Week #13 Weekly Challenge!

Welcome to our Week #13 Weekly Challenge! The inspiration for this week's challenge comes from a bonus April Sneak Peek Layout by Barista, Brenda Carpenter. Your challenge this week is to create a layout with a "pieced quilt" border. Follow Brenda's example and use some of your favorite patterned paper pieces to create a border that has an old-fashioned quilted feel to it. Now, Brenda just happened to have some gorgeous "pre-pieced" paper from April's upcoming Flavors of the Month Kit, so she didn't have to do a lot of piecing, but you can get the same look by gathering together some coordinated patterned paper scraps and overlapping them on the edges of your layout. Easy-peasy-piecing.


THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout with a "pieced quilt" border. Upload your layout here --->>> WEEK #13 CHALLENGE FOLDER. All layouts must be uploaded to the Week #13 Challenge Folder by 9:00 a.m. CST on Monday, April 5th, to be eligible for the prize.

THE PRIZE: This week we've got a fun prize package from the American Crafts Blue Skies line. Nothing helps usher in springtime better than these great spring-themed scrapbooking goodies - complete with (2) sets of coordinating Thickers!


CHALLENGE RULES:There are only 2 rules if you want to enter a weekly challenge:
1.) Your submission has to be a new layout created for this challenge. :) You're on your honor here, but the idea of a Weekly Challenge is to finish new layouts and not simply upload old layouts. :) (Your actual layouts can be done in any size - 12x12, 8.5x11, 8x8... whichever size you scrapbook in!
2.) Please only submit one time for each weekly challenge! (You will need to be registered on our message board to upload your layout to the Challenge Folder gallery. Registration just requires that we confirm your e-mail address so we know you're not a spammer. :)

April Sneak Peek Day #6

Today is the final day in our April Sneak Peek Week countdown. After seeing a bit of each of our April Kit lines, aren't you excited for the big reveal tomorrow and even more excited about getting these awesome new papers and embellishments into your scraprooms in a few days?!

Well, I promised another hint to help you figure out who this month's Guest Designer is, and I think you'll find a HUGE hint about what her name is if you look closely at her layout below. :) If you would like to venture a guess, post a comment with her name (first and last) or her message board user ID. We'll choose one random winner from all of the correct guesses for a $10.00 Gift Certificate to The ScrapRoom! (Our contest closes tomorrow at noon.)

Our sneak peek today showcases one of Margie Aslet-Romney brand new paper lines for Advantus - Paper Girl. Her debut at the CHA Winter show was definitely a highlight. I instantly fell in love with her color palettes and her design style that is so clean and fresh and will mesh with so many different scrapbooking styles. I can't wait for you to get this kit in your hands. You are going to love it!


Our website will update tomorrow with the full reveal of all of our April Club Kits and our April Idea Gallery bursting with gorgeous layouts and cards that are sure to inspire! Thanks for joining us this week, and be sure to visit again every Monday and join in on one of our Weekly Challenges. We're giving away some great prizes all month long!

Week #12 Weekly Winner!

Congratulations perezmom. Random integer chose your entry as our winning entry this week! Please e-mail me at admin@scrap-room.com with your real-life name and address, and we'll get your prize ready to go. :) Check out all of this week's Challenge Entries in our WEEK #12 WEEKLY CHALLENGE GALLERY!

April Sneak Peek Day #5

We'll be taking another look at our April Doubleshot Kit today. Remember yesterday that I told you how much I liked Rebecca's layout design and how I thought that that particular scrapbook design could be duplicated using scads of different photos, papers, and embellishments? Well, just after preparing that post, I received Shawnna's sneak peek layout for April - and unbeknownst to either Rebecca or Shawnna, they both used this same general layout design for their sneak peek layouts this month. :) I guess that just goes to show you how universal and versatile a simple well-balanced layout can be... one photo, a few snippets of patterned paper, and an embellishment or two is all you really need for a great scrapbook page.

Today's sneak peek is brought to you by Barista, Shawnna Samples. She used SEI's newest birthday line. While we don't tend toward themes in our kits, we do like to throw out a birthday line about once each year. After all, every scrapbooker I know has birthday celebration pictures, and it's always fun to get some new birthday-themed products to freshen up the stash for when it is needed. This line is filled with sweet shapes and lots of glittery sparkle. The kit itself is a veritable party in a bag. :)

April Sneak Peek Day #4

Our April countdown continues, and today we're going to take a little sneak peek at one side of our April Doubleshot Kit. One of my favorite new scrapbooking manufacturers to hit the scene in the past couple of years is Bella Boulevard. I find their designs bursting with color and whimsy. Their papers just seem to beg me to pull them out and create something with them. Of course, I couldn't resist their beautiful Estate Sale line - full of blues and pinks and some taupe thrown in there for good measure. The icing on the cake for this kit was when I discovered that the colors from the new American Crafts "I Do" line coordinated perfectly, so I was able to add some beautiful and textural elements from American Crafts to really round out the pairing of elegance and whimsy.

