Closed - Nerd Games - Spring 2021

Prompt: May- Rose
Team: RWS
Project Name: secret compartment ATC
Project Link:
Brief Description: Made for @bluebird in the ATC swap. This ATC has 3 secret compartments! And it has red on it.
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The goodies hidden inside:

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Prompt: June - Weaving
Team: RWS
Project Name: Crimson collared tanager
Project Link:
Brief Description: This has lines on it.
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Prompt: June - Origami
Team: RWS
Project Name: jackalope notecards
Project Link: Jackalope cards
Brief Description: Made for @bethntim in the cryptozoology swap. They are made with paper.
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Prompt: June - Embroidery
Team: RWS
Project Name: crypto besties
Project Link: Crypto besties
Brief Description: Made for @bethntim in the Cryptozoology swap. It’s an embroidery! :wink:
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Prompt: Origami - JUNE
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Girl ATC
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: I made this ATC using paper. I am using the recipients photo.
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Prompt: Embroidery - JUNE
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Girl ATC 2
Project Link: -0-
Brief Description: This ATC has mutliple colors. I am using the recipients photo.
Project Photo(s):
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They are both so pretty! I really do love your art style!

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Prompt: April - Malm
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Bigfoot ATC
Project Link: 2021 Q2 ATCs
Brief Description: This ATC was for bunny1kenobi for the prompt “cryptid.”
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Prompt: May - Geranium
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Strawberry Quilt Block
Project Link: Quilt Blocks for Swap
Brief Description: This strawberry block for MistressJennie in the quilt block swap contains a lot of pink. :slight_smile: And I certainly feel friendship for my fellow crafters helping me to learn new skills!
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Prompt: June - Weaving
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Operation Use Up Yarn ATC
Project Link: 2021 Q2 ATCs
Brief Description: The graphgan technique is a bit like weaving.
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Prompt: May - Rose
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Walrus amigurumi
Project Link: Walrus amigurumi
Brief Description: Here’s a cute little walrus with a little floaty toy wrapped around him.
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Prompt: May - Lilac
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Succulent Quilt Block
Project Link: Quilt Blocks for Swap
Brief Description: There’s a little purple succulent in the center here, and I think it’s a really joyful print!
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Prompt: June - Quilting
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Friendship Block
Project Link: Quilt Blocks for Swap
Brief Description: Here’s a quilt block I made for a swap. I’m really enjoying learning how to make quilt blocks!
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Prompt: June - Origami
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Warrior Mouse
Project Link: 2021 Q2 ATCs
Brief Description: I’ve also been doing a lot more paper craft lately now that I’m doing the ATC swaps. So fun!
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Prompt: June - Embroidery
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Gargoyle ATC
Project Link: 2021 Q2 ATCs
Brief Description: This card has multiple colors as well as a front and back.
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I haven’t been that prolific this season but here are a few more projects.

Prompt: June - Big Time Project
Team: Bits and bobs
Project Name: Mini art journal
Project Link: mini art journal
Brief Description: the latest art journal I’ve completed.
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More pics in link

Prompt: June - Origami
Team: Bits and bobs
Project Name: gelli prints
Project Link:
Brief Description: I spent some time making gelli prints out of junk mail
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Prompt: June - Quilting
Team: Bits and bobs
Project Name: Embellishments
Project Link:
Brief Description: embellishments from the latest paper swap
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All this awesome papery goodness!!!

And some lovely drawings! Nice fabric choices for the quilting- quilt blocks are something I haven’t really ever tackled.

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Prompt: Yarn (June Battle)
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Movie Envelopes 1
Project Link: Movie Poster Calendar Page Envelopes
Brief Description: Movies often spin yarns :wink:.
Project Photo(s): This particular photo doesn’t appear in the post, but all of these envelopes are in the big group pile there.

Prompt: Origami (June)
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Movie Envelopes 2
Project Link: Movie Poster Calendar Page Envelopes
Brief Description: These are made using paper from a calendar.
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Embroidery (June)
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Movie Envelopes 3
Project Link: Movie Poster Calendar Page Envelopes
Brief Description: These have multiple colors, words, and distinct fronts and backs.
Project Photo(s):
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Prompt: Lacemaking (June)
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Map ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This has a lot of detail (compared to my usual, anyway).
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Prompt: Zap 2
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Taskmaster trophy recreation
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: My family played the Taskmaster board game for the first time a couple of weeks ago. One of the tasks was to recreate the trophy in 5 minutes w/o using paper or cardboard. I came up with…this and spent the last ~20 seconds of the task laughing uncontrollably. (You think, “I could do this show,” and then the next thing you know you’re frantically coloring raisins with a gold Sharpie.)
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Those are my favorite types of games… the kind where my belly hurts after from laughing so much! Your raisin trophy is epic! :joy:

And I do love the movie poster envies- pretty AND functional!

