Altered Index 2025 Challenge | Week Two

[@sophievandale5633]

So pretty…….i may need one of those foam blocks, I’ve never even heard of them before lol

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you ❤️ they are pretty cool and fun to work with 😁

[@MarylinShiver]

Try Simon Hurley (Ranger Ink) Stamping Foam

[@thooper61]

Beautiful!

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you ❤️

[@mcuttercreations]

Very pretty good job❤❤❤

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@sharronmartin2511]

Beautiful

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you ❤️

[@joycegifford8826]

OOOOO using the foam that has been in my drawer for 2 years now…❤❤❤❤

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Lol, yes go for it! 😁

[@turquoisetreasures4793]

Thanks for setting this challenge Suzanne, like you, I don't have much mixed media experience, so I was immediately drawn to this challenge. I've also never worked with prompts, so it's a double challenge for me, and I'm really enjoying it and enjoying seeing how you approach the prompts. I'm a recent subscriber and so glad I found you, tfs Karen xx

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Hello and welcome Karen 😁 thank you so much for subscribing, I am really happy that you have found value here and that you want to give the challenge a go ❤️

[@charmingAmy]

where can I find the information on the prompts and the challenge? I would love to do this as well. I love your channel, it is calming to watch your ways of crafting.

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Hello! You can get a copy of the prompt list from my KoFi shop (free) here: ko-fi.com/s/ec438d12bc Each Thursday I release my video sharing the next prompt and how I create my card 😊

[@YvonneCook-gv5pq]

So pretty! 😊❤

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you ❤️

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

You want to know what I use for my heated sponge LOL I use flip flops from the dollar stores LOL. I was doing that before I even knew there was such a thing. I also use dollar stores version of play doh which is great for getting designs off of fancy bottles etc. Your card tuned out so lovely. I love butterflies. ☺♥

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

😯 that's so cool! Do the flip flops work well? I would never have thought about those! Haha, brilliant hack!

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

@@nonstoppapercrafts The ones that I bought 3-4 years ago worked out great. Time to buy a new pair though because I lost my block with my last studio organization lol. Maybe I will do a quick video of it when I do buy a new pair ☺♥

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

@@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore oh please do! I'd love to see a video x

[@KinkwadsCreations25]

I love how that turned out!!!

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@TamarasDesigns]

Love how this card came together ❤ I may need the stamping foam in my life 😂

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Lol, thank you! The stamping foam is a cool tool, I just need to use it more often 😁

[@TamarasDesigns]

@nonstoppapercrafts it has definitely opened my eyes to another medium tool . ❤️

[@MarylinShiver]

Try Simon Hurley (Ranger Ink) Stamping Foam

[@AprilStormPaperStudio]

Your creation is beautiful!

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you so much 😊❤️

[@MarylinShiver]

TIP!!! When splattering paint onto your project, tapping the brush from the top makes the paint go up. If you tap the brush downward on something from the top, the splats will go down!

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Brilliant tip! Thank you! 👍🏻❤️

[@MsSimpleTreasures]

I’m a fan and subscriber to DJ @ Hither & Yon and Lou Collins. So when I saw DJ was doing this challenge I immediately paused her vid. and switched to yours and watched your 1st week…loved it, subscribed to you and printed the challenge sheet to start my 1st week tomorrow. What a great idea and will get me working on bettering my attempts at mixed media. Your break-in to mixed media makes it look as if you have been doing it all along. Great job and thank you for sharing.

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Yay! Thank you so much for coming over from Hither & Yon (thank you DJ x) and I am really excited that you will be joining the challenge 😁

[@MerryScraps]

This is beautiful! I have a couple of those sponges and had completely forgot about them!

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you ❤️ yes, I often forget about all these cool tools I have, which is why I hope to get more use out of them through this challenge series 😁

[@yonwife5879]

I love this card. I’m still working on card one. Can’t wait to get started on to this one. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you 😊 x

[@hitherandyonstudio]

Very pretty. Thank you for sharing!! 😊 Can’t wait to do this one!! 🦋

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@fleurdeb7803]

💖🦋

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

❤️

[@lynnecerreta1549]

The foam is from Ranger. Simon Hurley promoted it a few years back.

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you! I did Google after the recording lol x

[@HappilyEllaAfter]

❤

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

❤️

[@kathybost1879]

very nice. love how you used the little frame. everything I know about "crafting" I learned from YT- about 20yrs. worth. love from usa

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you so much 😊 I love learning new things from KZbin

[@fionabarber784]

Use a fan brush to do slatters. Looks beautiful.

[@NattyBeYoutiMe]

Paint markers are also great for splatters😉

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Yes, someone had said about a fan brush 👍🏻 I might need to get one 😁

[@ginatrevino5514]

The foam is from Simon Says I do have them! I thought we were on week 3, last night was busy trying to catch up 😅😂

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you! I had to Google the foam pads after the recording to find out lol

[@MarylinShiver]

The foam block, is it possibly from Simon Hurley?

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Hi, yes that is the brand I was trying to think of, thank you 😊

[@shelleyroy9667]

What is the sponge called? A fan brush works best for splatters.

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

The sponge is a stamping foam block 😊👍🏻

[@pamelas1333]

Very nice! I just found you. It's hard to find people that mix card making and mixed media. I have subbed and will be following along, thank you! Do you know the name of the Sizzix die cuts with the butterflies and frame? I can't find it currently. Edited to add-I realize these are index cards, and can be made into regular cards, but A lot of people that do mixed media do junk journals. I prefer this.

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you so much ❤️ it's funny because I had mentioned that these would make great card fronts when I was recording this week's card video 😊 I'm pleased you will be following along. This is the die set with the butterflies and frame: amzn.to/4juCJmZ

[@cindyn3383]

I have one of those stick pens and tried to use it to pick up some gems but it didn’t work. Lol Live how your card came out.

[@nonstoppapercrafts]

Thank you 😊 I have found those stick pens to be a bit hit and miss. They work most of the time but if the gem is upside down I still have to try and fiddle with it with my fingers to get it the right way, at which point I'm wondering why I need the tool lol