WC #37

Firstly, I want to thank Brenda for stepping in and posting a last minute/mid-week WC for us (and a great one for the month with the 9/11 theme). So, Brenda- a big thanks to you!


Second, those people who participated and/or posted a LO

• Denitza
• Brenda
• Christy
• Sarah (will upload soon)
• Sharon (will upload soon)

Can't wait to see the others when they're uploaded.

Now, for this week's challenge. I had such a difficult time deciding between two that I had narrowed it down to. However, eenie meenie minie moe really worked here, and I've got one for this week.

This week's challenge will be to write a note to your younger self. You can give your younger self advice, with the knowledge you know now and how you would have used it then. You can include a picture of yourself of around the time you would have liked to receive this note, a picture of yourself now, both, or no picture at all. It is entirely up to you. Maybe you'll want to make this the first page of the WIGU (when I grow up) mini album if you participated in that.. or if you are working on a BOM, this would be a great addition. What you include on this page is entirely up to you. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

The Due Date for this will be Sunday, 9/23. At this point, i'll post another challenge for next week. Then, Sunday 9/30 will be the due date. On this day, I would need everyone to PM me with their favorite LO for the two weeks (if you only did one week, i'll assume it's that one). When I receive everyone's PM, I'll put up a poll and we'll vote for the favorite LO. When I find out the winner I'll send out a RAK!!

Happy Scrapping!

The credit for this idea goes to my "Imperfect Lives" book i got, page 17.

Weekly Challenge #34-36: Keep the Momentum Going

All hail MyNitza for her prompt response to Sarah's WC! Some props go to my seester as well for stepping up to bat against my curveball for the challenge. Mucho gratitude to our CG for being such great sports and participating in the rivalry. I dunno where all the baseball references are coming from, so let's just get this ball rolling...

The last due date for a WC was Sept. 2. No WCs have been posted since then, so this challenge will serve to cover those weeks. Your challenge is to create, upload, and link a lo--ANY LO!--for critiquing. Critiques will be based on basic design principles: rule of thirds, color, balance, and flow. Optional redirect: Create, upload, and link a lo based on/inspired by/reflecting on 9/11 which will also be critiqued according to the basic design principles. Basically, this week's challenge is to get a lo done and shared by Sunday, September 16! Gotta keep some kinda momentum going here. Your reward is the satisfaction of knowing that you met the challenge.

Sarah's Weekly Challenge

Ok, since sarah couldn't post on here for some reason, I copied what she wrote and pasted it here.

Firstly, thanks to Christy for holding last weeks challenge (Walking down Memory Lane). The people who posted their LOs were:
Tiff
Brenda
Nitza
Jen
Jessica
(If I missed anyone please let me know!!)
This weeks challenge
So when we browse through our scrapbooks we tend to see that there are elements that we always use. So look at the last 5 LO’s you made write the similarities between them (you will need at least 2).

So, being the talented bunch of scrappers you are, I challenge you to create a LO that doesnt use 2 (or for the more daring of you - more) of the list. This can be something simple like handwritting journalling instead of it being typed or more dificult such as not using that one thing that appears on all of your LOs such as flowers or buttons or using more than one photo. Or even no photos at all!!!

There is going to be a prize (winner decided by the old fashioned voting system!!! lol ). The due date for this challenge is Sunday 2nd September. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!!!

ATC Swap

Participants:

Jessica (x3JessicaLouise)
Brenda (twinscrapbee)
Denitza (Nitza)
Nitza (alma scrapper)
Tiff (whenscraphappens)
Jen (JenFitz)
Wendy (wendygirl)
Sharon (blushpea)
Angela (sosumi_san)
Moi (scrapbooks by moi)

Ok, that's all that I've gotten an absolute "yes" from. So.. let me know if you need to be added to the list.

Think of an ATC as a tiny scrapbook page or a tag. They are 2.5" x 3.5". You can use any type of A/L free media on the card, but the foundation of the card itself should be made of heavy CS. With mine, I actually used a playing card because they are the perfect size, or pretty close.

