January 2024 Challenge – Bold Banners
Hello crafty friend, happy new year!!! I’m not sure what happened to the rest of 2023, but I’m ready to take on 2024. Amanda Stevens here, and as we kick off a new year, it’s time to kick off a new challenge too! First, let’s announce the winner of December’s challenge. We’d like to thank everyone who entered the Holiday Cheer Challenge last month. There were some really cute cards and tags! You can see all of the entries over in the Heffy Doodlers group on Facebook. While you’re there, you can share your projects and meet new crafty friends.
I know you’re excited to see who won last month’s challenge, so please help me congratulate Myrthe Tobe! Isn’t her shaker card adorable? I love the ink blended background and the way she dressed up the pandas and llama for the holidays, don’t you?
To choose the winner, all entries (except those by Lesley and the current design team) were assigned a number, in order of posting. We used random.org to choose the winning number.
As we kick off the new year, I thought it would be fun to play with banners. They just make it feel like a party, right? This month, show us some BOLD BANNERS on your cards. Maybe you’ll add a pennant banner to a birthday card? How about a sentiment on a banner? Or maybe you’ll use them to create focal points for your colored images like I did? Take a look…
This is a simple card with only a little coloring, but it looks really full and fun because I combined big bold banners and pattern paper. Instead of building a scene, I added colored images and my sentiment to the banners, then fanned them out. Sparkly sequins add shine and really make the party pop!
If you’d like to recreate a card like this, here are the supplies you’ll need…
Here are the Heffy Doodle products I used:
Wrapped with Love Stamps and Coordinating Dies
Tiny Tag Trio Dies (retiring – get yours now!)
Whimsically Wonky Rectangle Dies (Imperial)
Summer Holiday Paper Pad
The Greatest Show Paper Pad
Pride Sparkle Mix
Inspired to use BOLD BANNERS on your cards? Pull out your Heffy Doodle goodies and create a card of your own. To enter, go to the Heffy Doodlers Facebook Group and post a picture of your project in the January 2024 Challenge album (it will be pinned to the top). Enter as many cards as you like. The winner will be randomly chosen from all entries posted prior to Midnight (UT) on February 4, 2024. You are not limited to cards, feel free to post tags, scrapbook pages, home decor projects, etc. Just be sure the bulk of the stamps and dies used are from Heffy Doodle, and you incorporate the BOLD BANNERS theme. Good luck my friend!
Remember, when you enter this month’s challenge, you’ll have a chance to win a £35 gift voucher! Questions, just ask. Need some new banner dies or cute critters? Visit the Heffy Doodle shop and check out the awesome selection!
Don’t forget, you enter the challenge in the Facebook group, not here. Oh, and let’s keep it PG please 😉
I’ll be back on February 6th to announce the winner and the next challenge. Until then, I’ll see you on Facebook…
The Heffy Doodlers Challenge is not sponsored by, nor affiliated with Facebook. To be eligible to win, you must be at least 18 years old, and agree to allow Heffy Doodle permission to use your submitted photos for promotional purposes.