May 30, 2016

May Top 3 and Winner Announced!

Hello Scrappers! 

Another Month is over and will soon be scrapped in our albums, right? ;) 
Time just goes by way too fast!  We have to keep documenting our moments! 
Speaking of time... it is now 
time to announce the top 3 picks & random winner for May!
  
But before we do, we would like to personally 
 thank everyone who played along with our challenges!! 

The May 
Top 3 Picks
are...
( in order of link up)

#24 Miki S.




Congratulations ladies!!!!
One of you will be contacted and invited to be our Guest Designer for the month of July!
Please grab our new TOP 3 blinkie below so that you can BRAG on your own blog:

And now for our May randomly drawn winner…

Congratulations!!!

You have won the following prize:

Please leave a comment below AND...
email us at scrapourstash@gmail.com with May Winner
in the subject line and we will get your prize sent out to you!!!!

Here's our WINNERS blinkie below to add to your blog:
Thank you to everyone who played along this challenge!
Looking forward to tomorrow's challenge reveal!

May 28, 2016

"Happy Times" LO by Rochelle

Happy Saturday! 

Anyone scrapping today?
Here's another layout inspired by the Sketch + 3 challenge by Rochelle:
"This was an easy fun sketch to do.  I used the scraps from The ScrapRoom's May kit to create this layout.  From the list, I used: list 1 - Metal ("Always" clip & stick pin), list 2 - Naples Yellow and list 3 - October Afternoon ("Today" washi tape)." 

Just a couple more days to get your layout uploaded to the side bar. 

Here's the May challenges:



For more information, please visit the tab "Current Challenges" above.

Happy Scrapping!




May 26, 2016

"Hello Little Feet" LO by DT Zsoka

Hello and Happy Thursday! 

Today, designer Zsoka is sharing her beautiful layout inspired by the Sketch +3 Challenge: 
Here's what Zsoka said about her layout:
"Hello, Zsoka here with my layout based on this month's sketch. I just adored this sketch, I loved working with it! I replaced one of the photos with a card, the rest I followed pretty closely. 
For the stash challenge I chose the following: My Mind's Eye (the Hello overlay), yellow color and October Afternoon (the small pie chart brad and the Recorded tag with the tiny brads).
I hope you are inspired to play along with us again this month! Have a beautiful day X"

Here's the challenge:
I hope you have time to get this layout done!
 This is a great sketch to use and the stash part of the challenge is a great way to use up your stash! 

For more information on this challenge, please visit the 
Current Challenges on the tab bar! :)

Happy Scrapping! 

May 25, 2016

"Right Now" LO by DT Marie

It's time for some more fabulous inspiration! 
Here's a layout from designer Marie:
Marie shares this about her layout:
"Other than the colors, I used several elements from the three lists. The blue polka dots paper is from an old MME collection. I placed a metal anchor in the upper left corner. I clued several pièces of Tim Holtz newsprint tissue wrap on my background, which is a paper from October Afternoon, one of my favorite scrapbooking company, ever."

Just a few more days before this challenge is over! 

For more information, click HERE.

Happy Scrapping!





May 24, 2016

"Love as Much as You Live" LO by DT Renee

Hello! 

Today's inspiration is from our designer Renee:

Here's what Renee shares with us about her layout:
"I love this sketch! Worked perfectly for these two photos I have of my dad and our dog, Sienna. From the lists- I chosed Metal, Newsprint and Overlay. The overlay from Cedar Lane matched well with Simple Stories for my background. I was super excited to finally use it! I hope you give this challenge a go- it has great unique things in the lists to try to use!! I wouldn't have thought to try this all together but it worked!!"


Here's the challenge:
Click HERE for more details about this challenge. :) 

Make sure you get your layout uploaded to the sidebar by May 29th! 



May 23, 2016

"Celebrate 40" LO by DT Asa

Happy Monday!!

Let's start off our week with this wonderful layout by designer Asa:
Asa shares this about her layout:
"This was a fun sketch to work with! I often have a hard time using more than one photo at my layouts but this time I was determined to succeed with that.
This is my sisters hubby when he turned 40. He must be proud of these photos... 

