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Monday, 5 May 2014

Epic Anniversary Event PRIZES, Sponsors & Guest Judges Part 2!





Our 6th sponsor this month is Scraps of Elegance!


Scraps of Darkness & Scraps of Elegance are monthly scrapbook kit clubs that
 cater to scrapbookers who are looking for an alternative to what other kit clubs offer. 

Our kits are designed for artists who wish to take scrapbooking to a level beyond.
We strive to include the latest & greatest items on the market that will enable you to 
create not "just a layout", but a work of art.

Please also check out the inspiration from our design team on the shop's blog! 
You can also find us on Facebook & Pinterest & YouTube - let's connect!
Our tutorials you can find here!


We will send the winner of our prize our Scraps of Elegance May
 "Cape May Holiday" Main Kit along with 4 of our perfectly coordinated kit add ons!  
 The Patterned Paper Add On, Coordinating Paper Add On, Embellishment Add On, 
AND our Floral Add On, all shipped free of charge!

 AMAZEBALLS!!  
And we have their very own Lisa Novogrodski
Guest Judging for us too!



" Hi!  My name is Lisa Novogrodski & I live in New England with my husband, 
2 daughters & sweet kitties. I am a mixed media artist who enjoys a collage style, 
highlighted with lots of layering & texture. I also enjoy portrait drawing & painting
 & am currently incorporating that medium into my layouts & canvas work.

 I design for BoBunny, Scraps of Elegance & Scraps of Darkness Kit Clubs 
& am so excited to be part of Scrap Around The World's


EPIC ANNIVERSARY EVENT & honoured to be one of the judges!"

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On with the show!  Our 7th sponsor this month is UmWow Studio 
from the US of A! with an amazing prize pack plus FREE POSTAGE!!



UmWowStudio is an innovative & fun embellishment manufacturer
 specializing in chipboard, mixed media masks/stencils & flair. 

You can find tons of inspiration on UmWowStudio's blog,
 Pinterest, Facebook, Youtube & Instagram!

Website : www.umwowstudio.com
Blog : www.umwowstudio.blogspot.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/UmWowStudio
Youtube : youtube.com/umwowstudio
Pinterest : pinterest.com/umwowstudio
Instagram : instagram.com/umwowstudio


 The prize pack today includes all 7 of the brand new Chipboard Tag Books,
 5 mixed media stencil/masks, an abundance of chipboard embellishments
 AND a splattering of flat backed flair!!!

We have the fabulously fun DeeDee as our 7th Guest Judge!

  

Hi!  I'm DeeDee Catron & I blog HERE!!


I'm a 26 year old creative gal with tons of passions. 

I'm the Owner/Creative Director of UmWowStudio,
 the Marketing & Artistic Director for Viva Las VegaStamps! 
& a Paper Designer for 7 Dots Studio. 
I have a Bachelor of Arts degree & <<LOVE>> color!

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Our 8th sponsor is Lindy's Stamp Gang!
We all know & love the shimmery delights they create!!
Lindy's luscious lustre is all uniquely two-toned! 
With vibrant shimmery sprays, flat sprays, vintage sprays, 
embossing powder & lots more! 

Lindy’s Stamp Gang is the creative” baby” of Lindy Plakinger. 
She passed away in 2008 after bravely battling illness. 
She was a self-made cartoonist, loved drawing, crafting, 
designing new products, and creating her funny cartoon characters!
 One of her greatest joys was traveling to stamping & scrapbooking 
conventions across the US, demo-ing to her heart’s content
 with her sister & giggle partner, Vicki! 

Lindy’s Stamp Gang will continue, as was her hope & dream. 
Her husband & daughter have taken over the company,
 keeping her creativity alive. Tracey, (her daughter), has always
 been a “jar filler” in the background of Lindy’s Stamp Gang, 
but is now trying to fill some incredible shoes! 



$100 worth of Luscious Lindy's Lustre PLUS FREE POSTAGE!
It's incredible I agree!!


