July Challenge

Firstly our 2 winners for JUNE were
 Mayoori Jain from USA who will win the Digital Scrapbooking HQ prize and Liz Hocking who will win the Scrapper on the street prize. Congratulations!
Leslie will be in touch to organise these for you.

A touch of whimsy has entered ARCHISCRAPS this month.
I saw these cute pictures on Facebook and thought it was time we did a pet challenge.
The caravans are the dogs home, but not exactly architecture. Cute eh? (I'm sure you will forgive me!)

So the challenge is to scrap a PET.
IT doesn't have to be your pet, so long as we can recognise it as a pet.

OPTIONAL EXTRA
If you wish to use this sketch as well you can enter it not only on here, but on Mystical scrapbooking


REMEMBER, you do not have to use this if you don't want to.

Our sponsor this month is

and the prize will be for Australia only.

Overseas winner will be our guest DT for September.

 

Speaking of Guest DT, here is Mandy Gilbert's layout

We love those adorable kittens.

 

Our DT has come up with these beauties to inspire you

SHARON

 

REGINA

 

JULENE

 

Yes it is a pet rat! My daughter loves rodents.

 

JAN

 

MAGGIE

 

TRISH 

 

MARY

 

 

LESLIE

 

June Challenge

Winter is upon us here in Australia.
Time for some scrapping to warm us up or in the case of the Northern Hemisphere, to keep out of the heat.
Our winner for May, after much deliberation, is Sue Smith from NEW ZEALAND.
Our Guest DT for July is Mandy Gilbert from New York.


### Before I tell you about this month's challenge, please, if you are linking your item, specify your country and name. We had a couple last month that linked to flicker with no details, so we didn't know who or where you were.
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So, here is JUNE's Challenge.


Lots of colour in there! And the criteria............Anything goes.  ,
You can make a card, layout, tag etc  whatever this picture inspires you to make.

First sponsor: 

Our generous sponsor this month is Melissa Shanhun at Digital Scrapbooking HQ, a purveyor of video classes for digitally organizing your photos, improving & enhancing your photos (from absolute beginners to advanced), text tips, adding memorabilia to a digital page, creating photobooks & other papercrafting keepsakes & gifts, Photoshop Elements classes, and ebooks, templates & word art. A class of your choice is offered!

 

Second sponsor: 

The amazingly talented Dani Leonetti at ScrapperontheStreet.com has donated her ebook: Insta-Living! - aimed to help you take back life’s little moments – those moments that get lost in the shuffle. These moments may seem insignificant but they tell a lot about who you are! The hope is that the prompts will change the way you look at the world around you – YOUR world! You can use these prompts over and over finding new and creative ways to capture your life and document it while in the moment.  Dani also runs seasonal Insta classes so be sure to follow her blog to be kept in the loop.

 

Now let's see what our ladies have made.
Firstly our Guest DT Debi Clarke

I choose to use the wall patterns as inspiration for my background masking & spraying & inking, with splats of bright colours to enhance the photos, along with circular misting, stamping & machine stitching as well.

                                                                     TRISH

This stained glass window card  reminds me of the gorgeous building in Tuscany,I haven't put a greeting on it as I am not sure what I will use it for yet.

                                                       REGINA


I wanted to reflect the old world charm of the image, as well as to blend in the rainbow colours of the beautiful vaulted ceiling. The photo is of my great Aunt, circa 1913.

                                                     MAGGIE

I took inspiration from the title; colours; circles and swirls in the photograph

 

  LESLIE

                                                          
                                                                  JAN

                           Is not doing one this month as her scrap room is being renovated.
                                                             

SHARON 

 

 

MARY 

 

 

And here is some help from CHIP-IT

 

If you looked at this post yesterday I'm sorry it was incomplete.

A combination of computer issues and missing winners.

MAY challenge and a partnering with CSI

Here is the picture to inspire you on Archiscraps

 

It looks like something from a Fairytale or Disneyland , doesn't it?
 It certainly screams girly pictures although there's nothing stopping you using boys or whatever else you like.

Now before you start have a look at this picture

It is the case file for our combined challenge at both Archiscraps and CSI.

The link up to CSI is  http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/

 

Do a layout based on the above and enter it here to win a prize or a guest DT spot for overseas entries on here,

then go to CSI and enter the same layout on there as well. Make sure you label it CC-5 .

 

Now lets see what our DT ladies have done.

 

MARY

 

 

JAN

 

 

LESLIE

 

 

JULENE

 

 

Trish

 

Our prize this month is a heart album from Scrapping Clearly.

 

Now here are the layouts from the CSI design team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now with that gallery , you can't say you are short of inspiration!

 

Upload your layout etc on our inlinkz at top right then go to CSI and upload it into the gallery there.

Remember at CSI to label it CC-5.

Announcement and winners

Our winner for April was Debi Clark and our guest DT in June will be Scrapping Granny. Congratulations to both of you.
Could you please contact me on julenem54@bigpond.com to give me your details.

Our challenge for MAY will be in combination with CSI .I will come back on Friday to reveal the details.

We are looking for at least 2 new DT members.
If you are a regular follower and are interested please contact me on the above email.

Lastly I would like to thank Cheryl O'Brien who has been our DT. She is stepping down owing to ill health. We appreciate everything you have done Cheryl.

APRIL challenge

Over a quarter of this year gone already & Easter just around the corner! Where does time go?

Our challenge this month is based on this photo and our extra challenge is to put something at an angle on your page (ie not straight)

 

PLEASE NOTE ENTRIES MUST BE IN BY 28th APRIL

Now here's what our DT have done
                                                                         JULENE

Look familiar? My key is at an angle so is the lefty hand photo.

 

LESLIE

 

MARY

 

 A great use of washi tape on here.

 

JAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRISH

 

the unusual angle is my chipboard,done this way as it matched the pattern on the papers.

Trish made 2 this month. She's keen :)

 

Sending out a cheerio to Cheryl who has a pinched nerve in her leg and can't sit at the computer for long. Hoping you will be back with us soon.
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Our winner for March is LIZ HOCKING.

Our prize is a selection of tags, die cuts ,rub-ons, and a smash pad.