3 days to go..

then we'll announce all the winners from our forums, facebook and blog contests this month!

We had another follower join us, so now we only need 16 more...can we do it??? That's aprox 6 per day...I have faith!!!

Happy Scrappin'

Just 17 More..........anyone??

We all know people, who know people..who scrapbook...SEND THEM HERE...GIVE THEM THIS LINK...we only have a little over 4 days to get 17 more fans here...we want 100 fans by January 31st!!!!

I have faith in all of you ;)

Happy Scrappin'

Don't forget the HUGE kit promotion!!!

You also have just 7 more days to take advantage of the kit promotion.

Sign up for 6 months and get your 7th month free!!!

This is for either the scrapbook kit OR the card kit

http://www.scraptures.ca/store

Don't miss out!

On the home stretch!!!!!!!

So our HUGE online crop is now over, but you all still have until the end of the month to leave links to your projects to be eligible for the prizes offered here.

We also have 7 days to get 17 more followers...can we do it??? Tell your friends to check us out. If they decide to follow us because you told them to, you'll get two entries into the prize draw at the end of the month!

Stay tuned February 1st for a list of all our winners, from Facebook (did you like us on Facebook? it's another chance at a prize) to the blog hop to the forum prizes..

Hope you have a scrappy day!!

Last Day For The Blog Hop

So if you haven't already hopped, you better get to it!!

There is lots of inspiration to be seen on all the blogs listed, and a chance to win a prize is an even better reason to check it out!!

We only need 18 more followers by the 31st...can we do it? Tell all your scrappy friends to come and check us out!!

Thanks Fans :)

Birthday Blog Hop..Happening NOW!!

WELCOME

To

Scrap~tures First Birthday Blog hop :-)

We have a great lineup of inspiration from our fabulous team and members!

To take part all you have to do is visit each of the blogs in the order given!

We have no doubt that you’ll be inspired by the different projects on each blog.

Leave a comment on all nine blogs, and then return here {Scrap~tures blog}

Post a message letting us you have completed the blog hop and your name will be put into a draw for a prize!

Here’s how you can get MORE entries in the drawing.

Leave a comment (with a link) to let us know you have done any of the following:
** 2 for posting a link advertising the hop (blog/Facebook)
** 3 for adding a link to Scrap~tures Scrapbooking in your blog sidebar (new posts only)
**4 for becoming a new follower of our blog
** 5 for joining our forums and introducing yourself (new members only)

The blog hop will run from January 21st until January 23 2010

Prize drawings will be done on February 1st and announced here on the blog along with all the others winners for this month.

Be sure to check back!

Oh, along the way you may also have chances to win prizes from the individual blog owners, so read each blog post carefully!!

Here is the order for the hop in case you get lost along the way!

JennS

Wendance

DoubleL

Kelly

Wally

Elcrafty

Denise

Chelle

Sammysgirl

Thanks for participating, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did :-)

Birthday Crop - PRE CROP Challenge

Since we've given you a few days to catch your breath, we thought we'd start back up again This is your pre-crop challenge...just to get you warmed up for the crop this weekend

The 'modern' gift for a 20th Anniversary is PLATINUM. Platinum is very similar to silver in looks. I have used Creative Sketches sketch # 20 for my layout. I have also used quite a few 'platinum' embellishments. In total, I have 45 on my layout as well as the ribbon and 'platinum' stickles on the blossoms.

I want to see you do a layout or card using this sketch and using a minimum of 20 platinum embellishments on your project!!

Can't wait to see what you create!

Have fun!

Still need 26 more followers!!

We are halfway through the month and we still need 26 more followers to get to 100!!!

Tell your friends to come check us out and follow us, you just might win the prize!! While your at it, tell them to also 'LIKE' us on Facebook!!!

Mark your calendars...we are having an online crop starting January 21st until the 23rd! We have lots of amazing challenges and games planned..it's going to be loads of fun!!

We are also having a blog hope running those days as well...so be sure to check back here so you can be involved as well!

Happy Scrappin'

Time for a bit of a breather!!

Today's challenges are the last for a few days (until the 20th to be exact) where we will start up again for our ONLINE CROP next weekend! We wanted to give you all a few days to get caught up on any of the challenges you were interested in doing (although we'd love if you would do them all ;) )

Next weekend is our online crop and BLOG HOP so make sure you mark it on your calendars...you won't want to miss out!

January 15th Challenge & Tutorial

This is the last challenge until the 20th so we thought we'd give you both a challenge and a tutorial since you'll have a few days to catch up!

The 15th anniversary is celebrated with crystal!

When I relate crystal to scrapping I automatically think of gem flourishes!

This challenge is simple, just add some simple bling to your project such as Dot has done here with her layout. It's a simple layout done with just a touch of pizzazz using the crystal flourish.

