CHALLENGE Monday - August 24

Time for another scrapping challenge!

Create a layout or card using inspiration from a piece of clothing.


Here's Helen's layout. She scrapped about clothing. Love the colors she used!

I took inspiration from my niece's shirt. My new Basic Grey pp went perfectly with these colors.

Here's my layout:

Here's Deanne's t-shirt that she used as inspiration...
and her layout

Here is Susan's
She used inspiration from her daughter's shirt in the photo. Here's the closeup of the stitching that inspired the doodling.

And here's the LO.

There are three ways you can enter your project to be considered for our monthly draw prize from our sponsor.

1. Post a direct link to your layout in the comment section.

2. Send in your layout to Sisterhood of Scrap before the end of the month. Please make sure you use the link above, or put "August 24" 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.

3. OR post it in our Sisterhood of Scrap gallery (you will need to be registered)


Our sponsor this month is the Cutting Cafe . They will be sending out 3 sets of stamps to a winner randomly chosen by us!

Also, if you noticed above, the design team has also been given a couple of sets to work with and will be displaying them in our monthly challenges this month.

SISTER Sunday - August 24th

Some of Helen's favorites!


Favorite Snack: Doritos: any flavour, any size, anytime!

Favorite Drink: Chai Tea Misto with a pump of vanilla and a sprinkle of cinnamon dolce!

Favorite Paper: My favourite today is Basic Grey Lime Rickey! My other favorites now are vintage looking pp.

Favorite Technique: Distressing

Favorite Embellishment: My floss and brads.

Favorite Scrap Tool: My curved scissors and my hole poker thing!

Favorite Adhesive: Tombo: Mono Multi Liquid Glue! LOVE IT for everything!!

CHALLENGE Monday Aug 17

Hi everyone!!!

Well, summer is dwindling down.In Newfoundland you can feel the fall "nip" in the air already. Brrrr...but it's great for drying clothes on the line!!!

Here is today's challenge...

CREATE A LAYOUT or CARD about FOOD! Easy as PIE!!! hehe!

Here's Helen's LO

Here's Carla's LOHere's my LO

Here's Susan's


There are three ways you can enter your project to be considered for our monthly draw prize from our sponsor.

1. Post a direct link to your layout in the comment section.

2. Send in your layout to Sisterhood of Scrap before the end of the month. Please make sure you use the link above, or put "August 17" 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.

3. OR post it in our Sisterhood of Scrap gallery (you will need to be registered)


Our sponsor this month is the Cutting Cafe . They will be sending out 3 sets of stamps to a winner randomly chosen by us!

Also, if you noticed above, the design team has also been given a couple of sets to work with and will be displaying them in our monthly challenges this month.

SISTER Sunday - August 16th

Tell us about your favorite layout you have ever completed?
My favorite layout is one I did of my Mom, my sister and myself from when we were younger. I am not a “pink” kind of girl, but I love the Bo-Bunny Allissa pp I used and I love how everything came together.

What do you love the most about scrapping? I love the organizing of scrapbooking! Yes, a bit O-C here…. But I do enjoy organizing the layout and getting everything ready before I paste it down.

What do you dislike the most about scrapbooking? Dead people buttons! I have this thing for bulk buttons people can buy at fabric stores and such and they use them on their scrapbooking pages. Freaks me out!! I did a l/o about this because all my friends laugh at me about this. I use only Doodlebug package buttons, and then not too often.

What topic do you find the most difficult to scrap? The only thing I find difficult to scrap is wedding pictures / layouts.

Have you ever taught a scrapbooking class? Not yet.

Have you ever been published? Not yet, but maybe one day.

What type of camera do you use? I now own a new Nikon D60 that my eldest son bought me for my birthday! I love it!! What a surprise this was as he does have my husband’s Scottish blood!

What would be your perfect day? My perfect day would be lying on the beach in St. Lucia with all my scrapbook magazines around me, and hunting for inspiration while relaxing.

I can't imagine my life without ... My family of course! (and then maybe Chai Tea from Starbuck’s on a Friday night crop!)

CHALLENGE Monday Aug 10

Here's Helen's challenge this week!!!

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Did you know that today is National Lazy Day!! Lazy Day is your chance to goof off, and definitely not work. And, it definitely comes at a good time. Hot, muggy weather today in Southern Ontario makes it easy to kick back and be lazy for a day. If summer chores are not done by now, they can just wait one more day. It is best spent on a hammock, along with your favorite summer beverage.

Today's challenge is to create a layout of what your ideal lazy day would be!

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Here's Helen's LO:

...Deanne's LO

...Carla's LO

Susan

There are three ways you can enter your project to be considered for our monthly draw prize from our sponsor.

1. Post a direct link to your layout in the comment section.

2. Send in your layout to Sisterhood of Scrap before the end of the month. Please make sure you use the link above, or put "August 10" 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.

3. OR post it in our Sisterhood of Scrap gallery (you will need to be registered)


Our sponsor this month is the Cutting Cafe . They will be sending out 3 sets of stamps to a winner randomly chosen by us!

