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Do you want to play along with the next round of scrapwhispers? Do you want to join a team and get to make some scrapping friends?

Well, we are opening the next sign up for the scrapwhispers team challenge today!

For those of you who dont know what we're talking about here is a potted history about how to play. If you are still a bit baffled (it does take some getting used to) then feel free to ask us a question in our forums.

For an example of previous team challenges check it out here.

It is a really simple game and lots of fun to participate with lots of prizes given out along the way!

If you want to play next time round all you have to do is email gh26@sky.com with your name and sign up to our forums so you can keep in touch with your fellow team mates in your private group forum.

If you are a little worried you might get lost, please dont! You will be allocated your very own Design Team Member who will be more than happy to hold your hand and help you figure things out!

The Big Reveal - Aug 2009!

I'm so excited to be able to reveal to you today the awesome work of each of your teams. All layouts are just perfect and its really fun to see how the layout progressed as it was passed to each member.

Here is a slide show of your work:




Sorry there is no music, youtube will not allow me to upload it :( I think you will agree that everyone did a great job. For a breakdown on each of these layouts please click here.

In the meantime - and the bit you have all been waiting for....... the winners of the Big Reveal are...............................


TEAM THREE!!

Congratulations Team 3 - Telah / Crystal / Susan / Sarah / Michelle / Kati and Misty you have all won this:
A 6x6 pad of Making Memmories - Paperie Collection in Rouge and Mocha!

I loved how your teams layout progressed so fluidly.

Thank you to everyone else for playing along too, sign ups for the next round have just opened and you can see our forums for more details or check out this blog tomorrow.

Winners

Hi everyone!! Today is the day of the big reveal so I will keep this short and sweet! :)

Firstly I have been reminded I didnt pick a winner of the Sarah Higgins GDT blog hop!! So sorry!! It completely slipped my mind! So....... the winner of the blog hop was.........

Mary Jo! Congrats Mary you have won a $20 voucher for www.scrapbook.com


I am also pleased to announce the winner of Challenges 40 and 41..........

Kristin! Congrats Kristin you have won the Basic Grey paper and stamps donated by Kelly!

Ladies, please can you email gh26@sky.com with your address to claim your prizes.

Challenge 41 - Shrek in the Swamp!

Welcome to challenge #41 - we're pretty excited about this challenge and have a feeling it will be a lot of fun.

We want you to watch this video:



and then use it for inspiration for a layout, card or altered item! This challenge has soooooo much scope you can use the video in so many ways - there are a tonne of song lyrics in there, a dance theme, lots of fun characters, colours and more. Be creative, get inspired and have fun!!

Here is what our DT came up with:


Georgina used the general dance theme and the lyrics to the finale

Helen also went for the dance theme with lots of bright colours and fun charactersNancy was totally inspired by the YMCA bit of the video
Nilsa used the opening lyrics to create a layout about her daughter
and Telah used the colouring of Shrek (green, brown and white) to create her layout

As you can see there will be a lot of different and fun interpretations of this challenge - we cant wait to see what you come up with. You have until midnight on Saturday 22nd to upload your layouts and projects to our gallery or by linking us to them on this post. Your name will then get entered into the random drawing for that gorgeous june bug paper and stamp set donated by Kelly!

Dont forget too that this is the last week of challenges for a while. Next week will be the BIG REVEAL of our team layouts. We will also be opening the doors for another team challenge too so spread the word. Check back next week for more details.

Challenge 40 - Vintage Sketch

Who would have thought that this round of scrapwhispers would have gone so quickly? This is the last fortnight of challenges before the BIG REVEAL!! How exciting! We have one team who have completed their layouts already and the other teams are very nearly there too! Sounds like you are all doing a great job.

This week our challenge has been set by Nilsa. She discovered this great Swedish Sketch blog online that has some amazing sketches. Monika, the owner of the blog has very kindly let us use this one for our challenge this week - go and check her site out, you wont be sorry!

So, the challenge this week is to use the above sketch for your layout or card. Nilsa has thrown a curve ball in to spice things up however - she also wants you to include Lace, Flowers and some Distressing.

This is what the DT came up with this week:

Telah

Georgina
Sarah

Nilsa

Helen

We have a super prize for you this fortnight too, donated by the very lovely Kelly. She has donated a 6x6 paper pad of the Basic Grey June Bug collection, along with one of their very limited edition gamma stamps. Kelly is one of our much loved scrapwhisper members, go and check out her blog and leave her lots of love for donating this great prize!

To be in with a chance of winning this prize, you simply need to create your layout or card for either this challenge and/or challenge 41 - then either link us to it on this post or upload it to our gallery.

You have until midnight on Saturday 15th if youre giving this challenge a try! Good luck!

Challenge 38/39 winner

Woohoo

This fortnights prize goes to (drumroll please)................................

JANIS MEDINA-MAGHINAY

Congrats Janis - please email me at gh26@sky.com with your address to claim your prize!

Massive thank you and shout out to our sponsors Squiggle Stamps for this great prize too!

In the spotlight - Sarah Higgins

Happy Wednesday everyone and welcome to the final blog hop in our series of guest designers! We hope you have enjoyed getting to know a few "undiscovered" designers and have gained some inspiration from them! We certainly have enjoyed creating scraplifts of their layouts!

This week we are shining our spotlight on the very lovely Sarah Higgins (pictured above!)

Sarah is a wife and stay at home mom to Aubrey, 5, and Mallory, 2.

"I have been scrapping for 8 years. I got my start when a friend introduced me to stamping, and then another friend stamped and scrapped. It’s been constant ever since."

Sarah scraps about her family in the main but she is trying to do more pages about herself too.

"I also have been part of a card swap with a group of wonderful ladies for the past 4 years. When I’m not scrapping or creating, I love to read and watch college football"

"My perfect day is a fall Saturday when it’s crisp and cool outside and I can stay inside and scrap while I watch my favorite football teams play. I love the color orange, working outside, ice cream and Mexican food. I am so excited to be a part of the Scrap Whispers community"

Check out Sarah's take our challenge this week - using a mismatched title!

Dont forget to go and check out her blog too for more inspiration and too leave her some love.

This week the DT have each scraplifted one of Sarah's layouts and you can find out what they have created by blog hopping to each of their blogs! Starting with................

NANCY

look out for a great prize at the end of the hop and dont forget to bear with us while blogger automatically posts our creations in different time zones. If the blog hop isnt complete immediately dont forget to visit back later! :)

Challenge 39 - Total Mismatch

This weeks challenge has been set by Karry and is great for using up some of your stash!

Your challenge is to use a mismatch of letters and fonts on your card or layout. You have to use at least 3 different fonts and/or colours. Here is what our DT came up with:

Karry

Telah

Sarah
Nancy

Helen

Georgina

You have until Midnight on Saturday to enter - dont forget this weeks cool prize donated by Squiggle Stamps! You can enter by linking us to your creation on this blog post - or by uploading to our gallery.

We do not have much longer to go before the "big reveal" again - we cant wait to see what you have all being creating over the past 2 months!