We have the ever-energetic Limor Webber 
Guest Judging for us on behalf of LSG!


I am a Mixed Media artist, a mom to 2 beautiful daughters & have a husband

 that is beyond supportive of my passion & my work. I am an Educator for several 

manufacturers in both the Crafting & Arts industry - such as Faber Castell
Design Memory Craft, Lindy’s Stamp Gang, Prima Marketing Inc & FabScraps. 


My classes are primarily focused on discovery of mediums & techniques both
 in the Mixed Media world & Scrapbooking/Crafting. I am a technique Junkie 
which always takes me to a road of discovery myself,  which in turn I provide to
 my students. My passion is teaching but more importantly it is my mission in
 live to enliven others & allow them to discover their hidden talents.

 I love watching my students find their new self expression in a piece of art 
especially when at the beginning they feel constrained. I have the privilege
 to travel around the world to share my passion!

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Our 9th sponsor is Shirel Studio



pop and colours « Art of background »



6 weeks of workshops with step-by-step detailed examples & videos!
Do you like to play with inks ? Dirty hands, painting in the hair & stains
 on the apron doesn’t scare you? Then this workshop is for you!

 Whatever your style, learn how to create backgrounds very personal 
using the techniques presented in this workshop ! 

 I requested to internationally famous guests who will share their secrets
 for making scrapbook pages from A to Z. Each week two different 
step-by-step (videos or photos & written explanations) will be presented.

 6 weeks of workshops with step-by-step detailed examples & videos!
each week (Tuesday & Friday), icing on the cake, sample pages created
 by the various intervening on each technique. So these examples
 will show you that the techniques are adaptable to all styles !

The workshop will focus on scrapbooking pages but the techniques
 are obviously suitable for other media (Art Journal, Project Life, mini-album,
 canvas Mixed Media etc.).

There is no time limit for suscribe the workshop and it will be available 
for a period of 1 year from the beginning of the workshop (ie 18 October 2014)


Pop and Colours #2 « Around the world »

10 weeks of workshops in video!
You liked Pop and Colours "Art of Background" & you want more?
Well... We do have more!  Pop and Colours # 2 "Around the World" 
is based on the same principle:

Our team of renowned internationals will share their secrets
 for making scrapbook pages through exclusive videos!
Different styles will share the spotlight : freestyle,shabby, 
mixed media or graphic style, you will find shops for all tastes !

Class started on January 03 2014 & all the contents will be available
 for a whole year but you can join us at anytime within this year !

BOTH FABULOUS WORKSHOPS ARE ON OFFER AS ONE PRIZE!
And we have Shirel herself Guest Judging for us too!!



Hi!  I am of Belgian origin, 35 years old  & living in Switzerland with my son
 & my companion. Adept creative hobbies forever (I got up at night to paint
 at the age of 5 years)!   I discovered scrapbooking in 2004 & , like many
 of you, have been contaminated by the virus produced from the first page!

 I discovered Mixed Media in 2007 & I am now split between these 2 passions! 
A journalist by training, I dedicate myself entirely to my life as an artist & co-ordinate
 many workshops all around France, Belgium & Switzerland.  In 2011 I created 
Studio Shirel to launch a concept of online workshops on video, a recent project being
 Pop & Colours, a collaboration from scrapbooking artists all around the world.

 I’m one of several Design Teams, namely  Kit de Somni, L’Encre et L’Image,
Scrapbuttons, 4h37 & Dame de Kit & am so excited to be guest judging here too!!

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Our 10th sponsor is the Flying Unicorn online store!


Flying Unicorn...Your Passion. Your Art. 

Their on line store has an incredible selection of products for all paper crafting artists. 

Their Kit of the Month is filled with the latest & greatest ~ including 
an off-the-page project to keep your creative muse flowing!

Be sure to check out the Flying Unicorn forums, a hot & happening place 
which includes monthly challenges, tips, techniques & friendships that last! 

