STB APRIL CHALLENGE...

WOWEEE what an absolutely amazing response to our first challenge in 2011, all of you have created such gorgeous work, thank you to everyone who has supported STB over the past month or so :-)))

This month we have a fantastic challenge for you, one of my favourites actually and the Creative Team have done an amazing job interpreting it, please leave the CT girls some love!!!

APRIL CHALLENGE

THE CHALLENGE IS TO GET INSPIRED BY AN OUTFIT THAT YOUR SON OR HUSBAND WEARS TO CREATE A LAYOUT...

** You need to use the photo of the outfit (obviously being worn by your son or hubby) inspiration could be the colours, patterns, textures etc...

This months sponsors are...

2 CRAFTY...
2Crafty strives to offer affordable and versatile laser cut chipboard products to the Australian and International Craft market.

2Crafty’s products are manufactured here in Australia and offer products suitable for scrapbooking, cardmaking, altered art, invitations and mixed media, and with over 700 designs, every area has been covered.

2Crafty’s owner Vanessa, stumbled on the demonstration of the laser cutter at one of the Sydney craft fairs back in 2006 and although her background was Human Resources and payroll her creative mind could see unlimited possibilities and so began her journey into the world of a craft wholesaler.

2Crafty designs are supported both locally and in the overseas market and Vanessa strives to offer the highest level of customer support, and is happy to discuss personalized orders with customers via their local scrapbooking store.

2Crafty also offers a fabulous blog that is updated weekly with projects created from its wonderful Design Team which includes the very talented Anthea Peterson, Kerryn Fry, Belinda Howlett, Susan Longman and 2011 Master – Michelle Winston.

The 2Crafty website, although a wholesale website, offers you a birds eye view of all the wonderful designs that it offers. Make sure you check out the stockist list and don’t be afraid to ask your local store to order products that they may not have in stock.

2Crafty is delighted to be sponsoring SCRAP THE BOYS! and hope you enjoy playing along with the wonderful challenges that the girls set for you.

2 Crafty are sponsoring a $25.00 product pack.

ANNAS CRAFT CUPBOARD...
Operating for nearly five years now, Anna’s Craft Cupboard stocks all the major brands of scrapbooking supplies and with CHA 2011 releases already starting to arrive, there is something new in store just about all the time!

We offer excellent service and free postage on orders over $75.

We have a wonderfully talented design team with new projects being posted to our blog and gallery regularly.

Please stop by – we’d love to see you!

Anna's Craft Cupboard are sponsoring a $25.00 voucher

Here are the Creative Team examples...

Ebony Van Der Starre...
Georgia Keays...
Nic Pomeroy...
Kim Arnold...
Stacey Young...
Emma Allen...
Deb Lawrence...

OUT FOR
PUBLICATION

Wendy Smith...
Lou Nelson...

STB IS BACK --> MARCH CHALLENGE

Welcome :-)

Em and myself want to say hello to everyone, we are lucky to now have the job of running Scrap The Boys, it is such a great site and very popular.

We will be running one challenge a month from now on and have two major sponsors each month who offer fantastic prizes, I do hope that you will support the sponsors who so generously support our blogs.

Our Major sponsors for March are...

Anna's Craft Cupboard...

Operating for nearly five years now, Anna’s Craft Cupboard stocks all the major brands of scrapbooking supplies and with CHA 2011 releases already starting to arrive, there is something new in store just about all the time!

We offer excellent service and free postage on orders over $75.

We have a wonderfully talented design team with new projects being posted to our blog and gallery regularly.

Please stop by – we’d love to see you!

2 Crafty...
2Crafty strives to offer affordable and versatile laser cut chipboard products to the Australian and International Craft market.

2Crafty’s products are manufactured here in Australia and offer products suitable for scrapbooking, cardmaking, altered art, invitations and mixed media, and with over 700 designs, every area has been covered.

2Crafty’s owner Vanessa, stumbled on the demonstration of the laser cutter at one of the Sydney craft fairs back in 2006 and although her background was Human Resources and payroll her creative mind could see unlimited possibilities and so began her journey into the world of a craft wholesaler.

2Crafty designs are supported both locally and in the overseas market and Vanessa strives to offer the highest level of customer support, and is happy to discuss personalized orders with customers via their local scrapbooking store.

2Crafty also offers a fabulous blog that is updated weekly with projects created from its wonderful Design Team which includes the very talented Anthea Peterson, Kerryn Fry, Belinda Howlett, Susan Longman and 2011 Master – Michelle Winston.

