GCSP3: Blue Moon Challenge - Take on a Tutorial

As our regular readers know, Gingersnap Creations has four monthly challenges - Theme, Supply, Color and Random, and they are posted every Wednesday. Once in a blue moon there are five Wednesdays in one month, so we came up with the Blue Moon Challenge.

Our Design Team has posted some awesome tutorials on the blog, so this Blue Moon Challenge is to show us your

Take on a Tutorial

Created by Ali Manning
Using ATC Tutorial by Sharon Briss

We have a handy Tutorial Guide at the top of the blog, which will make your life easy and is a great reference for future inspiration. When you post your creation on your blog or online gallery, please include a link to the tutorial(s) you chose.

Why not step outside your comfort zone and pick something you've never tried before? Or perhaps you'll pick a twist on a technique you're already familiar with. Try something new and have some fun!

One randomly drawn winner will be featured as the Gingersnaps Yahoo Group Home Page Artist as well as on the sidebar of the Gingersnap Creations blog for one week.

When the challenge closes on April 27, 2010, we will pick 7 Ginger Gems - fabulous creations that we feel really exemplify that challenge's objective. The Ginger Gems will appear in our wrap-up post and in a slide show in the blog bar for the entire week after the challenge wrap-up is announced and their creators will have the honor of displaying our Ginger Gems blog badge.

For your chance to be eligible as a Ginger Gem, just follow the simple guidelines below:

1) Make a paper crafting or mixed media creation using a Gingersnap Tutorial.

2) Post your creation to your blog or online gallery with a mention and link to this post; and

3) Come back to this post and leave a comment including a DIRECT link to your creation or use Mister Linky below.

Remember to make it a link to the specific post or picture and not just a general link to your blog or gallery. We need to be able to find your art! For more information on our challenges and directions on linking, please check out our FAQ page.

One random winner and seven Ginger Gems will be announced from the qualifying submissions on April 29, 2010. You have until April 27, 2010 to enter.

Here's a little inspiration to get you started!

Artwork by Sharon Briss
Using Tag in a Card by Joanne Wardle,
Batik Resist by Hels Sheridan
and String Background by Jo Capper-Sandon

Artwork by Jules Eickmeier, Visiting Artist
Using Packing Tape Transfer by Ali Manning

Artwork by Ali Manning
Using Paper Fringe by Lynn Stevens


Artwork by Debby Boltman
Using Ribbon Borders by Erika Taylor

We hope you have fun with this challenge and learn something new!