Scrapbooking Blog Party: A Sketch Challenge

Greetings!  I am Rebecca Grinder, of the 2010 Design Team.  If you are just joining us, you will want to check out all the amazing details about this weekend’s party posted Friday morning.  The weekend is still young and there is much more inspiration to come!

Authors can have “writers block”.  Scrappers can have “creative blocks”.  Whether you are new to the hobby or you are a seasoned paper crafter, sketches are great tools to help guide you in designing a layout or card.

Here is my layout using the sketch above.  Featuring product by Echo Park’s For the Record Line, American Crafts Thickers, Making Memories Glitter Alpha Stickers, Fiskars Scalloped Lace Border Punch, Prima flower and rhinestones, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, pictures taken on my Android phone and edited using Photoshop and LightRoom.

A Life Interupted by Rebecca Grinder

Are you a card maker?  Check out my take on the sketch but in miniature!

Featuring Hero Arts stamps

Crafty Tip: What do you do with your scraps left over from your paper craft project?  Instead of throwing those scraps out, here are some resourceful tips!

1.  Right then and there make a card using left over scraps and embellishments.  Even simpler, use the same sketch you used on your layout for your card.  The design work is done for you! 

2.  Since all the scraps usually coordinate, I like to put together a bag with a few extra doo-dads and make mini page kits.  I usually send them to my Mom who lives out of state.  Do you have a friend you scrap with or who scraps but lives far away?  Give them a mini kit!  I bet they would love a random act of kindness.

3.  Gather your scraps together and give them to a scrapbooker in the making!  Instead of throwing away my 12x12 poly bags, I use them to hold scraps and bits for a friend of mine’s little girl.  She’s an artist in the making and loves to make cards!

So, are you up to taking on A Sketch Challenge?  If so, some lucky winner will enjoy this amazing My Mind's Eye Lush prize package!  Check out the details below!

LUSH – GREEN COLLECTION PRIZE PACKAGE

From My Minds Eye, 9 pattern papers – 4 of them with flocking!

3 chipboard alphabets- 1 of them with flocking!

1 rhinestone brad package

1 ribbon package

Retail value over $25.00

Join in the party this weekend by entering into this challenge’s giveaway! It is super easy to play along.

• All you need to do is take the Sketch Challenge! Create a layout or card using the above sketch.  Remember that a sketch helps a paper crafter work out the general design or composition of a layout.

• Upload your project to your blog, click on the title of the post, copy the URL, and paste it to the Mr. Linky below.

• Tell your blog readers that you have created your project for Craft Warehouse’s Blog Party and link it back to this post to encourage your friends to play!

• If you don’t have a blog, upload your project to Flickr. Photobucket, or another public online source. Copy the URL to your project, and add it to Mr. Linky below.

• Remember if you don’t want to upload a project, you can still  enter to win this photography giveaway. All you need to do is comment, become a follower of this blog, follow Craft Warehouse on Facebook, post about the party on Facebook, or Twitter. That is five chances to win!

• Upload your projects before midnight, Tuesday Pacific Standard Time. * Only those in the contiguous United States may enter to win.*

• The winning entries will be randomly picked by Random.org and then listed here, Wednesday, May 25th.



Scrapbooking Blog Party: Card Exchange

Hello again! I hope you are having as much fun as we are with all these challenges. Have you entered the scraplifting challenge I posted yesterday? I can’t wait to see who will win that beautiful prize package with over $60 of flowers. Remember to post by Tuesday Night 12:00pst.

If this is your first time checking in, my name is Elizabeth Wiederspohn. I am part of the 2010 Craft Warehouse Scrapbooking Design Team and I am loving every minute of it.

Another one of the things I love to do is to view other peoples work. So this is your next challenge.

Post a photo of one of the best cards you have ever made. (You might have to re-create one you already made if you were good and gave away the best card to the person it was intended for in the first place.)

I will start. I made my favorite card last week.



Papers by My Mind’s Eye, lettering stickers Jenni Bowlin and American Crafts, Ribbon May Arts, Sewing with the Sew Easy.

