June 19, 2008

QueenScraps Challenge

Laura from www.queenscraps.com has been challenging us all month with various things. This week she has a very special challenge that I had to share with the world!

She posted this today at the Shanty…

I received a PM on another board that I visit about fellow poster whose one year anniversay coming up of her daughter and grand-daughters death in a car accident. The PM asked if we could send her cards and well wishes as she deals with this difficult time in her life. So that got me thinking about my own difficult times and how I remember them. I don’t have a single thing memorializing a sad or traumatic time in my life. I tend to focus on the happier times (which I’m sure most of us do).

So my challenge this week is to pick something in your own life that has happened that you wouldn’t normally scrap about. You do not have to post these layouts since they are going to be especially personal - but of course I would love to see what you come up with.

I did a layout about my divorce last year and how the change has affected me. I did this for my youngest daughters album since it was her father and I. I plan to do something similar for my older two children about the split up with me and their father. It felt good to get my thoughts out of my head and onto paper.

Post here when you’re finished and I’ll put your name into the drawing!

So be sure to get your layout done and post that you have it complete, share if you wish, but definately tell the stories of the hard times in your life too!

* Filed by Kat at 12:31 am under Challenges, Sponsors
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June Quote Challenge

Since Becky our quote challenge guru has stepped down from our dt (we really miss you Becky) I will take over doing the quote challenge every month!

Love is in the air…We all know that June reminds us of weddings and weddings of course remind us of Love. Everyone it seems I know has gotten married in June! Not me mind you but I can see why. So here is my quote for the month of June!

Hope to see some fabulous layouts using it!!!!

Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle. ~Amy Bloom

Now create that layout, login to the shanty and share it with us! Show us your STUFF!!!!

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June 13, 2008

Scraplift Conversion & Template #10

Hello again! It’s time for another Scraplift Conversion challenge! And this week I have something special for you!

This week’s layout was created by jc.chris, who’s a member of my Creative Team. She normally makes digital layouts, but lately she’s been playing around with paper, thanks to the Shanty’s influence. So this week, we are going to take one of her paper layouts and turn it into a digital creation! Here is our inspiration:

He Loves Me

And here is our template so that we can turn this layout into a digital creation:

Template

When you’ve scrapped your own take on this week’s layout, be sure to come back and show us your pretty layouts in this thread here: Scraplift Conversion - June 13th. Can’t wait to see what you make!

Happy scrapping!

* Filed by Nicole at 1:54 pm under Challenges, Digital Scrapping, Freebies, Scrap Lift, Templates
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June Ad Challenge #1

OK - here is your first Ad Challenge for June! (This challenge will be alternating with the Sketch challenge each Friday).

Please feel free to get your inspiration however you choose. I treated this ad more as a sketch, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Perhaps the colors inspire you, or the type face used, or just the general arrangement of the elements. I can’t wait to see your creations.

So, without further ado, here is the ad:

And here is a template for digital scrappers to play along:

Template

Come check out the Shanty Board for how some of our Design Team members interpreted this ad!

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June 12, 2008

Quickpage Challenge no. 9

Here it is, the new Quickpage Challenge ;-) All about summer and happiness. I really loved this kit and asked Anne if I could use it to make a Quickpage for the Shanty members, and she allowed this !

More beautiful layouts with her designs can be found here June 2008 Sponsor, just check it out for lots of inspiration !

Oke, now on to the Quickpage, here it is :

Don’t you just love these happy gorgeous colors ? If you do, just hurry over to this http://scrapshanty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11791 thread to find all the details ;-)

Happy Scrapping !

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June 6, 2008

Digital Sponsor for June - A Shade of Blue

This month’s digi-sponsor at the Shanty is A Shade of Blue! Anne has given us two of her latest kits to play with, Lakeside and Summer Sherbet. Here’s a layout I made, using one of Anne’s incredible background papers:

Long's Park

Be sure to stop by the Shade of Blue Gallery on the forum to have a peek at all our pretty layouts that we’ve made with Anne’s fantastic kits!

* Filed by Nicole at 4:15 pm under Digital Scrapping, News, Sponsors
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Scraplift Conversion & Template #9

Happy Friday! It’s Scraplift Conversion time! Are you ready to play?

Here’s this week’s lovely inspiration from melissam:

Beauty

And here is our template so that we can turn this layout into a digital creation:

When you’ve scrapped your own take on this week’s layout, be sure to come back and show us your pretty layouts in this thread here: Scraplift Conversion - June 6th. Can’t wait to see what you make!

Happy scrapping!

* Filed by Nicole at 11:55 am under Challenges, Digital Scrapping, Freebies, Scrap Lift, Templates
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June 5, 2008

*new twist* Scrapable Snaps!

Hey there all you photo fans! We have decided to shake things up a bit with the photography challenge. Taking pictures is awesome….but lets don’t be forgetting to SCRAP those shots! This challenge is all about that……the idea is to not only take the picture of the week but to SCRAP that photo too!

Our first week’s theme is BEAUTIFUL to ME

Beauty surrounds us in many forms. Nature, people, pets…beauty means different things to each of us.
Find some beauty and take a photo. THEN scrap this photo(s) to record the beauty you see……….

don’t forget to share it with us on the board and in the gallery so we can be inspired!!

http://www.scrapshanty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11712

watch for next week…every other week will be a subject/topic to help you get out there and TAKE photos!

* Filed by Carrie at 5:50 pm under Challenges, Digital Scrapping, Paper Scrapping, Photography
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June 3, 2008

Challenge Twists!

Be sure to watch many of the challenges for new lil twists ;)

Starting this month there are some changes…

The LOTW now has a scraplift challenge and is being done bi-weekly

The Ad Challenge is now bi-weekly also :)

POTW has some new twists also—there will be TWO of them..hehe

one will feature a ’scrappable’ photo challenge. The other will be a technical type photo challenge with photo tips :)

There are other changes but you will just have to WATCH for them ..hehe

Looking forward to seeing your creations :)

* Filed by Carrie at 10:07 am under Challenges, Digital Scrapping, News, Paper Scrapping
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May 30, 2008

Scraplift Conversion & Template #8

Happy Friday to you! It’s time again for the Scraplift Conversion challenge. Hooray!

Here’s this week’s sweet inspiration from Stacy:

Love those colors and that pretty flower! Here is the template so that we can turn this layout into a digital creation!

When you’ve scrapped your own take on this week’s layout, be sure to come back and show us your pretty layouts in this thread here: Scraplift Conversion - May 30th. Can’t wait to see what you make!

Happy scrapping!

* Filed by Nicole at 11:13 am under Challenges, Digital Scrapping, Freebies, Scrap Lift, Templates
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