Thursday, 8 August 2019

August 2019 Challenge List

Welcome to another month of stunning scrapbooking challenges.  
Wow this year is just flying, it seems like each month is over before it even started, or maybe it is just me.   And this month marks 3 years of my doing Challenge Lists on my blog, though I initially started them a couple of months before on my Facebook page, they were hard to find so I switched to the blog post format to make it easier to find them.

I am so sorry that I missed doing the July list, May was the first time I missed a list since starting this and a promised myself that this wouldn't happen again and bam it is August. 
Good news, we are finally getting a extra laptop to my computer time won't be limited to early morning before the kids start class and the odd few minutes during their lunch break, so things should improve with my getting the List done each month as of next month.  Yay.



So now for the list, I will provide a link to each challenge that has a direct link for it and either their Facebook page, website, shop, whichever is appropriate so you have all the details you could possibly need.

Those that are in a Facebook Group I will link to the group, please contact admins of the group to let them know you are joining to participate in the challenges or look at the challenges as some admins have requested this due to the waiting list.


I will try to update this list throughout the month as Challenges become available.

Please if there are any Challenges you are aware of that I have missed let me know.
I am really loving participating in Challenges, even if I save them to do at a later date.  It is getting me to craft more often which is always a good thing.



White with 1 is my favourite colour this month, so this purple loving crafter is hoping to get a chance to enter.  They also have a fun sketch to help inspire you.  Here is their Facebook Page.
 











 
Scrapping Good Time - Scrapbooking Group Australia is a Closed Facebook Group that has a challenge each month.


Scrap the Boys has a fun prompt this month. Here is a link to their Facebook Page.  Make sure you check their blog for the rules of their Challenges.







Scrap the Girls has a interesting prompt this month.













 
Kraft+ Challenge has a fun prompt this month, make sure you head to their blog and read the requirements for this one. Here is the Facebook Group.






ARTastic has a fun artwork on a plate this month.  Here is their Facebook Page.
Sketchy Boards Challenge has a great Sketch and prompt this month and a fun prompt this month.  Follow the link for inspiration and rules.



Use Your Stuff is a great weekly challenge that is all about using the stuff you have.
Archie-scraps has a interesting prompt this month.










 


Dusty Attic has a lovely moodboard up on their Facebook Page and their Blog and for even further information, they also have a Website.












International Challenges
 

CSI Challenge - Color, Stories, Inspiration is a fun challenge formatted as a case file for you to do.  There are 3 case files this month.








 





Crafty Creations Challenge is a bimonthly craft challenge.  Make sure you read their rules as entry closing dates are different to most challenges.

Pixel Scrapper is a Digital Scrapbooking community that has a monthly challenge.  I am so glad I found this wonderful community. 
















More Than Words has a great prompt this month.  Here are the Rules for their Challenges. Here is their Facebook Page.












 
Lasting Memories Scrapbooking Challenges have multiple challenges each month to inspire you.


Creative Inspiration is a online forum/group that features multiple challenges throughout the month.

Counterfeit Kit Challenge is a great concept where you take inspiration from a new kit that is out and create a kit from your supplies using that inspiration and so create layouts with your own kit.  They do a blog hop with their team showing each person's kit and layouts.  Well worth checking it out.



Scrappy Land is a bimonthly challenge that is all about getting out those dies and using them.  Make sure you list  the brand of die you used and that it is one their store stocks.


Craft-Dee Bowz is a monthly challenge that involves using a bow.  Head to their blog for more details.
Stick it Down has 3 Challenges a month, a card sketch, a single page sketch and a double page sketch.  Head to their blog for further details. 
Rochelle Spears has a new Scrappy Friends Challenge.
Scrap Our Stash has a fun prompt this month.

The ScrapRoom is a bimonthly challenge featuring a Sketch and the first Friday of the month is a Freaky Fast Formula.



Altenew has a inspiration challenge this month.  Head to their blog for rules and inspiration. 














Challenge YOUrself has a fun prompt this month. They also have a Facebook Page.












 



Previous Lists




























My scrappy friends who only scrap when at a crop, or who have stopped or reduced their time scrapping for any reason I think you will love some of these, have a look at each one.

 

Friday, 2 August 2019

Steampunk Mini Hat - Helmar Creative Team

Today I have another Steampunk prop for my costume I wore to Steampfesta, today I am sharing how I made my little top hat.
I started by making a tube from 3mm foam, I took a A4 sheet of foam and cut one end off at 4 inches.  Upon completion I feel this is too high so if you are making it try 3inches.  I used some washi to hold my tube together while the Helmar Foam Glue dried, that way I could work on other parts while it dried.

So while it was drying I started work on cutting my base and top.  I really should have used my Silhouette as my hands were so wobbly but it was not accessible at the time. 
For my bottom I cut a circle and then marked my tube in the middle, I then cut triangles in the inner circle and glued them inside my tube, I mixed my glues up and used 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to glue my bottom in, but that's ok, it worked.
I glued my top into my tube with Helmar Foam Glue and then started covering my hat with some lovely velvet.
I used the Helmar Foam Glue to adhere the fabric to the foam and the Helmar Fabric Glue to adhere fabric to fabric.
As I had cut my fabric with pinking sheers to reduce fraying I turned my edge piece in and glued it to itself with Helmar Fabric Glue.

Now to pretty up the top.
I cut a circle of cereal box cardboard and covered it in the velvet fabric and then adhered it to the top of my hat with Helmar Fabric Glue.
To pretty up my base first I cut a ring of velvet to go over the top and then I cut a circle of cereal box cardboard and covered it with velvet.  I wound up covering my hat hole but that is ok as I am adding a headband to the base to help it fit on my head.






Now it was time to decorate my hat.  As so often is the case when I embellish a project my mistakes informed where things would go, I used my embellishments to hide glue I had gotten in the wrong spot and crooked bits of my hat top.
I adhered some gold trim to my hat rim edge with Helmar Fabric Glue to hide the seam between my foam base and cardboard base.





I grabbed out a selection of flowers, feathers, lace and cogs & gears to work with and used Helmar Fabric Glue to adhere the black lace and lace feather and 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere the black feather, flowers and metal pieces.
I was happy with how my decorations looked now I just needed to add a headband so I could wear it.
 I love how my hat turned out.