October 2023 Mini Kit Recipe Challenge

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Sat, 09/30/2023 - 23:00

I have a mini kit recipe challenge for you today! Follow the prompts below to create your own mini kit. Be sure to share your results!

Papers
2 striped papers
2 pattern paper
1 dot paper
1 plaid paper
1 ephemera paper

Elements
3 flowers
2 photo frames
2 strings/ribbons
1 doily
3 pieces of ephemera
2 stamps
2 buttons
2 tags

Spoilers: click here to see the mini kit I used for this recipe.

Mon, 10/02/2023 - 10:26

susan mohamed

thank u s much Marisa for sharing

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 15:07

Edinara Conceição

Wow!!! That's my favorite post ever!!! It1s Great.

Thank you, Marisa

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 08:03

Sarah Evans

Hey Marisa,

What is ephemera? Thanks

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 21:15

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Michelle Moore

Paper ephemera is really things that you would collect that have only been created for short term use. Things like advertising literature (think brochures and leaflets), packing and wrappers, greeting cards and postcards.

Sun, 10/08/2023 - 14:29

Cintia dhariana

I have a mini kit for this challenge, thanks Marisa:

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 09:40

(Reply to #6) #7

Sarah Charmley

Thank you, this palette is gorgeous x

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 14:41

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Bina Greene 🎑

Thank you , Cintia, for your beautiful kit.

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 20:48

Tricia ptktj

In Commons

Mon, 10/16/2023 - 05:34

#10

Marisa Lerin

Looks fun!

Mon, 10/16/2023 - 19:46

#11

anja pelzer

thank you for this receipt, I will try to make a kit

Sun, 10/29/2023 - 15:23

#12

Sarah Evans

hello

what ephemera elements have people made? I made a postcard but I can't think of what else I can make. Thanks.

Sun, 10/29/2023 - 21:03

#13

Suzy West

Sarah, it probably depends on your kit…. But having said that, how about these?:

Tickets:
Drive in theater, bowling alley, art museum, special exhibit at the art museum, any kind of museum.
Sporting events
Concerts
State Fair, County Fair, Six Flags, Disney world
Business cards,
Raffle Tickets - 5 tickets in a string

Invitations
Birthday, wedding, baby shower, graduation

Old fashioned labels, milk caps, soda bottle caps

Recipe cards with recipes.

Anything with old fashioned cursive handwriting on it. Anything with ripped or torn edges.

If you want to make something, it would be really hard to blur the text edges, so watch for that. computer fonts have a sharp edge, but ephemera has slightly blurred edges. Also the paper texture …try to get some nice texture instead of computer generated.

P.S. I think you should also consider scanning or photographing something that is actually old instead of trying to make it. I got a book from the library called, “Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Prison Escape Maps” by Annie Atkins, and OMG! To get really top notch ephemera takes a professional over a WEEK!