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Post by grammadee on Jul 1, 2020 3:36:05 GMT
***CLOSED to new chalenges****
Here are your July Challenges. Please check out the Rules thread or the One Stop Crop or the spreadsheet attachment for how to score your points.
Challenge #1: complete any of the challenges found elsewhere on this board and claim the points outlined in that challenge. These include:
July Photo Challenge,
July Other Crafts Challenge,
July organizing/cleaning challenge
July Pokey Peas Challenge,
July Donna Challenge,
July Sketch/ Scraplift challenge
Any July Sketchy Saturday challenge.
Challenge #2: Get WET! Include photos of running through the sprinkler, swimming or boating, landscapes that include water for one point. Use a wet medium--paints, or spritzes, or glazes for an additional point.
Challenge #3: Sevens Wild! For the seventh month, include seven of something on your project for SEVEN POINTS. (7 photos, 7 enamel dots, 7 flowers, 7 anything!)
Challenge #4: Conquer something! Julius Caesar is famously accredited with the quote: "I came. I saw. I conquered." Take on something new, overcome your fears, and conquer it! Use a new technique, try materials or colours you usually do not use.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 1, 2020 4:02:09 GMT
#5 Lord of the Rings - Use rings, on your project eg. metal rings, cut from cardstock, ring stamps, hand drawn rings, stitched rings. 1 point for each different type of ring.
#6 Feeling Fruity - Use fruit embellishments or photos of fruit. Think watermelons for summer!
#7 Old Photos - Scrap photos that are more than 10 years old. Points calculated as follows: 10+ years = 1 point, 20+ years = 2 points, 30+ years = 3 points etc.
#8 Fly High - Include something that flies on your project eg. bird, butterfly, bee, plane, rocket etc. Take a bonus point if you include either of the words Fly High on your project.
#9 Wood You Please - Use wood veneer or timber look paper or elements on your card or layout. 1 point for each different type of 'wood' used.
#10 UFO - Pull out all of those UnFinished Objects and get them done! 1 point for each project finished.
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Post by Linda on Jul 1, 2020 13:02:04 GMT
#11 use your dies - 1pt each different die used. Take a bonus point for summer themed dies (beachball, swimsuit, sun, sailboat, fireworks...) #12 stay current - 1pt for each 2020 photo scrapped. Take a bonus point for each July 2020 photo #13 cutting files (this one's for you grammadee) - 1pt for each cut file used, take a bonus point (per project) for layering #14 document Covid-19 in some way #15 nuvo drops - use nuvo drops on your project for 1 pt |
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schroema
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Post by schroema on Jul 1, 2020 13:41:37 GMT
#16 Red, white and blue! Celebrate the 4th of July by using any of these colors. 3 bonus points if you use all 3.
#17 Summer vacation- while we are all staying at home, scrap a previous summer trip.
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Post by KikiPea on Jul 1, 2020 14:17:02 GMT
#18 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.
#19 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.
#20 Doodle doodle doo! Doodle on your LO for 1 point. Doodle on multiple embellishments for an extra 5 points.
#21 Color your world! Use lots of fun, bright colors on your LO, card, or project for 1 point.
#22 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!
#23 Something old, something new! This challenge can be done two different ways. You can either combine something old with something new, OR you can use something really old, and make it new again...just by using it, or by changing it in some way. 1 point for either one, and an additional 5 points if you do both!
#24 Dot...dot...Goose??? Use enamel 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.
#25 ENLARGE your memories! Must be larger than 4x6 for 1 point.
#26 Shrinky dink! Shrink those photos! Use at least 2 photos on one page that is 4x4, or smaller. 1 point for every 2 smaller photos.
#27 It's my birthday month! Scrap a birthday for 1 point, scrap YOUR birthday for 2 points, and if your birthday is in June, take an additional 5 points!
#28 Use your PL cards!!! If you scrap PL, that's perfect for this challenge. If you DON'T, that will make this more fun! Use as many PL cards on your LO as you can. You may alter them by cutting them in half, cutting stuff out of them to use as embellishments...just make sure to share a pic of what the card looked like if you cut something out of one. 1 point for each card you use!
#29 It’s JULY! Use the letters J U L and Y 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 JULY in your title.
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Post by gramma on Jul 1, 2020 15:10:40 GMT
#30 Pass it on. Do a layout about teaching someone to do something new to them. A friend or family member you've taught to sew or bake or garden or read or anything new to them. Add 5 points for including a photo of the "finished" item. #31 What's black and white and read all over? A layout that includes only black, white and red of course. #32 You had me at woof/meow. Do a layout about your pets. Any pet. Add 5 points if you include a picture of yourself on the layout. #33 You are my sunshine. Summer time is sunny time. Do a summer layout. And again add 5 points for including a picture of you on the layout. #34 May I borrow it? Borrow a layout idea from a Pea. Post a picture of your inspiration layout along with the new one you do. #35 Give it away. Do a set of cards and give them away. Send them to your favorite charity ( joblackford can help with finding one for you) I recently did a batch and took them to our local fire house and police station. It was a boatload of fun. |
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Post by grammadee on Jul 1, 2020 19:19:45 GMT
Ren, kiki , and anyone else who is hesitant to throw down a challenge, please jump right in! If you are working on a project you really want to finish, then add a challenge to meet that theme. Then every page you finish gets a point for meeting that challenge. If you will be using lots of a particular colour this month, then lay that down as a challenge. If there is something you have been putting off, then give whatever THAT is a big bonus in your challenge, to encourage yourself to do it. The whole goal of this is to encourag each other to create, and to have fun.
