Saturday, 1 February 2014

February 2014 Challenge TEN - A Deliciously ♥ LOVELY ♥ Mood Board by Christin Gronnslett! {and as always some AMAZING UPDATES!}





Welcome back to Scrap Around The World Challenge TEN, 
hosted by Design Team member Christin Grønnslett
aka Umenorskan from Norway!

Norwegian Ambassador

Before we reveal our new challenge 
we have lots of great news to share!  

HAPPY February!!  
THANK YOU for ALL the entries we received in January!

We were COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED & my apologies if you 
didn't get as many comments from us as usual - trying to keep up was
 like shoveling snow when it's snowing!!  Rest assured we have seen
EVERY ENTRY & if you would also like to keep up with WHO is entering
our challenges & check out our amazing entries each week, you need to
sign up to follow SCRAP AROUND THE WORLD on FACEBOOK here.

Di Garling is doing an AMAZING job of sharing EVERYTHING that
goes on here so you can't miss A THING!!  We are also on
 PINTEREST so if you want to stick a pin in us feel free :)  

We also have some AMAZING UPDATES to share with you
 {as usual!}  

1.  Firstly we have a HUGE new BANNER where we will now be
 sharing our WALL OF FAME!  This is fantastic news for YOU 
- the players - BECAUSE it means all our "Winners & Features"
get their "name in lights"ALL MONTH LONG!  No-one is going
 to miss the stars of the show as the header is permanent & will 
simply get switched out monthly on the 8th as usual.

2.  We have MORE BADGES!!  Wahoo!!!
This means MORE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for you!
Please HELP YOURSELF if you have been one of our
chosen Guest Educators or Featured Youtubers or have
been part of one of our Guest Teams previously.

And finally the Design Team have a badge too!





3.  We have a NEW DESIGN TEAM MEMBER!!

We welcome the lovely & fantastically talented 
METTE KALLANDER  of Sweden!!


"Hi -  I am Mette Kallander -  I´m 46 years young. 
Married and mum of 3 kids - or you might say
 young adults - as they are 19, 23 & 24 already :).

I have lived in Sweden since I was 7 years old 
(we moved here from Finland) - the part in Finland
 where Swedish is spoken so I´m sorry to say that
 I can´t speak any Finnish at all :)

I´ve been scrapping for 6 years now & I just love
 this hobby!  It´s amazing & just the best way to
 save your memories & thoughts!

At the moment I design for 
Skissedilla,  
 Life.Paper.Scrapbook
- Scraplagret
- Skaparlusten

& am very happy to now be a Swedish Ambassador
 for SCRAP AROUND THE WORLD! 


4.  We are having our FIRST EVER DESIGN TEAM CALL!!
Full details will be announced on the 8th of February, meanwhile
if you haven't played along with one of our challenges yet NOW
IS THE TIME as that is one of the requirements!!
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FINALLY ONTO OUR REVEAL!!

No more sketches this year - just moodboards!{because...}


So here we go!!
Christin's FABULOUSLY VALENTINEY moodboard!


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:-

1.   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.

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

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!!






Carla Marchee {Netherlands}





Keren Tamir {Canada}










Leonie Neal Dawson {Australia}










Di Garling {Australia} 





Helen Tilbury {South Africa}





Mette Kallander {Sweden}





PRIZES!!
{all with FREE SHIPPING!}

1st Prize - GIGANTIC PRIZE PACK OF BLING
 EMBELLISHMENTS from FLOURISH WITH A BLING 
{Australian Embellishment Manufacturer}

who also have a FABULOUS 50% OFF SALE
on right now - so if you want to STOCK UP ON SOME
FWABulous bling embellishments or beautiful chiffon and/or
satin flowers NOW IS THE TIME!! {click the link above!}


FWAB have sponsored a MASSIVE $175 PRIZE!!!!

Wahoo!!!  Whoever wins this will be "in bling" for the
 rest of the year at least!!  


Flourish with a Bling is an Australian retail and wholesale company, owned by Lucy Patrick, Kate Settineri & Maggie Lloyd, who are 3 passionate & avid crafting mums with a love for design, colour & everything Bling! “Our aim is to bring more colour & variety into the world of flourishes & embellishments. With our unique designs & new materials we feel we are putting the ‘Bling into Scrapbooking’. We have a beautiful range of flourishes, vines, pearls & rhinestones. Recently we have introduced our own range of gorgeous flowers too.” They also sell fabulous themed packs at amazing prices. They have flat rate postage & free shipping for larger orders. They post internationally at actual post & packaging charges! You can contact them or find all their products on their easy-to-use website www.flourishwithabling.com.au.  

