Sunday 19 May 2013

Meet Sweet Jessy & Juraci!




To view our current challenge go HERE!
The entries are rolling in thick & fast this month!!

I hope everyone that wanted to take part is busy working on their layouts because this
 month's prizes are just FANTASTIC!  Go check them out if you haven't already!!

  It's a great opportunity for you to get hold of some brand new,
 hot-off-the-press stash that is not even available in all stores as yet :)

Today I am introducing you to Jessy Christopher from Malaysia
 & Juraci Falcucci from Brazil!


1.     How did you discover scrapbooking?

 It was all started when I discovered Scrapbook Etc Magazine!
Scrapbooking materials were scarce to find back then so I 
started with digital & hybrid scrapbooking and finally ventured
into paper scrapbooking in 2008.


 2.     Do you listen to music while you scrap?  

If so name 3 songs on your media player...    

Yes, I need to listen to music when I scrap. 
Right now 3 songs on my player are:-  

Adele – Someone Like You, 
Phil Wickham – At Your Name
Freedom Reigns – Jesus Culture

3.     Tell us something interesting about yourself!

I have a thing for the British accent :) 
Think Hugh Grant, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, 
Sean Connery and Rupert Everett. 

When I hear that accent I just melt!



1. How did you discover scrapbooking?

 My daughter was pregnant and lived in another city when I visited her and found a scrap shop in the mall. 
I was delighted and did one album for her and her new baby. After that I was hooked and couldn't stop!!

2. Tell us about the country & the area you live in...

I live in a part of Brazil that is really hot practically the whole year round, with only a few cold days. 
We have some dams and lakes in the surrounding towns where people enjoy water sports.

3. Do you snack while you work? 

I don't like to eat when I'm working on my pages but I do love a cup of coffee ♥

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These two ladies are both so talented & passionate about their craft
& I thoroughly enjoyed reading their answers, how about you?

I'm also a sucker for a charming British accent which is 
actually how I fell for my husband 29 years ago!!

And I'm always amazed at how coffee unites the world!!!
Oh how I would love to try a cup of genuine Brazilian coffee
in Brazil - someday I will visit & meet up with Juraci!




Tuesday 14 May 2013

Meet Two Beautiful People! Eila & Gayle!!






 To view our current challenge go HERE.

Say HELLO to 2 fabulous ladies today!
Eila Sandberg from Sweden & Gayle Price from Australia!!

To know them is to ♥ them!!!


1.  How often do you scrapbook?

 I always have 2-3 pages that are in different stages of progress. 
Flowers are omnipresent on my pages so I start by choosing them first, 
not the papers! I do the bulk of my creating over the weekend.

2.  How long does it take you to complete a layout?
My pages take about a day or a day and half to finish. 

3. What's your day job?  
I work as an Executive Assistant/PA for the Vice President 
of a Telecommunications company.

Find out MORE about Eila & Gayle by reading
about them under the 'Designers' tab HERE.

1.     Do you listen to music while you scrap? 
If so name 3 songs on your media player.

I can't scrapbook without music!
Turning on my music is the very first thing I do!! 
My music taste is eclectic....rap, hip-hop, jazz, blues, world...

                 3 songs I'm currently listening to are:-

                 "Heaven" by Emeli Sande
                 "Little Aches and Pains" by Paul Kelly
                 "The Day That Never Comes" by Metallica

2.      How long does it take you to complete a layout?

It usually takes me about half a day. I tend to work slowly & experiment 
with mixed media as I go along, so quite often get side-tracked! 

3.    How often do you scrapbook?

About 3 or 4 times a week.
I don't like to work at night so I make the most of daylight & especially
love to work early in the morning with loud music and good coffee.

Well I loved learning about Eila's process!
I think choosing flowers first is a FAB idea!!
And I wish I was an early morning person like Gayle - 
I end up creating at all hours of the night!

We all LOVE hearing how others do things so please
feel free to SHARE with us in the comments section,
we want to get to know our players! :)



Friday 10 May 2013

Up Close & Personal with Anupama & Christin!




*** To view our current challenge GO HERE.***

Time to meet another couple of ladies from our talented design team!
Give it up for Anupama Choudary from India & Christin Gronnslett from Norway!!
Wooooop!!!  Read all about these 2 lovelies under or Designers' Tab HERE.

1. What's your day job?
I am a happy stay-at-home mom. When the kids are at school,
I am in my home studio creating for my Design Teams or working 
on commissioned projects for my own label 'Once Upon A Time'.
2. Describe your favourite project.
An ongoing project that is close to my heart is a series entitled
'Postcards from India' where I portray life as I see it everyday
around me. From street vendors to our temples, India is colourful, 
diverse and exotic!
3. What are your fave nibbles & drinks while scrapbooking?
I thrive on coffee while creating. On days when I am truly happy 
with my layout or the response to my work, I reward myself
with a slab of chocolate!


