MIM Challenge

This week is a product / technique challenge...

Use alcohol inks.

That's it! Use them however you'd like, but use them! Here's an idea to get you going...

It's Technique Tuesday!

Time for another MIM challenge again! This is one I've been wanting to try and haven't yet, so I challenge everyone to...

Stamp on patterned paper!

Again, cards, layouts, mini albums, projects... whatever goes for this, but dig out a stamp or two and stamp on your patterned paper! I've seen people do so many cute things by stamping clothes on patterned paper and cutting them out to use on cards. Or piecing together parts of one image stamped on different patterned papers. So let's see what you come up with!

All That Glitter is Gold...

... And that's our theme for this week's challenge! GLITTER! I want to see the layouts you make with that shimmery, sparkly stuff! Be creative... stretch yourself... but use glitter!


Here's a layout to get you started - one I made for a couple other challenges as well! I used a sketch from the Iron Orchid Designs blog (as well as a ton of their product - papers, stamps, tape, jewels) and my December kit from Sweet Pea Scraps. The SPS challenge for last week was to make a layout using the word "love" and this layout is all about Ellie's love for her kitty boots! This is also my first hybrid layout... can you see the frames around the photos? I'll play a little more with photo editing, but I'm having fun so far! Oh - and as for the glitter on this layout... all of the flowers are glittered rub ons! I used my uber-cool Martha glitter, though you can't see how sparkly it is in this picture.

Okay... now go spread a little sparkle in the world!

MIM Challenges for 2008

Yes, MIM challenges are finally back!! Here is my general plan:

I will post a new MIM challenge each week. Each week they will follow a certain theme. For example, last week I posted a sketch. The first week of each month I will be posting a new "Variations on a Sketch" for your enjoyment! The second week I will be doing a product challenge. It will go on like that for the four weeks of each month. I will probably be posting these challenges on Tuesdays, since that is the day the year started on, and the day I posted the first sketch challenge! So, while this schedule may be subject to change, here is the general outline:

Week 1 - Variations on a Sketch
Week 2 - Product / Technique Challenge
Week 3 - Card Challenge
Week 4 - Wild Card!!

If you are a card maker, please join us the third week of each month for the challenge!! If you do sketches, check in the first week of each month! Week 4 can be anything and everything - you'll just have to see what my crazy brain comes up with. And Week 2? Well, that is this week, so you'll see that in a moment!

So why am I doing this? For a couple reasons. First, I think it will get me down to my scrap room on a weekly basis, if not more. Creating keeps me sane, and I'd like to be sane a little more often. Second, I want to inspire people! Several people have requested the MIM challenges come back, so I am bringing them back in a slightly different form. Whether you participate every week of every month, or just now and again, I want to see your work!! Leave a comment linking to your creation so I can take a peek!

Now... today's challenge. Product / Technique challenges are designed to get you thinking outside your typical set of materials and techniques. They will pull me out of my comfort zone and I hope pull you out of yours! So your challenge for this week is...

LACE!

I don't know about you, but I have gobs of lace. I just got a giant box of it from Freecycle. It is challenging for me to use, though, so I shy away from it. Not this week!! Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to use lace on a card, layout, or project. Be creative!! It doesn't have to be the typical ruffly girly lace... And yes, I'm sure with a little creativity you can even figure out how to use it on a boy page.

So there you have it. I'll be back a while later with a creation of my own to get things going.