March Scrappy Friends "This Month In History" Challenge

Hello and welcome to this month's challenge.

Sorry for posting a few days late.

THE CHALLENGE:

 Select one of the history facts below, create a layout and include the challenge requirement

listed below the fact that you select.

Fact #1~ March 2, 1962 ~ Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 100 points in a basketball game.

Create a layout and you must include a circle and use the number 100 in your title.

Fact #2 ~ March 7, 1876 ~ Alexander Graham Bell patents the Telephone. 

Create a layout and you must add SMS language as part of your title, an embellishment or use patterned paper printed with SMS language.

Example of SMS language: 2DAY, LOL, BFF

Fact #3 ~ March 12, 1888 ~ The Great Blizzard of '88 struck the northeastern U.S.

The storm lasted 36 hours with snowfall totaling over 40 inches in New York City.

Create a layout based on one of the four seasons and you 

must include the color, AND...the item listed with that season:

Winter: The color BLUE and SNOWFLAKE embellishments and/or patterned paper

Spring: The color GREEN and a RAINBOW embellishment and/or patterned paper

Summer: The color RED and a SUN embellishment and/or patterned paper.

Fall: The color ORANGE and LEAF embellishments and/or patterned paper.

Fact #4 ~ March 17th ~ It's Saint Patricks Day!!! On this day everyone is a little bit Irish!

Create a St Patrick's Day themed layout 

OR 

any other themed layout but you must include

the following colors: 

GREEN, GOLD, and BLACK

THE RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  March 1, 2018

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.

The prize you are playing for this month is:

AND... there's a BONUS CHALLENGE...

Combine my challenge with Rochelle's Sketch/Paper 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 February WINNERS!!!!
Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month!
Another month of wonderful inspiration and various takes on the challenge as well as
Rochelle's Sketch Challenge!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my
February "This Month In History" Challenge is....
#13 AMANDA
AND...

CHARITY HORTUM
is the winner of the
February Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE
CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!
Amanda be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msragsdale@yahoo.com

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

Please add GCC February Winner in the subject line.

Charity 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 February Bonus Winner in the subject line.

I am looking forward to seeing what you ladies create inspired by this month's challenge!
Have a wonderful week!

February "This Month In History" Challenge

Hello and welcome to this month's challenge.

Sorry for the commenting and Mr Linky problem on January's post.  

Not sure what went wrong but all is well right now.

Here's the challenge for this month...

THE CHALLENGE:

 Select one of the history facts below, create a layout and include the challenge requirement
listed below the fact that you select.

#1 ~ February 8, 1895 - President Grover Cleveland authorized the selling of $62 million worth of bonds to J.P. Morgan in exchange for gold purchased from foreign investors, saving the Treasury from disaster. 

Create a layout and you must add 

GOLD paper and/or embellishments.

#2 ~ February 12, 1809 ~ The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was born.

Create a layout about a 

newborn baby 

and you must include a

heart embellishment and/or heart patterned paper.

#3 ~ February 22, 1879 ~ F.W. Woolworth opens "The Great Five Cent Store" in Utica, NY. 

 It failed in six months, but the second store he opened in June of the 

same year seemed to catch on.

Create a layout and you must use 

5 or more different types of embellishments

and/or

5 or more different patterned papers.

#4 ~ February 28 1968 ~ The first Grammy Awards was held.

Create a layout and for your title you must use the 
title of any song 
from any year awarded the 
Grammy for Song of the Year

THE RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  February 1, 2018

NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by February 28th, 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:
We R Memory Keepers Tab Punch Board

And there's a BONUS CHALLENGE...

Combine my challenge with Rochelle's Sketch/Paper 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 January WINNERS!!!!

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

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

Rochelle's Sketch Challenge!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

January "This Month In History" Challenge is....

#4 ~ Super Slick Chick

AND...

Carolyn Johnson

 is the winner of the

January Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Super Slick Chick be sure to comment below and then email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

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

Please add GCC January Winner in the subject line.

Carolyn 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 January Bonus Winner in the subject line.

I am looking forward to seeing what you ladies create inspired by this month's challenge!
Have a wonderful weekend!

January "This Month In History" Challenge

Happy New Year!

With the new year comes new Scrappy Friends challenges! 
This year I will be hosting a challenge
inspired by history facts
Welcome to the reveal of my
January "This Month In History" Challenge

THE CHALLENGE:
 Select one of the history facts below and create a layout inspired by that fact.

#1 ~ Jan 1 (1908) ~ The ball was first dropped at Times Square in New York City:
Create a layout about a celebration. AND...you must include gold embellishments and/or alphas.

#2 ~ Jan 12 (1966) ~ Batman debuts on television: 
Create a super hero themed layout. AND... you must include stars on your layout.
(Patterned paper with stars and/or star embellishments)

#3 ~ Jan 14 (1973) ~ The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins in Superbowl VII, to become the first undefeated team in NFL history: 
Create a sports themed layout . AND... you must include a banner on your layout.

#4~ Jan 15 (1974) ~ Happy Days premieres on television: 
Create a layout with the word HAPPY as your title or part of your title.
AND...you must use Thickers or Sticker letters.

THE RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of January 1, 2018

NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

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

Below is the layout I created inspired by this month's challenge

FORTHCOMING

My layout was further inspired by Rochelle's new Scrappy Friends challenge for 2018

Paper/Sketch Challenge

And there's a 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 December WINNERS!!!!

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

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

Rochelle's Rewind Sketch Challenge!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my

December Christmas Cartoon Challenge is....

