Create Your Own Perfectly Matching Background Paper!

 

In today's tutorial I will show you how to create a background paper that will allow your photo(s) to shine on a scrapbook layout.  Using Memento Inks that match the photo allows the photo to be the center star of the layout.  All the embellishments will also match by coloring with the same inks.  The background itself is super quick and simple, and can be used for cards as well as layouts.

Skill:  Beginner

Time:  1 hours

 Directions:

Step 1:

 

Select ink colors that are in the photo you wish to highlight.  In my case it is one of my favorite photos from our travels to Oahu when we climbed to the top of Koko Head.  The stunning blue, brown, and green directed my choice of ink colors.  In this step Memento in Peanut Brittle is brayered randomly over a sheet of canvas textured white cardstock.  Cover about a third of the cardstock in varying levels of ink layers.  The key to this technique is to not look for perfection, just go for a fun look!

Step 2:

 

Memento Bahama Blue is used to ink the next layer in the background.  A good quality rubber balloon is filled with popcorn and tied off.  This is used to ink with random size dots in varying ink intensities on the background covering about one more third of the paper.

Step 3:

A second balloon filled with rice gives a slightly different ink look for the last layer using Memento Olive Grove.  Fill in the remaining open areas on the cardstock to finish the background.

Step 4:

The embellishments are shown here as one step, as the main focus of this tutorial is the background technique.  Smooth texture cardstock is used for all the embellishments as it die cuts more cleanly.  A frame of white cardstock is trimmed to 7 1/2 " x 5 1/2 " and inked with Memento Luxe in Peanut Brittle.  The Luxe ink blends a little more easily over larger areas.  The title is die cut in triplicate, then adhered together with small dots of OnPoint Glue around the die cuts to add dimension, and finally inked with Memento in Danube Blue.  A die cut of the island of Oahu is inked in Memento Olive Grove.  

Step 5:

 

When the photo was layered over the frame the match between the soil and the Peanut Brittle was so close, they blended together!  The edges of the photo are inked with StazOn in Jet Black to add definition to all edges of the photo, and allow the photo to stand out from the frame.

Step 6:

A journal block is written on the computer and printed out using photo settings and trimmed to size.  A frame is trimmed 1/4" larger than the journal block and inked in Memento Danube Blue.  The two are adhered together with Tear It! Tape.

Step 7:

 

 

The elements of the layout are placed on the background and adhered with Tear It! Tape or OnPoint Glue.  Memento Dual Tip Marker in Tuxedo Black is used to mark a small "X" as to the location of Koko Head on the Island of Oahu.   

Art Supplies

Imagine:

Memento--Peanut Brittle, Danube Blue, Olive Grove

Memento Luxe-- Peanut Brittle

StazOn--Jet Black

Memento Dual Tip Maker--Tuxedo Black

Ink Daubers

Tear It! Tape

On Point Glue

Other:

White canvas textured cardstock

White smooth textured cardstock

2" Rubber Brayer

Rubber balloons with popcorn and rice

Momenta Casual Script Alphabet Dies

Die Cut machine

Brother Scan and Cut 

Silhouette Design Store--Hawaii State die cut modified, Candy Apple Bold Script

Guest Designer for Single Page at Stick It Down

I am excited to give a single page layout a sketch with our team over at Stick It Down.  I had just two photos printed from an event and decided this would be a great way to showcase them since a long title was perfect for the layout.

My version is from a fall event, and the colors are very vibrant for the season.

• The Quick Quotes Autumn Brilliance Collection was perfect, I used I used two sides of one paper and one side of two more of the collection.
• A Plaid ruler for tearing paper made quick work of tearing the edges.
• During the quarantine I am learning how to use my Brother ScanNCut and Canvas Studio.  It was easy to create my own wavy edged circle frames.
• The title font is a Silhouette font, ZP Whiplash.  

I hope you enjoy my interpretation of the single page sketch!  So come a play along with us over at Stick It Down!

Blankies Layout

Hello all, I am finally having some time to do some scrap layouts.  Not usually a single page gal, I choose a single page sketch for these precious photos of my boys almost 10 years ago!

I am like many scrapbookers, and have a huge stash of patterned papers.  I found a few that are almost vintage to create this layout.

• My Mind's Eye Lime Swirl from 2006, and Magnolia from 2008, and Art Imaginations Blue Scroll from 2005 all coordinated together.  
• Wanting to go a bit mixed media I splattered some Fireworks! in Bahama Blue and Summer Sky on white cardstock.  After it was dry, it was die cut with Spellbinders Cascading Stars.  One of the things I like about this die is you can use all the parts!
• The title is die cut from a light blue cardstock using an installed font on my Brother Scan N Cut DX.  
• A few bits of ribbon from my stash are tied into bows.
• Everything is mounted on Core'dinations Distress Collection Blue cardstock.
• The final embellishments are Spiegelmom Scraps Southern Blue Bells sequins.  

