Monday, October 26, 2009

Week #43 Weekly Challenge!

Mixed fonts on a layout add interest and depth. Your challenge this week is to MIX IT UP typographically!

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout that uses more than one font in your title. And, if you're really daring... take it one step further and use more than one font within a single word!

Upload your layout to the following folder by 9:00 a.m. CST on Monday, November 2nd to be entered into the drawing: WEEK #43 CHALLENGE FOLDER

Here is an example of a layout created by Brenda Carpenter for our September Idea Gallery. Brenda used two different fonts in her title, which adds a lot of interest to the page.


THE PRIZE: (2) WINNERS THIS WEEK! We've got (2) Halloween Scrappin' Packs to give away this week, featuring 18 sheets of 8"x 8" Making Memories Halloween Paper, a full pack of (3) Pink Paislee Twilight Canvas Tags, and (2) Jenni Bowlin Halloween Bingo Cards!


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!

Week #41 & Week #42 Winners!

Congratulations to our Weekly Challenge Winners for Weeks #41 & #42. Our October Sketch Challenge was our Week #41 Challenge, and we kept that one open for (2) weeks this month! Random integer chose ellndscp as the winner of a Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly Scrappin' Pack! Below is her layout using our October Sketch.


Random integer chose Deanna 13 as the winner of our Week #42 Challenge and will receive a Cosmo Cricket 12x12 Boyfriend/Earth Love Paper Pad! Below is her layout using wallet photos.


If you are a winner, please e-mail me at admin@scrap-room.com to let me know your real life name. We'll get your prizes ready to go!

Tammy

Monday, October 19, 2009

Week #42 Weekly Challenge

Due to some changes and a few technical issues that have occurred as we have migrated servers over the past couple of weeks, our online newsletter was delayed by a few days. Since we highlighted our monthly Sketch Challenge in the newsletter, we will be leaving the challenge from week #41 (October's Monthly Sketch) open for participation this week as well. We've got a new challenge for Week #42 below, but we will also be accepting entries in the Week #41 Sketch Challenge gallery throughout this week. If you are looking for the October Sketch Challenge, please refer to the Week #41 post below. :)

Week #42 Weekly Challenge:
Wallet-sized photos are all the rage! These smaller 2.5"x 3.5" size photos can be printed from most home printers on standard 4"x 6" printer paper, making them easy to acquire and economical (2 photos will fit on one 4"x 6" photo sheet). And, the smaller size makes them the perfect size to use as accent photos on any layout.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout that contains at least (2) wallet-sized photos.

Upload your layout to the following folder by 9:00 a.m. CST on Monday, October 26th to be entered into the drawing: WEEK #42 CHALLENGE FOLDER

Here is an example of a layout created by Brenda Carpenter for our October Idea Gallery. Brenda used several wallet-sized photos to accent the focal point photo and to further illustrate her story.


THE PRIZE: Third time's a charm! WE'VE GOT ONE MORE 12X12 DOUBLE DECK PAPER PAD FROM COSMO CRICKET (48 sheets of Patterned Paper from the brand new Boyfriend and Earth Love paper lines.) Here's your last chance to win this great pack of patterned papers!!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Week #41 Weekly Challenge!

Welcome to Week #41's Challenge! This week's challenge will highlight our October Sketch, created exclusively for TSR by Julie Bonner. (See challenge rules below.)

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Create a layout based on the following sketch:


Upload your layout to the following folder by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 19th to be entered into the drawing: WEEK #41 CHALLENGE FOLDER

Here are a few layouts from The ScrapRoom's Barista Team inspired by Julie's sketch:
By Brenda Carpenter:


By Deb Wisinski:


By Lan Amphone;


By Jenny Moore:


By Shawnna Samples:


THE PRIZE: A HOLIDAY SCRAP PACK FEATURING COSMO CRICKET'S BRAND NEW JOLLY BY GOLLY COLLECTION! (This scrap pack includes the following items: (6) sheets Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly 2-sided Patterned Papers, (1) sheet Jolly by Golly Stickers, (1) pkg. Making Memories Paper Snowflakes w/Crystal Brads, and (1) pkg. Prima Essentials Coordinating Flowers (matches this paper line perfectly!)