They also have a blog & a Facebook page where you can find loads of inspiration!




They are sponsoring a WOPPER of a prize!
Including FREE POSTAGE of course!!  AND we
have the honour of their passionate owner
Alda Stevens guest judging for us!



"Hi everyone! I am the Founder & Owner of Flying Unicorn - an online
 store for us artists with a brick and mortar showroom in South Florida. 
 I am a single mom with one child – maybe he is not a child anymore at
 the age of 17 – but still the child! 

 I found a passion for scrapbooking in 2008 & went crazy with all the stickers
 that were available to enhance a page & never looked back!  I would say my
 style has grown into shabby chic with a vintage flair,  with lots & lots of flowers
 &  pink of course! 

I enjoy creating layouts, card, tags, altered and mini albums – I am not set in what
 to create as long as I create. Scrapbooking is a passion that is required
 in my daily life. You can find more of me on www.flyingunicornblog.com.

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And last but in no way least we have a super awesome random prize
 from a very special original/inaugural/past DT member, Eila Sandberg,
 that is OPEN TO ALL TO WIN providing :-  

1)  You ALSO SHARE YOUR WORK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

2)  You become an OFFICIAL GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FOLLOWER 
of Eila's blog!




Hello! My name is Eila Sandberg and I live in Sweden with my sweet hubby
 & 3 cats. I have been scrapbooking for 4 years now. The majority of my
 projects are layouts but I also create cards, tags & tactile mini-albums too! 

I am huge Prima fan and use their products on almost everything that I create.
As a DT member of Scrap365 Magazine I had the honour of kicking off the 
magazine's Prima Love Month of amazing product reviews by the Design
 Team.  HERE is the link to the blog post full of Prima delight!


One of the three pages that I created for my Prima product review is
based on the Scrap Around The World EPIC ANNIVERSARY mood board
& I am honoured to share it here with you all today as  the prize that I am 
sponsoring is based on the products that I used on this Prima page.

WHAT A BRAINWAVE EILA HAD TO DONATE GOODIES USED
ON THIS GLORIOUS PAGE!!  Thanks so much Eila!!

Eila is offering up a wonderful selection of her favourite Prima goodies!
Posted FREE OF CHARGE  to one extremely lucky duck!!

THAT'S IT FROM ALL OUR MARVELLOUS SPONSORS!!!
Soon they will all be up in our sidebar with clickable links so you can
do your SHOPPING while visiting us too!!  Woohoo!!!

Come back tomorrow to see our Winners, Features & Finalists 
from our April challenge!!  



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Sunday, 4 May 2014

Epic Anniversary Event PRIZES, Sponsors & Guest Judges! Part 1!!





Hello YET again!!  Finally it is TIME for you to see the wonderful prizes we have on offer for you this month, to read about our amazing sponsors & to see who will be judging your passionate entries!  As you can read in the last couple of posts, we have TEN SPONSORS this month, each offering prizes of very similar value - $100 US DOLLARS each PLUS POSTAGE!  Not too shabby now is it?!?

First up we have INKIDO {Papercrafts Scandinavia} from Sweden.


Inkido is  a family run business who have been in the paper industry
 since the early 90's.  We design, produce & market papers with a 
Scandinavian vintage design feel , flowers, embellishments & bling
 for the scrapbooking industry.  Please visit our website & blog
 for more information & inspiration.
www.papercraftscandinavia.com
Our Blog: http://inkido.blogspot.se



Here is the prize being offered by Inkido!
Loads & loads of beautiful recent papers, embellishments,
 flowers & gems!!  And as the Inkido Guest Judge we have
the very lovely Agnieszka Bellaidea, the Inkido Design Team Co-ordinator!


Witam serdecznie!  Yes I am Polish but recently emigrated to Canada.
I love to visit my home town of Wroclaw every Summer still!!
I have lived in South Africa & Europe as well & love to travel!!
I am a 30 something mum to a girl & a boy & live with them, 
my beloved husband & our precious new kitty Nala.

