Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Before I get started with my new challenge, I want to announce the winners of two recent contests here. For the scraplift of Jenny, our January guest, I have chosen Monique (mpatry) for her darling, cheery layout,
Summer Picnic. For the birthday challenge, Maya's (madigirl) awesome
Playground layout was the winner. Congrats, girls! You'll be getting your prizes shortly.
Now, on to the challenge...
I am giving you a set of guidelines for creating your layout. Hopefully, you will find them fun and even a little, ummm...challenging. LOL! We all have different things that we struggle to use as a scrappers. For me those are buttons and more than one paper, so I really pushed myself with this layout. I can't wait to see what you create!
Laura's List:
1 ribbon
2 photos
3 buttons
4 staples
5 lines of journaling
6 papers
7 items not listed - your choice
Here's my layout - click for full credits
And a layout by Kara, my friend & partner in crime - click for full credits
We have such different styles that I hope it gives you a good idea of how you can use these items as a springboard in your own layout! Post back here by January 31st and I will select a winner! Thanks and happy scrapping!!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Hi everyone, it is Laura here to wish Genevieve a happy 28th birthday!
In celebration of her big day, Gen has created some awesome new goodies, appropriately named “Celebrate”! These 4 new items are $1 just for today, so go and pick them up at Oscraps. Also, Genevieve is running a 28% off sale until Sunday. Just as a reminder, Kara’s blog challenge ends on the 15th, so finish up your lifts of our guest, AnotherJenny. Finally, if you scrap a layout with any of the new Celebrate products, post a link back here by Sunday for a chance at a cool RAK! Without further ado, here are her new creations and a fab layout by Sweet Genevieve herself.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Hi everyone! Kara here with a new guest announcement and challenge for you! But before we do that, let’s take care of some old business. Jodie has drawn a random winner for last month’s scraplift challenge: Sabdesbois, with her beautiful layout, my dad. Be looking for your prize to come soon!
Let me introduce you to Jenny, known around the scrapping world as Another Jenny. I took a few moments to interview Jenny so we could get to know her a little better.
1. What is your favorite color? Green! I’m definitely drawn to earth tones, and I find soft greens very calming.
2. What is your favorite thing to scrap with? I love beautifully textured papers with great colors and patterns.
3. Who is your favorite designer? (besides Genevieve) Right now I’m really diggin’ Amanda Rockwell. Her last two collections are just gorgeous!
4. If you were trapped on a deserted island, what would you want to have with you? Oh, my laptop, of course!
5. Who is your favorite scrapper? I love hom74 (Karen’s) work.
Her clean & simple style really lets the photos take center stage, and her pages are always fresh & interesting.
6. What is your favorite layout you have ever scrapped? Wow, that’s almost like choosing which one of my kids is my favorite! 
I guess I’ll pick this one, Thankful. It’s one of those LO’s that just came together and felt “right”.
7. What is one thing people don’t know about you, but should? My education and work experience is in chemical engineering (although I’m currently a SAHM), but I’d really love to be a teacher. I’m doing some substitute teaching now, and I love it!
So, now that you’ve gotten to know Jenny a little bit, its time to scraplift her!!! You can find her gallery here. And as a little inspiration to get you started, here’s my scraplift, Snow Fun:
I used Genevieve’s Be Dreamy, Confetti at Midnight, and Gold and Cream alpha. Flowers by Michelle Godin, Fold by Karah Fredericks, and Frame by Nancy Comelab. I lifted Jenny’s page Precious Girl.
Get your layouts done and linked up here by January 15, and you could win!
Now, we are going to have more happening on the blog in this new year...so make sure you check back every week! You don’t want to miss anything! As a little hint...next week we’re going to pick one random scrapper to feature on the blog. That person will win a gift card to Sweet Genevieve Designs. So make sure you post your layouts using Genevieve goodness in the galleries...we may choose YOU!!!!
