BWC #17: We're a sketchy bunch.

First, BWC responses since last time....

BWC #11 - Everything But The Kitchen Sink:
Brenda's "Friends+Fishing=Fun"

BWC #12 - Running Out Of Time"
Sharon's "Squirrel Notes"


BWC #14 - Get To Know Your CG Blog:
Brenda's "Wicked"
Sharon's "Passion Island"

BWC #15 - Put a Mask On It:
Sharon's "Mask Card"

BWC #16 - An August Day:
Chris' "A Day in Our Life 8-10-10"

That's a lot of BWC responses.... awesome!!!


For this edition of the BWC, I wanted to pick something that would be easy for everyone to do... if you're anything like me, this time of year gets really crazy with all the events going on! I thought back to a few of the challenges that were really simple but still great ways to force yourself to do a LO, and here's what I came up with...

Required: Choose a sketch from the August Page Maps and create a LO based on it. That's it!!!

Optional: For an added challenge, choose one or more of the following:

1. Make your LO monochromatic.
2. Use no cardstock.
3. Use a song lyric for your page title.

Bonus if you can incorporate all three options! :)

July 2010 TRAKking

My cut-off date for late critiques was 8/12. Extra credit was given for on-time JFS critiques. BWCs & 2?10s are optional but for fun I’m recognizing those who responded. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Sharon (Blushpea)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2 plus 9 JFS
Total # of layouts to critique: 16
Critiques within 10 day window: 16
2?10 responses: 1

Brenda (Twinscrapbee)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 16
Critiques within 10 day window: 24
Critiques after 10 day window: 1
BWC responses: 2

Lisa (Gelidy Gelato)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 17
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Jesse (*Jesse*)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 5
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Marlene (.MaRLeNe.)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 3
Critiques after 10 day window: 15

Brian (BrianFuchs)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 5
Total # of layouts to critique: 13
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Denitza(Denitza)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 16
Critiques within 10 day window: 13
Critiques after 10 day window: 3

Michelle (Chell Ray)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 16
Critiques within 10 day window: 8
Critiques after 10 day window: 6
2?10 responses: 1

Margaret (Scrappinmomto2girls)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 16
Critiques within 10 day window: 14
Critiques after 10 day window: 3

Wendy (WendyGirl)
Check-ins: 1/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Taysha (Scrapping Diva)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 1
Critiques after 10 day window: 10

Ammara (Amms_c)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 16
Critiques within 10 day window: 10
Critiques after 10 day window: 4

Shannon (Darkflame_30)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 10
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

BWC #16 - An August Day

Hi - Posting this for Brian:

I fully acknowledge that this challenge will be extremely self-serving and biased. I've weighed that. :-) Choose a day within the next two weeks (August 1 - August 14) and scrap your day. Nothing much needs to have happened and photos aren't completely necessary. Also, use something from your yard or outside your apartment on your layout. (Why is this biased? My birthday is in the two week period. I'll try to scrap a different day though)

June 2010 TRAKking

I'm posting this here for Marlene:

Sharon (Blushpea)
Check-ins: 5/5
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 16
BWC responses: 1 (BWC#19)

Brenda (Twinscrapbee)
Check-ins: 5/5
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 16
BWC responses: 1 (BWC#1)

Lisa (Gelidygelato)
Check-ins: 5/5
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 9
Critiques after 10 day window: 4

Jesse (*Jesse*)
Check-ins: 3/5
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 2
Critiques after 10 day window: 14

Marlene (Marlenef)
Check-ins: 4/5
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 9
Critiques after 10 day window: 7
BWC responses: 1 (BWC#13)

Brian (Fuchsboi)
Check-ins: 1/5
Submissions: 3
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 3

Denitza (Denitza)
Check-ins: 5/5
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 17
Critiques after 10 day window: 1

Wendygirl (Wendy)
Check-ins: 1/5
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Chell Rae (Michelle)
Check-ins: 5/5
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 8
Critiques after 10 day window: 8
BWC responses: 1 (BWC#11)

Scrappinmomto2girls (Margaret)
Check-ins: 3/5
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques after 10 day window: 8

Scrappindiva (Taysha)
Check-ins: 5/5
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 10
Critiques after 10 day window: 6

Darkflame_30 (Shannon)
Check-ins: 4/5
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Amms_c (Ammara)
Check-ins: 5/5
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 18
Critiques within 10 day window: 13
Critiques after 10 day window: 3

2Q10 #6: Untouched Technique

Given that the clouds in my life could definitely use a shimmery lining, glimmer mist seems like it would make a logical addition to my scrafting toolkit. Yet, I haven't brought myself to tackle this technique. I like to have a certain amount of control over the results of my projects, so the randomness of glimmer misting scares me a little. I worry that I'll only end up with condensation chaos rather than dazzling diamond-like drops, or worse, drown a scraftroom that can barely stay afloat.

What is one scraft technique you'd like to try, but have yet to touch?

BWC #15: Put on a Mask and Meet This Challenge!

Your challenge is to complete a new layout that utilizes a masking technique, and upload it by the end of the month. This layout may not be part of another album or project you are already working on. Are you up for the mask task? This challenge will self-destruct on August 1.

BWC #14 - Get To Know Your CG Blog!

First off, let's shout out to the challenge responses posted since the last challenge, please check these out if you haven't already!

BWC #9 - Use Your Workstation Scraps:

Legoland (SHCG "Use Your Workstation Scraps" Challenge)
by Blushpea
Scrapbook.com

BWC #13 - All About Me:

Life ~ SHCG BWC No. 13
by .MaRLeNe.
Scrapbook.com

BWC #1 - Remember Your Passion:

Passion for Prose
by Twinscrapbee
Scrapbook.com

Now, onto the next challenge: As most of us already know, Scrap Happenzz has a marvelous blog! There's a link to the blog in the first post of the Main Thread as well as in my siggy. It's an excellent place to find group info in an organized & searchable format. But the blog's not just for posting challenges & tRAKking. Look in the right margin of the blog & you'll see a nifty section called "Where Da Grrllzz (& 1 Boy) Surf." There are some groovy scrap links here, posted at the suggestion of memberZZ past & present! Have you ever explored any of these?? Have you ever explored ONE of these?!

I challenge you to scrap a page that incorporates inspiration from FIVE (yes, FIVE) of the links listed under "Where Da Grrllzz (& 1 Boy) Surf." For example, maybe you're inspired by 1) something casually mentioned in a member blog, 2) a sketch from "Got Sketch," 3) a Photoshop tip, 4) materials from a Tidbitz in Time kit and 5) something that came up in one of the Time Capsule Generators. Take that inspiration & put it into a layout! And in the process, learn more about the terrific resources our CG has in our happy lil group (& of course, the humble peeps behind the scenes who, ahem, maintain said blog!). :)

Hope you have FUN w/ this one, can't wait to see what you come up with. ENJOY!

(ps PARDONS PLEASE in advance for being late on posting my own example of this...I'm absolutely over the MOON re: our bun in the oven but it sure has delayed my BWC-responding! My own example IS planned, I just need to carve out the time to scrap it as well as other challenge responses) :)