MTB Calendar: 2009 Urban Cyclocross

MTB Calendar: 2009 Urban Cyclocross

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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!)

September '09 TRAKking

Here’s the TRAKking for September ’09 (Marlene & I alternate tRAKking duties).

NewbieZZ – We tRAK participation based on our group guidelines (see 1st post of this thread) & award a RAK at the end of each quarter to the person who participated the most (if there’s a tie or if it’s close, we do a random drawing of those closest). PledgeZZ plus the last RAK-winner aren’t eligible to win the RAK.

The total # of LOs to critique varies per person. For example, if there are 10 total LOs posted by the group, but I posted 2 of them, then my total number to critique would be 8. My cutoff date for late critiques was 10/13. I also tRAKked BWC & ?OM responses, which are OPTIONAL.

Note that Marlene & I do tRAKking similarly but there are slight differences because it’s so involved & we go w/ what works for us; this is NOT a complaint, we both enjoy doing this! But thought I’d put it out there in case anyone’s wondering why that’s so.

Please let me know if you have any queZZtions!

Sharon (Blushpea)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 18
BWC responses: 1
?OM responses: 2

Brenda (Twinscrapbee)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 20
Critiques within 10 day window: 20

Lisa (Gelidy Gelato)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 4
Total # of layouts to critique: 16
Critiques within 10 day window: 1
Critiques after 10 days: 15
?OM responses: 1

Jesse (*Jesse*)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 20
Critiques within 10 day window: 5
Critiques after 10 days: 12

Marlene (MaRLeNeF)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 19
Critiques within 10 day window: 10
Critiques after 10 days: 4
BWC responses: 1

Chris (CMLeach)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 20
Critiques within 10 day window: 19

Brian (fuchsboi)
Check-ins: 1/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 19
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Jen (twinstars)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 19
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
?OM responses: 2

Denitza (denitza)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 18

Becky (Becky Scraps)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 12

Michelle (Chell Ray)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 5
Total # of layouts to critique: 15
Critiques within 10 day window: 3
Critiques after 10 days: 11

Amanda (lifeinthefastlane)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 20
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Margaret (scrappinmomto2girls)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 13
Critiques after 10 days: 2

It was a very close race for the July–September RAK… none of the RAK-eligible memberzz participated 100% “perfectly” but there was super-participation from Brenda, Lisa & Chris– yes, despite a month of not submitting, &/or late critiques here & there, you 3 consistently participated fully enough – checking in regularly, critiquing all or almost all LOs, posting works – that I needed a random drawing to settle things. It was just too difficult to compare what you all did (e.g. trying to compare all-on-time critiques & no submissions, vs. submissions but all late critiques, stuff like that) so I drew names from the 3 of ya. And the winner for our 3rd quarter SHCG RAK is....... CHRIS! Chris, please be on the lookout for your RAK. Congrats!!

Things that go bump in the night ?OM

Thanks to Brian's newest BWC for inspiring this ?OM. In turn, may this inspire you to add to your journaling for Brian's BWC.

In the past we've had quezztions prompting our memberzz to share fears and phobias, or scary movies and spooky stories, but what about the bone-chilling sounds associated with these? We can probably all agree that the sound effects that accompany these experiences heighten our emotional response. For example, the guttural sound that the vengeful spirit produces in the horror flick "The Grudge" forever traumatized me. (Click on link with caution for full effect.) What sound sends chills up your spine? Link it... if you dare!


P.S. I tried to add an image, but I scared myself so badly I decided to publish this post without it.

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