September Challenge

Hi everyone :)

Our latest newsletter went out via email tonight so keep an eye out for it.  Our household has been thinking about the residents of Christchurch quite frequently since the earthquakes began on Saturday morning as the girls uncle and cousins live down there.  Thankfully we’ve been able to catch up via phone so at least we know they’re all safe!  If you’ve been hit by the earthquakes and the after shocks, our thoughts are with you.

The August challenge was a 1, 2, 3 challenge… 1 photo, 2 pieces of paper & 3 embellishments!

We had some great entries and everyone really made use of their double sided papers.  The draw was done last week and the winner is Erin with this gorgeous layout featuring paper weaving and embellishments chosen to reflect the bridesmaid’s outfit: Congratulations Erin!!!  You have won a $20 voucher to spend in the shop as well as the opportunity to be our Guest Designer for October!

And now onto the September challenge… this month Tricia is our Guest Designer and she’s come up with a “LOVEly” theme… all you have to do is create a layout using hearts!

Here’s Tricia’s layout that she created for us: I love all the patterned paper and the large stitched heart really brings the whole layout together!  Thanks Tricia for being our Guest Designer :)

So now it’s YOUR turn!  Create a layout featuring hearts and upload it into the September gallery by Midnight 30th September and it could be you who wins the $20 shop voucher (excludes Magnolia stamps) and the opportunity to be the Guest Designer for November!

June challenge & blog candy winner!

Hi everyone :)

Aren’t the weeks just flying by!!  We kicked off another monthly challenge at Scrapbook Dreams last week.  Do these words remind you of anything…. “Tonight Mathew I’m going to be…..”  if they do then stay tuned for all the details.

Sometimes the theme for the monthly challenges comes from the strangest places... and this month's challenge is one of those times! Just recently I was talking to a friend about the TV programmes we used to enjoy and we came up with quite a list. There was one that I just couldn't get out of my head and so it's going to be the theme for this months challenge.

So what is the theme?? "Stars in Your Eyes"

For this months layout challenge you need to create a layout either using stars or eyes (or both if you like)!

A few years ago I did this layout about playing 'Eye Spy' with my nephew... in the days before he could spell!! Trust me... NEVER play Eye Spy with a 4 year old!Our Guest Designer  Brenda has also completed a stunning layout 'staring' her wee cherub... LOVE the layout Brenda!

So now it's YOUR turn... create a layout based on the theme Stars in Your Eyes and upload it into the gallery by Midnight on June 30th and be in to win a $20 voucher to spend in our online shop PLUS the chance to be a Guest Designer for August.

Do you remember this easel card??

Thanks to those of you who became followers on this blog and left me a comment.  I’ve done the ‘name out of the hat’ draw and the winner is JENNY!

Congratulations Jenny!  This little easel card will be making it’s way to you on Tuesday :)

Hope everyone has a creative long weekend!

March Challenge & February Winner!

We had some outstanding entries into the February challenge!  You can check them out in the gallery!

The winner of the February challenge is… Erin!!

Congratulations Erin!!  Love the fresh spring colours you’ve used!

March Challenge

This month it’s all about multi photo layouts!

To be eligible to win this months’ prize you must create a layout using at least 4 photos!

To give you some help I’m sharing a sketch that I used for ideas for my layout:

Here’s my layout all about my nephew and his 2nd birthday cake:

As you can see from my layout, the photos do not have to be standard 6x4 photos… but there must be at least 4 of them! 

New Challenge Prize!

We decided to change the challenge prize this month!

This month the prize will be a $20 voucher to spend in the shop… PLUS you have the option to be a Guest Designer for May!

So how do you get your chance to win??? Simply create a layout using at least 4 photos… and upload it into our gallery by midnight on Wednesday 31st March!

Happy Scrapping :)

January Challenge winner and February Challenge!

Hi everyone :)

I’m sure lots of people are busy at the moment with school starting again!  I know that our household has been busy updating school uniforms, purchasing stationery and getting classes sorted out.

January Challenge Winner!

Thanks to everyone who gave the January challenge a go and uploaded their layouts into our gallery.  There are some great layouts to look at!!

The winner of the January challenge is… Nina!!

Congratulations Nina!  I hope you enjoy all your scrapping goodies :)

February Challenge

This month we have another sketch challenge for you… will a lovely box of goodies for the winner!

Here’s the sketch:

Remember that the idea of sketch challenges is that you use the sketch to ‘inspire’ your creativity… you don’t have to do an exact replica of it!

My layout was actually one that I did for a friend (Esther).  You know how sometimes you have photos that you want to make a layout with but the layout just won’t work??? Well Esther was having that problem with some photos of her kids playing wii so I got her to email them through to me and this is the result:

So what do you have to do to get a chance to win a great box of scrapping goodies??

Simply create a layout inspired by the February sketch… and upload it into our gallery by midnight on Sunday 28th February.

All the details were in our February newsletter… if you haven’t received our newsletter and would like to why not email me (or visit the website) so you can be added to our mailing list :)

Happy scrapping - Shell

Challenges and Competitions!

Well the first of the month has arrived which means our September challenge winner has been announced! Congratulations to Gail for this gorgeous layout! Esther chose Gail's layout because she said "it was a breath of fresh air and she loved the clean lines"
We've got a prize pack ready to head your way Gail :) To see the rest of the entries into this months challenge visit our online gallery.

I'm organising the October challenge. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month so I've picked PINK for this months challenge.

Now before you say... "but I've only got boys"... all you need to do is include something pink on your layout! There might be some pink in your photo... or you could use some pink cardstock or patterned paper... or pink embellishments... or even just 1 pink button LOL etc.

I'm not worried about there being a certain % of pink... I can never figure things like that out LOL

I've got a layout all 'planned' but haven't actually got it done yet so right now it's completely up to you!

I hope you'll all join in on this months challenge... and if you win you're guaranteed that there will be something pink in the prize pack!!

We've also got some great challenges planned for World Cardmaking Day tomorrow!!

Just in case you didn't know... it's World Cardmaking Day on Saturday 3rd October. To celebrate the event I'm going to be running some cardmaking challenges throughout the day - 6 in total!

Here's how it's going to work:

1. There will be 6 different challenges posted throughout the day - I'm aiming for a 10am start so keep checking back for the details of each challenge

2. The idea is to use what you already have... there won't be any 'product' challenges... so it's a great way to use up some of your stash (and don't forget about your 'scraps' box/folder etc)

3. The entries need to be uploaded into the gallery by 8pm on Saturday night.

4. Each entry gains you a ticket - 1 entry per challenge - so you have a chance to gain 6 tickets

5. At 8.30pm I'll be announcing a major winner who will receive a small pizza box of goodies :)

There's also going to be spot prizes for each and every challenge so that's another 6 chances to win!

Check out all the details HERE!

Happy Scrapping xx

September Sketch Challenge

Well the time has come to make a change so I've moved the Scrapbook Dreams blog over to blogspot and hopefully now I'll update a bit more regularly!

Esther designed our September challenge and she's provided us with this great sketch! I love the fact that it's a multi-photo layout without seeming cluttered at all :)
Esther also provided a sample layout that she created. This gorgeous layout celebrates the arrival of spring!
I love the soft colours and the way she's incorporated multi-coloured stamped images in place of some of the photos!

I even managed to get a layout done myself! Krystal had her first school ball earlier this term and I wanted to capture the memory... and with the multi-photo sketch it seemed perfect so here's what I came up with:
If you'd like to enter the challenge and be eligible for a fantastic embellishment prize pack then all you have to do is create a layout based on the sketch and upload it into the gallery by Midnight 30th September.

Shell xx