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Creative Challenge February 2012
Creative
Challenge
February 2012
Valentine Ornaments!
Valentine's Day is all about wearing your heart on your sleeve. With that "dangling heart" image in our heads, we challenged our vintage-crafting friends to create a Valentine Ornament using one or more of VIC's vintage Valentine images. Over the course of a month, the 18 artists who submitted entries met that challenge, and surpassed all expectations. But three ornaments really captured our hearts, and won the Challenge!Thank you and congratulations to all of the artists who shared their Valentine's Day creativity.
FIRST PRIZE Spinning Heart by Jen Hill |
SECOND
PRIZE Victorian Wall Ornament by Lyneen Jesse |
THIRD
PRIZE Sweetheart Ornament by Nancy Yankowski |
FIRST PRIZE
Spinning Heart by
Jen Hill made our heads spin. We were mesmerized by both Jen's concept
of a ruffled and beaded heart suspended in an aged music-covered frame,
and her expert execution. The images she chose were thematic, with
Cupid as slayer of the heart, and player of the violin. With her faded
floral and ribbon embellishments, it is both an ornament, and a lovely
place to hang it!
Jen will receive a copy of the wonderful book, Paper Cuts, 35 Inventive Projects by Taylor Hagerty, generously provided by Sterling Publishing. Her winning artwork will also be proudly displayed on the Vintage Image Craft Home Page for one month!
SECOND PRIZE
Victorian Wall Ornament by
Lyneen Jesse (a 2011 Creative Challenge winner) created a Victorian
shadow box, containing a nostalgic scene of pastoral romance. We were
especially impressed that she hand-made all of the embellishments, from
the perky little bird to the spray of roses. It all came together with
gentle choices of pastel colors, nested in a vintage paper-wrapped
cookie cutter! Lyneen will receive a VIC e-book from our Cards With a Past
series.
THIRD PRIZE
Sweetheart Ornament by
Nancy Yankowski (a 2010 and 2011 Creative Challenge winner!) caught us
by surprise! After all of the images of pudgy Cupids and love-stricken
women we were seeing, it was so refreshing that she chose a Victorian
bathing beauty as her subject! And then Nancy dressed her in polka dots
and placed her on an unexpected silver spoon, as if she were flying
through the air to deliver her Valentine card and gift of candy. Her
execution was excellent, with a bright pallet of reds and silver. Nancy
will receive a Vintage
Image Craft
Image Book download.
Congratulations to our WINNERS, and thank you for your participation, too! The judging decisions were difficult, but each entry gave us reason to marvel in your creative imaginations! Every artist embraced the "Valentine Ornaments" theme, and brought a unique touch of romance and whimsy to the challenge. You can browse each entry through the links below, and even leave your comments for the artists!
We want to acknowledge Sterling Publishing and Lark Crafts, for generously donating the grand prize, a copy of Paper Cuts, 35 Inventive Projects by Taylor Hagerty. This book takes paper crafting to a "cut above." The folk-art tradition of paper cutting has become the new darling of the fashion and design worlds. Taylor Hagerty builds on the trend, drawing on a variety of cultures—from Mexican to German to Chinese—and brings together today's top artists. The result is a collection of 35 smart, fresh, and contemporary projects, including partyware, centerpieces, and more. The book is a $17.95 value.
Spinning Heart by
Jen Hill made our heads spin. We were mesmerized by both Jen's concept
of a ruffled and beaded heart suspended in an aged music-covered frame,
and her expert execution. The images she chose were thematic, with
Cupid as slayer of the heart, and player of the violin. With her faded
floral and ribbon embellishments, it is both an ornament, and a lovely
place to hang it! Jen will receive a copy of the wonderful book, Paper Cuts, 35 Inventive Projects by Taylor Hagerty, generously provided by Sterling Publishing. Her winning artwork will also be proudly displayed on the Vintage Image Craft Home Page for one month!
SECOND PRIZE
Victorian Wall Ornament by
Lyneen Jesse (a 2011 Creative Challenge winner) created a Victorian
shadow box, containing a nostalgic scene of pastoral romance. We were
especially impressed that she hand-made all of the embellishments, from
the perky little bird to the spray of roses. It all came together with
gentle choices of pastel colors, nested in a vintage paper-wrapped
cookie cutter! Lyneen will receive a VIC e-book from our Cards With a Past
series.THIRD PRIZE
Sweetheart Ornament by
Nancy Yankowski (a 2010 and 2011 Creative Challenge winner!) caught us
by surprise! After all of the images of pudgy Cupids and love-stricken
women we were seeing, it was so refreshing that she chose a Victorian
bathing beauty as her subject! And then Nancy dressed her in polka dots
and placed her on an unexpected silver spoon, as if she were flying
through the air to deliver her Valentine card and gift of candy. Her
execution was excellent, with a bright pallet of reds and silver. Nancy
will receive a Vintage
Image Craft
Image Book download.Congratulations to our WINNERS, and thank you for your participation, too! The judging decisions were difficult, but each entry gave us reason to marvel in your creative imaginations! Every artist embraced the "Valentine Ornaments" theme, and brought a unique touch of romance and whimsy to the challenge. You can browse each entry through the links below, and even leave your comments for the artists!