 I have been scrapbooking for over 4 years now & currently design for
Scrap Around The World, Inkido, Bo Bunny, 13arts, Scrap 365 Sketch Team, 
Canvas Corp, 7 Gypsies, Tattered Angels, Wycinanka & Magenta as well as 
teaching at my local crafts store & Canadian Scrapbooking Events.
I love being involved in the scrapbooking industry & create soft, romantic
pages full of texture & mixed media & usually featuring my favourite
colour - turquoise! I am so excited to be involved with & judging this
very special event taking place on the First Anniversary of Scrap Around
The World & cannot wait to see what beautiful work you all create!

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Sponsor 2 - 2Crafty Chipboard - Australia



2Crafty Chipboard is an Australian owned & operated manufacturer & wholesaler 

of laser cut chipboard products, located in Sydney, Australia.  We have been

 in operation since October 2006 & have more than 1 000 designs on offer.

We pride ourselves on quality products that are versatile & up to date with 

market trends, as well as offering unbeatable customer service, 
with quick turnaround of jobs large & small.

We are happy to quote on personalised jobs, whether it be a single title
 for a customer, or large jobs for retreats, classes etc.  If you are a retail business 
& would like to stock our range of unique products, please contact us
 for more information.  Please see further details on our blog!

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2Crafty have sponsored a MASSIVE PRIZE PACK of their very latest
pieces - valued at $100 - the image below shows some of what you 
may receive although the package will be a random selection of product,
plus of course FREE POSTAGE to anywhere in the world - as we do here!


We are truly blessed too to have the wonderful owner of 2Crafty,
Vanessa Tiberti, joining us this month as our 2nd Guest Judge!



As the owner of 2Crafty Chipboard, I don’t get much time to craft anymore,
which is a shame & I miss it very much.  However,  before I began 2Crafty in 2006,
 I was predominately a card maker who sold my creations in my father’s pharmacy.
 After the sudden loss of my Father-in-law in 2005, I began scrapbooking 
by creating a Remembrance Album for the family to look back on. 

 At a local craft show a Laser Cutter was being demonstrated & my mind went
 into overdrive with the possibilities of what this machine was capable of!  
 I gave up my corporate HR/payroll job & embarked on creating 2Crafty Chipboard.!! 

 I truly love this industry & what it brings to peoples lives.
 I am so fortunate to have one of the best International Design Teams working for me
& they inspire me daily to continue to create beautiful & versatile products. 
 I’m thrilled to be able to sponsor & judge this wonderful event
 & look forward to seeing what everyone creates!

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For our 3rd sponsor we welcome 7Dots Studio from Poland!


7 Dots Studio was born from dreams & for dreams. 
We are a European scrapbooking manufacturer of
 high quality scrapbooking products – papers, stickers, die-cuts,
 collage sheets, 6x6 pads, collection kits &chipboards. 
Quality of our products is our top priority. 

Our collections are created by amazingly talented artists - 
from clean, graphic designs to mixed-media, grungy collage look. 
What you can always be sure of are high quality & thickness of our papers, 
which makes them work perfectly with all kinds of media.

 Among our products you will find also clear stamp sets coordinating 
with our collections to make them even more interesting & versatile.
We are amazingly happy & feel very blessed to see how much
 our products are loved by crafters & artists around the world!

If you would like to see more awesome inspiration from 
our design team please visit our blog or facebook fan page.

Blog/website: http://7dotsstudio.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/7DotsStudio
Twitter: https://twitter.com/7DotsStudio

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/7dotsstudio


Woah how's this for one awesome prize for one
of our TEN talented winners this month?!?

We also welcome our 3rd Guest Judge, Tusia Lech!
Delightful owner of the inimitable 7DOTS STUDIO!!


I love all kinds of media – if I would have to define my style, I would say that media
 are the only constant thing. My favourite colours are fresh, bold greens, blues & pinks,
 but at the same time I just love delicate, pale hues of beige, rose & white.
 However there is something in my projects that can be found always 
– a positive, feminine style.

