Hello! Mary here after a long hiatus, but finally back to issue a new challenge! This one is a layout sketch challenge and you will have one week beginning Sunday, July 15th through Sunday, July 22nd (at 8 pm) to submit your entries for this challenge. To enter, upload a picture of your layout to the comments section of this post, or email the store at info@ourpaperplace.com with a picture of your layout. Winner will be announced Monday, July 23rd and will receive a $10 gift card to Our Paper Place!
Ready to see the sketch and our inspiration pieces?
Ok, so here is the sketch we are working with for this challenge. It features two prominent photos, room for plenty of embellishment and room for a decent amount of journaling (or just a few notes).
Sarah created this awesome 12"x12" layout. She contained the content within the boundaries of her patterned paper box, and added the embellishments over the top and in the center of the page. drawing the eye in to the photos. And how adorable are those photos?
Ann created this fun 8.5"x11" layout by compressing the sketch a tiny bit. She still has two central photos, large circle embellishment and title placement in the same general areas as the sketch. Everything is just slightly closer together on the different sized layout.
And here is my take on the sketch. I apologize for the poor quality of the picture - the lighting in my room at night is not the best. I chose to use one larger photo for the focal point, and added in a second photo with the embellishments. I kept the larger circle embellishment, but moved the three circular elements in closer to the large circle to create more of a grouping of embellishments.
We hope you will be inspired to create something wonderful with our layout sketch. We can't wait to see your work. Remember to submit your entries for this challenge in the comments for this blog entry or by emailing your submission to info@ourpaperplace.com. Challenge ends next Sunday, July 22nd at 8 pm.
...and as always, happy creating!
Hope all of the mothers out there had a wonderful Mother's Day! Today, we have a new challenge for you, and this time it's a sketch challenge:Make a card or scrapbook layout (any size) using the sketch below as inspiration. Link your project in the comments for this post or email us a photo of your project to info@ourpaperplace.com to win a $10 gift card to the shop. Challenge starts today, and ends Sunday, May 20th at 11:59 pm. 
Here's the sketch we're working with today. You can follow the sketch exactly, or you can take inspiration from some aspect(s) of it and use it more as a starting point for your layout or card.
Here's my layout - I followed the sketch pretty closely in terms of layout. I used tags instead of one large piece of paper for the background element and I moved the title to cover part of the photo. I only had journaling on the bottom half of the page instead of spread across the top and bottom. I kept a small embellishment in the top right-hand corner, but added in more details with a stamp, brad, ink splatters and label sticker.
Above is Jeanne's interpretation of the sketch. I love the simplicity to this layout. So simple, yet so fun.
Last but not least, here is Sarah's layout based on the sketch. The washi tape on this layout looks like a wonderful touch.
For those that plan to participate, we hope you have fun with this challenge! We look forward to seeing all of your wonderful projects using this sketch. Remember to add in a link to your project photo in the comments section of this post or email a picture of your project to the shop directly for your chance to win a $10 gift card to Our Paper Place.
...and as always, happy creating!
Hi, friends. It's Sarah bloggin' today. Hope all of you had a fantastic, warm weekend.
As promised, we're here to announce a winner for the punch challenge that Mary issued last week. She challenged you to get out those punches and use them on a project.
We had TWO fabulous entries into the challenge.
((NOTE: Feel free to click on the images for a larger view of the projects.))
Above, one of our awesome customers, Ann, shared a beautiful layout where she used a circle punch to create her very own background design. How creative and clever! Plus, the stitching adds a unique touch to her project. For more details on this particular layout and a brief how to, check out her blog.
To the right is our second entry! This beauty was created by April. What a fantastic design! ...and of course, we loved how she used both her scallop and circle punches! Fore more details and more of April's work, visit her blog here.
Thank you to both gals for playing along with us! ...but as promised, we need to announce a winner.
*drum roll please*
Ann and April
We appreciate both of you for taking the time to submit your creations with the shop, so both of you are winners! Please contact the shop via our contact form on our website to claim your prize.For those of you who missed out on this challenge, no fret! We've got another one coming your way in the near future that will have another awesome giveaway....and as always, happy creating!
Hello crafters! This is Mary, finally back with that challenge I mentioned in the previous post. Sarah and I each made samples for this particular challenge, and we hope you'll play along too!
Ready to hear about this challenge?
This week we're encouraging you to pull out your paper punches and make good use of them. They are tools that most of us have, and often times end up sitting in a basket or a drawer for a while in between uses.
Submit a layout (any size and it can be a single layout or a two-page spread) that showcases your punches. You can use your punches on the background, as embellishments, as borders, etc. This challenge is definitely wide open to possibilities. We just want to see how creative you can be with those punches.
Post a link of your layout to this post, so that we'll be able to check it out!
The challenge will be open starting now, and will close Sunday (4/29/12) at 8 pm. Any entries received after 8 pm will not be entered. Winner will be announced here on the blog on Monday, April 30th, and will win a $10 gift card to Our Paper Place.
And now for the samples:
Sarah created this lovely layout featuring her circle punch. I love how she punched circles out of the background, and layered patterned paper behind the punched out circles. A fun way to display just a tiny bit of a favorite patterned paper, or to add in a nice pop of color to your layout.
I created this layout featuring some of the many places I have visited here in the Golden State. I used my Silhouette to cut out the state of California, and then used three different sized circle punches to punch out my various photos. Some of the photos are raised up on foam dots for added dimension.
Here's one more sample I created. This on shows a great way to use up lots of scraps in your scrap basket. I punched out a bunch of small hearts from a variety of patterned papers. I then started in one corner and worked my way across and down, attaching each heart with a glue dot (mini).
I hope this has inspired you to pull out your paper punches and play along with us. We look forward to seeing all of your wonderful layouts.
...and as always, happy creating!
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