I used the following stash from the lists:
#1 -metal (the arrow)
#2 -Naples Yellow
#3 - October Afternoon (many of the die-cuts)

I hope you got inspired and want to join us for this fun Sketch +3 Challenge!"

Just a few more days left to upload your layouts!
Here's the challenge again:

Click here for more information! :) 

See you tomorrow with more inspiration! 

May 22, 2016

"Hello School Bus Girl" LO by DT Cassie

Hello Friends! 

Today we are sharing with you this lovely layout created by our designer Cassie:
Cassie said this about her layout:

"The sketch + challenge this month is such a great sketch to use. I changed up the number of photos and size of them. I loved these four pictures of my silly daughter at the bus stop in the morning, so I just cropped them down to smaller vertical photo and kept the angled placement similar to the sketch. From the list part of the challenge I used: My Mind’s Eye, Metal, Newsprint, Naples Yellow and Olive.
I hope that I have inspired you to try out this great challenge. I can’t wait to see your creation!"


Here's the challenge that inspired Cassie's layouts:

If you haven't already seen the May Stash Challenge, here it is:
For more information, visit the Current Challenges.

Happy Scrapping! 

May 21, 2016

"Girlfriends Road Trip" LO by DT Patricia

Who's scrapping on this wonderful Saturday?

Here's some inspiration from our designer Patricia to get your mojo going!  
Here's what Patricia shares about her layout:
"Hey Crafters!!!
I enjoyed this sketch because I love the layering shown in the sketch. I truly try to finish packages of embellishments with my layouts! For my list I chose the following:
1. Metal (tassel)
2. Newsprint 
3. Olive 
In this pic, me and a few of my crafty buds were Vegas bound to celebrate one of our awesome friends birthday crops!

Thanks for stopping by!"

Here's the sketch +3 challenge Patricia used to create her layout:

Click HERE for more information! 

See you back tomorrow with more inspiration! :) 



May 20, 2016

Design Team Call Reminder :)


Just a quick reminder....
If you are interested in applying, please 
click HERE for more details! 


May 19, 2016

"Adventure" LO by DT Sherri

Hello Scrappers!

Today we have this awesome layout created by designer Sherri! Check it out:
This is what Sherri shares about her layout:
"After searching my "stash" I decided to use the following items from the lists:
List 1 - Metal (BoBunny trinkets and some cool metal stuff I had in my stash FOR-EV-ER!!)
List 2 - Naples Yellow - The cool metal looking flower, and in the BoBunny Zoology Papers, as well as "Mustard Seed" Distress Stain
List 3 - Olive - Olive Cardstock, and some Bling, Distress Stain and in the papers also!

As you can see, these photos are from our trip to San Diego, back in 2011 - YIKES! 5 years ago already!! I think the photos I took of the Lions came out great, and I love the way they work with BoBunny's Zoology Line. I've had this collection in my stash for quite some time! I had fun tearing the edges of some of the papers, and mixing up lots of patterns. Then I added metal elements from my stash for List 1 of the challenge - I think they work perfectly too!"

Here's the challenge:
For more information about this challenge and the May Stash Challenge,
Please visit the Current Challenges tab at the top of this page. 

Happy Scrappin'! 

May 18, 2016

"Jackpot" LO by DT Tanti

Happy Hump Day! 

Today, Designer Tanti is inspiring us with her layout lovely layout she created for the Sketch +3 Challenge:


Tanti said this about her layout:
"This layout is about my first experience winning a jackpot.
Like most of the time I just followed the design of this wonderful sketch.
But I only used one photo instead of two.
This is the stash items I used from the lists to complete my challenge:
List #1: Metal and My Mind's Eye (The Flair Button).
List #2: Newsprint (Patterned Paper).
List #3: Ocober Afternoon (Sticker).
I didn't add much embellishments to my page because the background paper looks already busy.
For more detail please visit my blog: www.tantikcreation.blogspot.de"

Here's the  challenge:

Click HERE for details on this challenge or the May 1st Book Inspired challenge. 

Now it's your turn! :)

May 17, 2016

"Ordinary Day" LO by DT Elena

Hello!

