Here is a list of all the challenges if you want to play you have until the 28th to post your projects! Sorry for the white/grey blocking...I cut and pasted the info!
Below the Challenges I will be posting what I created as I go along this week!
Challenges:
In the late ‘80’s, These crime avenging turtles took the world
by storm, storm sewer that is and have so much inspiration to offer. Your Challenge is to create a
project using a
title from their soundtrack below AND include all the colors
of their bandanas: red, Purple, Blue & Orange!
4. Skipping Stones 5. Pizza Power 6. Walk Straight
7. No Treaties 8. Cowabunga 9. April Ballard
10. Count on Us
Webster's Pages has us inspired to dig into the 80's dictionary
of popular pages and pull out some words and phrases that were popular then.
You might remember your own, but we've also made a list of some of the most
recognizable.
Take a Chill Pill Sike What 'chu Talkin'
"Bout? I Kid You Not
Bombdigity The 411 B.F.F. or L.Y.L.A.S. Bad to the Bone
Boy Toy Ditz Dweeb Gnarly
Just Say
No Party Hardy Preppy
Use one of these words in your project. It can be a title, a sentiment
on a card, or included in your journaling. (Close up of the journaling required
for photo in gallery).
It's no secret that women's fashion of the 80's involved the
resurgence of shoulder pads. Let that be the inspiration for this challenge,
which is to include something dimensional and padded on your project.
Little Yellow Bicycle's new release "Feels Like Home"
immediately had me singing Madonna's 1989 hit, Like A
Prayer....Life is a mystery, Everyone must stand alone, I hear you call my
name, and it feels like home. And then of course you can't think of Madonna
without thinking of Material Girl. So let's make this challenge inspired by
Madonna and her hit Material Girl.
Create a project using material, some sort of metal, and a bit
of bling...all of Madonna's favorite thing! Bonus points if your material is
leather & lace :) If you're looking for inspiration, Google "Madonna
fashion icon" for images of her outfits.
Here is mine....For this Challenge Madonna's "Lucky Star" video came to mind!
My title with bling, leather, tulle
Complete page
Maya
Road, with their love of zippers, has inspiredus to jump back to the popular
‘80’s fashion of Zipper-Legged Jeans! Did you wear them!?! Your
Challenge is to create a project that
includes
a zipper :) This could be a zipper embellishment,
zipper border, zipper in sewing…… Maybe now’s the time to challenge
yourself to make an adorable zipper flower! Here’s a couple tutorials for those
zipper flowers: http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/daylily-zipper-flower-tutorial,
http://jamiebrock.hubpages.com/hub/Easy-Zipper-Flower-Tutorial OR http://thatgirlfarms.blogspot.com/2011/09/zipper-flower-tutorial.html
Did you know gift bags became popular in the 80s? I
can remember how much I loved using (and reusing) them, especially at
Christmas. Make a gift bag using at least 3 Fiskars tools. We
will be extra excited to see some orange on this project. Please identify the Fiskars tools used for us.
Patrick Swayze stole my heart in 1987 in
"Dirty Dancin". The movie was from the 80s, but
took place in 1963 - so you get the best of 2 decades! Make a "Dirty
Dancin'" inspired project. If you need
a little refresher, or you have never seen it, you can find out more info
here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Dancing, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/ OR http://www.squidoo.com/dirty-dancing-songs-from-the-movie Please identify how you were inspired for us
and link your creation back to this post.
There was a bunch of Dirty Dancing at this off-broadway show/club...
MacGyver was a popular show in the
80s. Richard Dean Anderson could get himself out of sticky
situations using nontraditional items that were made into tools or
weapons. Make a craft project with items that are not traditionally used
as crafting items. You can see more about MacGyver here: http://www.tripletsandus.com/80s/shows/macgyver.htm
Pick your favorite 80s "Hair Band" Examples:
Quiet Riot Telsa Iron Maiden Dokken Scorpions
Ratt Ozzy Osbourne Warrant W.A.S.P. Bon Jovi
Cinderella Motley Crue Def Leppard Poison
Something
about the cutesy designs of Doodlebug Designs brings out the child in us. This
has inspired us to look back at the popular toys of the 80s and challenge you
to create a project inspired by one of them. You can use a design element
directly from the character or use even use the color combination from their
clothing.
Here’s a list to choose from: Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Teddy Ruxpin, Strawberry Shortcake, He-Man, Pound Puppies or My Little Pony.
Here’s a list to choose from: Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Teddy Ruxpin, Strawberry Shortcake, He-Man, Pound Puppies or My Little Pony.
BasicGrey,
what else can be said. Grey is a great neutral to pair with the 80s color trend
of NEON brights. Create a project pairing bright neon colors with grey.
May Arts, with all their frilly ribbons and trims, remind us of the Ruffles that trimmed interior design
in the ‘80’s with ruffles on pillows, curtains, bedspreads……
Also remember those macramé plant hangings :)
Your Challenge is to create a project with a paper, ribbon or fabric Ruffles OR
use braided twine and beads reminiscent of the macramé art form.