I was inspired by Sketches in Thyme:

 

I would also like to submit to the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash #412 Winter Blues

Through the Craft Room Door AG

The Paper Girls Challenge #192 Winter Colors

Crazy 4 Challenges Use Ribbon C4C 519

Around Las Vegas

Two more pages, not actually companion pages, but they will reside side by side in the album.  If we had more time we would have hiked in Red Rock Canyon, but as it was we just drove by, so two scenic shots.  There will be another layout about the craziness that is Fremont Street, but our photos at the iconic Las Vegas landmark were perfect for the next layout.

The background papers are Old Antique by Scrapbook Customs for ScrapbooksRUs.  By the way if you have not had the opportunity to shop at Scrapbook Customs I would highly recommend their products.  I have a stash of custom papers that I will use for scrapbooking my kids high school graduations.  They also have many awesome custom sport papers.  You will notice the the color of the title influences the overall color of the paper.  Both sides have the photos double matted.  Red Rock has a journal block, and the mats on the Fremont St. trimmed a bit larger to include room for journaling at the bottom.  

Thanks for stopping by and checking in with Snippets of Time to Craft!  As always your comments are appreciated!

Back to School 2010

Although we are in October, in a way it's still back to school time!  This layout is from 2010, when my older son dropped off his supplies for fifth grade.  He was in a blended fourth/fifth grade and had the same teacher for both years. It made for an easier transition into US schools.

I used bits and pieces I had left over from previous layouts from Appleton collection by Scenic Route.  I also play along with a sketch challenge over at 2peasrefugees, a just for fun forum about scrapbooking.

• The background paper is White Lined Paper (yes, really that is the name!) also by Scenic Route.  
• I wanted to bring out the primary colors in the paper so I used Memento Dandelion ink to color the Technique Tuesday Tile Fundamental Superstars.
• Appleton Chipboard embellishments are added.
• The circles are die cut with Spellbinders Circles Small.
• A bit of the background paper was trimmed underneath the elements and used as journal strips.  The journaling is done in Zig Writer Blue Jay.
• The title is from the Scan N Cut library, and was perfect to finish off this fun layout from a few years back!

As always know that I appreciate your visit to my blog, please leave a comment if you are so inclined!  

Hello!

I recently played along with a challenge that required using scraps from the layout I had just completed.  This is the companion to the Cousins layout posted yesterday.  It also occurred  the next day in our return trip from Wisconsin.

I used the Fancy Pants Design collection My Family and featured the cut apart cards as journaling elements and embellishments.  I also used the backside of the previous layout as the cardstock base, so the blue-grey still matches perfectly!

• 1/8" strips are trimmed to frame the layout.  
• The striped strip is trimmed to 3/4" and then punched with Fiskars scallop punch taking care to line up the holes and scallops. 
• The focal photo is matted with patterned paper trimmed to 4 1/2" x 6". 
• The title is Echo Park's Hello sentiment die punched twice to provide a bit of depth.  
• The layout is adhered together with the paper mitered at the corners to create a clean lines.   
• The journaling is completed with a Zig Writer in Steel Grey.

Thanks for checking in here at Finding Snippets of Time to Craft.  Recently it really has felt like I've only had snippets to sit in my newly re-organized craft room.  Do leave a comment, I appreciate knowing that this may have inspired you to do some of your own crafting.

We Love Our Puppy

Typically I am not a single photo on a layout type of scrapper, but this photo deserved it's own page.  My four-year-old son had his face painted at a local street event and wore the paint for the rest of the day.  Once he got home I snapped this adorable photo.  The challenges over at Rochelle Spears and Scrap Your Stash were a great fit for this layout.

I have about 6 inches of Provo Craft light weight paper in my stash that I dug through to find all of the coordinating patterns and colors.  Once that was done the layout came together quickly, that is the beauty of using a sketch for inspiration!

• All three mats that back the photo are trimmed to 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".
• The striped pennant is 2 1/2" wide because that is the largest size that fits into my new Paper Studio Pennant Punch.
• Rings are die cut with two sizes of Spellbinders Standard Circles Large and Small.  They are about 4" in diameter.  I use Zig glue to carefully adhere them to the layout.
• The tag is also 2 1/2" wide because I have another punch by Paper Studio punch that punches tag tops.  To finish the tag I punch a 5/8" circle and adhered it to the tag before punching the center whole.  It is finished with a ribbon bow, made from ribbon out of my stash.
• I searched through my pet embellishments to find a few things to create the cluster.  KI Memories made Lace Cardstock titled Dirt Treats that I had sprayed with a few different Tsukineko Walnut Inks from the Spritzer Workstation (Eucalyptus, Terra Cotta, and Walnut) to make a background for another layout.  I still had the "mask" in my stash.  I trimmed a small corner to be the base of the cluster.
• A Coluzzle template allowed me to cut the perfect size heart to layer over the top.  
• Two paw print die cuts from my stash topped the cluster.  
• With the dark background it was time to pull out the white sticker letters.  Swirly White by Creative Memories spelled out the title. 
• I used my first try at the Coluzzle heart to journal and finish the layout.

