ric#2 - Fendi Spring 2012

Hi there, and welcome back to the Runway Inspired Challenge!

The DT was blown away by the projects uploaded for our first challenge!  We are pleased to announce some winners :)

Our Fabulous Fashionistas are:

Virginia
Lindsay
Chunyuan

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And the Queen of Couture, winner of the $15 gift card to Simon Says Stamp is:


Piali!

Congrats, ladies!  Piali, please email me (ourchangeofart@gmail.com) so I can get your prize out to you!

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source: fashiongonerogue.com

For this challenge, find inspiration in the above look from Fendi's 2012 Spring Collection.  Below are the DT samples, using twine from The Twinery!

Cristina Kowalczyk - My Paper Secret

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Laura Bassen - Doublestick Heaven

Sarah Jay - Criminal Grace

Aga - Just Made From Paper

Angeline - the Creation of Creativity

The design team will select 3 runner-ups (the Fabulous Fashionistas) and one winner (the Queen of Couture) after the challenge closes. They will be posted here on the blog at the start of the next challenge, as well as on our Winners Page. The Queen of Couture will receive an awesome prize!

Sponsored by The Twinery

You can win the Ultimate Color Sampler Pack!

~You must create a new project for each challenge

~Please include a link back to the Runway Inspired Challenge in your post

~When uploading your project, make sure to link to your entry post, not your en

tire blog

~When submitting to our challenge, you may combine with only 3 other challenges

~You may enter as many times as you wish!

~If it is not obvious how you were inspired by the runway outfit, please explain it in your post. We don't want to overlook anything!

Your projects for this challenge are due by Friday, December 30th at 11:59pm ET.

Runway Inspired on Facebook!

First I'd like to say how excited I am to see the submissions roll in for our first challenge!  They are truly amazing! Don't forget that you have until Friday, December 16th to play along.

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I just wanted to pop in to let you know that the Runway Inspired Challenge has a facebook page!  Not only will you get all of the blog updates, but I will also be posting random fashion-related links for those of you who are as obsessed as I am! You can "like" us by visiting our page or by clicking the link in our sidebar.  (there might even be a giveaway sometime in the future for facebook fans!)

I've already put some fun stuff on there, so if you haven't already, go check it out!

ric#1 - Versace Spring 2012

Welcome to the very first Runway Inspired Challenge! The DT is so excited to share our projects with you, and we can't wait to see your submissions! Our first inspiration photo comes straight from Milan Fashion Week.

source: fashionista.com

And here are the lovely samples from the DT:

Jennifer Rzasa - Our Change of Art

Angeline Yong - The Creation of Creativity

Cristina Kowalczyk - My Paper Secret

Laura Bassen - Doublestick Heaven

Aga - Just Made From Paper

The design team will select 3 runner-ups (the Fabulous Fashionistas) and one winner (the Queen of Couture) after the challenge closes. They will be posted here on the blog at the start of the next challenge, as well as on our Winners Page. The Queen of Couture will receive an awesome prize!

A $15 Gift Card to Simon Says Stamp!

~You must create a new project for each challenge

~Please include a link back to the Runway Inspired Challenge in your post

~When uploading your project, make sure to link to your entry post, not your en

tire blog

~When submitting to our challenge, you may combine with only 3 other challenges

~You may enter as many times as you wish!

~If it is not obvious how you were inspired by the runway outfit, please explain it in your post. We don't want to overlook anything!

Your projects for this challenge are due by Friday, December 16th at 11:59pm ET.

Winner Day!

We're just a few hours away from the first challenge going live! First, I'm here to announce some winners:

Our randomly selected follower who commented on this post (and will receive the "Many Thanks" set from My Thoughts Exactly) is Trinh! She said:

I'm a follower! Can't wait to check out the first challenge!

And the winner of the fashion-inspired prize package from Jay Gee's Nook for getting the most DT members correct first is Gayatri! She said:

Beautiful peeks, Jennifer! I have seen all of them but I could only get three out of five

1. ????

2. Laura Bessan

3. Cristina Kowalczyk

4. Agnieszka

5. ?????

I have seen both the first and the fifth peek's projects but just don't remember now! Oh well!

Congrats on getting 3 correct! (and she was also the very first person to comment with her guesses!) Trinh and Gayatri- please send me an email with your mailing address to ourchangeofart@gmail.com. Thanks!

Meet Sarah!

The last crafty gal on our Runway is Sarah Jay!

Sarah's blog is Criminal Grace

And here's a bit about her, in her own words:

• I'm Sarah Jay: web developer, mother, and wife by day, paper crafter by night. I live in Southern New Hampshire with my husband and an insanely active toddler. I work full time maintaining web sites for an IT solutions provider, so late night crafting sessions are the way I unwind and let out some of my creative energy. I've been paper crafting and stamping since the turn of the century, and have recently had the thrill of seeing my work published.

I'd love for you to welcome Sarah by leaving her a comment here and on her blog!

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So...how did you do? Did you guess the DT correctly? Here's a recap of the official line-up:

Me (Jennifer)

Angeline

Laura

Cristina

Aga

Sarah

I told you it was going to be the best team around! The winner of our game will be announced on Monday, along with the random commenter/follower winner from this post (you still have until Sunday to comment!)