We want to acknowledge Sterling Publishing and Lark Crafts, for generously donating the grand prize, a copy of Paper Cuts, 35 Inventive Projects by Taylor Hagerty. This book takes paper crafting to a "cut above." The folk-art tradition of paper cutting has become the new darling of the fashion and design worlds. Taylor Hagerty builds on the trend, drawing on a variety of cultures—from Mexican to German to Chinese—and brings together today's top artists. The result is a collection of 35 smart, fresh, and contemporary projects, including partyware, centerpieces, and more. The book is a $17.95 value.
VintageImageCraft salutes every crafter who participated in the VIC Creative Challenge for February 2012!
Entries to the February 2012 Valentine Ornament Creative Challenge
Click below to see other entries to the February 2012 Valentine Ornament Creative Challenge...
It's All About Love
Kim B: Using vintage images and layered papers, this Valentine ornament was made with a few vintage images, fibers, a faux button and lots of love.
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Kathe B: The materials I used were:
Images from 2 of the Valentines from VIC Facebook
Gold 2” Mesh Ribbon
Red Paper Doily
Heart shaped fabric doily-bought …
Grandma's Pride
Maxine: The materials I used were:
Think of Me Valentine from VIC Facebook page
Vintage doily
Old earring dangle
Vintage sheet music
Pink ink
Glossy …
Cats in Love
Kim B: Using a VIC image, I have created this hanging tag. The image was framed, and papers layered.
Heart of a Cat
Kim B: Using chenille stems, I formed the body in a heart shaped, added a vintage cat head image, formed a tail with pink chenille and then added twine …
Turquoise & Red Tin Valentine Ornament
Kim B: Tin tile is painted turquoise, then I added the Lady Valentine with Hearts VIC image, covered it with a red mesh and trimmed with red rickrack ribbon. …
Valentine Blues
Donna Harcourt: I used a VIC Facebook image, made a flower of velum and stained it blue with distress inks, crushed it in my hand, cut a hole in the middle …
Victorian Wall Ornament
Lyneen Jesse: Using Creative Paperclay®, Amazing Mold Putty, Vintage Image Craft and other items I have created my Valentine wall ornament.
First, …
Sweetheart Ornament
Nancy: For this Valentine's ornament I used a Bathing Beauty image from VIC and created a brand new Valentine's Day outfit for her with polka-dot paper. …
Flying Kewpie
Nancy: This little Kewpie flew straight out of Kewpieville and landed in my tree ~ just in time for Valentine's Day!! Actually, I created him today using …
A Little Bird Told Me...
Barb Doemel: I printed out three different vintage cards to create my Valentine. Two were VIC IMAGES and one was from public domain. I cut out different …
Stupid Cupid
Jen Hill: The base is a ceramic heart.
Supplies: Vintage Image Craft Images, Karen Foster Paper, Flat Back Pearls, Rosette Trim, Mod Podge, Hot Glue, …
Lacy Love
Jen Hill: The base is a heart-shaped picture frame
Supplies: Vintage Image Craft Images, Rub n'Buff, Rhinestones, Lace, Beaded Trim, Ribbon rose, Petite …
Heart Beat
Jen Hill: This was a lot of fun to make! This is made with a rusty tin heart.
Supplies:
Vintage Image Craft Images,Cherry Cobbler Cardstock by Stampin' …
Petri Dish of Love
Jen Hill: This was a lot of fun to make! It's a plastic petri dish that I drilled in order to attach the ribbons.
Supplies:
Vintage Image Craft Images, …
Spinning Heart ornament and holder
Jen Hill: This is such a sweet ornament and holder! The holder can be reused for other ornaments throughout the year as well!
Supplies: Vintage Image …
Purple Fun
Fran Coss - Using VIC image from Facebook, I printed a full page picture. This was then glued (Pritt Stick) to a sheet of hard foam board and allowed to …
True Blue Love
Christine Cuthbert
Supplies:
*Lids from large and medium cans (use can opener that does not leave sharp edges)
*One sheet of cardstock sprayed with …
Browse the entries and
winners of past Challenges: May
2010 Creative Challenge | June 2010 Creative
Challenge | August
2010 Creative Challenge |July
2011 Creative Challenge | November 2011 Creative
Challenge
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