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I love all the different ways everyone got inspiration from these toy packages, so much creativity. It was fun to see what everyone came up with. I will be picking 3 winners!

The winners, chosen using RandomNum iPhone app, are…

Winner #1
#46. mrozwood

Winner #2
#33. Breauxlabs

Winner #3
#54. jordanbev5

Congrats to Melanie, Kim, and Beverly. I have sent out your gift cards.

Thank you to everyone that participated.
 

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It is birthday season here once again Cherries. From mid August to the 1st of October I have my three grands and two of my great nieces birthdays. So I have been looking at A LOT of toys lately. Toy packages can have a lot of inspiration as they of course need to appeal to kids and to even us grown ups, and if you have ever wrapped a toy for a kids' birthday you know how many weird shapes and designs the packages can have. So for this challenge I have chosen some toy packages again that we can use for inspiration.



Your challenge is to pick one of these toy packages and use it for inspiration to create a layout, card, or any craft project, but you must use something other than just the colors for inspiration. If you do choose to use the colors that is fine, but please also use something else from the package that also inspires you. Examples would be the design or shape of the package, if the package has a certain effect such as glitter or is a particular shape, if the package design contains shapes such as circles or triangles or arches, or even if the package contains beads or stickers or stripes or swirls. Or if the package contains a doll, or paint, or Play Doh, you can use that as your inspiration too. Just please use more than just the colors for inspiration.

Open to paper, digi, cards, planners, crafts, or whatever this inspires you to create.

Multiple submissions are allowed up to a limit of 5, as long as each submission is from a different toy package… no multiple submissions from the same package.

***You do not have to use the colors of the package, but if you choose to use the colors for inspiration please also chose another form of inspiration from the package as well***

You may combine with one other challenge that allows combining and you may also add to the Prompts Challenge.

Post your submissions to this thread by October 31st and a random winner of all participants will receive a $5 ACOT GC from me!

Most importantly, have fun!

I chose the Sweet Life Stationary Kit package. I was inspired by the pastel colors, the big heart, the rainbow effect background, and the colorful bars across the bottom. Pic is of my JJ, once again modeling my shoes. Lol.





Participants:
1. Trek
2. lisn2cats
3. stinkerbelle
4. stinkerbelle
5. jcsmaestra
6. shoorn
7. joannie
8. joannie
9. Trek
10. traveler
11. jordanbev5
12. sherriscraps
13. sherriscraps
14. sherriscraps
15. stinkerbelle
16. Nana01
17. wendycrowe
18. Trek
19. Mommyof5
20. shoorn
21. stinkerbelle
22. MaganL
23. joannie
24. Krystle
25. stinkerbelle
26. lisn2cats
27. lilkoala3
28. lilkoala3
29. lilkoala3
30. VickiR
31. Donna_Coughlin
32. Sharman Paulus .
33. Breauxlabs
34. MarilynG
35. ScrappyRN74
36. ScrappyRN74
37. mizz_kitty21
38. njr007
39. Donna_Couglin
40. Trek
41. Breauxlabs
42. Retiree3
43. ScrappyRN74
44. aheatfan
45. blfonty
46. mrozwood
47. Trek
48. ScrappyRN74
49. ScrappyRN74
50. traveler
51. scrappinmom99
52. jordanbev5
53. jordanbev5
54. jordanbev5
55. jordanbev5
56. Birgit55~Chickadee
57. wimom
58. Amy Jo
59. lilkoala3
60. lilkoala3
61. lilkoala3
62. lilkoala3
63. lilkoala3

Your layout is fabulous Barb! I love that photo of sweet JJ! And love all the pastels the hearts- stars and the flowers! Great challenge !

This is a fun one!

Barb I LOVE your example!  What fun choices you provided.  Yes, on the weird packages to wrap, thank goodness for gift bags! 

Do we have to use the colors?

joannie wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:04 pm

Do we have to use the colors?

No you don't have to use the colors : )

My inspiration - vertical stripes and circle


My LO

Fun, fun layout you created, Barb!

I chose the last photo (Nat Geo). I used the angles of the box, the rectangle in the upper right quadrant, and angled/layered the photos to mimic the papers on the bottom of the design box.

How did I miss this challenge post?  I love the fun graphics and colors, Barb.  Your LO is so cute.  I can't believe how grown up JJ is.  I think she is a year younger than our DGD.  They grow so quickly at this age or any age!

inspired by the arch shape.  combined with pick a wacky holiday.

   

inspired by the bright pink, animal and costume themes

  

Inspired by all the beads in Bead Stackers package.


 

My first one - combined with Manufacturer with twist. 
I used this one - inspired by the circles with images and words down the right side and the arch at the top (I used a doily) 



 

I chose the Bead stackers box as my inspiration, but I turned it upside down. 
 
 

I used b/w stripe of Barbie's dress for my inspiration.

  
 

My inspiration are hexagons and border
 

I chose this one and was inspired by the arched shape:


and here's mine:


combined with the pick a day challenge

Multicolored and the frame around the edge and the angle of my tag with the paper on the front on box.

I used this one for inspiration.  I used the colors and the black title was in a circle form so I used a lot of circles on my page and I used stickers.