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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2020 3:34:13 GMT
This list is now closed to new additions. If you would like a printable list of challenges, please look HEREChallenge #1: Meet any of the "regular" monthly challenges from April. One point per challenge met, plus any bonus points included in the challenge. These include: *April Donna Challenge* April Other crafts challenge*April Photo challenge* April organizational/cleaning challenge*April Pokey Peas challengeApril scraplift/Sketch challenge*Any April Sketchy Saturday challenge *Any April Tuesday card challenge posted on the cardmaking/stamping board Challenge #2: Make a Splash! For one point, include a photo of someone or something splashing something. (or it could be a stamped image, printed or diecut image) It could be water or mud or... For FIVE bonus points, use paper with splatters on it, or make your own splatters. Challenge #3: EGGSACTLY!
*For one point, include at least one oval or egg shape on your project. *For two additional points, use EASTER EGG type colours. *For three additional points, combine the classic Easter colours with the colour of CHOCOLATE! *For four additional points, include a photo of someone colouring eggs on your project. Challenge #4: April is the fourth month. So claim a point for EACH square, rectangle, or any other 4 sided shape on your project. Add items in groups of 4. So one point for 4 of anything (say photos, or eggs for #3, or...). Then another point for the next 4, and so on. |
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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2020 3:38:01 GMT
Challenge #5: April FOOLS. Add a surprising element to your page or card-- a pop up, a hidden element you can pull out, a shaker element. OR create a page about a joke played on someone--maybe you? It does not need to be an April Fools joke. Bonus: Both a page about a joke AND a surprise element for FIVE points!
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Post by angel97701 on Apr 1, 2020 13:23:06 GMT
Challenge #6 Let us use our card making to brighten someone's day during this time of social distancing. Send a card to someone you know for 2 points, or to seniors or others living in assisted living homes for 3 points per card.
Challenge #7 Naming April - Aphrodite's Month: Its name is derived from the latin word aperit, which means to open. It is considered that April is the month of the growing season and when trees and flowers begin to “open”. It is also believed that the month's name is named after the Greek goddess, Aphrodite (Aphros). Make a layout about growing your garden or the beauty that is sprouting around you. You might see this again for the next few months . . . just saying gardens take awhile to get going where I live! This can include starting your plants indoors, what you've done outside to get ready etc. 5 bonus points if it about the garden you grow in 2020!
Challenge #8 Diamond is the birthstone for April. Use a diamond shape on your layout, or vellum/acetate/acrylic or something sparkly/blingy to represent the "color" of a diamond.
Challenge #9 Noah Webster Copyrighted the First Edition of His Dictionary in April. Use the definition of a word as part of your title or in your journaling.
Challenge #10 William Shakespeare Was Born and Died in April. For 2 points use a bit of Shakespeare inspiration in your project, for one 1 use any other poetry in your project.
Challenge #11 All those pretty patterns Being the fourth month, use at least four pattern papers to earn 4 points, any other number for 1 point.
Challenge #12 My oh my, count the colored cardstock! Along the same theme use at least four colors of cardstock to earn 4 points, any other number for 1 point.
Challenge # 13 Photos gallore! Use 4 photos on a layout for 4 points, for any other number earn 1 point.
Challenge #14 Time to stamp Get out your stamps and use them! If they are brand new to you (many craft stores had sales to help us weather the social distancing) earn 2 points.
Challenge #15 Tie it on with bakers twine, ribbon, or that collection of fibers you have from 10 years ago!
Challenge #16 Use it up, AKA Oldies but Goodies! Scrap a photo that is over 5 years old, or papers and embellishments that have been in your stash for more than 5 years. Double points if both components are older than 5 years. An extra point if the goodies are from a company that no longer produces products like Basic Grey.
Challenge #17 Stitch it on! Use stitching on your project. It can be stamped, hand drawn, or the real deal!
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Post by Linda on Apr 1, 2020 14:58:07 GMT
#18 deleted due to duplication Thanks to grammadee replacing it with....
#18 NO PATTERN PAPER - cardstock only for this project! #19 Pandemic - document the pandemic/quarantine/social isolation/work or school at home in some way. Take 5 extra points if your journalling is at least 50 words. #20 Sharing is Caring - Make something other than a card - does not have to be paper crafting) to brighten the spirits of someone in isolation or in a nursing home/hospital or someone who is helping the community during the pandemic (health care workers etc...).