Today's inspiration is from our Designer Elena, here's her wonderful layout:
Here's what Elena said about her layout:
"The explanation of these photos is very simple: my daughter was crying (I forget why) and to
make her smile we made stupid selfies!!
I used My Mind's Eye from list 1 (the background paper), nestabilities from list 2 and olive color from list 3."

Here's the challenge:
For details about this challenge, click HERE.

Have you started on your layout yet?  ;) 

Come back tomorrow for more inspiration! 

May 16, 2016

Design Team Call


Scrap Our Stash is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for our next term.  We are in search of Designers who are enthusiastic, reliable and committed.  We welcome International, past and present designer submissions.   Designers with no prior experience are also encouraged to apply.

Dates to Remember:
  • Submissions will be taken until: May 31, 2016
  • New Design Team will be announced:  June 14, 2016
  • New Design Reveals: July 1 ~ July 14, 2016
SOS Design Team Requirements:
  • Commit to a 6 month term: July 1 – Dec 31, 2016
  • Complete 2 LAYOUTS a month (Challenges are posted 2-3 months in advance with due dates)
  • Visit challenge participants blogs and leave comments.
  • Maintain an active and updated blog.
  • Post our challenges, events, and your projects on your blog on reveal day and link back to the SOS Blog.
  • Promote SOS challenges and events on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
  • Display the SOS “Design Team Blinkie” on your blog   
  • Actively participate in one blog hop or event during the term.  
  • Submit your DT reveals no later than five days before scheduled post.
  • Have a Facebook account.  Our Design Team Group is on FB and that is how we communicate with the team.
Benefits:
  • A link to your blog and your photo will be displayed on the SOS blog, which has a large following.
  • Your creations will be promoted through several online sources.
  • You will be a part of a group of fun loving,  drama free scrappers!
Please include the following in your application: 
  • First and Last Name, Email Address and Location
  • Link to your Blog
  • List of Current Design Teams
  • 1 -2 short paragraphs letting us know a little about you.  

Email your application to: scrapourstash@gmail.com with Design Team Call in the subject line

NOTE:   This call is for 12 x 12 traditional layout designers only!!!

"Fun at the Fair" LO by DT Steffanie

Happy Monday!

Today, we are sharing this lovely layout inspired by
the May Sketch + 3 Challenge:
Stephanie said about her layout:
"There are several things I like about this sketch. First off, the simple clean nature of the design. Second, it uses several smaller pieces of paper which is perfect for using up scraps from a favorite collection. Finally, I like that it includes more than one photo. I am sure I will be using this sketch again and again!
For the stash part of the challenge, here is what I used:
List 1 - metal (arrow paper clip)
List 2 - newsprint (flower, star and arrow stickers)
List 3 - October Afternoon (one of my faves from them and definitely older, Night Light)"

Here's the May Sketch + 3 challenge:
Click HERE for details about this challenge! 

See you tomorrow with more inspiration! :) 


May 15, 2016

May Sketch + 3 Sketch Challenge Reveal with Guest Designer Sharla Laursen!

Hey Friends! 

Are you ready for another challenge?  

It's time to reveal our

May Sketch +3 Challenge!

The challenge:
Create a layout inspired by the sketch above and 
YOU MUST choose at least one item from each list.
Example #1: Metal, Newsprint and overlay

Mix it up anyway you want as long as you have at least (1) item from each row.
When posting your layout, you must include in your write up what items you used,
to be considered for the random prize drawing.

Click HERE for SOS Challenge Guidelines
Entries are due: May 29th, 11:59 PM (PST)

Here's the prize you are playing for this month is:


Our May Guest Designer is 
Sharla Laursen

and here's her fantastic layout:
Here's what Sharla shares about her layout:
"I just love sketches as a starting point for creating and I stayed as close to the sketch as possible. I used the sketch, which worked perfectly for these two pictures with Minnie, and I chose to use Magenta, Yellow and an overlay for my +3. The colors I used matched with Minnie's dress and the overlay I have had for years was a fun add to a fun memory. I used banners and a couple of circles, the white circle I embossed with a Cuttlebug mini dot folder for a little interest and texture. I've had a blast playing with these challenges and I can't wait to see all your layouts with this fun sketch and your +3!!"

Now it's your turn! 
Make sure you upload your layout on the side bar before May 29th! 