Follow their blog here http://www.flourishwithabling.com.au/blog/ & their gallery 




2nd Prize - WONDERFUL MISCELLANY PACK OF STICKERS, PRINTED CHIPBOARD & BLING EMBELLISHMENTS from Papirdesign {Norwegian Manufacturer}


Papirdesign have sponsored this AWESOME prize-pack valued at OVER $75!!
Papirdesign makes paper products, scrapbooking papers, stamps & accessories. 
Papirdesign is focused on colors, pattern & design & draw inspiration from the
 beautiful nature of the Northern part of Norway. The contrast & beauty in the nature 
there...art, culture & the local people, are their greatest source of inspiration.
FOLLOW THE PAPIRDESIGN BLOG HERE.




3rd prize - Scrapmatts Chipboard valued at $25!


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 regularly 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.

CB1202 Roses 02 CB1067 Flourishes 10




4th prize - $25 prize-pack of flowers, chipboard & embellishments
from Prima, Petaloo & Pink Paislee, etc - donated by our lovely
 Design Team member Eila Sandberg!  

You need to be a follower of her blog HERE to be eligible!!  
{worth it believe me!!}





5th prize - A random selection of Purple Pumpkin products, to the value of $15.

Purple Pumpkin

Purple Pumpkin {Australia} manufactures high-quality embellishments of a fun & funky nature,
 specializing 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!  

They stock a huge range of embellishments, washi tape, motex tape, 
etc in their online store HEREBelow is just ONE EXAMPLE
 of the many  products stocked in their online store.





RANDOM PRIZE! 
A $25 gift voucher from The Flying Unicorn 
PLUS FREE SHIPPING!!
***TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS YOU NEED TO ALSO POST YOUR


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 and greatest and includes an off-the-page project to keep your creative muse flowing! Be sure to check out the Flying Unicorn forums, a hot and happening place which includes monthly challenges, tips, techniques and friendships that last! They also have a blog and a Facebook page where you can find loads of inspiration!


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The deadline for this challenge is FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2014!
{Just 4 short weeks away as February is notoriously SHORT!!}
So TIME TO GET CREATING!! 
Please leave us some comment love ♥ if you ♥ these projects
as much as I do!!  And let us know  what you think of our mood
 board, prizes & all our exciting news!



Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Featured Youtuber - Sanna Lippert of Austria - Art Journal Video Tutorial





Hello Scrap Around The World fans!.

We've had a wonderful start to the new year with SO MANY  gorgeous entries
 for our January mood board.  If you haven't linked up yet there ONLY 4 MORE
DAYS to do it!!   We have plenty of fabulous prizes to be won AS ALWAYS!!

Our Current Challenge {below} can be found HERE & if you scroll through our
January posts we have tonnes of inspiration for you from Guest Teams,
Guest Designers AND a mid-month reveal from more of our designers too!!



Today we are sharing are sharing a specially prepared video
 tutorial from talented Youtube video whizz Sanna Lippert!


"Hi! My name is Sanna Lippert & I live close to Vienna in Austria, 
although I am originally from Finland.  I create mainly layouts but
 also cards &  mini-books. Playing with all kinds of media, stencils
 & colours is my  passion!   

When I'm not paper-crafting, I'm working at my day job or weaving
 rugs, socks or doing something else creative.  I can't imagine
 life without creativity!  A black pen, some small embellishments, 
stamps & mists are my constant companions.  

I create based on my mood & love all styles. I love this hobby 
& trying out new products & techniques. It is a great honour to 
be featured at Scrap Around The World - thank you Helen!"



Sanna shows how to create a beautiful Art Journal spread
 filled with LOTS of techniques.  Don't forget that we allow
double art journal spreads here at Scrap Around The World,
as well as single art journal pages if they are A4 or larger,
so why not try one next time you enter our challenges?

Sanna loves making videos & has plenty to share on her Youtube
 channel HERE as well as her BlogFacebook Instagram.

Thank you Sanna for sharing your talent & video-making 
skills with us all here at Scrap Around The World.  

  Please let Sanna know if you enjoyed her video by leaving a
 comment - EVERYONE loves to be appreciated for their efforts!

Thanks to  Leonie Neal-Dawson
 {Featured Educator Co-ordinator}
for her assistance in prepping this post for me!!




Friday, 24 January 2014

Guest Educator Sarah Groen {from New Zealand} with a Background Technique Tutorial!





Hi everyone!  Today we welcome one of our regular players, Sarah Groen, from Auckland {New Zealand}, 
to share with us a Graphic Gelato Background Tutorial.  Oooooh sounds exciting!!!


"Hi everyone :)   I am thrilled to have been invited as a Guest Educator
 at Scrap Around The World! Thank you so much for the opportunity.
I live in Auckland, New Zealand, with my hubby of 23 years & my 6 gorgeous kids. I am a stay at home mum & since I discovered scrapbooking I have been hopelessly addicted!  I am currently on the design team for the NZ scrapbook store Scottie Crafts, the on-line challenge blogs CSI, Stuck Sketches & 1,2,3 Challenge blog  & the Australian chipboard manufacturers 2 Crafty.  I have been published many times both in NZ & overseas & in 2009 I was chosen as an Elite Team member for Up2Scrap, New Zealand's premiere scrapbooking magazine.
I love participating in challenges as I find that they make me think outside the box & push me out of my comfort zone. My pages have an artsy, whimsical feel to them but I love to try out new techniques & my style changes according to my inspiration, most of which  I find online. {So many amazing artists out there!}"
 You can see more of my work at my blog:
The technique I'm going to show you was inspired by the amazing Leanne Pearce.
{http://thepaintbrushgoesspottie.blogspot.co.nz/}


1.  Using a compass to draw 2 sets of concentric circles onto a sheet of white cardstock.




2.  Draw several equally spaced radii through the circles with a pencil as shown above.
You will need a protractor for this {mark 90 & 45 degree angles}.




3.  Doodle arrows, triangles & doodles along your previously drawn lines.




4.  Colour in random sections of your circles, using gelatos 
{choosing colours that co-ordinate/complement the photo you plan to use}.




5.  Smudge the colours with your finger, to smooth/blend them together.




6.   Add more colour until you are happy with the result 
then add a few sprays of mist as shown above.




7.  Allow to dry completely before dripping a few blots of black ink randomly around your page. 
This will give depth &contrast to your background. 




8.  Finally build up your layers of patterned paper, stickers 
& embellishments, add your photo & you are DONE!

Thanks for checking out my tutorial.
 I hope that you have been inspired to give this technique a go yourself. 
It really is quite simple to do & can be adapted to suit almost any photo or theme.

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I agree!  THANK YOU Sarah for sharing with us!
Now that I see all the steps it actually looks quite easy!!
I can't wait to try it out for myself soon & get those gelatos to work!!!

THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED OUR BLOG LOVIN' GIVEAWAY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.  
The WINNER will be announced over the weekend {on Facebook} so sign up by liking our page HERE
 if you haven't done so already.  We always have something exciting going on there - almost daily!
KEEP A LOOK OUT - you never know when we just might be having ANOTHER giveaway :)


You still have ONE FULL WEEK to enter our current challenge HERE .  We have loads of inspiration for you, so scroll back through January & check out our mid-month reveal & our Guest Design Team & Guest Designer inspiration too - the inspiration NEVER ENDS here!

If you love this blog as much as me {okay I guess I am just a little biased LOL} then PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT for Sarah, who put together this tutorial especially for your enjoyment & inspiration.  

Thanks for stopping by today!
{ and special thanks to Leonie Neal-Dawson for her assistance}





Monday, 20 January 2014

January Guest Designer Elena Tretiakova of Russia!





Our Current Winners and Features!

 

Please view our current challenge HERE and our
 2nd reveal based on the same challenge HERE.

Today we welcome back the winner of our December 2013 Challenge,
Elena Tretiakova of Russia as our January Guest Designer!



 "Hi! My name is Elena Tretiakova. I live in Moscow, Russia, with my two sons & beloved husband. I’m a teacher of German. Scrapbooking is one of the greatest discoveries of my life. It’s a unique opportunity for me to keep my memories dear. I love colours, masks & lots of details but don't think I have one particular style. I really like to try new things. Scrapbooking helps me to relax & takes me away from my busy everyday life. I am so excited to have the opportunity to be guest design for Scrap Around the World! Thank you so much!"

 

Elena has used our current mood board for inspiration.


 What a beautiful interpretation of our mood board from Elena!
Please leave her some thanks & encouragement for designing
this special layout just for us!  Remember that you have just 11
days left to get your entry in this month so time is running out!


And DON'T FORGET about our Facebook giveaway HERE!
Check out our Facebook page for all the details!
This giveaway is closing very soon - midnight EST on the 21st
of January - that's just a couple of days away!!

MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK & BLOG LOVIN'
to be eligible then check out the giveaway post on our Facebook page
for how to enter!  And remember to SHARE YOUR LAYOUT WITH US
on FACEBOOK to be in with a chance at winning our RANDOM DRAW.

Bye bye for now!