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Post by grammadee on Apr 1, 2020 15:33:55 GMT
Lookin' good, Linda and angel97701! Can you two work out a way to set #6 and #20 apart? Maybe #6 is make a card and #20 is create something else? Or any other way to make them both work? |
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Post by Linda on Apr 1, 2020 15:42:15 GMT
Lookin' good, Linda and angel97701 ! Can you two work out a way to set #6 and #20 apart? Maybe #6 is make a card and #20 is create something else? Or any other way to make them both work? I've updated mine |
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Post by nylene on Apr 1, 2020 16:10:30 GMT
#21 Emboss Away -Use heat or dry embossing on your project. Add an extra point if you use both.
#22 Half a dozen - Use those 6x6 pads we are hoarding. One point for each different pad used.
#23 Project of heart -include a heart on your project. If you use more than three hearts, take an extra point.
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Post by mom on Apr 1, 2020 22:10:35 GMT
#24 Catch up on something old and forgotten. Go back and finish any project you haven't completed before now. Claim 10 points per project.
#25 Use something new (or new-is) on a project or layout. Claim 5 points. If you see 100% of your new(isn) product, then claim 10 points.
#26 Document how you are social distancing. Claim 5 points
#27 How old can you go? Pull out the oldest supply you have -- THATS NOT A TOOL -- and add it to a layout, card or any project you make this month. Claim 15 points.
#28 Use hand writing on a project. Claim 5 points if its your handwriting. If its someone else's, then claim 10 points.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 2, 2020 17:03:29 GMT
#29: Put your BUNNY EARS on! To earn a point, feature a BUNNY somewhere on your project. To earn an EXTRA point, include a photo of someone either wearing bunny ears (the kind you get at the dollar store, etc) or with someone making the bunny ear sign behind them with their fingers...
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Post by KikiPea on Apr 2, 2020 20:33:36 GMT
#30 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.
#31 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 2, 2020 20:42:00 GMT
#32 Doodle doodle doo! Doodle on your LO for 1 point. Doodle on multiple embellishments for an extra 5 points.
#33 It’s APRIL! Use the letters A P R I and L in your title. Take 1 point for using all of the letters, as long as they are used in any words of your title. Take an additional 5 points if you actually use the word APRIL in your title.
#34 Color your world! Use lots of fun, bright colors on your LO, card, or project for 1 point.
#35 Scrap a page from an unfinished album. 1 point per page that goes in the same album. 5 LO's, or more, add 5 bonus points!
#36 Use NEW pre-packaged DIE CUTS! Use as many as you can! Bust that stash! 1 point for each die cut used. If you use at LEAST 6 diecuts, take an extra 5 points!
#37 Dot...dot...Goose??? Use enamel dots, pop dots, puffy dots...if they are circular embellishments that look like DOTS, use them up! 1 point for each set of 3 of the SAME product...so 3 enamel dots=1, 6 enamel dots=2 points; 3 pop dots=1, 3 puffy dots=1, etc.
#38 ENLARGE your memories! Must be 5x7, or bigger for 1 point.
#39 Shrinky dink! Shrink those photos! Use at least 2 photos on one page that is 3.5x5, or smaller. 1 point for every 2 smaller photos.