CHALLENGE RULES:
There are only 2 rules if you want to enter into the drawing for this week's prize:
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.) You have to upload a photo of your completed page in our super-special Weekly Blog Challenge Folder by 9:00 a.m. CST the following Monday. The link to this week's challenge is provided below. (Only one entry per person please.)

Week #40 Winner!

Random.org helped us choose a winner. Congratulations to "sunshinescrap"! You are our Week #40 Challenge winner. Here is "sunshinescrap's" Birthday page!


Please e-mail us at admin@scrap-room.com with your real-life name and address, and we'll get your prize ready to send out.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Week #40 Challenge

Welcome to Week #40's Challenge - our first official challenge involving you creating a scrapbook page! You're going to feel so good about yourself after you've completed this challenge! (You do NOT have to be a member of The ScrapRoom to participate in our Weekly Challenges. These challenges are for everyone who wants to play!)

There are only 2 rules if you want to enter into the drawing for this week's prize:
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.) You have to upload a photo of your completed page in our super-special Weekly Blog Challenge Folder by 9:00 a.m. CST the following Monday. The link to this week's challenge is provided below.


THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: In honor of The ScrapRoom's 5th Birthday, dig through your photos and complete a layout with a "Birthday" Theme. (You know you've got stacks of unscrapped birthday photos, so grab a few and get one more birthday documented in your scrapbooks this week!)

Upload your layout to the following folder by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12th to be entered into the drawing: WEEK #40 CHALLENGE FOLDER

THE PRIZE: (Ooh La La... I've got one more for this week!) A 12"x12" Double Deck Paper Pad from Cosmo Cricket, the Patterned Paper Collections of Boyfriend and Earth Love. (48 sheets)

Week #39 Winner!

Last week's winner is Pamelamma! Congratulations! We'll be sending out your Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad this week!

Here is what inspires Pamelamma:
1.) What inspires you?
My children and my husband combined with fun materials, cool sketches, and all the talent of my online friends.
2.) Which scrapbooking manufacturer is your favorite?
Crate Paper and My Minds Eye
3.) Which scrapbooking products do you LOVE to use on a layout?
American Crafts Thickers (foam are my fav)

Thank you to all who participated! Join us for the Week #40 Challenge!

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Week #39 Challenge

We've got a whole new look and direction for The ScrapRoom's Blog! Since October 2004, our mission at The ScrapRoom has always been to inspire scrapbookers to "...Get More Pages Done!", and we're taking it to the next level here, on our brand new WEEKLY CHALLENGE BLOG! Every Monday morning, I will issue a weekly scrapbooking challenge here on the blog. Participants will have one week to complete that week's challenge and to upload their entry into the weekly Blog Challenge Gallery (easy links will be provided). We will be giving away a PRIZE each and every week, so get yourself ready for some seriously fun scrappin'!

Since we're starting our Weekly Challenge Blog in the middle of the week - to help us kick off our 5-Year Big Birthday Bash on October 1st, we're going to start with a super-easy challenge for this week - just a quick post and you'll be entered into the drawing for the prize!


THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Post a comment telling me a few things about you as a scrapbooker:

1.) What inspires you?
2.) Which scrapbooking manufacturer is your favorite?
3.) Which scrapbooking products do you LOVE to use on a layout?

THE PRIZE: A 12"x12" Double Deck Paper Pad from Cosmo Cricket, the Patterned Paper Collections of Boyfriend and Earth Love. (48 sheets) (I LOVE both of these paper lines!)





















The deadline to post your comment is midnight on Sunday, October 4th. We'll announce the winner on Monday!