Tuesday 15 October 2013

MORE Guest Design Team Inspiration from the Donna Salazar Design Team!





Hello again! We have another Guest Design Team to join us for the October challenge
 & they are none other than the Donna Salazar Design Team, who are our main sponsor
 this month. They have created gorgeous layouts inspired by our current mood board 
& sketch, featuring awesome products designed by Donna Salazar. 








DSD :- 
GCD Studios: "Family Jeans" and "Fun & Funky" Patterned Papers,
"Fun & Funky" Chipboard Alphas, Mix'd Media Stax 2
Clearsnap :- 
Mix'd Media Inx (Jasmine, Peaches, Denim, Peridot), Mix'd Media Inx Embossing
powder (Jasmine) Smooch Spritz (Sea Kiss, Cashmere), Glue Gloss, glitter,
 Emboss Gloss, Opalescent Clear Embossing powder
Want 2 Scrap :-
8x10 cardboard
Spellbinders Dies :-
Bitty Blossoms, Carnation Creations, Peony Creations,
Wonderful Wings Zutter: Distrezz-it-All


 

 Helena Johansson: http://willeasscrap.blogspot.com/


Papers :- 
GCD Studios: Donna Salazar - Natural Beauty collection - Nancy's Mushrooms & Wall Vines
GCD Studios: Donna Salazar - Family Jeans collection - Heirloom
GCD Studios: Donna Salazar - Fun & Funky collection - Fun Scallop
Chipboard :-
Want2Scrap: Donna Salazar - Swirls
GCD Studios: Donna Salazar - Natural Beauty collection - chipboard alpha
Stencil :-
Want2Scrap: Donna Salazar - Hearts
Ink and glitter:-
Mix'd Media Inx - Patina
Fairydust glitter - Sugar Shimmer




DSD Products used :-
GCD Studios Family Jeans Patterned Papers
GCD Studios Chipboard Alphas, Natural Beauty
Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx, Chiffon
Want 2 Scrap Canvas
Spellbinders Dies, Wonderful Wings



DSD papers used :-
GCD Studios ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Family Jeans, Family Eyelet A & B
GCD Studios ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Family Jeans, Houndstooth B
GCD Studios ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Natural Beauty, Soaring A
GCD Studios ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Natural Beauty, Blue Fence A
GCD Studios ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Natural Beauty, Twiggy A & B
Inks/Mists/Embossing :-
Clearsnap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Mix'd Media Inx - Jasmine, chiffon, Patina, Truffle
Clearsnap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder - Jasmine, Leather
Clearsnap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Sparrow, DriftwoodClearsnap ~ 
Clearsnap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Smooch Spritz, Sea Breeze
Clearsnap ~ Top Boss Embossing Powder, Clear
Dies/Embossing Folders :-
Spellbinders ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Grand Peony
Spellbinders ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Carnation Creations
Spellbinders ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Wonderful Wings
Spellbinders - M-Bossabilities, Flora
Stamps :-
Art Gone Wild ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Dear Sir
Stencils :-
Want2Scrap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Small Heart Stencil
Want2Scrap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Build Your Own Bling
Recollections ~ Adhesive Rhinestone Hearts
Bling :-
Want2Scrap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Nestabling, Wonderful Wings
Embellishments :-
Prima ~ Junkyard Findings - Industrial Lamps
Prima ~ Shabby Chic Treasures - Resin Corner and Window
Around the Block Flair ~ Big Metal Brads
Pink Frame - Stash
Tim Holtz ~ Tissue Tape
Darice ~ Washi - Newspaper Headline
Doily - Stash
Fabrics :-
Want2Scrap ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Canvas
Crushed Voile, Ivory

A huge thank you to Donna Salazar and her team for creating such BEAUTIFUL layouts for us!



Friday 11 October 2013

Guest Design Team Inspiration from 2 Crafty Chipboard!




Hello there Scrap Around The World fans!

Today we have some extra inspiration to share with you from one of
 our sponsors this month, 2 Crafty Chipboard, who are Guest Designing for us!!


They've created some beautiful layouts based on

 our current Mood Board & optional  sketch. 


Boy oh boy did they push the boat out for us or what?!

THANK YOU so much to the designers at 2 Crafty for 
creating such jaw-dropping creations for us here!!

Melinda Thompson {Australia}


I followed the sketch but instead of 2 photos I used some chipboard
 in place of 1 of the photos. I was inspired by the blues & pinks in the 
mood board as well as the flowers, doilies, bows, typewriter,
 chevron arrows in the cushion.




