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REGULAR MONTHLY CHALLENGES. Please share your creations for each of these in the individual challenge thread. Points will outlined in each.
R-1: Sketchy Saturdays. Complete any of the posted Sketchy Saturday challenges for 5 points. Complete ANY THREE of them for a 20 point bonus.
R-2: Monthly Photo Challenge. Points for shared photos and using those pic's on projects. Possible Theme bonus points each month. Theme for June: Dads & Grads.
R-3: Donna Challenge, posted by
myboysnme . This month's theme is Guilty Pleasures! Ten points per page on this theme. Five points for every photo scrapped no matter what the theme.
R-4: Organization Challenge, posted by
angel97701 . Points by the hour, with some special points built in.
R-5: Other Crafts Challenge, posted by
jeremysgirl . Earn TEN points for every hour spent crafting. When you finish a project of ten hours or more, give yourself a BONUS of ONE HUNDRED POINTS! Post your completed projects in the linked thread on NSBR.
R-6: Card Challenges posted by
Eddie-n-Harley and
azcrafty .
R-7: Pokey Peas Challenge posted by
nylene .
JUNE challenges: Products:
P-1 Woodn’ it be nice… Use woodgrain pattern, anywhere on your project for one point. PLUS one point for each wood embellishment you use.
P-2 Puff Puff - Use puffy stickers / alphas on your project
P-3 Word Strips - Use pre-made word strips on your project. One point per word strip.
P-4 Shimmer and shine: Add that extra sparkle with glitter, glitter paper, glitter washi, gems, sequins, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, PearlEx, embossing powders, Nuvo drops etc. One point per type of product.
P-5 Pick your Patterned paper - 1 point each for using PLAID or STRIPES or FLORALS.
P-6 12x12 sticker sheets - I have a drawer-ful - so 1 point per sticker off those 12x12 sheets! Including the old alphas!
Shapes/Icons:S/I-1 Sunshine on a cloudy day. One point for at least one cloud. One point for a sun. Bonus of FIVE points for both.
S/I-2 Use shapes - triangles, circles, etc. 2 Points for every different shape you use
S/I-3 I Scream - Use an ice cream or icy pole embellishment on your project
S/I-4 bung a flower on it - 1 point
S/I-5 banners, flags, labels and tags - 1 point per type
Colour/Mood boardsC/M-1 Team uniform: Use at least two team or school colours on your page or card.
C/M-2 Take two. Choose 2 colors and only those colors on your layout. You may use cardstock and patterned paper. 5 points
C/M-3 Stay Golden - Use gold on your project. One point for each type of gold used, eg. paper, paint, foil, glitter, letter stickers, embellishments
C/M-4 Use a rainbow of colours - at least 5 DISTINCT colours in your layout (can be small amounts of colour eg. in an embellishment) for 1 point. Add an actual rainbow for a bonus point. (repeating this from last month because it's so me!)
Techniques:
T-1 Get wet! Use any wet media on your project.
T-2 OLD Tool time: unused tools. Use a die, stamp, embossing folder, stencil...that you haven't used in at least a year for 5pts. Double it to 10pts if you've never used it before.
T-3 NEW Tool time. First time you use a new tool (die, stamp, embossing folder, stencil, punch board, any new scrappy gadget) on a project, take TEN points. Then earn TWO points every time you use it the rest of the month.
T-4 Get fussy. Include Fussy Cutting on your project 2 points
T-5 Go negative : ) Use a negative die cut or a stamp with a negative design.
T-6 Stencil It - Use a stencil to create a background or embellishment for your project
T-7 Colour it. Color something on your page: a stamped image, a wood veneer, a naked chipboard. Digi Gals can take a point for changing the colour of embellishments.
T-8 Stamp on it! Use your stamps, one point per stamp image.
T-9 On the edge. Alter the edges: either ink, distress, tear, or stitch along the edge. One point per type of alteration.
T-10 stitching - 1 point for pen or die-cut stitching; 2 points for machine or hand stitching
T-11 POP the layers - use pop dots or something else to create dimension. 1 point
Words/Titles:
W/T-1 Awesome Alliteration - Use two or more words that start with the same letter in your title. One point per word with the same letter eg. Sweet Summer Treats = 2 points, Funny Family <ahem> Fotos = 3 points.
