It’s Christmas time – let’s count it down. Start making your page on the 1st of December (or play catch up) but only get one item per day. At the end you will have made a full page to count down to Christmas. I will have a thread in the challenge forum and post the daily item there. That way it’s like opening an advent calendar and finding a surprise.
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*****AD INSPIRATION CHALLENGE by MamaK321 (Kristianne)
Inspiration: the act of influencing or suggesting opinions : to draw forth or bring out : an inspiring agent or influence
Ad inspiration is like a step up from sketches. There is a basic sketch that you can pull out and use on your own layout but there are also a few other pieces to take inspiration from such as colors, patterns, title or keywords, theme, font styles, and element placement. You can copy a design straight from the ad or you can alter a design to fit your own layout. Most ads are 8.5x11" but you can adapt the design to fit any size. Remember, this is not a sketch and you are not required to follow every detail. The key is to really LOOK at the ad and find the pieces that INSPIRE you!
THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper or Digital*****CARD CHALLENGE by bluejeans7 (Angela)
December is finally here and it's time to get all of your Christmas cards made and sent out. This month your challenge is to get your Christmas cards done! Here are two of my Christmas cards that I created. Now let's see yours! *****CALENDAR CHALLENGE by bamablue (Glenda)
Calendars, calendars, calendars. It's that time of year again. Time to dig out your prettiest, funniest, happiest moments and scrap up a calendar. You can start from scratch, use the calendar tool in MS Word, or use a template from the digital shop. It can be a one page full year calendar or a CD calendar - one page per month. Any way you choose to do it is fine.
Some digital kits in the shop:
2008 Calendar CD Template by Kim Hill
Family Affair Printable Birthday Calendar Set by Amy Teets
110 Years of Memories :: Calendar Stamps Set by Anita Stergiou
THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper or Digital*****COLOR CHALLENGE by Beth-W (Beth)
For Christmas, I always think of red and green color combinations. This challenge is to do a LO with the traditional colors of red and green and add either blue or pink to your color combination. So, your layout should have the color combination of (red, green, and blue) or (red, green, and pink). It doesn't have to be a Christmas themed layout as long as you follow the color scheme.
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*****FAITHBOOK CHALLENGE by Keling (Sara)
Where do you worship? Is it a church, a synagogue, or somewhere else? Create a page this month that features the place where you learn about your faith. Perhaps, you may even want to include a photo of your pastor, priest or rabbi!
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*****HYBRID CHALLENGE by FairyMouseMom (Egle)
Since this is the season of gift-giving, my challenge to you is this:
Create something in HYBRID format that you can use when you give someone a gift. It could be anything from decorating a bag, paper to use to wrap, making an envelope for a gift card, or a gift tag. BUT the catch is that you have to decorate it somehow by using your computer. That is where the HYBRID part comes in to this challenge.
Here I created some decorations for a birthday bag using two different digital kits. I printed them out on white cardstock. Some (the rectangular shaped designs) were just adhered with regular double-sided tape and the stars were adhered with foam dots to raise them up a bit.
Show me what you can do!!!
(Remember, you do not have to be a digital scrapper to do this one....you just need to be able to use your computer to print out something to use.) *****IT’S ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE by Art_Teacher (Laura), Guest DCTM
Scrap Christmas photos, using papers and embellishments that do not come from a Christmas-oriented kit. Make your own embellishments, use non-traditional colors, etc.
In my sample, I used Marcie Reckinger's 'Nevaeh Mist' kit. The chipboard star is by Melany Violette.
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*****JOURNALING CHALLENGE by mommy2bruno (Cassandra)
December: Holiday Movie
It's the holiday season and you can find a ton of movies on TV and DVD made especially for this time of year. Here's my question to you: if your life were a holiday movie, which one would it be? And why? There are plenty to choose from, so let's see what movie you think best represents you and/or your family during the holiday season.
THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper or Digital *****MANUFACTURER CHALLENGE by 4peasinourpod (Pam)
Ever since CHA summer, we have eagerly awaited the introduction of the lace cardstock from ki memories. Here is your chance to show us what you can do with it! All lines of ki memories are acceptable.
THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper*****OUTSIDE YOUR BOX CHALLENGE by suslvgeo (Susan)
So, die-cuts....yeah I have them and, no, I do not ever use them. This month my challenge to you is use an ITEM that is out of your box - out of your comfort zone, that is. Make sure you list what the item is in the description!
Rules: Must use something that is in your stash that you do not normally use. List the item you used in the gallery description when you upload your layout.
THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper or Digital*****PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE by nun69 (Angie)
Okay...let's see those pictures from you photo shoot for your Christmas cards this year. Even if you aren't going to send out cards, I'm sure you have a favorite picture or pictures that you would love for everyone else to see! Share them with us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! *****SCRAP OUTSIDE YOUR COLOR COMFORT ZONE by nun69 (Angie)
Let’s scrap OUTSIDE your comfort zone of COLORS. If you’re used to using bright colors, go with something on the lighter, softer side. If you’re used to using those sweet, pastel colors jump in and do something bright. Let’s see what you got!
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*****SUPPLY LIST CHALLENGE by Jackie Pettit (Jackie)
Create a layout using only cardstock and/or eyelets or snaps.
THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper or Digital*****THEME CHALLENGE by Laura Fiore (Laura)
No matter what holiday you celebrate this time of year, be it Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Hanukah, it just wouldn't be the same without music. What song or songs would your holiday not be complete without?
Scrap a layout using this song...for your title, in your journaling, or just in your background paper.
THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper or Digital*****USE UP YOUR STASH CHALLENGE by katarria (Kathy)
For this month's challenge I want to see you using photo corners on a layout! With so many different types out on the market, you've got lots of choices and I'm sure there's a bunch of different types in your personal stash!
You must use at least 3 photo corners on this layout!THIS CHALLENGE LAYOUT: Paper or Digital HAVE FUN!!!!
