Featuring Special Guest Star Designers:
Welcome, friends, to the very first Grungy Monday Challenge! Each week, we'll be exploring the techniques, products and all-around genius of papercraft artist extraordinaire, Tim Holtz, and sharing our creations here at Studio L3. I hope you're as excited as I am to get this party started!
I could wax on and on about how amazing Tim is, how he's my A-#1 creative role model, how I think he's the Obiwan Kenobi of mixed media art... but you guys already know that. So, how 'bout we just dive right in and get rolling on Grungy Monday #01?
Click that link above to see Tim's stunning tag and get the instructions on how to proceed. Remember, this challenge is about being inspired by Tim's techniques, so take that tutorial and make it your own!
Once you've completed your piece, please upload it here using the InLinkz feature at the end of this post. You'll need to have your own blog or an online, public photo album in order to participate Flickr, Photobucket and Picasa are all good choices for photo sharing.
Please be sure include a link to Tim's website (www.timholtz.com) in your blog post or photo comments. I'd appreciate it if you'd link back to Studio L3, too.
Your Grungy Monday #01 Design Team:
I'm delighted to introduce you to our first Grungy Monday Guest Star Designers, who also happen to be two of my favorite people in the blogiverse:
Terry Horrall
Tracy Jacobs
Did these ladies ROCK this technique, or what?? Breathtaking! Be sure to drop by their blogs and show them some love.
Oh, and here's my own GM#01 offering:
Meet Lola, Queen of the Pachyderms!
Please click here for a list of the products I used.
Gloria, the amazing List Mom at the All Things Tim discussion group, is inviting all the Grungy Monday participants to share their art with the awesome folks there. Just drop by the group's home page and upload your photo to the Grungy Monday photo album. If you're not yet an All Things Tim member, this is the perfect time to join! You'll never find a kinder, more supportive bunch of artists.
Okay, my friends in distressing, go forth and rock the grunge! You're welcome to upload your GM01 art anytime between now and Sunday, April 3 at 8 pm MDT, when this challenge officially closes. I can't wait to see what you create!
HUGE thanks to Terry and Tracy for sharing their brilliance!
By the way, if you've contacted me about being a Grungy Monday Guest Designer yourself, you'll be hearing from me soon with a schedule. I've been happily overwhelmed by the all the wonderful offers to volunteer, and it's my intention to make sure everyone gets their turn. Thanks for your patience while I struggle to learn better spreadsheet skills!
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53 comments:
Woo Hoo and were off..Great examples :D Back soon with my offering :D
Hurrah! Great way to start - and blogger have fixed the photo upload problems so you may even be able to see what I make later!! (quite a lot later as I have another 3 hours at work first...)
Wonderful way to start my day! The gals did fabby and you really rocked this GF, I just luv your Ellie with her winning rose wreath and crown. Back to play when I can, hugz
Hooray we're off to another great start . Awesome projects by the DT and yourself. Can't wait to get started on my own . Thanks Linda for these challenges again .
Marilyn
Terrific tags everyone! And thanks for seeing a need for these types of challenges that share the love of all things TIM!! It is so much fun to have a little challenge to keep our creative juices flowing! SO big hugs Linda for continuing to inspire us!!
Oh my such the majestic tag! Love your elephant and she is adorable with her rose adornment and crown! Love it! Thank you for making Monday Grungy! Hugs to you!
What a great way to start! I haven't done any of Tim's Christmas tags. I know, what are you waiting for, you say?! Better late than never!!
Pam
YIPEE we are off the starting blocks feel like I have been holding my breath all morning waiting for your post ROFL. It was worth it great tags from you all and I also love the elephant with her crown. Back with mine later
Maggie :-0
Waahoo!! I haven't done any of his Christmas tags...so I can't wait to start. I love all 3 "inspiration starters"! Hmm, skip rehersal tonight, or wait till tomorrow night to start...
All three tags are amazing.. What a wonderful start. I hope I can play along..
Love your tag Linda! especially the crown:)
Looking forward to keeping up with this new challenge and a big thanks for doing this.
Wow, you are all so inspiring, I love all of your tags! Thanks so much for doing this Linda, and thank you Terry for inviting me here! ~Diane
Love your tag Linda! So glad to get in on this one at the beginning... I'll look forward to it each week!
And away we go! I agree, you all three ROCKED the challenge! So much fun to see how different artists interpret the same inspiration. I'm anxious to get the ball rolling!
All three of you have created some amazing tags. I don't really do grunge but will have loads of fun seeing other bloggers creations. I know Grungy Monday will be a huge success. Hugs Annette x
Ooooh how exciting... off now for a spot of inspiration :-)
The talent surrounding you and Tim is amazing, and it feels sublime to be included!
