This Week's Challenge is Use 7 or More Items

For our challenge this week at Practical Scrappers we want you to use 7 or more different items on your project (example... cardstock, pattern paper, ribbon, ink, brads, flowers, stamps). It's really a very simple challenge, until you sit down to create and are just worrying that you have at least that many items on your project. I had to laugh when I first began creating my project for this week. I kept saying to myself, "how am I ever going to use at least 7 different items? I don't use that many different things!" I decided to step away from the project and just do what I love to do(create)and not worry about the number--I ended up with 12. I started to laugh again and then decided to do a little test to see of the layouts, cards, and projects I've created recently (which in my pile on my desk was 37)I only had 3 that would not fit into this challenge. It really is a lot easier than it seems to be! So words of wisdom to you all is "just create, have fun, and of course be practical". I bet when you are done you at least 7 different items, if not more, on all of your projects!

Our sponsor for this month is Digi Doodle and this is the last week you will get to check out our designers making use of some of their adorable digis! The Grand Prize Winner this week will get their choice of three digis from there! You will have until Saturday, July 31, 2010 @5pm EST to enter your submission.

Sketch Friday!

Hello everyone, hope you've all had a great week, and are gearing up for an even better week-end. This week we have another great  sketch for you, this time from Ann-Katrin.  This Sketch will also begin a new month and a new sponsor. Participate in any of our August Sketch Fridays, and get the chance to win a 15$ gift certificate from AI Factory! Go visit them for all things digital- stamps, papers, textures, invitations, announcements, SVG's and more! The more sketches you participate  in, the more chances you have to win- So get scrapping!

Here are a couple of examples to get you started:

 Erin

Jessica

Post your creations here!

Friday's 7 Things

Amanda used 1. ribbon, 2." stripes label" QuicKutz embossing folder, 3. stickles, 4. a sentiment stamp, 5. ink, 6. Cricut cut (cupcake), 7. decorative scissors

Caroline loved this weeks theme as it challenged her to use only 7 items, and made her realise just how many different things we do use for each layout. Anyway the things she used were 1. Card stock, 2. Patterned paper, 3. stickers, 4. Twine, 5. Buttons, 6. Ink and finally, and 7. Mist.

Lisa B managed to get more than her 7 things in one layout!! She used two types of DP from My Mind's Eye, dimensional cardboard sentiment from K & Company, Heidi Swapp tape, CTMH Journaling Spots, CTMH Chocolate (small) stamp set, Stickles, white gel pen, buttons and several different letter "Z" stickers.

Thursday's 7 Things

Erin used cardstock, patterned paper, flowers, gems, pearls, rubber stamps, a tranparency and other things, including a digital stamp ( You've Got Mail) from our sponsor Digi Doodle. She used a 6 x 6 envelope behind her photo to hold her journaling, ultrasound photos and DVD.

Karen used 3 different colors/pieces of cardstock, markers for coloring, 2 stamped images and a piece of white ribbon for a total of 7 items on her colorful birthday card!

Pia’s 7 things: 1. Cardstock, 2. Patterned paper, 3. Chipboard letters, 4. Stickers letters, 5. Brads, 6. Acrylic paint, 7. Black pen, 8. Distress ink pads, and 9. Flowers

Lisa H used up some older stash and NINE things for this layout: 1) cardstock 2) patterned paper 3) letter stickers 4) felt border by Queen & Co. 5) border punch 6) flower 7) chipboard punch outs 8) staples and 9) brads!

Using a child’s board book as her inspiration (no words...just pictures), Pam decided to make a mini-album using 7 different photos of summer. She wanted a way to capture all the things she loves about the summer so that, come this winter when its cold and snowy, she can open it up and remember!! This Maya Road chipboard album, some beach photos and a few of sheets of dark gray cardstock made this a pretty little album.

Tanya's list of 7 things used to make this card were: design paper, a rubber stamp, rub-ons, Copic markers, stitching, twine, and an eyelet used on the tag.

Wednesday's 7 Things

Kerri used 12 different items on this calendar she created. She used chipboard for the backing, 3 different pattern papers, cardstock (red and black), a strawberry acrylic stamp by Studio g, her Martha Stewart markers, Stazon on jet black ink, Red chalk around the image, tulle to hang it from, adhesive back ribbon, red bling by Studio 18, some foam Thickers for the year, and the fabulous strawberry digital stamp by this month's sponsor Digi Doodle .

For her 7 project, Jessica created a 7th birthday card for her daughter using scraps from her latest Lucky Girl Crafts kit and a digi image from our Practical Scrappers sponsor Digi Doodle, Water Color Wonder Crayons to color it in, patterned paper, punches, ribbon, sparkly chipboard stickers and a traditional stamp for the sentiment.

Unlike most of Beth's other projects she designs for Practical Scrappers she didn't use her Cricut to help create this card, but she did use her Cuttlebug with an embossing folder (which in Beth's opinion is just as wonderful as the Cricut). Along with the embossing folder the seven things she used to create this card also included Ribbon, Pearls, Die Cuts, Patterned Paper, Cardstock and Stamps.

Tuesday's 7 Things

Lisa S. made a Christmas card using cardstock, patterned paper, a reindeer diecut, ribbon, bells, thread, and a metal sentiment.

The full title of this two page layout is 'Sometimes I wonder what they are thinking..." Sandra decided to make a 12x12 page in order to have enough room for 7 items from her stash. The title stickers are from Thickers. The felt stickers are from Soho. The shiny handmade background paper came from Costco a few years back. The patterned paper comes from Paper Company. The bird images are from Making Memories. The ribbon was on a box of chocolates a few years ago. And the little paperclip is from Making Memories.

Sara used cardstock, chipboard, diecuts, felt, embroidery floss, buttons, and ribbon on this layout.

