Reader Challenges (Past)

Take a look at our Reader Challenges from the past for inspiration and ideas.

Announcing the Mixed-Media Portrait Reader Challenge Finalists

We are pleased to announce the finalists for our Mixed-Media Portrait reader challenge. Thank you to all who participated in the challenge, and congratulations to the finalists. Finalists, please send your artwork to us by May 30th, 2018. F+W Media, Inc. ATT: Mixed-Media Portrait 2 Mill and Main Place Maynard, MA 01754 Carol Gallion •…

Announcing the Mixed-Media Recipes Reader Challenge Finalists

We are pleased to announce the finalists for our Mixed-Media Recipes reader challenge. Thank you to all who participated in the challenge, and congratulations to the finalists: Amanda Kuykendall • Mooresville, NC Glenna Lundberg • Abbotsford, BC, Canada Indira Govindan • Summit, NJ Roseanne Fox • El Cerrito, CA Carolyn M. Newton • Ellenwood, GA…

Holiday Art: Make It Shine Challenge Results

Make it Shine, we said, and you did, using all kinds of sparkly materials. Holographic paper, sequins, Glimmer Mist™, metallic papers, ribbons, threads, foil, and more bring holiday shine and spirit to this art from our Make it Shine Reader Challenge (also featured in the November/December 2017 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors). We hope these…

Announcing the Finalists for Our Paper-Cut Art Reader Challenge

Editor’s Note: Studio Saturday is taking a short break and will return next week. Please enjoy this post, announcing the finalists for our Cloth Paper Scissors Paper-Cut Art Reader Challenge! Inspired by Samantha Quinn’s paper-cut frame in our July/August issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, we invited readers to create their own paper-cut art. We received…

11 Spooky Mixed-Media Halloween Ideas

Looking for fun mixed-media Halloween projects to create? You’ve come to the right place! When we asked readers to make fall holiday-themed works of mixed-media art for a “Skeletons in Your Closet” challenge to feature in our September/October 2009 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, we didn’t know what to expect. Crispy leaves and plump pumpkins?…

Word of the Year Reader Challenge

Announcing the Finalists of our Cloth Paper Scissors Word of the Year reader challenge. Congratulations to the following artists: Kathy Fritz • Saint Charles, MO Elizabeth Mayberry • Middletown, CT Cheryl Spieth-Gardiner • Leo, IN Emily DeLano • Aloha, OR Lois Levy • Little Neck, NY Please send your Word of the Year artwork to…