Simple Studio: Challenge Tuesday (or why you should read things thoroughly instead of skimming them)

Hey everyone!

Thanks for all the shares yesterday - totally loving the decor stuff especially!

I love Halloween. :)

So down to business, because while I like to have fun, I can also be serious (as my grade nine business in the front, party in the back coiffe will attest ), and have some prizes to give away!

First order of business, the winner of last weeks Tuesday challenge that the lovely Marni hosted is....

Barb W!!!
Check out her page

http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/component/option,com_zoom/Itemid,28/page,viewproj/catid,82481/.

Marni choose this page for three reasons, she thought the layout was pretty, she liked how Barb used her strip sheet and punch, and she liked Barb’s handwriting.

Congratulations, Barb!

Second order of business, I'm going to use a random integer selector to select a winner from everyone who shared a autumnal (say it!) or Halloween project...

And the winner is....

KIM (kismet art)!!!

Totally cute - she put these up over existing artwork she had hanging in her house - love it!

(You ladies you can email me your addresses through the main site so I can send you your prize!)

Now to some more fun!

This week's challenge is:

Dress up your stickers for Halloween

This week we want you to dress up your existing stickers to get in the Halloween spirit. Have fun with your products, try experimenting with glitter, paint, embellishments and more.

Create a page or cards using your dressed up stickers and post it in the Simple group gallery for your chance to win a product pack from Imaginesce (including the Dress-A-Princess stickers). Be sure to title your project “Dress Up” and post it in the group by Sunday, October 26 for a chance to win. Note that the "" quote marks are important in your title. A winner (as well as a brand new challenge) will be announced on Tuesday, October 28.

So this is where this posts title becomes clear as to what the heck I'm talking about.

I skimmed the challenge and what jumped out at me was:

STICKERS

DRESS UP

CHALLENGE

So I made this card yesterday, I used some KI cardstock stickers and sanded the edges with an emery board - I use sanded edges a lot, on photos, stickers, patterned paper. I find it gives stuff a little more "pop" against a darker background without having to actually mat it.

and then I reread what the challenge was about and made these cards :)

Here are the techniques I used:

I had some of the Making Memories flocked stickers and I pressed them in a glue pad and glittered them with fine black glitter (then, when I picked my kids up after school I had a friend ask me if I had been clubbing because apparently it was in my hair, on my chest, all over my face...)

This one I used a little puffy cloud sticker from American Crafts Thickers line - isn't he mean looking? My oldest son taught me that it is all about the eyebrows when you want to draw someone evil.
I added brads for eyes and used an American Crafts slick writer to make the evilbrows and mouth.

This one was a tag sticker from the same package as the cloud/ghost - I used a Hero Arts stamp with Staz On black in - and then inked the edges.

So jump in, get something done for this challenge and then check back next Tuesday when winner is announced!

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Adorable cards!
fun challenge!
B-

Posted by: becky olsen | October 21, 2008 at 11:59 AM

awesome cards, i'll give it a go...i'm lovin' the evilbrow technique, so true...

Posted by: cathy | October 21, 2008 at 12:42 PM

Ooooh, thank you! Thanks for making my day! :)

And thanks for the new challenge... I love your cards (even the winter one, lol), and I will definitely set aside some time to participate again this week.

Posted by: Barb | October 21, 2008 at 01:22 PM