Inktoberfest 2015 Challenge ****************You pick two*************** Oct 17 - Oct 25
I've been in a stamping/cardmaking rut since the wedding marathon, so I watched a TrueScrap4 video by
Kelly Crowe called "Get Your Butt out of a Rut". One of her tips was to scrap in a different size than usual, so I
made a card in a different size than my usual A2. I think I'm out of my rut! Hooray! I hope this challenge
energizes your stamping too.
Requirements :
1. Make an A10 sized card 3 7/8 by 9 1/4. This fits a standard business sized envelope, which you probably have at home.
2. Pick two items, one from each of the following lists, to use on your card :
List One
* stamp in the negative space left by a die cut or punch
* use a brand new stamp (if you have one patiently waiting for ink, or shop, if you need permission!)
* use a border punch or decorative scissors
* do some paper piecing
List Two
* add some sparkle : glitter, glitter glue, stickles, wink of stella ...
* add some shine : glossy accents, foil, glossy gel pen ...
* add a button
* add fiber/ribbon
Extra Credit :
Your name goes in the hat twice if you make a Christmas card that meets the requirements above.
Add your card to the gallery using INK15-YPT in the title and as a key word. Link it here in the forum.
Either in your gallery post, or here, tell us which item you picked from list one, which item from list two and a little bit about
your experience with this challenge. Did you like it? Was it a pain? Spill it! Haha!
I made
this A10 sized card for my daughter's birthday.
List one : I used three brand new VivaLasVegasStamps (one is inside) and the unicyclist's dress is paper pieced.
List two : I added twine to the banner.
Here's my experience : I had fun making this sized card, so I actually made two. Fiddling with the banner was
not that much fun, so on the second card I took the easy way out and glued triangles straight to the card!
I'm bummed that I forgot to take a picture of the second card before mailing it!!
On that one, I stamped a new stamp in the negative space
from a die and used wink of stella for some sparkle.
I hope you'll have fun with this challenge. Don't forget, the A10 size is required, you pick at least two more elements, 1 from each list. Combining with other challenges is allowed.