Just look at your own creation! It's delicious combination of minty green and light rose ... WOW! Lola is undoubtedly delighted to be your pachyderm princess!
Maybe we'll take her for a summertime thrift store walk ... :)
Happy Monday! Off to run errands, but will be thinking about what to do...
How fun! Fabulous examples, ladies! Can't wait to get started!
I love the car on the top tag. And hip hip hooray, one of the best challenges in blogland is back in business!
I'll see what I can come up with next weekend.
Great to be back! Thanks Tracy and Terry for helping Linda. You have all provided wonderful inspiration for our new journey into grunge. Hugs..Donna
Linda, I love your elephant tag! That background color is gorgeous!! I need to make up a little green mist, I guess. Thanks so much for continuing to host this challenge! :-)
Oh, BTW, Terry's link isn't working - it just links back to here.
Great challenge - actually realised that I have only ever done one or two of Lord Tims christmas tags - so this was fun to work through and re-interpret - thanks
Well what fabulous inspiration from the DT!!! I have been looking forward to this one and finally blogger relented and let me play!!! Good luck with the this new venture and thanks for looking
Frankie
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Yay! Your tag is wonderful, as is the guest artist! Thanks for taking this on Linda, it will be a blast!
Three beautiful samples for inspiration. I'm looking forward to firing up the stamping bug after a short break. Looking forward to the adventure, thanks again.
Thanks Linda! And great choice for the first two contributors! I just posted my first (of two tags). Look for the next one tomorrow.
Rinda
Great challenge ... Thank you ... LOVE the examples :0)
Fantastic inspiration from Terry & Tracy, & of course from you, Linda! Great challenge!
Alison xxx
Whew! This is my first attempt at being inspired by a Tim tag. Way too many hours involved. Hopefully, I'll get faster.
had fun with this! fab samples!
Eye Candy Linda! All of the work is just gorgeous, thanks for the Monday Grunge...
I made two tags at the same time, and I just posted and linked the second one.
Rinda
Hi Linda--great challenge! Love the inspiration tags you and your guest designers made. You've just convinced me that I need that elephant stamp. =)
Love your choice to kick us off and the lovely elephant tag you created. This is going to be sooooooo much fun!
Linda, I love the Grungy Monday idea and I hope I'll always find time to join :) Your elephant tag looks fabulous.
I follow you now, cant believe I waited soo long. So glad to join you on the Ginger Design Team. Im so excited! gerri
Holy cow, what AWESOME artwork to kick this off! I'm so excited.........!!!!!!!!!
Great blog Linda, I haven't done any of Tim's Xmas tags, hope I can do your Monday challenges proud.
Really enjoying this challenge as I haven't done Tim's tags before!
First time joining in at L3 - but heard so many great stories...so ready to roll.
Sarah
Love the new challenge Linda! Great DT tags!
Thanks for giving us such a great challenge!
Hugs
Gunn
Yippee, great to have you back on Monday's Linda, I have been so busy this week only just made it in time, could not miss it LOL. Fabulous creations by you all and wonderful inspiration. Take care, Tracy Evans x x
WooHoo! This is a GREAT challenge! Everyone's entries are sooo different yet really creative and FUN! As I am leaving some comments...I am "talking" to people all over the world!! Isn't that so cool how something like this can bring people together?! LOVE IT!!! <3 Candy
Thanks for the new challenges, Linda. These will be my favourites as the Compendium ones were.
Love your tag and Terry's and Tracy's.
Marilyn
Linda, a fab challenge you have started, anbd mine is at the last minute as always! love your take on it! awesome!!
xx
Hi Linda, Looking forward to joining in with your 'Tim' Challenges and getting grungy on a Monday. Love the DT's and your inspirational tags (cool elephant stamp).
Jan x (newbie)
Made it just in time for my effort in joining in the new challenge :)
Great inspiration from the team :)
Von x
Linda, thank you so much for keeping a challenge going, it gives me a reason, some days, to create! I'm link #101, congrats on the huge 1st week!
Congrats to the DT - love all the tags!
Linda, you really have opened up a can of worms here by the amount of entries - so many!!!
Thanks
Jen
Shoot I'm too late...I did the challenge and it's on my blog :-)
Love seeing how many folks joined in!!!
http://plumspaperplays.blogspot.com/2011/04/grunge-monday-no1.html
Hi Linda!! I know I'm late but I wanted to let you know that I love your tag for challenge #1!!!!
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