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Thrinchie Challenge: Week 1 – Spring

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Thrinchie Design Team at AALL & Create

HEY FRIENDS! I’m thrilled to announce that I was asked to be part of the Thrinchie Design Team over at AALL & Create. Don’t know what a Thrinchie is? Well, that’s OK – I didn’t know either until they told me! The challenge is to make one 3 inch square card featuring at least one of the fabulous designs from Tracy Evans’s collections at AALL & Create. There will be a different set theme for each card starting with Week 1 – Spring.

Now don’t panic – the challenge lasts from the 1st of July to the 31st of August 2022 so there is plenty of time to be creative. If you participate every week, you will have completed 30 mini works of art.

And what will you do with 30 mini works of art? Well, pretty much whatever you want, but I think that they’re the perfect size to add to a gift. And the themes are generic enough to work for just about any occasion. See below for rules and entry information. There will be great prizes for the winners!

AALL & Create Thrinchie Challenge themes

WEEK 1 – Spring

Rowhouse Greetings | AALL & Create Thrinchie Challenge Week 1 - Spring

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Today’s project features:

I started by cutting a strip measuring 3″ x 9″ from a sheet of Canson XL Bristol Smooth card stock. I cut a piece at the 3″ mark and scored larger piece at the 3″ mark, giving me a 3″ square piece for the card front and a 3″ square top folding card base.

I placed the Vines stamp on a stamping block and randomly applied Distress Oxide inks in Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint. Then I stamped the card front, creating a varigated vine pattern for the background. I applied Distress Oxide ink in Faded Jeans on the Overlapping Texture stamp and randomly stamped the background. Next I stamped a portion of the Viola image and the “Tranquil” sentiment from the Crocus stamp set using Versafine Clair in Nocturne. I quickly covered the ink with clear embossing powder and heat set the image.

I trimmed the card front by 1/8″ on each side and adherred it to the cardbase with double sided foam tape. And with that, my first Thrinchie was complete!

HOW TO ENTER THE THRINCHIE CHALLENGE

  • Create a series of Thrinchie cards featuring Tracy Evans’s designs. (A three-inch square.) – Include the theme for each day in your card. – Share the creations on your social media accounts as well as the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook group (entries must appear on this group to be valid), during the challenge. (1st July to 30th September 2022)
  • If you are not on social media and want to participate, please send your thrinchies to socialmedia@aallandcreate.com – These cards should be made using ONLY AALL & Create products (i.e. stamps, stencils, dies and washi tapes) with no competitor brand’s products.
  • Use the following hashtags: #aallandcreate #thrinchiechallenge #thrinchiechallengetheme1 #thrinchiechallengetheme2 etc.

There will be some great prizes at the end, including large bundles of AALL & Create products for FIVE lucky winners.

That’s it for me today! Be sure to post your projects!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies

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Fly by AALL & Create

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HEY FRIENDS! I’m back today with my last project as a guest artist for AALL & Create. I’ve enjoyed working with the eclectic and quirky images and this experience has certainly expanded my understanding of mixed media. And now — get ready to Fly!

Rowhouse Greetings | Fly by AALL & Create
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Today’s project features:

For the background, I mounted the #398 Celestial Navigation stamp on an acrylic block and inked it with Distress Oxides in Black Soot, Villainous Potion, and Shaded Lilac to create a gradient. I stamped the image on a piece of white cardstock. In the lower left corner, I stamped the sentiment from the #357 Fly stamp in Versafine Clare in Nocturne as well as the decorative image along the bottom. I trimmed the background to 4″ x 5.25″ and set it aside.

Next, I cut the Die #24 Moon Star twice from white cardstock. I glued the two layers together and then adhere it to the background as shown. I stamped the main image on Hammermill cardstock using Hero Arts Intense Black and colored it with Copic markers (see list below). Afterwards, I assembled the layers as shown.

Rowhouse Greetings | Fly by AALL & Create

That’s all for me today! Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies

COPICS: E000, E00, E11, E21, R20 (skin); YR24, YR27, Y35 (hair); BV00, BG10, B000, B00 (flower eye); BV00, BG10, B000 (wings); V09, V15, V17 (dress); R14, R27, R46 (heart, stockings)

Rowhouse Greetings | Fly by AALL & Create | Color Map

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Bursting Buds by AALL & Create

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HEY FRIENDS! Another quick post today – I’m off in a little while to take lunch to my parents and lots to still do before I go. But before I run out the door, I wanted to share with you a mixed media project that I recently created for AALL & Create.