Scrapbooking fills my whole life – it is all around me – in my private life & in my job 
& career. I love the process of creation – I have created things since early
 childhood – all kinds of handmade things always attracted me. I cannot
 imagine my life without making some art. Even if I leave for a weekend,
 I always take my small “art-bag”, filled with art-journal supplies

. I am lucky enough to be a designer in a few very creative places.
 I love drinking coffee, reading books, walking through the forest, 
watching flowers on the meadow, basking in the autumn sun & 
being deep in my inner world. I can say that I am happy person 
& wouldn't change a single thing in my life.

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Up next, we have our 4th sponsor, Scrap 365 Magazine!!

 You can read more about Scrap 365 & book your subscription
 to this amazing international magazine HERE as well as keeping
 up with their exciting blog & sketch challenges HERE! 

Why not help spread the love by adding this cool badge to your sidebar
& linking up to the blog HERE?  Your own inspiration hotline!!



Scrap365 is a bimonthly magazine that covers a wide range of articles

 reaching beyond the traditional 12x12 layout: mini albums, digi scrapping, 
art journaling and off the page creations all feature prominently. 

Traditional layouts continue to be a big part of the magazine, but with a focus on 
adding creativity & techniques. Detailed step-by-step tutorials sit alongside pages 
of truly inspirational scrapbooking projects from an international team of talented designers.

 It covers the whole range of styles from clean & simple, to shabby chic, to grungy 
– with something to appeal to every type of scrapper. The fresh & modern design of
 this magazine lets the artwork really shine. We showcase projects with large, clear
 images allowing the reader to delight in the finer details. With 6 issues every year,

 there's plenty of scrapping inspiration for you!

We are very blessed to have secured a fabulous prize from 
Scrap 365, THREE box sets of Kate Crane Art Journaling DVDs!  

You can see exactly what you can win HERE {Art Journaling 1 & 2}, 
HERE {Art Journaling 3 & 4} & HERE {Art Journaling 5 & 6}!!


These fantastic training/education videos are valued at over $100 dollars
 & will be shipped anywhere in the world to the well-deserving winner!!

We are also SO EXCITED to have dear Ali Parris as one of our Guest Judges
for our Epic Anniversary Event as well!  Here she is!!  She is LOVELY!!!
"Hi!   My name is Ali Parris & I live in the UK with my long suffering husband 
(29 years to date!) & our dog Basil. We are lucky enough to have 2 beautiful daughters
 & their chaps plus a grand-daughter & grandson, who are the light of our lives.

I started scrapbooking when my grand-daughter was born 5 years ago.
 I had dabbled in card making but never felt the passion that I have for scrapping!

I played in blog land for a while & joined the Frosted Designs Design Team.
As my confidence grew & I began to develop my style I decided to take the plunge
 & submit a layout to Scrap365 magazine. I was beyond thrilled when it was accepted! 

That was in March 2013 & since then my scrapping life has taken a huge change in direction!
  I was asked to join the Design Team for the magazine & after submitting my first article
 was asked if I would consider becoming the Editor!  As they say, the rest is history!! 
 I now have my dream job - hard work but oh so rewarding!

I am thrilled to have been invited to Guest Judge this month at SATW!

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 Our 5th sponsor this month is the uber-cool Darkroom Door from Australia!

Darkroom Door is owned by photographer Rachel Greig &  graphic designer 
Stewart Yule who combine their talents to design a unique range of rubber stamps
 &  papercraft products suitable for card making, scrapbooking, invitations, collage, 
mixed media & altered art. As the name suggests, Darkroom Door products
 have a strong photographic element in their design.

Products include:- 
Rubber Stamps, Photo Stamps, Background Stamps, Frame Stamps,Collage Stamps, 
Word Block Stamps, Montage sheets, Photochips & Filmstrips along with a wide range
 of accessories for all type of paper crafts.  Darkroom Door also has a fabulous blog 
that is updated regularly with projects created by many talented artists.

