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January 'Take the Challenge' with Mou

Hi everyone, Mou here  and welcome to the first 'Take the Challenge' of 2013!

Today, I have a challenge for you. I feel that creative challenges help us experiment and learn new
things. Challenges can help us get unstuck from creative ruts. They can also inspire us to create in ways we would not have thought of otherwise. So, I decided to take a few creative challenges myself and thought you might like to play along.

Every month, on the first Monday, I'll post a challenge and my take on it. You'll have 12 days to take this on. Leave a comment to the challenge post with a link to your creation based on that challenge. The following Monday, we will pick TWO winners randomly from among the readers who participated in that week's challenge. And the winners will get a prize from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®.

Today's challenge is about CREATIVE RESOLUTIONS.

Document your creative resolution(s) for 2013 in some form of art.
Every new year, many of us resolve to do certain things, set up goals, make plans, make lists, and such. My creative resolutions for 2013 are to try new things, to try to think outside the box, to stretch beyond my comfort zone, to look for creative possibilities, and also to expand my creative connections by attending crops and shows and events, teaching and taking classes, making new creative friends, and more.

In keeping with my resolution about trying new things and making new connections, I made this New Year's greeting card for a new friend.

In an attempt to do something out of the box, I used an image that does not necessarily relate to celebrations, but something that let me express my sentiments perfectly.

These are the steps to making this card:

1. I scribbled on the card with Paper Crafter Crayons™ to create a colorful freestyle background.

2. Then I pieced together a few scraps of paper, some washi tape, and fabric.

3. I used Stamper's Big Brush Pen: BLACK to ink up my stamp. I cut out the stamped image and layered it on the card.

4. I stitched the pieces to secure them as well as to add some texture.

5. Finally, I added the sentiment using Essential PITT^® Artist Pens: BLACK

Don't forget to share your clallenge creations with us... just leave a comment to this post with link to your project image(s) by Friday, 1/18 and we will pick TWO winners randomly to win these

 

The prizes for this challenge are:

1 Metallic Mixed Media Sampler and a 4 ct. Metallic Gelatos pack

Don't forget to check back on Monday, 1/21 to see if YOU won!
Hope you play along!

Mou Saha  Mou won the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame in 2007, was a member of their Dream Team in 2009 and you've seen her work in numerous craft publications. She currently collaborates with 7 Gypsies, Anna Griffin, Glitz Design and October Afternoon. 

 

Kathy Peterson inspired DIY Christmas Wreath

Merry Christmas!  We hope you enjoy our last holiday post of the year.

You know those crafts that look like it took hours to make?  Well, sometimes you don't have to spend hours on something to make it look good.  Here's  the wonderful Kathy Peterson's take on an easy DIY Wreath (this is such a great idea for Valentines Day!)

Joy - Mixed Media Canvas

Hello, Daniela Dobson here with my last post as a Guest Designer.  This was such a wonderful opportunity to design with a fabulous company and products!

I have been admiring the glittery reindeer silhouettes lately and wanted to create one for myself. If you remember my first canvas, that I created not that long ago. That one is looking a little lonely on my mantel and it needs a friend.

Holiday Blog Hop with Lawn Fawn

Before we wrap up 2012, we’re having a blog hop with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft! Hop with us for last minute Christmas inspirations!

We’re also giving away some amazing prizes: Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft and Lawn Fawn will be giving away $30 in product ($60 total).

The hop will be open until noon (EST) on Friday, 12/21.  The winners will be announced on our blogs at 4pm on Friday, 12/21.  Here’s how you can win:

1.  Stop by Lawn Fawn’s blog and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft’s blog through 12/17- 12/21 (each blog will release 1 post/day) and leave a comment on each.  This way, we’ll know you were there. 
2. Take your time and have fun!
3. Want an extra chance to win?  Follow and tweet us at @DesignMemCraft for a chance to enter in our daily drawing!

Today we have two crafts from designer Collen McGinty.  Wouldn't this adorable box would make a great candy box for the holidays?

Holiday Blog Hop with Lawn Fawn

Blog hop Day 2!

This week we're doing a blog hop with Lawn Fawn.  We're so excited to show you all of the amazing crafts that were created for this hop!

We’re also giving away some amazing prizes: Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft and Lawn Fawn will each be giving away $30 in product!

The hop will be open until noon (EST) on Friday, 12/21.  The winners will be announced on our blogs at 4pm on Friday, 12/21.  Here’s how you can win:

1.  Stop by Lawn Fawn’s blog and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft’s blog through 12/17- 12/21 (each blog will release 1 post/day) and leave a comment on each.  This way, we’ll know you were there. 
2. Take your time and have fun!
3. Want an extra chance to win?  Follow and tweet us at @DesignMemCraft for a chance to enter in our daily drawing!

Hi!  Jen Matott here to continue our blog hop with Lawn Fawn! I have a fun project to share using Lawn Fawn papers, bling, stamps and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products...

Holiday Blog Hop with Lawn Fawn

Before we wrap up 2012, we’re having a blog hop with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft! Hop with us for last minute Christmas inspirations!

We’re also giving away some amazing prizes: Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft and Lawn Fawn will be giving away $30 in product ($60 total).

The hop will be open until noon (EST) on Friday, 12/21.  The winners will be announced on our blogs at 4pm on Friday, 12/21.  Here’s how you can win:

1.  Stop by Lawn Fawn’s blog and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft’s blog through 12/17- 12/21 (each blog will release 1 post/day) and leave a comment on each.  This way, we’ll know you were there. 
2. Take your time and have fun!
3. Want an extra chance to win?  Follow and tweet us at @DesignMemCraft for a chance to enter in our daily drawing!

 

Hey bloggers Rita Barakat here!

Today Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® and  Lawn Fawn are having a blog hop! I  got to work with Lawn Fawns Making Frosty Friends stamps and the Fa La La Petite paper pack. The bow and the background paper for my tag was from the paper pack.

I had lots of fun coloring the peices with PITT® Artist Pens and Stamper’s Big Brush Pens.

Making Christmas Goodies

In our Family we LOVE giving away homemade goodies to random people around our neighborhood at Christmas time. What has become part of that tradition is to bake some cookies and put them with a homemade craft of some sort. So I had fun using some wonderful Faber-Castell colors to do just that!

Festive Tags

Hello! Miae here to share some tags I’ve made for the upcoming holidays. They were simple to make with the help of my Faber Castell Design Memory Craft products. And I can use them to jazz up my gift wrapping.

Paper Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas! Kathy Peterson here.  This is a great project if  you have some leftover white scrapbook paper.  And if you have a small space, this little Christmas tree will make a festive statement!

Merry Christmas Tag

Hello!  Limor here.  Christmas is almost here and I love to make tags and give them to my friends and family as well as put them on all the wrapped gifts under the tree for a special home made touch.  Here is how I created these tags.