Thanks for checking in here at Finding Snippets of Time to Craft, I hope you are finding snippets of time to craft in your neck of the woods! 

I was inspired by the following challenges:  

March Rochelle Spears sketch:

Scrappy Friends March--I was inspired by the love, circles and the puppy images in her layout!

Turning Eleven

I decided to work with a challenge that required using paper scraps and using up a sticker sheet.  The paper and stickers are left over from It's Your Day layout about my younger son's eleventh birthday. The color scheme is very similar but the two layouts are totally different!

The collection is from 2010 by Basic Grey named Life of the Party.

• I selected two coordinating colors to the paper collection that turned out to be orange and green, complementary colors.
• The scraps of striped paper left over from the first layout were adhered together to form a section that was about 5" x 12".  
• Spellbinders Hexagons were used to die cut the shapes.
• The title is die cut from the orange cardstock using Quickutz's Blossom font.
• Spellbinders Nested Pennants are die cut from the green cardstock.
• The photos are backed with the same green cardstock.
• To be honest I moved the hexagons around the page to fit the title and the fun stickers before sticking everything down.  
• I still had a few presents left over as well that could be fussy cut to line the bottom of one photo.
• The journaling is done in Zig Writer Blue Jay.  Turns out the blue doesn't really show up much as blue on orange cardstock.

This is a really busy time for our family when the photos were taken.  We had purchased a new home and started moving the day before my son's birthday.  So a party at home wasn't in the cards, but a simple dinner out at his favorite fast food restaurant was a perfect fit.  

Thanks for stopping by, you comments are always appreciated!

School Is Finally Out

I am enjoying more time in my craft cave and have another layout to share from this last weekend.  Two years ago we had a record snowfall as documented by this layout, Snowmaggedon.  My older son missed 8 days of school and my younger son 11 days.  The district made up a few days by having student contact time on days that were normally teacher grading days, and by by adding 4 days to the end of the year.  Hence the title!

I am playing along with the sketch from Sketch-n-scrap:

I played around with a few supplies including some really old ones to achieve the look of the sketch and a challenge at 2Peasrefugees.

• All the papers (except one) are from the Basic Grey Oliver collection; Tyson, Drake, Aidan, and Joey are used on the layout.
• To create the border, I used some ancient Mrs. Grossman's Stickers by the Yard in Black.  
• The center is trimmed to 10" x 10".
• The red strip is trimmed to 3/4" x 11" and pressure embossed with a single line of dots using the embossing folder by Cuttlebug, Daisy Border.  I had tried stamping in white ink and did not like the look, I think this is just the right amount of distressed look to coordinate with the papers.
• The journaling is done on Scenic Route's Grid Outline on White with Zig Antique Burgundy.  I also ran the pen around the outside edge to give it a bit of definition.  I also used a few rub-on letters (unknown origin), for the "Yeah!".
• The little label for the date is a Quickutz die, and I added two enamel dots from Echo Park Jungle Safari collection. 
•  The title is Quickutz Frankie Classic and Mini.  I think it is kind of fun to used both sizes and used two colors for the title. 
• A few Basic Grey Oliver Elements Stickers complete the embellishments.  

Thanks for stopping by, it is fun to have more time to craft and preserve memories.

Hard Work Layout

I am playing along with a few challeges over at 2peasrefugees, a scrapbooking forum that has become much more active in the last few months in creating teams to play along with challenges.   A shout-out to the classy volunteers who make this happen.  Also check out the tab above for more blog based challenges if you need inspiration to get crafting.   

This page was inspired by a "lift" of a page created by another forum member.  So a sketch if you will. I am working on a senior book for my son who graduated last June.  This is a page to start the section on his wrestling season and shows the rank boards in the wrestling practice room  The title is his senior quote and not only applies to him but also to the entire team and their best ever season for the school. 

Last year I placed an order at Consumer Crafts and purchased packages of black and red patterned paper as I will eventually have three kiddos with photos from sports at the local high school, with school colors of black and red.  All the solid cardstock is from Recollections multiple packs.

