Sunday, 1 June 2014

June 2014 Challenge 14
A Stunning & Dramatic Summer Mood Board
By Di Garling





Hello & welcome to Challenge FOURTEEN, hosted by
 Design Team member Di Garling from Australia!


Di has created this dramatic summery Mood Board
 in these striking colours to inspire YOU this month!


Feel free to interpret the mood board in any way you like,
 using one image, several of them, all of them or even just
 one aspect of an image, using ANY COLOURS!  

To be eligible for judging:-

You need to follow our 10 Golden Rules found HERE, which include:-

1)  Sharing the mood board image.

2)  Mentioning Scrap Around The World {in full - not just 
SATW} & LINKING BACK to the current challenge.

3)  Mentioning HOW you were inspired by our mood board,
UNLESS IT IS EXTREMELY OBVIOUS!

4)  Linking back to your SATW blog post NOT YOUR ENTIRE BLOG.

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This is REVEAL ONE.  We now have a MID-MONTH REVEAL 
as well - that goes LIVE on the 16th of every month with another
 full set of inspiration from more of our designers!!

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Di Garling {Australia}





Helen Tilbury {South Africa}








Hera Sugitani {Brazil}




Debbie Burns {USA} Canvas





Zuzia Bodakowska {Poland}






Karita Vainio {Finland}





Erica Houghton {USA} - Canvas





Anna Komenda {Poland}






 Dorotka Dolega {France} - Art Journal Spread






Terhi Koskinen {Finland} Sneak Peek Only {Video Tutorial coming up on the 28th!}



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1ST PRIZE

 $50 worth of 2Crafty Chipboard!


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!


Image depicts a sampling of 2Crafty's latest products & is for illustration purposes only. Prizewinner will receive an awesome selection of 2Crafty Chipboard to the value of their prize.

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2ND PRIZE

$40 worth of goodies from Gauche Alchemy!



Here at Gauche Alchemy we offer mixed media paper craft supplies
 for those artists that like to create outside of the box, inside of
the box & those that like to rip the box a new one! We 
specialize in Punchinella, authentic ephemera & found 
objects perfect for any style or level of crafter.



Your prize will include a variety of Gauche Alchemy Exclusive products 
to the value of $40, including a Punchinella Variety Pack, Ouchless Cardboard, 
Ephemera & various mixed media items & will not be identical to this image. 
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3RD PRIZE

$30 worth of Green Tara products & flowers!



Green Tara are an Australian based company & are importers & wholesalers
 of fine handmade & milled mulberry papers,beautiful ribbons,both fabric & paper 
 flowers, washi tape, etc. They are continually adding to their collections of high
 quality products & provide papers with rich colours, wonderful textures & beautiful patterns!



Image depicts a sampling of Green Tara's latest products & is for illustration purposes only. Prizewinner will receive an awesome selection of Green Tara products worth $30.

Blog:  http://www.greentara1.blogspot.com.au/
Website:  http://www.greentara.com.au/home.php 

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4TH PRIZE

Fabulous Darkroom Door background stamp worth $22.95 AUD




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.




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

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/rachelgreig

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5TH PRIZE

 $15 worth of product from 7Dots Studio!


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.


{Image depicts a sampling of 7Dots Studio products & is for illustration purposes only. 
Prizewinner will receive an awesome selection of 7Dots Studio product worth $15.}


Blog/website: http://7dotsstudio.com/

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RANDOM PRIZE

$25 gift card from 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 &  Facebook page where you can find loads of inspiration!


ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!


The deadline for this challenge is  MONDAY 30th JUNE 2014.

Please remember to leave some COMMENT LOVE 
for our talented & hard-working designers!

Thursday, 29 May 2014

Vibrant Guest Team Inspiration from Um Wow Studio!






Hello Scrap Around The World Fans!
Welcome to our 7th & FINAL Guest Design Team post!!


Today we have the funky team of gals  from Um Wow Studio sharing 
their interpretations of our EPIC ANNIVERSARY EVENT mood board.

THANK YOU so much DeeDee & team!!


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


 
Let's see what the Um Wow Studio team has 
created using our Epic Anniversary Event mood board!
 



Dee Dee Catron {USA}







  




Manda Moore {Australia}





Miae Rowe {USA} A4 page


 

Tusia Lech {Poland}






What cool inspiration from Um Wow Studio!!!  You can see 
more inspiration from this fun bunch of talented ladies  *HERE*
WONDERFULLY INSPIRING LAYOUTS & I''M SURE THEY
WOULD LOVE SOME WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM YOU!


Take a look at all you can win from UmWow - um...WOW!!!! 

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

I say that is TOO AWESOME!!

We have the owner of UmWowStudio Guest Judging for us this month too!
DEEDEE CATRON


Hi!  I'm a 26 year old creative gal with tons of passions. 
I am the Owner/Creative Director of UmWowStudio, 
Marketing & Artistic Director for Viva Las VegaStamps! 
& Paper Designer for 7 Dots Studio as well as being on 
their Design Team. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree
 & <<LOVE>> color.  I blog HERE.

Well this is THE LAST POST for the month!!  
We have showcased 7 Guest Teams this month, as well as 
our own amazing and brand new Design Team, which adds up
 to dozens of projects.  There's no way you can't have been inspired!  

You still have another TWO DAYS to complete your entry & get your 
project linked.  Remember you can make a layout 8 x 8 inches
 minimum, an art journal page (A5 double spread or A4 single page) 
ORa canvas.  So you have loads to choose from & nothing to lose!