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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

OCC Challenge - Vintage Verve

Hello OCC Friends! It's time for another Our Creative Corner mid-week challenge!

This challenge is hosted by Julee Tilman, who wanted us to get a little inky with our Verve stamps. The challenge is to give your Verve projects a vintage glow with a technique called Vintage Values. To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave us a comment linking to your project so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.

Vintage Values How-To: Requires 2-3 shades of the same color of ink and a craft sponge. Starting with your lightest shade of ink, use a craft sponge to sweep ink from the outer edges of your cardstock inward as far as you want your glow to touch. Repeat with your next shade of ink, but only sweep about 2/3 as far in (so some of the lighter color still shows in the inner sections). Repeat with the darkest shade of ink (if desired), sweeping with short strokes, only about 1/3 of the way in.

What would a Verve challenge be without a Verve prize? On Friday, October 31 at noon EST, we'll be choosing one random participant to receive their choice of any Verve Stamps set. If you don't have Verve stamps, feel free to play along with stamps from any company. We never met a stamp we didn't love!

And before you get all inky, check out these vintage beauties by the OCC crew:

By Julee Tilman - Poetic Artistry



By Cindy Haffner - Cindy Haffner's Corner



By Dawn Easton - Treasure Oiler Designz


By Lynda Benden - Stamp Act


By Jennifer Meyer - Jennifer's Sweet Designs



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35 comments:

  1. Dawn EastonOctober 22, 2008 at 1:41 PM

    Gorgeous girls...wow!

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  2. Rosalien ZwackhalenOctober 22, 2008 at 2:47 PM

    Wauw, this is so beautifull. I never did something like this but I love to give it a try. :)) Your cards are all amazing, love them.

    Rosalien

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  3. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 3:49 PM

    OMG!!!! all your cards are breathtaking. I can't pass on a verve challenge!!!!

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  4. LisaOctober 22, 2008 at 6:05 PM

    I'm so playing in this challenge!

    TFS
    Lisa
    www.flatfishpaperarts.blogspot.com

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  5. Jennifer MeyerOctober 22, 2008 at 7:51 PM

    Stunning samples girls!! Thanks for the fun technique Julee, I just might have to try this again and again & again!!! :)

    Jennifer :)

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  6. JoyOctober 22, 2008 at 8:25 PM

    love the cards...so elegant and detailed...I love those detailed cards...which shows much time and effort in making such great creations! TFI (thanks for inspiring)

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  7. nap time stamperOctober 22, 2008 at 10:54 PM

    Love all of the cards!!! This was a great technique! Thanks Julie! Here is mine! http://tanyaroberts.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-finished-challenge-in-one-afternoon.html

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  8. AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 11:27 PM

    Thanks for the challenge! I had to try it! My card is #1101257 on SCS. For some reason I can't link my card, as the edit bar isn't highlighted. This is the only site I seem to have that problem with--sorry!

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  9. Katherine (beadfreak22)October 23, 2008 at 10:42 AM

    WOW, your cards are gorgeous! I am not much of a technique girl, but I am inspired to try this one!

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  10. LeonieOctober 23, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    I loved this challenge!!

    Here is my card!

    ~ Leonie ~

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  11. UnknownOctober 23, 2008 at 11:49 AM

    Great technique, I just had to try it. I don't own any Verve stamps... yet.... but here's my card:
    http://creationsbyar.blogspot.com/2008/10/pink-bird.html

    Thank you!
    Adela

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  12. SandraOctober 23, 2008 at 2:02 PM

    I really liked using this technique. I never did use it before.

    Here is my card!

    Sandra

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  13. UnknownOctober 23, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    Your cards are all gorgeous! Here is my simple take:
    http://handkraftedbystephanie.blogspot.com/2008/10/vintage-verve-occ.html

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  14. GretchenOctober 23, 2008 at 6:30 PM

    Wow! Your samples are awesome! I tried my hand at this technique and I think I need some more practice! Here's my submission http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1102251?cat=500&ppuser=116998

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  15. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 7:05 PM

    Thanks so much for the challenge! I had to try it again, and I'm much happier with this one! It's #1102331 on SCS.