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Post by joyfulnana on Jul 1, 2020 20:13:56 GMT
#36 Use a kit! Page kit, kit club kit, any kit!
#37 - Catch up! Meet any past challenge for 2 points!
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Post by Ren on Jul 1, 2020 22:54:39 GMT
#38
It’s Christmas in July! - complete/catch up on past Christmas layouts, December Daily albums etc.
#39 - For the Pocket Scrappers - complete layouts for your pocket albums. A layout can be a single or double page spread on you preferred size.
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Post by joyfulnana on Jul 2, 2020 12:35:11 GMT
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 2, 2020 13:38:07 GMT
#40 - Be Classy - create something inspired by a class or tutorial. Share a link to the class/tutorial for an extra point.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 2, 2020 14:50:50 GMT
will there be a Donna challenge this month I actually dreamed about it last night and remembered I hadn't posted. Time is flying by. Yes, I am posting one. sorry for confusion! |
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Post by grammadee on Jul 2, 2020 17:20:15 GMT
Thanks, myboysnme ! #41 TEXTURIZE IT! Add some texture to your project. Use cork or corrugated cardboard. Or burlap. Got some of those ancient fibers hanging around? Or simply use some embossed cs or dry emboss your own. #42 Scrapping Stash Recipe: Let's make S'more's! Crackers: use some kraft or woodgrain pp or cs as your base. chocolate: use something shiny and brown. marshmallow: you will need a bit of white somewhere. Jam: (Doesn't everyone add berry jam to your s'more's?). Use some gems or sequins in a bright colour. One point for each item. FIVE points if you get at least THREE of them. TEN points if you get them all. And claim a bonus point if you include a campfire on your project--in a photo, or an add on like a sticker or diecut. |
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Post by gramma on Jul 2, 2020 20:31:37 GMT
#43 These are a few of my favorite things - Do a layout of some of your favorites.. Candy, movie, book, vacation, place to eat out, pet. Whatever it/they might me. And 5 extra points for including you on your layout.
#44 There's no place like home - Do a layout about your city/state/province. What do you love about it?
#45 Dig it out and use it. We all have the "just gotta have it" tool or die or stamp. And "some" of us have never used it. So get it out and use it to make a layout.
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Post by nylene on Jul 2, 2020 21:28:46 GMT
#46 A Stitch in Time- Add stitches to your project. It can be made by hand, machine, pen stitching, die stitches, rub on stitches.
Just add stitches.
#47 Someone to Love- Make a layout about, or a card for someone you love. Add an extra point if it includes a heart.
#48 Hearts and Flowers, Ribbons and Lace. Add a point for adding a heart, a flower, ribbon or lace to your layout. If you include
all 4, take a 5 point bonus.
#49 Inky Fingers, use ink for something other than putting on stamps. Can be any technique, but inking a stamp doesn't count.
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Post by kitbop on Jul 3, 2020 1:46:33 GMT
#50 - Step it up - add chipboard (1 point) and/or pop-dotted items (1 point) to your project
#51 - Use your words - 1 point for 3 word strips/phrases on your project outside of the title. 2 points for 4 or more. Can be stamps, stickers, brads, whatever has a word on it! Does NOT include your date.
#52 - Clusters - since it's the 7th month, I'm looking for clusters of 7 or MORE items. Since this is a big cluster, duplicates of items count (like sequins) and you get 1 point/cluster
#53 - Titles without Stickers - make a title out of items that are NOT stickers or thickers! cut-file titles, die-cut alphas, hand-written words, stamped letters/words, wood or chipboard letters etc. 1 point/word that meets these criteria.
#54 - Cut it out - 1 point per fussy-cut item, or per hand-cut item. Must be cut by scissors or exacto.
#55 - Edgy - Give an edge some attitude - a torn edge, an outlined edge, an inked edge, a punched edge. 1 point each technique.
#56 - Keep it together - Do you scrap by collection? Then this challenge is for you. 1 point for using stickers and/or 1 point for using die cuts/ephemera and/or 1 point for using puffy stickers or other dimensional embellies that actually belong with the patterned paper you use on your layout. Up to 3 points/layout.
#57 - Bright and shiny - use metal (1 point), metallic paint/ink/mist (1 point), metallic paper/foil or stickers (1 point), sequins or gems (1 point)
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Post by gramma on Jul 3, 2020 17:24:33 GMT
#58 Graduation Day - June is traditionally graduation time for most of us (I think). There has been nothing traditional about this June but schools and families managed to give the kids some sort of celebration. So - celebrate those graduates with a layout. Bonus 5 points for journaling about how different this year was.
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Post by grammadee on Jul 4, 2020 3:03:52 GMT
Gotta make it even...
#59 Spell your season! If you are in the northern hemisphere, that would be choosing products or manufacturers or specific items that spell S-U-M-M-E-R. That might be Simple Stories pp or a stamp + an umbrella + magic mesh + used a mask + Echo Park + a ring (or any other combo that works!) You get one point for each letter you can point out on your project, and a BONUS of FIVE points for the word SUMMER somewhere on your project, and TEN points if you have elements that spell the whole word.
If you live in the southern hemisphere, then spell W-I-N-T-E-R.
#60 Get Scrappy! Take a point for every scrap you use on a project.
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Post by grammadee on Jul 4, 2020 3:07:36 GMT
That's a WRAP! Ready for the spreadsheet, gramma. Off to finish the One Stop Crop attachment. |
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