This tutorial is brought to you by Kristine!!!!

I call them Twine Curlies you can call them whatever you wish!

very simple to make and add so much "cuteness" to any card or layout
you need :

a pencil, chop stick or I use my Basic Grey File
a button
about 8 inches or so of twine
hairspray
hairdryer or heat gun (i have never used a heat gun on this)

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simply tie a knot with your twine on your button or embellishment
curl your twine on your chop stick, your file or anything thin and round
- the tighter, the better
spray with hairspray
then dry with your hairdryer - let sit for a minute or two and slowly slide off your tool

It's really easy ... remember to have fun with it..
and i'd love to see a layout or card using this technique ;-)

Don't forget to leave us a link so we can she your projects!!

'FABULOUS FRIDAY JANUARY 14TH CHALLENGE

Todays challenge has two parts, the anniversary gift and the fabulous friday sketch.

The anniversary gift for the 14th is ivory or gold jewlery.

The fabulous friday sketch was created by Guest ST DoubleL (Laura-Lee), her very first attempt at such a thing.

For this weeks challenge create a card based on this sketch using ivory or gold jewlery. Have fun, lets see what your creative minds do with this challenge.

This is Laura-Lee beautiful example using the January Card Kit!

Don't forget to leave us a link to where we can see your creation!

Happy Scrappin'

PRIZES!!!!!!!

Check out these prizes!!!

IMPORTANT---> THESE PRIZES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING THROUGH OUR FORUMS

This is the BIG Prize

The grand prize consists of a full January 2011 scrapbook kit, a Scor-Buddy, a copy of the winter issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today and THREE MONTHS WORTH OF SCRAP~TURES KITS!!!

This is SECOND prize

The second prize consists of the December 2010 card kit (Unity Stamp Co. Birthday Chic/Fancy Pants It's Your Day), a SACT/PageMaps 2011 Sketch Calendar, a copy of SACT winter issue and TWO MONTHS WORTH OF SCRAP~TURES KITS!!!

And last but not least, this is the third prize,

YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF OUR FORUMS AND PARTICIPATE IN THOSE FORUMS, AND COMPLETE THE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE PRIZES.

January 13th Challenge

Lace textiles and furs are used to celebrate the 13th anniversary.

When I saw this totally unique card created by forum member Dorrie, I was instantly inspired to post this challenge!
My challenge to you is to use ribbon, or any other kind of fabric to create something unique on your project. Such as Dorrie did here with the lacy ribbon and created the wonderful skirt. How cool is that?

Have fun!

Don't forget to leave us a link to our project to be eligible for the prize!

January 12th Challenge!

Today's Challenge is brought to you by Me :)

For a 12th anniversary, the chart says silk pearls and coloured gems...so of course that's exactly what I want to see on your projects. I also want you to use the sketch provided, which is #12 at Creative Scrappers~!!

I used pearl I-Rock gems around my frame and of course the coloured gems in the swirls.

Have fun!!

Don't forget to leave us a link to your creations!

January 11th Challenge

Today's challenge is brought to you by Kristine!

The anniversary calendar indicates the 11th anniversary to have Fashion Accessories!
this is a project i created and it's perfect for an accessory!
This bag I created a few weeks ago as I participated in a class hosted by Donna Downey.
It is quite simple and SOOO Much fun. It's very messy but once you are finished ... it's a great project to have for yourself or give as a gift.

I added acrylic paint watered down, a little glimmer mist on the entire project-- in a turquoise green color,
lots of prima flowers, bling and voila! A new tote bag...

The adhesive i used for my flowers and leaves are fabric glue
and the bling is already self adhesive.
it's a project that i haven't taken outside yet to see if the color would fade or even drip and create a nice big mess... but i do love it as a display
and plan on creating another soon..

i think it's too cute to use ... so i have it hanging in my scrap room!
it's pretty large at about 12" wide and 14" high

Don't forget to leave us a link to where we can so your fabulous creations!

January Kit Reveal!!!!!!!!!

The January Scrapbook kit is by

Glitz Designs- Hoopla

The contents of this kit are as follows:

12 x 12 sheet each of Glitz Designs Hoopla Cake, Polka, Floral, Zebra, Pipework & Frames
2 sheets each of Bazzill Glitz, Grannysmith and Raven

1 KI Memories Black Inkjet Calendar Die Cut

1 each of Glitz Designs Hoopla Rub-ons, Cake stamp & Whatnots

The Deluxe Add On's include:

1 American Crafts Dear Lizzy Fancy Thickers

1 Prima Black Swirl LAce Say It With Pearls

1 Tattered Angles Emerald Glimmer Glaze

1 yrd of Prima Aqua Sweet Taffy Flowers

This beautiful layout was created by Kristine, our guest ST member

Kristine's January 10th KIT CHALLENGE is

Are you the type that loves to spray your pages with paint, glimmer mist, or india ink?
Well.. today my challenge for you is to use it! ;-)
Yup... instead of spraying with the bottle... use something else such as a toothbrush, a paint brush the end of your sprayer... anything other than just a simple spray!