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  16. Christine D.October 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM

    Beautiful cards. my first time trying this technique.
    My humble effort is here

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  17. JamiOctober 24, 2008 at 1:26 AM

    What an awesome technique and fun challenge!! Gorgeous samples ladies - I love the vintage look!!

    Here's mine

    hugs, Jami

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  18. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 3:12 AM

    What a pretty technique this is. All the samples are beautiful. It is a little messy -- I have very inky fingers. This is my try at a new technique for me -- http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1102858?cat=500&ppuser=72594

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  19. MarjorieOctober 24, 2008 at 4:05 AM

    Wow these are all so beautiful!!! I'm going to have to try that technique, though I don't have any verve stamps. All of these cards are just amazing!!

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  20. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 4:22 AM

    Here's mine:
    http://scrapsbym.blogspot.com/2008/10/vintage-verve-challenge.html

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  21. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 5:20 AM

    I love this technique. Here is my first attempt!
    http://cardcrazy.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/occ-challenge-vintage-verve-and-more-mojo-monday/
    Peggy

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  22. KristieOctober 24, 2008 at 7:14 AM

    Wow, that technique is harder to master than it looks :)
    Here's my entry:
    http://kristiemorrison.blogspot.com/2008/10/lots-of-challenges.html
    It's the second card in this post...the first one is for the sketch challenge.

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  23. Theresa MomberOctober 24, 2008 at 3:02 PM

    Your cards are all just stunning! Thanks for this great challenge.

    Here is my card.

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  24. inkedx2October 24, 2008 at 4:37 PM

    Love this technique. Will be making more cards with it. Here is my creation.

    http://inkedx2.blogspot.com/2008/10/vintage-verve-violet.html

    Robbie

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  25. Šolanje na domu-WaldorfOctober 25, 2008 at 5:19 PM

    I tried this Vintage Values and loved it. Here is my entry for this challenge. Thanks for looking.

    x Natasha x

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  26. AnonymousOctober 26, 2008 at 4:52 AM

    This is a new technique for me. I really enjoyed it! The samples, as always, are fabulous. Here is my take: http://slanzalotto.blogspot.com/2008/10/vintage-verve-birds.html

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  27. LeAnneOctober 28, 2008 at 6:51 PM

    I had fun with this challenge, even though I didn't use Verve stamps:
    http://weeinklings.blogspot.com/2008/10/just-for-me.html
    It's the first card!
    Thanks for the challenge!
    LeAnne

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  28. MeganOctober 30, 2008 at 12:29 AM

    My first Verve stamps (YAY!!!) and my first challenge! Thank you, Julee, super speedy shipping!

    http://meganlockdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-first-verve-stamps.html

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  29. cathyOctober 30, 2008 at 2:32 AM

    Great challenge! I NEED to get some verve stamps. In the meantime, I used Unity and Justrite.
    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1110771?cat=500&ppuser=56164

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  30. AnonymousOctober 30, 2008 at 4:02 PM

    UNBELIEVABLE CARDS!! Thanks for sharing... Cheryl

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  31. JanetteOctober 30, 2008 at 9:29 PM

    I love using this technique! Beautiful samples! Here is mine for the challenge:

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1111604?cat=6011

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  32. Katie CottonOctober 31, 2008 at 2:42 AM

    this was a fun challenge! Thanks! And Thanks to Julee for hosting! I LOVE my verve stamps!

    Here's my card...
    http://papermakeup.blogspot.com/2008/10/little-occ-verve-challenge.html

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  33. pammy joOctober 31, 2008 at 6:25 AM

    thank you so much for making me finally try this cool technique - i used soft sky, baja breeze and bayou blue for starters - here's my card

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1112068?cat=500&ppuser=87466

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  34. SusanROctober 31, 2008 at 3:56 PM

    I will need lots of practice on this technique :)

    http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1112362?cat=500&ppuser=123976

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  35. UnknownNovember 1, 2008 at 8:29 AM

    I fell in love with this technique the minute I saw it.
    I used it for my best friend's anniversary card HERE.
    Viv xx

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