PRODUCTS (like chipboard. thickers. stickers. metal. glittery things. nuvos. enamels.) ***Note: choose something you have lots of and want to use this month. That way you get to add points every time you use them For points, you can suggest one point IF you use the item, or one point PER item, or a set bonus for a certain NUMBER of items (like five bonus points for using 10 or more sequins...)
P-1 fabric or fabric texture or pattern
P-2 Ephemera
P-3 I never met a THICKER I didn't like - 1 point/package of thickers that makes it to your project.
P-4. Respect your elders - use OLD product on your page - 1 point for 2-5 year old stuff; 2 points for 5-7 year old stuff; 3 points for 8-10 year old stuff; 5 points for 10+ year old stuff. Does not include basics of stamps, dies, staplers, tools, inks, cardstocks.
P-5 Shine on! Use anything shiny or shimmery. It can be glitter paper, actual glitter, metal with a shine, bling, or shimmer in mists and sprays. One point for each type of shiny or shimmery.
P-6: Got carded! For every Project Life card used, claim 1 point (limited to 5/project).
P-7: Fasten It - Use some kind of fastener on your project eg. paper clip, pin, brad, photo turn, tape, stitching, staple etc. Take one point for each different type of fastener.
P-8: Framed - Use a frame on your page (does not include photo mat).
SHAPES/ICONS (hearts, hexagons, cameras) The shapes might include embellishments, photos, mats, pages or cards. Icons include any image on pp, diecuts, stamps, etc that you are challenging us to use: like "hearts" or "cameras" or "animals" or even "random", for example.
S/I-1 Use STARS!
S/I-2 feathers. One point for every diecut or stamped feather. 2 points for each “real” feather, 1 point for using feather pp. include all 3 for a bonus of 5 points. Add another 5 if you have a bird in at least one photo.
S/I-3 Circling Back to the start - it's been a year since this pandemic changed our lives and we're back to March, full circle! So use circles - 1 point/circle, does NOT include circles in a patterned paper (no, you can't count the polkadots!) or nuvo/enamel drops. But it includes any other circular shapes like buttons, brads, fussy cut/die cut circles, stitched circles, painted circles, stamped circles etc.
S/I-4 Triangles - since it's the 3rd month, let's use the shape with 3 sides! 1 point/triangle, does not include shapes in your patterned paper unless you cut them out.
S/I-5: Smile! - Use a smile on your project. It could be a sticker, or a flair, or a doodle that you've done.
COLOURS/MOODBOARDSC/M-1 Green. March has St Patrick's Day - so use green on your layout/card/project. 5 bonus points for a monchromatic green layout (neutrals and metallics ok but green needs to be the majority)
C/M-2 Use ROSEGOLD or GOLD
C/M-3 White - to celebrate my still snow covered ground, lets use white -
1 point for a white background;
1 point for white shapes/die cuts;
1 point for white enamel/nuvo drops or sequins;
1 point for a white alphabet.
C/M-4: Black & White Go black and white for your photo or your project (predominantly but not necessarily exclusively). If you manage to do both on a page, claim 5 bonus points.
C/M-5: St. Paddy's Day Rainbow. Use red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple on your card or layout. This could be rainbow stickers, rainbow paper, different letter stickers, Journaling. 10 points total.
C/M-6: Pink - my favorite color is pink. Give yourself 2 points for every pink item on your card or layout. Ex. Pink shirt in photo, pink paper, pink sticker = 6 points
C/M-7: no earth tones. Bright colours.
TECHNIQUES (like stamping, tearing edges, die cutting, sewing, clustering)
T-1: SPLATTER your page or cards
T-2 Die cutting - manual or electric die cutting.
1 point for an alphabet/title.
1 point for a basic shape or edge.
3 points for a layered object/pieced object.
Max 5 points/page (10 points for a 2 pager).
T-3 Sewing - machine or hand sewing 3 points; pen stitching 1 point; stitching outline from a die cut 1 point
T-4 Stamp on! Get those stamps out and stamp on your project. One point for each stamp used.
T-5 Consider the edges? Ink, distress, tear, or in some way alter the edge of the paper. One point for each different technique you use.
T-6: March In Line - Position your photos and elements in a line (like a big stretched out cluster) across the page. It can be a vertical, horizontal or diagonal line.
T-7: Break out of the box! Use techniques &/or tools &/or products you don’t usually use. One point for each new-to-you technique or product.
WORDS/ Titles like journaling challenges, using certain letters or words in your title or on your page, etc.)
W/T-1: "HELLO"
W/T-2 Use your "M" words - like March, Mom, Moose, Merry, Marvelous, Macrame... 1 point per M word in a title or on a die cut; 1 point for 3 M words in journaling.
W/T-3 MARCHing onward! 5 points if you scrapbook a page about a walk or hike; about a parade or marching band; or about something military!
W/T-4 Tell the story 5 points for each 50 words of journaling on your layouts.
