OCTOBER 2020 2nd Reveal of Main Challenge - NIGHT & NO FLOWERS

Welcome back to the 2nd Reveal of our OCTOBER Main Challenge 

at More Than Words!

It's all about the beauty of the NIGHT and NO FLOWERS!

Our Main Challenge is based upon a word inspiration and a creative challenge.

Word Inspiration:  NIGHT

Creative Challenge:  NO FLOWERS

HELPFUL TIPS FOR THE CHALLENGE

We want to know what you get up to when the sun goes down!  Do you go out partying at NIGHT, gaze at the stars, go to concerts or maybe go camping? Or if you like being tucked up at home with wine and Netflix, then we want to hear about that too! We need to see in your project how our word inspired you.  If it isn't obvious in your work, then please explain it in your post.

Many flowers close their petals at night, so we want to see NO FLOWERS on your project. Is this easy or difficult for you?

HEIKES AUGENBLICK

Heikes: For this challenge I had the perfect paper in my stash. "Under the stars" from 13arts. I wrote the word NIGHT on my background. For the creative challenge NO FLOWERS, well that wasn't that difficult for me as I'm not the biggest flower user anyway. On the photo is my daughter with her best friends. My inspiration explanation: There are two types of people. There are the early risers, the so-called lark birds, and there are the late risers, the so-called owls. I belong more to the lark birds.  That means that I can see little of the summer night sky because I am mostly asleep. Only in the Autumn months I can see something of the night sky, and that's always something very special. I love the clear autumn starry nights, it gives me a taste of the festive season before christmas. 

ANASTASIA TVERITNOVA

Anastasia: My layout for the October challenge is very monochrome and laconic. I was inspired by our last trip to the mountains and the incredible NIGHT sky that we saw there. Every night, out comes these envoys of beauty, and they light the universe with their admonishing smile! Their beauty requires NO FLOWERS.

JOLANDE van OOSTERHOUT

Jolande: The NIGHT slowly turns into the day. The FLOWERS are NOT welcome on this early morning. 

YULIA POPKOVA

Yulia: For the October challenge, I made a page in my artbook. NIGHT is the time to dream, walk, look at the stars, and of course make wishes! And I love to watch films with my husband at night))) In my artbook, I did NOT use FLOWERS, only paints, sprays and a chipboard.

CECILIA ZERTUCHE

Cecilia: One of the most peaceful moments is watching the stars at NIGHT. It is wonderful to imagine everything that is out there! My journal page needed NO FLOWERS!

SARAH DORGERE

Sarah: When I read the challenge word inspiration "NIGHT", I immediately thought of this outing we had with my son in Paris. It was an exhibition in the garden of plants. There were animals made of light in the garden. It was necessary to visit in the night time in order to be able to see their beauty fully and admire everything. This photo captured the wonder my son felt when he saw all the sculptures of light. For me the NIGHT is the moment when there is magic, dreams can begin, and NO FLOWERS are needed in order to see beauty.

HEATHER MCMAHON

Heather: I wanted to make an art journal page for this. I found this quote and it was perfect! It says, "NIGHT is to see the dreams and day is to make them true". There was conflicting advice online as to who coined this so my apologies to the author! I added some text in the corner saying "This is me to a 'T'" as I always do my best thinking and planning at night. It was easy to use NO FLOWERS on this - just lots of stars and night sky!

MAIN CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

$50 USD value prize from SCRAPMATTS

4 RUNNERS UP

(as voted by our DT in no particular order)

$25 USD value prize from THOMPSON'S CRAFT SUPPLIES

$25 USD value prize from 2CRAFTY

$25 USD value prize from KORA PROJECTS

$25 USD value prize from LINDYS GANG

(image below is for illustration purposes only)

RANDOM WINNER

(Picked at random from all eligible entries)

$25 USD value prize from MINTAY PAPERS

MYSTERY WINNERS

(hand picked by our admin team - two entries not in our top 5, but that have that special something that captured our attention)

$25 USD value prize from 49 AND MARKET

(image below is for illustration purposes only)

$25 USD value prize from MINTAY PAPERS

SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER

One participant, with a high number of votes and hand-picked by our Admin team, will be invited to be our December, 2020 Special Guest Designer.

We are very grateful to all our generous sponsors for these fabulous prizes.  To learn more about any of them, click on the Sponsors tab above.

