Challenge Wednesday

Aloha! It's time for a Challenge Wednesday blog post. Have you ever found yourself in an inspiration rut with a bad case of scrapper's block? Yes, me too. But this month on the Memory Works Studio forums Team Works Designer Cathie Hollins has managed to get our creative energy channeled again with a really fun idea. The May Challenge: Get inspired by a print advertisement in the newspaper or magazines you read every day to get your creative mojo back!

When I saw this flyer at my local coffee shop, there was something that looked so familiar about it. I realized I had a photo of my daughter posed very similar to the model in this ad. I also loved the color scheme in this ad; the blue-greens of the water, the clouds in the sky, and the accent colors in the model's dress and the typography of the ad. I decided to use the overall feel of the ad and the color scheme in my layout.

Here is advertisement I used:

And here is the layout I made:

I thought the ad had a very dreamy feel to it and I hoped to evoke that same emotion in my layout. What do you think? Don't the pretty aqua chevrons from Teresa Collins and the Dear Lizzy cloud vellum give an airy feeling of being off on cloud 9? The Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm die cuts from the new catalog are to die for and you will definitely want to get the whole line including those cute flair buttons. And its not too late to get the beautiful Teresa Collins Tell Your Story on clearance along with the word banners from Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic. Don't forget Memory Works also has so many mists for creating your own artsy effects on your pages which you can find here. Looking for wood veneers? They are here under mixed media.

I hope I have inspired you in your pursuit of your scrappy groove and to look for new ways to combine product lines and both old and new product  in ways that maximize your scrapbooking budget.

If you are a Memory Works Consultant make sure you head over to the Studio (if you haven't joined yet get an invite from home office- you don't know what you're missing!) and participate in this months challenge! There will be a prize for the winner!

October Challenge: Let's get Techie w/Tim!

Hello, it's teamworks designer, Christine Pennington.  I have the privilege of hosting this month's challenge:  Stamp -or- Scrap w/ distress markers!

I was so excited when MW decided to carry some of Tim's Holtz's distress markers.  If you have not seen what they are all about, here is an awesome video by Tim.  Please take the time to view the entire video, there is so much valuable information.

I had a lot of fun creating my card. Here are the steps I did to make my Techie w/Tim challenge project.

Step one: I embossed a tag with one of Tim's embossing folders.

Step two: I laid down some color on my craft mat using distress marker Faded Jeans.  I wanted a watercolor effect so I added drops of water next to my ink.  Using a paint brush, I painted color on the non raised areas.

Step Three:  I dabbed Picket Fence Distress Stain on the raised part of the tag {the snowflakes}.

Step Four: I added Crystal Stickles & Distress Antique Bronze Stickles to the snowflakes. 

Step Five:  I used a negative from a piece of cardstock that I cut snowflakes out of with Tim Holtz's Movers & Shakers snowflake dies.  I traced/colored a snowflake using Faded Jeans Distress Marker.  To keep with the watercolor look, I spritz the snowflake with water.  In this photo you start to see what I made with a piece of the tag I did my technique on. 

 

I sure hope I have inspired you to make something fun with Tim's products...I can't wait to see what you all come up with month.  One lucky consultant will win a prize from the home office! Good luck!

Supplies:  BoBonny Mistletoe, Vanilla Tag, Ivory, White & Blue Cardstock, Tim Holtz Snowflake EB folder and dies, Tim Holtz Distress Marker Faded Jeans, Picket Fence Distress Stain, Crystal Stickles, Distress Antique Bronze Stickles, Pleated & Satin Ribbon, Bo Bunny Brad, & Pearls

My new blog:  http://christinescreativetherapy.wordpress.com