The 2Crafty website, although a wholesale website, offers you a birds eye view of all the wonderful designs that it offers. Make sure you check out the stockist list and don’t be afraid to ask your local store to order products that they may not have in stock.

2Crafty is delighted to be sponsoring SCRAP THE BOYS! and hope you enjoy playing along with the wonderful challenges that the girls set for you.


MARCH Challenge...

* FREEZE A MOMENT IN TIME *

This month your challenge is to use a specific TIME as your layout's title...

- Capture a moment in your day that you want to remember, part of your daily routine or something special the kids or hubby has on, or a specific day or moment that you want to remember.
You then need to use that time/date as your layout title.

You need to link your entry to this post no later than 11.59pm 31st March...

Any questions please email us at: scraptheboys@hotmail.com


Here are the Creative Team's Examples...

Kim Arnold...
Georgia Keays...
Stacey Young...
Nic Pomeroy...
Ebony Van Der Starre...
Wendy Smith...
Emma Allen...
Lou Nelson...
Deb Lawrence...

WE WILL BE BACK... MARCH 1ST....

Scrap the Boys has had a recent change in hands and will be back up and running on March 1st...

More details soon :-)

Mel & Em x

WINNERS–Nov Challenges

Deciding our winners on Scrap the Boys is going to vary from month to month… we will be using a combination of random draw, DT vote and Sponsors choice… this month was DT vote…

Challenge 1 – Super Who? …the winner receives this fabulous prize pack from What Is Old Is New valued at $27.95… Congratulations

Jess M

Challenge #2 – “Devil is in the Details – chipboard” …the winner receives this fabulous prize pack from 2 Crafty… Congratulations

Felicity Wilson

The little red rocket pack goes to the 2nd highest voted layout out of both catagories and this was on both challenges Celeste Vermeend… congratulations you receive a fabulous prize pack from Lil’ Red Rocket valued at $25…

Could you all please email me with your address details so I can organise your prizes with the fabulous sponsors…

Busy time of year…

As it is a really busy time of year for everyone …I am only posting one challenge this month… and from January there will only be one challenge posted a month with the hope that we will see more entries… Winners for this month will be posted soon I do apologise for the delay the month has gotten away from me

Sponsors

Scrapbook Divas are one of our sponsors this month and have a fabulous friendly forum and jam packed shop…pop over and join in the fun…

 

Classroom: http://divasfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/

Shop: http://www.scrapbookdivas.com.au/

B log: http://scrapbookdivas.blogspot.com/

Here is a little about Sam and her store

My grandmother has always fostered my love of craft. No matter what project I would dream up she always had an endless array of tidbits to use. You never knew what treasures she could unearth.

In an age where everything is mass produced nothing compares to the 'Old Favourites' of yesteryear.

We specialise in creating themed collections full of vintage products and also stock a variety of unique embellishments. New themed collections are being added regularly and if you can't find one to suit we are happy to create one for you. I love adding pieces of nostalgic flair to my scrapbook pages and want to share with you the 'Old Favourites' of the past for your craft projects of the future.

Pop over and check out the lovely pieces Sam has put together.

CT CALL

Scrap the Boys is looking for a NEW Creative Team.
Would you like to help inspire others, become part of a team who scrap their boys…
If so we want to hear from you!!!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
1) send us 2 of your favourite boy layouts, this can be 8.5x11 or 12x12..
2.) Email the above and a bio about yourself and your scrapbooking and why you think you think you should be a STB CT Member along with your blog address if you have one. ** Your BIO will be used on a STB CT Feature...

WHAT YOU GET IN RETURN & OTHER DETAILS:
To become part of a fantastic team of scrapbookers who love to help inspire others and love a challenge every month.
CT Members are required to advertise STB on their blogs/facebook and anywhere else that is allowed. Voting on entries is also required.
This position will be on a 6 month term and will start in FEB 2011...
Entries close 10^th JAN with the lucky girls contacted within 48 hours, you will then have until 30th JAN to create a sample page for the following months challenges.
You can post your CT submission entries on your blog linking back to STB.
Please email your entries to: susan.longman@bigpond.com with “CT Application - name” in the subject line.

Challenge 1–“Dancer or Prancer”

Another month past and start of a new one…this month we have taken inspiration from Santa's reindeers..well their names anyway. So get those photos out of your boy strutting his stuff either in general or on the dance floor… and scrap whether he is a dancer or a prancer…

Here is what the DT did with the challenge…

Once you have created your “Dancer or Prancer” layout for December upload it to your personal blog or an online gallery and then using the “linky” tool below please follow the prompts and create your thumbnail link back to your layout here.