#4 ~Suzanne

AND...

Judy W

 is the winner of the

December Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

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

msbrags@gmail.com

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

Please add GCC December 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 December Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Can't wait to see all of the creative inspiration everyone comes up with inspired by the new challenges. 

December Scrappy Friends Christmas "Cartoon" Challenge and November Winners

Hello!
December is here...only 24 more days until Christmas. 

This month for the Scrappy Friends Challenges, I am hosting a

Christmas "Cartoon" Challenge

Create a layout inspired by the cartoon. 

You are to use (3) different things in the cartoon as inspiration...for instance colors, snow, trees. etc.  What ever you select it only counts as one, for example if you use the colors red, green and white,  it only counts as one item.

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of December 1, 2017

NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

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

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

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:
Simple Stories 12 x 12 "O Holy Night" Simple Set

BONUS CHALLENGE:

Combine my challenge with

Rochelle's December "Rewind" Sketch Challenge

and you will be entered into an additional drawing
for a chance to win the following
BONUS PRIZE:

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 November WINNERS!!!!

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

Congratulations!

Diana S.

You are the random drawn winner of the 
November Rewind Sketch Challenge!

Please leave a comment below and email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

to claim your prize!

And...

Congratulations!

Giorgia Rossini

You are the winner for November Scrappy Friends Bonus Challenge!

Please comment below and

email us with your gift card choice at

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com

to claim your prize!

Have an amazing holiday season!

November Scrappy Friends "Rewind" Sketch Challenge and October Winners

Happy November!!!!
Hard to believe we are so close to the end of the year!

This month for the Scrappy Friends Challenges, I am hosting the 

"Rewind" Sketch Challenge

Here's the wonderful throwback sketch I chose to inspire you created by

Becky Fleck

The Challenge....

Create a layout based on the the sketch above. You can flip it, rotate it, add more photos, etc. just as long as I can tell you used the sketch for inspiration

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of November 1, 2017

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.

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:

PhotoPlay "Autumn Orchard" 
12 x 12 Collection 

BONUS CHALLENGE:

Combine my November "Rewind" Sketch Challenge with

Rochelle's Word Art Inspiration Challenge

All entries combining both challenges will be entered into our

prize drawing for a chance to win the following

BONUS PRIZE:

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!!!!

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

Another month of wonderful inspiration and various takes on the

One Word Title Challenge

as well as Rochelle's Rewind Sketch Challenge

Congratulations!

Stacy H-W

You are the winner of the October One Word Challenge!

Please leave a comment below and email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

to claim your prize!

And...

Congratulations!

Jenessa

You are the winner for October Scrappy Friends Bonus Challenge!

Please comment below and

email us your gift card choice at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com

to claim your prize! 

Enjoy the rest of your week everyone!

October Scrappy Friends 'One Word Title" Challenge and September Winners Announced

Hello...

It's reveal day for the 

October Scrappy Friends Challenges!!!

This month I am hosting a

"One Word" Title Challenge

Your challenge is to create a layout and your title must include
ONE WORD

only!!!!

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of  October 1, 2016

NO DIGITAL LAYOUTS

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

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

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

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:

Below is the layout I created using one word for my title and

Rochelle's October "Rewind" Sketch

FORTHCOMING

BONUS CHALLENGE:

Combine my challenge with
Rochelle's "Rewind" Sketch Challenge:

All entries combining both challenges will be entered into our

prize drawing for a chance to win the following

BONUS PRIZE:

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 September WINNERS!!!!

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

Another month of wonderful inspiration and various takes on the

Rewind Sketch Challenge
as well as Rochelle's Challenge

Congratulations!
#1 Lisa M

You are the winner of the September "Rewind" Sketch Challenge!
Please leave a comment below and email me at:
msbrags@gmail.com
to claim your prize!

And...
SHANNON BLINN

Congratulations!
You are the winner for September Scrappy Friends Bonus challenge!
Please comment below and
email us at
scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com
to claim your prize! 

I am looking forward to seeing all of the creative ways everyone is
inspired by this month's Scrappy Friends Challenges!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

September Scrappy Friends "Rewind" Sketch Challenge and August Winners

Happy Friday!

It's time for a new scrappy challenge! 

This month for the Scrappy Friends Challenges, I am hosting the 

"Rewind" Sketch Challenge

Here's the wonderful throwback sketch I chose to inspire you from

Page Maps

The Challenge....

Create a layout based on the the sketch above. You can flip it, rotate it, add more photos, etc. just as long as I can tell you used the sketch for inspiration

The RULES:

• Your layout must be NEW as of September 1, 2017

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.

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:

Simple Stories "The Story of Us" 12 x 12 Paper Pad

BONUS CHALLENGE:

Combine my September "Rewind" Sketch Challenge with

Rochelle's September "Back to School" Challenge

All entries combining both challenges will be entered into our

prize drawing for a chance to win the following

BONUS PRIZE:

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 August WINNERS!!!!

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

Another month of wonderful inspiration and various takes on the

Wacky Holiday Challenge

as well as Rochelle's Rewind Sketch Challenge

Congratulations!

Barb Prendergast

You are the winner of the August Wacky Holiday Challenge!

Please leave a comment below and email me at:

msbrags@gmail.com

to claim your prize!

And...

Congratulations!

Lyne B

You are the winner for August Scrappy Friends Bonus Challenge!

Please comment below and

email us your gift card choice at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com

to claim your prize! 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!