Welcome to our Annual Epic Event Competition! May 2015 Challenge 25 - A Decadent, Celebratory Mood Board by Helen Tibury for our BIG BIRTHDAY EVENT!!

Before we begin please JOIN OUR BLOG AS AN OFFICIAL FOLLOWER!

This will ENSURE YOU DON'T MISS OUT ON ANY OF OUR FANTASTIC PRIZES!!

LAST MONTH WE CROSSED THE THOUSAND LINE - THANK YOU!!!

Please support us if you love our challenges & want them to keep going - 

through many followers & players we are able to bring  you the best 

sponsors & prizes so sign up NOW if you haven't already!

We are so EXCITED to announce our NEW FOLLOWERS PRIZE SPONSOR -

Dusty Attic Chipboard from Australia!  Every month they are providing a

 gift certificate of $50 Aus Dollars worth of chipboard from their website, 

sent free of charge to our lucky winner.  WOWZAS that is generous!!

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This is a VERY SPECIAL MONTH as it is our 2nd birthday!

Yes we are  TWO YEARS OLD TODAY!!

Happy Birthday to us!!!

We are celebrating, as we did last year, with extra special

 BIG prizes & MORE of them for you! 

 Everything works exactly the same way as usual 

EXCEPT THAT OUR PAST WOFFERS {Wall of Famers} 

for the last year - May 2014 - April 2015 -are treated like the 

Very Important People that they are & OUR TOP TEN PRIZES

 are allocated to our VIPS -

 SO if you have been featured on our Wall of Fame within the

 last year we call on you to participate & enter again as our first 

TOP TEN places will be allocated to our VIPS to determine our

 TOP TEN PLAYERS OF THE SEASON MAY 2014 - APRIL 2015.

OUR COMPETITION RULE - 

IF YOU HAVE BEEN FEATURED ON OUR WALL OF FAME IN ANY MONTH IN BETWEEN & INCLUDING

 MAY 2014 - APRIL 2015 PLEASE WRITE VIP IN FRONT OF YOUR NAME {SEE ABOVE} AS THIS WILL ENSURE THAT YOU GET THE PRIORITY YOU DESERVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COUNTDOWN TO THE 

TOP TEN PLAYERS FOR SEASON 2

 - MAY 2014 - APRIL 2015.

If you forget to do it you can remove your entry & re-link

 or simply leave your entry & link up again {if you cannot remove it}.

ATTENTION ALL PLAYERS!

We haven't forgotten about you & there is still an opportunity for you to win 

BIG at Scrap Around The World with our RANDOM PRIZE & our RANDOM COMMENTER'S PRIZE still in place this month - as well as TEN OTHER PRIZES

 open to you too, so play along & celebrate with us!!

Use our board for your inspiration but don't forget to check out 

OUR RULES HERE before you begin, so you create a valid entry.

  ***BE INSPIRED by the colours of our board, the lovely white, bright pink

 & shades of mauve, lilac & purple with a touch of lime, lovely hues of blue

 & the rich browns of the basket!  NO NEED TO USE ALL OR ANY OF OUR

 COLOURS - it's up to you to be inspired any which way but PLEASE LET 

US KNOW HOW YOU WERE INSPIRED unless it is extremely obvious!  

Think clear resin elements, sprinkles, glitter, mica, microbeads to mimic

the toppings on the martini glass, grid designs as per the ice-cream cone,

 silkytextures as per the ice-cream topping, studs, metal charms, silver, 

weaving, animal prints, black & white, ombre as per the quote, 

typography, roses, flowers!!*** USE THE WHOLE MOOD BOARD

OR ANY PARTS OF IT FOR YOUR INSPIRATION!!!

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.

FOLLOW OUR OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE HERE.

The mood board comes from me, Helen Tilbury, owner of Scrap Around The World

& this competition is a celebration of all the support you have shown me

 & my team on my initiative.  I love what we do here & believe it to be

 essential to the scrapbooking industry worldwide. 

It gives scrapbookers a chance not only to play but to compete, which is a
great way to improve your standard of work, & we also provide a wealth of
 information & inspiration monthly through our reveals, guests & tutorials.
To me SATW provides a true challenge with great rewards & judging
by our numbers it looks like many of you agree with our ethos!