It is up to you to design the card, but most swaps of this nature have a theme to narrow things down a bit. The theme for this swap will be: Love in Another Language! Since the poll was a tie between Love theme and Using another language, we'll just combine them (thanks moi). So just get your mind working, and get thinking about what you want to do.

Not all trading card enthusiasts subscribe to the A/L free policy, but for our purposes I would ask that you adhere to it. Depending on the materials used, you can definitely use Mod Podge as a sealant. If that's not the route you choose then please use quality adhesive. Also note that smoke/odor free products are important, as always, so please be considerate of others in this respect.

Some people make protective paper envies or sleeves for their cards... not necessary, but a nice touch. Some people alter tins to store them in and others use segmented baseball card inserts (the kind that you keep in a binder, like a photo album). There are also ATC holders you can either buy or make. You will be making one card for everyone who participates plus yourself. Send ALL of the cards to me and I will distribute them and ship them out. You will get yours back with the rest!
I will need you to send me as much as it cost to send to me (in $0.41 stamps please) as well as an extra two (2) $0.41 stamps in the package. If we have any overseas shipments, you can just send me a dollar or something.

Here are some great links.

http://www.tracyroos.com/ATC.htm

Excellent Article with tons of technique suggestion and lots of examples:
http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html

All of the links on this page are pretty useful:
http://www.littlebit.com/links/otherlink/atc.htm

One specific example with step-by-step instructions: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art14192.asp

Sarah's very useful link with many examples:
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/atc3nov3.html

More examples within the same link:
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/atc2nov03.html

Here is a whole community devoted entirely to ATCs that people have made.
http://vb.nervousness.org/index.php?

The due date for shipping will be 10/1/07!! This is in hopes of having them in my hand by 10/13/07 .

Memory Lane challenge

Hello ladiez! I havent done this in a while so forgive me if I do something wrong or forget something!
I feel that we are usually so busy scrapping the latest pictures that we've taken that we forget the early years so,

My challenge is this:

I challenge you to scrap something about your childhood. Old photos of you or your family, an old pet, or if that is not something that is easy for you to do because of lack of photos or something else, scrap a page about a toy(s), place(s), or just something that brought you joy when you were a child. Please dig deep in to your memory and give me some journaling here.

Sketch Challenge-2

I haven't hosted a challenge in a long time. After the in-laws are all gone and we are ( kind of) back to normal in my house, I think now is the time for it.
I saw this sketch on www. pencillines.com and it is sketch # 41 ( their are some great example los). I never done a lo like that before , so here it is my opportunity. I also think it will be fun to see what everyone can come up with. The due date for the challenge will be August 5th. The next day, August 6th, I'll make a poll and we will vote for the winning lo. The creator of the winning lo will get a RAK from me. O.k., ladies, get busy and have fun!

Week Challenge # 29 and # 30 " My Letter"

First thing: Thanks Angela for the last week's challenge, which was great! Thanks to K for the DT" Balance" -great one too!
Second: if you haven't checked the los that were created for the last WC/ DT,please checked them out when you have time.

K's: 100% Math Exam
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/111869/view/946615/-1/0/1.html

Angela's: Their Home
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/143085/view/947263/-1/0/1.html

Tiff's: Here comes Mr. Bingle
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/147509/view/947305/-1/0/1.html

Jess's: Object of my Affection
http://www.scrapbook.com/myplace/index.php?mod=galleries&u=131197#comments

Denitza's: Little Treasures
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/114723/view/943599/-1/0/1.html

Third: For the next TWO weeks our challenge will be to alter the first letter of our names. You can get a letter from any craft store and alter it-you can hang it in you scrap space or you bedroom or the bathroom. You can alter a little chipboard letter and use it on a lo or a bookmark. Some of the D's that I've done are at the top. The due date for this WC will be August 5th. Have a lot of fun with your letters! Can't wait to see all of your creations!