Well, well, well....I was in a crafty mood today. Felt like making a card...or earrings...or something. That's when, as I was getting caught up on emails, I found the current 10 Minute Craft Dash. For those of you who don't know, this is a challenge where you have to make a card/project in 10 minutes or less. I don't know about you, but I can barely decide which stamps I want to use in 10 minutes, let alone create an entire card! Anyway, the great thing about this challenge is that you CAN have a plan in place before you start. You can set up all your supplies, but then you start the timer as soon as you start crafting. Here is a picture of my pre-set area:
Well...I like to think that I have many skills....crafting under time constraints? That may not be one of them. My plan of attack was to stamp and color my image first and get that out of the way. Rookie Mistake #1: picking an image with lots to color. Oops. I figured I could allow myself one minute to stamp and color. TRY 3.5 minutes! I looked up, and WHAM! Three and a half minutes...GONE! ACK! PANIC MODE! I quickly punched my image and set it aside, but then realized I needed some other plan. I wanted to use some Wondertape and glitter to create some awesome diagonal stripes, but...Rookie Mistake #2: don't attempt techniques you've never tried before. This requires a little more time and precision than I had. So, I had to settle for a couple quick horizontal stripes instead. At this point, I had almost no time left, so I adhered the stamped circle and TADAA! 9 minutes 48 seconds....and one highly disappointed Amy. This was NOT the card I envisioned in my head. And, my craft area was a disaster!
But, here is the finished card:
Well, I have to remind myself that it WAS my very first attempt, and I learned some very valuable lessons. BUT, being OCD, I still had a vision of a card in my head, and I was desperate to see it completed. So, I decided to set the stopwatch again and see how long it would take me to finish the card as I wanted. The result? 40 minutes and 23 seconds. LOL! BUT, I'm quite pleased with the result.
Please note that only the card completed in less than 10 minutes is eligible for the challenge, but I wanted to share this card with you, too.
A little side by side comparison:
9:48 vs 40:23
All in all, this was a fun little challenge, and I am bound and determined to master the 10 Minute Craft Dash...but I'll have to save that for another day. ;)
Happy Stamping!
Amy
1 comment:
Love this post! I have a hard time seeing myself doing this under 10 minutes card making bit. I also need to practice at it. I think your card under 10 looked great! Nicely done CAS, I'd say. But I completely understand how once you have an image of your card in mind, it's hard to adjust for time. You have inspired me to take out the stopwatch and give it a shot! (Hmm...maybe if I gathered supplies and sketch first it would work out ok?) Thanks! -Thia
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