November 2016 Sketch Challenge and October Winners Announced!!!

Happy Tuesday and thank you for stopping by to check out 

this month's sketch challenge:

THE CHALLENGE:
Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by the sketch, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  November 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by November 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

The prize you are playing for this month is:
$10 Gift Card to shop at the
Memory Nest

Below is the layout I created inspired by the sketch
FORTHCOMING

My layout was further inspired by

Rochelle's This or That Challenge

BONUS CHALLENGE...

Combine my challenge with Rochelle's challenge and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's

Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE:

$15 "Winner's Choice" Gift Card
(The winner may choose a gift card from any online scrapbooking store/kit club
~OR~
One of the following stores
JoAnns. Michaels, or Hobby Lobby

Now for the October WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

October Sketch Challenge is....

#16 ~ Sherri Caramico

AND...

Judy W

is the winner of the

October Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Sherri be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your snail mail address and I will get your prize mailed out to you. 

Please add GCC October Winner in the subject line.

Judy be sure to comment below or on Rochelle's Blog
then email us at:
scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com
with your choice of gift card and we will get it out to you.
Please add October Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Have a great week and I am looking forward to seeing all of the amazing
creations everyone creates using this months sketch!

September 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Good morning scrappy friends!
Here is the sketch for September:

THE CHALLENGE:
Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by the sketch, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  September 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by September 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

The prize you are playing for this month is:
$10 Gift Card 
Feltie Creations by Jess

Below is the layout I created inspired by the sketch:
FORTHCOMING

My layout was further inspired by

Rochelle's This or That Challenge

BONUS CHALLENGE...

Combine my challenge with Rochelle's challenge and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's

Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE:

($15 "Winner's Choice" Gift Card)

(The winner gets to choose a gift card from ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, or your choice of one of the following:stores Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!)

Now for the August WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

August Sketch Challenge is....

#5 Julene Matthews

AND...

Giorgia Rossini

is the winner of the

August Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Julene be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your contact/email info and I will get your gift card  out to you. 

Please add GCC August Winner in the subject line.

Goirgia be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs
then email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

with your choice of gift card and we will get it out to you.

Please add August Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Have a great week and I am looking forward to seeing all of the beautiful
creations everyone creates using this months sketch!

August 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Happy Monday!
Here is the sketch for August:

THE CHALLENGE:
Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by the sketch, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  August 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by August 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

The prize you are playing for this month is:
$10 Gift Card to shop at
THE SCRAPROOM

Below is the layout I created inspired by the sketch using
Photoplay's "This Guy" Collection

My layout was further inspired by

Rochelle's This or That Challenge
I used a border strip

Combine my challenge with Rochelle's challenge and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's

Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE:

($15 "Winner's Choice" Gift Card)

(The winner gets to choose a gift card from ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, or your choice of one of the following:stores Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!)

Now for the July WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

July Sketch Challenge is....

#8 ~ Sandy Ross

AND...

Jamie Larson
is the winner of the

July Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Sandy be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your contact/email info and I will get your gift card  out to you. 

Please add GCC July Winner in the subject line.

Jamie be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs
then email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

with your choice of gift card and we will get it out to you.

Please add July Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Have a great week and I am looking forward to seeing all of the beautiful
creations everyone creates using this months sketch!

July 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Hello crafty people, it's reveal day for the July Sketch Challenge:

Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by the sketch, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  July 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by July 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

The prize you are playing for this month is:
(A $10 Gift Card to The Cut Shoppe)

Below is the layout I created inspired by the sketch using the following June kits from:

The ScrapRoom

 Echo Park " Petticoats & Pinstripes" Page Kit 

Patterned Paper Add-On Kit

Embellishment Add-On Kit

My layout was further inspired by

Rochelle's This or That Challenge
I included a (heart) stick pin

Combine my challenge with Rochelle's challenge and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's

Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE:

($15 "Winner's Choice" Gift Card)

(The winner gets to choose a gift card from ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, or your choice of one of the following:stores Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!)

NOTE: Kelly  has had a family emergency and is very sorry that she will not be able to participate in the Scrappy Friends Challenges until further notice. Rochelle and I will continue to post our monthly challenges as always. To be eligible for the BONUS prize drawing ($15 GC each month) you will only have to complete and/or combine my Sketch Challenge with 

Rochelle's This or That Challenge.

