GIVEAWAY!!!!

We have a winner of the giveaway…
Natalie pop us your address on email and I will post this out to you :)

SWAP – They can be Krafty CLOSED

Welcome to the first BOY SWAP…. Krafty bits… this month the swap requires the embellishments to be made out of kraft… you can create anything you like as long as it is out of kraft and is “boy” inspired…
Sign up opens today (5th)
Sign up closes 14th
Items due to me 30th
Posted back by 4th…
Size no larger than 2”x2” please
If you are interested in joining the swap please leave a comments and email me so I can send you the numbers you will be required to make and my address.
We are offering "Boy" swaps every month (these are strictly for Australian participants in order accommodate postage) ...swaps will open for sign up on the 5th of every month and be due by the end of the month... join in they are very addictive :)

This months sponsors

Hi everyone my name is Alita, I live in country NSW on the mid north coast in Taree with my wonderful husband Graeme and 3 girls, Syvonne, Brianna & Tegan. Three years ago we made the decision to purchase ScrapAWhile the local scrapbook store which is also a Kodak Express store and keeps us very busy. We are very lucky to have a talented and hard working Design Team including Tarrah McLean, Kim Jeffress, Kim Kendell, Kylie Symons, Tracey Manderson, Kellie Harrison and Amanda Rixon.

We have a busy forum with lots of challenges, swaps and good discussions on scrapbooking and all types of papercraft and try to keep the blog updated with as much as possible and also now have a group on Facebook. The store stocks lots of different brands and are always happy to order in for people.

We are really excited to see Scrap The Boys back in action and are proud to be one of the first sponsors back.

Thank you to Susan for inviting Anna’s Craft Cupboard to sponsor the Scrap The Boys Blog for July and August.   Anna’s Craft Cupboard began as a small online store approximately four years ago and is now one of the leading online Australian Scrapbook stores.   I  strive to bring my customers new product as quickly as possibly mostly sourcing direct from the US.

Located in Western Australia, Anna’s online store stocks a wide variety of scrapbooking manufacturers to suit all tastes and budgets. The store has an up to date blog with step by step projects featured weekly, created by the talented design team. The store also offers inspiration to scrapbookers with monthly product showcases designed by her team using both brand new and older lines. The gallery has a Monthly Sketch challenge with a generous prize of $40 gift voucher and free postage.

There are also 3 random draws for customer order per month with generous prizes. New customers receive 10% off their first order. Anna’s Craft Cupboard is now also on Facebook and twitter to keep customers up to date with the latest information about the store so connect with Anna’s Craft Cupboard online here too.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at sales@annascraftcupboard.com.au.  Thanks and hope to see you shopping soon!  Anna Costello

July 1st Challenge - “Just the Facts …”

For the first challenge we thought we would make it a nice easy one…but something our busy lives forget to do….and that is capture the vital information of your boy right now.
So for your layout I would like you to use a portrait shot, one of those “nothing photos” (you know that photo you love but does not have a story or event attached to it) and record your boy’s vital statistics right now making sure you add in some quirky facts about them.
Here is what some of our team did with this challenge … 
Once you have created your layout upload is to your personal blog or an online gallery and using the “mr linky” widget below link back to your layout.
Please when you leave your name also pop you country…ie. Susan Longman – AUS…then we will pop over to your blog, have a gander and leave some love… to be in the running for the prize you are required to have your layouts linked by the end of the month.

All links are now re-entered...if you do not appear here please add your link again :)

and there is me …

Hi my name is Susan Longman… I am an avid scrapper and love a good challenge. I am fortunate to have 2 beautiful children a boy, Ashton and a girl, Eve. Whilst I have never struggled with creating feminine pages early on in my hobby I did have difficulty creating masculine ones. So when I discovered this blog I was thrilled with the help it gave me….
I am honoured to be guardian of this extremely inspiring blog…founded by Sharryn Thomson the blog has evolved into a challenge blog for all you boy scrappers out there that need that little extra inspiration to get those boy pages done.
So I hope that you find this blog as inspirational as I did…

she is back to inspire us…

Hi everyone, welcome back to Scrap the Boys!!

