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September 23, 2010

Jennifer Alfonso: 8 is Enough Winner #2

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In the July issue of Scrapbook Ellaments (and also on our blog last month), we announced an amazing ongoing contest based on Eight is Enough: Easy ways to stretch supplies and use leftovers by April Foster and Studio Calico. If you don't have the eBook yet, first of all BUY IT HERE or check out Celeste Smith's article to see what this cool contest is all about.


Our September winner is...

Jennifer Alfonso!

(See August's winner by clicking here.)

Every month, as we select a new winner, we're pulling from our entire pool of entries. So if you submitted an entry already, you could still be chosen in future months! Jennifer's entry came in quite a while ago, but we loved her creative use of her supplies and had to share it with you.

Jennifer's Eight Products
1) Paper - Great Find (October Afternoon)
2) Paper - Seamstress (Little Yellow Bicycle)
3) Paper - Focal Point (Studio Calico)
4) Paper - Woodie (Studio Calico)
5) Cardstock letter stickers (Studio Calico)
6) Sticker sheet (Fly a Kite by October Afternoon)
7) Homefront Die cut stickers (Studio Calico)
8) scallop circle punch (EK Success)
 
 

Layout #1
"I hand cut the stars from one of the pattern papers and used that as embellishments. I also hand cut one of the edges from pattern paper and placed it on the left of the picture. I used the journaling stickers as a group underneath the picture to place all of my journaling. Then I used a white sharpie to outline the layout."
 
 
Layout #2
"I used my scallop punch to create the banner. I lifted this idea from Maggie Holmes (on the Studio Calico DT). I also used the scallop punch to very carefully punch the red half circles that I placed between the banners. Then I hand doodled on the banner and around the layout."
 
 
Layout #3
"I hand cut patterned paper to create the borders on this layout. Then I used the rest of the pattern paper as the backdrop for the pictures."
 
 
Layout #4
"I used the leftover banners to create the flower in the bottom right hand corner. I lifted the idea off the Jenni Bowlin website. I also cut up a border sticker to create the journaling lines."
 
Jennifer's conclusion: "This was such a great challenge for me! I plan on doing this challenge several times to help me use my own scrap stash."
 
note: If the final layout in the series looks familiar, it's because it was also featured in a recent Liz's Loves spotlight here on The Daily Trumpet.

Jennifer has won Studio Calico's September Kit (pictured below) and a $15 gift certificate to Ella Publishing Co.

Your Turn

It's your turn! We hereby challenge you to come up with your own list of eight items from your stash of supplies and to stretch your list into four great layouts. (Absolutely no shopping allowed.) Make sure you include a mix of papers, accents, tools, and alphabets—whether stamps, die-cuts, or stickers. You can only use the items on your list, but cardstock, fonts, and standard tools (such as trimmers, journaling pens, or a sewing machine) are freebies.

When you’re done, e-mail us pictures of all four of your layouts, plus a picture of your eight original supplies, and an explanation of how you stretched them, and we’ll pick one winner each month through March 2011!  E-mail questions and entries to submissions@ellapublishing.com, with “Eight is Enough” in the subject line.

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