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Here is my SYAO week 55, which was to follow the CSI blog challenge.
So I used the scheme of all 5 colors, for evidence I used: jagged edges for the photo mat, vellum, wood letters and twine and for the testimony, I put it under the piece of vellum, and I used the composite sketch.  I am enjoying these challenges and this is the last of our cruise trip from April 2012.  A complete 2 albums done for this trip. :)

Here is the original:

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page over there to see the following

For those new to the challenge, you can learn more about the challenge rules here and here.
THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Drift Away - light aqua, taken from her skirt - 183.222.221
• Aqua Breeze - medium aqua, taken fromt he folds in her skirt - 137.190.182
• Golden Getaway - golden wheat, taken from the  mast - 242.221.176
• Apparent Wind - pale gray, taken from the cloudy sky - 234.235.237
• Take the Helm - Dark brown, taken from the top of the hull - 85.69.53

EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• wood
• metal
• string, fiber, twine
• jewels
• fabric
• leather
• create a jagged edge
• lacing
• clouds
• sailboat or other transportation accent
• something sheer, e.g. vellum
• washers/eyelets

TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Document a getaway.

• Look at your picture and let your thoughts wander and just write about what comes to mind.

• Write a comparison/ contrast paragraph or essay. Find ideas here and a how-to here.

• Be inspired by travel journaling sites, like this one or this one or this one.

• Put your journaling behind something sheer.

• Inspiration Words: -- romance, escape, reverie use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title

COMPOSITE SKETCH: Feel free to rotate, substitute elements, etc., but use as inspiration for the design of your page.

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The rest of the photos of the boys from formal night.  You can tell by their expressions they were getting bored of me taking photos of them...but I told them to suck it up :)

I double-dipped for this page, first challenge was washi tape on acot.  We were permitted to use one piece of cardstock, washi tape and one other embellishment.  I used patterned cardstock and lots of washi tape and my own other item was twine...which the banner was from a swap.

The other challenge was from colorful creations Random Weds...where we had to scrap our favorite man/men...so since I just finished the other layout from the same night on the cruise...might as well finish it up.  :)

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One layout...lots of challenges done using it :)
First I started with the sketch from FTS for February, then incorporated my Press your luck challenge from colorfulcreations.  While I was adhereing the papers, the SYAO for the week came out, which was another challenge for another blog, so 2 more done there...and then it also worked for an ACOT challenge and About the boys challenge.
So...here are the original challenges:
February sketch from FTS:   
Colorful Creations Press your luck challenge:

Signups for this event have ended. Below you will see the numbers 1 thru 20, PM me your number and I will send you your challenge.  As the numbers are selected they will be crossed off the list so if you see a number has been crossed off please dont choose that number. Once we hit the number 20 it will start over again. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!! Thanks!

How it works- 

Above you will see the Colorful Creations Press Your Luck Game board.  Around the game board there are several different challenges,  behind each number is a challenge.  You will pick a number between 1-20 and whatever challenge that number is behind will be your challenge.

I picked number 3, and was placed in the first grouping of 20, and got the following challenge:

Use at least 3 border punches on your 

so...I did just that.  I have the journal area using fiskars postage stamp punch, the title with the notebook edge punch and then the rings border punch for the strip at the top.

My SYAO for week 54 was to use a current challenge over at the CSI blog, here is that original:

SYAO2 Challenge #54 - due 2/12/13

New Year New Rules!

There are no set rules anymore ! Each week will be different !

You must use or do whatever is asked for that week to move on.

The challenge is to do the current challenge over on the CSI blog

if you finish it by the 10th you can also enter it in their challenge.