My name is Kerryn Fry and I live in Adelaide with my 2 beautiful boys, my partner of 15 years Shane and my gorgeous 6 year old son, Harrison. I started scrapping nearly 6 years ago and really couldn't imagine my life without it.

I originally started scrapping a memory album for my princess Bethany who was born still in 2001. A tough journey for me but very therapeutic. In 2007 I joined my first forum and first contest, the rest is history.

I love using techniques when I scrap, my pages are usually full and will generally have some dimension to them.

I am a self-confessed chipboard junkie, but a girl can NEVER have enough can they? and I love to ink.

Basically I just love to get messy!

It is awesome to see this fabulous challenge site up and going again and I am thrilled to be a part of the Scrap the Boys team.

I am really looking forward to tackling the challenges and can't wait to see everyone's work.

I am over the moon that Kerryn has agreed to come back to the Scrap the Boys team. Kerryn has been on the team since I took it over and continually brings inspiring layouts to the challenges. Her style is unmistakable and you are going to love her interpretation of the challenges we have for you over the coming months…if you are wanting a preview of the kind of work Kerryn does check out her BLOG here …

another brilliant “boy” scrapper…

Hi everyone, I'm Anthea Peterson and I am a mum to 3 happy and energetic boys Josh, 8, Wesley, 5 and Zach, 3. I have been with my very understanding and supportive partner Shane for over 10 years now, he is currently serving in the Royal Australian Navy and I couldn't be prouder. We Live on the South Coast of NSW and it is gorgeous!!
I have been scrapbooking for about 7 years now and love it more and more every day. I am very fortunate to have been published in all of the Australian Magazines and to have had a lot of fabulous and exciting opportunities come my way since I started. Unfortunately my oldest is becoming sick of the camera in his face so I mainly scrap the 2 younger boys, because of this it means the photos I do get of Josh mean a lot more to me. I love that I can personalise the boys albums, add dates, journaling and pretty little things too.
I don't know how I would describe my style, sometimes its full of papers and layering and others its more simple, I do agree on one thing though, I love to work with nice bright products, ink the edge's of everything and I'm not afraid of putting a flower on a boys page =)
If your interested in checking out more of my work then you can find it on my blog here http://www.our-life-story.blogspot.com… I am very excited to be apart of this team =)

Anthea is one of the most amazing “boy” scrappers and I love her bright layouts…you are in for some very inspiring pages over the coming months…and I am thrilled she has agreed to join our fabulous team…want to check out her work…pop over to her blog.

more talent to inspire you…

My name is Anne-Marie Cox and I live in Perth, WA... I have also just realised I am 38 and a half. ;) I am married to Aaron, my childhood sweetheart and we have 5 little darlings; Brad 18, Callie 8, Dylan (who IS a girl but likes to dress like a bogan boy!) 5 and our darling boys Austin and Albert almost 15 months already. I am a SAHM but hope to finish my Bachelor of Business one day before I reach retirement age.

I have always loved paper and pens, I have always been a collector of ephemera and I have always kept some sort of diary or journal.  So I think I have always been a scrapper of some description. Actually, for a long time I thought I invented it! ;)  I was introduced to “scrapbooking” through Creative Memories about 5 years ago... but then found magazines and online forums and challenge blogs so I would say I started scrapping, as I know it now, about 4ish years ago. 

My initial interest in scrapbooking was to record family history for my children but now I also scrap for me, for the fun of it and for the creative outlet. I have no idea what "my style" is and I like it that way.  My taste in scrapping is much like my taste is music, a little bit of everything, so perhaps you could call me “eclectic”.  I do like to include embellishments on my LOs that are relevant or symbolic to the story and I try to always include journaling on my pages.

Scrapbooking has also introduced me to many wonderful friendships. I have found so much inspiration, support and motivation from my fellow scrappers and I am so glad I finally found “my thing” in scrapbooking.

