Challenge : DIY

Hello everybody! welcome back to Culture Shock!! Please forgive our absent week.. we're working out a few kinks!!

From now on our challenges will be TWO weeks long! that's right.. you get TWO weeks to work on our challenge.. fit it into other challenges if you like :) It just gives you (and us) a little extra room to play!

We are/have said goodbye to Design Team members TAMMY and AMY and we thank them for their time with us :)

That being said lets move on!

This weeks challenge : DO IT YOURSELF!

are you a handy man or woman? do you like trying new techniques and making your own goodies? do you shy away from store bought and cringe at mass production?

Create your projects based on the pop culture reference "DIY" and link up by Thursday at midnight MST!

From the PUNKS:

Amber:

DeeDee:

I made some paper ornaments for my christmas tree! no need to buy when I can CREATE :)

Paula:

Paula created a beautiful wall hanging piece of inspiration for her craft room!

to play along and earn one of our COVETED badges just create a new piece of work based on this week's theme.. post it to your blog and link directly to your blog post using the following widget! 

---closes NEXT Thursday at midnight MST!!---

Fixed the linky Folks! (steph!!)

Sorry bout that! The link up for UMBRELLAS is now correct and currently still open!

CHALLENGE: Umbrellas!

Hello Culture SHOCKERS!!

CHALLENGE: Umbrellas!

Inspiration: Kissing, rain, colorful, storms, drinks, beaches (perhaps NUDE beaches), business men and women... 

Create your projects based on the pop culture reference "Umbrella" and link up by Thursday at midnight MST!

From the PUNKS:

Amy:

Jennifer:

 

Paula:

to play along and earn one of our COVETED badges just create a new piece of work based on this week's theme.. post it to your blog and link directly to your blog post using the following widget! ---closes NEXT Thursday at midnight MST!!-

Challenge: BATMAN

Welcome back fabulous culture freaks!!

Challenge: BATMAN

What runs across your mind when you think Batman? Frighting Crime? Comics? Bats? YELLOW?

Create your projects based on the pop culture reference "Batman" and link up by Thursday at midnight MST!

from the PUNKS:

Amber:

Amber's mind turned right to those old school sound bubbles in comics.. (and the really old tv show lol)!!

Paula:

Paula went straight to BATS and scrapped about their cavern exploration.

to play along and earn one of our COVETED badges just create a new piece of work based on this week's theme.. post it to your blog and link directly to your blog post using the following widget! ---closes NEXT Thursday at midnight MST!!-

CHALLENGE: Tim Burton!

Welcome everyone!! A bit of catch up has been happening since starting the challenge.. first here is the "blinkie" (even though ours doesn't blink) that will be worn by our favorite picks each week.. so stay tuned for the reveal of who gets to wear this badge MONDAY --- as well as who is awarded our prize package for the first month :)

onto the current challenge...

CHALLENGE: Tim Burton

What do you think of when you hear Tim Burton? Maybe it's one of his famous movies or one of his  remakek? Do the words dark, spooky, scary and/or creepy come to mind? Or maybe you think of striped socks and twisted trees? How about dark love or tangled affections. Maybe just a spot of tea...

Create your projects based on the pop culture reference "Tim Burton" and link up by Thursday at midnight MST!

Here are the works from our design team.. the PUNKS:

Amy:

Jennifer:

CHALLENGE: Breakfast Club

Welcome back!! 

CHALLENGE: Breakfast Club!

Who hasn't seen this movie? Who isn't one of the characters? Who doesn't want to PUMP FIST THE MAN? Create your projects based on the pop culture reference "Breakfast Club" and link up by Thursday at midnight MST!

Here's what the Punks have brought you this week:

Amber:

Amber first drew a sketch based on the movie box..

then made a card based off the sketch!

Jennifer:

Paula:

Paula embossed her strips based on the characters of the movie then arranged them on her card to represent the movie box!

to play along and earn one of our COVETED badges just create a new piece of work based on this week's theme.. post it to your blog and link directly to your blog post using the following widget! ---closes NEXT Thursday at midnight MST!!-

CHALLENGE: Rainbow Bright

Welcome to another new week! We realize we've fallen a bit behind in picking the winners for the last couple of weeks -- stay tuned for a big reveal! :D

New CHALLENGE: Rainbow Bright!!

Who doesn't know who this fantastically frightful colored little girl is? Create your projects based on the pop culture reference "Rainbow Bright" and link up by Thursday at midnight MST!

From the PopCulture Punks:

Amy:

DeeDee:

Jennifer:

Paula:

to play along and earn one of our COVETED badges just create a new piece of work based on this week's theme.. post it to your blog and link directly to your blog post using the following widget! ---closes NEXT Thursday at midnight MST!!---

Challenge MADONNA!!

