Weekly Challenge | Alpha Love with Carson

This week, our member Carson (username Carson), is challenging you to use those alphas, and lots of them, on your next project!! We love how she mixed in some of her supplies with the Odyssey Scrapbook kit to create her very first layout! Our members are so talented and we love seeing your work in the gallery! Check back each week as we ask one of our members to inspire you with a challenge based on one of their projects from our member gallery. Be sure visit Carson to see more of her work and keep up with her!

"Hello everyone, I'm so excited to be here today to issue you a new weekly challenge! Like many of you, I buy more than I use when it comes to my supplies. This statement is especially true when it comes to my stash of alpha stickers and Thickers. I have so many now, that I'm desperate to use them (mostly so I can buy more). Last month I took advantage of the new subscriber deal to add a risk free subscription, at half the price, so I decided to jump on the scrapbook train with the Odyssey Scrapbook kit. For my very first layout (ever!), I decided to use those yellow Thickers that matched the kit so well, but had been languishing for years in my stash, and create a really graphic strip of color. My challenge for you today is to get as many alphas on your next layout as you can. Get creative, create a shape with them, use a mismatched set and paint them to match, use every unloved x, y and z in your stash, just get them out of your cupboard and onto the page. I can't wait to see what you come up with!"

Now it’s your turn to create a project based on Carson's challenge! Share your new project for the challenge in the SC gallery (add the hashtag #SCchallenge to make it easier to find!), then link up your project in the comments of this post by March 30th and to be entered to win a $5 gift card to the Studio Calico Shop! This week's challenge winner will be announced in the April 4th Layout of the Week post.

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22 comments

  1. olatz says…
    03/23/2015

    I love to do so too! Love your layout ;)

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  2. toribissell says…
    03/23/2015

    Hey that's cool. Love this idea.

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  3. amyscalze says…
    03/23/2015

    How exciting this is your first layout! It's great!

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  4. Carson says…
    03/23/2015

    @amyscalze @toribissell @olatz thanks so much ladies, I hope you play along!

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  5. dptuffy says…
    03/23/2015

    Love your layout. Well done!

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  6. Sarastella says…
    03/23/2015

    I can see myself scraplifting this. I have the perfect picture of my niece to use, just languishing in a box.

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  7. maggie_massey says…
    03/23/2015

    sorry...there's no way this is your very first layout...It'S SO SO AWESOME! Beautiful job, Carson! LOVE IT!

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  8. jenjeb says…
    03/23/2015

    Love this a lot!!!

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  9. Carson says…
    03/23/2015

    @jenjeb @dptuffy thanks so much!

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  10. Carson says…
    03/23/2015

    Maggie, this is what happens when you stalk the SC Member Gallery for the past three years, some of that goodness rubbed off, now I just have to make sure it's not beginners luck!

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  11. Carson says…
    03/23/2015

    @sarastella @abragg79 so glad you like the layout, I can't wait to see what you both make for the challenge!

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  12. PrinzessinN says…
    03/24/2015

    Beautiful. I love this color combination. Thank you for the inspiration. Hopefully I will have the chance to make a pretty page with all the remaining alphas in my stash.

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  13. goldenblind221 says…
    03/24/2015

    *happy dance* this looks amazing! I love that you got a subscription - looking forward to seeing a lot more from you!

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  14. paperprincess says…
    03/24/2015

    Completely wonderful! Pinned it too! :)
    Please tell me you are a graphic artist or something!!! If you saw my first layout ever, I guarantee it wasn't even up to par with the trends when i made it 20 years ago! LOL! :)

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  15. Carson says…
    03/24/2015

    @paperprincess that is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me! I wish I were a graphic artist! No but a card maker and project lifer so this was my first layout but not my first play with paper. So glad you like the layout!

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  16. paperprincess says…
    03/25/2015

    Can't wait to see more! :)

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  17. lindam says…
    03/26/2015

    Thank you @carson for the inspiration this week!
    Here is my take on the challenge:

    http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/158887-read

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  18. penny says…
    03/26/2015

    I fudged a little on this one and used numbers instead of alphas: http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/158953-count-sort

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  19. allieH says…
    03/29/2015
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  20. sandi says…
    03/29/2015

    So sweet!

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  21. arohammer says…
    03/30/2015

    Wow I love this! Thanks for the inspiration. Mine is here: http://www.studiocalico.com/galleries/159217-72hr-beef-noodle

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