SYC update

In honor of the new year and because we are all so busy we are only going to bring you challenges once a month...YAY!! Each challenge will roll out on the first of the month.

We wish all of you a

Ho Ho Ho

From our family to yours!

Challenge # 37:Cards Galore

oops..i thought i scheduled this to automatically post but i guess not...YIKES...oh well 4 days late but it doesn't matter....Have fun girls! and please link us up so i can make a slide show and we can leave you love

This challenge is all about getting those xmas cards done.
So hopefully you have some left over xmas paper from last year that you can dig into
How about some fruitcake or figgy pudding by Basic Grey? or maybe some Scenic route?
Whatever you have lets use it up so we can dig into to this years paper for all our new christmas pics.

Britta




Greta's


i didn't have any xmas paper left from last year so i did one using this year's from OA.

Liz's:
ok, so the first two cards are from my stash...lots of green buttons and some felt. i honestly don't have as many green buttons as i thought i did. The button tree is an idea from Nicole Samuels. She has pics on her blog. Her's is waaay cuter! and i totally forgot a star! might have to do a re-take.

now...the last three cards are from new stuff. the K&Co Christmas line was just too pretty to resist (especially with a Michael's coupon).





Dana's
Who doesn't have a gazillion Deluxe Design Lazer cuts? Me.. that's who! Decided to use some of those babies up that I had been hoarding for that "special" project I never got around too.. Also managed to use up one some of that Christmas paper from Joann's that I thought was so fabulous like 5 years ago!!!! What can you guys dig up to play with?


For more xmas card inspiration please check out this challenge

REMEMBER TO LINK YOUR WORK SO WE CAN SEEOR ADD IT DIRECTLY TO THE SLIDE AT THE END!!!

Queen of the Crap: BRITTA

Our December Queen is none other than Britta.
Please give her a warm welcome. She has done some awesome things this month and hope you will be inspired as well.

Lets get to know a little bit about her..here is what she had to say

My name is Britta.

My blog is Pink Giraffe
Besides scrapping I love to paint and draw.

My favorite color is PINK (but I always have another "favorite season color" which this autumn is a greyish blue).

I have all my srapping supplies in our office and so kind of made our office to MY room of (s)crap.

I have lots of paper.

I hoard lots of paper.

I grab every Making Memories supply that I can find here in Germany.
Besides Making Memories I don´t go for brands but buy what I like (mostly pink paper).

I keep my scraps in a little box and give this box to my mom from time to time (and so does she). Using up her scraps is so much more fun!

I am (most of the time) a very organized person - until I start scrapping - then my place gets a total mess!

"Have fun and create beauty!"

I usually scrap alone (with my blogland friend Dana as a "virtual mojo" in my mind).

I think I need a challenge for pink paper!!! :)

Thanks again for such a great opportunity!

Britta

Thank you Britta!

Challenge #36: Give Thanks

In honor of the upcoming thanksgiving holidays...pull out last years fall papers, embellishments and ribbons and scrap it. It can be about what you are thankful for or just a silly ole topic using up the papers.

Queen Aimee's:



greta's

last years 7 gypsies

Liz's:
Thought I'd share some wreaths that i've made over the last few years. All the paper elements on them are scraps. The first one uses little bit and pieces that i've tried to use on other layouts, but ended up ditching them and collecting them in a baby food jar, like buttons, flowers, etc. The first wreath is also made from scratch with a $3 clearance grape vine wreath from Michael's and some clearance items from Walmart's seasonal aisle last year (they've been sitting in a rubbermaid bin awaiting my holiday spirit).


The second is made from the garland strands you can also find at Michael's. I tied the two ends together, made each little card, tied them off with eyelets and ribbon, added the letters to spell 'Thankful', the tied off with a bow to hand.

Challenge #35: In STITCHES

sorry girls i am running behind as usual. This week we want you to

sew up something, use a template, sewing machine or just needle and thread the old fashioned way...whatever way you choose we want to see the sewing skillz

Queen Aimee's:

Lisa's

Sometimes just a little hand stitching can make a big difference in a simple layout.
Dana's:
I am all thumbs when it comes to sewing.. but I actually hand sewed the stitches and cut the little chick from a template and some felt.

Liz's:

I've seen this done several places, using the sewing lines as a grid of sorts. So, I thought I'd give it a try. It didn't come out exactly as I had envisioned and covered up most of the grid. I intended to put little patterned paper scrap squares here and there inside the grid boxes. My layout is 8.5x11, so maybe it would have worked better with a 12x12. I also had to use the large pp strips to cover up my super 'bad' sewing skillz!

Participants:

Queen of the Crap: Aimee!

Your new Queen of Crap for the month of November is Aimee Terry. Welcome Aimee!




Visit Aimee here: Aimee Terry

Crafts you dabble in: just good old scrapping

Favorite color(s): love green. oh and pinks and oranges
Do you have a room of crap, a closet of crap or a shelf of crap? over the summer my hubby made room for me in the nook of our bedroom. so i have a little corner

What supply to you have the most of? did a spring cleaning of my scrap stuff so really i don't have to much of anything anymore. it use to be paper.

What supply do you hoard the most? rub ons! have way to many

What brand do you use the most? really don't have a fav. with three girls, i usally tend to buy anything girly.

What brand do you own the most of but use the least? there is not just one, i have a little of everything

Keep your scraps or throw them away? use to throw them ALL away but have learned to use them for cards. and what is left of that goes to the girls to scrap with.

Organized or perfectly chaotic? i think my chaos is organized

Crafting motto? don't really have one. just do it to relax

Create with friends or alone? lately alone but love to have girly scrap weekends when i can

What supply do you need a challenge for so that you will use it up? rub ons!

Thanks Aimee for reigning Queen and we can't wait to see what you do!