Challenge #7~ "You Pick Two" - **UPDATED** New DUE DATE!

For this challenge, Scrapdragons will be borrowing from a Panera menu idea. You know how you can pick two items to create your meal? Well here you will be picking at least two items from the following list to create your layout. Remember when looking at the list, you do not need to interpret the photos literally & you can use some creative license with the items. Feel free to think outside the box & see how the list items inspire you. Art is about creative expression not about limitations. We want you to have fun!

So here is the list...pick two of the following items as inspiration for your layout:

1.

2. bling
(glitter, rhinestones..etc..)

3. The word "inspire"

4.

5. an item not intended for scrapbooking

6. more than 5 photos

7.

8. hand written journaling

Remember, we here at Scrapdragons do this to inspire people to create. We are all about fun here! So don't fret or stress! Start the challenge & see where it takes you!

Here are some sample layouts by our fabulous creative team:

Niki

Laura

Deanna

Lauren's Card Version

The only thing we ask is that you post a link to your fabulous creation in the comments & let us know what two items you picked.

To be eligible for the awesome prize for this challenge, all layouts must be submitted by midnight November 30th EST. We decided to do only one challenge for the month of November due to Thanksgiving and the hustle and bustle that goes with it!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

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

PS! Be sure to check back periodically because we're going to post sneak peeks now and then to our prize package.............

Check out the entries!

Smilynstef
Willowthewysp

Heather

Mandy

Amy

Kelly

Megan A.

Marie

Morgan

Boriquaz

Nicole
Christine

Woo Hoo!!

Wow can you believe that it is Halloween already?!? This month just flew by. We were so pleased that so many of you found the time to enter our challenges. We know how busy things can be getting ready for Halloween.

Again you all continue to blow us away with your talent and creativity. It seems like the entries just get better & better!

Well, let's get down to the good stuff!!

Can we have a drum roll please....

The winner of challenge #6 is.....

Willow

This layout is so cool, funky, & fun. We just loved it!

Make sure you go checkout her blog...she always has some fun stuff there.

and another drum roll...

the winner of our Halloween card challenge is....

Christine!!

look at these great Halloween cards....super fun stuff!

Willow & Christine please email us your mailing addresses so we can get your prizes out to you.

Thanks again for playing with us at Scrapdragons!!

Check back tomorrow for challenge #7!!

Happy Halloween!!

Post your links!!

Hey guys...the deadline is quickly approaching.

You have until midnight tonight E.S.T. to post a link to your challenge creations.

Don't miss out on the awesome prizes!!

Our new challenge will be posted on November 1st!

Attention All You Card Makers!!

Helloooooooo Scrapdragons!

Yes, it’s card challenge time again, so welcome to a little thing I like to call the “Nothing-Like-the-Last-Minute Procrastinator’s Mass-Producible Halloween Card Challenge”! (snappy title, eh?!) Since time is of the essence, your assignment is to use the same ingredients to make at least two totally spooktacular cards. They can be identical twins…or just kissing cousins…but the point is to get as much bang from your supply buck as possible!

I grabbed a pack of adorable 3-D cat stickers and some “trick-or-treat” ribbon the last time I was at Michaels…threw in glossy black cardstock, a bunch of white rub-on letters, some scraps of patterned paper…et voila!

Halloween postcards for the boys and ghouls in my life!

Happy cardmaking and Happy Halloween!

You have until Midnight EST October 30th to post a link to your card in the comments of this post.

There will be a nice RAK for the winner!

Thanks,

Lauren

Click here to go to LO Challenge #6!!

Click here to see the winner of Challenge #5!!

Decisions...Decisions...Decisions...

Oh what a rough time we had choosing a winner. What a wonderful problem to have!! So many fabulous entries that we could barely make a decision as to who should win. Seriously this was probably the hardest one we have had so far. You all really rocked this challenge!!

There were so many creative ways you showcased those not so great photos. I have tons of fun new ideas now. Thank you everyone!!

So after all that I guess you probably really want to know who finally won the big prize. You are like, "yeah yeah yeah whatever...hard choices....everyone did fabulous work....come on...just let us know who won already!!"

Well here it is........



The winner of Challenge #5 is......

WANDA!!!

Congratulations!! Please email us your mailing address so we can get your yummy prize out to you.

Here is a slide show of all of our entries so you can see why it was so difficult to choose our favorite...

Remember challenge #6 is already posted...click here & go check it out!!

Challenge #6~Mixing it up again!!

For this challenge, should you choose to accept it, we want you to incorporate the following three things:

1. Use pink somewhere in your layout in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

2. Use the word "ART" somewhere in your layout. In the title, the journaling, wherever.

3. Use paint somewhere on your layout.

So there it is...Get Ready...Get Set....GO!! There is a great scrappy prize package for this one...check back in a few days for a sneak peek at the goodies!!

Here are some sample layouts from our creative team:

Vee's LO

Laura's LO

Deanna's LO

Lauren's super cool card version of the challenge:

Please post a link to your layout in the comments of this post by Midnight EST October 30th.

Bring on the layouts!!

Dorthe

Willow

Jules

Morgan

Charlotte

Lissa

Christine

Edleen

Dani J.

Challenge #5

Out of Focus
How many of you have a stack of photos that you wish
were better? Perhaps they are a bit out of focus.
Maybe someone has their eyes closed. Oops is that a
finger in front of the lens? Whatever the issue I am
sure we all have at least one. I know sometimes I am
so disappointed with these photos because either they
are the only pictures I have a certain event or I just
love the emotion in them even if it isn't the
"perfect" shot.

