Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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

Monday, July 19, 2010

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.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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:


BWC #13 - All About Me:

BWC #1 - Remember Your Passion:

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) :)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

May 2010 TRAKking

First off, don't miss Tay's fabulous BWC, All About Me, below this post!

What’s happenin, Scrap Happenzz?? Here’s the TRAKking for May 2010. My cut-off date for late critiques was 6/20. I did not tRAK pledge activity as they didn't officially start until June. BWCs & 2?10s are optional but I’m recognizing those who responded. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Note to the NewbieZZ - Marlene & I tRAK on alternate months. We do tRAKking similarly but there might be slight differences in our how we present info, as TRAKking gets involved & we go w/ whatever methods work for us (e.g. I tailor the total number of LOs to critique per member, as that # varies depending upon how many submissions the member posted). NOT complaining, we both enjoy doing this! But thought I’d put it out there in case anyone wonders why that’s so.

Sharon (Blushpea)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 23
Critiques within 10 day window: 22
Critiques after 10 day window: 1
BWC responses: 2
2?10 responses: 1

Brenda (Twinscrapbee)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 4
Total # of layouts to critique: 21
Critiques within 10 day window: 20
Critiques after 10 day window: 1

Lisa (Gelidy Gelato)

Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 23
Critiques within 10 day window: 4
Critiques after 10 day window: 19

Jesse (*Jesse*)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 23
Critiques within 10 day window: 13
Critiques after 10 day window: 2

Marlene (MaRLeNeF)

Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 24
Critiques within 10 day window: 6

Brian (fuchsboi)

Check-ins: 0/4
Submissions: 5
Total # of layouts to critique: 20
Critiques within 10 day window: 1
BWC responses: 1

Denitza(Denitza)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 23
Critiques within 10 day window: 23
2?10 responses: 2

Michelle (Chell Ray)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 23
Critiques within 10 day window: 14
Critiques after 10 day window: 8

Margaret (Scrappinmomto2girls)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 23
Critiques within 10 day window: 15

Wendy (WendyGirl)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 25
Critiques within 10 day window: 11

Taysha (Scrapping Diva)

Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 23
Critiques within 10 day window: 5
Critiques after 10 day window: 10

BWC 13 - All About Me

Posting this for Tay:

We all love to scraft but what are the other things that you love to do? The things that relax you or smile. The other pieces of the puzzle that complete you.

The LO should include a picture of you and scrap using primarily your favorite color. Tell your story through pictures or journaling.