scrapbook challenge #20...

happy saturday peeps!! i love saturdays cuz i get to sleep in. lol but today i also get to post a new scrapbook challenge for you. i hope that you will join us. i know you are all sitting on a pile of photos that aren't in albums. so get off your "bumbleberry" (quinn's new word for your butt lol) and get something done this week? it's a super easy sketch from scrapbook challenges. there are several great sketches over there, so be sure to check them out!! this is # 213, in case you are wondering.

i happen to have LOTS of little 3.5 x 5 photos of the boys when they were babies. so they are pretty easy to crop into the smaller pics. i used rectangle spellbinders to cut them out. you could use 2 4x6 or 3 4x6. it doesn't have to be these 5 little pics. but mine happen to fit perfectly. these are just random photos of quinn when we were stationed in upstate NY. he was so cute...and this year he's a 7th grader. unbelievable!!

supplies are all basic grey oliver.

i am also going to draw a name out of the participants for a little RAK from me. so get busy! make sure you link to use in me linky below. or else we'll never know you actually scrapped this month...lol Please use the keyword inspiredsketch20 if you are uploading to online public galleries.

i wish you all a fabulous saturday! quinn and i are off to watch brock play soccer. it's the first game of the season....GO REDSKINS!!!

Inspired Crafters September Sketch Challenge #9

Hello Friends,

Welcome to Inspired Crafters. It is time for our Friday sketch Challenge for the Month of September. You have until September 29th to submit your entry for this Challenge. You can combine this with any other challenge, but please do mention our name and give credit to our sketch.

Here is the sketch,



Here is my card for some inspiration...

Banu H - Stamping With Passion

Prize package for the winner of this challenge is this beautiful collection of,
12 6x6 Patterned Paper - This has patterned paper from PTI, SU, Basic Grey, Memory Box etc
Studio G Stamp set
Memory Box Jewel Sticker
Some beautiful 3/8" satin ribbon in three colors ( more than 2 yards of each color)



Please submit a direct link to your project (not your main blog link) via inLinkz below. You have until September 29th to submit your projects. If you are uploading to public galleries, please use the keyword ICC9 so that we can check out your projects and get inspired.

Updates and New Challenges

Hello Everyone,

Sorry that we have not updated the challenge blog in a while. Things have been hectic and with Summer Holidays everybody were busy traveling and spending time with their family and friends.

But now we are back with some exciting changes and new challenges. There are some changes to the Challenge formats.

1) We will continue to have three Challenges - Regular card challenge, Christmas card Challenge and scrapbook page challenge.
2) The change is in the frequency of challenges. You will now have almost one month to complete the challenges. This gives us time to come up with interesting sketches and prizes..yes there will be prizes for each of the challenges.
3) So starting with the Month of September,
First Friday of the Month - Regular Card Challenge
First Saturday of the Month - Scrapbook page Challenge
First Sunday of the Month - Christmas Card Challenge.

I am quite excited to have the challenges back and to give you all a chance to win something for each of these challenges. Having some time to work with the challenges is also helpful.

I will be back this Friday with our Regular card challenge. Please stop back and check it out and to win something exciting. Any comments and suggestions are welcome.

Thanks
Banu and IC Team

Saturday Scrapbook Challenge #19

Hello Folks..Time seems to be flying. It is already Mid May :) It is Saturday and time for our Saturday Scrapbook Challenge.

For this week, the challenge is to create a birthday layout - any birthday related layout and in addition you need to use a stamped image on your layout. It is not so hard..We always have plenty of birthday photos that we need to scrapbook.

Here is my layout that I created for my nephew's birthday. This page is part of his birthday album.

I wanted to show case his birthday cake. I used the cake image from SU Birthday Whimsy stamp set.



Please leave a direct link to your post or layout with Mr. Linky below. If you upload to public galleries, please use the keyword inspiredsketch19. There is no time limit for our challenges. Waiting to see the awesome creations for this challenge.

Saturday Scrapbook Challenge #18

It is Saturday and time for another Scrapbook challenge from Inspired Crafters. I have created a sketch for us to use.

Please create either a 12x12 or 8x8 layout. Please feel free to change the elements of the page to suit your photographs. As long as we can still make out the sketch, that should be good enough. Please remember there is no time limit to play with our challenges. Would love to see what you create with this sketch,

Here is the sketch,



Here is my sample. I used the American Crafts Dear Lizzy Paper collection for this layout. I also used one of the Adhesive backed fabric paper for this LO. It was kind of hard to cut the fabric paper, but I loved the texture of it. Title was done using American Crafts Thicker. Stickers are all from the same collection from AC. Sorry for the bad picture of my LO.



These are our pictures from our recent visit to the Dallas Arboretum. It was an absolutely beautiful day and we had lots of fun admiring the beautiful flowers and greenery.


Please use the keyword inspiredsketch18 if you are uploading to online public galleries. Please leave a direct link to your blog post or online gallery with Mr Linky - so that we can see your project and share some love and inspiration.

Christmas Card Challenge #5

It is already May..Time is passing quickly. I am sure you all have completed your Mother day cards or maybe getting some done in last minute...if you are like me :) So the advantage of playing with IC Challenges are that there is no time limit on these. So, please feel free to create some Christmas cards in May...

Here is the sketch for the May Christmas cards challenge. If you upload to public galleries, please use the Keyword ICCMAY10.



Here is my sample card,



I used this old music sheet that somebody had sent me as RAK along with some left over stuff from card bin. The green glitter paper is American Crafts Glitter paper. the background paper is BG Eskimo Kisses. Ribbon is from the stash.

I hope you take time to create something with this sketch. Please leave a direct link to your blog or image with Mr.Linky below.

RAK winners...

i have decided since only 2 of you did all 4 of my sketches, {shame on the rest of you!!} which was tina and sara....i am going to bring you both back something from convention. tina is not a scrapper, so for her to do them, i am most impressed! BTW, i talk to tina online all the time, but am finally going to meet her today at convention!! wahoo!! and my dear friend sara, who doesn't have internet right now...i sent her the challenges so that she could play along, she got all 4 done too...so you both deserve something good in the mail this week!

congrats!! have a nice weekend, i'm headed for convention!!

chris