Sunday 1 September 2013

September 2013 Challenge 5 - Bold & Graphic Mood Board from Gayle Price, Rule Changes & HUGE & HUGER NEWS!






Welcome back to Scrap Around The World Challenge FIVE!

Please note we have modified our rules!!

{please read our "To be Eligible for Judging" further down
as there's a slight change there too}.

 1)  The sketch is now OPTIONAL - you do not HAVE to use it 
{but of course you are welcome to use it as a starting point
 & for your inspiration if you like!}, this makes it easy for you to 
combine our challenges with sketch challenges if you want :)

2)  We now accept art journaling pages BUT only double-spreads with a 
minimum single page size of 14 x 19cm (5.5 x 7.5 inches) per page.

3)  Our challenges will now run until midnight EST on the last day of the month
     {this means you have an entire month to complete the challenge - woohoo!}.

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Our HUGE NEWS is that we have a 
Facebook Subscriber Giveaway
launching TOMORROW {Monday 2nd September 2013} so make sure to
LIKE us on Facebook & come back TOMORROW 
to see what you can win!

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Our HUGER NEWS is that we have a MYSTERY GUEST
creating with this month's mood board on TUESDAY NIGHT!
LIVE ON USTREAM!!
{that's your HINT - anyone guess WHO IT COULD BE?!}
Come back on Tuesday to find out & get the link!!

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For September we have a BOLD and GRAPHIC mood board
from Design Team member Gayle Price {Australia}.


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!    
     

For example:- You could use contrasting colours or contrasting elements
(rough/smooth - straight/curved - light/dark) text, alphas, bold patterns, 
doodles, scribbles, flourishes, rub-ons,detailed embellishments
 (ie:-lace,chipboard, metal/resin embellishments) masks & sunrays.

Even the topic you chose to scrap could be inspired by the board
{reading the board from the top left to the bottom right}
such as things you feel strongly about (image 1)
unconventional beauty (image 2) 
about your thoughts/feelings (image 3)
loved ones/a dependency (image 4) 
your wild side/things not everyone knows about you (image 5).

PLEASE REMEMBER TO TELL US WHAT INSPIRED YOU UNLESS IT IS OBVIOUS 


To be eligible for judging:-

You are required to show the image of the MOOD BOARD ONLY 
{you may show the sketch image but ONLY IF YOU USE IT}
 PLUS mention in your post that you are playing along at Scrap Around The World 
with a link back to the current challenge.

 Link  to YOUR BLOG POST NOT your entire blog & turn off your word-verification if 
you would like some of our Design Team members to comment on your entry.

Please check our RULES OF PLAY HERE before you begin your entry - thanks!





Gayle Price {Australia}


Zanka (Zaneta Glowa) Sweden



Juraci Falcucci {Brazil}





Alexandra Polyzou {Greece}


 Leonie Neal-Dawson {Australia}



Christin Grønnslett {Norway}



Keren Tamir {Canada}



 Eila Sandberg {Sweden}


Agnieszka Bellaidea {Canada}



Jessy Christopher {Malaysia}


Helen Tilbury {South Africa}


The winner of this challenge will be invited back to be our October Guest Designer, 
as well as winning this huge prize pack of 20 PIECES of chipboard from our sponsor 
Wycinanka!

studio cutout

Wycinanka is a Polish chipboard manufacturer whose products can be viewed HERE.  



You can find a list of retailers stocking Wycinanka in other countries HERE.



You can follow the Wycinanka blog HERE & follow them on Facebook HERE.



2nd place will receive paper collection 'Grey Rainbow' from Polish company 


Company Shop

"Dedicated to bring you happiness & satisfaction with every moment spent 
scrapbooking with Studio 75!  We know that keeping your experiences positive 
is important so we prepare our papers and embellishments with care for every 
single detail. Our Designers put their heart & soul into their work so we can
 offer you items that spark your imagination & give you endless pleasure -
 papers, tags, stamps, charms, chipboard, art journals, album bases & more!"

See their full range here in their online store.

 

3rd place will receive a $25 chipboard prize-pack from


 in Australia,containing a selection of their latest releases!



Australian Made Laser Cut Chipboard to compliment your scrapbook pages, 
cards & paper-crafting 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. Come join in the fun here!

Below is just one example of some of the awesome products they stock HERE.

CB5102 Window 02

4th place will receive a $15 prize-pack of your choice from 

Purple Pumpkin!

They stock a huge range of embellishments, washi tape, motex tape, etc 
in their online store HERE

Purple Pumpkin


Purple Pumpkin manufactures high-quality embellishments of a fun & funky nature!


They are Australian based & specialize in fabric buttons, handmade flowers,
 resin, twine & washi tape.  They have a great blog that is constantly active & they hold monthly challenges open to all, with Guest Designer positions up for grabs as well as awesome prizes of Purple Pumpkin loveliness! 

Below is just one example of the many products stocked in their online store.


Our RANDOM WINNER will receive this amazing pack of goodies
 from the very generous Natalie May, owner of Etsy Store




"Natalie May - Wife to Trev, mum to Jessica.
 Scrapper, Papercrafter & all round Happy Person! 

I live in Adelaide {South Australia} teach Scrapbooking & Cardmaking
 & love my life in the Scrapbooking & Papercraft Industry.  Happiness is...
teaching others, making pretty stuff & sharing all the cool stuff I create with - 
ribbons, charms, flowers, moulds, resins, mixed media metals & washi.



The deadline for this challenge is Monday September 30th 2013

We would love to hear your comments & please remember to click on the
DESIGNER'S NAMES to go through to their blogs for more details
 & close-up shots of their layouts. We cannot WAIT to see what you create!



Friday 30 August 2013

Challenge 4 Winners, Features & Honourable Mentions! {August 2013}





Hello again everyone :)  
Thanks so much to all who participated in this month's challenge!  
We had 46 entries this month from 20 different countries!  
The Aussies were in the lead this month, followed by the Americans!! 
 {In Europe it was Summertime so entries were down but that's all good - the sunshine was calling!}.  

Unfortunately about one third of our entries forgot to add what country they were from 
so please try to remember that next month - it's fun to see where you are from :)
There were also a few people that didn't link up to the challenge in their blog post
 (as per our rules) so unfortunately we could not include them in our votes :(  
Please remember to link up!  It helps us spread the word!! 
 Thank you :-D


This month our winner is Po Prostu Asia from Poland!
Congratulations!  You win a huge prize pack from Green Tara flowers!!
PLUS the option of being our September GUEST DESIGNER!


We loved your soft background work, airy layers
 & beautiful simplification of the sketch!  SO pretty!!

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Now for our FEATURED ARTISTS!


2nd place goes to Rachael Funnel from Australia!  Congratulations!!
  You have one a paper collection from Studio 75 in Poland!!


We loved your sumptuous page!  So much glorious detail,
colours, shapes & prints all working so beautifully together!!

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3rd place goes to Nicole Doiron from Canada!  Congratulations!!
You have won yourself $25 worth of Scrapmatts Chipboard!


Such a special creation with lovely textures, beautiful muted colours
& wonderful clusters.  Great journalling too!!

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4th place goes to Aida Domisiewicz from Poland!
Congrats Aida!!  You have won a prize pack from Purple Pumpkin!


What an artistic delight!  This layout caught everybody's eye 
due to those stunning roses that really POP!!

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*IMPORTANT NOTICE*  

Please can the winner & 3 Features send an email to
scrapaddict {at} telkomsa {dot} net 
(just add the @ sign & a .)
I have to write it like this here as I am getting SPAMMED daily :(
Put SATW  - YOUR NAME followed by your position, 
month of challenge & YOUR PRIZEin the subject line.  

For example:-
SATW - PO PROSTU ASIA - 1ST PLACE - GREEN TARA PACKAGE
then include your FULL POSTAL ADDRESS within your e mail.

*Please allow 6 weeks for your parcel to be dispatched & received by you
but do let me know if you have NOT RECEIVED IT by then please*

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PRIZES TO BE CLAIMED WITHIN ONE WEEK PLEASE

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**Elina& Zeneva did not claim their prizes last month**

Please contact me with your postal details using the above format.

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And now for our HONOURABLE MENTIONS!

6 other lovely layouts complete our winners today :)
Here they are, in no particular order...

Mona Pendleton of the USA!


What a lovely page with beautiful colours
yet still so clearly inspired by our mood board!

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Next up is Sandie Edwards of Australia!


Such a pretty & classic vintage shabby page!

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Adriana Bolzon, again from Australia!!


Loving the more neutral palette here & the rustic touches!

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Denise Van Deventer from South Africa!


A faultless page with beautiful misting & fussy-cutting!

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Tone K {I think from the Netherlands}
- unfortunately I couldn't get the translator to function...


This layout had us all "ooohing" & "aaahing" over it's sweetness :)

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And last but not least one of our previous winners, 
Lisa Griffith from the USA!


Another serene & tender piece...

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I promised HONOURABLE MENTION badges & I haven't delivered!

I did request them weeks ago but unfortunately our blog designer 
has had her computer in for repairs therefore unable to design one as yet.  

I am as eager as you are to see them!  Let's hope it will be soon!!

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FINALLY - our random drawer for a $25 gift voucher from  
A CHERRY ON TOP ONLINE STORE IN THE US.


Nicolle Kramer from the USA!



Nicolle please scroll up to see the email details
 & criteria - thank you & congratulations!!

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See you back here on SUNDAY {1st September 2013} for our new challenge!

We have some awesome changes to announce that will make it EVEN EASIER
 for you to enter & play at Scrap Around The World & even MORE PRIZES!!

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Please leave some ♥ for all our winners :)  See you soon!!




Monday 19 August 2013

Guest Designer Kim Ewins Video Tutorial {plus a Video Call!}




Hello there Scrap Around The World friends!  Well I am feeling "On Top of the World" !!  
right now thanks to just having been sent the link to the most AWESOME video tutorial
 by our August Guest Designer Kim Ewins! {who just happened to use the song
 "On Top of the World" - by one of my fave bands Imagine Dragons ♥}



It's a fantastic BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE TUTORIAL!!  And it's only TWO AND A HALF MINUTES!!!  

Short tutorials are by far the best for me  (I can't go longer than 5 minutes 
unless I am completely captivated & 10 minutes is my absolute max!!)

THANK YOU dear Kim for such a beautiful tutorial - her FIRST EVER video tutorial!!!
  Join me in congratulating Kim on a job well done!

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Next up on our exciting agenda is a VIDEO CALL!!!   I am incorporating a Video Tutorial slot into the monthly Scrap Around The World postings so am on the look-out for some talented Guest Educators!!

Video Call Rules

1.  Call Deadline midnight EST Sept 30th 2013.
2.  All links to videos to be posted in a comment under our ENQUIRIES TAB only.
{Only video links posted in the comments section there will be considered 
 (NOT in the comments section of this post please)}.
3.  Only public videos loaded to You-Tube will be considered.
4.  All video submissions need to be 10 minutes or less.
(they can be over by a few seconds but not more than 30)
6.  Videos need to be scrapbooking related & either 
instructional/educational or 'How To'/Step-by-Step'
7.  Only video links submitted by Scrap Around The World players 
who have taken part in our August or September challenge will be considered.
8.  Only ONE VIDEO SUBMISSION per person please.
9.  Videos are to be related to techniques/layouts/canvases (min 8 x 8).
10.  Videos do not have to be newly created.

DO NOT BE CONCERNED IF YOU POST A COMMENT WITH YOUR LINK IN THE ENQUIRIES SECTION THEN RETURN & CAN'T FIND IT - as I go through the videos I will be removing the comments. If I select your video for publication here on this blog I will let you know by the end of October 2013. If selected you will be our "Featured You-Tuber" with your headshot,bio, blog & You-Tube channel link appearing in the post too.

So there you have it!!  Exciting things on the horizon!!!
What do you think of the video call & our Guest Designer, Kim Ewins' delightful video tutorial?!




Wednesday 14 August 2013

August 2013 Guest Designer Kim Ewins of Australia! And Some Exciting News!!




* See our current challenge HERE & our Wall of Fame HERE*

It's time to meet our August Guest Designer,
 the winner of our last challenge, Kim Ewins, from Australia!


Kim got to work straight away on our current sketch & mood board 
so her inspiration is up-to-the-minute & here she is sharing 
her ideas on how YOU can intrepret this lovely 
mood board/sketch combination. 

So come & play for great prizes & exposure!!


Here is the lovely Kim! Check out her blog HERE
Hi! My name is Kim Ewins & I live in a city called Orange, 
which is a 3-4 hour drive west of Sydney, Australia.

 My husband, Roy and I have 8, (yep! 8!!) wonderful children together. 
They range in age from 23 down to 6 years of age, (5 sons & 3 daughters.) 
We recently found out we are to be grandparents early next year, 
so that is very exciting……oh! The photos!!!

 I started scrapbooking about 6 months after the birth of my last child
 in 2006 & now wish I had started so much earlier.  I am currently on 
a couple of amazing Design Teams here in Australia including 

My style is along the grungy, shabby chic lines but I love to try new things 
& mix it up!  I love  working with neutrals & pastels & lately I have started
 venturing into water colouring on my layouts.  I love texture, buttons, 
lace trim, machine stitching & tea dyed canvas. 

A huge THANK YOU to Helen & the team here at 
Scrap around the World for this wonderful opportunity!


WOW!!  Another totally beautiful layout!


Such very delicate stencil work.  Life really is in the details!


Now for the exciting news!!  
Kim is contributing a tutorial especially for YOU right here!!!
Coming soon!

I want this blog to be a place where you not only come to play but also 
to learn new skills to try out to improve your repertoire & expand your capabilities.  

In return please support our challenges to make the running of this site worthwhile.
Thank you so much!!

Counting down to this challenge closing in just over 10 days!!!

Please remember to leave some COMMENT LOVE for our Guest Kim!



Tuesday 6 August 2013

Scrap Around The World July 2013 Wall of Fame!





Please scroll down to view our current challenge.

Ist place - Kim Ewins - Australia
2nd place - Elina Katechi - Greece
3rd place - Yuliya - Russia
4th place - Zeneva Kovic - Australia


Smile Art, Laurence Kovacic, Ana Lucia, Linda Eggleton, Lizzy Hill 
& Wilma Voermans are our 6 Honourable Mentions for July.

Big THANK YOU to Alexandra Polyzou who 
compiles the "Wall of Fame"s each month for us!

All place winners & honourable mentions please feel free 
to right-click & save the wall of fame for your resume.  

Have a wonderful August & please support 
us this month by playing along!