 It is no simple task to run & manage & quite honestly I had no idea what I was

 getting into when I began it, but nonetheless, like a child it has brought me

 incredible satisfaction & healthy pride & I hope that with your support,

 & the support & co-operation of all our fantastic sponsors, SATW will
continue to flourish & continue into 2016.

You are welcome to visit my personal blog HERE & I would love

 your support there too :)  Find my Facebook ARTIST PAGE 

HERE& my INSTAGRAM HERE & my YOUTUBE channel HERE.

This is REVEAL ONE.  We now have a MID-MONTH REVEAL TOO

 that goes LIVE on the 16th with another full set of inspiration

 from the other half of our team so REMEMBER TO COME BACK!

Helen Tilbury {South Africa}

Terhi Koskinen {Finland}

Marianne Johansson {Norway} SNEAK PEEK {photo tutorial coming up soon!}

Di Garling  {Australia}

                                                                       Pascale B. {France}

Jelissa Mei {Singapore} 8 x 8 inch CANVAS

Jaya Raghuvanshi {India}

Heather McMahon {Australia}

Tanya Dudkina {Russia} SNEAK PEEK {photo tutorial coming up soon!}

Arantzazu S (Spain)

Tatyana Sidorenko  {Belarus} 4 x 10 inch CANVAS

Shilpa Nagaonkar {India} A5 x 2 ART JOURNAL SPREAD

ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST YOU CAN OUT OF SATW?

FOLLOW US ON PINTEREST HERE

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM HERE

PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR WORD VERIFICATION TO HELP

OUR COMMENT TEAMS DO THEIR JOB :)

NOW HOLD ONTO YOUR SEATS FOR OUR EPIC EVENT PRIZES!!

As usual we have the support of our 2015 MAJOR PERMANENT SPONSORS 

 2 Crafty Chipboard

7 Dots Studio

Creative Embellishments

 Um Wow Studio

13arts

Scraps of Elegance

PLUS OUR 2015 MINOR PERMANENT SPONSORS 

HAVE ALSO RISEN TO THE OCCASION! 

Scrap Unlimited

Studio 75

Danafix

Mixed Media Place

AND OUR BRAND NEW SPONSOR - 

Dusty Attic

As well as our EXCLUSIVE EPIC EVENT SPONSORS!

The Flying Unicorn

Pion Design

Maja Design

The Scrapbook Diaries

Viva Las Vegas Stamps
Wholescrap Land

Aladine {France}

ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!

Our Overall Winner also receives a  Guest Designer Position 

which comes with plenty of exposure in your own special

 post as well as an exclusive Guest Designer badge!

HERE ARE OUR TOP 10 PRIZES FOR OUR EPIC EVENT!!

1st PRIZE

WE WELCOME OUR NEW SPONSOR - THE DUSTY ATTIC from Australia!

$150 GIFT CERTIFICATE from their on-line store - chipboard galore!!

The Dusty Attic is an Australian owned Laser Cutting business that designs 
& manufactures craft items & embellishments for the paper crafting market.
We began in July 2009 & are located in Perth, Western Australia. 

We are proud to be able to make our mark on the scrap booking & craft 
industry with our great range of products. We are continually creating
 new designs to keep things fresh!   

We love seeing the creations our customers have made & also love to hear 
your feedback, as this helps us with new ideas.  We have an on-line store
 from which you can get all of your Dusty Attic supplies. 

If you are a retail business & would like to stock our range of unique products
 please contact us to apply for a wholesale account or for more information.

2nd PRIZE

OVER $100 worth of product from 7 Dots Studio in Poland!

{Exactly as shown below}

7 Dots Studio was born from dreams & for dreams. 

We are a European scrapbooking manufacturer of high 

quality scrapbooking products – paper, stickers, die-cuts,

 collage sheets, 6 x 6 pads, collection kits &chipboard.

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 perfect for all kinds of media.

 Among our products you will also find 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 all around the world!

If you would like to see more awesome inspiration from our design team

please visit our blog HERE, our Facebook  page HERE & follow us on

Twitter HERE, Pinterest HERE & Instagram {7DOTSSTUDIO}.

