For #5, I would say that if you are theming your LO around your Atheism, that would work. No editing required. What do you think, angel97701? |
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Post by grammadee on Apr 2, 2019 14:42:25 GMT
Challenge #50: Let the chips FALL where they may For our scrappers in the southern hemisphere--and for those northern scrappers who have a stash of unscrapped photos from seasons past--create a LO about Autumn. Use the colours, the images, the photos, that all scream "summer is OVER!". Use the word HARVEST in your title. Do both for a BONUS of 5 points.
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Post by angel97701 on Apr 2, 2019 16:01:50 GMT
sleepingbooty and grammadee By all means, a layout that represents your belief system is acceptable for this challenge. There are so many, I just went with the first few that popped into my mind. By the way I loved the Addams family as a child! Yes Morticia would be horrified!
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Post by angel97701 on Apr 2, 2019 16:09:57 GMT
#51 Spend some time organizing your digital photos (or physical photos if you need too!) and editing for layouts, then printing. 1 point for each hour You can double dip with LisaDV's Organizing challenge as this challenge refers specifically to photos. #52 Organizing in your craft space! To add an extra little incentive to LisaDV's Organizing Challenge I think we can all safely bet that time spent organizing in our craft space is time well spent. One point for each hour spent organizing. Before and after photos would be fun too, so 5 bonus points if you show us before and after!
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