CRUSADE No. 41 ~ Grid Lock

Thanks for coming back!  And thanks to all who came to play last month.  I admit I was a little bummed we didn't get up to 40 players.  I know we have over 500 people who subscribe to this blog - come out from lurking and play with us!  The whole point here is to learn from one another as we take on creative challenges together!  We are a friendly group, and new players are joining each month.  Come on - be brave!  I hate to think I will stop doing this just because of low participation.  I KNOW YOU ARE OUT THERE.

 

So here is an easy way to make a journal page.  GRIDS.  You can divide up your page and fill with scraps from your work table.  You can choose to write in each segment.  You can pull out those monoprints from April and clip out your prized portions.  Or you can do what I call *Me First Journaling* - where you cut and paste clippings from new finds, or favorites from your stash, saving a little bit for yourself in your journal, thereby freeing you to use the rest for something else.  Helps to be less pack-ratty :) 

 

Super easy assignment.  I promise you will enjoy it.  Maybe you've already been making grids in your journal - terrific!  Just make a new post about it and share the link with us below. 

For new players:  there is no official place to sign up (I get asked that all the time).  All you have to do is make a post to your blog or photohosting site and then come back here and leave a comment with a link to your site.  I will place the links in the sidebar under Crusade No. 41, newest is always at the top.  Come back often to check the link list so you can click over to visit other players and leave your words of encouragement.  If you aren't quite sure how it's done then just try clicking on any link under any crusade and you will see how artists blog about being on the team.  You are not obligated to play in every challenge - just those that you are interested in.  Come on, be brave!

EDIT:  Archived links moved from sidebar to here.

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Kitty
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Lee
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Linda
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Comments

[Helen]

This is a great crusade! I have the habit of just starting somewhere and see what happens, but I love to have a plan. Had to look up in Google what packratty means, always learning something new.

[Mary]

Hi Michele...never too late to teach old dogs new tricks (me). That's a cool way to make a grid...thanks!
Mary

[Marie-Aimée]

I love this idea

[Mona]

Sorry I missed last crusade! I had a lot of fun whith this one it was really quick to do.
Here it is my page:
http://alcorart.blogspot.com/2010/06/crusade-nr-41-grid.html

[carol taylor]

I have been guilty of lurking, am struggling to get back to the books, the work, the sewing - so I am committing publicly to doing this task I promise

[Joan]

Wow, Michelle, love all the grids!! The blue and orange is my very favorite! I am going to try this crusade. I actually have done a grid type scrapbook page.

[Cath]

We spent most of last month in Italy - and had a great time - but it meant no time for artplay. And in fact, for a couple of months prior, while I was getting the pieces ready to exhibit in Italy. But we're back, the exhibition is over, and I am ready to play. In fact I suspect I *need* some play time. Thanks for the inspiration Michelle.

[Chris]

Grid Luck. hehe
I am so THERE, baby!!

of course, right now, we're having router problems so i'll be out of commission this weekend I think, but after that... WATCH OUT!

I guess I'll go to the studio and 'Grid myself' for being off the computer for two days...

ahhahahAAHA! see what I did? instead of gird?

okay

[Sherrie Roberts]

This appears interesting. Wow! My typeface has nearly dissolved.

[Brigitte]

Noooo don't stop !! Just recently found you and I love these crusades ;-) I will play for sure ;-)

[Viki]

I posted realy late last time. After the due date. I will definitely start this one much sooner. I have lots of scraps around here to use up.

[K Hutchinson]

Here is mine for this month:

http://runningonink.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/crusade-no-41-grid-lock/

[Arlene Mobley]

I had a great time with this challenge. Thanks Michelle!

arlene

http://alteredbyme.blogspot.com/2010/06/michelle-wards-gpp-street-team-crusade.html

[carol taylor]

done mine :) thanks for the spur will try to pay along more often .. more to come later this week as have found more

http://postcards-and-stuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/grid-lock.html

[carol taylor]

Here is the follow up page, really enjoyed :)
http://postcards-and-stuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/as-promised.html

[Christy]

Playing along on this crusade (finally)! Here is my art journal page:
http://www.gulfsprite.com/2010/06/gpp-street-team-grid-challenge-an-art-journal-page/
Another fantastic challenge Michelle.

[inge]

Hello Michelle,

reading about the crusade here again ( after reading and commenting on your blog) I thought I LOVE to work in grids and use it often for my blog !
Most of my photos are presented in grids and my last blogpost about "MOOminicards" shows the working in a grid even more...
Not an official entry, but maybe this counts already a bit before I make an official crusadeblogpost...

Feel free to pass by here :
http://web.me.com/pinkepinke/pinkepinke/Blog/Artikelen/2010/6/13_I’m_totallyintoMOO_!.html

greetings from belgium
Inge

[lee]

I am so in, I just made a grid in May for fun, and now following your way made another...it so much fun, thanks so much

http://leekre.blogspot.com/2010/06/street-team-challenge-grids.html

[Christy]

Gee, I could not leave it at just one so here is another:
http://www.gulfsprite.com/2010/06/more-grids-for-gpp/

[Brigitte]

I finished my art journal page using sort of a grid. It's a fun technique, I will definately do more with that !

Here's my page http://scrappassieartjourney.blogspot.com/2010/06/crusade-no-41-gpp-street-team.html

Sorry about the soccer-talk (although it is kind of funny LOL)

Thanks for this crusade !