Please when you leave your name also pop your country…ie. Susan Longman – AUS…

Then we will pop over to your blog, have a looksee 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 prizes are strictly for Australian residents only due to shipping…if we are able to secure international sponsorship I will post in the forthcoming challenges.)

Challenge #2–“devil is in the details–chipboard”

This month our design team received some fabulous chipboard to play with from our generous sponsor 2 Crafty … check out what they did with it…yummy

Once you have created your “Devil is in the Details” layout for November...upload it to your personal blog or an online gallery and then using the “linky” tool below please follow the prompts and create your thumbnail link back to your layout here.

Please when you leave your name also pop your country…ie. Susan Longman – AUS…

Then we will pop over to your blog, have a looksee 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 prizes are strictly for Australian residents only due to shipping…if we are able to secure international sponsorship I will post in the forthcoming challenges.)

WINNERS–October challenges

Challenge #2 – “Devil is in the Details – fabric” …the winner receives this fabulous prize pack from Lil’ Red Rocket valued at $25…

Congratulation Monique Follett

Challenge #1 – “Trick or Treat” the winner receives a store voucher to the value of $25 from Scrapbooking from Scratch…

Congratulations Samantha Young

Please email me so you I can organise your prizes to come out to you :)

November Sponsors

Lil’ Red Rocket is proud to sponsor Scrap the Boys for the month of September. Thank you to Susan for inviting us.

Lil’ Red Rocket is a successful Etsy store specialising in hand made and vintage embellishments for scrapbooking and card making.

The Lil’ Red Rocket store was born almost 12 months ago, inspired by a love for new and unique hand made embellishments.

We strive to offer outstanding customer service and quality embellishments at an affordable price.

Our range is always growing and changing in an effort to keep things unique, fresh and exciting.

We are best known for our large range of fabric covered buttons but we also sell hand made fabric flowers and bottle tops along with a fantastic range of laces, trims and vintage ephemera.

Lil’ Red Rocket also has a blog which show cases the beautiful creations by our talented design team and is the place where you can keep up to date with the latest Lil’ Red Rocket news.

Become a follower for a chance to win our regular monthly give away.

We wish everyone the best of luck with this months challenges and we look forward to seeing your fabulous layouts.

Links:

Blog: http://lilredrocketbuttons.blogspot.com/

Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilredrocket

What Is Old Is New was launched in March 2009.
We strive to create something just that little bit different, using new, old, vintage and handmade products.

What Is Old Is New Kits is a small kit company creating fun and unique kits …We have just had a change at What Is Old Is New and now offer two kits a month with Room Inspiration Images, Sketches, Step By Steps and Video Tutorials. This months video demonstrates fabulous techniques using Crepe paper to create cost effective embellishments for your pages.
What Is Old Is New has new website to compliment the blog where you can view the example layouts from the inspirational design team.

Links:

Blog: http://whatisoldisnew.blogspot.com

Shop: http://www.whatisoldisnewkits.net/online-store.php

Site: http://www.whatisoldisnewkits.net/

We are a very young business and have only been producing our chipboard products since September 2006.
Here at 2Crafty we pride ourselves on bringing Australian Scrapbookers beautiful products that are both affordable and versatile.
All our products are cut using quality Acid and Lignin free Chipboard (or box board as we know it), so you can be assured that it is safe to use with your precious photos.
We aim to bring products that are unique to our Australian lifestyle and welcome any suggestions or special requests for themed products.
Our chipboard is perfect for covering with patterned or cardstock, paints, inks, dimensional magic and other finishes.
Please take time to look around our gallery and see some of the techniques we have used on the chipboard.
And please check back regularly for our New Products.

Site: http://2crafty.com.au/

Blog: http://www.2craftychipboard.blogspot.com/

Challenge 1 - “Super Who?”

“Super who?”…If your boy was a superhero who would he be or what would be his super power?

Scrap a layout in pure super hero styling …think comic books, animations…

Once you have created your “Super Who” layout for November...upload it to your personal blog or an online gallery and then using the “linky” tool below please follow the prompts and create your thumbnail link back to your layout here.

Please when you leave your name also pop your country…ie. Susan Longman – AUS…

Then we will pop over to your blog, have a looksee 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 prizes are strictly for Australian residents only due to shipping…if we are able to secure international sponsorship I will post in the forthcoming challenges.)