Also, if you noticed above, the design team has also been given a couple of sets to work with and will be displaying them in all of our monthly challenges this month.

Monthly Sponsor - August

We have another fabulous sponsor for August!!

Regina, the owner of The Cutting Cafe has donated 3 of her stamping kits to one lucky winner!!

All you have to do to be entered into the draw is complete at least one of our Monday challenges for this month.

I asked Regina to tell us a little about her site and here's what she shared!

"Hello my name is Regina Easter. I have 4 wonderful children and an awesome supportive husband. I have for as long as I can remember loved all the aspects of creating things with paper and drawing. So it was only fitting that I decided to open up The Cutting Cafe' and I am loving every bit of this new venture.

The Cutting Cafe' offers affordable Printable Stamps and Cutting Files. The Cutting Files which are basically just like templates are files that you Print out using your home printer, Cut, Assemble and then Embellish.....Very Easy.....The Cutting Files also come in the format where you can cut out the files using some of the latest Machine Cutters like the Pazzles Inspiration, Bosskut Gazelle and Cricut (with Scal software). The Printable Stamps are just that, images that are sent to you through email that you print out using your home printer. After the images are printed out, you can just color them in like you would any other stamped imaged...One great thing about the Printable Stamps and Cutting Files is that you no longer have to worry about finding space to store all of your stamps....You can keep them all in a folder in your computer and use over and over again."

I think this is a pretty neat concept and we are so excited to have The Cutting Cafe as our sponsor this month.

The Design Team will be using stamps from this site all throughout the month of August! So you will be able to see just how versitle they are!

The first Monday challenge to be posted soon and there's 4 more this month!!

Happy Scrapping!

CHALLENGE Monday - August 3

Welcome to Monday!!

Time for another challenge!

Today's challenge is to create a LO (or card) using at least 2 stamped images.

Here are the items created by the Design team:

Helen

Susan - Stamps from The Cutting Cafe - butterflies (the quote), and Stampin' up (the butterfly image)

Carla - Stamps from The Cutting Cafe and Scraptivity

Deanne - Stamps from Stampin' Up, and a toilet paper roll and paint.

There are three ways you can enter your project to be considered for our monthly draw prize from our sponsor.

1. Post a direct link to your layout in the comment section.

2. send in your layout to Sisterhood of Scrap before the end of the month. Please make sure you use the link above, or put "August 3" 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.

3. OR post it in our Sisterhood of Scrap gallery (you will need to be registered)


Our sponsor this month is the Cutting Cafe . They will be sending out 3 sets of stamps to a winner randomly chosen by us!

Also, if you noticed above, the design team has also been given a couple of sets to work with and will be displaying them in all of our monthly challenges this month.

SISTER Sunday - August 2nd

Please welcome Helen as our guest SISTER for August.

HELEN HOLLINGER

Tell us about your family: I have been married to my DH for 23 (almost 24) years who let’s me be creative without asking too many questions! (Like how much I spend on my obsession!!) I have 2 sons, ages 18 and 14 who are both wonderful young men… most of the time. I am currently a SAHM and love the opportunity to be such. I have a dog, Sasha, who thinks she is a lab, but she is really a 10 pound bichon!

Who/What inspired you to start scrapbooking? I started scrapbooking when both boys were born. At that time, I had basically bought albums at Blacks, put photos on the pages with those black photo corners, added a couple of those bubble sayings and that was that. I made my first true "scrapbook" album when my oldest son turned 13. I made a scrapbook entitled "Teen Wisdom" and away I went. I think my true inspiration to scrapbook came from my Mom. She made me a scrapbook when I was first born. It is 50 years old (yikes… did I just say that!) and I still look at it often…. My first haircut piece (no grey back then!), a list of how many candies I would get a Halloween, every card I received, and photos.

Does anyone in your family also scrap? No, just that album Mom made me so long ago!

What size do you normally scrap? 12 X 12" and I also love making mini albums of all sizes.

What is your favourite colour scheme? Black and White, with a bit of red thrown in.

How many hours a week do you scrap? Too many! Honestly, probably about 10-14 hours per week. But that includes blogging, and checking forums, etc.

What is one thing you always find yourself reaching for when creating a layout? I always reach for my Floss to stitch with.

Describe your scrapping style in just three words. Linear, clean, detail orientated (most of the time!).

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Why not look through Helen's blog - Never Enough Time. Isn't that the best title!?? I'm sure you'll find lots of inspiration :-)

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We'll be posting more about Helen throughout the month.

Stop by tomorrow for our first challenge for August. We'll also be drawing for the July sponsored prize.

SKETCH Saturday Aug 1st

Here is a card sketch for you today!!!
and awesome cards by WANITAand ALI!!!
Thanks so much ladies!

I'll have a card later.I've been super busy with other things that I totally forgot about this sketch :O(

Please let us know if you try it! Your name will go in for the draw for the prize for the month of AUGUST (tba!!)