Thursday, October 25, 2012

Papertrey Ink October 2012 Blog Hop Challenge

This month the challenge from Nichole Heady at Papertrey Ink is to move out of your comfort zone and use nontraditional color schemes to create holiday cards or tags.

Nichole put together six different color schemes for us to choose from. Well, I'd hoped to make gift tags last month for the September blog hop, but my Happiest of Holidays stamp set did not arrive in time. Did you know there are six stamps in this set? And Nichole gave us six color schemes to work with? Can you guess where I am going with this? I should mention that I also bought the Perfect Match Cardstock Sampler pack last month, so this means I have almost all the colors in the six color schemes.

I'll be honest here - I really like four of them. One color scheme I found very difficult to work with and the one I thought I liked the most going into the challenge is the tag I like the least.





Let's look at them one at a time compared to the inspiration photo.

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This is the first tag I made. I was reluctant to cut into my cardstock, so used designer paper from The Jillibean Soup Winter Tortellini  Spinach Soup paper pad. A die cut, few jewels and stickles finished it off.



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I knew this color scheme was going to be all about snowflakes. When we lived in Washington, dear daughter's winter coats were usually a pretty good match for Hawaiian Shores or Aqua Mist and her hat. scarves & gloves would likely be pink. Any photos I have of her playing in the snow are in these colors.

The large snowflake in the background was made a couple of years ago and has been hanging in the office. It is diecut plastic, colored with alcohol ink and covered in Martha Stewart coarse glitter. The smaller snowflakes are Martha Stewart punches and glittered with stickles.


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I am happy with this super simple tag. Die cut stars are layered around the sentiment and all the edges stickled (is that a verb?).



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I inked all the edges of this tag instead of using stickles - it has more of a homespun feel to it that I really like.



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This is the color scheme I found incredibly challenging - it just doesn't say "holiday" to me. I might have spoke too soon though, because one of my local scrapbook stores blogged about a new Collage Press holiday line that is in this exact color scheme!




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Sadly, I really like this color scheme, but need to do something to save this tag. I think this was the second one I made and when I came back to it after finishing the others I was too tired to try fix it.

Thanks for indulging the overachiever. I'm off to check out what everyone else has created.

Jacquie



31 comments:

  1. Jacquie, I don't think I could pick a FAV ~ they are all so CUTE and so Clever and so different! FAB tags, ALL!

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  2. Jacquie I think these are all beautiful tags! So pretty…. love the one with the clear..ish snowflake ! Way to go with all these tags. I have been making a lot of tags lately sooo.. much fun.

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  3. Love all your tags--you have a lot of great ideas.

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  4. How funny--you are an overachiever--a color scheme over achiever. I like them all. I didn't even see which one didn't work. To me, they all worked very well.

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  5. i love these tags. the one in the top right is my fave...awesome!

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  6. I am blown away, seriously! I love each and every one of your tags!

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  7. Wow, what a lot of work! Love the fourth one!

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  8. Fabulous collection of tags, brilliant to do them in each colour theme.

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  9. All of these tags are magnificent!!! I love the colors, the layers, the sparkle! Just beautiful!!

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  10. All your tags are beautiful! - irma

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  11. Jacquie, love that you actually managed to complete all of the color challenges! They're all so different ... my favorite is the one with all the stars, so festive!!

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  12. Great project making tags for each color combo! I especially love the first 3--the colors appeal to me & your designs are so creative & eye-catching! Thanks so much for leaving me a comment!

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  13. They are all so lovely, and of course, stickled is a verb (at least among crafters ;) )!

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  14. Oh these tags are AMAZING! The snowflakes in the second one is so festive!

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  15. All of your tags are beautiful and fun. I love that you "ignored" the boundaries. The results are wonderfully dynamic.

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  16. Kudos to you for doing ALL the color challenges! Your tags are darling!

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  17. They are all adorable! But I have a favorite: the third one, have yourself a merry little Christmas one:) I think the color portion is just perfect on it! So pretty!

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  18. These are all so fabulous. I especially like the one sob the pinks anr blues.

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  19. Jacquie, love this full color combo assortment of tags! Great job! This is what I intended to do but I got so many papers and die cuts out that I totally confused myself and just made one silly card!

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  20. They are all great! I especially like the 3rd one.

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  21. You really were an overachiever with these fab tags! They are all awesome- even the ones that aren't YOUR fave- they'll be sure to please the recipient! So fun!

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  22. Jacquie, your Christmas tags are so gorgeous! Can't believe you did them all - wow! My favorite color combo was the knit pattern but I couldn't wrap my brain around it for a Christmas card - but you did and so beautifully! Thank you for the inspiration, too.

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  23. I love ALL THE VARIOUS combinations you came up with~terrific tags!

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  24. Wow so many beautiful Tags!!! I love them all and this will be great when Christmas time comes around! Beautifully done, and thank you for visiting me!

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  25. Yes 'Virgina', there is a stickled, because there is a glittered!

    I love that you made all the color schemes and used my favorite method for experimenting - the tag. The palette that spoke to you the least, was the one I tried to use. My whole color scheme thing went off sideways though.;[

    The photo that I couldn't warm to at all - pinefeather, blue ,red, cream - is my favorite tag of yours. It really brings out the best in that palette. Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and leaving a lovely comment. It helps to know the colors don't have an unearthly quality.

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  26. what a fantastic set of tags. What an undertaking to do all six color combinations. Love them all.

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  27. Well, bless you, Jacquie, you aren't a little bit of an over-achiever by any chance, are you? My hat is way off to you! Amazing!!

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  28. Jacquie, I love that you also tackled all 6 color schemes.
    Definitely justifies the OCD in us! Well, let me see, have to pick a favorite? I'm drawn to the first one and the sweet story of your daughter's winter wear. So bright and just makes me happy. Truly love them all. Thank you for the sweet things you said about me also over achieving!

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  29. I think everything looks wonderful! My favourite is the one you called Homespun... it's so charming!

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  30. Jacquie - I just love all of your wonderful tags! I didn't get to play along this month so I am living vicariously through everyone else's beautiful creations! I just love what you did!

    :)Jill

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  31. Great job. My favorite is the one with all the stars. Beautiful.

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