Barista, Rebecca Bose, designed this fun single-photo layout using the Estate Sale Doubleshot Kit. I love the cluster of embellishments and title and journaling that fills the right side of the page, balancing out the large matted photo. This design would work with just about every photo and paper line combination out there! Why not pull out an older kit and try it today while you wait for tomorrow's sneak peek!

April Sneak Peek Day #3

Today we have a special treat for you! We have a fabulous Guest Designer joining us for April, and we're going to see if you can guess who she is.
Hint #1: She is a ScrapRoom Member. :)

We'll have one more hint later in our countdown, so check out our member gallery to see if you can figure out who she might be by comparing layout styles. Put together your best guess for a little giveaway when we post our second hint.

Today's peek features October Afternoon's new Thrift Shop paper line. The embellishments we've paired with this paper have a very vintage feel to them, and I think you're going to really love how many different embellishments you'll be getting in this one layout kit!

April Sneak Peek Day #2

Welcome back! We're continuing our countdown until the April kits go live at the end of the month. Today is Day #2 of our Sneak Peek Week, and today's layout is brought to you by Barista, Deb Wisinski and features the brand new My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary line - specifically Little Boy Blue. These gorgeous papers are perfect for masculine, nature, spring, summer, or even St. Patrick's Day layouts! And, Deb's layout also showcases a brand new alphabet from Pink Paislee that will be debuting in our April Embellishment Kit! Fun stuff!


And, today is your lucky day - it's a double-dip sneak peek day! :) We've got one more layout today from Barista, Lan Amphone, featuring another great layout made with the Basic Grey Green At Heart kit. It's a perfectly sweet mother-son page, and it gives you lots of hints about what's coming in your April kits!If you didn't fall in love with this paper line yesterday, then I'm sure that today will "seal the deal."

Sneak Peek Week Begins Today!

"Sneak Peek Week" begins today on our blog. Beginning today, we'll be counting down each day until our brand new April kits are revealed on March 31st. Be sure to come back every day for a brand new fresh peek at what you can look forward to in April!

We're kicking off this month's Sneak Peek Week with an eye toward spring. I don't know about you, but I'm done with winter and ready for spring to stick around for awhile. And, nothing screams spring like Basic Grey's new "Green At Heart" line. Basic Grey always does such a great job bringing us innovative and fun embellishments, and I think you're going to love what our April kits have in store for you.

Barista, Jenny Moore, captured the essence of spring in her beautiful layout entitled "together." Doesn't it just make you anxious to get outside and enjoy the sunny days with the people you love?!
Stay tuned tomorrow for another peek at April's yummy scrappin' goodness!

Week #12 Weekly Challenge

Welcome to Week #12 Weekly Challenge! I love seeing layouts that have a graphic aspect to them, especially layouts with CIRCLES. Circles give such a crisp and clean look to a layout, and the best thing is they never go out of style.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout that has at least one CIRCLE on it. Upload your layout here --->>> WEEK #12 CHALLENGE FOLDER. All layouts must be uploaded to Week #12 Challenge Folder by 9:00 a.m. CST on Monday, March 29th, to be eligible for the prize.

Below are examples from some of our Baristas:
Lan

Brenda
Jenny
THE PRIZE: a BIG OL' BAG OF PRIMA FLOWERS! (It's our last bag of Primas!) You'll get an amazing variety of Prima petals, perfect for creating just the right finishing touch to any layout or card.

CHALLENGE RULES:There are only 2 rules if you want to enter a weekly challenge:
1.) Your submission has to be a new layout created for this challenge. :) You're on your honor here, but the idea of a Weekly Challenge is to finish new layouts and not simply upload old layouts. :) (Your actual layouts can be done in any size - 12x12, 8.5x11, 8x8... whichever size you scrapbook in!
2.) Please only submit one time for each weekly challenge! (You will need to be registered on our message board to upload your layout to the Challenge Folder gallery. Registration just requires that we confirm your e-mail address so we know you're not a spammer. :)

Week #11 Weekly Challenge Winner!

Congratulations scoop71. Random integer chose your entry as our winning entry this week! Please e-mail me at admin@scrap-room.com with your real-life name and address, and we'll get your prize ready to go. :) Check out all of this week's Challenge Entries in our WEEK #11 WEEKLY CHALLENGE GALLERY!

Week #11 Weekly Challenge

Welcome to Week #11's Weekly Challenge! This week's challenge will highlight our March Sketch, created exclusively for TSR by Julie Bonner.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout based on the following sketch and upload your layout to the WEEK #11 CHALLENGE FOLDER. All layouts much be uploaded by 9:00 a.m. CST on Monday, March 22nd.

