Often in my crafting and scrapbooking I find myself thinking of various ways to re-use materials in different ways. I never know when this "inspiration" will turn into action and sometimes the urge to create comes at the oddest time!
One of these "instances" happened recently when I was at the thrift store. Now sometimes this "inspiration comes as a gentle nudge... this time it was a full blown assault. I suddenly had an urge to create something with T-shirts... yes I said T-Shirts! With all of the beautiful embellished t-shirts that are in apparel right now, my mind raced to all of the fun things that could be done with such an inexpensive item.
Here is a project I used creating the bottom seam of a variety of colored t-shirts. This is a real simple embellishment. Just cut off the seam and use a sturdy double sided tape to adhere it down. For this project I used Crafty Power Tape by SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L.
You Color My World by Liz Hicks. Supplies: Bazzill Basics Paper; Paint: Plaid; Stickers: Echo Park Paper Co; Thread: Gutermann; Adhesive: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L; Other: Sequins, canvas, tulle, silver cord and gems
By using the bottom seam of 6 different colored t-shirts, I created this cute little rainbow. To make the rainbow sparkle a little more (I kind of always have to do that... it's just me 
) I added monochromatic sequin to each color of the rainbow. The rainbow itself was super easy and only took about 10 minutes to create.
Using t-shirts as accents can create so many new fun embellishments in your layouts, from shapes to blossoms, rosettes, ruffles... the possibilities are endless!
Your challenge is to create a project, accent, or scrapbook page using a t-shirt. Thanks for joining the fun today; I can't WAIT to see what you all come up with!
--Liz Hicks
P.S. For more ideas on how to use T-shirts as accents check out my blog. I will be doing a fun fabric tutorial and giveaway from June 14th- 21st (2011).
You have two ways to enter to win!
Live Challenge: If you'd like to participate in the live challenge, you have 60 minutes to complete your project. At the end of the 60 minutes, photograph or scan your project, and upload the image to the Club CK gallery (learn how to upload your project here). Then leave a comment below with the URL link to your page by 8:15 p.m. MDT today (June 14). For example, your comment could look like this: "My page is posted here: http://clubcreatingkeepsakes.com/media/p/31086.aspx."
Long Challenge: If you weren't able to complete your project during the live challenge, or you'd like to spend more than an hour working on it, you have until 9:00 a.m. MDT Monday, June 20, 2011 to complete your layout. Follow the above instructions for posting your layout and commenting.
A winner from each challenge will receive an awesome prize package!
Congrats to Heidi 1063 who was the randomly selected winner. To claim your prize, look for a conversation from Erika H in the My Conversations section of your My Profile page.
Congrats to SandyP who was the randomly selected winner. To claim your prize, look for a conversation from Erika H or Erin Weed in the My Conversations section of your My Profile page.