Alanna used felt, a cutout, thread for her stitching, white cardstock, patterned paper, ribbon, and buttons for her 7 different items.

Sue used the following on her layout:

(1)  Martha Stewart cardstock

(2) Basic Grey rub-on's

(3) flowers

(4) blue lace ribbon

(5)a journaling card

(6) a strip of patterned paper

(7)a white tag 

(8) sparkly blue brad!

Robin's 7 items include:  glitter pattern paper, glitter cardstock, bazzill cardstock, signo white journaling pen, bling, fancy pants transparency and letter stickers.

Monday's 7 Things

For this challenge, Kim used three different cardstocks, one lace trim, flowers, pearls, and brads for her seven items. She also used some distress inks and her cricket to cut the flourishes and title.

For her 7 things Corinna used cardstock, patterned paper, ribbon, letter stickers, round gems for headlights, Stickles, and a green gel pen. Whew! What a great challenge!

Deanne used several of her favorite things to make her digi image special. She used brads, gems, Primas, sparkles, Copics and white pen, Circle Nesties, and patterned paper.

Barb's seven items include: patterned papers, flowers, Prima flourishes, a butterfly, letter stickers, ribbon and a pin!

Denise decided to try a monochromatic card with this challenge. She used a border punch, chipboard, ink, chalk, bling, card stock, pattern paper, ribbon, and a clear plastic butterfly for a total of 9 different things for her card.

Stash Older Than 1 Year Winners

Grand Prize Winner: Ann Cutts




















Shirl




















Marlene




















JanR

Wow, you all really dug through your stashes and created some amazing things this week! Winners email me at practicalscrappers@gmail.com to claim your blinky!

This Week's Challenge is Using Your Stash Older Than 1 Year

Whether you are a card maker or a scrapbooker we all have those piles or bins of things that we just might use someday but, you refuse to part with it. This week we want you to dig into those items you have stashed away and pull out the ones that are over a year old (it can be a tool or product)to use when creating your project. You only have to use one thing older than 1 year for your project to qualify.

Our sponsor for this month is Digi Doodle and throughout the month you will get to check out our designers making use of some of their adorable digis! The Grand Prize Winner each week will get their choice of three digis from there!

Deadline for the entry this week is Saturday July 24,2010 @ 5:00pm EST

TutoFlower Tutorial

In-case you missed Sasya' s tutorial on Wednesday here it is again with some step by step instructions as while... Thanks Sasya for the awesome tutorial!!
1. take a strip of crepe paper
2. start making pleats how its shown on the photo
3. turn the strip moving clockwise
4. now you should fasten the flower in the middle
5. you can use needle or glue
6. decorate your flower with beads

Sketch Friday!

Who's ready for the WEEK-END?! Here's another great sketch to get us crafting courtesy of Lisa H. 

Link your project to Mr. Linky for a chance to win this month's prize package from Kim Sparks.

The package contains the following from Close to my Heart: 

Cherry O Packet

12-12 X 12 B&T Duos (2 each of 6 patterns, double sided)
10- 12 X 12 Cardstock sheets (2 each of 3 colors, 4 neutral)

2-6 X 12 Stickease Coordinating Sticker Sheets

1 packet Cherry O Pearl Opaques (stickers)
1 packet Tulip mini medley ( includes buttons, ribbon, brads, and photo mounts)

Remember, you have all month to post for any of the sketch challenges, so keep 'em coming!

 Lisa H.

more examples from our design team: 

Barb

Pia

Pam

Corinna

Happy Friday !!

Friday's stash over a year projects...

Amanda, used some embossed card stock stickers that she has had for a little over a year.. She also used a pair of decorative scissors that have been in her stash for a number of years to create the shark bites out of her pictures.


Hmmm...what to use? So much to choose from! For this card, Heidi used patterned paper from an old DCWV glitter stack, ribbon from an old Christmas themed collection, and reached way back and pulled out the tag maker and rims.


Lisa B dug deep into her stash and pulled out all of her oldie but goodies! The paper is from one of the first paper packs she ever bought almost 8 years ago, the ribbon is about 3 years old and the butterfly embellishment...well she can't even remember when she bought that its so old! Even the card base is over 1yr old.

Thursday's stash over a year projects...

Erin started with older die cut letters and papers by Cosmo Cricket. Remembering the digital recorder "Page Talkers"by DCWV she had purchased almost 2 years ago for another project, she then recorded her son singing his ABC's.


For this week's challenge Lisa H used some of her older Scenic Route papers from the Liberty Line as well as some older Making Memories letter stickers.

Absolutely nothing in Karen's layout is less than a year old, to include the picture!! She used some of Basic Grey's archaic paper line, some Close to My Heart ribbon, rubons, and brads. The sketch she used for this was even an old one from her stash!!

Always looking for new and different ways to use her scrapbooking materials, Pam decided to try using a photo transfer technique with gesso. She found an OLD canvas she used for an altered project that she never quite liked. After sanding off the old project a little, she used the gesso to transfer a photo she took of a beach chair and a favorite quote. A little craft paint and Ranger’s glossy accents finished up the canvas.

Pia used the fabulous pp´s "Earth Love" from Cosmo Cricket that are one year old. She also rummaged through her buttons and threw in 3 VERY old buttons at least 50 years old that she received from her grandma a loooong time ago. She also used foam for her title letters that is at least 3 years old. Title in English: Fishing Success/luck/bliss (sometimes it´s hard to translate a title because like this title, it has many meanings! :) )

Tanya took out her Stampin Up "Always" set and inked it up. She has had this in her stash for well over a year, and decided to give it a work out. She also dusted off her silver eyelets that also qualify as they have been sitting for well over a year.