Sunday, November 30, 2008

Let there be WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are the winners of the 4 Prizes:

~~~1. prize package donated by Dragonfly Scrapbooking
...TRACY K

~~~2. Stampin' Up natural white cardstock (40 sheets)
...HEATHER

~~~3. $15.00 GC for Just Cre8
...ROSE ANN

~~~4. My Minds Eye "Spooked" paper kit
...TANYA

Congratulations, ladies!!!! Thanks to everyone who participated!

The Winners of the RAKS are:

~~~Comment RAK winners are...
1.jeanie nieva
2.Amanda Ann
3.V Colbourne


~~~The "Blog Followers" RAK winner is...
Julie of Days Go By blog

Ladies, can you please click HERE and email us your addresses.Thanks!!!

Be watching later this evening for another announcement!!!

I also wanted to mention that from the time we started the crop til now we've had 1 195 hits! Wow! Isn't that amazing! Thanks to all of you who make this a wonderful place for "scrapping sisters" around the world to visit!!! We appreciate each and every one of you!!! We wish we could give a PRIZE to all of you, but we hope that our challenges and prizes keep you coming back!!!

SISTER Sunday - Nov. 30th

Good morning! Please help us welcome our newest sister, Jacqueline H.! I'm so excited to have her as a sister as she lives here in my hometown and is a great friend, too!


Tell us about your family: 1 handsome husband, 2 good looking guys, and 2 gorgeous girls :) - 18 months between the boys, 3 years between the last boy and the first girl, 13 years between the two girls :)

Who/What inspired you to start scrapbooking? Your very own Carla. When I saw the beautiful layouts she made I was inspired to give it a try.

Does anyone in your family also scrap? DD scraps with my sometimes

What size do you normally scrap? I started doing 8 1/2 x 11 but then gave 12 x 12 a try. I'll do whatever, depending on my mood.

What is your favourite colour scheme? Black and white with a touch of color

How many hours a week do you scrap? Hmmmmm...depends on the week

What is one thing you always find yourself reaching for when creating a layout? - Hmmmm...I don't know if there's anything that I use constantly, besides my cutter. I probably use ink the most.

Describe your scrapping style in just three words. - no set style :)



Take a look at Jacqueline's submission for Challenge 82:

I LOVE the monochromatic look with just a touch of yellow. Beautiful!

Jacqueline has several blogs. For scrapping stuff, check out Jac's Scrappin'. She also organizes a Canadian Scrappers Blog Carnival. She was taking a break for the month of November, but look for the next issue on December 4th!

Drop by tomorrow for our next challenge and a NEW month! Can't believe we're almost done another year!