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Today’s project features:

I recently saw this color combination and I was anxious to try it out on a mixed media tag. Pairing it with the Lotza Dots stencil (my favorite!), created the perfect backdrop for a slightly grungy, slightly eclectic tag. Once I had the background, the rest just fell into place!

I started by positioning the Lotza Dotz stencil over a manila tag and ink blended with Distress Oxides in Rusty Hinge, Mermaid Lagoon, and Salty Ocean. I tore strips of Washi Tape #11 Inspire and added them to the background. I randomly stamped portions of the *#307 Overlapping Texture, *#302 Going Postal, and *#566 Winged Fragments stamps using Versafine Clair in Morning Mist. I stamped one of the butterflies from the *#566 Winged Fragments in Versafine Clair in Nocturne. I cut the #13 Bursting Buds twice from white cardstock and glued the two layers together. Then I adhere the die cut to the tag. Voila! Done!

Thanks for joining me today! See you again soon!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

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Flower Market by AALL & Create

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HEY FRIENDS! Just a quick post today for a quick card featuring the Flower Market stamp set by AALL & Create. I love all the layers and colors that go into mixed media projects, but sometimes a simple design and a few bright colors are just as effective. As a result, the image and the coloring take center stage!

Rowhouse Greetings | #356 Flower Market - Janet Klein by AALL & Create

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Today’s project features:

You’ll see from the marker list that I kept the coloring fairly simple as well only one red and one yellow on the flowers and two greens on the foliage. I wanted more contrast in the face and the dress so that’s where I pushed the blending combination a bit. All the same, it was meant to be a quick coloring project and that’s what it turned out to be!

Hope you enjoy today’s project! See you again soon!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies

COPICS: E000, E00, E11, E21, R20 (skin); Y35, YR24, YR27 (hair); B000 (eyes); R46 (eye flower); B24, B26, B39 (dress); BV000 (collar, stockings); R46, Y35, YG03, YG17 (flowers); BV000 (shadow)

Rowhouse Greetings | #356 Flower Market - Janet Klein by AALL & Create | Color Map

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Rowhouse Greetings | #424 The Gardener - Janet Klein by AALL and Create

The Gardener by AALL & Create

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HEY FRIENDS! A little change of pace today – I’m currently a guest designer for AALL & Create so today I’m showing you my latest project using The Gardener stamp set. I love these quirky characters by Janet Klein and they’re a lot of fun to color.

Rowhouse Greetings | #424 The Gardener - Janet Klein by AALL and Create
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Here’s the How To!

This is another project that just evolved. I knew that I would do an ink smooshed background so I grabbed a scrap of watercolor paper. It happened that my scrap was Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper so that’s what I used, but you can use Canson XL or Canson Montval if you want a less pricy option (I’ve linked all the papers below).

I pulled out a selection of Catherine Pooler Inks to create a rainbow — Tiara, Tutti Frutti, Be Mine, Pixie Dust, Blue Fiesta, and Lime Rickey — as well as piece of acetate (I used the packaging from a stamp set). Next, I smooshed the ink on the acetate, spritzed it with water using a Distress Sprayer, and then lightly smooshed the acetate on the watercolor paper. I dried the ink with a heat tool and then moved onto the next color. Afterwards, I set aside the background to fully dry.

Once dry, I stamped the images from Breath In, Breath Out on the background using Versafine Clare in Nocturne. Be sure you allow the ink to dry thoroughly to prevent smearing.

I stamped the images from The Gardener stamp set on Hammermill 100 lb smooth cardstock using Hero Arts Intense Black ink and colored the images with Copic markers (see list below). After fussy cutting the images, I applied foam tape to the back of the images. The sentiment was stamped on a scrap of white cardstock using Versafine ink.

I cut the #12 Code die from a piece of Neenah 110 lb cardstock. I cut a piece of Limelight cardstock to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and randomly stenciled the pattern from the #606 Reverse Pluses stencil using Lime Rickey ink and a domed foam blender.

Finally!

Once all the elements were created, I assembled the card as shown.

Rowhouse Greetings | #424 The Gardener - Janet Klein by AALL and Create

That’s all for today – thanks for stopping by!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies

COPICS: E00, E11, E53, R20 (skin); B000, BG10, BV00 (eye flower); B00, B02 (eye); E31, E33, E35, E37 (hair); YG03, YG17 (shirt & stockings); BG000, BG01, BG02 (apron); BG02, BG07, YG03, YG17, R46 (boots); BG01, BG02, BG05, Y17, Y35, YR04 (flower pot); YG03, YG17 (plant)

Rowhouse Greetings | #424 The Gardener - Janet Klein by AALL and Create | Color Mao

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