There is no prize for this challenge. This is just a great place to share your work. To share your work please follow these directions:
- When finished, upload your project to your blog, click on the title of the post, copy the URL, and paste it to the Mr. Linky below or upload to the Mr. Linky directly from your computer files. (If uploading directly from your files please make sure the file is no larger than 1mb)
- Tell your blog readers that you have created your project for Craft Warehouse’s Blog Party and link it back to this post to encourage your friends to submit!
- If you don’t have a blog, upload your project to Flickr. Photobucket, or another public online source. Copy the URL to your project, and add it to Mr. Linky below.
- Remember even though this challenge does not have a prize, you can still enter to win the other prizes. All you need to do is comment, become a follower of this blog, follow Craft Warehouse on Facebook and post about the party on Facebook, or Twitter.
- Don’t forget to upload your projects before midnight, Tuesday Pacific Standard Time.
- The winning entries, for the prize challenges, will be randomly picked by Random.org and then listed here, Wednesday, May 25th.

Have Fun! Make sure to check and see what other challenges are going on during our Blog Party!

Elizabeth Wiederspohn
See more of my work at Extraordinary Ordinary Lives

Scrapbooking Blog Party: Photography Challenge

Hello friends! I hope you are excited about this weekend's blog party and are ready to play along! I am Jennifer, a wife, mom, artist, and photographer. My husband and I have a small photography business, where we capture memories for others. I wanted to share some photography tips today, because, well… scrapbooking and photography go hand-in-hand. Don’t they?

When I am teaching other scrapbookers about photography, I ultimately ask them, “What is the story you are trying to tell?” When you look through the view finder of your camera, during that “moment” what do you want to capture forever?

I have to admit, I use to snap away hundreds of photos a day and then I was overwhelmed with what I was going to put into my album. Now, I think ahead. Yes, while I am actually looking through the lens I am already deciding what story I want to tell!

Let me show you an example of what I mean.

I actually planned a sisters evening photo shoot just for fun last summer. I have a wonderful friend who let us borrow her vintage gowns to take photos in. When I saw the below dress, I knew I wanted some kind of “Jane Austen” photo. Yes, I actually planned these pictures around a dress! ;) I know you do the same thing… you bought that dress for your little girl because it was just {too cute!} and it would make the best photos or match that paper you just bought! ;)

I want to show you the sequence of photos I took of my sister and a vintage copy of Pride and Prejudice. All the photos are lovely but I when it came down to me picking one for the story I wanted to tell, I picked the last one.

For this story that I wanted to tell, I needed to crop in closer to the book when I was taking the picture.

Then, I created my layout and journaling around the story about my love for Jane Austen.

 

Now, it is your turn! Look through the lens in a new way and capture the story you want to tell on your next layout!

Did I mention there would be another giveaway? It is a JOLEE’S EMBELLISHMENTS PRIZE PACKAGE from EK Success.

More then 40 dimensional embellishments including a number of scrapbook page titles. All different themes including summer, fall, beach, sports, Disney, wedding, baby, kids, outdoors, and more!
Retail value over $100.00

All you need to do to win is 

• Comment on this post. 
• Post about our party on Facebook and/or Twitter and copy and paste the link to the post in the comments. 
• Become a follower on this blog and comment that you have done so. 
• Become a follower on our Facebook page and then comment that you have done so.

That is FIVE chances to win this prize!

Comments will be closed Tuesday at midnight PST. Remember only those in the contiguous United States can play along. The winner will be randomly picked from Random.org and announced Wednesday on the blog! Good luck! See you tomorrow with four more challenges and more chances to win!

Handmade Flower Challenge

Hi all! My name is Rayette Hesla and I am a proud member of the Craft Warehouse 2010 Design Team! Feel free to check out my Bio.

I hope you are ready for a challenge!

This is a Handmade Flower Challenge!
You must make any size layout but only using Flowers you have handmade. These can be made of paper, material, yarn etc...

1. Design and create your layout.
2. Upload it here using the Mr. Linky below.

A couple of examples:






This challenge is just for fun!
But we encourage you to test your creative side.
Please be sure and check out all the challenges this weekend as some have amazing prizes to be won!

- Remember if you don’t want to upload a project, you can still enter to win The Photography Challenge giveaway. All you need to do is comment on the first photography post, become a follower of this blog, follow Craft Warehouse on Facebook, post about the party on Facebook, or Twitter. That is five chances to win!