#40 COVID-19 inspired. This is a spin off of #33. Use the letters C O V I and D in your title. Take 1 point for using all of the letters, as long as they are used in any words of your title. Take an additional 5 points if you actually use the word COVID-19 in your title.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 2, 2020 23:06:15 GMT
#18 and #27 are the same  |
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Post by kitbop on Apr 3, 2020 1:03:13 GMT
The world is so upside down right now, I present some "topsy turvy" challenges: #41 - Topsy Turvy Design - it's all off balance! Create an asymmetrical layout or card design, or use highly contrasting colours (I'll accept black backgrounds here!) #42 - Topsy Turvy Titles - use at least 2 different fonts or formats that highly contrast - like one big, one small; one hand written, one typewritten; one black alpha, one white alpha...; one "tile type" of alpha and one regular alpha. #42 - Topsy Turvy Topics - scrapbook themes of contrasting situations or perspectives (before/after, what I thought then and what I think now, kindergarten and graduation, etc.) #43 - Socially distanced design - EITHER - grid design (the boxes are supposed to keep items separated, but we all know there are those scrapbook stickers that will poke their noses into other boxes spaces!) - OR - lots of white space and distance! #44 - I’m feeling edgy – tear an edge, ink an edge, punch an edge, outline an edge, 1 point per technique #45 - It's all very messy - use ink splatters, watercolours, pastes, art crayons, paints...anything you like as mixed media And some of my favourites to keep me happy Pardon the number. It's enjoyable to just let them flow! #45 - fussy cutting - 1 point per cut out #46 - Pop it up - use pop dots or foam tape to elevate items - 1 point/project #47 - Project life cards a) if used in true project life pages, the PL card must be cut or altered in some way for a point b) if used on a scrapbook layout, 1 point per card used, either whole or cut up. #48 - use thickers - one point per package of thickers represented on a layout (fonts, words or icons) #49 - bung a camera on it - 1 point #50 - banners, flags, tabs and tags - 1 point (for each type, so up to 4/layout or card) #51 - journaling strips - 1 point - this can include a subtitle even if the bulk of your journaling is elsewhere #52 - clusters are my jam - 1 point per cluster over 3 items. 2 points per cluster over 5 items. 3 points per cluster over 7 items. |
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Post by grammadee on Apr 3, 2020 1:10:44 GMT
#18 and #27 are the same &/or mom, can one of you change your challenge or replace it so they don't overlap? Thanks! |
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Post by Linda on Apr 3, 2020 3:33:46 GMT
#18 and #27 are the same &/or mom , can one of you change your challenge or replace it so they don't overlap? Thanks! I'll go ahead and remove it - sorry - apparently I didn't do well with challenges this month. |
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Post by grammadee on Apr 3, 2020 4:36:55 GMT
Linda &/or mom , can one of you change your challenge or replace it so they don't overlap? Thanks! I'll go ahead and remove it - sorry - apparently I didn't do well with challenges this month. Not the case at ALL! You were the First one in on that one! Can you think of a different challenge to replace it? Maybe something you were planning to do a lot of, so you will earn extra points? ( not that you ever seem to NEED extra points, LOL) |
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Post by Linda on Apr 3, 2020 13:37:25 GMT
I'll go ahead and remove it - sorry - apparently I didn't do well with challenges this month. Not the case at ALL! You were the First one in on that one! Can you think of a different challenge to replace it? Maybe something you were planning to do a lot of, so you will earn extra points? ( not that you ever seem to NEED extra points, LOL) I'm coming up blank on a replacement challenge right now so ... |
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Post by grammadee on Apr 3, 2020 13:56:16 GMT
#53: Meet your NEMESIS. If you have posted about your nemesis in THIS THREAD on the General Scrapbooking board, do something now that takes it on. If you have not already listed a nemesis in that thread, go there now and list yours. Take FIVE points every time you take on your nemesis!!! Use those stamps! Do some colouring! Make a cluster! Turn on that machine! You can DO this!!!
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Post by angel97701 on Apr 3, 2020 15:04:04 GMT
#54 Don't forget sports! Now that all the kids sports seasons have been cancelled or delayed, let's revive the memories of past sporting activities. Doesn't have to be organized sports, it may also being a spectator at a sport event just to watch. Double the points if it your kids in the photos.
#55 Use up your kits! It can be a page kit or a kit from a kit club, just as long as 90% of the layout originates from the same kit. (ie Echo Park collection, Quick Quotes collection, any of the monthly kits that come out . . . etc.)
#56 make it interactive Time to make that pop-up card, or one of the fun interactive cards from Karen Burniston, Lawn Fawn, The Stamps of Life, OR one that you find on Pinterest. It can also be a hidden journal card in a pocket or on a tag. Since these are more time consuming to create, 10 points!