Saturday, November 29, 2008

SKETCH Saturday-Becky Fleck

This week's sketch comes from Becky Fleck (PageMaps). She didn't send me any info about herself but she did send this great sketch!!!...and here are some layout samples from:

~~~ Linda Eterno ~~~
Thanks Becky!! And thanks to the ladies who created awesome layouts for this week's sketch! You all have your name in the draw for the monthly prize!!!

Hope this sketch and the wonderful layouts inspire you to create one of your own! Get scrapping! Let us know if you try it!!!

Friday, November 28, 2008

FOTO Friday - Nov 28th

For today's challenge, show us how you are decorating your home for the holidays. Snap some close-ups of your favorite decorations and maybe use them in a scrapbook layout. Whatever you do, we'd love to see it!

I haven't really started decorating yet -- still in the cleaning stage :-) Will get to the decorating soon, though!

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Ya not forgettin' 'bout the ONLINE CROP,are ya !?

Click here for details. You have until Saturday night or the wee hours of Sunday morning to get them done.We will be choosing winners on Sunday. So get your layouts and cards posted and let us know!!


More about Katie....

How many hours a week do you scrapbook? Not enough…maybe one or 2 afternoons of naptime (maybe 4 hours)

How long does it take you to complete a layout? Depends on my mood. Sometimes an hour, sometimes longer

Where do you get your inspiration? I love Becky Higgins Sketches and Page Maps. I like to start with a sketch first and go from there.

Describe your scrap space. Do you like/dislike it? My space is always changing. I have a room in the basement and I’m always changing it to make it work best for me. I do like having the space to leave things in disarray…lol…

What are your favourite colours to scrapbook with? Pink and brown…or blue and brown. Either way ….I own a lot of papers and supplies in those colors!

Do you enjoy other crafts and/or hobbies? Besides stamping and Scrapbooking…I don’t make enough time for the other stuff. I would love to quilt a new quilt for my bed, and I do enjoy some cross stitching, Otherwise, I stick to my paper crafting.

What scrapbook magazines do you read? CK and PaperCrafts at the only 2 I subscribe to. Sometimes when I’m out and about I’ll pick up another one to look at and get ideas from.

How thick is your cardstock and paper stash? In feet or Inches…lol I am a patterned paper addict, and I have three tall wire racks full plus a few more baskets of other stuff. So maybe a lil thick!!

Are you an organized or messy scrapper? MESSY!!! I like to clean up to get inspired but at the end of the day it’s like tornado alley!!

Anything else you want to share? One thing I hear when I show my projects or talk about scrapping, is that other people are so overwhelmed by starting. I hope that people who want to jump in will just do it, and keep up with what they have now.

Thank you to the Sisters for letting me be this week’s SISTER!! I love it…and am so proud to be part of this group!! MWAH!!


TEXT Thursday-Nov 27

First of all I'd like to wish all our American friends a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

The challenge this week is simple!!! Find or write your own quote about thankfulness, gratefulness or friendship. That's it!

If you blog about it, let us know!!!


“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.”
—Ann Landers

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

WEB Wednesday - November 26/08

Here are some of Katie's favorite websites for today:

Some of my favorite websites for crafting supplies are ScrapAttack Scrapping - Scrap Attack, The LifePreservers Kit Club - LIfe Preservers Club , and a local shout out to The ScrapBook HideAway - The Scrapbook Hideaway. They all offer awesome products and beautiful galleries on the first two!!


Tuesday, November 25, 2008

TEACHING Tuesday - Nov 25th

For those of you who order scrapbooking kits, how do you organize them?? Do you use them right away or are they stacked in your scraproom?

I found an article by Nicole Humphrey on this topic.

Organizing Your Kits From Scrapbooking Clubs
by Nicole Humphrey

Let us know what you do!!

Monday, November 24, 2008

CHALLENGE Monday-Nov 24-Challenge 9

Ready for another challenge?? This is also challenge #9 for the online crop! So, if you do this challenge, you have 2 chances to win prizes!!! You could win a Crop prize as well as the Monthly prize from our sponsor Dragonfly Scrapbooking. Cool, isn't it!...and you could ALSO become our next SISTER!!!!



Create a layout with the "f" word on it somewhere...you know the word


...FUN!!!!!!!!!


Send a photo of your project to us at Sisterhood of Scrap - Subject Nov24 by Sunday, November 30th. Please make sure you use the link above, or put Nov24 in the subject line. This makes it so much easier for us to filter our emails and ensures that we don't miss your submission!


Here are the projects created by our sisters this week!!



KATIE

DEANNE
~based on a sketch by Kate Walsh

CARLA


SUSAN (Here's one made a few months ago)







Sunday, November 23, 2008

SISTER Sunday - Nov. 23rd

Katie Skiff

Tell us about your family: I live in a small Montana town with my hubby of 8 years, our three kids, David, RC and McKinley. They are my inspirations for scrapbooks and keeping a tale of their lives is why I continue to scrapbook. I want the kids and their kids to be able to remember things we do with them. The good, the bad and the ugly.

Favorite Snack: anything chocolate really…mostly Peanut M&M’s

Favorite Drink: coffee until noon, a mountain dew once a day and then I stick to water! LOL….

Favorite Paper: I love Bazzill Bling cs and I love My Mind’s Eye paper lines.

Favorite Technique: is more of a stamping…I like paper piecing…so fun!

Favorite Embellishment: buttons!! I try to use them on all my layouts!!

Favorite Scrap Tool: my trimmer. Really – I can do without the rest, but I need my trimmer!

Favorite Adhesive: Herma tabs

How/Why did you start scrapbooking? I started scrapping at a Creative Memories crop. I knew nothing before that day, just went with pictures in hand. Since then I haven’t stopped! I really saw how important preserving not just the photos, but the story and the meaning in those pictures. I always enjoyed looking through my grandmas old photos, but never knew anything about them. So the scrapbooks are super important to me.

How long have you been scrapbooking? Since 1999…while pregnant with our first.

What is it about scrapbooking that you really love? Besides the importance of keeping the photos and stories together, I also love how therapeutic it all is. I can immerse myself in this craft for hours at a time and not have to worry about the everyday stress of life. And I have a good outcome at the end of it all.
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We'll learn a bit more about Katie during the week. You can check out her blog - Just Me, and her gallery at Split Coast Stampers.
Here's Katie's submission for Challenge 81


For now, hope you're enjoying the online crop!!

CHALLENGE 8- Nov Online Crop

One more challenge today for you!

Create a card with
:1 large button
:2 smaller buttons
:3 different patterned papers
:4 words in the sentiment!

Here's one I did for this challenge-

CHALLENGE 7- Nov Online Crop

This is a CARD SKETCH challenge for you this morning! Have FUN!!!

Be sure to link us up so we can see your creation!!!