SPECIAL CHALLENGES FOR QUARTER FOUR 2023
SKETCHtember: a new challenge every day of September. Earn 5 points for using the sketch on a project, 1 point for using the twist on any project, and a bonus of 2 points for using them both for the same project. Bonus of 500 points for completing all 30 sketches by end of day Sunday, October 8th.
CARDtober: a new card challenge every day of October. Earn 5 points for creating a card for a challenge, 1 for using the twist on any project, and bonus of 2 points for using both the challenge and the twist on one card. Bonus of 500 points for completing all of the 31 card challenges by end of day Wednesday November 8th.
REGULAR CHALLENGES
WEEKLY challengeW-1: Sketchy Saturdays. Complete any of the posted Sketchy Saturday challenges for 5 points. Complete ANY THREE of them for a 20 point bonus. Meet TEN Sketchy Saturday Challenges during Quarter ONE for a BONUS of 100 points!
MONTHLY challenges
M-1: Donna Challenge. donna was a Pea who passed away much too soon. We all remember her desire to complete her family scrapbooks at the end. To honour her, we credit photos, scrapped, pages completed and meeting scrapbooking goals. For the Donna challenge, earn
One point per photo scrapped.
Ten points per page created with each monthly theme. Bonus of 25 points for meeting all three monthly themes.
M-2: Paid by the HOUR Challenge.
• Whether you craft with paper or cloth, glue and photos or mixed media, yarn or ink: earn TEN points for every hour spent crafting. Double your points per hour if you are crafting with another person, whether in person or on line. When you finish a project of ten hours or more, give yourself a BONUS of ONE HUNDRED POINTS!
• Earn TEN points for every hour you spend organizing your crafting supplies or cleaning/reorganizing your craft space
M-3: Card Challenges• Sheetload of Cards Challenge posted by azcrafty . One point per card + TEN points for completing the set. Plus a BONUS of TEN points for meeting each month’s special challenge.
• Twelve Card Challenge posted by Eddie-n-Harley . One point per card, TWENTY points per dozen cards created in any one month. BONUS of TEN points per dozen if you meet each month’s theme. BONUS of FIFTY points for completing ALL THREE monthly challenges of either of these card Challenges. (So at least one set of SLoC for each of the three months, OR at least one dozen cards per month)
M-4: Pokey Peas Challenge posted by
nylene . Points explained in the challenge
Quarterly Challenges:
PRODUCTS
P-1 all boxed up. Use premade corrugated shapes, or rip a box or two apart to add some texture to your project.
P-2 use regular eyelets
P-3 use shaped eyelets
P-4 use regular brads
P-5 use shaped brads
P-6 Buttons and bows - Simple, use buttons and bows on your layout or card
P-7 Old AND New. Mix some brand new items with something old from your stash
P-8 Texture paste. Use texture paste/glimmer paste/etc
P-9 True scrapping. Use a scrap. Use some of your scrap paper.
P-10 Tie it up. Use twine or thread
P-11 Trim combo. Layer or combine ribbons, trims, threads on your project
P-12 Something plaid
P-13 Enamel dots
P-14 Word stickers
P-15 P: Use chipboard - plain or pre-made items (chipboard thickers count)
P-16 Use TAGS
SHAPES/ICONS
S/I-1 It's a zoo in here! Add at least one animal image to your project--from camping bears to cute reindeer to Easter bunnies, there is always an animal you can squeeze in...
S/I-2 Oh my stars - Use stars on your layout.
S/I-3 Hearts
S/I-4 Hexagons
S/I-5 critters that fly (bees, butterflies, birds, dragonflies
S/I-6 oversized (focal) circle
S/I-7 Tattered shapes. use *any* shape with a "tattered" edge - whether this is self-distressed, torn, or created with a die
S/I-8 Mark the diagonal. use a diagonal across your project - does not need to be corner to corner diagonal - but some line that is slanted across your project.
S/I-9 You've Got Mail - Use an envelope on your project
S/I-10 I Scream - Use an ice cream or icy pole embellishment on your project (Popsicle in US or Canada)
S/I-11 Ocean Waves - Use wavy or curvy background shapes on your project
S/I-12 Fall leaves
S/I-13 Winter snowflakes
S/I-14 Spring rain or rainbow or umbrella
S/I-15 Summer Sun and clouds
COLOURS/MOOD BOARDS
C/M-1 Autumn gold
C/M-2 Take a Whirl on the Color Wheel: Make a project using complimentary colors (opposites on the color wheel) ex.Red/Green, Blue/Orange, Yellow/Violet.
C/M-3 Another Color Whirl: Use Analogous colors on your project. (together on the color wheel) ex.Red/Red-Orange/Orange, Blue/Blue-Green/Green
C/M-4 Black and white and red all over - Use only black, white and shades of red
C/M-5 Make a monochromatic project. Shades of one color. Can add a bit of metallics and neutrals.
C/M-6 Silvery winter - use silver, grey, and cool blue colors.
C/M-7 Autumn - use shades of orange, yellow, and brown
C/M-8 Classic Christmas- shades of green and red
C/M-9 Add a little PURPLE
TECHNIQUES
T-1 Use a stencil.