Now for the June WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

June Sketch Challenge is....

#3 Ashley

AND...

Super Slick Chick
is the winner of the

June Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

 be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your contact/email info and I will get your gift card  out to you. 

Please add GCC June Winner in the subject line.

Super Slick Chick be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs
then email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

with your choice of gift card and we will get it out to you.

Please add June Bonus Winner in the subject line.

I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates inspired by one of this month's sketches as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

June 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Hello, it's reveal time for my June Sketch....

Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by one of the above sketches, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  June 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by June 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

The prize you are playing for this month is:
PhotoPlay 12 x 12 "Happy Glampor" Collection Kit

Below is the layout I created inspired by the sketch using the awesome
AC Shimelle " Star Shine" Page Kit included in the June FOTM Kit from
The ScrapRoom

My layout was further inspired by my two 

Scrappy Friends Challenges:

Kelly's Mood Board

(Colors and butterfly)

And...

Rochelle's This or That Challenge:

(Butterfly Paper Clip)

Combine any two or all three Scrappy Friends Challenges and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's

 Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE:

$20 Winner Choice Gift Card

(The winner gets to choose a gift card from ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, or your choice of one of the following:stores Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!)

Now for the May WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

May  Sketch Challenge is....

#9 ~ Rainny

AND...

Krystal Thomas
is the winner of the

May Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Rainny be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your contact/email info and I will get your gift card  out to you. 

Please add GCC May Winner in the subject line.

YOU HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

Krystal be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs
then email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

with your choice of gift card and we will get it out to you.

Please add May Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thank you for stopping by today to check out my June Sketch Challenge!

I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates inspired by one of this month's sketches as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

May 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Hello and thank you for stopping by!

Today is reveal day for my 

May Sketch Challenge

Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by one of the above sketches, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  May 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by May 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

 WINNER WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

The prize you are playing for this month is:
$15 Gift Card to the
Memory Nest

Below is the layout I created inspired by the sketch using the fabulous

Fancy Pants "Atwell" Page Kit

included in

The ScrapRoom's May Flavors of the Month Kit

"Zoo-riffic Fun"

My layout was further inspired by my two 

Scrappy Friends Challenges:

Kelly's Mood Board

(I added a butterfly, button and the are flowers in the patterned paper)

And...

Rochelle's This or That Challenge:

(I used a button and a flair)

Combine any two or all three Scrappy Friends Challenges and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's

 Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE:

$20 Winner Choice Gift Card

(The winner gets to choose a gift card from ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, or your choice of one of the following:stores Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!)

Now for the April WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

April  Sketch Challenge is....

#1 ~ Jenessa Franco

AND...

Brenda Haskins

is the winner of the
April Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Jenessa be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you. 

Please add GCC April Winner in the subject line.

YOU HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

Brenda be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs then 

email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

to claim your gift card.

Please add April Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thank you for stopping by today to check out my May Sketch Challenge!

I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates inspired by one of this month's sketches as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

April 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Happy Friday!

It's time for a new sketch challenge and this month 

It's Your Choice"

What that means is you get to select any one of the three sketches below 

to create your page:

Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by one of the above sketches, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  April 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by April 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

 WINNER WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

The prize you are playing for this month is:
WRMK 1-2-3 Punch Board:

And here is my layout created using my sketch and the fabulous

Bo Bunny "Believe" Page Kit
included in
The ScrapRoom's April Flavors of the Month Kit

My page was further inspired by the other two
April Scrappy Friends Challenges:
Kelly's Mood Board Challenge:
(Colors)

AND....
Rochelle's This or That Challenge:
(I used a 2 journal cards)

Combine any two or all three Scrappy Friends Challenges and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's BONUS PRIZE:

$20 Winner Choice Gift Card

(The winner gets to choose a gift card from ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, or your choice of one of the following:stores Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!)

Now for the March WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

March  Sketch Challenge is....

#6 ~ Yvette Weber

AND...

Sally Cranney

is the winner of the
March Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Yvette be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you. 

Please add GCC March Winner in the subject line.