1. How often do you scrapbook?
Most nights, when the kids are asleep I sneak down to the basement
to my scrap cave! I don’t always make anything, but I get inspired 
& usually get something crafty done as I can’t stand sitting watching 
TV in the evenings - I like to be productive!
 2. How long does it take you to complete a scrapbook page?
It varies so much! My process can be really fast or very slow, but 
on average it takes me 2 evenings to finish a layout and over the
weekends I can get 4 or 5 layouts done.  If I'm feeling really inspired
& have a sketch & the products ready I can finish a layout in 30 minutes
– including stencilled backgrounds!
 3. Tell us something interesting about yourself.
I wrote my thesis about American Military Strategy in Norway from 
1957-1963. In 1995 I started a web page about Kids' TV from the 60's
to the 90's….that was until scrapbooking took over! 

Well I don't know about YOU but I found those facts REALLY
 interesting!!  Why not leave some LOVE for these two
 hard-working designers in our comments section?!



Thursday 9 May 2013

Follow us on Blog Lovin'!




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button for all you 'Blog Lovin' girls!

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Tuesday 7 May 2013

Meet The Designers! Say HELLO to Agnieszka & Alexandra!!






*** See our current challenge HERE***



When I was checking the 'Designers' page tab HERE recently what really impressed upon me whilst proof-reading everyone's introductions, was what a marvellously international Design Team we have here!  That is just SO EXCITING to me - it is exactly what I was after - creating a feeling of universalness, eradicating all the barriers & borders that separate people & making EVERYONE feel welcome in a place that 'has no limits'!

It felt like I was hopping on an Emirates flight (you know when they announce how many different languages their staff are able to speak, etc. before take off?!)  I am just in love with the online scrapbooking/blogging world because of the
way it "takes me away" - a free holiday via my computer ♥ I truly hope that you will all feel some of that love playing here @ Scrap Around The World.

We are a team of 14 women from all around the globe, of different ages, cultures & circumstances, united by our love of scrapbooking!  It is a universal language that we all understand!!  I'm not going to bore you with bios you've already read, but rather give you the link HERE to our 'Design Team' page (located along the top of this blog). Instead  are a couple of fun Q & A's from some of our team.  
More coming soon!
Agnieszka Bellaidea


1. How long does it take you to complete a scrapbook page?
I wish I would know how long takes me to finish 1 page! I normally work on several
pages at the same time so it`s takes me anything between 2-3 days and 2 weeks.
2. Do you snack while you work?  
(What are your favourite nibbles & drinks while scrapbooking?)
I don't like to eat when working on my pages but I do drink lots of rooibos tea!
3.   Do you listen to music while you scrap? If so what's on your media player?
I love listen to the music when I work! Some of my favourites are:-
"You don't know me" by Ray Charles and Diana Krall & many songs by James Morrison, Duffy & Nelly Furtado.
1.  How often do you scrapbook?
Unfortunately I can't scrapbook as often as I would like so it usually
happens at night, once the kids are in bed, 3 or 4 times a week.

2. Tell us something interesting about yourself!

I love to travel, take photos, meet new people, meet up with friends, dance
with my hubby & kids, watch movies at the cinema & enjoy EVERY moment in life! 
I am such an energetic person that 24 hours in a day is never enough for me :)

3. What's your day job?  Do you care for your family & home 
during the day or do you go out to work, if so what do you do?

I work as a French teacher at a primary school - a job I love because it combines creativity with children's education & leaves me with time for my family & other interests too.

Check back soon to learn more about our fabulous designers & don't forget to leave some  love for Agnieskza & Alexandra who are working hard behind the scenes to bring you the next next challenge.  

So far we have FIFTEEN entries!!  Thank you, thank you!!! 
 Behind the scenes at Scrap Around The World we are all so excited!!!!!




Wednesday 1 May 2013

Welcome to Scrap Around The World And Our first May Challenge!




Hello there everyone!

I hope discovering this new challenge blog has added a bit of fun & excitement to your day!!

We are all ready to roll with our first challenge! 

If you are interested in reading about how & why this challenge site came into being take a look at the "About Us" tab on the top of the blog.  Acquainting yourself with the tabs at the top of our site should give you all the information you need to know about anything to do with 'Scrap Around the World', including how to take part in our challenges!

We are a group of 14 women from all around the globe, of different ages, cultures & circumstances, united by our love of scrapbooking!  It is a universal language that we all understand!!

That's why I chose the name 'Scrap Around the World', because, literally, that is what we are all doing :)

Will you join us on our journey every month?  I do hope so!

Our site is a 'Challenge Blog' meaning that it is here to inspire & there is no financial reward for myself or any of my design team.  What we WOULD really appreciate is your support, because that would just be FUN & that is ultimately what scrapbooking is all about!

We are on the look out for players to take part in our challenges & make it a roaring success & followers to support us & encourage sponsorship so please join our blog & follow us officially!  

We are hoping to be able to offer you monthly challenges with great prizes & guest designer opportunities too so let's do this thing & have some fun!!

Remember to please leave some love for us in the comments - 
so often it's your encouraging words that keep people going!!

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May 2013 Challenge 1

Each month we will present you with a mood board & a sketch, together with a mood board/sketch combo image for you to save to your computer & upload to your blog when taking part in our challenges.  


This month we have Agnieszka Bellaidea to thank for this gorgeous mood board!

She is our challenge host this month & will be monitoring the comments on this post
 & answering any questions you may have (also directly in the comments).


All you need to do is be inspired by the mood board (in ANY way) 
& use our sketch as your starting point.  


How to use our sketches

As you would any other sketch.  We would like to see that it definitely inspired you & was your 'starting point' but you can 'make it your own' by flipping it, turning it, inverting it & moving things about if you like.  You can also change the photo orientation and number of photos to be as few or as many as you like.  


**** the above image MUST appear on the blog post containing your challenge entry please****

You also need to mention that you are playing along with the current challenge at Scrap Around The World & link up to it please :)

How to use our mood boards

Our mood boards are for your INSPIRATION only.  You can be inspired by one of the images, all of the images, or any number of them, or even parts thereof. For example, on this board you may be inspired by the colours (either all of them or just one, two or more) but you do not have to use any colours on the board if you don't want to.  Other aspects of the mood board that could inspire you are, for example, the beads, circles, fringing, cracks, texture, leather, chandeliers, turquoise, rust (colour or rusty elements) ie brass/metal.  Pink, purple, organic shapes, swirls, feathers, fluff, fibres, distressing, ombre effects, flowers, bows, lace, flower-soft & filigree work (fine cut embellishments such as laser chipboard with detailed designs).

It's entirely up to you!  Be Inspired in any way!!

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Here are the examples from our talented design team.

I will be introducing our designers to you over the course of this month but you can also read about them under the DESIGN TEAM tab & visit their blogs by clicking on the images of their pretty faces in our sidebar :)

'P.S - I Love You' by Agnieszka Bellaidea

I had a chance to create the very first Mood Board for 'Scrap Around The World' and I used my favourite colour combo! I also used sepia for my photo and touch of rusty gold.  I used a mask to simulate the wooden texture, small blue pearls, fabric  and flowers , all inspired by my mood board!  I hope you will have as much fun with it as I did!!



'Have Faith' by Keren Tamir

I love this picture of the beautiful sunset in Florida. I was inspired by the colours of the mood board. I love the combination of turquoise and brown and it worked perfectly with the photo. I also got inspired by the beautiful rustic doors & was so glad I could use these gorgeous wooden doors from Prima!  I can't wait to see everyone's creations!!



'Dare To Be You' by Anupama Choudary

I switched things up with the sketch by rotating it once to the right. The mood board inspired me to emulate the chair sash on my daughter's dress and to use a chandelier as one of my embellishments. The intricate work on the table cloth and the grill design on the doors influenced my choice of patterned papers.  I just LOVED this mood board!




'Discover Small Things' by Zanka (Zaneta Glowa)

I was inspired by the rich textures of the mood board & wanted to create a rugged, worn look.  I loved the filigree windows so added various rectangular frames to mimic them, as well as the design of the sketch.  I chose a monochromatic colour scheme accented with the gorgeous turquoise & browns of the mood board.   Thank you Agnieszka!



'Days When You Could Fly' by Leonie Neal-Dawson

I stayed quite true to the sketch as you can see and I found the rusted orange tone appealing on this gorgeous mood board.  I replicated the distressed look using Kaisercrafts' Basecoat range, adding distress inks and stamping.  The lace table cloth and lattice work of the doors in the mood board inspired the lace-type stencil work behind my photos & cluster.



'Memories' by Eila Sandberg

The mood board made me think of a romantic dinner for two in a secret garden.  The intricate lattice details of the doors immediately chose the ornate chipboard gate for me. The pearls in the chandelier and the jewellery followed next in the form of shimmering sequins. The circle prompted thoughts of a floral wreath. Thank you Agnieszka for such vivid inspiration!



'My story' by Kasia Tomaszewska

I was inspired by the gorgeous colours of the mood board, especially the turquoise. If you have ever been to Istanbul you will know how much this beautiful, fresh colour appears in our scenery- mostly in the amazing colour of Bosphorus water.  I added fabric & pale wood patterned paper in keeping with the soft tablecloth & wood textures of the board.



'Grateful' by Jessy Christopher 

I was inspired by all the images on the mood board!  The wooden background was inspired by the 1st photo ie. the woods/trees. The table cloth on the 2nd photo inspired the black & white paper I chose. I used  turquoise flowers, mist and stickers in keeping with photo no. 3 & a chandelier image as per photo 4.  My other details were inspired by the awesome sketch!

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'Beautiful Memories' by Helen Tilbury

I chose my photo based on the neutral tones in the board, with a touch of the turquoise & pink in my daughters' clothing.  The dried leaves on the floor of photo 1 inspired my use of brown-dyed muslin & the table-cloth & chair-covers prompted the use of turquoise lace & cheesecloth.  I couldn't resist accenting with pink & purple blooms just like in the board!



'You have my heart' by Juraci Falcucci

I was inspired by the colours on the mood board, particularly the turquoise, which I love.  The sketch inspired me to use some smaller photos down the side of my page, in place of the tags, and the beads of the chandelier inspired my use of the circles stencil.  I used a doily & a detailed chipboard piece inspired by the doors of the mood board.
  


'En Fin Høstdag'  by Christin Grønnslett

I was inspired by the colours of the mood board to use this 'Fall' picture of my son.  The sketch inspired me to use an extra long photo in place of the 3 photos on the sketch.  I used some faux rust coloured leather to cut my scalloped border, in keeping with the mood board & some doilies & die-cuts to mimic the window details on the board.   



'Look at us' by Alexandra Polyzou 

I was inspired by the amazing colours of the mood board and the romantic feeling to the first image, so used a photo of my two little girls in a special moment.  The sketch inspired my use of the chevron washi tape & my mist splats & I chose to focus on the turquoise, pink & purple to suit my girly theme.  I had so much fun!!



'My Girls' by Gayle Price

Apart from turning the sketch around so the tags are at the bottom of the page, I have remained visually true to it, right down to the use of circular elements, tags, chevrons and splatters. I loved the colour scheme of teal and rust and was also influenced by the slightly 'shabby', feminine feel of the mood board, hence damask, doilies and dress forms.



'Believe' by Julianne McKenna-De Lumen

 I took most of my inspiration from the the 1st & 2nd images in the mood board - the colours, flowers & garden setting as well as the wooden textures and doors. I translated this onto my page by using gorgeous garden elements, wood print washi tape & shades of blues, greens & pinks. I hope this mood board inspires you too!


Sponsorship Information

Our design team votes on all entries, thus selecting a winner & 3 features.
A random winner is also selected.
There will always be a prize for the Merit Winner & the Random Winner.
If we get lucky there will be prizes for the featured layouts too!
This month, seeing it is our premier/début we have 5 PRIZES!!
We have prizes for the Merit & Random winner AND for all 3 features!!!

The winner will be invited back as guest designer for the next challenge.

 If you are selected as the winner you need to contact me immediately @
helentilburyscrapaddict@gmail.com with your e mail address
so I can send you the mood board/sketch combo you need to create with.

You are not obliged to accept the Guest Designer opportunity if you find the time frame too tight.

Our challenges are open to everyone, anywhere in the world & all this month's prizes include
FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!!

This month our merit winner will receive the newest collection from
  Inkido! PaperCraft Scandinavia!




2nd place will receive the brand new collection from 13 Arts!
An awesome Polish company specialising in Paper Collections & mixed media art products.



3rd place will receive a $25 chipboard prize-pack from
Scrapmatts Chipboard in Australia,
containing a selection of their latest releases!



Australian Made Laser Cut Chipboard to compliment your scrapbook pages, cards & papercrafting projects. Scrapmatts has a ning site that showcases an amazing talented international design team who post daily on the blog there, a Gallery, customer challenges & an online store. 


4th place will receive two sets of flowers from
Inkido!  PaperCraft Scandinavia




Our RANDOM winner will receive this assorted pack of goodies
donated by me :)



The deadline for this challenge is midnight EST Saturday 25th May 2013.

Please link your entries into our sidebar using our Inlinkz tool &
  don't forget to read our RULES OF PLAY before you begin.

Please play along - our success depends on YOU!