Thanks for all of last week's submissions! Be on the lookout for winners this MONDAY :)

On to the next Culture Shock CHALLENGE: MADONNA

This week's Sponsor: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

Who is a Culture Icon? Madonna.. who never failed to SHOCK and AWE? Madonna.. Who as on every girl and boy's wall for YEARS? MADONNA! Show us your Madonna inspired pieces! Do you love her cone boobies? Her pearls? Her lace and mesh? Maybe it's her lyrics... or just HER. Show us Show us Show us!!

-we are are also adding a new RULE. to be considered for a winner each week and thrown into the prize at the end of the month.. you MUST link back to the culture shock :) please and thank you!-

-Don't forget to put in your post how your piece fits into "POP CULTURE" especially because it's ANYTHING goes week!-

Inspiration from the Culture Shock PUNKS:

Amber:

Jennifer:

Paula:

to play along and earn one of our COVETED badges just create a new piece of work based on this week's theme.. post it to your blog and link directly to your blog post using the following widget! ---closes NEXT Thursday at midnight MST!!---

CHALLENGE : Anything Goes!

After our initial DT Call week we're kicking it off with a bang!!!!!!! Welcome to ANYTHING GOES week!! This tends to be people's most popular theme for ANYthing! Jennifer has found us a sponsor for this Anything goes week that I'm pretty sure will be putting something towards the monthly prize! Welcome KELLEY'S KIDS!

-Don't forget to put in your post how your piece fits into "POP CULTURE" especially because it's ANYTHING goes week!-

Inspiration from the Culture Shock PUNKS:

Jennifer:

Paula:

Tammylee:

to play along and earn one of our COVETED badges just create a new piece of work based on this week's theme.. post it to your blog and link directly to your blog post using the following widget! ---closes NEXT Thursday at midnight MST!!---

Welcome to our new DT Members!!

AMBER

and AMY!!!

Whoohoooo!!! 

And here's a quick shout out to all you who entered -- we sincerely appreciate the submissions we got.. even if some of you forgot to link up ;)

Keep an eye out for Friday -- all new challenges are posted EACH and EVERY friday! 

DT Call Reminder!!!

Hello everyone!! Reminder that tonight is the end of the DT Call!!

We will post our new DT Mid week next week with an all new fun challenge on Friday!!

Thank you to all the submission we've received so far!! We're so excited and have looking through the applications up till now!!

First Challenge + DT call!!

Alright.. Here it is.. the OFFICIAL Culture Shock DT call! Wanna be a PUNK? We're looking for a few new members to carry our badge and help us out! An undetermined number of spots are open and we think YOU'VE got what it takes to fill one of them... ready? SET? GOOOOO!

Challenge: TEXTING (get it.. Call? texting?) Create an ORIGINAL project (following our rules) based on the Pop Culture Reference.... TEXTING. Keep an open mind, we like to be BLOWN away! Texting can mean literally "a text sent to my phone from yours" you can use text chat "C U L8R" or "text me" maybe you want to simply use a line of text.. or the word "TEXTING" .. just make sure your piece SOMEhow fits the challenge theme! 

Along with your link up you must send the following information to scfdesignteam@gmail.com.

-Name

-Blog URL

-Facebook Address (Sorry folks.. all DT members MUST have facebook.)

-Any other design teams you are on.

-Crafty Strengths

-Tells us about your link up for this week's theme

-Show us FOUR past projects that best showcase your style.

-and Last.. tell us what you can bring to our team!

All link ups and emails do by the 23rd @ Midnight MST!!!

Now here is some inspiration from the girls already on the team! GOOD LUCK!!

-P.S. keep an eye out for a new header and some great badges!- 

Jennifer opted to go with a door hanger kindly saying "KEEP OUT"!

Paula has a super fun card for us featuring all the fancy "Texting" Lingo!

Tammylee chose to make this SPLENDID little gift box with a digital stamp of a texting fem on the top!

Culture Shock Challenge Coming Near You!!

Stay tuned for some ELECTRIFYING JAW DROPPING AWE INSPIRING challenges and works based on all forms of POP CULTURE.

Music. Religion. Tv. Movies. Fashion. Politics. Scandals. Your mom. You name it.. we're gonna USE IT!

We'll be opening up a DT call in the near future... as of right now we're figuring out the little things.. and we need your help getting some followers! So send your friends and family our way -- if they're crafters/artists/inventors/jewelers/sculptors/or just plain adventurers of any kind.. we want 'em!