Well now is your chance to pull those bad photos
out...dust them off...& create something beautiful
with them.

The challenge this time is to scrap one or more bad
photos on a layout.

Remember scrapbooking is about telling the story &
preserving memories. It doesn't always have to be
fabulous photos.

Allow yourself to have some fun with them. Be creative
& make sure to share your link in the comments when
you are done.

Deadline for submissions is midnight EST on October
15th. Our Creative Team will choose a winner shortly
after that for a cool scrappy prize.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!!

Here's what our creative team came up with:

Laura's Layout



Vee's Layout



Niki's Layout

Deanna's Layout

Entered Layouts (click on names to view):
Kelly
Morgan
Pauline
Morgan's LO #2
Jennifer
Megan A
kimandasmom
carla
jules
amy v

kim (croppycatter)

wanda

christine v.

sharmaine

jessica

shannon

And the winner of Challenge 4 is.....

Tracey!!! Congratulations!

We just love your color combination & that flower is just awesome!!

Please email us your mailing address so we can send out your prize!

We loved that there were so many different takes on the sketch. It was great fun to watch all the entries come in. Here is a slide show of a few of our favorites.

Thanks to everyone who entered & be sure to check out challenge #5!!

Can we have a drumroll please???

The winner of our first card challenge is...

Jana!!

Click here to check out her blog & see more of her awesome work.

We just loved her cut work & the colors on this card.

Jana thanks for playing & please email us your address so we can get your prize out to you.

We thought all of the cards submitted were great & we would like to send a small RAK to all of you who participated. So please email us your addresses so we can get some goodies out to all of you.

Thank you all for coming to play at Scrapdragons!

There is still time to submit a LO for Challenge #4, so get busy. We can't wait to see what you come up with.

and the winner for challenge #3 is....

Morgan!!

(click on her name to go visit her blog!!)

Check out her awesome take on this challenge...

All of us loved how she incorporated all the elements in such a fresh & unique way. It is an absolutely beautiful layout!!

Again we had so much fun looking at all the layouts submitted. The work that all of you do is inspiring & is the whole reason we started Scrapdragons.

I will be putting up a slide show of all the entries later today...so come back to see all the fabulous entries. Wow ladies!!

And here is the slide show...

Challenge #4 is already posted click here to check it out.

We hope you all have a chance to create something for this one.

Morgan please email us your contact information so we can get your prize from justletmescrapbook.com to you.

Thanks from all of us here at Scrapdragons!

Challenge #4

Wow! Here we are already on Challenge #4! We've certainly enjoyed seeing sooooooo much talent here and look forward to seeing 'whatcha got' for us with this latest challenge! Use the sketch as your guide and get creative!

This is an original sketch by Erica Hildebrand of SkEtcH it!
Her site is both inspiring and fun! Be sure to stop by to see her other fabulous sketches! She is fabulously talented click here to see some of her work!!
Be sure to post a link to your layout in the comments by Midnight EST on September, 30th. Our team will choose a winning layout and post the winner within a day or 2!
GOOD LUCK and have FUN!

Here's the creative team's take on the sketch!

Niki's Layout

Laura's Layout

Vee's Layout

Deanna's Layout

Gabi's Layout

Lauren's Take


Challenge #4 Entries :

(click on name to view)

Jana

Willow

Ed

Irene

kimandasmom

Kimi

Morgan

Tracey

Benga

Shannon

Amy V.

Boriquaz

Christine

Angela

New Faces at Scrapdragon

Hey everyone...We know you all got to know Lauren a bit with her fabulous card challenge. She will be providing us with mini card challenges from time to time. If you have a chance be sure to check out her fabulous blog.

We also have a new memeber on our creative team. Vee is now going to be creating for us as well. Vee has a fabulous style & I am sure your will all be inspired by her work. Vee is also a rockin' blogger so be sure to check out her blog as well!


We will be featuring small bios about our creative team from time to time, so you will have a chance to get to know them better. So keep checking back.

Don't forget to finish up your layouts in for Challenge #3 you still have time!

Bonus Card Challenge!!

Hiya, Scrapdragons, Lauren here!

Laura & Gabi aren’t here right now...they said something about Daniel Craig and suntan lotion…I’m sure it’s all *perfectly* wholesome… I thought it would be fun to drop in and host a little
mini-challenge-ette! I know you’ve all been making tons of gorgeous layouts, but howsabout we make my favorite--CARDS--this time? and what better theme for a scrapDRAGONS card challenge than…can you guess? you can guess, right?…


Yep, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is: make a card with a dragon on it!

Here are the rules: there ARE no rules! You may interpret the theme in any way you want! Fantasy dragon, dragonslayer, cartoon dragon, puff the magic dragon, year of the dragon, dragonfly, dragon lady, kimodo dragon…be as wild…or as tame as you want! And remember…since this is a Lauren challenge, creative “cheating” is not only permitted…it’s actively encouraged!!!

Here are a couple that I’ve made:

We will send a nice little prize for the winner of this card challenge!!

Please post all entries by midnight on September 22!

So off you go, make a card, post it on your blog, and link to us in the comments. can’t wait to see what YOU will do!

Card Entries: (Click on each name to view)
Christine
Morgan
Mary
June
Jana
Tracey
Cheryl

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