Recently we had a Zoom virtual team meeting and I provided a Crafting Forever Challenge as one of the projects. They were all sent the same items as shown in the first photograph. A card base in a coordinating color, three different strips of InColor Designer Series Paper, a 3″ strip of striped paper from the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper, a 12″ piece of Whisper White Crinkle ribbon, and a strip of Whisper White cardstock to only stamp the scissors multiple times onto from the Crafting Forever stamp set. They were given 15 minutes to take the items and design a card using any current stamp set for a sentiment. What would you have done with these items?
Did you find that this exercise seemed pretty scary to you? Often times at our regular in person meetings, I would give them a card base, a layer to put on it (either an embossed cardstock or a piece of DSP) and give them 10-15 minutes to design a card. I always called it an ice breaker of sorts to get their creative juices flowing. I think of our creativity as a muscle, the more you use it, the better it gets.;-)
Here are photos they sent me of their projects. Don’t you just love how people got creative with the pieces to create such different types of cards. I find it inspirational!
The second Challenge Card was a little different, because i provided a couple of daisies and sprigs in their packet and the Garden Lane DSP.Challenge? They could use all the products or just some and make a card.
This is what was included in their kit: a Thick Whisper White card base, a layer of a pattern from the Garden Lane Designer Series Paper, 2 flowers from the Daisy Punch and 2 pieces from the Sprig Punch in a coordinating green color, 12” of 1/8” Mint Macaron sheer ribbon and 12” Old Olive/Pretty Peacock reversible ribbon, too. So many options… They could use a sentiment to add, if they wanted.
Here is what they made:
I just love all the different design ideas people use and the creativity in changing the colors, etc. Thanx so much for stopping by and why not go challenge yourself with a few items to see what you can come up with. I would love to see your projects in the comments section.
until next time…
Cheers!
~Cynthia McQueen~
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