Click on the CSI link to take you to their blog to read about it & see
DT samples

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page over there to see the following

For those new to the challenge, you can learn more about the challenge rules here and here.
THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Teal Affection - bright teal green, taken from the left bird's head  - 46.136.136
• Dreamy Green - light celadon green, taken from the left bird's neck - 228.232.197
• On Cloud 9 - white, taken from the birds' bodies - 255.255.255
• A Kiss of Pink - ballet-slipper pink, taken from the background - 253.232.231
• Candy Heart - dark lipstick pink, taken from the right bird's head - 213.84.103

EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS) 

• hearts
• flowers
• leaves/vines
• birds
• solid background
• 10 layers (inspired by the heart)
• die cuts
• punches
• feathers
• fabric brads
• stars/starbursts
• a large heart as a major design element
• weave or intertwine something (inspired by the vines)

TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Document a love story (interpret as you wish).
• Write a top 10 (or other 10) list
• Journal from two different perspectives (he said/she said; the past you/the present you; the present you/the future you, etc.)
• Record a conversation or journal as dialogue
• Use a heart-shaped journaling spot
• Add hearts to your journaling spot
• Inspiration Words: -- soar, love, reflect use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title 

So..I used all the colors in my layout, for evidence I used flowers and punches and for testimony, I added hearts to my journaling spot and used the word love for my inspiration...which leads me to the next challenge...

A fairly new blog is running its first challenge ITSABOUTTHEBOY is the blog, and the challenge is to introduce the little men that we scrapbook about, and having their names someplace on the layout...mine are in the journaling.  I will note...my little men are growing up way too fast.

For ACOT is used the February Journaling Challenge:

It is February--sometimes know as the month of love-so in honor of that my challenge if you should accept it is to :
Create a layout about something you love, it can be a person, place, or thing. 
However, you must JOURNAL why you love the person, place or thing. You must be specific in your journaling. The TWIST is that you must use one of these journaling techniques:
-List
-direct writing on the layout itself
-hidden journaling (if you choose this option please mention where your journaling is)

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I double-dipped challenges for this layout.
First I did my C, from the abc challenge on Scrappiestdisneyswaps by using chevron paper.

I then used the sketch and challenge from colorful creations for the sytycs week 5 challenge.  I used the sketch, distressed all paper with Tim's distress ink, tore the left side of the patterned paper, and recycled a punch from a package of scrapping stuff I bought for the date tab.

Here is the original sytycs challenge:

Challenge 5

Use this sketch

Your layout MUST have distressing, a recycled item,  & tearing.

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I double dipped on this page.
First it is my SYAO week 53
I used the color combo, 5 different ribbons, chicken wire (real), tags, and stamping

I also used the sketch from member spotlight on Colorful Creations

Here are the original challenges:

SYAO2 Challenge #53 

This week you must use this photo as your color combo inspiration

These are the colors you must use for your layout

These items/techniques must also be used

5 different ribbons

chicken wire

stamping

tags

and the following sketch:

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this was a swap from my group SWAPS_THAT_WORK, which was a scraplift from outonalimbscrapbooking

Photos are from our cruise trip...freeport

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why is it upside down...I have no clue.  It is right on my computer screen...well...unless I can figure it out...it will remain upside down.
I double dipped this challenge.
First one is for ACOT Cherryland challenge where I used 2 pieces of paper, 0 computer generated journalling (hand journalling was permitted), 1 photo and 3 embellishments (bling, star brads and ric rack)

Then since the photo was of my son, and I used lots of blue, it also qualified for Colorful Creations For the boys challenge.  Here I had to use 1 masculine photo (my son), 3 brads, stars and lots of blue.

The sketch itself I've had in my stash of sketches for a long time, not sure where I originally got it from, but here it is:

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here is my quad war 4 challenge from FTS.  We had to use this sketch:

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My FTSSC challenge week 18
I rotated the layout and used a punch
then I used alpha stickers, lace and buttons instead of flowers
Here is the original:

Use 2: Rotate layout, stitching, Punches. Use 3: monochromatic, arrows, sticker letters, lace, doily, something else in place of the flowers

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Here is my SYAO #52 ( a year of doing this challenge...wow)
For the above I used: various sizes of hexagons including the photos (hand done...so not so even), tags/5+ buttons and twine, paper clips, 7+ patterned paper and then I used my hexagon template and glimmer misted over the pp and I tore the edge of one paper, but not sure if that is considered distressing...so I also inked the edges of the layout.

