April 2008 Challenges

Challenge #1 #3 Vivian

My daughter Renee created a poster for the Royal Canadian Legion Annual Poster Rememberance Contest back in October 2007. She won 1st prize in our city & the poster went on to the next level to win 4th place there! We are so proud of her! She received 2 certificates and 2 monetary prizes. She worked so hard on her poster that we let her buy herself 2 Webkinz with her prize money, as you can see in the picture. I created this folder to store the letter she received telling her she won, the certificates and the poster. The napkin that we got at my weekly Bible study a few weeks ago was the inspiration for the pocket. When it's empty, it looks like the buttons are floating.

Supplies : April Kit, flower & lace from previous kits, buttons and metal tag from my stash, & Terrifically Tacky Tape (Provocraft) to create the pocket.

Challenge #1 #5 Gunn Mandal

Challenge #1 - by - Allison Cope

I look for inspiration everyone! I look at architecture, advertising, billboards, landscapes, books and magazines... just about everywhere! But today I want you to look at product packaging and labels! Think about the Pepsi logo for instance.... wouldn't that make a great title detail... the circle with the two shaped pieces and your title over the white stripe in the middle? Cool!!

So look around you. Find some inspiration, take a photo of a label or piece of packaging and use it as your inspiration to create something on your page this month!

I was looking through my stash of patterned papers and came across the cover of a paper pack for some K & Company papers and BAM!!! A very cool shaped window was right there on the front cover!!! So I traced the negative image to create a shape to use on my layout.

Now... get out there and find some packaging or label inspiration and share BOTH with us this month!

Challenge #1 Gunn Mandal

I tried again. I so liked the idea of a Lo ”all about me”, because i never donet that before. I just got these photos from my mom, and I am one years old on these.

In our family it is tradition to get to a photographers studio and take the babies photos when they are 1 years old. And this is my pictures taken by the age of 1. They where taken in the year of 1963.

The journaling I done in Norwegian this time, but it just explain what I just write.

Challenge #1 Heather Inspire

Challenge #1 Heather Robertson

Challenge #1 Melanie Wilkerson

My memory of this picture from my childhood is always getting a new Easter dress each year and taking a family picture..... I still do both of these two things!

Challenge #1 Vivian

Vivian's inspiration for her 'drool' layout!

Challenge #1 Vivian Inspiration

Challenge #1, #2 & #3 Vivian

This is me in 1976 (oh so sweet eh? *rolling my eyes*). I don't remember this time, but I do remember that carpet! I loved vacuuming it, because it looked so nice when I was done!! (I still like to vacuum for that reason!) Also, I remember dusting off those shelves. (I still don't like dusting.) The flower was hand sewn by me, inspired by the cover of my baby photo album (picture #2). The pictures from that time are never 4x6, so that counts for challenge #3 right??

Made with the April '08 kit, plus other goodies from previous kits. Stamps - Gelatins, Label holder & brads from my stash, Font - Georgia.

Challenge #2 - by - Jenn Stevens

Dig deep....dig dig dig into your picture pile and find a good memory of you...from your childhood. If you can't find an actual picture but have a memory....take a picture of something that sparks that memory.

Challenge #2 Deanna Horsens

Challenge #3 Vivian

Sometimes it takes forever to get a nice picture of Renee - here's the proof in the pictures!!

Challenge #3 #4 - Rachael

Challenge #3 - by - Chantel Grismer

I challenge you to jump out of your creative comfort zone and change it up… try these sizes 2x2, 3x3, 2x5, 3x5, etc etc etc… the options are endless.

Challenge #3 Alison Corbin

Challenge #3 Heather Robertson

Challenge #3 Melanie Wilkerson

Challenge #4 - by - Jana Eubank

Jana's Cut It Out Challenge
A lot of times patterned papers are just too pretty to cover up with photos and journal blocks! When I fall in love with a design in a sheet of paper, instead of covering it up, I cut it up! For this challenge I want you to cut something out of your patterned paper and use it as an embellishment on your page. Have fun with this one! I can't wait to see your entries!

Challenge #4 - Megan

Challenge #4 Deanna Horsens

Challenge #4 Heather Robertson

Challenge #4 Melanie Wilkerson

Challenge #4 Vivian

This LO has one of the few pictures I have of my Grandmother. We grew up with her living in the house next to us - the houses literally shared a basement! She passed away when I was expecting my oldest daughter. I miss her very much & regret that my kids didn't get to meet her.

Challenge #5 - by - Jennifer Stevens

This week your challenge is to layer, layer, layer! Those of you who frequent the gallery know that is one thing that I do. I LOVE the look I get when I layer my patterned papers....how it looks with a little strip here or a block of pattern there. So go ahead...grab those different patters and throw them all together.