• White cardstock is trimmed to 11" x 11" and adhered to red cardstock.  The two 4" x 6" photos are backed with 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" white cardstock as well.
• Hanging By a Thread by Technique Tuesday is stamped around the outside edge in Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black. 
• Red Large Dot by Darice is trimmed to 3" x 7 1/2".
• Black cardstock is trimmed to 2" x 4 1/2" and punched with The Paper Studio Fish Tail Banner Punch. 
• Red Stripe by Darice is trimmed to 7" x 10". 
• Black Out by Linda Ward for Trimcraft is trimmed to 3" x 5" and cut in two for the smaller sections. 
•  The same sheet is used to die cut the circle using Spellbinders Grand Circles.  
• Another section of black cardstock is trimmed to 3 1/2" x 8".   
• All the layers are adhered together.  
• For the title, Black Alphababies and red cardstock is die cut with Quickutz Sonja.   
• The journaling is done with Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen. 
• The MV emblem is taken from the school website and printed out on white cardstock and punched out.   

 I would like to enter the following challenge:

White Plus One:  Vivid Red

Ouch!

I've been sick with a cold recently and have been laying low and doing quiet sorts of things the last few days.  The garden doesn't need as much attention, and my craft room was calling.  I decided to play along with a challenge and scrap this layout from 2012.

My son broke a tooth during wrestling practice and it took three visits to the dentist to get it to seal.  Unfortunately several years later the tooth also needed a root canal, which was not unexpected.  I went through my stash and found these fun patterned cardstock sheets by Li'l Davis Designs from 2001.  A few scraps of blue and some olive green cardstock complete sketch.  The top blue is distressed with a emery block as the cardstock was white core, the bottom blue is distressed with Wedding White Memento Luxe ink as it was a solid core cardstock.  The vertical ribbon didn't have the right amount of punch . . . so I punched white cardstock with a Martha Steward border punch.  The title is Moxie Classic by Quickutz, and a Zig writer in Navy is used to do the brief journaling. 

Sketch~N~Scrap is the inspiration for this layout.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I need to spend more time just having fun in my craft space, and this was much needed.

New Glasses for Quick Quotes

Welcome Quick Quote fans to the first day of October.  Neva here to share with you a layout about my son and his first pair of glasses.  Not always a momentous occasion but being able to see well is a good thing!  I combined papers and sayings from several collections to create this page.  I only had one sheet of Harmony 104 left in my stash so I designed the page to maximize the patterns on both sides.

•  The background is Spring Showers 103.
• The section across the middle of the layout is Harmony 104, it was the best color match to my son's shirt.  It is trimmed to 6" x 12", then the diagonal is trimmed down 1 1/2" on both edges.
•  The edges are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon.

•  Two pieces are trimmed to 1 1/2" x 4 3/4" from Navigator 103 
• The edges are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.  
• The photo is adhered to the diagonal strip.
• The two pieces of Navigator are adhered behind the photo and the diagonal strip.  Looks like the entire photo is matted doesn't it?

• The reverse side of Harmony 104 is trimmed to 2" x 6".
• The edges are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon.
•  The page is laid out to determine the placing of the sections.  
• Use a straight edge like a ruler to line up the sections to create the illusion of a 7 3/4" x 6" piece of cardstock.  
• The diagonal section is adhered over the top.   

• Three saying are trimmed from Farmhouse 500 and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon.
• Two sections are backed with Navigator 103 and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.
• The remaining saying is backed with Harmony 104 and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon.

• I love this saying from Farmhouse 500, which is inked Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon.
• It is backed with  Navigator 103 and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.

• The title is die cut from Navigator 103 and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.  I used a brush tip applicator to get in the tight corners of the letters.
• The journal block is stamped in Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Rusty Nail.  It is edged with Powder Puff Chalking Ink Blue Moon.
• It is then backed with Harmony 104 and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Blue Moon.

My son enjoys looking at his layouts and declared this one to be fantastic!  I enjoy documenting times like these and little moments in life, don't you?

Quick Quotes Products
Harmony 104
Spring Showers Paper Pack
Navigator Paper Pack
Farmhouse 500
Powder Puff Chalking Ink Retired Colors Set Rusty Nail and Blue Moon

Other Products
Honey and Honeybee by Quickutz
Journaling Blocks by Scrappy Cat
Fantastix Brush Point by Tsukineko
Denim Writer by Zig

Thanks so much for stopping by here at the Quick Quotes Blog. 
~Neva

Back 2 School for Quick Quotes

Hello Quick Quotes enthusiasts, Neva here to share a fun layout I created for our most recent back to school photos.  My youngest started school last week, so he is featured by himself.  This is the first year in many, that we have only one starting school!

I was inspired to use the color in the photos as well as think about my son's school colors, which do include blue.  Selections from Secret Garden and Spring Showers complement each other well.  A great vellum saying and a sentiment from the Farmhouse collection both work with the topic and color scheme.

