September's Design Team Challenge:
Wow - it doesn't seem possible, but yet another month has gone by and another design team challenge is in the bag! This month's challenge was a humdinger! Each member was asked to create a double page layout and at least one card using no patterned paper at all! The idea was to showcase Coredinations 'ColorCore' cardstock and demonstrate its versatility. Each member was given a $10 budget to buy supplies with. Supplies could include Coredinations 'ColorCore' carstock and embellies - that's it!
Well, the results are in and we couldn't be more pleased. After looking at these projects I think you'll agree that Coredinations 'Color Core' cardstock is the most versitile, amazing, and downright fun cardstock in the known Universe! Enjoy the results, and if you're feeling inspired afterward, check out our entire selection of Coredinations 'ColorCore' cardstocks by clicking on the title of this post. To help celebrate our love for cardstock, we've put all our Coredinations cardstock products (including 'Super Assortments' and 'Black Magic') on sale, 15% off during the month of October. Its a great time to stock up and save!
Thanks for tuning in....
Selestina
Is Coredinations up to the task of documenting someone's very first day of school - we think so! With her product, Selestina was able to create a great, double page school theme layout and still have enough product left for three fall themed cards. She used a variety of techniques with her Coredinations cardstock, including sanding, tearing, and distressing the edges. Her supply list included 'Home Again' narrow ribbon by O'Scrap (a bargain bin selection), We R Memory Keepers 'School' designer gromlets, and the following great cardstock colors: 'Meadow', 'Crab Grass', 'Curry', 'Bon Bon', and 'Iced Cocoa'. The results - fresh, crisp, and beautiful, like a walk in the park on a fall day!
Jodi
When Jodi's son brought home his Chameleon art project, it warranted a special layout - this is the fun result! Jodi did a great job creating contrast using brightly colored cardstock and a black background. What you can't see in the picture is the texture Jodi created by embossing and then sanding her background strips (see close ups). You also can't feel the amazing texture of this layout - almost like suede or leather! Jodi's product list included mini pewter brad fasteners that she worked into a stylish border and arrow, as well as the following cardstock colors: 'Cardinal', 'Kelly Green', 'Deco Coral', 'Imperial', 'Nightfall', 'Snowflake', and 'Forget Me Not'. What a fun and colorful background Coredinations helped create for a very special Chameleon!
Andrea
Not only did Andrea make a great double page layout with her product, she also made four adorable cards - wow. Andrea said she became obsessed with using every scrap. Her product included the 'I've Got Wheels' buttons, 'Cottage' color Chatterbox wood frames, and Around the Block 'Girl' magnifying glasses (all from the bargain bin), the Peep's Sake 'Flowers' stamp by Imaginisce, and the following cardstock colors: 'Scotch', 'Pumpkin Pie', 'Iced Cocoa', and 'Blue Lightning'. Andrea used all sorts of techniques with her cardstock - folding, sanding, tattering the edges, and tearing. She also utilized that stamp - which I love! I always say that a stamp is like an embellishment that never runs out. Its hard to believe that Andrea got all of that for less than $10. Very pretty project Andrea.
Mine
The great thing about Coredinations Color Core cardstock is that the more you work with it, the more it comes alive. I did just about everything I could think of to distress my cardstock including sanding and tearing. I also drew on the back of the cardstock with a pencil, then traced it with a stylus to create embossed images and letters that I later sanded - the dog on the layout and card was done this way, as well as the letters 'a' and 'and his' in the title (they show up much better in person - see close up). The other thing I did was lay my cardstock on top of a dog biscuit and sand over the top to create a 'dog bone' image. I only did this on my two light blue background strips. The close up of the dog also shows the 'dog bone' pattern. The card I made used the same stylus embossed dog with two different color eyes. The outside reads 'I love you' and the inside says ' just the way you are'. I'll use this in my son's lunchbox next week. My supplies were - Brown, 'Fineweave' Magic Mesh, 'Giddy Up Cowboy' small brads from O'Scrap (bargain bin), and the following cardstock colors: 'Admiral Blue', 'Scarlet', 'Navy', 'Argos', 'Tank', and 'Brownie'.
I hope you enjoyed these great projects. This challenge really proved that you don't have to have patterned paper to get awesome results, espcially when you have Coredinations 'ColorCore' cardstock to play with!
Make sure you check back the first of November for the October DT challenge results. Jodi will be setting each of us up with the same three products - I can't wait for the results.
Lisa
Remember - all Coredinations ColorCore cardstock, Super Assortments, Black Magic, and Vintage Assortments are on sale, 15% off, this month only!
The Results:
My Project
My Card