I'm so excited for our premier challenge on Tuesday, December 6th! We'll see you there!

Meet Agnieszka!

Up next is Agnieszka Malyszek!

Aga's blog is Just Made From Paper

Here's a bit about her, in her own words:

• Hi! My name is Agnieszka Malyszek but I go by my short name Aga. I work in an IT Company that operates in the shipping market and cardmaking is my relaxing hobby in my spare time. I started my papercrafting adventure by making cards for my friends and family and sharing my creations with others is still what I enjoy most about it. I like to keep my cards clean and simple, however I'm always willing to go out of my box and learn something new. A lot of my inspiration comes from interior and fashion magazines so I am very excited to be a part of this new challenge blog and I look forward to working alongside such a talented group of designers!

Please welcome Aga to the team by leaving her a comment here, and on her blog!

Our last mystery designer will be revealed tomorrow!

Meet Cristina!

Today I'd like to introduce you to Cristina Kowalczyk!

Cristina's blog is My Paper Secret

Here's a bit about her:

• Cristina started stamping in 2009. She has a clean and graphic style, and her work has been widely published in Paper Crafts and CARDS magazines. She was also the Paper Crafts’ 2011 Gallery Idol as well as a member of Paper Crafts’ 2011 Stamping Royalty. Cristina has lived in Delaware, Florida, Virginia, Indiana, Iowa, and Texas, and home for her now is the western suburbs of Chicago, where she lives with her husband and daughter. She is a writer and the author of two books -- a short story collection called Come Together, Fall Apart and a novel entitled The World in Half.

Make sure to give Cristina a warm welcome by leaving a comment here and on her blog!

Our next designer will be featured tomorrow!

Meet Laura!

Our next fabulous designer is Laura Bassen!

Laura's blog is Doublestick Heaven

Here's a bit about her, in her own words:

• Living in central Illinois, I'm a wife and mom to five beautiful and busy kids. I have always, even as a child, had stashes of paper, markers, stickers and stamps to play with. After studying graphic design in college, marrying a hockey player and living in Europe for several years, card making has become my most favorite hobby. I love participating in challenges, following my favorite blogs, and winning fabulous prizes. All this, and I still have heartfelt cards to send to my loved ones. I'm super excited to be a part of the Runway Challenge team. I love fashion, although, it's not as easy to pull off with dirty diapers and spit-up:) I do aspire, though.

Make sure to welcome Laura by leaving a comment for her here, as well as on her blog!

Please pop back in tomorrow when I'll reveal the next designer!

Meet Angeline!

Thanks so much to those of you who played our game last week! The winner won't be announced until next Monday, but you can check out how you did each day as we reveal another member of the Design Team. Don't forget- the person who answered the most correct first will win :)

Today I'd like to introduce you to Angeline Yong Jeet Leen:

Angeline's blog is The Creation of Creativity

Here's a bit about her, in her own words:

• Born and raised in Malaysia, educated in Malaysia and Australia, living and working in Perth of Western Australia, Angeline Yong is a Christian Multimedia/Graphic designer, who built up her compassion in arts and handcrafts since young, then discovered her interests in making handmade cards since 2009. Adopting the style of “elegant, clean and simple,” with the gifted sense of colors, her cards are well embellished with rhinestones, pearls and ribbons. As a guest designer of various card-making teams, Angeline has been acknowledged for her handmade cards being published in multiple issues of well-known Paper Crafts Magazine.

Please welcome Angeline to the Runway Inspired Challenge by leaving her a comment here, and on her blog!

Make sure to visit each day this week to meet the rest of the team!

Don't forget...

You have until tonight to make your guesses for who is on the DT! No one has the whole team correct yet....do your best and you just might win the great prize from Jay Gee's Nook!

Play the game and guess here!

Design Team Game + Prize

Thank you so much to anyone who has left sweet and kind words of support in the comments. I'm so happy to see that you are all as excited as I am!

(Don't forget to follow us and leave a comment here for a chance to win our first prize from My Thoughts Exactly)

Today's festivities include a fun GAME (with a prize, of course!). I'm going to post 2 projects that I love from each of the Design Team members, followed by a picture they each took of their favorite thing to wear- this is a blog about fashion inspiration, after all! Let's get started....

You all already know who I am, so no guessing necessary here. I wear a headband almost every day, and I just adore shoes. These are some of my favorites:

---Now it's time to start guessing!---

Designer #1 Sneak Peek

Designer #2 Sneak Peek

Designer #3 Sneak Peek

Designer #4 Sneak Peek

Designer #5 Sneak Peek

---How to Enter---

Leave a comment with your guesses for each designer. This may be tricky, so do your best! The person who answers the most correctly first will win this amazing fashion-inspired prize package from Jay Gee's Nook:

My Favorite Felt- Veggie Garden Collection

Lawn Fawn- Sew Lovely

Hero Arts- Silhouette Women

Make sure to leave your guesses below...you might not need to get them all correct to win! You have until Sunday, November 27th at 11:59pm ET to enter.

(To keep the game fair, I am not showing comments until next week. You will NOT see your comment when you submit it. Gayatri- I removed your comment from this post- but I have your guesses recorded. Thanks!)