Sarah Groen {New Zealand}

I was inspired by the 'girlie' feel of the mood board & used 
similar colours as well as a doily photo mat, inspired by the 
doily vases - this was a great challenge to participate in!


Heather Jacob {Australia}

The images of the flowers , lacy vase & the shoes suggested a romantic 
 mood to me, which made me think of Paris!   The city of love, romance & art!!
 Beautiful  blooms, art, romance & of course the magnificent Eiffel Tower.





Lindy Gillespie {Australia}

I was inspired by the image of the shoes as I love everything
 pretty so I honed in on the pink & went for PRETTY!!




Felicity Wilson- {Australia}

I was totally inspired by the colours in the mood board & the patterns
 - big LOVE!  That was my starting point along with the sketch,
 which I flipped & came up with a page that I love!!




Nicole Doiron {Canada}

I turned the sketch clockwise to better align my single-photo layout.
 I was inspired by the pretty colours on the mood board, namely the pinks, 
yellows, whites & blues. The doily vases inspired me to use doilies as well 
as a lace doily punch. 





Chantal Vandenberg {Australia}

Inspiration came from the colour palette, doily vases & chevron design
 on the cushion.  The angle of the flower stems inspired my chipboard flourish
placement & the frame inspired me to frame one of my photos in gold,
 adding touches of luxe gold here & there too :)




 Elena Olinevich {Belarus}




 Keren Tamir {Canada}

As I'm a DT member for both 2 Crafty & Scrap Around The World I 
decided to create another layout this month for the 2 Crafty Feature!
 I was inspired by the blue hues, the chevron pattern & of course the flowers!!




And last but not least we have Di Garling's layout, seen previously in our September
 reveal post, as Di has joined our team here at Scrap Around The World too!

Di Garling {Australia}

I used the sketched but turned it on its side, the mood board was a great
 inspiration too. I used both the pink & aqua from the board as well as 
the flowers & the polka dots. The lace doily also inspired me to use the 
2 Crafty chipboard lace border too.


Please remember to leave some COMMENT LOVE for these talented ladies
 & don't forget to pop over to the 2 Crafty blog here for more inspiration!!


Monday 7 October 2013

September 2013 Wall of Fame!




***Click HERE to view our current challenge***

SEPTEMBER WINNER

1st - Zeneva Kovic - Australia

TOP 4 FEATURED

2nd - Marie Josee - Canada
3rd -Taniko - Ukraine
4th - Kalipssa - Belarus
5th - Sarah Groen - New Zealand

TOP 10 FINALISTS

Laetitia - France
Heather Jacob - Australia
Wiosanka - Poland
Sandie Edwards - Australia
Wilma Voermans - Switzerland


***Winner, Features & Finalists please feel free to right-click & save the Wall of Fame
 to add to your resume, as well as grabbing the correct badge from the sidebar
 to display on your own blog!***

Please support us by playing along with this month's mood board! {sketch optional}.
 


Posted by Alexandra Polyzou.




Sunday 6 October 2013

Our blog GLITCH has been repaired!




I have had several people alert me to the fact that the 'Older Posts' text at the bottom right 
of the blog, visible when scrolling down to the bottom of the posts, was not "clickable"
 therefore you couldn't access any older posts.  

I finally worked out what the problem was with that & got our fabulous blog designer
 to fix it up for us so now you can scroll down, click 'Older Posts' & find anything 
you are looking for, including the Challenge/Reveal post!

I have also added an image of the current challenge PLUS a link to it, right at the top 
of the sidebar, to make things even easier for you :)  Plus remember that you can
 always access whatever you want by using the SEARCH gadget & typing in what 
you are looking for, as well as the ARCHIVES down the right-hand sidebar. 

 These drop down for each month & make it VERY EASY to click into older posts.
Immediately below the archives you will see our LABELS - another way to find
what you are looking for quickly & easily :)

Look out for our Wall of Fame coming soon!!



Friday 4 October 2013

September 2013 Challenge 5 Winners, Features & Finalists!





Hi everyone!  Well last month's entries were INCREDIBLE!!  All 71 of them!!!  
Making our voting extremely difficult!  The votes are in now though & we have a
 very clear winner & 4 very definite features!!  Thereafter the 5 finalists were
 soooooo close & we had another 9 names that juuuuust missed out!!!  
I both love and hate the task of correlating the votes & it takes a LONG time!

Please do not be discouraged if you are not on our list - keep going & you will make 
it one day.  I played at challenges for a long time before I ever started getting
 acknowledged anywhere - it is tough when the talent around the world is so amazing!!