For my layout... instead of spraying glimmer mist on my page.. i took out the spray nozzle
and flicked my " let's call it a straw " cause i'm at a blank right now...
so by flicking my straw it created this paint splat on my page..
I also did this with the Glimmer Glaze that is included in this month's kit.. SO MUCH FUN!

this was my first time using Glaze and I LOVE IT! Seriously..
i found that it didn't go thru my paper like glimmer mist does, and it also gave me more of a clump than a spray... and it's shinny! LOVE IT!! ;-) I'll have to add some of this to my stash me thinks!!

In this layout.. called Everyday - you can see the pale glimmer mist... and then the darker one is the Glimmer Glaze.
see the difference?

so.. have fun and make a mess ;-)

This gorgeous layout was made by our ST member Kelly..

Kelly's January 10th KIT CHALLENGE is

Ladies.... let's get serious now... have you LOOKED at this kit? Have you SEEN all the yummy papers? From the reveal (which you will have to sign into our gallery to see the rest of ) you may have noted that I used several on almost every page I did. I couldn't help myself! My challenge to you is to use more than THREE of the patterned papers on a layout. Three or more will earn you one entry into the prize... but wait, there's more!

I also love to sew! If you put some stitching on your layout (note: the stitched die cut in your kit is inspiration but doesn't count as your stitching) whether it's machine, doodled or hand stitching - you will earn a second entry! Yes, two entries for the price of one layout or card!

Let's see what you've got! Happy Scrapping!

The January Card Kit is by

Pink Paislee Sweetness/Unity Stamp Co.-

Sending My Love

The contents of this kit are as follows:

1 - 12 x 12 sheet each of Bazzill Arroyo, Petal Soft, Sunflower & Bonbon

1 Unity Stamp Co Sending My Love Stamp Set

1 Unity Stamp Company Becoming Butterfly Stamp

1 sheet each of Pink Paislee Sweetness Love Blooms, Pretty Lace, Love Letters & Picture Perfect

1 Prima Tulip Clemintine Vine Ribbon

1 Tsukineko Coffee Bean Brilliance Dew Drop Ink

1 Marth Stewart Crafts Glass Beads

1 yrd each of Maya Road Pink Crushed Velvet & Prima White Lace Ribbon

1 Design Adhesives pkg - Butterflies

This beautiful card was made by Laura-Lee(DoubleL) our guest ST this month


Laura-Lee's January 10th KIT CHALLENGE is

The 10th anniversary gift is tin or diamonds. For this kit challenge I created a card with scraps and diamonds!

The January card kit has such beautiful pattern papers and matching embellishments you will want to create as many unique cards as you can with it. I made 8 cards and when I was left with only scraps I knew I could still do something with them. The pattern papers are all so unique and pretty so when you get to the end you can whip up another card with your scraps!

With all those gorgeous little pieces from the kit papers I took my Martha Stewart butterfly punch and punched out several butterflies then added a diamond on each butterfly. Easy peasy and a very simple design....lift if you wish! Bling is a girls best friend just like diamonds.

For this kit challenge use diamonds with your January card kit!

These creations are absolutely stunning, but there is much more to be seen.

If you aren't a member of our gallery, you really must become one to see what else these ladies have done with these kits!

January 9th Challenge

The 9th anniversary should be celebrated with pottery or leather.

When I relate leather to scrapbooking, there is so much you can use to create the leather look on your projects. One of the best ways is to use grunge board! You can distress it, paint it, sand it, whatever you choose, the outcome is always fantastic! Grunge board adds wonderful texture to your projects.

My challenge to you is to use grunge board on your project and dirty it up however you wish to come up with that fabulous leather look.

Wally created this gorgeous layout using grunge board letters sprayed with spritz spray.

Don't forget to leave us a link to your own project!

January 8th Challenge

Today's Challenge is brought to you by Guest ST member-DoubleL

The anniversay gift for the 8th is linen and lace. Today's challenge is to use linen or lace on a card, very simple. If you received your kit already there is some beautiful lace ribbon it there, so pretty.

This card was created using the packaging from Prima flowers, it's a perfect image of lace so I cut the top off and used it on top of some cardstock and added a very simple happy birthday. The flower fills the void on the lace image perfectly.

Lets see what you can come up with!

Leave us a comment with a link to your project to be eligible for the draw!!

January 7th Challenge

As you all know, Kristine Davidson from http://www.creativescrappers.blogspot.com/ is one of our guests this month. She has given us this challenge....


