October Guest Design Team Challenge

Wow.  It's already time for the October Guest Design Team Challenge.

The sketch:

Now, normally we just set you off on your way at this point to interpret the sketch on your own but we were so excited to be working with this month's sponsor that we decided to give you guys some inspiration.  No, not just inspiration.  INSPIRATION.

And just who is this exciting sponsor???

Gauche Alchemy!!!!!!

"Gauche Alchemy is the brain child of Amy Wing and Heather Pearson, two working mamas in the Phoenix, AZ metro area. We love found objects, vintage ephemera, and all manner of nontraditional supplies. We adore paper and fiber and ribbon and lace and fabric... metal and plastic and... well, you get it.

Our goal is to support and encourage creative thought and expression by providing materials that help artists of all types think think differently about their creative pursuits. We endeavor to be the "jumping-off point" for your next great idea! We are all about upcycling, as well as digging up the best manufactured products we can find."

Check out the Gauche Alchemy store and then head on over to their blog for tons of amazing inspiration. 

And we've got a little piece of their amazing talent right here.  The GA DT teamed up with the ST DT to bring you inspiration with your GDT sketch!

Yvonne, GA

Kas, GA

Deb, GA

Merdrey, GA

Angela, GA

Carmen, GA

Stephanie, GA  (journal cover)

Pam, GA (card)

Heidi

Diana

Adora

Shannon

Antonia

Beverley

Julie

Lynne, ST GDT

So, what did I tell you?  Lots of amazing inspiration from two DTs to get you started.

October's GDT-er will also win Gauche Alchemy's newest kit "Nature Calls":

 
Here's what's included:  1 metal beetle paper clip, 1 circular felt dragonfly doily, EITHER a Plaid cork bee stamp OR 1-2 acrylic butterfly stamps, several paper flowers in different colors, 5 different bug brads, 1 square enamel brad, 2 rhinestone-embellished butterflies, 2 feather butterflies (1 large, 1 small), plastic barrette, 3 fabric butterfly appliques, 2 google eyes, several rhinestones, 1 plastic bug, 2 fabric swatches - 1 sage green with butterflies and 1 bumble-bee lace, 3 butterfly sequins, 5 foam bugs, 5 wire paper leaves, 1 12x12" sheet Basic Grey Wisteria dragonfly paper, 1 paper napkin, 1 package Making Memories mini-alpha stickers (spiderweb), 1 piece ATC paper, 1 swatch window screen, 1 piece bumble-bee wallpaper, several orange butterfly beads, 1 12" piece teal leaf punchinella/sequin waste, 7 pieces vintage paper/ephemera, 1 12x12" sheet Making Memories polka-dot enameled paper, 3 8.5x11" sheets Bazzill cardstock. 

Please leave a direct link to your layout in the comments on this post by 11:59pm EST Saturday, September 18 for your chance to become our next GDT.

Good luck!