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Make It Monday #236: 2015 A la carte

January 4, 2016      Nichole Heady      8 Comments

As 2015 comes to a close, we thought it would be fun to provide a summary of all 40 videos we posted in 2015, allowing you to perhaps take advantage of a technique or challenge you might have missed.  There were so many incredible tutorials and lessons that you wouldn't want to miss out on just because you might have had a busy week in the past twelve months.  Our challenge to you is to pick one of the weekly videos that you might have missed or did not get a chance to play along with and create a project using that technique or tutorial.  Here is the official summary list of all the amazing videos the team created for you this past year:

(a direct link to each video is provided underneath thumbnails)

 

196

Make It Monday #196: Colorful Card Corners

with Danielle Flanders

 

197
 

Make It Monday #197: Homemade Foam Stickers

with Laurie Willison

 

198

Make It Monday #198: Three Panel Cards

with Ashley Cannon Newell

 

199

Make It Monday #199: Confetti Garlands

with Betsy Veldman

 

200
 

Make It Monday #200: Layering Cover Plate Die-Cuts

with Dawn McVey

 

201

Make It Monday #201: Cover Plate Stencils and Embossing Paste

with Laurie Willison

 

202

Make It Monday #202: Anchoring with Border and Banner Dies

with Melissa Phillips

 

203
 

Make It Monday #203: Doodling with Stamps

with Ashley Cannon Newell

 

204

Make It Monday #204: Watercolor Smooshing

with Betsy Veldman

 

205

Make It Monday #205: Confetti Cluster Stamping

with Lizzie Jones

 

206
 

Make It Monday #206: Stamping and Mixing Patterns

with Danielle Flanders

 

207

Make It Monday #207: Double Partial Die-Cutting

with Laura Bassen

 

208

Make It Monday #208: Ombre Stamping

with Laurie Willison

 

209

Make It Monday #209: White On White Die-Cuts with a Pop of Color

with Lexi Daly

 

210
 

Make It Monday #210: Using Vellum to Soften Patterns

with Lizzie Jones

 

211

Make It Monday #211: Using Gelatos with Stamps

with Melissa Phillips

 

212
 

Make It Monday #212: Fussy Cutting Tips

with Ashley Cannon Newell

 

213

Make It Monday #213: Cool Condensation Effects

with Betsy Veldman

 

214

Make It Monday #214: Stamping with Neutrals

with Dawn McVey

 

215

Make It Monday #215: Bringing the Inside Out

with Danielle Flanders

 

216

Make It Monday #216: Adding Color to Cover Plates

with Laura Bassen

 

217

Make It Monday #217: Creating Your Own Custom Borders

with Laurie Willison

 

218

Make It Monday #218: Watercolors with Die-Cut Stencils

with Lexi Daly

 

219
 

Make It Monday #219: Texture Kissing

with Lizzie Jones

 

220
 

Make It Monday #220: Die-Cut Mini Notebooks

with Melissa Phillips

 

221

Make It Monday #221: Masking Sentiments

with Ashley Cannon Newell

 

222

Make It Monday #222: Die-Cut Kissing

with Betsy Veldman

 

223

Make It Monday #223: Camouflaged Pocket Inserts

with Dawn McVey

 

224

Make It Monday #224: Two Toned Stamped Sentiments

with Daniele Flanders

 

225

Make It Monday #225: Die Cut Shaped Boxes

with Ashley Cannon Newell

 

226

Make It Monday #226: Creating with Stripes

with Laurie Willison

 

227

Make It Monday #227: Focal Clusters

with Lexi Daly

 

228

Make It Monday #228: Pearlized Blending

with Lizzie Jones

 

229
 

Make It Monday #229: Fabric Strip Christmas Trees

with Melissa Phillips

 

230

Make It Monday #230: Cover Plate Watercoloring

with Ashley Cannon Newell

 

231

Make It Monday #231: Motif Building

with Betsy Veldman

 

232

Make It Monday #232: Layered Stamping on Kraft

with Dawn McVey

 

233

Make It Monday #233: Splattering

with Danielle Flanders

 

234

Make It Monday #234: Embellishing with Felt

with Ashley Cannon Newell

 

235
 

Make It Monday #235: Adding Color to Stamped Images

with Laurie Willison

 

If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.

–A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.

–Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and feature a technique or tutorial focused on during one of the 2015 Make It Monday Videos.  Please be sure to mention the MIM Challenge # in your post so people can refer back to the original video if desired.

–Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).

–-Add your project to our InLinkz list below.

–You will have until 7am, Monday, January 11th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. 

–ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PLEASE.

–One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday,  January 11th. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

P.S. Just in case you are interested, here are the Make It Monday Year in Review posts I have put together in the past!

Make It Monday 2014 Review

Make It Monday 2013 Review

Make It Monday 2012 Review

Make It Monday 2011 Review

An InLinkz Link-up
 
EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:
 
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Congratulations to MayeML for being randomly selected as this weeks winner!  Please email Customer Service and provide the email address you would like your $25 gift certificate sent to!  And a big thank you to everyone else who participated in this challenge.  There were so many amazing entries!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Holly Saveur says

    January 4, 2016 at 11:49 AM

    AMAZING video’s have seen each one and LOVE them!
    Thank you all for all this inspiration!

    Reply
  2. MaryAnn N says

    January 4, 2016 at 10:42 PM

    Love all the techniques and inspiration.
    Gorgeous work.

    Reply
  3. Charlene says

    January 5, 2016 at 4:29 AM

    Fantastic reference tool!!

    Thanks!

    Reply
  4. DIANA L. says

    January 5, 2016 at 12:48 PM

    fun challenge tough choices Happy new year to the whole team!!!!

    Reply
  5. Birgit says

    January 7, 2016 at 5:56 AM

    Thanks for a year of fun challenges! Here’s to another fun and inspiring year!

    Reply
  6. JanetB says

    January 8, 2016 at 8:23 AM

    I am so happy you have done this, and now I see (what took me so long) that you have previous years, as well. Thank you! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    Reply
  7. DIANA L. says

    January 11, 2016 at 5:10 PM

    Congrats to the winner

    Reply
  8. Maye M.L. says

    January 12, 2016 at 3:57 AM

    Hooray, my first PTI challenge win, I am ecstatic, thanks Nichole! This was indeed a challenge and loved it. Fabulous opportunity to revisit such array of techniques and designer styles. Great entries by the other participants. Looking forward to more fun MIM challenges. Cheers!

    Reply

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