We are looking forward to seeing your entries into our 

October Main Challenge: NIGHT & NO FLOWERS

Please link up your projects by clicking on the Add Link button below.  

Also, please be sure to include your personal name and country 

in your InLinkz title.

Challenge closes October 31, 2020 at 11:59pm EST

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

OCTOBER 2020 Main Challenge - NIGHT & NO FLOWERS

Welcome to our October Challenge where it's all about the 

NIGHT and we don't want to see any FLOWERS!

Our Main Challenge is based upon a word inspiration and a creative challenge.

Word Inspiration:  NIGHT

Creative Challenge:  NO FLOWERS

HELPFUL TIPS FOR THE CHALLENGE

We want to know what you get up to when the sun goes down!  Do you go out partying at NIGHT, gaze at the stars, go to concerts or maybe go camping? Or if you like being tucked up at home with wine and Netflix, then we want to hear about that too! We need to see in your project how our word inspired you.  If it isn't obvious in your work, then please explain it in your post.

Many flowers close their petals at night, so we want to see NO FLOWERS on your project. Is this easy or difficult for you?

ANNA IWANOWSKA

Anna: For me the NIGHT is a very special time. There is something magical in this part of day - when everything calms down, the world is covered with darkness, but also decorated with moonshine and stars and lighted windows. The night is also good for creativity - at least for me. I wanted to make this work multilayered, full of different elements, dark, but also a little bit shiny, and of course NO FLOWERS!

DAISY RAMSAYDaisy: I always liked to watch the sky at Night. Seeing the stars shine on this vast black background is magical. I found it very difficult NOT to use FLOWERS, but I took up the challenge by using chipboards of stars and planets to replace flowers. 

DANA TATARDana: Sitting around the campfire, while vacationing at the lake during the summer, is one event that I look forward to all year. We are far away from the city lights and the stars in the NIGHT sky are absolutely beautiful. The rising moon over the water is stunning. While trying to capture that view I also took this picture of my family in shadow. The lack of light made this memory special. NO FLOWERS were necessary on this layout! I filled the background with stars. 

ELLE WILSONElle: For this month's challenge I have created a mixed media art journal page in a handmade journal which is roughly A5 page size. It has lots of collage using found papers from my stash and is inspired by the quote "I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the NIGHT." If you are missing FLOWERS this month, you only need to look up at the night sky to see the beautiful flowers of the sky shining there. 😊

ROSALIE DUKE-STANLEY

Rosalie: My layout is based on the NIGHT where everything is a little strange. I used a photo that I took recently... just as the sun was setting, and the vision of the tree in the foreground represents a menacing silhouette. NO FLOWERS but I have added a poem I wrote about night time through to dawn. 

KATRIN MERAGLIAKatrin:  The theme of this month's challenge made me remember a song, from when I was younger. It was a summer hit that I liked so much - The Rhythm of the NIGHT by Corona. I enjoyed remembering those memories of long ago moments, and as you can see... there are NO FLOWERS!

MAIN CHALLENGE WINNER

(as voted by our DT)

$50 USD value prize from SCRAPMATTS

4 RUNNERS UP

(as voted by our DT in no particular order)

$25 USD value prize from THOMPSON'S CRAFT SUPPLIES

$25 USD value prize from 2CRAFTY

$25 USD value prize from KORA PROJECTS

$25 USD value prize from LINDYS GANG

(image below is for illustration purposes only)

RANDOM WINNER

(Picked at random from all eligible entries)

$25 USD value prize from MINTAY PAPERS

MYSTERY WINNERS

(hand picked by our admin team - two entries not in our top 5, but that have that special something that captured our attention)

$25 USD value prize from 49 AND MARKET

(image below is for illustration purposes only)

$25 USD value prize from MINTAY PAPERS

SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER

One participant, with a high number of votes and hand-picked by our Admin team, will be invited to be our December, 2020 Special Guest Designer.

We are very grateful to all our generous sponsors for these fabulous prizes.  To learn more about any of them, click on the Sponsors tab above.

We are looking forward to seeing your entries into our 

October Main Challenge: NIGHT & NO FLOWERS

Please link up your projects by clicking on the Add Link button below.  

Also, please be sure to include your personal name and country 

in your InLinkz title.

Challenge closes October 31, 2020 at 11:59pm EST.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter