BWC# 26 The Animal In Me

Hello SHCG! I am so sorry for the delay on posting this, silly me waited to the last minute and couldn't get in. Thank you Sharon for helping me out, you are awesome!

In response to BWC 24 - Grocery List, All Tied Up:
Sharon's "Rice Terraces: A Feast for the Senses" (left and right sides). Awesome job Sharon!

I decide to deviate a bit from the Holiday theme as we will all be scrapping that soon enough.

Here is our challenge: The Animal In Me

1.Locate one photo of YOU that reminds you of an animal ( e.g. hair is all poofed out so you look like a lion, personally I don't have one like this).

2. Add dimension/texture somehow, with pop-up dots, feathers, layers of animal PP.

3. Use embellies of some kind that symbolize or are the animal that you are.

4. Add a journaling block and describe which animal you are.

This may take some thinking but I think it will be fun to see what the animal in all of us is.

Happy Scrapping!

BWC #25 Advent Calendar

Sharon managed to find her way into Starvation Creek while taking on Denitza's BWC #23 Page Maps Challenge.

Starvation Creek (SHCG Page Maps Challenge)
by Blushpea
Scrapbook.com

Everyone, but Sharon, are all still tied up making their lists for her BWC #24 Grocery List, All Tied Up challenge, while I'm checking mine twice. Let's see what Sharon's checked off her list now that she's tied up her loose ends:

Rice Terraces: A Feast for the Senses (left side) - SHCG "Grocery List: All Tied Up" Challenge
by Blushpea
Scrapbook.com

Rice Terraces: A Feast for the Senses (right side) - SHCG "Grocery List: All Tied Up" Challenge
by Blushpea
Scrapbook.com

In the meantime, the lists (and the challenges) go on. The inspiration for this challenge comes from the myriads of advent calendar variations that have been inspired by the Advent calendar.

Scraft your ?OM Holiday Top 25 response. This may come in the form of a layout, actual calendar, album--any way the Holiday spirit fills you.

In keeping with the advent theme, your work must include all 25 numbers and submitted by December 25.*

TRAKkers: Extra points for memberzz who reveal pieces behind "windows", but not required.

*Special note: The due date for this challenge occurs after the final BWC of the year on December 20, which will be posted by Michelle.

BWC #24 - Grocery List, All Tied Up

Hiya SHCG! I'm taking my turn early since our dear Wendy must still be healing (feel better, Wendy). First, let's whoop it up for Marlene's response to BWC 23, Page Maps, thanks Marlene! Check it out if you haven't already.

Me at 40
by MaRLeNeF
Scrapbook.com

I've been looking forward to hostessing a multi-layered challenge, it's been a while since we had one. So I bring you Grocery List, All Tied Up. I challenge you all to create a LO that has the following ingredients:

1) Grocery - Must include a reference to FOOD or EATING. It can be literal ("Grandma's Pumpkin Pie," "Our Fave Italian Eatery") or figurative ("He is the APPLE of my eye,” “TASTY Days of Summer”);

2) List - Must have a list of some sort. You can list things like in a recipe ("Take one frazzled girl, add one tropical destination..."), you can do strip journaling or you can
lay your journaling
out in a column
all list-like
like
this...
whatever "list" means to you, anything goes; AND

3) Tie It Up - Use ribbon/fiber in any way you wish. Paper ribbons are acceptable.

The "List" & "Tie It Up" components were inspired by challenges #1 & 3 ("Work Those Words" & "Ribbon Border") from Elsie Flannigan's "53 Scrapbooking Challenges," which Brenda gave me a while ago- thanks, girlfriend! The "Grocery"/food components was mine... perhaps I was hungry when I thought of this, LOL.

Hope you have fun w/ this & look forward to seeing what y'all can come up with! :)

BWC # 23 " Page Maps"

BWC # 23 "Page Maps"

We all know about "Page Maps", but do we try to used them as much as we can?!? Well, I know I'm not. The sketches can be a great help to people, like me, that have lost the scraft mojo, or just to give people some different ideas. For this BWC I dare you to use a sketch form the Page Maps site-pick one, and use it to create a lo , a card, a tag, an ATC...
Here is the link to November Page Maps
The due date for this BWC will be November 22nd. Have fun and I can't wait to see all your creations!

Here are the responses to BWC #22-Halloween LO without Halloween Themed Supplies:

1. Sharon-

Ghosts of Halloweens Past (left side) - SHCG "Halloween LO Without Halloween-Themed Supplies" Challenge By Blushpea

Ghosts of Halloweens Past (right side) - SHCG "Halloween LO Without Halloween-Themed Supplies" Challenge By Blushpea

If you haven't checked her great lo, make sure you do that right now!

BWC #22 - Halloween!!

It looks as though everyone is still working on Brian's BWC #21, Scaredy Scrapping, so we'll catch those on the next challenge (please correct me if I'm wrong - I didn't find any submissions for this in the critique thread, but let me know if I missed one!)

Your new challenge:

BWC #22 - Halloween Challenge
With Halloween coming up this week, I'm sure everyone will have lots of fun pictures!! Your challenge is to create a Halloween-related layout without using any purchased/pre-made Halloween-themed products. This can be a completely non-traditional Halloween layout, or a more traditional layout using hand-made embellishments, or whatever else you come up with - but you are not allowed to use anything Halloween-y that you've purchased (this includes rubber/clear stamps!)

BWC #21 - Scaredy Scrapping

First, thanks to Denitza & Sharon for their responses to the Doodle challenge... and Denitza also caught up with the ATC LO. Thanks again.

BWC #21:

In the spirit of the season, it's time for something a little scary! Scrap something that frightens you. And do it in a color you don't normally work well with. (springboard ideas: phobias, horror movies, sharks, bad dinner parties... whatever makes you ill at ease... appropriate photos may have to take a backseat in this one.)

BWC #20 - Catch-up Biweekly Challenge

Can't believe I didn't post this to the blog yet...

Remember those episodes of sitcoms that just piece together scenes of past episodes? That's this BWC. You get a couple more weeks to work on Chris' excellent doodling challenge (I'll re-post here) OR any of the past challenges EVER.

Chris' Doodling Challenge BWC #19 - Let's get out our markers, pens, colored pencils...whatever doodling material suits you and let's DOODLE a layout! Yes, you heard me right. I want you to doodle EXCLUSIVELY on your layout. No pattern paper, no ribbon, no brads....just a base cardstock, your photo(s) AND you're favorite coloring tools. That's it! Have fun!

CLICK HERE - Link to list of SHCG Past Challenges

BWC #19 - Doodle

There are several previous BWC responses that need recognition before we start.

Response to BWC #16, Mini LO on an ATC:
Sharon's Rosey's Belated Birthday ATC

Response to BWC #18, Make Your Own Stamp:
Marlene's A Gift For You
Lisa's Great Britain Vacation 2006 Day 10 (Chester Wall)
Lisa's Great Britain Vacation 2006 Day 10 (Tea Time, Cheese)

Onto the challenge! Let's get out our markers, pens, colored pencils...whatever doodling material suits you and let's DOODLE a layout! Yes, you heard me right. I want you to doodle EXCLUSIVELY on your layout. No pattern paper, no ribbon, no brads....just a base cardstock, your photo(s) AND you're favorite coloring tools. That's it! Have fun!

BWC #18 Make Your Own Stamp Challenge

Don't miss these great responses to BWC #17, Scrap a ?OM

Jesse's Texas - Sharon's Independence Day

SHCG BWC #18 - Make Your Own Stamp Challenge

Working with an eraser from a pencil or block create your own stamp and add the results to a page or card.

This simple square stamp was made from a pencil eraser.


The stamps in this second example were made from a white eraser. Layering a few different ink colors produced surprising realistic bricks.

Please post your ideas on this Scrapbook.com challenge thread. HAVE FUN!!!

BWC #17 Scrap A ?OM

First, previous BWC responses:

BWC #15 - Summer, Punches, Savings:
Marlene's Friends

BWC #16 - Mini LO on an ATC:
Marlene's Mini LO on an ATC ("I love these guys")

BWC #13 - 90 Degree Rotation Monochromatic Lift:
Sharon's Friends in Our Hood
Brenda's Black & Chrome

BWC #14 - Complementary Colors:
Brenda's Orange Crush

BWC #10 - Card from a Sketch:
Brenda's Birthday Toast

Now for the new challenge.... since there have been some good, thought provoking questions raised as ?OMs, I challenge you to scrap a ?OM. Here are the list of ?OM that have been asked:

When did you realize you could make it on your own?
What is one state you haven't traveled to that you would like to visit?
What is one thing you plan to do, complete, or accomplish before the "daze' of summer have gone?
And finally, the most recent ?OM regarding style (your strengths, weaknesses, etc.)

Here's my LO for the challenge...

BWC #16 Mini Layout on a ATC!!!

Hey SHCG peepz, it's time for a new challenge!!!

Before I give you all the details, let's see our responses to our past challenges:

BWC #11 Happy Holidays by Sharon's "Coney Island" (2 pages)

BWC #14 Complementary Colors by Sharon "Our Last Day" (Portland/San Fran 6/06) (2 pages)

BWC #15 Summer, Punches, Savings by Marlene "Friends" (1 page)

Okay now for the details. Since it's the lazy days of summer I figured I'd come up with a fairly easy challenge for you all. Most of us have been in ATC mode, so your challenge is to scrap a mini layout on a ATC! Easy as that. I have a picture of what I did in the SHCG critique thread if you guys want to check it out.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Hugs, Marlene :)

BWC #15 Summer, Punches, Savings

Marlene's response to the last challenge proved to be very "complementary."

SHCG BWC# 14 & HHN#14 Eternal
by MaRLeNeF
Scrapbook.com

Sharon's spread left our bicolored hearts in San Francisco.

Our Last Day (Portland/San Fran 6/06) (left side) - SHCG Complementary Colors Challenge
by Blushpea
Scrapbook.com

Our Last Day (Portland/San Fran 6/06) (right side) - SHCG Complementary Colors Challenge
by Blushpea
Scrapbook.com

Orange you glad my page didn't leave you feeling too blue?

Orange Crush
by Twinscrapbee
Scrapbook.com

Your next challenge is to create a layout with any summer theme that is relevant to you. Dust off your old paper punches and use them in a way you haven't before. For example, layer them for dimension, form a frame around a photo,* punch shapes out of epoxy stickers or fabric,** or any other innovation that comes to mind. Finally, when you upload your lo to your gallery, share at least one money saving tip that you applied while scrafting for this challenge.

(*Please note that border punches are discouraged for making frames unless you describe how you used them in a way that is new to you.

**Ideas were borrowed from a scrap mag.)

BWC #14 - Complementary Colors

PLEASE PARDON my delay in posting this! The holiday weekend threw me off. First off, shouts out to Jen for her response to BWC #13, Rotated/Monochromatic Lift - fab job, Jen!

BWC #12
by Twinstars
Scrapbook.com

Okay onto the challenge, which I've been formulating for a while but one of Jen's LOs reminded me of it! Complementary colors are colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel (I've also seen them called contrasting colors...). Red/green, orange/blue, purple/yellow & all the various hues of each of those. The effect can be dramatic or subtly interesting depending on the brightness/paleness of the hue you use. Your challenge for the next week & a half is to create a LO/card/project that uses complementary colors.

Here are some color wheels for your reference...


I adore this variation of the common color wheel because it shows various shades of the main colors

Not a traditional wheel but has interesting info on color

Wiki article on complementary color

A color wheel that ties color to music!

Here's a link to Jen's LO that reminded me of this, it uses the same color scheme that I've been planning to use on one of mine (hopefully soon, if I get some time in!).

Lorikeet
by Twinstars
Scrapbook.com

(Jen I didn't ask you beforehand if I could do that, please let me know if you mind my posting your LO...)

Hope you all have fun with this! :o)

BWC #13

Great job to Brian and Sharon on the last BWC, Go Green:

Brian's "Beauty"
Sharon's "Mill City Museum" (3 pages)

This week's challenge (for which I didn't have time to make a sample!): Pick a favorite LO from the sb.com gallery (or anywhere you'd like - please just be sure to link to the original with your completed LO!), rotate it 90 degrees and scraplift, using a monochromatic color scheme.

BWC #12

Thanks to Chris for her response to the last challenge:

tradition
by CMLeach
Scrapbook.com

For my challenge, let's go green. Do a layout using only reclaimed items from packages, old bills, or other paper products... but nothing new or intended for crafting. (need a springboard? I was thinking of doing a page for a barbecue I went to using labels from cans of food for the background paper -- of course, there are a thousand other ideas)

Oh, and if you've got some other items (soda can tabs, clothes tags, pieces of ribbon from your birthday presents, or whatever), then use those as your embellishments! Enjoy.

BWC #11 5/24 - Happy Holidays!

First off, kudos to the following SH groupies who completed the most recent challenges:
Growing Old (Chris)
Underwater Adventures MOA Aquarium (Sharon)

In honor of Memorial Day and the unofficial start to summer, let's see you scrap something related to the holidays . I don't care if they're old holidays or new holidays, birthdays or Christmases... anything goes. Use up some holiday photos or embellishments and show us your stuff!

BWC #10

First, I'd love to share the wonderful responses by our members to the Create A Card Challenge issued by Marlene!

BWC#9 Create a Card
by MaRLeNeF
Scrapbook.com

BWC #9 Create A Card
by Twinstars
Scrapbook.com

Great job!

Now, there are two parts to this bi-weekly challenge. I want you to make your picture the centerpiece of your layout. Create something WITH your picture -- like the flower I created in the following layout. Also, use journaling written by someone else! The journaling in this layout is actually a facebook note written by my mother about the cat pictured.

Growing Old
by CMLeach
Scrapbook.com

Have fun!

BWC#9 Create a Card!!!

Okay everyone, Mother's Day and Father's Day is coming up. So why not make a card for someone special! Your challenge is to create a card using the following sketch that I got from Pagemaps:

You can make any kind of card that you'd like. Here's what I did as an example.

I can't wait to see what you all do. Have fun!

BWC #8

first! thanks to marlene, sharon and marsha for the excelent challeng responses for 'doing my part to keep this place open!'
ok here goes! take a photo and cut it into at least three pieces. (more if you disire) mat them and place them together or seperatly. make one embellishment out of four pieces of scrap. the theme should be a reference to, or quote from a movie before 1980. have fun!

BWC #7: Doing My Part to keep this place open

First, big round of applause to those who finished the BWC #6: Art Project
Play by Jesse
and
Free by Marlene

This time I want you to do a layout about a place you like to shop. It could be a grocery store you frequent or a place you splurge at sometimes or even a place you wish you could splurge at. Maybe even a restaurant. Go there and take pictures. Do layout about this place. Use something from the store, a bag, receipt, credit card application, whatever you can find.....