• Secret Gardens 101 is used for the background.
• Secret Gardens 105 is trimmed to 7" x 12" and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Deep Sea.
• Spring Showers 103 is trimmed to 2 1/4" x 10 1/2" and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Green With Envy from the newly released Retired Colors Set.  I am really loving this set by the way!
• The photos are backed with white cardstock trimmed to 6 1/4" x 4 1/4" and 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" and inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Green With Envy.
• The journal strips are trimmed to 1/2" and the length necessary to accommodate the journaling.   The edges are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Green With Envy.

• The sentiment from Farmhouse 600 is trimmed and the corners are carefully rounded with scissors. 
• The edges are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Deep Sea.

I wanted to convey the sentiment of the page with out adding a huge title, so I decided to create my own "patterned paper" as an accent.

• White cardstock is trimmed to 1 3/8" x 10".
• The Back 2 School sentiment is stamped repeatedly down the strip with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Green With Envy.  I purposefully staggered the stamping to avoid trying to line up the sentiment perfectly, I added little bit of randomness for more interest.
• The edges are also inked to match in Green With Envy.  
• The vellum saying is backed with white cardstock then trimmed to the blue outline.  The patterns behind the saying were a bit distracting without the cardstock behind it. 
• The edges are inked with Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Deep Sea.

At first I did not include the stamped Back 2 School strip or the photo frames on this layout.  It seemed too plain and needed a bit more.  With these two additions, the layout really has more pizzaz!

Quick Quotes Products
Secret Gardens 101 and 105
Spring Showers 103
Never Forget Who You Are K134
Farmhouse Strip 600
Powder Puff Chalking Ink Deep Sea, Green With Envy

Other Products
Smarty Pants stamp set by Unity Stamp Company
Evergreen by Zig Writer 
White cardstock

Thanks so much for stopping by Quick Quotes!
~Neva

Amazing AND Clumsy for Quick Quotes

Hello Quick Quotes fans! Neva here to share a one page layout of an event that I am sure almost every parent has had the opportunity to experience, or at least knows someone who has! Last fall my son chipped both front teeth while on a camp-out with his Boy Scout troop. Yikes! So with just two photos and a customized add-on to a Quick Quotes saying I had a super quick layout done in a jiffy!

 

The best color match came from the Whistlin' Dixie line, of which I had VERY little left!  

• Fortunately I still had in my stash a sheet of 106 which was great for the background.
• A strip of 103 left over from another project is trimmed to 3/4" x 6" selecting the the dark red colors that help build a visual triangle.
• Far and Away 103 has muted colors that are very close and provide a backdrop to the photos.  It is trimmed to 5 1/2" x 9" and inked Powder Puff Chalking Ink in Banana Bliss.  Banana Bliss is from the newly released Retired Colors Ink Set. 
• Ribbon is placed 1 1/2" from the left edge to anchor the layout.

• A saying from Whistlin' Dixie is backed with a scrap from 106.  All edges are inked with Banana Bliss.  Just a touch of color to add depth. 
• Three ribbons are trimmed to about 3" and folded.  Small holes are punched to put the brads through and into the edge of the title block.
• The second part of the title block is die cut from black cardstock in a font that is VERY close to the one of the printed saying!

•  Since I was working with scraps from 106, I choose to punch out photo corners for the parts of the photos that were not layered in the layout.  They are adhered after inking the edges with Banana Bliss.  I think the little pops of color add a bit more to the visual triangle.

• The journaling is printed onto a section of 106 as well.  Typically I use removable adhesive to place the journaling block on a sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" to run through my printer.  Banana Bliss is used to ink the edges here too. 

I hope you enjoy the little story.  Both my nieces and my older son have their own chipped tooth story, so I know this is not uncommon at all!  Just very thankful for great dentists!  I also wanted to demonstrate how it is possible to create a very interesting layout with the last bits of a collection with  an add-on from another collection.  This entire layout used just one complete sheet and less than three-quarters of a sheet of scraps.






Quick Quotes Products
Whistlin' Dixies (sadly now discontinued)
Retired Colors Ink Set Banana Bliss
Brads from Club Q June Kit

Other Products
Ribbons by Offray
Corner Punch by EK Success
CK Typist font by Quickutz

Thanks so much for stopping by Quick Quotes today for a little dose of inspiration! 
~Neva 

Mother's Day featuring Whistlin' Dixie by Quick Quotes

Hello, Neva here to share a layout showcasing a favorite photo from a few years ago. The colors of the photo lead me to use a selection of Whistlin' Dixie papers from the great paper collection by Quick Quotes.

  

 

The background of 103 has an elegant vintage feel so I decided to incorporate embellishments to reflect the look.

o   A large die cut from 106 provides an area for the title and journaling.

o   The edges are inked with Powder Puff Chalking in Kokomo.

o   Lace is added to one side of the die cut.

o   The title is die cut from coordinating red cardstock. 

o   The journaling is added after the layout is adhered together.

o   The photo is matted with the reverse side of 106 also edged in Kokomo.