Here is the original:

PRODUCTS
moulding paste

doilies

paint

7+ printed papers

mesh

tags, 5+buttons & twine- all 3

varied hexagon shapes including photos!

paper clips

TECHNIQUES

masks/stencils & distressing (masks can be used with the moulding paste)

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Here is my week 17 for FTS
I used: stamping and distressing (used glimmer mist on the two border edges), I also used ribbon, alpha stickers and 5+ patterned papers

Here is the original challenge:
Week 17

Use 2: Distressing, Stamping, Stitching. Use 3: monochromatic colors, ribbon, Doily, Sticker letters, a bug, 5+ pattern papers

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Finished this January challenge up from Papersecrets. here is the original challenge:
January "Sketch with a Twist" Challenge

Hello and Happy New Year!!!!

We are starting off January with a great sketch from Sketch Savvy:

The Twist:

Use WASHI TAPE on your layout.

Guidelines:

**Create a NEW traditional layout (sorry no digital layouts) using this sketchabove and add washi tape somewhere on your layout. 

**All entries need to be NEW as of January 1st, 2013 and are due by January 14th 2013 11:59pm PST. 

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This was a double-dipped challenge.
First was my ABC for Scrappiestdisneyswaps A = Animal or Animal themed.  The challenge didn't state that animal had to be real...so I used the towel monkey from our cruise.  I'm told by the kids that he was holding a real banana, and they ate it...so I took their word on it...documented it that way too.  The elements were all from a swap on my group Swaps_that_work. (link on the right side if you want to join).  I made the topper and the banana...others in the group made the photomat and the journal box.

The second challenge was Twisted Blueprint from Colorful Creations.  Here is the original on that one:

here's the twist use buttons & ribbon!

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A simple page for Colorful Creations Random Weds. challenge.  I turned the sketch.
Here is the original challenge:

Our first RW challenge of the year is to use the color combo and sketch below to create a layout

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I still had more underwater shots from the snorkeling trip, so I used an ACOT challenge by only using the right side of the double page sketch.

Here is the original challenge:

Welcome to the January Sketch Challenge

Rules:

*must be uploaded to this thread by Jan. 31st at midnight



*May turn it into a one page layout if you would prefer

*digital or paper is welcome



*random winner will receive a a gift from my HUGE stash of supplies

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My FTSSC Week 15.  For this one I did fussy cutting and distressing, then I used stickers, brackets and bling.

Here is the original:

Use 2: fussy cutting, Stamping, embossing, distressing. Use 3: stickers, rubons, lace, bling, pastel colors, brackets, household item.

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So today I started yet another weekly challenge.  This one is called So You Think You Can Scrap, on Color ful Creations.
I used:

2+ papers (background one is from lawn fawn, the other 2 are from a kit I bought on the cruise)
ric rack
journaling strip
flag
Here is the original sketch and items to pick from:

Your challenge this week is to use the sketch below along with at least 3 of the following items below.  

 Please use at least THREE of the following:

2 + papers

Misting

Doily

Flag

Ric rack

Journaling strip

Matting

Ticket

Date strip

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I used the sketch from this challenge on Colorful Creations:

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Week 49 of SYAO.  I used 8+ repeat shapes, tags, canvas, 10+ printed papers and ric-rac and then I used machine stitching and distressed with ink.
Here is the original challenge:

SYAO2 Challenge #49 - due 1/8/13

Complete a layout based on the following sketch provided by PageMaps

You must also use 4 of the 8 Products listed & 1 of or the Techniques listed.

PRODUCTS
8+ repeat shapes-butterfly's-birds-hearts???

real wood embellishment

tags

canvas/burlap

10+ printed papers

paint

corrugated cardboard or paper background paper the full size you scrap in

 rick-rack

TECHNIQUES

machine stitching & distressing

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Here is week 14 page challenge from FTS.  I used misting on the entire cardstock background and then distressed the edges with ink.  I then used a metal bottlecap, 6+flowers, tags and paint.  This sunset was so amazing to watch from the ship.  Seeing that yacht pulling into port was just an added bonus.  It was the perfect fairy tale ending of the day.  (Too bad we didn't own that yacht)
Here is the original and our options

Use 2: embossing, distressing, edge punching, misting. Use 3: metal embellishments, lace, 6+ flowers, 5+ cardstocks, monochromatic, tags, paint