Challenge #67 - Floss or Twine

Thank you to everyone who played along with our embossing challenge last moth.


For Challenge No #67 we would like to see you make use of that FLOSS or TWINE.

Embroidery Floss and Bakers Twine have become very popular over the past few years and we would like to see how you make use of it. Wrap it around your alphas, swirl it around you layout, use it as an accent or very prominently on your projects. You can use as little or as much as you like.

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Be sure and comment with a link to your *newly created* project so we can see and comment on them. 

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If you link us to an online gallery, make sure that you only use one for which we do not need to register in order to view/comment

Please also consider to switch of word verification on your blogs if you would like our DT to leave comment. If you are worried about Spam you may want to have commen moderation enabled instead

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And here are our DT examples to give you an idea on how to make use of floss or twine

Caryn

Channa

Gabrielle

Martine

Martine based her layout on a Sketch by Becky Fleck

Nitasha

Norine

check out the detail on the flower Norine crocheted with Bakers Twine

Sarah

DT Call 2012 - September - December

Last DT Call for 2012

Our current DT are still rocking the crap until the end of August but as you all know, we like to keep things cool and stress free. So we give you loads of time to get your application in if you fancy becoming part of our fabulous Design Team.

Are you a hoarder? Do you surround yourself with pretty papers, chipboard, embellishments and continue to add to your stash rather than use it?

Well then you are the perfect crafter to become part of our DT.

Scrap You Crap is looking for eight to ten team members and ideally we would love to have a good mixture of cardmakers and scrapbookers.

**What do we ask of our Designers?

Just one project per month – due on the 7th as our challenges will go live on the 15th.

Register for our DT forum, where we will be throwing ideas around for future challenges and communicate with each other. We do not ask for gazillions of posts, just a bi-monthly check in

Promote SYC wherever possible, for example on your personal blog, online communities.

Commit to a four month term with the possibility of extending this for another term.

Leave comments on all challenge entries - this is super important and will be monitored

**What do our Designers get in return?

The gratification of having used up all that stash which gathered dust. As the concept of the blog is to make use of the stash you already own, it would be kind of defeating the object to compensate with product, right? And also, this gives you the perfect excuse to go and buy more stash...seeing that you used the old one up for our challenges :)

Designers will have a permanent link to their blog (or homepage) on our site.

If you want to become part of this well-established challenge blog, send an email to: sycchallenges@gmail.com and don’t forget to put SYC DT Call in the subject line.

We would like you to submit three projects (layouts or cards) which you feel represent your style the best but they don’t have to be newly created. Please do not send more than pictures for three projects. You can email us images of stuff you have already done before no need to recreate and keep it a secret. Please DO NOT embed images within your email we require them as attachments only. Please make sure that your pictures are not blurry and of a maximum size of 700 x 700 pixels.

Don’t forget to include a link to your personal blog (if you have one) as we are nosy like that and fancy checking you out...

Internationals are more than welcome and the deadline for this call is August 10th 2012. If accepted, your term runs from September 2012 through to December 2012. No prior DT experience is required.


We will contact the successful applicants no later than August 15th 2012.

If you have any questions, please shoot us an email to: sycchallenges@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We look forward to hear from you all!

Challenge #66 - Emboss

Thank you to everyone who played along with our chipboard challenge last moth.


For Challenge No #66 we would like to see you EMBOSS.

Do you have an embossing machine and folders that you have ignored for a long time? Do you have lots of embossing powders that are stuffed in the back of your cupboard?
Then this challenge is perfect for you this month because we want to see you include some form of embossing (wet or dry) on your project.

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Be sure and comment with a link to your *newly created* project so we can see and comment on them. 

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If you link us to an online gallery, make sure that you only use one for which we do not need to register in order to view/comment

Please also consider to switch of word verification on your blogs if you would like our DT to leave comment. If you are worried about Spam you may want to have commen moderation enabled instead

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And here are our DT examples to give you an idea on how to emboss on your projects


Aimee

"I used a Crafter's Workshop stencil and rubbed an embossing pad over it. Then embossed with clear powder, and painted over it with watercolor paint. The embossing resists the paint."

Channa

"I decided to go with dry and wet embossing. I think the dry embossing is clear to see, I used my cuttlebug and some folders, the wet embossing part is the white butterfly"



Gabrielle

“I did wet embossing with mist resist with Lawn Fawn chevron stamps and October Afternoon art box mists”.