T-2 Try that stamp. Use a stamp you haven't used before
T-3 Stamp that title. Use an alpha stamp set to make your title (or part of your title)/sentiment
T-4 Make an impression: use an embossing folder or other embossing technique
T-5 Dying to try it... Use a die you haven't used before
T-6 Piece it. Use a multi-piece die set to 'paper piece'
T-7 Back it up. Back a cut file
T-8 Cut it out. Cut a title (dies or cutting machine)
T-9 Let It Move: Make some part of your project interactive. Can be a removable tag, hidden journaling or something that pops.
T-10 On the Fold: Use some type of folded paper on your project.
T-11 Chalk it up - Use chalk to edge your pictures or shapes
T-12 Use a sketch.
T-13 Use the negative space from a punch or die cut
T-14 decorate the inside. Put something inside a letter, like a flower in the middle of an O
T-15 Stitch it, with thread or faux stitching with a die or pen
T-16 Heat it up - use heat embossing or hot foiling
T-17 Glue it down - use glue to add embellishment like foil or glitter
T-18 Blend it - color something with ink blending
T-19 Blend over the top - use more ink over the top of some ink blending (stencil, Joseph's Coat, vignette edges)
T-20 Resist it - create a resist with heat embossing, wax, etc then add color
T-21 Swink it - swipe ink direct to paper
T-22 Custom cardstock - use any technique to color your own cardstock for an element
T-23 Water it down - use watercolor or watercolor powders/pencils/crayons on your project
T-24 Markers on stamps. Use markers instead of ink to stamp an image, like in the old days
T-25 Smoosh some ink
T-26 Splatter it
T-27 Doodles - Draw some doodles, or use doodle embellishments, on your project
WORDS/titles
W/t-1 Name that month! Use the name of a month as part of your title on a page or greeting on a card.
W/t-2 Descriptive Words - use at least 8 words to describe your layout - such as sun - beach - sand - water - kids - summer - family - friends for a beach day
W/t-2 Use a season name in your title/sentiment
W/t-3 Use a holiday word/name in your title/sentiment
W/t-4 Special language. Use wording that's specific to your family/part of an in-joke, like a nickname you use for a place you go or food you eat
W/t-5 Mother tongue. Use a word from your mother tongue on your project (yes, even if your native language is English!)
W/t-6 Use a French word on your project
W/t-7 Use a Spanish word on your project
W/t-8 Learned language Use a word from a language you have studied on your project
W/t-9 Multi lingual Use a word from any other language on your project
W/t-10 tell the story - journal at least 100 words on a project
W/t-11 Fontify. Create a title using at least 4 fonts or combination of 4 different stickers/dies/handwriting/stamping etc.
THEMES
Th-1 So hot. Summer memories
Th-2 Boo! Halloween layout/card/project
Th-3 Back to School. Create a school related layout/card/project
Th-4 On the go. scrap travel ( I have a ton of travel pages I need to do 😀)
Th-5 At Home: Make a project about your home (inside or out) or where you live. (location, etc)
Th-6 Patriotic: Make a page or card about anything patriotic in your country
Th-7 School days - Do a layout focusing on the first or last day of school
Th-8 Pet friends - make a layout with a story about a pet as the focus
Th-9 Spring Forward / Fall Back - Do a page about the change of seasons, or your favourite season, or your thoughts on daylight savings
Th-10 Sports Fan - Do a page about sport, either watching or participating
Th-11 Feed Me! - Do a page about food eg. your favourite restaurant, a dish you've cooked
NUMBERS/SIZES
N/S-1 double digits. Include a two digit number on your card or page or other project.
N/S-2 By the Numbers: Use 2 of something, 3 of something and 4 of something on the same project.
N/S-3 Make it MINI. Create a mini album
N/S-4 Mixed sizes. use at least two different sizes of photos on a LO
N/S-5 Go micro. Use a teeny tiny element on your project
N/S-6 Go mega. Use a really big element on your project (big relative to the size of your card/page/style)
N/S-7 Use the number 31
N/S-8 Use the number 25
N/S-9 Take five. Add 5 of something, like 5 gems on a card
N/S-10: 3x3 create 3 clusters of at least 3 items each on 1 project
N/S-11: Generation 2 - Scrap a photo that has TWO generations of people in it
N/S-12 Generation 3 - Scrap a photo that has THREE generations of people in it
N/S-13 Generation 4 - Scrap a photo that has FOUR generations of people in it
RECIPES one point per ingredient, plus bonus of FIVE for getting them all. (Each recipe can be checked off for a point only once per month)
Re-1 Pumpkin pie.
*Cream cs for the crust.
*Orange or rust pp.
*at least one circle or triangle shape
*something fluffy for the whipped cream (texture paste, doily, or puffy stickers)
*not required, but bonus point if you add a pumpkin!
OTHER
O-1 Finish it! Finish up a project you started as part of a class. (Or planned to start as part of a class)
O-2 Use it up! Use up the supplies in a card or page kit. Or a collection kit or paper pad.
O-3 Send/give a card
O-4 Donate cards
O-5 OOPS! Try something, fail at it, throw it in the bin, still get a point
O-6 Make a set of cards (a set being 3 or more of the same design)
O-7 Make a slimline card
O-8 Try it on for size: make a layout outside of your norm (12x12 vs traveler's notebook vs 6x8, etc.)
O-9 Toss a scrappy something you know you'll never use
Can you remind me what a recipe challenge is? I've never been too clear on those. 
