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June 25, 2010
Stretch Your Supplies: Punch Week 1
Remember our "six weeks of sketches" blog challenges, based on our popular Stretch Your Sketches eBook?
Well, we're starting a NEW series of challenges, beginning today, that will go for the next three weeks. And we're going to ask you to stretch again, except this time you're stretching a product from your stash, in particular your punches!
In the last two years the type, quality, and styles of punches have grown drastically. It is a tool that can be used in so many different ways. We, at Ella, were inspired by the inventive ways Nicole Harper, Stephanie Howell, and Kelly Noel used punches on their layouts in Eight is Enough: Easy ways to stretch supplies and use leftovers, so we wanted to extend the inspiration to you!
Join us for three weeks of stretching as we get creative with our punches.
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:
Make a background using paper scraps and a punch!
I created this layout with a Martha Stewart button punch that embosses AND punches at the same time. The lively colors and playful heart made from buttons really suit these photos of my cute niece.
To participate, upload a layout that fits this week's challenge anywhere online (to your blog, to an online gallery, or to our BRAND NEW Flickr gallery). Then leave a comment on this post containing a link to your layout by Thursday, July 1 at midnight MST. One random participant each week will win a free copy of Eight is Enough!
AND, at the end of the three weeks, we'll pick two random participants from the entire challenge series who will each win an assortment of punches from EK Tools and Martha Stewart Crafts! Every layout you enter counts as one entry into the giveaway, so yes you can submit several different layouts in the same week, and the more times you enter, the greater the odds that you'll win!
Well, we're starting a NEW series of challenges, beginning today, that will go for the next three weeks. And we're going to ask you to stretch again, except this time you're stretching a product from your stash, in particular your punches!
In the last two years the type, quality, and styles of punches have grown drastically. It is a tool that can be used in so many different ways. We, at Ella, were inspired by the inventive ways Nicole Harper, Stephanie Howell, and Kelly Noel used punches on their layouts in Eight is Enough: Easy ways to stretch supplies and use leftovers, so we wanted to extend the inspiration to you!
Join us for three weeks of stretching as we get creative with our punches.
THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:
Make a background using paper scraps and a punch!
I created this layout with a Martha Stewart button punch that embosses AND punches at the same time. The lively colors and playful heart made from buttons really suit these photos of my cute niece.
To participate, upload a layout that fits this week's challenge anywhere online (to your blog, to an online gallery, or to our BRAND NEW Flickr gallery). Then leave a comment on this post containing a link to your layout by Thursday, July 1 at midnight MST. One random participant each week will win a free copy of Eight is Enough!
AND, at the end of the three weeks, we'll pick two random participants from the entire challenge series who will each win an assortment of punches from EK Tools and Martha Stewart Crafts! Every layout you enter counts as one entry into the giveaway, so yes you can submit several different layouts in the same week, and the more times you enter, the greater the odds that you'll win!
EK Success is giving away:
Dotted Circle Medium Punch
Zig Zag Chain Edger Punch
For Sale Sign Large Punch
Bubbles Edger Punch
Martha Stewart Crafts is giving away:
Leaf Stamp and PunchMedium Birthday Candles Punch
Garden Trellis Deep Edge Punch
Deco Fans Punch Around the Page Set 
Posted at 08:02 PM
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The page is fabulous, your niece is a cutie but those colors...those colors are YUMMY! Love the combo.
Monika Wright iloveitallwithmonikawright.blogspot.com iloveitall.etsy.com
I love your page, Wendy... and I love this challenge! I have some ideas already. I can't wait to play. :)
I was truly needing some inspiration! I may just give this a go! ;) Thanks so much for the fun challenge!
ooh, sounds like fun - I'm in..
Valerie
I love my punches and use them all the time. Here is a link to a card i made:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2o_9TdRkI6M/TAcNLuFtDHI/AAAAAAAAAOc/GjC_VQShw5A/s1600/IMG_0445.jpg
I used Fiskars heart punch and various scraps from the American Crafts "Craft Fair" line. The rub-on minimark is also from the AC "Craft Fair Line" called Berry Special Phrases.
There's a button punch?!?! Oh no... Must find...
What an awesome layout Wendy! And, a great challenge.
WOW, this sounds fun. I don't have too many punches, but I could find a way to make my circles or squares into a background. Thanks for the challenge.
I just finished my page and added it to the flickr gallery.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrappinbarb/4736474363/in/pool-1426334@N24
I can't wait to see what everyone else creates for this!
Love your page Barb! I've just uploaded one too
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26948858@N00/4737870287/
I just uploaded my page to the Flickr gallery. Here is the link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43588615@N05/4737986693/in/pool-1426334@N24
Thanks.
yay! You set up a flickr group! Here's a punch background I made just for this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherstreasures/4739836635/
What a fun prompt!
And here's a punched and stamped page I did in May for Lain's LOAD: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherstreasures/4578571492/
This was fun. Thanks for the inspiration. My page is on the flickr gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51565509@N06/4739458793/in/pool-1426334@N24
I don't have any new, fancy punches, but it was fun to pull out one from my old stash to create this layout. Thanks for the fun challenge!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47114229@N02/4742260006/in/pool-1426334@N24
Great button punch. A must buy one added to my list.
Lovely layout and awesome challenge.
I uploaded two more layouts with Punch Backgrounds. Here are the links...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43588615@N05/4743675913/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43588615@N05/4740357797/
Thanks, this has been fun.
I posted my page on my blog http://sharoncdesigns.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/officially-in-3rd-grade/
Fun challenge - thanks!
It's been fun pulling out my punches again!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47114229@N02/4749018931/in/pool-1426334@N24
This was fun. My page is in the flickr gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cathys2/4750110746/in/pool-1426334@N24
Cathy S
Another quick one : http://www.flickr.com/photos/51565509@N06/4750084851/in/pool-1426334@N24
2 less scraps in my scrap file today!
Here's my layout in the flickr group:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40214031@N05/4751264729/in/pool-1426334@N24
It can also be seen on my blog.
Thanks for looking!
Valerie