AALL & Create Memorydex Challenge featuring the MEMORYDEX CARD HOLDER & A Winter Themed Card
- Bonnie Crane
- 3 hours ago
- 3 min read
The AALL & Create Memorydex Challenge is officially underway and runs now through March 31, inviting creatives to document moments, moods, and memories through a playful and artistic mini-scrapbook format. With 31 inspiring themes to choose from, this challenge is all about creativity, experimentation, and storytelling on a small scale. To participate, simply share your Memorydex cards in the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook group using the official hashtags to validate your entry, #aallandcreatememorydexchallenge
#memorydexchallenge2026 and enjoy the chance to connect, be inspired, and win some fabulous prizes along the way.
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Memorydex Card Holder – Project Details
The Memorydex Card Holder Box is both functional and decorative, making it the perfect home for your growing collection of Memorydex cards. Before assembly, the interior sides of the holder were painted with black acrylic paint to create a clean, finished look. Patterned papers from Canvas Play, PA-44 were traced, fussy cut, and embellished and distressed.
Additional texture and interest were added using AALL & Create Rub-Ons from Emerald Azure (#13) and Wanderlust Passport (#15), followed by light stencilling with white texture paste through Circular Disruption (PC-249). The edges were distressed using Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink, and the panels were finished with splatters of both white and black paint for a mixed-media feel and then adhered to the box sides
For assembly, the dowels were inserted into the aligned holes on the smaller side panels—these were a snug fit, so a small craft hammer helped apply even pressure. Each side panel was then connected using the interlocking joints, with a touch of adhesive added for extra stability. Once assembled, the dowel holder slips neatly inside, ready to be filled with Memorydex cards.
Memorydex Challenge Card – Theme: Winter
For the Winter-themed Memorydex card, the Neighbourwoods MEMORYDEX (#69) die set was used to cut both the main background and the layered panel, along with three of the coordinating houses. The smaller panel was coloured with Distress Mica Stains in Fresh Balsam, Shiny Bauble, and Winter Frost, then stacked with black sheet foam for dimension.
The houses were coloured using Distress Stains (Fossilized Amber, Kitsch Flamingo, and Abandoned Coral) and gently toned down with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. A soft frame of Black Soot Ink was added around the panel edges before adhering it to the white card base.
The reindeer from Reindeer Stamps (#611) was coloured with COPIC markers (E41–E44, C7, and accents in R000, 81, and 85), fussy cut, and popped up with foam squares. Sentiments were created using both a handwritten word and a stamped word from Mad Tea Party (#502), distressed with Vintage Photo, and layered onto the card.
To finish, the entire card was splattered with white paint, and Stone Drops – Chalk White were added to rooftops, antlers, and ground areas to create a beautifully realistic snowy texture.
Supply List
Memorydex Card Holder
AALL & Create Rub-Ons:
Distress Ink – Walnut Stain
Craft hammer (optional, for dowels)
Memorydex Challenge Card – Winter
Fresh Basalm
Shiny Bauble
Winter Frost
Fossilized Amber
Kitsch Flamingo
Abandoned Coral
Distress Ink – Vintage Photo, Black Soot
COPIC markers (E41–E44, C7, R000, 81, 85)
Closing Thoughts
The Memorydex Challenge is such a fun and meaningful way to capture creativity, seasons, and everyday moments—one small card at a time. Whether you’re creating a single card or diving into all 31 themes, this challenge offers endless opportunities to experiment, tell stories, and connect with fellow creatives. I hope you’ll join in, share your work, and fill your Memorydex holder with memories that inspire you long after the challenge ends.
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