I selected two sayings from 500 and die cut the circle and rounded the corners of the rectangle.  Both of these are adhered by thin foam adhesive to add a bit of dimension.  

The finishing touches are small bows and adhesive pearl embellishments added to complete a visual interest triangle.

The coordinating papers of a collection make it easy to put together a cohesive layout in a short time period.  This single page layout took about 30 minutes but is very elegant due to the wonderful background.

Quick Quotes

Whistlin' Dixie 103, 106, 500

Powder Puff Chalking Ink Kokomo

Other

Grand Labels Four by Spellbinders

Classic Circles Large by Spellbinders

Corner Rounder

Brown/Cream Lace Scrap Pack by The Paper Studio

Adhesive Faux Pearls by Recollections

Ribbon by Offray

Thanks for stopping by and I hope this layout has inspired you to consider how Quick Quotes patterns easily create quick and stunning layouts for your scrapbooks!

Neva

1st Tournament

I was totally inspired by Inspired by Rochelle Spears sketch this month.  Here is my take on the sketch!

I started with Scrapbook Customs Wrestling Life collection and used two patterened papers from the set.  Matching red and yellow cardstock from my stash create the base of the layout.  The ribbon shape behind the photos is easily hand cut and looks great!  I didn’t want the title to get lost in the great wrestling patterned paper so I put it below.  A few stickers from the collection become the embellishments in each corner of the sketch. 

I am entering this layout in:

Rochelle Spears April Challenge

 

Thanks for stopping by!   Wish I had more time to get to a few more challenges this month, but real life has been fun and busy!

Happy Easter! Scrapbooking Challenge Links

Regular readers may have noticed that the focus of my paper crafting has shifted a bit.  Most of us go through cycles of what catches our interest, some even move away from paper crafting altogether and try something new.  That is the nature of growth and development whether it be creative or otherwise!

There are several blogs out in the blog sphere that conveniently list all the crafting challenges;

Challenge for Days and Paper Playful are the two I frequent.  These are wonderful places to kick start your mojo!  As I am more focused on scrapbooking I decided to create a master list of all the scrapbook challenges I could find.  With a little research and some help from online friends I have come up with the list that follows. 

Each site has their own guidelines and rules.  In general, all challenges require the following:

1.     New entries with no back-linking.

2.     Link directly to your post, not to your blog.  Some allow linking with other social media options.

3.     Link to the back to challenge website itself. 

Unique to each challenge can be listed in seven areas:

1.     Dates that challenges are listed and due dates.

2.     Whether you must follow, use a specific company product, or include challenge image.

3.     Types of projects allowed.

4.     How many entries in the specific challenge.

5.     How (or what) other challenges may be entered with the project.

6.     How winners are chosen, if a prize is given and how it is claimed.

7.     If top entries are selected or Guest Designer opportunities are offered.

I focused on blogs that offer primarily scrapbook challenges, a few include other options but encourage scrapbooking.  There are many Facebook groups that offer challenges, but you typically need to join private groups.  There are also a few blogs that offer challenges but have entries on Facebook.  In my research, I’ve come across over two dozen . . . too many for me to join each of the private groups to access the information when there are so many others blog challenges available.  I may continue to research these options when time allows.

In my search, I’ve found two blogs that list current scrapbook challenges. US based is Dear Zae and she posts occasionally.  On the first of the month the Australian Adventures of a Dyspraxic Organised Scrapper posts a great list that breaks the challenges into Australia based and international.

To keep this post where it can be accessed by others interested in the information it will become a Scrapbook Challenge List PAGE or TAB here at Finding Snippets of Time to Craft.  I figured if I took the time to collect the information, I may as well share it with others!  Please note that that I will not list the current challenge, just links to the challenges and the basic rules as known.  If you have additions you would like to see added please send me a message.  If you have more information than what I have listed, or you see something that is not correct, again please let me know!  Thank you!