Check out the Darkroom Door website to see their full product range
 along with a gallery full of projects and ideas!

Website: http://www.darkroomdoor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darkroomdoor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkroom_door
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/darkroomdoor/
Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/darkroomdoor/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelgreig 
Blog: http://www.darkroomdoor.com.au/Blog

Oh my goodness what an awesome prize Darkroom Door have
 sponsoredfor us - thank you SOoOooOOOoooo much Rachel!!

 ONE of our lucky TEN EPIC WINNERS will walk away with this set of
high quality stamps together with FREE POSTAGE anywhere in the world!


We are excited to have Rachel Greig, one of the owners of Darkroom Door
 as our 5th Guest Judge this month & thank her for her kindness & generosity!

Rachel Greig is a photographer, rubber stamp artist & proud owner &
designer of Darkroom Door rubber stamps & papercraft products. She
 has been involved in the scrapbook & the creative arts field for over 
10 years. Rachel has a Bachelor of Visual Arts degree, is a
 Ranger Certified Educator & a  Copic Certified Instructor.

Rachel has been published in many books & magazines {with her
 photography articles & craft projects} including Somerset Studio,
 The Stampers Sampler, Take Ten, Craft Stamper, Scrapbooking
 Memories, Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking & Beyond, Creating Keepsakes,
 Memory Makers & Cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft. She has appeared
 on QVC UK TV & makes regular appearances on Scrap It TV.

Rachel loves combining rubber stamps & photography in her projects, using
 lots of ink, paint, & stamping techniques. She enjoys sharing her ideas &
 encouraging her students to unlock the artist within!

Blog: http://www.rachelgreig.typepad.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachelgreig
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/rachelgreig/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelgreigyule
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelgreig

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 COME BACK TOMORROW TO SEE WHO OUR OTHER 5 SPONSORS ARE!
We will be announcing our winners this month on the 6th!!

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Saturday, 3 May 2014

Epic Event PRIZES Announced!
10 prizes valued at $100 each = $1 000!!





This month, because it is our FIRST BIRTHDAY here at Scrap Around The World,
we have TEN EPIC PRIZES ON OFFER - all of equal value, for our TEN EPIC WINNERS!

 Please come back over the weekend to learn more about our sponsors & guest judges. 
 We will be featuring them, along with our Guest Designers, over the next couple of days,
in a lot more details!  

Inkido {Papercrafts Scandinavia} are sponsoring this wonderful prize pack!





2Crafty Chipboard are sponsoring $100 worth of awesome chipboard!
{image is merely a sample of their offerings}




7Dots Studio has sponsored this amazing prize!




Scrap 365  Magazine are offering up these fantastic DVD sets!




Darkroom Door has sponsored this phenomenal prize!




Scraps of Elegance brings this mind-blowing set of goodies to the table!




Um WOW Studio has sponsored this TRENDY selection
of uber-modern chippies, bling & FLAIRS ♥♥♥




Lindy's Stamp Gang has contributed a very generous voucher!
A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE!!

Shirel Studio has been kind enough to sponsor BOTH 
Pop & Colours Online Courses to one of our talented winners!




The Flying Unicorn Online Store has sponsored this
exciting prize!!!  YOUR selection of the latest goodies!!




And last but not least our very own past DT {inaugural member}
Eila Sandberg, has donated an super lovely RANDOM prize!
{for one lucky TOTALLY RANDOM entrant!}


Oh my oh my!!  
These prizes are all AMAAAAZING!!!

 Please come back over the weekend to find out more about our amazing sponsors!

 And we haven't forgotten about our April winners either - they will be up as soon as
we have finished sharing our magnificent sponsors with you!!

COME ON!  JOIN IN!!  SEE OUR REVEAL POST HERE 
FOR OUR EPIC ANNIVERSARY COMPETITION RULES!!



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