Sew… it’s Monday and time for me to post a challenge. I always get sew… excited when it is my turn to post. Sew… do you want to know what your challenge is for this week??

It’s all about sewing!! I just want to see you sew on your next creation. It can be either by hand or by a machine.

On the following layout of Paige I used a stitch template for the flourish design and poked holes by hand for the side stitches. Then I grabbed some pink thread and sewed on my page. I love the added dimension it gives to a page!

Please email your creation to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You could also link it to me here on the blog.

~Tara~

This week’s challenge is to create a page using the following sketch….

Here’s my page… “Family Ties“

I used the Sweet Pea Scraps July kit to create this page.

Send a copy of your sketch page to Tara at thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Challenge Monday” in the subject line.  You name will be entered into the monthly prize draw just for creating a page to share with us here.

Happy creating….

It’s time to post another weekly challenge! This one is as all about color…. or lack thereof!!

Yep… it’s about Black and White!! I would like to see you create a layout using only black and white. No color is to be added…. anywhere! It’s easier than you think.

Here is a layout I did of my girls. I converted the photo to a deep black and white and went from there.

Please email your creation to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You could also link it to me here on the blog.

All creations will earn you a ballot into the Monthly Blog Draw! Look for a sneak peek at this month’s prize pack later this week! Good Luck.

~Tara~

This week’s challenge is to complete a layout using the following list of items;

• 3 photos (any size, any colour)
• use the colour red somewhere on your page
• use a die cut image (any shape, colour, etc.)
• use a punch of any kind (shape, an edge punch, etc.)

Here’s the page I created using all of the things above…

Be Free

I used the Fiskar’s punch to punch the slots in the red paper and then backed the strip of paper with white cardstock.

Please send your page creations to Tara at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You will earn a ballot for this month’s Blog Prize Draw!  Good luck!

It’s time to start the week off with a challenge.

On of my very favorite elements that I love to see on a layout is sewing. I love the texture it adds to a page or card. I am embarrassed to admit that I have a sewing machine that my Mother in Law bought me that I still don’t know how to use. At least I have taken it out of the box. Now…. I just need a few lessons on how to use it.

In the meantime, I am addicted to hand stitching on a layout. I love how it appears more rugged than when you use a machine. I like to free hand my stitches and I also have a few templates that I use as well.

Here is a layout I created a few days ago. I received a great paper collection from The Srapping Bug to play with. I love WRMK’s White Out lines. I am so fortunate to have had the Frenzy Line from Scrapdango and the Hoopla Line from The Scrapping Bug. Love… Love these lines!

For this layout I used a sketch from Ally’s So Sketchy Blog. It is sketch #12. It is an 8 1/2 x 11 sketch that I flipped and stretched for this layout of my darling neice, Chloe. I used a stitch template from Bazzil for my stitch design.

My challenge this week is to sew on your layout. You can do it either free hand, using a template or a sewing machine. Please send them to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You will earn a ballot for this month’s Blog Prize Draw!

~Tara~

This week’s challenge is to create a page using the following colour scheme; red, pink, white and black.

Here is the page I created using this fun colour scheme:

“Todd & Ally”

**Photos by Heidi Brand**

I can’t wait to see what you create with these colours!

Don’t forget to post your challenge pages to this post or send Tara an email “CCAS Challenge Monday” at thynner5@yahoo.ca . For every challenge you share with us, your name will be entered into the monthly prize draw. Good luck!

Since we have just celebrated Father’s Day this past weekend I figured this would be a great way to celebrate all the special fathers in our life.

Your challenge this week is create a page about your father/ father-in-law or your husband being a father.  Simple as that!

Don’t forget  to post your challenge pages to this post or send Tara an email “CCAS Challenge Monday” at thynner5@yahoo.ca .  For every challenge you share with us, your name will be entered into the monthly prize draw.  Good luck!

This week’s challenge is to create a page about one of your siblings; your sister, your brother, a step sister, etc.  Now, if you don’t have a sibling, make a page about someone you consider a sibling… like a really good friend!

Here is a page about my little sis, Christie.

Don’t forget  to post your challenge pages to this post or send Tara an email “CCAS Challenge Monday” at thynner5@yahoo.ca .  For every challenge you share with us, your name will be entered into the monthly prize draw.  Good luck!

I get to start the week off with a challenge!! It is a nice and easy one. I would like everyone to go on over to the So Sketchy Blog and pick out one of the amazing sketches Ally posts there. I would like for you to then use it for the foundation of your next creation!!

Here are a couple layouts I did over the weekend using some of the sketches. I was lucky to have an amazing kit to work with at Scrapdango and I was in the zone!!

Fun layout: Sketch #7:

Cute Chick layout: Sketch #5:

Please email your creation to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You could also link it to me here on the blog.

All creations will earn you a ballot into the Monthly Blog Draw! Look for a sneak peek at this month’s prize pack later this week! Good Luck.

~Tara~

This week’s challenge is to use fabric on your pages or creations.  As simple as that…. I consider “felt” as a fabric as well, to make this challenge a little easier.

Here is a mini album cover set that I created with the Scrapperie “La Cage aux Folies” May kit.  I used some of the awesome denim and felt shapes in the kit.

You don’t have to create a mini book for this challenge. Your creation may also be a scrapbook page or a card.  I would love to see what you create using fabric!

Please email your creation to Tara at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You could also link it here on the blog.

All creations will earn you a ballot into the Monthly Blog Draw!