Challenge 1

Welcome to Challenge 1 of PaperCraftCentral's 2010 Creative Challenge! I am very happy to be kicking this event off and hope you will have some fun with it over the weeks ahead. The aim I have in mind is to stretch your card making or scrapbooking or 3d papercraft abilities just a little, and have you try some things that may sometimes be out of your comfort zone, all in the name of fun!

Naturally you can take part in the challenges without uploading any of your work but I do hope you will show me what you do in response to the weekly inspirations.

Are you ready?

Challenge No 1 for 2010

Let's start off gently. This first suggestion might stretch you just a little bit.

I have been taking note of my own work over the past few months and I noticed that I always go for the same or similar colours to make my paper goodies. Have you noticed it too? I seem to reach for pinks, greens and blues quite a lot.

Time for a Change!

There are two steps to Challenge 1's event.

1. The first step is for you to browse through your own albums, cards and papercraft projects to see if there is a dominant colour theme there. You may already know that you do have your favourite colour combinations. Also look for colours that are not there at all, or used very little, in your projects. Write out a little list of colours that you rarely or never use
   If you have not been paper crafting very long, look to your wardrobe for ideas. What colour(s) do you never wear?
   
   
2. Step two is to make a card, scrap a page or make a 3-d papercraft project using the colour or colours that you use or like least

That's it!

It may be harder than you believe to use colours you normally avoid, but you can get some amazing results by trying this idea.

Here's a great way to generate some new colour schemes too. Just spin this Colour wheel I found for you on the 'Net.

When you have completed your entry, please do show it to me. Tell me what colours you normally use and how you felt about using some unfamiliar colour(s) this week. I'm so looking forward to seeing what you will do!

The last instruction is an easy one - have fun with Challenge 1!

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