The winner of our September 2013 Challenge is ZENEVA KOVIC of Australia!
Congratulations Zeneva - your layout is an absolute WORK OF ART!!
You have won a HUMONGOUS pack of gorgeous chipboard from our VERY
generous sponsor - Wycinanka as well as a Guest Designer opportunity!!


Onto our Featured Artists!  


In 2nd Place we have Marie Josee of Canada with this GORGEOUS creation!!
You have won a beautiful paper collection from our long-term sponsor Studio 75 of Poland!




3rd Place goes to Taniko from Ukraine with a page that was a huge all-round hit with the Design Team!
You have won a pack of the latest chipboard from Scrapmatts - our faithful Australian sponsor!!




4th Place goes to Kalipssa from Belarus with a completely soulful page!
You win YOUR CHOICE of goodies from the Purple Pumpkin Online Store!!




5th Place goes to Sarah Groen of New Zealand for your wonderful page!!
You have won a $20 voucher from Jo in Wonderland - a lovely Etsy store
selling handmade jewellery!!


ALL WINNERS AND FEATURES TO PLEASE EMAIL ME at scrapaddict {at} telkomsa {dot} net, 
with YOUR NAME AND THE PRIZE YOU WON IN THE SUBJECT LINE
ie:- Zeneva Kovic - 1st prize - Wycinanka chipboard,
giving me your full postal address please.

Prizes to be claimed on or before the 15th of the month please.
Only the winner will receive a reply (to discuss your Guest Designer position) but please 
contact me if you have not received your prize within 6 weeks so I can look into it for you.

All our sponsors are honest & reliable but goods take their own sweet time to travel the world...


Now for our 5 finalists - in no particular order!

Just LOVE this wild & carefree style of scrapbooking!!




Heather Jacob of Australia with this fantastic page!




Wiosanka with this very funky layout!




Sandie Edwards of Australia with this exceptionally beautiful creation!



And Wilma Voermans of Switzerland with this absolutely darling contribution!!



Finally our RANDOM WINNER is Denise Price of USA!


Woohoo!!  So happy for you Denise!!! 
 You win a huge & lovely giveaway from Natalie May's HAPPYDAKS Etsy store!


Please leave some COMMENT LOVE for all our well-deserving winners 
& give yourself a big pat on the back too if you completed our August Mood Board, because
 the competition was seriously stiff this month!  The standard of work was DEFINITELY
 the best we have had out of all our challenges here so far!!


Time to get started on our October challenge ABOVE!!
Don't panic about the Linky Tool - it goes up this weekend :)



Tuesday 1 October 2013

October 2013 Challenge 6 - Fresh & Modern Mood Board from Jessy Christopher!





Welcome back to Scrap Around The World Challenge SIX,
hosted by Design Team member Jessy Christopher from Malaysia!

We had over 70 entries last month so we are looking forward to
another bumper month before the festive season kicks in!!


Last month we made some IMPORTANT RULE CHANGES 
so if you haven't checked them out yet please look HERE.


Feel free to interpret the mood board in any way you like, 
using one image, several of them, all of them or even just 
one aspect of an image, using ANY COLOURS!   Please
do let us know HOW YOU WERE INSPIRED!! 

For example:- You could use fresh, clean colours like white, pale blue, 
yellow, pink, mint green & gold.  Patterns such as florals/leafy foliage
 together with images of birds, flowers, chevrons & polka-dots! There
are elements of vintage mixed in with modern; doilies, airy lace designs,
pretty bows & clashing colours, shapes & prints.  Circles, checks,
stripes - this board is all about eclectic combinations!

There's an air of nostalgia mixed in with the uber-modern images too.
This could prompt you to scrap about different generations, life as it
was then & how it is now, or simply outdoor memories inspired by the
botanical prints.  This board evokes images of purity, beauty & 
femininity,with a touch of romance & homely peace & comfort.  

OPTIONAL SKETCH


To be eligible for judging:-

In your blog post:-

1)  Please share our mood board image.
{you may show the sketch image but ONLY IF YOU USE IT}

 2)  Please mention  that you are playing along at 
Scrap Around The World & LINK BACK to the current challenge.

{Please link to YOUR BLOG POST NOT your entire blog & please
 turn off word-verification if you would like some of our Design Team 
members to comment on your entry}.

3)  Please check our RULES OF PLAY HERE before entering.




