Challenge #91 - Minty Fresh

Wow! February was a very short month wasn't it - who can believe its the last Challenge of February already!?  For this final challenge we would like you to use Mint Green and Brown on a layout or card. You can only use these colours but we will let you accent them with black and white if you need to!

To give you some inspiration this is what the DT created:

Georgina

 Kimberly

Rosey

Nilsa

Kelly

 Nilsa

Sherri

Now it's your turn. You only have a few days left until the end of the month to take part in this challenge! Have fun! Don't forget to link us to your projects and if you do you will be in with the chance of winning the Feb prize pack! :)

Challenge #90 - Go Green & Recycle!

For this week's challenge we want you to go green and use something that you have recycled on a layout or a card.

Check out our DT inspiration:

Rosey used some old clothing

 Nilsa used some bubblewrap

Kimberly used a digi kit, one she had used before

Kelly recycled a bead and charm

Helen recycled an old book

Its fun when you get to find something to use on a layout or card that didn't really cost you anything, it has been said that Scrapbookers are like magpies! Spot something shiny and stash it away for future use on a layout!

We'd love to see what you create for this challenge - link us to your layouts below and be in with a chance of winning that cute February prize pack donated by the lovely Rosey!

Scrapwhisper Blog Hop

Hi everyone - you know it's 15th February today? Well - on the 15th of every month the Scrapwhisper DT hold a blog hop showcasing a project created by a member of our lovely DT. This week Nilsa is showing us how to make Banners!

So over to Nilsa........

You will need:

Patterned paper

Foam Adhesive for dimension

Tape Runner

PaperPuncher / Crop-o-dile

Chipboard Letters

Embellishments

Yarn or String

Acrylic Paint

I made my banner from a heart chipboard album, but these days you can find templates online, which you can resize. You can use any shape, size or template that you like.

1. I started out with patterned paper. I traced and cut out all 6 hearts.

2.    Then, I used my cuttlebug to cut out some spellbinders scalloped circles, which I glued onto my hearts.

3. Ink chipboard letters and add to your circles

4.   For my first and last heart I used some crepe and made a ruffled edge for my hearts.  (that is optional) I embellished to my liking (I used sticker cupid, crafty secret sticker and I cut out hearts from pattern paper}

5. I then added the string and hung my banner

Simple!

You can make your banner simple or elaborate. Also, you can find many different banners and tutorials online.

These are some banners which I have made in the past

Birthday Banner

  Spring banner from butterfly

Banner for layout

And there we have it - a really quick project for you if you are wanting a creative fix today! Why not blog hop to the other DT's blogs and you can see what they created for Nilsa's Banner Challenge.....

Georgina

Helen

Rosey

Kelly

Kimberly

Nilsa

When you have done that (don't forget to leave them some love) why not create your own banner too - if you do come back here and link us to them, and we will add your name into the February prize draw!



Challenge 89 - Smurf-tastic

Talk about a random challenge this week! We love it! Well most of us do - you should have been a fly on the wall when the DT were talking about this challenge - some of us loved this challenge the rest of us hated it! LOL Seriously - it doesn't take many You Tube smurf videos until you can completely overdose! Trust us!

This week we want you to create a layout or a card with that has been inspired in some way by the Smurfs cartoon! How you interpret that is entirely up to you. To give you some inspiration here is what our DT came up with.....

Nilsa chose to create a bright and fun smurfette card 

 Kelly run with the blue theme and created this layout of her son

 Rosey created a cute "smurf-day" card!

 Helen was inspired by the smurf's hat!! (LOL)

Georgina created a Smurf inspired thank you card

 Kimberly created the smurfiest layout!

So there we have it - a smurf themed challenge - we cannot wait to see what you create for this one! :) Link us to your layouts or cards by the end of the month and you could win our very blue Feb Prize Pack! 

Challenge 88 - Forgotten Treasures

It's February already!  The team game has already started too - if you're not sure which team you are on go check out the team names in the forums. 

So - onto this weeks challenge. This week is all about that forgotten stash you have hidden in the bottom of a dark drawer. Drag out something you've had for ages and just not managed to use despite maybe staring at it on a few occasions. Use it! Could be weird coloured ribbon, enormous stickers, ugly patterned die-cuts. Alter it if you like, just use it!

This is what the DT came up with to inspire you:

Kimberly is a digi scrapper and found this old photo of her grandparents

Rosey dug out some wooden gecko's that she altered and added to her page

Nilsa found an old tag and buttons to use on her layout

Georgina found a white pen she hadn't used in a while and went crazy with it!

She also used random lettering she had leftover.

Kelly made a card using a large monogram letter she had in her stash.

So - now it's over to you. This is the perfect excuse to use up things to make room for some of the lovely new CHA collections being advertised on the internet! :)

Link us to your layouts and cards in the usual way and if you have any questions please email Georgina.
In February we have a great prize up for grabs too - just check it out here. Thanks to Rosey for this! :)

January 2011 Winner

Congrats Doris You were randomly selected as our January 2011 winner!! Please email your address details to Georgina to claim your Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch! :)