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 of the month
{this means you have an entire month to complete the challenge - woohoo!}.
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Our HUGE NEWSis 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!
Here is my take for the challenge...
This layout was created with Basic Grey "Little Black Dress" collection. 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!
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 FacebookHERE
2nd place will receive paper collection 'Grey Rainbow' from Polish company
Studio 75!
"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
Scrapmatts Chipboard
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
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 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
"we call her Happydaks"
"Natalie May - Wife to Trev, mom 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!
Thanks for coming by!Xoxo Jessy
