Product Challenge Contest

I love our big local demonstrator meetings! I'm part of a pretty active group of local demos who meet regularly to share info about new product.  One of my favorite parts of the meeting is the displays and contests.

 
Everyone loves a challenge, right? Our meetings always have a contest with our trade cards.  In fact the contest has evolved from a simple card contest to include multiple categories: cards, scrapbook page, 3x3 gift card, punch art and 3D item.

At our January meeting we added a new category: a product challenge made using the parts from our nametags.  Here's the name tag from our Fall 2015 meeting. It used Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and either a diecut penguin or snowman from the Snow Friends bundle.  Click here to see a card I made with my penguin.

This was the Poster for the contest display area.

My entry was the place card. Actually I made 34 of them for a family holiday get-together. 

The hat was diecut from Black Glimmer paper which was available in the fall catalog and is now retired.  I spread a line of Silver Glitter Glue for the hat band and colored one of our Rhinestones with a red Sharpie marker (TM).

Here are close-ups of 2 other entries. The card on the left was made by Maxine Schroll and the card on the right was made by Rachel Durtschi.

  

Cute right?  Max and Rachel both did a really nice job.  

And by the way, Rachel's card was the winner.

I can't wait to see what people come up with for the June Meeting product challenge. Now - since this contest category was new we had just a few participating. But we had 30 people at the meeting, and the prize was pretty awesome. So I'm betting there will be a lot more participation 2nd time around.  

Are you curious what we have to work with for next time?
Here's a photo of our January name tags.  They used:

White corrugated paper - Red Glimmer Paper -  some Red Baker's Twine 

and 2 small red glimmer hearts

   

Our next meeting is in June. Contact me if you'd like info about attending.

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Acorn Card with a Simple Z-Fold

Here's a card design that's sure to get a 2nd look just because its unique.
Its a simple Z-Fold card.

To make the Z-Fold

• start with a half-sheet of paper:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2"
• fold in half like you would for a normal card
• then fold the front back on itself

Super easy, right!?
Here's a view of the card open.

This is a great masculine card, with the nature images and neutral color scheme. And yet its not overtly masculine so this could really work for anyone.

Did you notice the middle acorn on my card? 
I punched the body of that acorn from Stampin'UP!'s Corrugated Kraft paper.

The corrugations are much smaller than if I'd torn apart a box, those little ridges are perfectly sized for a card project.

The corrugations are a subtle effect but it gives the project some nice texture for a fall card.

What images would you use on the Z-fold? 
 . . . Hearts?  . . . Stars?
. . . Flowers?  . . . Snowflakes?

Even though we got 4 inches of snow last weekend (we're in southern Wisconsin), its just the middle of November so I still consider this to be fall. That's why I used Acorns on my card.  And the Acorns are super easy to make using StampinUp's  Acorn Builder Punch.


Z-fold Cards are easy: My friend Carole Mundschau made this pretty purple z-fold card. Carole switched it up a bit - she stamped her sentiment on the front flap and made some beautiful crochet flowers for the right hand panel. Isn't Carole's card pretty?

Here's a list of products I used on my Acorn Z-Fold card:

Acorn Builder Punch [139681] $18.00	Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [138946] $17.00	Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102128] $7.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $7.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50	Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317] $7.00

Thanks for Stopping by: Take a minute and browse previous posts. If you see anything you like I'm happy to help you get the product or just to consult and explain further how the project was made . . . its all about having fun with our hobby.

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