The Table of Traditional and Modern Anniversary Gifts indicates that the 7th Anniversary could be a Desk Set or Wool and Copper. I selected the option of a Desk Set! I love stationary items
and a calendar to start off 2011 was perfect!!!

I've added the instructions in a PDF format for you to download as you wish and use it to create your own desktop calendar
It's easy and takes about 30-45 minutes or less ;-)

Please make sure you share your projects with us ... I'd love to see them!

Click here to download the calendar instructions.

Click here to download the calendar print out.

Don't forget to leave us a link to your project!

January 6th Challenge

The gift for the 6th anniversary is wood.

This project challenge uses wood as it's starting point and if you are stuck then you could try a layout or card using other wood pieces such as popsicle stickes and toothpicks. You could also use pattern paper that looks like wood (October Afternoon) or make a tree or branch from pattern paper.

For this project I bought a shadow box frame from Dollarama (gotta love that place) and then painted it white with craft paint. I cut pattern paper from BoBunny's last years winter release and covered the frame. I printed a black and white photo of my kids at Christmas time and used more pattern papers to create the snowflakes (marvy punch) I also use the Avon acrylic snowflakes and the really pretty blue snow flakes are from my secret santa gift from Chelle (love those btw Chelle!)

Have fun with wood!

(This project was created by Scrap~tures Guest Team member DoubleL)

Another Chance at a prize

Since it's our anniversary this month, on to'p of wanting to get to 250 facebook fans, we'd love to get over 100 followers here as well. Tell all your friends, and if you are a new follower, post in this thread as well as post who sent you and at the end of the month I'll draw for another prize!!

Don't forget to 'like' us on Facebook!!!

There is never an easier way to win prizes!!

January 5th Challenge

The chart says that the 5th anniversary should be celebrated with wood or silverware.

I don't know about you but I just love to use metalics on my scrappy projects! I found this beautiful tag created by Jenn S in the gallery that I thought you could use for inspiration. You can use it to inspire you however you wish, whether you choose to create a tag, a card, is up to you so long as you use lots of silver!! Buttons, ribbon, gems, whatever you choose is up to you! Have fun!

Respond with a link to your project so you don't miss out on the prizes!!

January 4th Challenge

The Fourth anniversary is celebrated by Linen(silk) or electrical appliances
Four is my favourite number so I got thinking about what is my favourite appliance and of course it is my Keurig.It is one of the best inventions in the world, with a few simple steps I have fresh hot coffee, tea, hot chocolate, hot apple cider and of course even ice tea WOW. I also picked a sketch from Creative Scrappers.Not because of the number it is but because there are 4 little pictures in keeping with the number 4,
My Challenge to you is to create a layout with using your favourite appliance and there has to be a spot where there is a collection of 4 photos..

Once you have completed this challenge, comment with a link below to be eligible for the contest.

January 3rd Challenge

Number 3 (3rd anniversary) is suggested to be celebrated with leather, crystal or glass. Well in the scrapbooking world all the rage lately is with gem flourishes. I found this pretty card by glitterygirl in the gallery where she follows the really pretty mirror butterfly with a crystal/gem flourish...

So my challenge to you is to use a gem flourish on your project!

To be eligible for the draw at the end of the month, you must complete these challenges, then upload a link to Mr. Linky so I can see your completed project.

thanks and have fun!!

January 2nd Challenge

For the second anniversary they say gifts should be cotton or china.

"Cotton- Clothing is an evident choice for this anniversary. Either buy your spouse something beautiful to wear, or surprise them by dressing yourself up for a night out. "

So when I think of cotton (maybe it's just the time of year) but I think of Santa's hat! All that pure white fluffiness. Since Santa only dresses himself up in his fluffy hat once a year, I would like to see a layout created with either Santa himself, or someone in a Santa hat!

Have fun!

Add your link to Mr. Linky below to be eligible for the draw!!

January 1st Challenge!

BLOG PARTICIPATION-->Since we know some people just don't want to be a part of a forum, we don't want you left out! I will post the challenges here for you to do. Add your name to Mr. Linky below and at the end of the month I'll put everyone's name into a draw for a prize. I'll post a pic of the prize in the next few days!

FACEBOOK CONTEST--> We are also hoping to get over 100 'fans' on our facebook page. If you aren't already a fan, please head over and become one, and tell all your friends. Once you've done that, post on the wall that you are a new fan of Scrap~tures and or tell us who sent you over to become a fan, and at the end of the month I'll draw a name from all those who commented for another fabulous prize!

Since the 1st anniversary gift suggestion is paper or clock, I thought it would be fun to do something centered around time for this challenge. I found this layout in the gallery which was created by Nannyscraps. I love her use of the clock and especially the tittle, "One Moment In Time" So my challenge for you is to create a layout with that title!

Here is Nannyscrap's beautiful layout...