Below are examples from our Design Team Members:
Lan Amphone
Jenny Moore
Christine Dunker
Brenda Carpenter
THE PRIZE: This week we've got a great prize package for creating some beautiful and funky layouts featuring patterned paper from Glitz Designs and embellishments from Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, Maya Road, and Glitz and others. This kit includes bling stickers, rub-ons, chipboard, and one of Glitz' fun stamp rollers - FUN!

CHALLENGE RULES:There are only 2 rules if you want to enter a weekly challenge:
1.) Your submission has to be a new layout created for this challenge. :) You're on your honor here, but the idea of a Weekly Challenge is to finish new layouts and not simply upload old layouts. :) (Your actual layouts can be done in any size - 12x12, 8.5x11, 8x8... whichever size you scrapbook in!
2.) Please only submit one time for each weekly challenge! (You will need to be registered on our message board to upload your layout to the Challenge Folder gallery. Registration just requires that we confirm your e-mail address so we know you're not a spammer. :)

Week #10 Weekly Challenge Winner!

Congratulations Patricia Martins. Random integer chose your entry as our winning entry this week! Please e-mail me at admin@scrap-room.com with your real-life name and address, and we'll get your prize ready to go. :) Check out all of this week's Challenge Entries in our WEEK #10 WEEKLY CHALLENGE GALLERY!

Week #10 Weekly Challenge

Welcome to Week #10 Weekly Challenge! I personally love the eclectic look of mixing different patterns of paper together. While this technique provides you with the opportunity to recycle some of your discarded/unused tidbits of paper it also allows you to tap into that creative side when choosing different patterns of paper to use together. Give it a try!

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout with a minimum of 5 different pieces of patterned paper. Upload your layout here --->>> WEEK #10 CHALLENGE FOLDER. All layouts must be uploaded to Week #10 Challenge Folder by 9:00 a.m. CST on Monday, March 15th, to be eligible for the prize.

Below is an example from one of our Baristas:
Lan


THE PRIZE: a BIG OL' BAG OF PRIMA FLOWERS! You'll get an awesome variety of Prima petals, perfect for creating just the right finishing touch to any layout or card.


CHALLENGE RULES:There are only 2 rules if you want to enter a weekly challenge:
1.) Your submission has to be a new layout created for this challenge. :) You're on your honor here, but the idea of a Weekly Challenge is to finish new layouts and not simply upload old layouts. :) (Your actual layouts can be done in any size - 12x12, 8.5x11, 8x8... whichever size you scrapbook in!
2.) Please only submit one time for each weekly challenge! (You will need to be registered on our message board to upload your layout to the Challenge Folder gallery. Registration just requires that we confirm your e-mail address so we know you're not a spammer. :)

Week #9 Weekly Challenge Winner!

Congratulations to playswithpaper. Random integer chose your entry as our winning entry this week! Please e-mail me at admin@scrap-room.com with your real-life name and address, and we'll get your prize ready to go. :) Check out all of this week's Challenge Entries in our WEEK #9 WEEKLY CHALLENGE GALLERY!

Week #9 Weekly Challenge

Welcome to Week #9's Weekly Challenge! We all love to find a trend that NEVER goes out of style, right? One timeless scrapbooking design element is to add LIFE to your page. Adding a flower, a tree branch, or even a little birdie can give your layout a new freshness!

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout with some sort of living element included somewhere on the page. Upload your layout here --->>> WEEK #9 CHALLENGE FOLDER. All layouts must be uploaded to Week #9 Challenge Folder by 9:00 a.m. CST on Monday, March 8th, to be eligible for the prize.

Below are a few examples from our Baristas:

Lan


Jenny

Brenda


THE PRIZE: To go along with this week's theme of life, we've got a prize that includes KI's Flower line. This goodie package is sure to brighten your day! So what are you waiting for .... get to scrapbooking!


CHALLENGE RULES:There are only 2 rules if you want to enter a weekly challenge:
1.) Your submission has to be a new layout created for this challenge. :) You're on your honor here, but the idea of a Weekly Challenge is to finish new layouts and not simply upload old layouts. :) (Your actual layouts can be done in any size - 12x12, 8.5x11, 8x8... whichever size you scrapbook in!
2.) Please only submit one time for each weekly challenge! (You will need to be registered on our message board to upload your layout to the Challenge Folder gallery. Registration just requires that we confirm your e-mail address so we know you're not a spammer. :)

Week #8 Weekly Challenge Winner!

Congratulations to Susan. Random integer chose your entry as our winning entry this week! Please e-mail me at admin@scrap-room.com with your real-life name and address, and we'll get your prize ready to go. :) Check out all of this week's Challenge Entries in our WEEK #8 WEEKLY CHALLENGE GALLERY!