Friday, 9 September 2016

A threesome!

As you know, I enjoy challenges.  Every once in a  while the unexpected happens.  Every once in a while, as I look through my bookmarked challenges to see if anything moves me to create, I will find not just one, but two challenges which compliment each other and for which I can make a card, combining them and thus entering both.  This time I found THREE.  That's right, three!  Is this ever going to be fun!

What's so good about combining challenges you ask?  For one thing, if one challenge makes you think outside the box, imagine how much more "grey matter" is forced into action when two or three challenges are in play.  Of course they have to "mesh" or it won't work.  My three:

I had such a good idea for these challenges!  As you can see, there are circles galore as per the Paper Players Challenge.  I've used the challenge colours for the Nacho Average Challenge (plus a neutral).  And, finally, I've used Paisleys & Posies as my "P" for the Just Add Ink Challenge.


I hope you'll check out these three awesome challenges yourselves.  There are some great cards there for inspiration.l
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16 comments:

  1. stampwithsandy3:15 pm, September 09, 2016

    What a fun mix of challenges, Heidi! Love your pretty card, and how the circle element repeats in the background. Thanks for joining us this week at The Paper Players!

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    1. Heidi Weaver3:25 pm, September 09, 2016

      Thanks so much, Sandy. It doesn't happen often that I find several challenges that work well together. Love the circles because it provided a cute space for the paisleys and, of course, those polka dots in the Irresistibly Floral Specialty paper rock.

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  2. Jan4:45 pm, September 10, 2016

    Such a pretty way to combine the three challenges. Heidi! I love how you've added the paisley elements inside the circles and balanced the colours so beautifully. So lovely to see you at Just Add Ink this week :-)

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    1. Heidi Weaver11:23 pm, September 10, 2016

      Thanks, Jan. Personal issues kept me away from doing much with challenges but it's getting better. Once I get my crafting room sorted out, too, everything should be back to normal.

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  3. Tammy6:50 pm, September 10, 2016

    What a beautiful card!! You've made combining 3 challenges look easy! Thanks for playing along with the Nachos this week! Hope to see you again!

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    1. Heidi Weaver11:24 pm, September 10, 2016

      Thanks, Tammy. Actually this particular set of 3 challenges seem made for each other. I had a lot of fun with them.

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  4. Nikki Spencer10:55 pm, September 10, 2016

    What an effective card Heidi. Love the inlaid diecuts from the paisley set, they work beautifully with this weeks JAI challenge. Thanks for playing this week.

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    1. Heidi Weaver11:25 pm, September 10, 2016

      Thanks, Nikki. I'm glad I was finally able to play with the Paisleys & Posies set.

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  5. Nikki Spencer10:57 pm, September 10, 2016

    Ha, what l meant was this weeks NAC179 colours and JAI's p challenge..:0)

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  6. Yapha Mason8:44 pm, September 11, 2016

    Great card, Heidi! Super job combining all three challenges! Thanks for joining us at Nacho Average Challenges!

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    1. Heidi Weaver12:59 pm, September 12, 2016

      Thanks so much, Yapha. I enjoyed the challenge.

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  7. Anonymous7:14 am, September 12, 2016

    What wonderful shapes - paisleys are so timeless. Lovely dies. Chantell JAI

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    1. Heidi Weaver1:00 pm, September 12, 2016

      Thanks, Chantell. Yes, paisleys really do stand up to the test of time, don't they?

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  8. Christine Blain4:56 am, September 14, 2016

    This is a lovely card, Heidi - and way to go, with all three challenges aligning so beautifully! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.

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