Hello, everyone! Welcome back to the Papertrey Fourth Anniversary festivities!
Back in February 2010, during our 3rd Anniversary celebration, I announced a new challenge series we would conduct with you, our customers, in lieu of our ongoing Guest Star Stamper program. The way in which we had planned to operate the Make It Monday challenges never came to fruition because it depended upon the launch of our new website. Since switching to a new web company to complete the new site, we still have a few months before it will be ready.
But we have been SO anxious to get the Make It Monday series off the ground, we've decided to revamp the original concept rather than delaying even longer while waiting for the website completion.
Today I get to announce how this brand new program will work. Something that will bring everyone together on a weekly basis... design team members, customers, beginners and seasoned stampers alike.
I introduce to you...
Make It Mondays are a special feature that Erin Lincoln & I have been working on (think of her as resident techno guru!). The Make It Monday challenge series. Every Monday there will be a technique video posted to our YouTube channel by a Papertrey Team Member or myself, showcasing a nice balance of basics and new innovations to cater to everyone's skill levels. (The video will also be posted on my blog every Monday)
The contest will be hosted in two places, through Facebook and my blog. This will allow people to post a link to a project they create using that weeks technique easily, depending on the type of "social media" they prefer.
(You can find us on Facebook HERE.)
We will then proceed to "tweet" a project of special mention every night, something we are calling "Inspiration Hour".
(You can begin following us on Twitter with our username, @Papertreyink1 or CLICK HERE.)
We will also have a special "Inspiration Hour" forum where people can stop by to chat with one another during that designated time, perhaps even virtually stamp together. At the end of the week (on the following Monday) a grand prize winner will be selected from the "Inspiration Hour" tweeted projects that were highlighted throughout the week. The grand prize will be a FREE Papertrey stamp set of the winner's choice!
As I said earlier, this challenge series will take place EVERY Monday! Just think, a weekly video dose from your favorite Papertrey Team members! I know I am ready to be inspired!
Erin Lincoln has tackled the very first Make It Monday video and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to share it with you today!
Don't you just LOVE the whole concept of this Go-To Sentiment card that Erin shared today? I could hardly wait to take the challenge myself, so I created my own version below!
I decided to pair my version up with Turning a New Leaf and Butterfly Dreams! I created my sentiment "collage" using images from Big Birthday Wishes, Inside & Out: Birthday and 2011 Birthday Tags. The large sentiment is stamped in True Black and the surrounding sentiments in VersaMark.
I stamped a few leaves from Turning a New Leaf with Ripe Avocado ink along the edge of the card front. I die-cut Raspberry Fizz cardstock with the Butterfly die and stamped it with one of the coordinating images from Butterfly Dreams using VersaMark ink. I layered a punched butterfly on top of it along with a row of pink rhinestones.
I stamped an additional leaf with Ripe Avocado beside the focal sentiment and added a trio of pink rhinestone "berries" to accent it.
The entire card front was created with Simply Chartreuse cardstock. I rounded the four corners and swiped Fresh Snow ink around it's edges. The final piece was attached to a Ripe Avocado card front.
After seeing Erin's video, I'm certain that you are itching to go through your stamps as well to find common sentiments and create your own combinations! We would LOVE for you to play along with this challenge! There are two ways to to play along!
- Create your version of a Go-To Sentiment Card.
- Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
- Visit our Facebook page HERE and add your link to our Wall. While you're there, be sure to "like" us!!!
- You have until 7am EST, Monday, February 14th to add your link and qualify for the contest.
Facebook will be the central "hub" for the Make It Monday challenges, however, if you prefer not to participate via Facebook, we will be providing an InLinkz list each week within the corresponding blog post that highlights the weekly video. We have done so for this week's challenge below...
- Create your version of a Go-To Sentiment Card.
- Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
- Add the direct link to your project on our Inlinkz list......>HERE<......
- You have until 7am EST, Monday, February 14th to add your link and qualify for the contest.
One of the "tweeted" projects highlighted this week will be selected as our grand prize winner! Normally the Make It Monday challenge winner will earn a FREE stamp set of their choice...
.....but, since this IS our 4th Anniversary celebration, we thought we could go just a bit BIGGER....
How about a...
$250 Papertrey Gift Certificate!
I bet you're already thinking about how you would like to spend it if you win!
- This contest will end at 7am EST, Monday, February 14th.
- You may enter as many times as you like, but each project should have it's own separate link so we don't miss anything.
- The Grand Prize Winner will be announced no later than noon EST that day on our February 2011 Release Winners Page, Facebook & Twitter.
AND ONE LAST THING!
We would LOVE to hear any suggestions or requests regarding what kinds of topics & tutorials you would like to see in upcoming Make It Monday videos. Please be sure to leave a comment below so we can start assembling our list!
Thank you for stopping by today and good luck to everyone on the contest! And we hope to see you back on day four of this fabulous 4th Anniversary celebration! You won't want to miss our announcement tomorrow!
Dawn McVey has created her own version of a Go-To Sentiment card!
BUTTERFLY BIRTHDAY CARD
- STAMPS: Big Birthday Wishes, Inside & Out: Birthday, 2011 Birthday Tags, Butterfly Dreams, Turning a New Leaf
- INK: VersaMark, True Black, Ripe Avocado, Fresh Snow
- PAPER: Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, True Black
- OTHER: Butterfly die, butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pink rhinestones (KaiserCraft), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
- FINISHED SIZE: 4.25" x 5.5"
