February LOAW #3 Challenge
We're excited to feature these weekly challenges from the SC community! Below you'll find February's LOAW challenge #3. You can find challenge #1 here and challenge #2 here. Post your project in the gallery and copy a link to the comments below. You can enter anytime in February! Check in each week as one of our members shares a new challenge with you.
We are looking for LOAW hosts for 2018! If you're interested in hosting the weekly challenges, please reach out using the Contact Us form!
Challenge #3
This week, our member Jen (username jenwong) is challenging you to include dimension and/or texture on your project. Be sure to follow Jen here at SC to see more of her work and keep up with her!
Hi, everyone! One of the nice things about creating physical layouts is the ability to touch and feel the projects. In my pocket page layout this week, I included three different types of texture in what would have otherwise been a flat layout consisting of just paper. I used wood veneer pieces, puffy stickers, and a metal paper clip to add visual and tactile interest.
Your challenge this week is to include dimension and/or texture to your project. There are so many options here (sewing, paint, wood, acrylic—just to name a few). Share your project below and I can't wait to see what you create!
Now it’s your turn to create a project based on this week's challenge! Share your new project for the challenge in the SC gallery, then link up your project in the comments of this post by February 28th. We will draw a winner to win a $10 gift card to the Studio Calico Shop!
Guidelines for LOAW participants:
The LOAW (layout-a-week) challenge came about from members challenging and encouraging one another to use their kits. Because it began before SC offered card and Project Life® kits, the challenge was for layouts, hence LOAW. Since scrapbook, card and PL kits are a part of SC's subscriptions, those types of projects are now included in LOAW. That means you can submit a LO, card, PL spread, minibook, or art journal page to a LOAW challenge.
If you have trouble interpreting the challenge for the type of crafter you are, ask the host (person posting the challenge) for suggestions. Sometimes ideas we come up with make perfect sense in our minds, but don't translate as easily as we expect to another type of paper crafting.
Each person may submit one unique project per challenge, i.e. you cannot submit the same project for two LOAWs. It's okay to combine LOAW with another challenge, though, such as a sketch or technique challenge.
The project you submit should be one that is created in response to the LOAW challenge, which means no posting of older projects no matter how perfectly they fit the challenge. Any project submitted to the challenge should be made in the month of the challenge.
Deadline for submissions is the last day of the month. Once the month changes on the SC site, it's too late to post for a chance to win. (I wanted to make note of this because I am a procrastinator and I'm sure there are a few more like me out there doing everything at the last minute.)
When submitting a project for LOAW, please include a picture of your project and a link to it in the SC gallery on the challenge thread. Also, if the challenge asks for additional information, e.g. explain your inspiration, please include that in your submission post. SC generously offers a $10 GC to one participant. It's actually a promotion code good for 30 days. The winner's name is pulled from all of the entries. So if you enter one challenge, you have one chance of winning; two entries, two chances; etc. Hope you take a chance and take on one or more of the LOAW challenges each month.
Seeing the challenge has become my favorite part of Thursdays! It gave me the motivation to get some crafting done today. I used chipboard pieces, a puffy heart, stitching, and pop-up dots for texture on my layout: https://studiocalico.com/galleries/210286-stellar
Yay, I'm glad you're liking the challenges @penny! I like the variety of embellishments you used! Fun layout!!
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I made a page in my prayer/bible journal using chipboard and embroidery floss.
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210287-prayer-journal-entry-courage
Ahh chipboard is one of my favorites! I love the pretty look of this @TerryB!
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To create texture and/or dimension on my page I have used modeling paste, for the first time, foam thickers, chipboard thickers and a rubber embellishment. I have also raised part of the photo using foam tape
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210302-hello-snow
This challenge was perfect as I have just bought the modeling paste and was eager to try it. Thank you for challenging us!
I love the look of the modeling paste @JaneD! It goes so well with your snow themed layout! Thanks for including the detail photos too - now I want to try it! :)
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You cannot tell from the photos but I used paint and left it thicker in some areas, I also sewed , layered and use foam behind the photo.
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210345-feb-2018-loaw-3-beach-days-best-days
Great combination of techniques @tpgirl! What a happy layout!
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I made this layout for the texture challenge :) I used homemade fringe, a button and chipboard pieces :)
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210369-yosemite-1
Love the fringe!! Beautiful page. :)
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I used sewing and chipboard to this layout. I am enjoying the challenges!
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210270-gone-fishing
I like your grid design! Great way to add texture with the sewing too. :)
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I used a metal badge, a chipboard embellishment and a vellum die cut shape on this layout to add different textures and dimension.
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210461-miami-beach
I love the cut-outs and all of the layering. Great layout!
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Another fun challenge Jen, thank you. Used chipboard, enamel dots, flair button, diecut snowflakes. https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210512-loaw-3-winter-wonderland
Pretty page @Shannon_Yates! I like how you added the sequins to the snowflakes, and sewed lines through them - makes them pop and stand out!
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I go out of my way to keep my weekly documentation flat so for this challenged I went to my art journal which is anything but. I used gesso, paint, matte medium, paper, cardstock, and embossing paste for texture on my project.
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210544-art-journal
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I used texture paste through a stencil on my background, and heat-embossed my sentiment on this card:
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210551-no-one-like-you-tiger-card
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Wood and puffy stickers to add a little dimension in my TN:
https://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/210568-anything-is-possible
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