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3rd PRIZE

OVER $100 worth of CHIPBOARD from 2 Crafty Chipboard in Australia!

Winner will receive this wonderful selection of 2 Crafty Chipboard's
 most popular chipboard pieces valued at over $100 retail value!!

2 Crafty 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. Visit our website HERE.

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 HERE or our Facebook page HERE.

4th PRIZE

$100 worth of product from 13@rts in Poland!
{Image below is a random selection of their products
& not indicative of exactly what you will receive}

13arts is a Polish manufacturer specialising in scrapbook papers, 

embellishments & artistic mediums. See our store HERE where

we ship worldwide!  Our blog HERE is full of inspiration & we

 have a monthly challenge where all our welcome!

Follow us on Instagram HERE, Twitter HERE & Facebook

 HERE & remember to follow us on Pinterest HERE too!!

5th PRIZE

$100 worth of product from UmWowStudio in the USA!

{Image below is a random selection of their products}

UmWowStudio is an innovative embellishment company located in

 Las Vegas, Nevada.  With chipboard, flair & stencils currently in

 their product line (& more fun things on the way!) we span across

 all bits of paper crafting, including memory saving, card making,

 tags, stamping, mixed media, art journalling & more!

Shop with us HERE, follow our blog HERE & LIKE us on Facebook

HERE!  Follow our boards on Pinterest HERE & YouTube HERE!!

6th PRIZE

$100 Gift Certificate from Creative Embellishments from the USA!

Creative Embellishments is a family owned company created by
Michael & Nicolle Kramer, a husband & wife team who design
& manufacture unique, high quality chipboard, wood, rubber stamps
& flair products. We have been in operation since September 2013.

It is our mission to offer fun & inspiring products that can be added to
any project to bring out your inner creativity! In the near future we will
be expanding into other mediums such as acrylic & stencil embellishments.

We also custom cut for individual orders & have a wholesale store for 

retailers, kit clubs & classes. Do your shopping HERE! If you own a
store register for our wholesale section HERE. Be inspired by our blog
HERE & follow us on Instagram HERE & YouTube HERE.

7th PRIZE

€100 worth of metal,chipboard, resin & fabric 

embellishments from Scrap Unlimited in The Netherlands!
{Image below is a random selection of their products}

Scrap-Unlimited is a craft supplies manufacturer from The Netherlands,

creating  & selling the most amazing selection of embellishments for the

crafting industry.  We offer shabby chic, vintage & steam-punk inspired 

embellishments, ribbon, flowers, metals, mini-books & mini novelty items.  

Check out our on-line store HERE for SO MUCH MORE!  

LIKE us on Facebook HERE & follow our highly

 inspirational blog HERE & our Pinterest board HERE.

8th PRIZE

$100 Gift Certificate from The Flying Unicorn of the USA!

Flying Unicorn...Your Passion. Your Art. 

Our on-line store HERE has an incredible selection of products for all 

paper-crafts artists. Our 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 HERE, a hot & happening place 

which includes monthly challenges, tips, techniques & friendships that last! 

We also have a blog HERE & a Facebook page HERE 

where you can find loads of inspiration!

9th PRIZE

$100 worth of papers from PION DESIGN of Sweden!

Pion Design is a manufacturer of high quality scrapbooking papers located

 in the northern part of Sweden. Our unique paper collections are of a

 timeless design with a romantic & vintage feeling, & the papers are

 designed & printed locally. We release several paper collections each

 year & can be found in stores worldwide.  We welcome your visit!

10th PRIZE

 $100 worth of papers from MAJA DESIGN also from Sweden!

Maja Design is a Swedish manufacturer of craft paper. Since we began in

November 2007 we have been dedicated to design unique, high quality 

patterned paper for scrapbooking & crafts. 

Our vintage inspired collections are created to be long lasting & timeless
 yet still modern.Today we proudly ship our beloved designs to more
 than 30 countries around the world! 

 We hope our beloved designs will inspire your creativity!

Follow us on social media by clicking our links!! -Blog, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube & Twitter.

11th PRIZE

$100 Gift certificate from The Scrapbook Diaries in the USA!

