Scrap Challenge- Squares

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)

This week's challenge!!this week, you can blame my 4 year old daughter. i asked what her favorite shape was.... at this moment, it's a square. Soooo.... 
how many squares can you use on a page? wink emoticon
finish the challenge and then post a pic!!!! 
this is an easy one!!!! i should see looooooooots of photos wink emoticon
( last week her favorite shape was a star, so i thought it would be a little harder of a challenge....oh well ;))

My response?
started with a 12x12 project life pocket page.... and i thought i was going to be cutting lots of squares. NOPE! they were mostly rectangles... oops!
here's a square photo with a square mat!!!
Since i have lots of photos of this trip, i also made a standard 12x12 page spread and made sure there were more squares! ;)

Scrap Challenge- BIG events

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)

This week's challenge!

if you're like me, when it comes to scrapping...you would rather complete a few small things rather than tackle a big event. i dont think i've finished a "Christmas morning" scrap page in 6 years!!!
lets fix that.
this weeks challenge is to dive into a big event. if you are not able to scrap it, make some sort of progress. scrap PART of it, organize photos of your event, pick out papers and make a kit, break down that "Christmas 2010" into smaller piles to make into pages {christmas eve, morning, santa,).etc.

this is for any event that just seems overwhelming with photos, memorabilia, etc.: birthdays, weddings, holidays,vacation, sport tournament, new baby/pet, etc.

remember to post pics, even if its just progress in organizing piles into other piles....wink emoticon
we can do it! baby steps;);)

My Response.... 

Easter.....

a camping trip done!!! 5 pages.... and what a weight lifted with that one done!!!!

Scrap Challenge- Old, New, borrowed, blue

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)
This week's challenge!!!!

going through all of my disaster (aka my craft area) i realized i have 2 weddings to scrapbook that my family stood up in.... meaning biiiig piles of pics .yikes.
soooo..the challenge is to create with ....something old, something new, something borrowed and/or something blue;)

dont forget to post pics;)

My response? 

ive had this "superhero" file for a looooong time ( OLD!) , and finally cut it ! {NEW CUTS!) i am using for pics that are 2 years old (OLD). the "bam" file i just purchased last week (NEW!)...and there is blue in there (BLUE!)!!

so close to having all of them... nothing borrowed this time around ;) wink emoticon 

Scrap Challenge- ALMOST done pages

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)

i am in the process of organizing all of my scrapbook pages/kits/ junks.... ( OH MY! )... and i came across SO MANY unfinished pages/kits- like i need to spend 10 more min on it and it would be done. whyyyyyyyy didnt i just finish it? i dunno... anywho...
this weeks challenge is to FINISH SOMETHING! grab one of those old "almost done" projects and.... (gasp!) finish it!
i know i cant be alone in this wink emoticon

finish it, post a pic, and then eat a cookie b/c you finished something and it can be crossed off your "to-do" list wink emoticon go us!


My response to the challenge:

before...

and after.....

yup... i have ONE picture to glue on!!!!!!! Again, WHYYYY didnt i finish that a long time ago?? Oh well, it's done now!

Another one-- all i had to do was copy the program on top vellum paper and then attach some flowers

Scrap Challenge- Pinned Sketches

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)

This week's challenge.... 

i heart pinterest.... except.... i always pin, and then never go back to actually DO them... sooo.. lets change that!
use this sketch as an inspiration- there are lots of options!

http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/content_downloads/CK_March-April_2011_Bonus_Sketches_PDF.pdf

dont forget to snap a photo and show us some progress!



My response to the challenge:
challenge accepted!! i used sketch #4 as my inspiration:)

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Scrap Challenge.. No cutting machines!

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: 

since my silhouette decided to STOP WORKING today  this week's challenge is to create something WITHOUT the use of a cricut or silhouette or the like. let's go back a few years in time when we had to use non-electrical scrap equipment ( feels like the stone age, right???).
show me what 'cha got! we can do it!

since i didnt have my cutters, i decided to work on organizing!
my project this week is organization. i am going through and finally putting pages in albums, finding out what i am missing. i started with 2011....im through September! i have a few pics to print, a few pages to do, a few to finish... but oh my word does it feel good to have a plan!!!!!!

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Scrap Challenge.. .LOVE/valentines

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)

this week's challenge:
SOMETHING LOVE/VALENTINE INSPIRED
hearts, red and pink, v-day, wedding, etc.
can be a card, page, or even a part to a project! whatever!

dont forget to post photos!!!

Once again, i worked on a part of a project--- and oooooooh do i love paper! :)
i made this out of vellum, papers/ cardstock. 

Scrap Challenge... Orange!

Every week i am posting a new challenge. let's get out of our scrapbooking "go-to-box".  Let's do less pinning and dreaming..... actually MAKE something.   even a little part of a project is better than nothing ;)


CRAFT CHALLENGE!!! 
*****make something where the main color is ORANGE*****
this can be a scrap page, a card, or even just a part of a project ( lets be honest, sometimes working on a part of something takes a lot of effort wink emoticon )
if you choose to accept the challenge... make sure you post pictures so we can all "oooooh" and "ahhhh". 
new challenge next week !


My orange project was this cricut cut! 
i am in a swap group where i send 10 of the same items to a hostess, and then get 10 different items back... since i was working on a "music" theme, i decided to use Orange in my swap!



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In a scrapbooking rut? join in my scrapbook challenge!

I know i cannot be alone in this "struggle" !!! i get into a scrap-rut.... i make the same kinda layouts for multiple pages in a row, use the same colors, etc. i rarely go outside of my "box"
Anyone want to join me in a weekly challenge? Each Monday i am going to create/post a challenge -- complete the challenge and then post photos!  if we held each other accountable, then we should be able to go outside of out box and (GASP!) craft! 

these can be applied to scrap pages, cards, crafts, or whatever you want.... just as long as we are crafting, then we are getting somewhere, right??? 
who's in????

I started this scrap challenge on my local FB scrapbook group, so i decided to duplicate it here for a broader audience.  In order to catch up my blog to my challenges, you will see a few posts tonight with my challenges. :)

Happy scrapping!!!