W/T-5: OPV Other Person's View: include someone else's words on your project. It could be a common saying someone uses on their card, or you could include someone's conversation by memory or a screenshot of a text or message on a page. Hey: ask the subject of a page to provide some journaling to go with the photos! One point for each different quote or screenshot.
W/T-6. Journal, title and date a LO
THEMES (birthdays, anniversaries, pets, outdoors, seasonal, vacations, etc)
Th-1 Happy Birthday! Any birthday card or page about a birthday.
Th-2 Cats - pet cats, BIG cats (lions etc...), cat costumes...use a cat embellishment or a photo of a cat or mention a cat in your journalling...include one or more cats on your layout/card/project in some way
TH-3: ENCOURAGEMENT!
Th-4 Holiday Catch all! You may be working on Christmas still, or Valentine's day celebrations, what ever it is . . . a holiday specific to your family, scrap it up OR make a card to send for St. Patrick's Day or Easter. One point per layout.
Th-5: 2021 Stay up to date and claim 1 point for every page about the current year.
Th-6: To Your Health Make a project related to health, wellness or wellbeing. Perfect for documenting the current state of the pandemic or making congratulations-on-your-vaccination cards!
Th-7: The Great Outdoors - Scrap photos that were taken outdoors. One point per photos. Bonus point for each photo if they were taken in February or March.
NUMBERS/SIZES: challenge us to use extra large or extra small photos or titles or other elements, use numbers on the project or a specific number, OR a specific number of layers, or clusters or other items. (Don't forget that ZERO is a number, so "Look Ma, no pp!" fits into this category.
N/S-1: 3 is the key - since it's the 3rd month, use exactly 3 photos on your page for 3 points. If it's a 2 page spread, you only need to count the photos on 1 of those pages.
N/S-2: Visual Triangle - for the 3rd month, lets celebrate the visual triangle - 3 distinct clusters of 3 or more items. 3 points
N/S-3 Pattern palooza! Use at least 3 patterns in your project, this can also include patterned paper, washi tape, ribbon and so on. Earn 3 points, with a bonus point for each pattern included above 3.
N/S-4 Layer it up Use at least 3 layers (base layer counts too). Earn 1 point for 3 layers, with a bonus point for each layer above 3.
N/S-5: Mini Mini Mini Claim 1 point for each photo smaller than 4x6 on your project.
N/S-6: Maxi Maxi Maxi Make your photo XL for 1 point. Anything larger than 4x6 counts.
RECIPES (This might include a spelling challenge, like "Use all the letters in the word JANUARY in your title", or "Use items that start with all the letters of WINTER on your project", OR any specific combination of elements)
Re-1: A recipe for MARCH - pick ONE for each letter, not all of them - 5 points
M - MISTS, MIXED MEDIA, ME (ie you) in a photograph
A - AMERICAN CRAFFTS, AQUA (colour), ARROWS (2)
R - RIPPED EDGE, RAINBOW, RED
C - CLUSTER (3 items), CAMERA, CHIPBOARD
H - HEXAGON, HANDWRITING (more than 20 words), HEARTS (3)
Re-2: Season of Change Let's celebrate March's change of season with a special recipe! Pick one ingredient per letter and earn 6 points for completing the recipe.
S SHAKER POCKET, SPLATTER, STAMPING
E EPHEMERA, EMBOSSING, EXPRESS YOURSELF (add a sentiment or journaling that expresses your feelings or thoughts)
A AVOCADO (icon or colour), ANIMAL (icon or print), ALPHABET STICKERS/THICKERS
S STITCH (real, hand-drawn, die), SQUARE, SILVER
O ORANGE (icon or colour), OLDIE (product/photo over 3 years old), ORDINARY (theme or icon: anything from everyday life goes)
N NEWBIE (product/photo less than 6 months old), NUVO, NAVY (colour or theme)
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OTHER" (using kits. scrap-lifting. cardmaking. spending)
O-1. 28-4-28 Ketchup. Do any of the February 28-4-28 challenges you might have missed or want to revisit. Earn the points offered in the original challenges.
O-2 Create to Donate. If you create a card or cards this month and DONATE them this month double the points. If you already have cards but you are donating them this month 5 points for every card.
O-3 Page or club kits, get them out use them up. 2 points per layout you create that uses a page kit or club kit.
O-4 March is National Craft month . . . hum, time to count dollars (or your equivalent) for points?
O-6 But I've spent too much already? Okay, don't know about you but there should be some balance in life, so 10 points for EACH day you do not spend ANYTHING on crafting, not even photos or adhesive.
O-7 Let's get together! There’s only a few weeks left of scheduled virtual crops, and I want to take advantage. 😉
10 points per hour of virtual or in person cropping. This can be with anyone, not limited to peas
O-8 Hundred Day Project Take 5 points per day that you do your 100 day project activity (whatever that may be).
Add 1 point each day you share your work on the 100 day challenge thread or in the March sharing thread.
If you do your project every day this month, great job! Double your points.
O-9: inspired by a team mate. Create any project inspired by one of your March team mates.