[daisy]

Hi there - I've just joined your crusade.

My entry for this month can be seen here http://distinctly-daisy.blogspot.com/2010/06/tex-tiles.html

I've finally finished a project that I began months ago.

Many thanks

daisy xx

[Jane]

My pages are up! What a fun project this is!
http://paintedheartstudio.blogspot.com/

[Viki Banaszak]

Yay! I have my first one finished and posted. This was a fun way to use some scraps. Well, after looking at it again I may add more to it :)

[Marie Z Johansen]

Hi!
I just got release from the hospital and spine surgery - but I am game for this one and think I wil be able to make the deadline. Add me to this list please and thank you!

[Rosemary Griffin]

Oh, that was fun. I made 3. thanks Michelle. I just posted my pages.

[iHanna]

Love this crusade Michelle, so easy and so much fun! Here is my first one;

http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=1117

[Kitty]

I made one as well, albeit it's not that neat :) http://slovoni.blogspot.com/2010/06/aj-40.html

[MissKoolAid]

Here is my first experiment for this crusade.
http://misskoolaid.blogspot.com/2010/06/crusdade-no41-grid-lock.html
I will definitely be making more pages with grids so I'll come back when those are posted.
Sophie

[Zura]

This was a great crusade. A little less challenging so that I could relax and just have fun with it. Thanks, again, Michelle. My post about this challenge is at http://creativeclown.com/archives/2593

[Susan King (aka passionforpaper)]

This was really fun, but I took it a little easier than a lot of you did. There is some fantastic work out there! Thanks, Michelle!

http://passionforpaper-passionforpaper.blogspot.com/2010/06/grid-lock-and-baggies.html

The only problem is I can't stop!

[Maria]

i'm playing digi this month! so here my digi grid!
http://mariasangel.blogspot.com/2010/06/grid-lock.html

[Rachel]

I love playing with grids and so this was a great first crusade for me. Now, can someone give me ideas on how to finish my piece? Thanks!

[Susan King (aka passionforpaper)]

OK, I told you earlier that I can't stop, so here are a few more:

http://passionforpaper-passionforpaper.blogspot.com/2010/06/grid-lock-and-baggiesagain.html

[Leeanne]

Hi Michelle after coming across this challenge via ihanna's blog, i decided to take the plunge and give it a go! My very first art journalling page ever is posted on my blog. Many thanks! leeanne

[Michelle Brown]

Brilliant Crusade! This was SO much fun!

http://aztecmichelle.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/gpp-crusade-no-41-grid-lock/

[Helen]

I justed posted my grid on my blog. It was so nice to work on them.I will try to make some more.
I just wondered if there is something wrong with the list of participants, because I see so little names on the left, while there are so many comments here with mentionings of postings.

[Michelle Ward]

Helen - thanks for the heads up! Typepad lists default to 10 links - I forgot to reset to a higher number. Fixed now. 25 links to visit so far!

[Paula Bogdan]

Mine's here, Michelle!

http://littlescrapsofmagic.typepad.com/little_scraps_of_magic/2010/06/grid-lock.html#tp

[Marble Blue]

I've come to play! This crusade really clicked for me - loved it!!!! Very my cup of tea. Will be using this technique in my other journals for sure!
Hope you like.....

Love MB

http://greyskyday.blogspot.com/2010/06/gpp-crusade-no-41-gridlocked.html

[linda]

Here's my spread, just doodling around. I love the idea of non-grid grids...never thought to break out of the organized set of squares before! http://www.tortagialla.com/2010/06/22/art-journal-with-me-gridlock-of-quotes/

[Tracy]

Hi, I hope this is where i am to leave a link to my post. I have been following for a while and this time got round to it!! so here it is a mini paperbag i was working on and added some Gridlock to it. http://passion4papercrafting.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper-bag-mini-album.html
hope you like it.
Tracy

[belinda]

couldn't resist making a grid page :)
http://belindaschneider.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/an-indian-wedding/

[Carrie]

I want to play, I really do! But I'm hopelessly overcommitted as usual. But I love your grids and the brilliant way you measured the tricky one out. This is definitely something to revisit when I finally have free time again.

[daisy]

Another entry from me, which can be seen at http://distinctly-daisy.blogspot.com/2010/06/floral-collection.html

[TJ]

Michelle, thank you for the grid-tastic time:

http://studiomailbox.typepad.com/tales_from_studio_mailbox/2010/06/griddle-riddle.html

Crusading is great. I hope your wrist is better soon. Happy creations, tj

[Lay Hoon]

Fun ... fun ..fun
Thank you Michelle again.

http://mescrap.blogspot.com/2010/06/security-envelopes.html

[MissKoolAid]

My second attempt:
http://misskoolaid.blogspot.com/2010/06/another-grid-journal-page.html

Really fun crusade!
Sophie

[Makealife]

This month i decided to finally join in.
http://makealifeandmore.blogspot.com/2010/06/end-of-week-round-up-2562010.html

[Joan]

I made a grid page. It's on my blog.

[dawn]

oh its been so long since i've done a crusade! i liked that this was nice and simple to ease myself back in. :)

http://catharticcreativity.blogspot.com/2010/06/michelle-wards-crusade-and-another.html