New Kit Weekly Challenges! Week One of Shape Up

Hi Leo here, happy new kit time!

Here are the details for the first of the new weekly challenges. The new challenge is called:

Shape Up

For this new set of challenges you'll be tasked each week with creating a layout or other papercraft project based around a particular shape.

How it works:

I'll post a new challenge up every week over the next four weeks, (this being the first). Each new challenge will be posted here on the blog and also in the Facebook Group for you to follow along with.

Complete all the Shape Up weekly challenges to be eligible for an extra goody in your next kit box! The closing date to complete all four of your Shape Up challenge projects will be 22nd May 2019. All projects must be new projects made specifically for this challenge. You can use any stash you choose but it's a great opportunity to dig into your kit box and not leave it unused! 

Ready to see the first challenge?

For your first Shape Up challenge you'll need to create a page/project based on the shape: Half Heart. 

If you need a template to use there's one to download and print here: http://www.craftytemplates.co.uk/HalfHeartTemplate.pdf

If you can't print a template you can draw out one on paper very simply.

To get you kick started with an idea of how to use a half heart shape I've detailed one below using the template size half heart. How you create your project though is totally up to you.

 To begin with I sketched around the half heart on to the patterned paper.

Next I cut around the heart edge but left the straight edge uncut and instead scored along it.

Finally I folded over the heart to create the shape. 

For the finished layout I added paper behind the cut out half of the heart and painted the folded over part. I then painted more on a white card background and trimmed down the patterned paper before adding it over the top. I then added die cuts tucked inside the half heart shape.

Ready to have a play yourself?

Once you've finished your creation upload it to your platform of choice.

For Instagram tag @craftytemplates and mention it's for the Shape Up Quirky Kit challenge so I can find it.

For Facebook add it to the Quirky Kits Group - they'll be a post for each new challenge there to share it to or else mention it's for the Shape Up challenge when you post it so I can find it.

For blog add a link to your project from your blog in the comments below any of the Shape Up challenge posts, (like this one).

Or if you'd prefer to keep your project private you can email them directly to Leonora@craftytemplates.com

Have fun!

xx Leo