May 14, 2016

NSD 2016 Winners Announced!!!!

Happy Saturday!
The time has come to announce the winners of the
2016 NSD Challenge
There were so many amazing entries and we thank each and every one of you who entered!

Before we announce the winners we would like to thank our 
BONUS PRIZE SPONSOR


We also would like to thank The ScrapRoom Design Team for teaming up with us for this celebration.

The random drawn winner of the Scrap Our Stash prize is

Cynthia included the following stash items on her layout:
Stickers, Tag, Ampresend, Stencil and Striped print, Hearts (Green patterned paper)
"In & Out

Cynthia has won the following prize:
12 x 12 Photoplay " Bella Vie" Collection
AND....the winner of the BONUS PRIZE is
Raechelle Bellus

Raechelle created her layout using TSR Sketch #2
and for our Stash Challenge she included the following stash items to create her layout:
Sequins, Tag, Arrow, Striped Print, Hemp
"Crohn's Strong"

Rachelle has won the following prize generously donated by our sponsor

Make sure you visit The ScrapRoom to see
who one their prize for the sketch challenge

Congratulations  
Cynthia and Rachelle

Cynthia please leave a comment below and email us at
Scrapourstash@gmail.com,  with NSD Winner in the subject line  and we will get your prize in the mail to you.

Raechelle please leave a comment below or on The ScrapRoom Blog and email TSR at scraproomkitclub@gmail.com with NSD Bonus Winner in the subject line to obtain your gift card.

Thank you again to all who helped us celebrate NSD!
We invite you to play along with our
May Book Inspired Stash Challenge
We look forward to seeing how it inspires each of you!

Have an awesome weekend!

May 13, 2016

"I Love You" Layout by Rochelle Spears

Happy Friday everyone!
Today's feature is the beautiful creative work of Rochelle
 inspired by the

Rochelle:
"For this challenge, I was inspired by the heart on the book. I added a few resin & chipboard hearts around my page. For the second part of the challenge, I added chipboard flowers."

Here is a look at our challenge that inspired Rochelle's layout:
Inspired by Rochelle's page and/or the challenge?   
Why not create a layout and share it with us.
Link it up by May 29th. 11:59 PM (PST) for a chance to win this month's prize:
For complete challenge and details, click HERE

Thank you for stopping by and make sure you stop by on May 15th 
for the reveal of our May Sketch +3 Challenge!!!
Have a great weekend!



May 12, 2016

"Reach For The Stars" Layout by DT Zsoka

Hello and thank you for stopping by to check out today's inspiration
created by SOS Designer Zsoka 
inspired by thes
Zsoka:
"Hi there, Zsoka here with you today with a book cover inspired layout! Isn't this cover just gorgeous?! I right away was drawn to the big heart! I saw balloons! So I decided to create a big heart shaped balloon, then fussy cut a photo of my son and "hung" him on the rope smile emoticon. I had this background paper from Basic Grey and never knew how to use it...but it was perfect for this LO as it looks like my son is flying over the city. We had to use flowers as well so I decided to create the balloon out of little flowers. I finally used a bit of my enormous stash of tissue papers (left over from my paper pom pom making days ha!). 
I hope I got your mind going and you'll join us for this challenge!" 


And the challenge that inspired Zsoka's layout:
Click HERE for complete details and rules of the challenge!

Now it's your turn to create a layout and show us how this month's book cover inspires you and don't for get to add flowers!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

May 11, 2016

"Love" Layout by DT Marie

Another day of beautiful 
inspiration to share with you.
Today's lovely layout is the creative work of talented
SOS Designer Marie
Marie:
"Once again this month, our book cover inspiration is absolutely stunning! The colors, the scenery, everything is gorgeous! I love, love it!!!

While I was searching my stash for a landscape picture, I found this tiny little picture of New York I took long time ago but never get the opportunity to scrap. Well, well... that day had finally come! Since my picture is mainly black, I've decided to use the color scheme from the book cover to balance my layout. I used a piece of cheese cloth, flowers, rub-ons, thread and crystals as embellishments."

Here's a look at the challenge that inspired Marie's layout:
For challenge complete challenge details and rules, click HERE!

And here is the prize you are playing for this month: 

Have a Scraptabulous day!