Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Flashback Friday 3 Things Challenge post. Back in July of 2008, I took part in my very first online card challenge! Looking back, I can confidently say that participating in these challenges over the years has played a big role in helping me grow as a card maker. That said, I have to give my past self some credit—the coloring on that little bird still holds up pretty well! Let’s take a closer look at that original post and see how far things have come.
3 Things Challenge
There was a 3 Things Challenge posted over at StartaScrapbook.com, and this is the card I created for it. The challenge was to make a layout or card using at least these three items:
- Ribbon or fiber
- a quote
- a tag.
Taking a break from my crazy summer schedule, I managed to create this card last night. The quote I used is from John Lennon: “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” The bird stamp is from Martha Stewart, and I colored it using Koh-I-Noor pencils with baby oil blending. Adding ribbon was something new for me at the time—I actually ended up taking apart the yellow and green layers just to get it placed exactly where I wanted it!
Tags aren’t really my thing, so I tucked that element onto the back of the card instead.
Thank you for joining me for today’s Flashback Friday 3 Things Challenge post. Looking back on this challenge, I can see a few things have stayed the same: I still don’t use much ribbon or fiber, and tags are still pretty rare on my cards. But I also see how much my style and confidence have grown over the years—and that’s one of the reasons I love revisiting these early projects. They’re a great reminder of where I started and how far I’ve come. Do you ever look back at your older cards or layouts? What has changed—and what’s stayed the same—for you? Let me know down in the comments.
If you enjoyed this peek back at my first online card challenge, you might also like some of the other challenge-inspired cards I’ve shared over the years. You can check out more of those posts HERE and see how different prompts have sparked all kinds of creativity! Until then, have a fantastic weekend and I’ll see you back in the craft room again soon!
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