- Upload your projects before midnight, Tuesday Pacific Standard Time. Only those in the contiguous United States may enter to win.

- The winning entries will be randomly picked by Random.org and then listed here, Wednesday, May 25th.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for playing along!
Rayette

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Scrapbooking Blog Party: Scraplifting Challenge

Hi! My name is Elizabeth Wiederspohn and I am honored to be on the awesome Craft Warehouse 2010 Design Team. I am so excited to start this party with the first challenge! Did I mention there was a prize?

Join in the party this weekend by entering into this challenge’s giveaway! It is super easy to play along.

- My challenge is to take my layout and scraplift the idea. Yes, you heard me correctly. Scraplifting is kinda like shoplifting but instead of taking something from a store you are taking an idea and make it your own. Feel free to turn, adjust, or change the layout however you want. Here is the photo. Have Fun!



Papers and twine by My Mind's Eye, flowers punched with Retro Flower Punch, buttons by Doodlebug, lettering stickers by Doodlebug and Adornit, tickets by Pink Paislee, journaling spot by Becky Higgins.

- When finished, upload your project to your blog, click on the title of the post, copy the URL, and paste it to the Mr. Linky below or upload to the Mr. Linky directly from your computer files. (If uploading directly from your files please make sure the file is no larger than 1mb)
- Tell your blog readers that you have created your project for Craft Warehouse’s Blog Party and link it back to this post to encourage your friends to play!
- If you don’t have a blog, upload your project to Flickr. Photobucket, or another public online source.
- Upload your projects before midnight, Tuesday Pacific Standard Time. Only those in the contiguous United States may enter to win.
- The winning entries will be randomly picked by Random.org and then listed here, Wednesday, May 25th.

I look forward to seeing all your hard work!

Oh! What about that prize? The prize for this challenge is 25 different packages of scrapbooking embellishment flowers!

From Prima, Petaloo, Jolees, K and Company, Pebbles inc, American Craft, Imaginisce, and Kaiser Craft.

Textures include Felt, paper, mulberry, tissue, rhinestone, foam, burlap, acrylic, and more!

Retail value over $60.00



Have fun and good luck!
Elizabeth Wiederspohn
See more of my work at Extraordinary Ordinary Lives

Craft Warehouse Weekend Blog Party

Welcome to Craft Warehouse’s first ever Blog Party! Put your party hats on for you are in for a fun filled weekend! Five 2010 Design Team Members have taken this blog hostage for an all weekend PARTY! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday there will be inspirational, simple, and trendy scrapbooking and card making challenges. If you are game to play along, you will also have a chance to win some AMAZING prizes!

(cupcake holder created with Martha Stewart's Scoring Board and 

Pink Paislee's Hometown Summer paper line; found at your local Craft Warehouse)

Here is the way you can party all weekend long…

• Stay tuned into the blog. Each day we will post three to four challenges on the blog. The first challenge will begin today at 9am!
• Create a project along with the challenge’s guidelines.
• Enter specific challenges to win five different prize packs donated by Craft Warehouse (all together a $265 value)!
• Tell your friends! Invite them to play along via Facebook or Twitter! What is a party without friends?
• Then make yourself some cupcakes, put your feet up, and be inspired to create!

Giant Warehouse Sale

In the mood to stock up on crafts, home decor items, frames, scrapbooking supplies and more?  Don't miss our Giant Warehouse Sale starting Thursday at our Portland warehouse location and Friday at our Vancouver warehouse.  Our fall merchandise is on its way and we must make room for it.  So...here's what you need to know about both sales happening at our two locations.

Giant Warehouse Sale: Portland location

When:  Thursday, May 19th until Sunday, May 22nd

Times:  Thursday and Friday 9am until 4pm

Saturday:  7am-3pm

Sunday: 10am-3pm

Location:  773 SE 202nd Avenue in Portland

(between Burnside and Stark Street on SE 202nd Ave) 

Call: 503-661-0574

Giant Warehouse Sale: Vancouver location

When:  Friday, May 20th until Sunday, May 22nd

Times:  7am until 4pm every day

Location:  6101 NE 127th Off 4th Plain Blvd. suite 400

(127th off 4th Plain ) 

Call: 360-892-2277

So get comfy and get ready to shop!