13Arts (online store, Poland)

1.     2^nd Sunday due 4^th Sunday

2.     Must use at least one 13Arts item

3.     Not specified

4.     Unlimited

5.     Maximum 2 others

6.     Selected winner for store prize including international

7.     Guest design team

A2Z Scrapbooking (store)

1.     1^st of the month, due last day of month

2.     Not listed

3.     Any paper crafting

4.     5 entries

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Random winner, use Hero Arts = $25 gift card

7.     Top three

Archi-Scraps (Australia)

1.     Monday prior to month due by 29^th

2.     Not specified

3.     Layout or other paper craft

4.     One per challenge

5.     Not specified

6.     Selected winner prize

7.     Honorable mentions

ARTastic Challenge

1.     1^st of the month, due last day of the month

2.     Clearly state how you were inspired

3.     All forms including layouts

4.     Unlimited entries

5.     Only a sketch challenge

6.     Random winner and selected winners, announced on 8^th of the month

7.     Not specified

Challenge YOURself

1.     1^st Wednesday due by following month 1^st Wednesday

2.     Must include yourself in at least one photo

3.     All layouts (traditional, digital, mixed media, Project Life)

4.     Three entries

5.     Unlimited but not another sketch with sketch challenge

6.     Random Winner sponsored prize announced on following month 1^st Tuesday

7.     Top three 

Color, Stories, Inspire (CSI)

1.     1^st and 15^th, due at the of month

2.     Not specified, include challenge image

3.     Layouts

4.     Unlimited entries

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Selected winners

7.     Featured on blog

Counterfeit Kit

1.     1^st, 6^th, 12^th, 16^th due end of month

2.     link up kits, challenge submissions, layouts

3.     Traditional layouts (?)

4.     Not specified

5.     Not specified

6.     Selected Winner

7.     Guest Design Team

Creative Embellishments (store)

1.     1^st due last day

2.     Can use, extra chance to win, list how challenge inspired creation

3.     Not specified

4.     Unlimited entries

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Winner posted day after closing, 2 weeks to claim

7.     Not specified

D-lish Scraps (Australia)

1.     1^st due on last day of month

2.     AUS/NZ only L

3.     Traditional layouts

4.     One per challenge

5.     No other challenges

6.     Selected and random winners and announced on 6^th

7.     Not specified

Heart 2 Heart (Independent Consultants)

1.     Mondays, due at end of month

2.     MU Close to my Heart

3.     Traditional layouts and cards

4.     All challenges in a month = perfect attendance

5.     Usually allowed

6.     Selected Winner

7.     Top 10 announced 15^th

Grand Diva’s Creative Corner

1.     1^st due by 29^th

2.     Must follow

3.     Layouts

4.     Not specified

5.     Extra bonus if playing along with Rochelle Spear

6.     Random winner RAK prize

7.     Not specified

Kaiser Craft (Company)

1.     8^th of month last day of month (do search on top tab)

2.     Must use 80% Kaiser Craft

3.     Traditional layouts

4.     Unlimited

5.     Not specified

6.     Goodie pack not specified

7.     Not specified

Kraft Plus (Australia)

1.     1^st due 29^th

2.     must use Kraft cardstock

3.     all forms

4.     Not specified

5.     No other challenges allowed

6.     Selected winner, sponsored within Australia

7.     International = Guest Design Team Announced on 10^th

Lasting Memories

1.     Weekly on Sunday due at end of month

2.     Not specified

3.     Traditional layouts only

4.     One per challenge, do all 4 for more chances to win

5.     Not specified

6.     Random winner per month

7.     Selected Guest Design Team

Let’s get Sketchy (magazine)

1.     Every Monday due last day of month

2.     Tag on Instagram @ LGSketchy

3.     Not specified

4.     Not specified 1 per challenge

5.     Not with other sketch challenge

6.     Random winner if entering 3 of 4 for grand prize

7.     Weekly favorites

Let’s Scrap

1.     1^st and 15^th, due within 2 weeks

2.     Not specified

3.     Layouts or cards

4.     Not specified

5.     Not specified

6.     Not specified

7.     Winners posted on 10^th and 25^th

Love to Scrap

1.     1^st and due on last day of month

2.     Must use stamping (rubber or digi colored) many are cards

3.     All projects with stamping

4.     5 per challenge

5.     Not specified

6.     Selected winner for sponsored prizes announced on 5^th email within 1 week

7.     Design team favorites

Mixed Media Warriors (Poland)

1.     1^st due on 25^th

2.     Not specified, down load banner

3.     Anything mixed media including traditional layouts

4.     Three entries

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Not specified, announced last day of the month

7.     Not specified

More than Words

1.     1^st and due at end of month

2.     Incorporate word and creative prompt (main) post image

3.     Layouts, canvases, planner pages, journal pages

4.     Unlimited

5.     Up to 2 other challenges

6.     Random winner announced on 8^th for prize

7.     Top 5

Mystical Scrapbooks (store Australia)

1.     1^st due last day of month

2.     Not specified

3.     Not specified

4.     Not specified

5.     Not specified

6.     Selected winner

7.     International invited for Guest design team

Off the Rails Scrapbooking

1.     1^st due at end of month

2.     Must follow to win prize

3.     Any type of paper craft

4.     Two entries

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Not specified

7.     Not specified

Paper Girls

1.     1^st and 3^rd Monday due Saturday before next challenge

2.     Must follow and tell how challenge was interpreted

3.     Traditional layouts and cards

4.     Three entries

5.     Not specified

6.     Random winner prizes each quarter must respond within 2 weeks

7.     Selected winners announced following Monday

Quick Quotes (Company)