Jessy Christopher {Malaysia}













Di Garling {Australia}




Riikka Kovasin {Finland}




Leonie Neal-Dawson {Australia}








Juraci Falcucci {Brazil}




Zanka {Zaneta Glowa} Sweden





Helen Tilbury {South Africa}





 Eila Sandberg {Sweden}




Gayle Price {Australia}




Keren Tamir {Canada}




Kim Ewins  {Australia}




Carla Marchee {Netherlands}
(Art Journal Page)


**This month we are offering SIX PRIZES - 
for the WINNER, 4 FEATURES & RANDOM PRIZE WINNER!**



*ALL OUR PRIZES INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING*

FIRST PRIZE
As well as a Guest Designer position in November the winner of this challenge wins
 this prize pack from Donna Salazar & Blue Gene Babyher daughter's Etsy Shop!






Donna fell in love with art AND her husband in high school!
 A lot has changed in the last 20+ years but these two loves remain the same.
 A mixed media artist at heart, Donna loves to experiment with “cross-crafting”.  
She loves to sew,knit, paint, and draw, but she especially loves paper crafting.
Donna sees the beauty that surrounds her in everyday life…
 from a dusty wood floor to a frilly piece of lace...you will see Donna
 blending contrasting elements together to create her“Girlie Grunge” look. 
Donna teaches technique heavy classes in stores, at large events & online
& you can view her web show “Tuesday Tutorials” for FREE every other Tuesday!
 If you go to her website (www.donnasalazar.com) you can see the product that
 will be used on her “Tuesday Tutorials” show so you can play along at home.
Donna has licensed product lines with 5 different companies:- 
Clearsnap, GCD Studios, Spellbinders, Want2Scrap and Zutter.
Visit the Girlie Grunge site for challenges, giveaways, tutorials, e-classes, etc HERE.
You can friend Donna on Facebook HERE & Twitter HERE
You can LIKE Donna Salazar Designs on Facebook HERE
 & the Distrezz-it-All Facebook page HERE
You can find her on Pinterest HERE & follow her on Instagram HERE
You can subscribe to her YouTube channel HERE  
{Gosh she must be ONE BUSY WOMAN!!}


2ND PRIZE
This selection of chipboard valued at $30 sponsored by 2 Crafty!




2 Crafty offers affordable & versatile laser cut chipboard products to the Australian and International Craft market. 2 Crafty’s products are manufactured in Australia & are suitable for scrapbooking, cardmaking, altered art, invitations & mixed media.

 With over 700 designs every area has been covered!   2 Crafty’s owner Vanessa stumbled upon a demonstration of a laser cutter at one of the Sydney craft fairs back in 2006 &, although her background was Human Resources & Payroll her creative mind recognised unlimited possibilities!  So began her journey into the world of craft wholesaling!!

 Vanessa provides the highest level of customer support & is happy to discuss personalized orders with customers via their local scrapbooking store.  2Crafty has a fabulous blog Facebook page that is updated weekly with projects created by its international Design Team.  Check out the 2 Crafty website for products available to wholesalers & ask your local store to order products for you that they may not already have in stock.



3RD PRIZE
A selection of chipboard to the value of $25 from Scrapmatts!


Australian Made Laser Cut Chipboard to compliment your scrapbook pages, cards & paper-crafting projects. Scrapmatts has a Ning site that showcases an amazing talented international design team who post daily on the blog there, a gallery, customer challenges & an online store. Come join in the fun here!

Below is just one example of some of the awesome products they stock HERE.




4TH PRIZE
YOUR CHOICE of products, to the value of $15 courtesy of Purple Pumpkin.

They stock a huge range of embellishments, washi tape, motex tape, etc in their online store HERE

Purple Pumpkin


Purple Pumpkin manufactures high-quality embellishments of a fun & funky nature!  They are Australian based & specialize in fabric buttons, handmade flowers,resin, twine & washi tape.  They have a great blog that is constantly active & they hold monthly challenges open to all, with Guest Designer positions up for grabs as well as awesome prizes of Purple Pumpkin loveliness! 

Below is just ONE EXAMPLE of the many products stocked in their online store.





5TH PRIZE
This lovely prize-pack sponsored by Design Team member Juraci Falcucci - thank you!





RANDOM PRIZE
3 packs of Prima flowers donated by our generous Design Team member, Eila Sandberg.



The deadline for this challenge is Thursday October 31st 2013

Let us know what you think of our Mood Board, Designer Reveal & our prizes!

If you would like to see more inspiration from our talented designers
 please click on their names {above their layouts} to get taken through
 to their blogs, to see close-up shots & more details!!

Thank you for supporting Scrap Around The World & Happy Scrapping!!!