I was named a Scrapbooking Memories Master in 2008, I am currently teaching and doing DT work for Tomorrow’s Memories in Bassendean, WA and I have just started on the Twiddleybitz Design Team. I am absolutely thrilled to be involved with Scrap the Boys (having three of my own!) and I can’t wait to see what amazing creations everyone comes up with…  bring on the first challenge! ;)

I have followed Anne-Maries scrapping for a very long time and am still amazed she has time with all those children…I am thrilled that she is joining our team as I love her style and she is sure to inspire you too …pop over to her BLOG and check out the type of work you may see soon.

another team member is back …

Hello to all you scrappy peoples, My name is Kellie Lusted (AKA Kell) and I am very excited that STB’s is BACK!  I live in a sleepy little mining town on the West Coast of Tasmania called Zeehan where it rains or snows most of the time!  Along with my 2 fantastic kids Bailey and Ashlee and of course my darling Husband Andrew.  I have been a scrapper now for over 6 years and still enjoy the hobby immensely.  I would describe my style as... changing but still me!  I LOVE challenges to get the creative juices flowing, makes me think outside the square. I tend to lean towards Kraft as my stable building block and build from there, but in saying that I have started liking using patterned paper backgrounds too.  You will always see some sort of inking on my pages and freehand doodles around alphas or papers.  I look forward to seeing everyone’s creations and getting new ideas for my boy pages!  I am excited being part of the team for the revamped “STB’s” .
As you may or may not know Kell is another special person in my life…she and I have been friends for over 17 years now and for that alone she needs a medal…so I am stoked that she has agreed to be back on Scrap the Boys with me (not that she really had a choice…lol) if you don’t know her style and want to see the fabulous work she does pop over to her BLOG where she checks for tumbleweed… you are in for a treat!

Georgia joins “the boys”…

Hi everyone, I am so happy to see Scrap the Boys back and to be part of this awesome team!  My name is Georgia Keays and I live in Perth with my husband of 10 years Bill and our three kids, Lucy, Eliza and my little man Archie.
I started scrapping in January of 2008 and was very hooked very quickly.  I really enjoy having a creative outlet and a bit of time to myself – to make up for my husband’s golf! – as well as the fabulous friendships I have made and of course preserving the memories of my little family.
I’d describe my style as very clean with a focus on design.  My pages tend to have a lot of white space, stitching and my latest obsession - fabric.  I use a massive amount of cardstock because I don’t seem to be able to put anything on a layout unless it is matted!
I’m am so looking forward to being inspired by you all.

Another fabulous “boy” scrapper joining our team…Georgia is a 2009 scrapbooking memories master and has a fabulously clean style…I am really looking forward to seeing what she has in mind for the challenges in the coming months… if you are curious to see her work before the first reveal pop over to her BLOG for a look see…

here to inspire us…

Hi there, I'm Nicole. Wife to Luke and Mummy to Charlotte, Zachary, Deacon and Adam. We live on a property in Central Queensland.... I started scrapping not long after I had Zac and enjoy every single minute of it. I don't have a style and regularly swap between them all. Love that this gives me the freedom to express myself any way I want to with out having to be locked into a style box :) Love Scrap the Boys challenges and I think I have plenty of boys in my life to scrap about.... Just want to thanks Susan for giving me the opportunity of be apart of Scrap the Boys.

I am really thrilled to have Nicole on the team I have been a long time admirer of here technique based style. I think you will find her layouts really inspiring…if you would like to see more of the type of things you will be seeing in the coming months on her BLOG

look who else we have…

Hi my name is Ebony van der Starre and I live in Warrnambool Victoria. i am married to a very understanding man, Steve and we have two gorgeous kids Will who is 6 and Maya who is 3 (going on 16!).

I have been scrapping now for about 8 years and love everything about it!!! I am so blessed to have made so many wonderful friends through this craft and have been given so many wonderful opportunities. I don't really know how to describe my style except that I love to layer incorporating different textures and I love using bright and funky colours usually. My children are more often than not my subjects and inspiration!

I am lucky to be involved with various design teams including Bella Blvd, Storyboard kits, Scrapability sketches, Scrapapple, Paula's scrapbooking Place and The Imagination Factory in Ballarat. I am also a 2009 Scrapbooking Memories Master. I am thrilled to be apart of this team as well! My blog is www.welcometoebsspace.blogspot.com

I am so happy Ebony agreed to be part of our team her boy layouts are slightly grungy and bright and her contribution to the blog will be very inspiring…if you would like see what sort of layouts you have to look forward to pop over to her  BLOG