Jenifer

“the paper scrap behind the photo is dry embossed”

Martine

“I heat embossed the letters. I pressure embossed then heat embossed with clear powder the piece of CS under the photo at the top right. I inked over it in black, and the raised, embossed parts resisted.”
Nitasha

“Embossed the card with a Tim Holtz embossing folder. And also heat embossed the sentiments with Zing”
Norine

“I cut chevron strips from a piece of Bazzill patterned paper and used that as a stencil for my emboss ink. After clear heat embossing it, I brushed Mr Huey inks, three shades, and let the resist do it's thang. I distress inked the alpha stickers and misted some fabric covered octagon chipboards.”
Sarah

“I heat embossed the label die cut with gold embossing powder. And the oval underneath it was dry embossed with an embossing folder. I sponged a little ink over it to show the swiss dots better.”

Challenge #65 - Chipboard

Thank you to everyone who played along with our paper challenge last moth.


For Challenge No #65 we would like to see you use CHIPBOARD.

This month we would like to see you make good use of chipboard on your projects, be it the good old alphas or the shapes and accents. Use your chipboard plain or paint it/distress it - make it work best for your project.

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Be sure and comment with a link to your *newly created* project so we can see and comment on them. 

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If you link us to an online gallery, make sure that you only use one for which we do not need to register in order to view/comment

Please also consider to switch of word verification on your blogs if you would like our DT to leave comment. If you are worried about Spam you may want to have commen moderation enabled instead

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And here are our DT examples to give you an idea on how to make use of chipboard

Aimee

Caryn

Channa

Gabrielle

Jenifer

Louise 

Martine

Nitasha

Norine

Sarah

Challenge #64 - Paper

Thank you to everyone who played along with our Masking/Washi tape challenge last moth.


For Challenge No #64 we would like to see you use PAPER ONLY.

All of us have waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much paper in our stash, right? So this month we would like to see you create a project just from paper, i. e background, embellishments, titles - it all has to be crafted from paper.

There are so many awesome paper designs out there which practically scream to be fussy cut to be used as embellishments. Paper strips can be used as ribbons - the possibilities are endless.

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Be sure and comment with a link to your *newly created* project so we can see and comment on them. 

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If you link us to an online gallery, make sure that you only use one for which we do not need to register in order to view/comment

Please also consider to switch of word verification on your blogs if you would like our DT to leave comment. If you are worried about Spam you may want to have commen moderation enabled instead

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And here are our DT examples to give you an idea on how to make use of those papers



Aimee

Caryn

Channa

Gabrielle

Louise 

Martine

Nitasha

Norine

Sarah

Challenge #63 - Deco Tapes

Thank you to everyone who played along with our Stamps challenge last moth.


For Challenge No #63 we would like to see you use MASKING/WASHI TAPE.

Tapes have boomed over the last year and by now almost every scrapbooking manufacturer compliments their with a roll or two of decorative tape.

It is perfect for those little accents here and there or to be used instead of a paper strip.

Use as much or as little masking/washi tape on your project.

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Be sure and comment with a link to your *newly created* project so we can see and comment on them. 

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If you link us to an online gallery, make sure that you only use one for which we do not need to register in order to view/comment

Please also consider to switch of word verification on your blogs if you would like our DT to leave comment. If you are worried about Spam you may want to have commen moderation enabled instead

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And here are our DT examples to give you an idea on how to make use of those gorgeous decorative tapes


Aimee
" I covered a piece of Glitz Designs paper with Tissue Tapes. Then added Distress Stains. Dry with heat tool. Spritz with Memories Mist. Dry again. Die cut with Spellbinder's die."

Caryn

Channa
"I used tape for the little flowers, the banner and the little tags next to the picture"

Gabrielle

Jenifer

I used my Tim Holtz Ideaology Tape which I probably would not have touched without this challenge.....way to motivate me to use my supplies!!!! The white stipes aside the paper are tape as are the punched leaves in the flower clusters....I applied the tape to white cardstocked so that I was able to punch it!!

Louise 

Martine

Nitasha

Norine

Sarah

"I covered some card stock with tape and then die cut it using the Tim Holtz bird cage die. Then, I cut a bird cage out of grunge board. I adhered the die cut taped card stock to the die cut grunge board."

Meet the DT - Pt II

We hope you enjoyed last weeks introduction and the wee insight into the worlds of our resident Queens of Crap.