YOU HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

Sally be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs then 

email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

to claim your gift card.

Please add March Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thank you for stopping by today to check out my April Sketch Challenge!

I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates inspired by one of this month's sketches as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

March 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Hello everyone!
It's the first of the month, which means today I am revealing my
March Sketch Challenge:

Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by the sketch, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  March 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by March 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

 WINNER WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

The prize you are playing for this month is:
My Mind's Eye  "my Story" 12 x 12 Collection Kit:

And here is my layout:
FORTHCOMING

And here are the other two
March Scrappy Friends Challenges
Rochelle's This or That Challenge

And... Kelly's Mood Board Challenge

Combine any two or all three Scrappy Friends Challenges and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's BONUS PRIZE:

$20 Winner Choice Gift Card

THE FEBRUARY WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON

MARCH 3RD

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of wonderful inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

Thank you for stopping by today to check out my March Sketch Challenge!

I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates inspired by this month's sketch as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

February 2016 Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Happy Monday!
It's time to reveal my
February Sketch Challenge:

Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by the sketch, and you are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  February 1, 2016
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by

February 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

 WINNER WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
(Because February is a short month, the winners for all
Scrappy Friends Challenges  will be announced on February 3rd)

The prize you are playing for this month is:
$15 GCC "Winner's Choice Gift Card
(Any online scrapbooking store or kit club
-OR-
one of the following retail craft stores
Michaels, JoAnns or Hobby Lobby)

I decided to create a double page layout inspired by the sketch using
the Crate Paper Hello Love" Page Kit included in 
The ScrapRoom's
February Flavors of the Month Kit:

My layout was further inspired by 

Rochelle's "This or That" Challenge:

(I used a chipboard frame)

and 

Kelly's "Mood Board" Challenge

( I was inspired by the love theme and hearts)

Combine any two or all three Scrappy Friends Challenges and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's BONUS PRIZE:

(9) sheets of Teresa Collins "Something Wonderful" Patterned Papers, (1) "Something Wonderful" Alpha sheet, (1) doily, (1) pack of Prima flowers, (1) pack of Prima trinkets and Maya Road twine:

Now for the January WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

January  Sketch Challenge is....

#10 ~ Sharon B

AND...

Beverly Jordan

is the winner of the January Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Sharon be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you. 

Please add GCC January Winner in the subject line.

YOU HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

Beverly be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs then 

email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

to claim your gift card.

Please add January Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thank you for stopping by today to check out my February Sketch challenge!

I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates inspired by this month's sketch and the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!

November Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Hello and welcome to the reveal of my
November Sketch Challenge.
Here's this month's sketch:

Your challenge is to create a layout inspired by the sketch, and you

are allowed to flip it, turn it, etc as long as I can tell your layout was inspired by the sketch. 

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  November 1, 2015
NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by

November 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

 WINNER WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

The prize you are playing for this month is:
Carta Bella " Travel Stories" 12 x 12 Collection Kit:

Below is the layout I created inspired by the sketch
using the Photo Play "Autumn Day's" goodies found in
The ScrapRoom's November Flavor of the Month Kit

"Fall 2010"

My layout was further inspired by
Rochelle's November Tic Tac Toe Challenge
( I used the first row down:  Owl, Cardstock (photo matting), and Scallops (punched circle)

and....Kelly's November Word Challenge
(My background paper has the following words:
Family, Thankful, Friends, my title includes the word Fall
and my layout contains the color Orange)

Combine any two or all three Scrappy Friends Challenges and your name will automatically be entered into our monthly prize drawing for the this month's BONUS PRIZE:

$20 Creative Embellishments Gift Card:

Now for the October WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Another month of awesome inspiration and various takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

October  Sketch Challenge is....
#3 ~ Amanda Jane

AND...

Stacy Harper Watson

is the winner of the October Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Amanda be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you. 

Please add GCC October Winner in the subject line.
YOU HAVE 14 DAYS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.

Stacy be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs then 

email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

to claim your gift card.

Please add October Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thank you for stopping by today to check out my November Sketch challenge!

I am looking forward to seeing what everyone creates inspired by this month's sketch and the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges!