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Saturday 1 November 2014

November 2014 Challenge 19
A Rich, Vintage Mood Board by Zuzia Bodakowska







Hi everyone! 
Today we are presenting challenge number 19. Can you believe this? 
Zuzia prepared a mysterious moodboard with a vintage, country touch. 
There are so many ways you can get inspired - the music note paper, 
rough twine, flowers, rich colours, bicycles, sunflare, lace & doilies,
woodgrain & script fonts.  The choice is up to you
. We hope to see many glamorous works this month!

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"Hello!  My name is Zuzia Bodakowska, although online I go by Zuziucha.
 I am a happy mom to 2 girls - 8 year old Julia & 2 year old Lili & they are the
 reason for my scrapbooking adventure!   I create mainly layouts & mini-albums. 

My albums are usually very neat but my layouts are quite messy with a bit 
of mixed media & lots of flowers & embellishments, making them very feminine.
I love travelling & visiting new places but I also love my home & spending time
 there.I dream of a big garden where I can grown all my own fruit & vegetables
 as I am crazy about healthy eating!  If you wish to see more of my work please 
visit me at www.zuziucha.blogspot.com.  I would love that ♥

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As usual we have 5 wonderful merit-based prizes for you this month
 & one random prize which can be won by ANYONE ANYWHERE. 
All our prizes always include international shipping!

Not only that, but we also offer a Guest Designer Position to our
winner each month too, which comes with plenty of exposure
in your own special post as well as an exclusive badge.


Please remember that in order to be eligible for our random prize each 
month you do need to share your project on our Facebook Wall.

You only need to be inspired by ONE image but can be inspired by
 more than one or even ALL the images - it really is UP TO YOU!!

We are NOT A COLOUR CHALLENGE SITE so there is no need
to follow our colours, although of course if they are your source of
inspiration you are welcome to use them all, or just some of them,
otherwise none at all!  You have complete artistic freedom BUT
we do need to be able to SEE HOW YOU WERE INSPIRED!
So please remember to tell us in your post!!

To be eligible for judging you need to follow our
 10 Golden Rules HERE, which include:- 

1)  Sharing the mood board image in your blog post.

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

3)  Explaining how you were inspired by our mood board

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

5) We do not accept cards, tags, Off-the-Page items or mini-books.
Only layouts, canvases or art journal pages or spreads
(see our rules for minimum sizes please).

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If receiving comments from some of our Design Team members is important
 to you please ensure that you have WORD VERIFICATION TURNED OFF.

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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!

  Please sign up to follow us on Google Friend Connect
 {in our right-hand side bar where it says JOIN THIS SITE}
 to be eligible for our prizes & follow us on Blog Lovin'
 as we have anew post up EVERY 4TH DAY so there is always 
something interesting happening here at Scrap Around The World - 
we have Guest Designers, Guest Teams & TWO tutorials 
EVERY MONTH to keep your creative juices flowing...

Here we have the star of this month's show, Zuzia Budakowska,
leading the way, followed by the first half of our amazing team! 

Zuzia Bodakowska {Poland}


Helen Tilbury {South Africa}





Heather McMahon {Australia}




Terhi Koskinen {Finland} CANVAS





Lydie Denis - Lilibleu {France}




Dorota Dołęga {France}





Erica Houghton {USA}





Karita Vainio {Finland}





Hera Sugitani {Brazil}





Anna Rogalska {Poland}




Anna Komenda {Poland}




Di Garling {Australia}


Now onto our AWESOME PRIZES!!

1ST PRIZE

$50 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!

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2ND PRIZE

$40 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 $40.

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

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3RD PRIZE

Over $30 worth of fantastic stamps from Darkroom Door!
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.

Seaside Inchies Rubber Stamps.

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

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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4TH PRIZE
$20 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.
Blog/website: http://7dotsstudio.com/

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5TH PRIZE

 $15 worth of Lindy's Magicals from Lindy's Stamp Gang, 
sponsored by SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB!


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!
Store: http://store.scrapsofdarkness.com
Blog: http://scrapsofdarkness.blogspot.com/
Community / Gallery: https://www.facebook.com/groups/scrapsofdarkness
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RANDOM PRIZE

$25 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.

 Blog: http://www.2craftychipboard.blogspot.com.au/
Website: http://www.2crafty.com.au/

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ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!

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The deadline for this challenge is  SUNDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2014.

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


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Tuesday 28 October 2014

Video Tutorial by Tatiana Sidorenko
{Design Team 'Moment To Shine'}






Hi everyone & welcome back to another tutorial in our Design Team 'Moment To Shine' series. 
Today we have a video tutorial by Design Team member Tatiana Sidorenko
from Belarus, using our current challenge here.

We were lucky enough to see a sneak peek of Tatiana's layout in the mid-month reveal,
now here she is sharing a video of how she made her stunning project.


Tatiana created this beautiful layout based on the mood board
 below & will share her creative process with us in her video.


Let's get to know a little about Tatiana


Hello, my name is Tatiana & I live in Belarus. 
I'm wife to a wonderful & supportive man & we have 2 beautiful children,
 a 12 year old girl & a boy of 8 years. I've always loved doing things 
with my hands like sewing, crafting & gardening.

I get my inspiration from everything & everyone but primarily from my 
children & friends. I love to create different kinds of projects, like layouts, 
mixed media scrapbooking & albums. My work is both mixed media & 
freestyle. You can find lots of layers & different embellishments on my
projects. I love to learn different techniques & experiment with them,
 playing with different textures. I'd love you to visit my blog HERE.

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 Tatiana's video is just 5 minutes long & well worth the watch!


Here are some close ups...


The colours in this are so delicate yet make such an impact!


Tatiana has such a 'light' way of creating despite her many layers...


What beautiful detail & texture there is on this page!!


Here are the products Tatiana used :-


SUPPLIES LIST

Acrylic paint - turquoise, pink - 13Arts, Folkart
Sprays - pink, turquoise, white - 13Arts, Dylusions
Embossing Powder -  blue, pink
White Acrylic Primer - Tpyht
Black Ink - Stazon
Other - Stencil, stamps

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT TO ENCOURAGE TATIANA IF YOU ENJOY HER VIDEO!

There are just THREE days left to get your entry in to this month's challenge. 
Are you going to give it a go?  If so time is most definitely running out :-p
You can find the challenge here.
C'mon - play along!!




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Friday 24 October 2014

Photo Tutorial by Heather McMahon
{Design Team "Moment To Shine"}






Hello everyone & welcome to our October photo tutorial by new 
Design Team member Heather McMahon from Australia. Heather is 
sharing how she made these gorgeous butterflies to coordinate 
with the layout she made, using our current challenge here.

Heather shared a sneak peak of her layout for our mid 
month reveal & now we get to see her whole layout.

LET HEATHER KNOW WHAT YOU THINK BY LEAVING A COMMENT!

Heather has used the butterfly images as well as the colours 
from the mood board to inspire her layout.

Introducing Heather :-


Hi there! I'm Heather McMahon & I'm thrilled to be
 joining the Scrap Around The World team. 

I live in Australia with my husband & 2 teenage kids. I was introduced to scrapbooking 
15 years ago & was immediately addicted. My children were young when I started so 
finding scrapping time was hard, but now I have much more time to explore & create. 

I love to experiment with different styles & I think there is a lot of variety in what I create. 
No matter what style I use though, colour always plays a key role in my work. I like 
my layouts to reflect the mood or feeling of the photo & I use colour to reinforce this. 

I'm really looking forward to sharing my work & to seeing what you create too!
 I'd love it if you visited my blog HERE & my Facebook page HERE. 

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1. After you have created your background, select some of the 
colours you want to highlight. Take a scrap piece of white 
cardstock & spray it with three of those colours.


2. Dry thoroughly. If your cardstock is still damp it won't cut properly 
(& you'll get very pretty coloured dies!) Place butterfly dies
 on your cardstock & cut with a die-cutting machine.


3. Now take three smaller pieces of white cardstock & spray each with 
one colour only. Leave plenty of white cardstock showing 
on these as white helps to lighten the page.


4.Lay your butterfly dies on top. By this stage you should have 
some idea of whether you want more larger or smaller 
butterflies so adjust your cutting accordingly.


5. You can see in this picture the different results you can get depending on where 
you place your dies. If a die doesn't cut properly, consider leaving some of the 
pieces attached to the die-cut shape, as I have with butterfly on the right. 


6. Once your butterflies are cut out, add them to 
your page and decorate with Liquid Pearls & 
cotton & scatter lovely bling in between them.


Here are some close ups :-


Coloured gauze is great for adding some texture & interest to the background.


I added beads to my stitching by simply gluing them on top.


Use 2 colours of Tinby Metallic Melts to create a two-toned effect on your title.


Here are the products I used :- 


SUPPLIES LIST

Cardstock - American Crafts
Papers - Echo Park & Pink Paislee
Mists - Heidi Swapp Color Shine (Mustard &Pink) Dylusions (London Blue)
Dies - Poppy, Memory Box & Die-namics
Flowers - Scrapbooking n'Craft
Inks - Hero Arts, StazOn & Brilliance
Embossing powder - Tinby Metallic Melts
Others - Liquid Pearls, Fundamentals alphas,beads, cotton, gauze, pen

Please leave a comment here for Heather if you found this tutorial inspiring!

There is only ONE WEEK LEFT to enter the October challenge.
TIME TO GET CREATING!!  
So many amazing prizes - gotta be in it to win it!!

You can find the details here.





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