Creatively Challenged

Creatively Challenged

Karen Wyngaard Karen Wyngaard

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Ever get "stuck"? Normally, I have so many ideas and so little time. My Pinterest boards are chock full, so I should be all set, right? But when I found myself with a free few hours the other day, I didn't really know where to begin--which usually leads to a Pinterest binge that wastes an entire afternoon.

I decided to check out the April Challenges on the blog. I found Hetty's April Technique Challenge and decided it was a good place to start.

The Herringbone Technique has been a favorite of mine from the past, but it's been years since I tried it. Here's my version with Botanicals papers and stamps.

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The creative juices started flowing, so I browsed around to see what other challenges were posted. There were two that looked fun: Marya's April Card Sketch Challenge and Loree's April Tool Challenge.

Here's my interpretation of the card sketch. The inchies were cut from a panel created using a heat-embossed resist technique with CS hybrid inks and Botanicals stamps. (Did you notice some of the strips in the herringbone card above were cut from the same panel?)

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Finally, April's challenge tool was the Gelli Plate. It had been a while for that, too, so I got mine out to play.

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The acrylic paints I used were darker and more opaque than I wanted, so I misted a bit of water onto the gel plate--I love the soft water color effect result, don't you?

I encourage you check out these challenges the next time you have some crafty free time!

 

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