1.     1^st Friday of the month due last Sunday of month (find link to challenge on side bar)

2.     Can Use

3.     Paper Crafts

4.     One entry

5.     Not specified

6.     Random winner $25 gift certificate

7.     Top 3 selected

Rochelle Spears (The Scrap Room)

1.     1^st due on 29^th

2.     Must follow

3.     Traditional layouts

4.     Not specified

5.     Not specified

6.     Selected winner, bonus if playing along with Grand Diva’s

7.     Not specified

Rubber Buggy Challenge (store)

1.     1^st due at end of month

2.     Can use

3.     Layouts and cards based on mood board

4.     Not specified

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Selected winner announced mid-month

7.     Top 3

Scrap from your Heart (Norway)

1.     1^st due on 28^th

2.     Not specified

3.     Open but includes layouts

4.     Enter 5 times

5.     Maximum of 10 other challenges

6.     Sponsored prized to be claimed within 7 days

7.     Not specified

Scrap Our Stash

1.     1^st theme, 15^th sketch due on 29^th

2.     Must follow

3.     Traditional layouts

4.     One entry per challenge

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Sponsored prize, claim by 15th

7.     Top three announce last day, Guest design team

Scrap the Boys (Australia)

1.     1^st sketch, 15th card due by 29^th

2.      Not specified

3.     Traditional layout

4.     Not specified

5.     Not specified

6.     Sponsored prizes

7.     Guest design team announced on 1^st Sunday

Scrap the Girls (Australia)

1.     1^st due last day of month

2.     Only girls in photos

3.     Traditional layouts

4.     Unlimited entries

5.     One other challenge

6.     Sponsored prizes in Australia

7.     Guest design team for international

Scrapbook Boutique (Australia online store)

1.     2^nd Saturday due 29^th

2.     AUS/NZ only

3.     Not specified

4.     Not specified

5.     No more than three other challenges

6.     Selected winner prize

7.     Not specified

Scrapbook.com (Web based store)

1.     Several challenges per month varies on date, listed under gallery tab then challenges tab

2.     Must join community and link products in store

3.     Varies

4.     Unlimited

5.     Unlimited

6.     Varies

7.     Not specified

Scrapbook It (Australia online store)

1.     1^st due 29^th

2.     Not specified

3.     Not specified

4.     Not specified

5.     Not specified

6.     Selected winner prize

7.     Not specified

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges (Europe)

1.     Layout 1^st on FB, 15^th challenge on site due 29^th

2.     Must follow

3.     All paper crafts

4.     Four entries

5.     Unlimited challenges

6.     Selected winner claim in 5 days

7.     Top 7

Sketches in Thyme

1.     Every Wednesday, due last day of month

2.     Must follow, complete multiple challenges to win

3.     Traditional or digital

4.     One per sketch

5.     Unlimited other challenges

6.     Sponsored prize

7.     Top 3

Sketch~N~Scrap

1.     Layouts 1^st and 15^th due last day of month

2.     Not specified

3.     Traditional

4.     Not specified

5.     Unlimited

6.     Random winner Sponsored prizes announced 1^st Saturday of following month

7.     Selected winners, Guest design team

Southern Girls (New Zealand)

1.     Every 2 weeks on Thursday, due Tuesday of 2^nd week

2.     Not specified

3.     All paper crafts including layouts

4.     Three per challenge, one on anything goes

5.     Up to 9 other challenges

6.     Random winner for AUS/NZ, also international

7.     Selected top 3-5

Stick It Down

1.     1^st single, double & card sketches, due last day of month

2.     Not specified

3.     Traditional single and double page layouts, cards

4.     Not specified

5.     Unlimited.

6.     Random winner sponsored prize

7.     Selected Guest Design Team

Stuck?! Closed as of 3/31/2018 
Links to all of the sketches are provided the post for 3/31/2918.

 

The Studio Challenges

1.     2^nd Sunday of the month Due 2^nd Sunday of following month

2.     Not specified

3.     Not specified

4.     Not specified

5.     Not specified

6.     Sponsored prize

7.     Selected Guest design team

Use Your Stuff (Australia)

1.     Weekly on Mondays due on Sunday

2.     Not specified

3.     All traditional paper arts

4.     Not specified

5.     Just for fun

6.     Top selections featured

White with 1 (Australia)

1.     1^st due last day of month

2.     Not specified

3.     Layouts paper and digital

4.     Not specified

5.     Only a sketch challenge

6.     Selected winner prized for AUS and NZ announced on 15^th

7.     Selected Guest design team