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Prompt: June battle- Fabric
Team: RWS
Project Name: Father’s Day card for my honey
Project Link: Sassy Father’s Day card (edited to PG-13)
Brief Description: The heart on the front is fabric. Does ribbon count as fabric? Because that’s on the inside. (See link)
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Prompt: June Battle - Fabric
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Quilt Block Pillow
Project Link: Quilt-along 2021 - #1705 by roler
Brief Description: Hmm, despite my mostly crafting with yarn lately, I’m gonna go ahead and go with fabric for this month’s battle. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I made this pillow out of the quilt block I got from @AIMR in the quilt block swap!
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Prompt: June - Lacemaking
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Strange Thing to Wear a Mask ATC
Project Link: More June ATCs
Brief Description: This was pretty detailed! I used pencil, pen, colored pencil, colored cardstock, a calendar page, string, and glue! For Lynx2Lancer in the ATC swap.
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Prompt: Free Range #1
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Pirate Hippo ATC
Project Link: More June ATCs
Brief Description: For chameleonhound in the ATC swap.
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Prompt: Free Range #2
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Medieval Monster ATC
Project Link: More June ATCs
Brief Description: This one is for ME!
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Prompt: Free Range #3
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Eelektrik ATC
Project Link: More June ATCs
Brief Description: Altered Pokémon card! I wanna make more!
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Sneaking in one more before the end of season (for real this time :laughing:)
Prompt: Weaving (June)
Team: Running with Scissors
Project Name: Essential Quality ATC
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Made for Reinikka in the June Ongoing ATC Swap. The background has lines on it.
Project Photo(s): Photo by Reinikka because I packed it up before I thought to take a picture.
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I have a whole collection of things that I would like to add here for the games, but I am going to use it for the summer site challenge, so it’s gonna have to wait. I’m going to try to fit my atc claims into spots instead. Sorry I haven’t been too active this month.

Prompt: June: Quilting
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name: Unexplained Crime Atc
Brief Description: I drew shiplap as part of my background which is is layered to make a wall. B1K hasn’t received it yet, so I’m blurring it.
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Prompt: June: Weaving
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name : Grisaille and some color
Brief Description: There are lots of lines and connected parts. B1K hasn’t received it yet, so I am blurring the photo.
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Prompt: June: Origami
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name: Artsy Trivia
Brief Description: Going out on a huge limb with this one—it’s made with paper.
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Prompt: June: Lacemaking
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name: Molly
Brief Description: A hand-drawn girl with lots of detail!
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Prompt: June: Embroidery
Team: Running With Scissors
Project Name: Lil Skunk Oval Painting
Brief Description: There are multiple colors and words on this atc.
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I don’t actually know if I have anything I’ll be able to add for the battle this go. Hrm. Anyway, phew, at least I go the prompts in barely under the wire!

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prompt: Big Time
team: knotty by nature
Project name: MIL cake
Description: It was my mother-in-law’s birthday, so I made her a rhubarb vanilla cake with hand made gum paste roses.

prompt: free range
team: knotty by nature
project: rhubarb custard pie
description: we moved into a house with 3 huge rhubarb plants, so we’ve been experimenting with using it.

Prompt: free range
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: ritz nut torte
Brief Description: my husband’s family’s favorite made with meringue, walnuts, crackers, sugar, & whipped cream
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Prompt: june- weaving
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Tabletop hook & ring game
Project Link:
Brief Description: we love games, i found the pattern on pinterest, this was quite easy to make, not as easy as I thought it would be to play. if I make another one I would make the base larger/ heavier.
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Prompt:May- Geranium
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: rhubarb vodka
Project Link:
Brief Description: I made a rhubarb infused vodka which is a subtle pink color. it tastes like summer!
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Prompt: May- forget-me-not
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Rhubarb blow cake
Project Link:
Brief Description: Even before covid I always found blowing out the candles on cake everyone is eating to be nasty, so I always make a blow cake (mini version to put the candle on) rhubarb filling, vanilla cake, blue swiss buttercream frosting, handmade gum paste rose
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Prompt: May- Daisy
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: pineapple chili popsicles
Project Link:
Brief Description: popsicles remind me of summertime innocence, these bright yellow pineapple popsicles have a sweet chili swirl
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Prompt: April - Raskog
Team: :yarn:
Project Name: Duck blanket
Project Link: Buffalo plaid rubber duck blanket
Brief Description: This is intended to be a blanket, but could also be a rug or wall hanging
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Prompt: June - Origami
Team: :yarn:
Project Name: failed bat pumpkin
Project Link:
Brief Description: This started out flat and then ended up 3D. Sadly, you can’t see the design when it’s not flat. I’m hoping if I make a larger version it will show up. I’ll try again soon and see what happens. If it doesn’t work, it at least might make a cool cowl!
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Prompt: April - BILLY
Team: Team Bits And Bobs
Project Name: blanket suares
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:
Blanket squares are a piece of a bigger thing (a blanket obviously). 4 yellow ones only.
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Prompt: Battle Royale June - YARN
Team: Team Bits And Bobs
Project Name: Blanket square Red
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:
I’ve been working on a lot of blanket squares over the last 3 months… so I obviously had to go with “YARN” for this battle royale.
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Prompt: May - ROSE
Team: Team Bits And Bobs
Project Name: Blanket squares
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:
A red blanket square (top right this time)
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Prompt: June - Origami
Team: Team Bits And Bobs
Project Name: Meeting Pocahontas
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:
Something made out of paper… a scrapbook layout. :slight_smile:

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Prompt: June - Embroidery
Team: Team Bits And Bobs
Project Name: Chinese Lanterns
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:
You want something with letters… happy to oblige. :wink:

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Prompt:** June - Weaving
Team: Team Bits And Bobs
Project Name: A Sock
Project Link: n/a
Brief Description:
My first ever finished sock!! It’s stripey…

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I’m back! And, let me just say that I am VERY glad that the school year is over! I had absolutely no capacity for creativity the past couple of months. I had plenty of ideas, but lacked the energy and motivation to actually do anything. I gave myself permission to do nothing for the rest of June, and I am finally feeling ready to be productive. So, to celebrate my “Summer of Done!” I present to you my Cube Cleaning Challenge game.

Prompt: April- KALLAX
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Cube Cleaning Challenge

Project Link: Cube Cleaning Challenge

Brief Description: I have so much to do around my house that sometimes, I just don’t know where to start. So, instead, I created a game to let the fates decide! I divided my house into 12 zones (6 upstairs and 6 downstairs) and stamped letters on cubes to represent each area. Then, I stamped 2 cubes with times (15, 20, 30 minutes), and a set of options to mix things up a bit. I’ll roll a die for upstairs, and one for downstairs, plus dies for the times for each. Then, I’ll roll the options cube and do what it says. You can see the rules in the picture, but I’ve listed them out at the project post.

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RAFFLE PRIZE!

Okay, I finally have pictures of my raffle prize:

2 mini stamp sets, a house die set, and a layered background die set.

The “Best Sentiments” say- YOU ARE THE BEST, SENDING LOVE AND HUGS, THANKFUL FOR YOU, Thank You, and the little floral set has mini sentiments that say HELLO, and THANK YOU.

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Prompt: June quilting
Team: RWS
Project Name: rose mandala
Project Link:
Brief Description: Made the top one for my MIL. It has 10 layers of paper.
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Prompt: Big Time
Team: RWS
Project Name:
Project Link: rose mandala #2
Brief Description: The rose on the bottom is for my mom. It took about 6-7 hours to make. Surprisingly. I thought it would be pretty easy but I had to mess around with the pattern to make my silhouette cut it. Then it took a few hours to cut, weed, and glue.
Project Photo(s): (see above)

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Prompt: May Forget-me-not
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Painted Bear Mini
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: For our DnD game, I painted my first mini! My druid can turn into a bear…
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Prompt: May Geranium
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Hemming Piddle Pads
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: A friend at work needed a large piddle pad dived in two, and offered to pay me to do so. I said I’d take wine in payment… rose, in fact. So it was a labor of friendship AND involved pink, in the end…
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Prompt: May Lilac
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Dog Yoga Art
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: For a thank you card to an animal rescue group for the Dog Yoga session I went to. Downward Dog is way less annoying when you have a dog propping you up!
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Prompt: May Rose
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Painted Gnome
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: He was a terra cotta gnome and I spruced him up. He also has roses!
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Prompt: Free Range 3
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Gnome Art 1
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Painted for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation…
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Prompt: Free Range 4
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Gnome Art 2
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Painted for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation…
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Prompt: Big Time 2
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Gnome Coasters
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Made for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation… I drew up the patterns then… half-cross-stitched? them.
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Prompt: June Battle - Yarn
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Butterfly Blood Drop
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Made for a coworker for the blood drive!
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Prompt: June Origami
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Cat Art (on book wrap)
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Painted on a paper bag to wrap up a book for a book exchange!
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Prompt: June Lacemaking
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Gnome Ornaments
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Made for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation… Several of the gnomes have lace embellishments! (this picture is from my friend, I previously submitted the cross stitch!)
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Prompt: June Embroidery
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Cat Art 2
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: The tag I painted for the book exchange!
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Prompt: Free Range 5
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Gnome Art 3
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Painted for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation…
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Prompt: Free Range 6
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Shark Art
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I bought a $1 paint kit from the Dollar Tree and spent several hours painting it. I never thought there was such a thing as bad acrylic paint, but boy was that stuff thin… I suppose it was so you could paint over the background and not cover up the lines, but I ended up using my acrylic paints and covering most of the lines in the shark, anyway!
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Prompt: Big Time 3
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Clay Gnomes. So many Clay Gnomes.
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Made for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation…
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Prompt: Zap 1
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Gnome Rocks and Carved Soap
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Made for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation…
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Prompt: Zap 2
Team: Bits and Bobs
Project Name: Gnome Rocks 2
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: Made for the Gnome-a-gedden that will happen at a friend’s house next time she goes on vacation…
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Gnome rocks 2

Yes, we have over 100 gnome items to hide in her house… and we still have a month to go!!!

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