WINNER IS ...... MRS FLECK
Congratultations - I'll get yur gift card out to you today. And everyone else will get sprinkles soon (technical issued notwithstanding
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I am going to start with a sorta-kinda fast scrap - you have until tonight (May 1) midnight PST so plenty of time to eat dinner, get a glass of wine and then scrap your fingers off!
Yesterday Louise (traveler) announced her No Adhesive challenge. I am continuing that theme but this time I am taking away your scissors - they are dangerous (or can get lost in the chaos of your scrap desk if you're like me)! No scissors, no paper trimmers, no guillotines - nothing that might cut a straight edge. But what does that leave me? SOOO MANY OPTIONS. For example:
- don't cut anything - just use scraps you already have or maybe full 6x6 paper pad sheets
- tear the paper
- use paper punches
- don't use paper at all - maybe just embelishments including project life type cards, washi, mixed media
The one exception I will make is the photo itself and one mat layer behind it - you may use scissors or paper trimmer for these.
Rules:
- Challenge is open to layouts and cards; both traditional and digital are OK if you can work through how to incorporate the tools piece in your digital piece
- All projects must be new
- No combining allowed except for the 25 Items challenge
- All projects must be posted in the gallery and here no later than 11:59pm PST May 1 (today).
- PRIZE: $10 ACOT gift certificate
Here are examples I have created. In the first I used thinner pattern paper and 'drew' lines with a wet paint brush of where I wanted the paper to tear. I found that gave me much better control over the paper tears. In the second I used scraps from a 6x6 paper pad hiding some holes from punching under other layers. I also did some tearing of a strip that was too long for where I wanted to use it and then used a giant speech bubble punch for my journal cards. In the third example I used just scraps, tags, and stickers. In the last one I used a combination of chipboard hexagons and a hexagon punch.
Kristin 