So how about some more - are you ready? Well, here we go!

Louise

http://www.punknscrap2.blogspot.com/

"Hi I'm Louise and I am happy to admit I am totally addicted to paper crafts.  I live in rural New Zealand on a small lifestyle block with my scrapbook supportive Husband Andrew and our 4 children, who I am sure you will get to know alot better through my layouts.
I am a huge fan of flowers, patterned paper and anything PINK (this can become a little difficult when scrapping my 3 boys).  I love lumpy, bumpy layouts but lately I seem to be tending toward more graphic "flat" looking pages, I think this has more to do with getting my photos scrapped in a more timely manner than the actual "look" of the layout. I also make cards and enjoy sewing ( I said enjoy I did not say I am good at it.lol) I have started to sew on my layouts recently now that my sewing machine is out on my desk so you will probably see alot of pink, flowers and sewing.  I am so excited to be a part of the SYC team and I am looking forward to getting started"

Martine

www.scrapcatslove.blogspot.com.

"I'm from Quebec in Canada.  I share my life with my boyfriend, my three cats and more scrappy supplies than I'll ever be able to use! I'm particularly addicted to paper, clear stamps and flowers (okay… and glimmer mists, and bling, and chipboard, and … you get the picture! lol!) I love to travel, and scrapbooking fits right into that passion for me. I scrap mostly my trips, and while I'm working on a layout, I'm immersed back into the place I'm scrapping. I forget everything else other than trying to find the perfect papers and embellies to match my photos! It's my escape!

I'm so excited to be on this team! I hope you'll join us! "

Nitasha

www.myeyesandheart.blogspot.com

”I am a full-time social service worker, but that does not stop me from daydreaming about paper, glue, embellishments, and glitter all day! I am constantly writing down ideas and conversations that "need" to be documented!  Scrapbooking is the perfect outlet for me to express all the random daily thoughts that I want to remember as well as the milestone events for my family.

When I am not working or crafting I can be found spending quality time with my husband and our two sons at the movies, park, or sporting events or curled up with my sweet bulldog, Bella, watching TLC, HGTV, or some cheesy Chiller movie. I love looking at things through a creative lens because I think everything is better with a little embellishment.”

Norine
www.thevelvetlemon.blogspot.com

”Hello, my name is Norine.  I'm a not-quite-50 yr old, mother of 4+ a daughter-in-law, married to Paul for 30 years, misplaced Canadian living in Arizona. I've been "scrapping" since my teens, but made it my official hobby in 2003.  Before that it was cross stitch, folk art painting, pretty much anything "crafty".

All my life I have loved photos. Even ones of people I don't know. And I've loved the stories that each photo tells. But eventually the story-tellers are gone and (if we’re lucky) the photo albums remain and while it's fun to imagine the story behind each picture, it's much more satisfying to know the real story. That is what motivates me to put pictures and pen to paper.  Well, that and the patterned paper.  Oh, and the mists and rub-ons and ribbon and chipboard.

Four kids, one endlessly supportive husband and many varied interests (cooking, reading, snowboarding, travel, photography, cottaging) provide me with more photos than I will ever get scrap booked, but in the meantime, I'm having a great time messing around with fun and artistic techniques and products. And when I need to sound more credible, I refer to myself as the "Guardian of my Family's History".  I'm thrilled to be part of the Scrap your Crap DT and look forward to alleviating some of my "hoarding guilt" by contributing here!”

Sarah
http://my-little-somethings.blogspot.com/

"I am wife to a wonderful husband and Mom of our two beautiful daughters, two terrific sons and one great son in law. Originally from New England, Southern California is now our home. When not taking care of my family, I can often be found in my studio with my two precious Labrador Retrievers right beside me. My paper crafting focus is mostly on cards, but certainly scrapbook pages and altered items are common projects for me as well. I also enjoy doing counted cross stitch and baking. I love antiques, vintage things and estate jewelry- and "the hunt" for them by way of antiques stores and flea markets. I also love spending time at nearby Disneyland or walking along the beautiful beaches and enjoying the sunny, warm weather of SoCal.
I am so happy to be joining the design team of SYC! I look forward to the fun ahead here while using up my overflowing stash and hopefully bringing you some inspiration along the way. "

There you have it - all the skinny on our brand spanking new DT, who have already been mega busy to bring you our first challenge for this year on 15 March 2012.

See you then!