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Post by mom on Apr 3, 2020 16:16:04 GMT
Not the case at ALL! You were the First one in on that one! Can you think of a different challenge to replace it? Maybe something you were planning to do a lot of, so you will earn extra points? ( not that you ever seem to NEED extra points, LOL) I'm coming up blank on a replacement challenge right now so ... Why dont your re-add whats you had and I will change mine? edited: I have changed mine so we should be good now. |
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Post by grammadee on Apr 3, 2020 16:27:10 GMT
LOL. Thanks, mom and Linda. Now they are BOTH changed and both distinct! gramma, if you are working on the spreadsheet as the challenges land, please note that #'s 18 and 27 have both been changed from originals. |
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Post by grammadee on Apr 3, 2020 21:21:59 GMT
#57 Grab it and RUN! Find a challenge somewhere other than at 2Peas. It could be posted by a LSS, a Blog, for a fb group, or by a manufacturer/kit club.
*For ONE point: share the challenge with us by starting a new thread on our challenges board.
*For FIVE points: take on the challenge you found and share your take with us on your thread.
*For FIVE points: take on a grabbed challenge on someone ELSE's thread and share with us on THEIR thread.
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Post by gramma on Apr 3, 2020 22:50:25 GMT
#58 - What's black and white and read all over? You remember that old kid's joke, right? Your layout can include only the colors black and white and red. Shades of black into gray are OK. Variations of red, but not into pink, are OK. Small pattern on white is OK as long as the pattern is only black or red.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 4, 2020 0:20:57 GMT
#59 Roundabout - use round background elements or circles on your project.
#60 Copy Cat - scraplift a LO you find online or have pinned for 1 point. Take an extra point for sharing a link to the original LO. And if you scraplift someone else's scraplift, take 2 points!
#61 The Great Outdoors - Scrap a photo that was taken outdoors for one point. While we are all social distancing, make sure you still manage to get outside every day - take a bonus point if your photo is from March or April.
#62 Righteous Gemstones - use some kind of bling on your project.
#63 Sprinkles - use tiny little sprinkles on your project. This can include glitter, tiny beads, even a sprinkling of ink.
#64 Timeline - Create a page showing a timeline of events. Examples: school photos of you or your kids from each school year; photos of you and your spouse/partner from when you first met until now; photos from each day of a vacation; timeline of COVID as it has unfolded; progress photos of a renovation from start to finish; photos of a garden growing from planting to full bloom; photos of the same scene during each season. Take 1 point for every photo in your timeline.
#65 My Favourite Things - We are spending a lot more time at home these days, and that means some of us are watching/reading/listening a lot more. Create a layout of your favourite TV shows, what you're binge watching or what books you're currently reading, all time favourite movies, Top 10 songs or albums etc.
#66 Layer Up - Put lots of layers on your page - take a point for every layer under the photo.
#67 Journal Shapes - Do your journaling in shapes other than a square/rectangle eg. on a round tag, inside a star, even around the outside of a photo or the page.
#68 See Through - Use vellum or plastic or acetate elements on your page.
#69 Cut It Out - Cut or punch out shapes or letters from cardstock and rather than using the cut out bits, use the piece of cardstock that has the shapes cut out of it. Oh alright then, take a bonus point if you use the cut out bits as well.
#70 Project Life - Take a point for each page you create for your Project Life / P365 etc album. Double page = 2 points.
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Post by nylene on Apr 4, 2020 2:12:37 GMT
Are #55 and #58 the same?
Looks like a great list.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 4, 2020 2:23:19 GMT
Are #55 and #58 the same? Looks like a great list. ? |
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Post by natscraps on Apr 4, 2020 3:01:06 GMT
Must have been typing as the thread closed. Removed my challenges so there’s no confusion
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Post by grammadee on Apr 4, 2020 13:32:39 GMT
Must have been typing as the thread closed. Removed my challenges so there’s no confusion Go ahead and re-add them if you like. I had noticed about midnight that I had missed them, but wanted to wait until I had my computer going this morning to edit the printable list. |
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Post by gramma on Apr 4, 2020 15:43:24 GMT
Are #55 and #58 the same? Looks like a great list. ?Whoops - I'll fix that to - - What's black and white and read all over? You remember that old kid's joke, right? Your layout can include only the colors black and white and red. Shades of black into gray are OK. Variations of red, but not into pink, are OK. Small pattern on white is OK as long as the pattern is only black or red. |
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Post by natscraps on Apr 4, 2020 15:56:44 GMT
#71 April Showers - use rain or thunderstorms on your project
#72 Music, Music - use a song title or lyrics on your page
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