The Scrapbook Diaries is an on-line store that brings international products
& designers right to your doorstep. We specialize in exclusive

 project-based kits from designers around the world. 

Designers provide video and/or written directions for you to complete

 a finished project. It’s the perfect way to get access to your favourite

 designers from the comfort of your own home! FIND US HERE.

In addition we carry top quality brands that are typically hard to find anywhere

 else all in one place. We carry stock from companies such as

 2 Crafty Chipboard, 7 Dots Studio, 13 arts, Blue Fern Studios, 

Dusty Attic, Lemon Craft, Maja Design, Pion Designs, 

Prima Marketing, ScrapFx & UHK Galleries. 

 We are constantly adding more companies & designers to our exclusive mix!

12th PRIZE

$100 Worth of stamps from Viva Las Vegas Stamps in the USA!

Viva Las VegaStamps! is the world's leading manufacturer in deeply etched

 pink rubber stamps. With over 19,000 different stamp images we've got

 what you need! Stop by our blog for inspiration, visit us on Facebook 

& Instagram & SHOP AWAY at our on-line retail store HERE!

13th PRIZE

$100 Worth of paper crafting goodies from Wholescrap Land in the USA!

{including Dies, papers, brads, flowers, inks, sprays, stencils, die-cuts & MORE!!}

Wholescrap Land is family owned webstore selling all kind of supplies

 for scrapbooking & paper crafting. We ship worldwide!

CHECK US OUT HERE!!

14th PRIZE

$100 Worth of products from Aladine of France!
{HUGE selection of IZINKS, stamps, etc, as per image!!}

Aladine develops high-quality products such as inks & stamps, for use on scrapbooking,

cardmaking, fabric & DIY projects.  Our IZINKS dye & pigment inks are fantastic as are 

our cute tubs FULL of stamps{see above!} as well as our giant foam stamps!

You can find out more about us HERE & follow us on Facebook HERE!!

15th PRIZE

$50 Gift Certificate from Studio75 in Poland!

Studio 75 is a  Polish manufacturer of scrapbooking papers & items 

such as chipboard albums, notebooks, spiral bindings & magnetic sheets.  

We have our own on-line store HERE, a bustling Facebook page HERE

 & a highly inspirational blog HERE - come & visit us - let's connect!

16th PRIZE

$50 Gift Certificate from Danafix in France!

www.copicmarqueurs.com 

is an on-line store 100% dedicated to all Copic products. 

All Copic products made & assembled by the European importer

 are available in stock & we offer fast, international delivery!

NOW ONTO OUR RANDOM FOLLOWERS COMMENT PRIZE!

This prize is awarded to ONE RANDOM COMMENTER

on any of this month's blog posts!  You also need 

to be an official follower of course!! 

{see our graphicat the top of this post for full details...}

{From June 2015 onwards this prize will be sponsored by Dusty Attic

& Mixed Media Place will revert back to their regular prize sponsorship :)}

€45 Gift Certificate from Mixed Media Place

Mixed Media Place is a treasure chest of different media for creative minds,

carrying a wide variety of embellishments & tools to get your projects going. 

The world of mixed media is a place of limitless possibilities - 
we are here to help you to spread your wings & fly!

 Find our blog HERE, LIKE us on Facebook HERE, 
follow our boards on Pinterest HERE & do your shopping HERE!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE OUR RANDOM PRIZE!

As always this is sponsored by the wonderful

SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB

& can be won by ANY OF OUR OFFICIAL FOLLOWERS  but you 

MUST also upload your project to our Facebook Page to be eligible!

Prize is valued at $36.95 & as with all our prizes, postage is also paid for!!

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. 

Visit our blog HERE,our Store HERE & sign up for our kits HERE & HERE!

Please LIKE us on Facebook HERE, follow our boards on Pinterest HERE,

subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE & find our tutorials HERE!!

So there you have it everyone!

10 PRIZES AWARDED TO OUR VIPS!!

Followed by an additional 6 PRIZES OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Additionally another 2 PRIZES THAT CAN BE RANDOMLY WON!!

18 PRIZES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now after all that work I am off to find

 a piece of birthday cake!!