Hello again everyone!! Well we had 101 entries last month - woohoo!!!
That is almost DOUBLE our entries last year! Thanks so much for all your support!!
That is almost DOUBLE our entries last year! Thanks so much for all your support!!
Sadly 17 of those 101 entries could not be judged because they didn't follow our rules :(
That makes us all so sad, as some of those entries may have featured on our Wall of Fame.
Please remember to check out our '10 Golden Rules' HERE, & when linking up &
REMEMBER these 5 POINTS -
1) Make sure your project is either a layout, art journal page or spread or a canvas.
(check the page out for minimum dimensions).
2) Include an IMAGE OF OUR MOOD BOARD
3) Link up to our current challenge
4) Mention our name in full - SCRAP AROUND THE WORLD
5) Describe how you were inspired unless it is GLARINGLY OBVIOUS!!
Please don't jeopardise your chances by remembering the BIG FIVE!!
PLEASE NOTE IF YOU DO NOT ADD YOUR FULL NAME & COUNTRY
TO THE LINKY AS WE ASK THEN WE CANNOT USE YOUR FULL NAME
UNLESS IT IS EASY TO FIND ON YOUR BLOG & WE WILL HAVE TO
GUESS YOUR COUNTRY
& CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF OUR GUESS IS INCORRECT :/
October 2014 Winner is Jasmine Shea from Australia!!
Jas will also be invited back as our December GUEST DESIGNER!!!
I am so delighted for Jas who has been a friend of mine for a long time & been through some tough times lately. Plus it is one for the Aussies!! Jas your layout was an absolute HIT with the team. There really is nothing to be faulted on it - just PERFECT!!
Jas is also invited back as our December Guest Designer!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Now onto our Top 4 Features that are always very close behind each other!
2nd Place goes to Frau Muller from the Ukraine.
What an incredible layout. Honestly Frau has one of those inimitable styles that is so original. I also adored the description of how Frau found inspiration from our board. Really incredible!! Not to mention the fact that this layout was a hands-down favourite of the team!
3rd place goes to Marta De from Poland!
What an amazing layout! Yes, this is not a canvas, it is actually a watercolour piece!
This was a popular choice with our Dt & has so many noticeable pieces of inspiration
from our mood board. Simply stunning Marta! Clapping hands for you!!
4th place goes to Marta from Poland
What a stunning reverse canvas this is! Just love the softness of it along with
the grunge & fine detail. We all oooohed & aaaahed over this lovely piece!!
5th Place goes to Tatiana Yemelyanenko from Ukraine
Now onto places 6 - 10, in that order...
Fantastic use of the mood board & simplification of the elements!!
7th place goes to Tiphanie Barbreau from France!
What a beautiful art journal page - loved by so many of us!!
Excellent work Tiphanie - kudos to you!
8th place goes to Kripa Koushik from Australia
Very cool!! Love the light stamping & the grungy details!
9th place goes to Elena Tretiakova of Russia
Incredible right?!? Love the tenderness of this page!!
10th place goes to Ansku Puuhaa from Finland
What an amaaaaaayzingggg canvas!! The depth of colour is really incredible,
the details on the dress, the butterfly stamping that is so ethereal...aaaah...
Now onto our Honourable Mentions for the month!
All these layouts can still be viewed on our "Previous Challenges"page HERE.
{and YES next year you will be getting a BADGE!!}
In no particular order...these layouts were all uber impressive too...
No. 2 - Mona Pendleton - USA
No. 9 - Rysa - Poland
No. 17 - Ros Madeley - Australia
No. 21 - Jodi Dolbel - Australia
No. 27 - Bec Genet - Australia
No, 28 - Marta Debicka - Poland
No. 39 - Kasia Udalska - Poland
No. 44 - Stephanie Papin - France
No. 46 - Merry - Germany
No. 52 - Joefil Cate - USA
No. 54 - Valia Katzaki - Greece
No. 58 - Shinobu Harimatsu - Japan
No. 69 - Christine Coutaud - France
No. 71 - Carol Deal - Australia
No. 72 - Anna Kaczmarek - Poland
No. 80 - Amy Prior - Australia
No. 86 - Sylwia Gryczuk
I know! 17 Honourable Mentions this month!!
Definitely THE BEST ENTRIES SO FAR EVERRRRR!!!
Congratulations everyone!!
Every one of you, even those without a special mention,
have done marvelously well this time around & your work is just
getting more & more awesome - which is the very reason we are here
- to help you achieve that!!
Now onto our RANDOM PRIZE WINNER!
Carol Deal from Australia with this incredible entry
(one of our Honourable Mentions!)
Congrats Carol!!
Now onto our 7 Dots Studio Giveaway winner!
CINDY PORTER from Australia wins the 3 new 7 Dots Studio Collections!
Now onto our ART WORKSHOP KIT CLUB giveaway...
VALIA KATZAKI from Greece wins the kit!!
WINNERS' NOTES
Jas please email vgarling {at} bigpond {dot} net {dot} au with your postal
address so you can receive your $50 worth of Green Tara flowers & goodies!
With regard to your Guest Designer position please email Kim Ewins at
kimewins {at} hotmail {dot} com to let her know if you would like to take up
our GDToffer. If so she will send you more details.
Frau please email Darkroom Door at info {at} darkroomdoor {dot} com
with your postal address to receive your $40 worth of Darkroom Door stamps!
Marta De please email Tusia at tusia {at} 7dotsstudio {dot} com
with your postal details to receive your prize from 7 Dots Studio.
Marta please email cs {at} flyingunicornllc {dot} com after registering first
at The Flying Unicorn online store so you can receive your voucher code.
Remember to supply your address to receive your $20 worth of goodies!
Tatiana please email vgarling {at} bigpond {dot} net {dot} au with your postal
address so you can receive your $15worth of 2Crafty Chipboard!
Carole please contact sales {at} scrapsofdarkness {dot}com with your postal
address to claim your set of Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays & lace flowers!
Cindy & Valia please can you both contact Tusia at tusia {at} 7dotsstudio {dot} com
with SATW 7 DOTS GIVEAWAY WINNER & SATW ART WORKSHOP GIVEAWAY
WINNER in the subject line respectively please to claim your giveaway prizes!!
WOOHOO WHAT A LOT OF WINNERS!
HAPPY NOVEMBER TO YOU ALL!!
Don't forget to join us for our latest challenge HERE going on until the last day of the month!
REMEMBER TO LEAVE YOUR CONGRATULATIONS for all our well-deserving winners!!
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