I‘ve been thinking for a while that I ought to have more in the way of a plan in terms of what goes up on my blog and when. Although flying by the seat of my pants is my usual MO of choice, it’s not really working for me anymore, so I’ve decided it’s time to get myself a bit organised.
So to get the ball rolling, I thought I would start simply, adding just one new thing to my blog schedule, or rather starting a blog schedule altogether, with a feature I’m going to call Challenge Tuesday.
For purposes of alliteration and perfectionism, I was half tempted to call it Challenge Chewsday but thought better of it.
The idea is that I will seek out some fun challenges to take part in, thereby possibly even alerting you, dear reader, to some challenge blogs and websites that you may previously have been unaware of. Occasionally I may even throw in a home grown one, just for fun…
To kick things off, I have actually completed no less than FOUR challenges over the weekend, combining some sketch and colour challenges.
First up is the Pals Paper Arts PPA79 – Celebrity Colour Challenge…
…combined with the Clean and Simple Stamping Fall to Layout #126…
…for the following result:
It’s not a combination of colours I would ever have thought to put together on my own, and I’ve left this card on my desk so that I can keep sneaking peeks at it to decide whether or not I like it…
- Use the Colour Spritzer to create a slight textured background on an otherwise plain cardstock base
- Use part of a Big Shot die instead of the whole thing for a different look and greater product flexibility
“Pals Paper Arts PPA79 + Clean and Simple Stamping FTL126″
Stamps: Growing Green, Occasional Greetings
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery, Watercolour Paper, Lover Letter DSP
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Colour Spritzer, Rich Razzleberry Marker, Circle Scissors Plus, 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Aquapainter, Stampin’ Dimensionals
For challenges three and four, I went with the combination of Inkspirations Colour Challenge #56…
…and Sweet Sunday sketch Challenge 103…
and came up with this:
I rather like this one, although again, the colours are unlikely to have made it onto the same project of mine without the prompting of a challenge, which after all is the whole idea of challenges I guess.
I encourage you to give some a go if you need to step outside of your stampin’ comfort zone a bit 
- A fine border of white or black cardstock is great for breaking up solid colours and adding definition to your layout
- Invest in one (or all!) of the packs of DSP Patterns Stacks, that way you’ll have a DSP in all of your favourite colours
“Inkspirations Colour Challenge #56 + Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 103″
Stamps: Apple Blossom (L2 hostess)
Paper: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Neutrals DSP Patterns Stack, Jolly Holiday DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Circle Scissors Plus, Stampin’ Dimensionals
So there you have it, the first of what I hope will be many Challenge Tuesdays, although I should warn you right up front that they are unlikely to all feature more than one challenge at a time. I guess I got a bit carried away with the idea for this first one…
