{"id":44508,"date":"2010-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/work-test.blog.acherryontop.com\/november-challenges-12381-44508\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:08:44","slug":"november-challenges-12381","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acherryontop.com\/blog\/november-challenges-12381-44508\/","title":{"rendered":"November Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Give Thanks for ACOT!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tWhen November hits I know it is really time to buckle down and take the holiday season seriously.  October is firmly in the "Fall" category but November is kind of flirting with Winter, at least around these parts!  Schedules seem to get a little more full, to-do lists are getting longer, and it's easy to get lost in the madness.  The Creative Team hopes that these challenges will remind you to take a little time for yourself and for scrapping this month!<\/p>\n

\tRemember:<\/p>\n

\t– only one LO per challenge will enter you into the points drawing<\/p>\n

\t– LOs<\/span> cannot be entered into more than one challenge category<\/p>\n

\t– *please* only enter LOs<\/span> that meet the specific challenge instructions  <\/p>\n

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\tAd Inspiration Challenge – By MamaK321<\/span> (Kristianne<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper or Digital Scrapbooking<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tAd inspiration is about taking ideas, such as colors, patterns, title or keywords, theme, font styles, and element placement, and using them to create your own layout. You can break the ad inspiration down to a basic sketch, copy a prominent design straight from the ad, or you can alter a design to fit your own layout. Most ads are 8.5×11<\/span><\/span>" but you can adapt the ad to fit any size. Remember, this is not a sketch and you are not required to follow every detail. You can use either one or both pages of this ad to inspire your layout. The key is to really LOOK at the ad and find the pieces that INSPIRE you!<\/p>\n

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\tAltered Object Challenge<\/span> – By JulesinParadise<\/span> (Jules)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper or Hybrid Scrapbooking<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tI have found some of the coolest things in my medicine chest this month.<\/p>\n

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\tThe most fun thing I found was gauze that was left over from when my husband had a melanoma removed this past year.<\/p>\n

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\tThe gauze is 4 layers thick and I found that if I did not take it out of the wrapper, my die cutting machine would cut through the paper and the gauze and the gauze would not get hung up in the die. I used Glimmer Mist on one of the resulting flowers, dabbing extra on the ends to increase the intensity of the color and I used an ink pad on the other.<\/p>\n

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\tSo, without further ado, go raid your medicine cabinet and use something from it to create an embellishment for a card or layout or an altered object or alter one of the objects you find in your cabinet. Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with!<\/p>\n

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\tCard Challenge<\/span> – By bluejeans7<\/span> (Angela)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper or Digital <\/span><\/span>Scrapbooking
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\tCreate a birthday card using at least three different kinds of embellishments. Different examples could be buttons, brads, bling, ribbon, flowers, rub-ons, stickers, die-cuts, etc……<\/p>\n

\tOn my card I used bling, a die-cut and a puffy sticker sentiment.<\/p>\n

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\tColor Challenge<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/font>– by Art_Teacher (Laura)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper or Digital Scrapbooking<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tAnother color I don't use very often in my scrapping is Yellow! It is probably my least favorite color. However, it has many shades and can be very effective for scrapping, especially for Autumn photos. So, this month's challenge is for you to use yellow. You must use at least 2 shades of yellow and your layout must be at least 50% yellow.<\/p>\n

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\tCountdown Challenge<\/span><\/span> <\/span>– By sarahwhithers<\/span> (Jennifer)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper or Digital Scrapbooking<\/p>\n

\t<\/span><\/span>For this challenge you will create a layout using a countdown method of items. I will list five different kinds of things (eg. elements, papers, photos) for you to use in your layout. Every month there will be five new items for you to use. And for this month, since those Halloween pictures will be hot off the presses, I want you to make Halloween pages!<\/p>\n

\t5 – Buttons
\t4 – Halloween themed elements (eg. bats, ghosts, etc.. and other than the 2 pumpkins)
\t3 – Papers (other than the solid black)
\t2 – Pumpkins (can be an elements or in your picture(s)
\t1 – Solid black paper as your background<\/p>\n

\tYou are welcome to use more than these items (eg. 4 papers instead of 3 is fine) just as long as you meet the required list and numbers asked for each. An example is seen below.<\/p>\n

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\tDie Cut Challenge<\/span><\/span> <\/span>– By Dianedi<\/span> (Diane)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper  <\/span><\/span>Scrapbooking<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tFor the die-cutting challenge for November, let's get working on those holiday cards! Create a holiday card with at at least 2 embellishments created with a die-cutting machine. (Cricut, Sizzix, Silhouette etc.) You could even create the base of your card with a die-cutting machine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\tPlease be sure to specify what die-cutting machine and\/or cartridges you've used in your description. Have fun!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\tDigi<\/span> CT Reveal Challenge<\/span><\/span> <\/span>– By Janello<\/span> (Janell<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper or Digital <\/span><\/span>Scrapbooking<\/span>
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\tCreate a layout inspired by the Digi CT Reveal about scrapping your addictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\tExample Addicted<\/span><\/span><\/span> by sarahwhithers<\/span><\/span>
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\tDigi<\/span> Designer Challenge<\/span> – By MamaK321<\/span> (Kristianne<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\tThis month scrap something from Crisdam Designs<\/a>!
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\tDigi<\/span> Do-Able Challenge <\/span><\/span>– By Smiley-Scrap8<\/span> (Ronny<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tDigital Scrapbooking<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tWelcome to another edition of Digi<\/span> Do-Ables<\/span>! <\/p>\n

\tThis month the template was made using a layout by Janell.  Go into the Digi<\/span> Shoppe<\/a> and use that template to create your own layout. Flip it, change it, or just use it as it is, it's up to you! <\/p>\n

\tTemplate:
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\tJanell's example:
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\tFaithbooking Challenge <\/span>– By Keling (Sara)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPaper or Digital Scrapbooking<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tFaithbooking Challenge – Count Your Blessings<\/p>\n

\t"Count your Blessings" has always been a best-loved thanksgiving song. It was written by Johnson Oatman, Jr., and composed by Edwin Excell who created the tune for the hymn.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\t\tAmerican Hymn-writer Johnson Oatman, Jr.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\t\tRev. Johnson Oatman, Jr., born on 21st April 1856, near Medford, New Jersey, was one of the important and prolific gospel song writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a child Oatman Junior became acquainted with the hymns of the church through the singing talents of his father.<\/p>\n

\tAged 19, Oatman joined the Methodist Church and years later, granted a license to preach in local Methodist congregations. His mainstream career was in a mercantile business and later as administrator for a large insurance company in New Jersey. At the same time, he wrote over 5,000 hymn texts.<\/p>\n

\t"Count your Blessings" is generally considered to be Oatman's finest hymn. It first appeared in Songs for Young People,<\/span> compiled and published by Edwin O. Excell in 1897. It has been sung all over the world. One writer has stated, "Like a beam of sunlight it has brightened up the dark places of the earth."<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> \t<\/p>\n

\t\tOther Hymns by Johnson Oatman, Jr.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n