W/T-2 Wordy title! Being the 6th month, see if you can use 5 words in your title? Now that's a challenge, so 6 points if you can accomplish this! Multiple your points by the number of fonts. IE 6 words in 2 fonts = 12 points.
W/T-3 Tell the story: 5 points per 50 words of journaling.
W/T-4 Titles to Die for. Use dies or an electronic cutter to create your title, 1 point. If you LAYER them for dimension or detail/shadow, take 5 points.
W/T-5 J-U-N-E. Use any of these four letters in your title or greeting for one point each. Use ALL of them for a bonus of 2 points.
W/T-6 Make it stand out - layer with shadows, raise it up with pop dots, make it stand up from the page with multiple layers, use more than one font. 5 points for each technique
Themes:
Th-1 Graduation/Finishing - do a layout about a graduation, yours or someone else's. Or make a page about finishing/accomplishing a goal.
Th-2 Happy Birthday - Do a layout abut someone's birthday - 2 points. If it's your birthday - 5 points
Th-3 Be a sport - Do a layout about a sporting event - 2 points. If you are a participant - 5 points
Th-4 Home Sweet Home - Do a page about your home eg. renovations you've done, your favourite space, your back garden, or even your dream home.
Th-5 Here comes the Bride! June is wedding season! Make a wedding card, or a layout about your own wedding (this will motivate me as I am working on my engagement album)
Th-6 Ancient history Recording those memories no matter how ancient! One point per year of the age of the photo up to 15 points per photo.
Th-7 Camping and the beach - looking forward to my favourite summer activities
Th-8 our Animal friends - 1 point for any page with an animal in a photo. 5 points if it's about the animal specifically! For card makers - 1 point for each animal stamp or icon on the card.
Number/size:
N/S-1 Singles only. Use only one photo on your layout. 5 points
N/S-2 The more the merrier. 2 points for each photo on your layout
N/S-3 Go BIG. Use a giant die cut or title on your layout. It must take up at least a third of the page.
N/S-4 Make your own embellishments or paper piecing with at least 3 layers. 1 pt. per group.
N/S-5 Six Sexy Hexies - for the sixth month, use at least six hexagons (six sided shape) or hexagrams (six pointed star)
N/S-6 Cluster six Make a cluster of 6 or more items (splatter = 1 item) for 5 points/layout.
N/S-7 ZERO Zero cardstock! Use only patterned paper on your project or layout.
Recipes:
Re-1 a "get vaccinated" recipe for the month: 10 points.
1. pro/con list - yes, there are things to think about before you get a vaccine. Create a layout with high CONTRAST - I won't hold you to black and white, but that's the idea - maybe pale pink and navy blue, or a half and half style layout with contrasting colours or shades.
2. the long wait part 1 - it was a while before some of us could qualify for a jab! So use OLD supplies while you wait, something you've had in your stash for 5 years (unless you haven't been creating that long. In that case, just go back as far as you can).
3. The long wait part 2 - it can be some waiting around in line when you actually get to the clinic - so do some doodling or do some journaling (at least 50 words)
4. hope - we all hope this is the answer for the world. Use circles on your page, or an actual globe.
5. the quick jab - that rhymes with tab - use at least 2 "tabs" on your layout
6. the aftermath - hoping you get away with a sore arm, but I know many suffer greater side effects! For the bruised arm - use black and blue
Other:
O-1 Finish it! Complete a purchased project kit for 5 bonus points
O-2 The Final Touch - Do you have any pages or projects that are done but missing something? Some journaling, a sprinkle of ink, some enamel or nuvo dots, etc. Here's a chance to earn 1 point to finish it up. Get an extra point if you share the before and after.
O-3 No spend June: 10 points per day of not spending anything on crafting!
O-4 Real Life memory time: 10 points per day when you are making memories in real life and not able to craft. You have to have something to scrap about after all!
O-5 Use a Pea sketch! Scraplift ANY sketch from Peas, this year or last year's Sketchtember or any Saturday Sketch from previous months, 5 points. If you stretch a one page sketch to a two page layout give yourself 10 points.
O-6 Keeping up with the Kardashians - or just keep up with your classes! 5 points for doing a project that is working on a current or past class.
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