LTSCB #18 - Boyz Rule!

Hello everybody and welcome back to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! Wow - I believe we had a record number of entries in our Anything Goes challenge that just ended! Thanks to everyone who shared their awesome talent with us! We loved seeing all those gorgeous projects! Be sure to check back within this next week for our Winner and Top 3 picks!

Want to guest design for Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog? We'd love for you to be in our Guest Designer Spotlight! See the tab above for all the details! Just add GDT after your name when you link up and you'll be entered into 'the pool' from which one lucky crafter will be picked to guest design for us each month (that's two challenges)!

Our theme this time is...

Boyz Rule!

We challenge you to create a masculine project... it can be for a big guy or a little guy! ;)
And you can use any rubber/clear or digital stamp you want!

[That means we want to see stamping on your project!]

Our sponsor for this challenge is the awesome QKR Stampede!

The prize up for grabs is 5 images of choice to winner!

How awesome is that?! We are so grateful for this sponsorship!

We've made a couple changes to our challenge rules effective today. Going forward, we are requiring everyone entering our challenges to follow our blog. We appreciate those of you already following us! We are pleased to announce that we are now allowing 3 entries per challenge!

Now, without further ado, check out these fabulous DT inspiration projects from our talented designer in our Guest Designer Spotlight and from our design team! They've been busy creating, just for you...

In the November
Guest Designer Spotlight...
Roberta

And our DT...

Leanne
using Touchdown


Leslie
using Carpenter

Connie

using Dream catcher

Shuly

using Boy with balloons

Brenda

using Little buckaroo

Karen

using Train

Tina

using Old car

Cathy

using Running ink

Please take a moment or three to leave some love on our designers' blogs! It would totally make their day! ;)

This challenge will run for two weeks, ending December 1st at 6:00 PM EST. Grab your papers, scissors and embellishments, and get creative! And as always, we want to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your projects! Don't forget to add GDT after your name when you link up if you want to guest design for us for a month (two challenges)!

And please remember to take a peek at our challenge rules! ;)

Hugs,
Leslie & the DT

LTSCB #16 Winner & Top 3!

Hello crafty friends and welcome back to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! A huge thanks to Holly, our October guest designer! And thanks to everyone who played with us in our "Play Some Blues" challenge! We had so much fun and thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the BLUE projects! It was definitely a difficult task narrowing it down this time. So, without further ado, here are the Winner and my Top 3 picks!

Drum roll, please...

The WINNER is...

#8 Maya

Congrats! :) Please contact me using the Contact Form on the right sidebar within the next week to claim your  prize, and be sure to put

"Challenge #16 Winner" in your message!

My TOP 3 picks are...

#10 Julie B

#20 Pia 

#33 Lena Loken 

Awesome job, ladies! You have all created absolutely beautiful projects that are well deserving of  Winner and Top 3! Your projects will be showcased in our Facebook photos!

Be sure to grab your badges (above, on the Badges tab) to display on your blogs!

Don't forget our LTSCB #17 - Anything Goes! - is going on right now! Grab your paper, scissors and embellishments, and come play with us! And remember, as always, we want to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your projects! :)

Big hugs,

Leslie & the DT

LTSCB #17 - Anything Goes!

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! Yep, you're in the right place! We needed to freshen things up a bit so our challenge blog underwent a slight transformation this weekend! Hope you like! Thanks to everyone who played with us in our "Play Some Blues!" challenge! We had a great time and loved seeing all those projects created in shades of blue! Be sure to check back within this next week for our Winner and Top 3 picks!

Want to guest design for Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog? We'd love for you to be in our Guest Designer Spotlight! See the tab above for all the details! Just add GDT after your name when you link up and you'll be entered into 'the pool' from which one lucky crafter will be picked to guest design for us each month (that's two challenges)!

Our challenge this time is...

Anything Goes!

We want to see any kind of project you want to make as long as it's decent! ;)
And you can use any rubber/clear or digital stamp you want!

[That means we want to see stamping on your project!]

Our sponsor for this challenge is the awesome My Crafty Heart!

The prize up for grabs is a £10 voucher to the MCH store!
This is equivalent to approx. $16 USD!

How awesome is that?! We're so grateful for this sponsorship!

And remember... we normally allow 2 entries per challenge but we'll allow a 3rd entry if you use a stamp from My Crafty Heart! But there's a catch - you MUST mention in your blog post which stamp you've used and link directly to that stamp on the My Crafty Heart site, and you MUST put #3 after your name when you link up below so that we know you're going for the extra entry using a sponsor image!

Now, without further ado, check out these awesome DT inspiration projects from our talented guest designer in our Guest Designer Spotlight and from our design team! They've been busy creating, just for you...

November

Guest Designer Spotlight 

Roberta

And our DT...

Leslie

Tina


Leanne


Brenda


Karen

Cathy

Shuly

Please take a moment or three to leave some love on our designers' blogs! It would totally make their day! ;)

This challenge will run for two weeks, ending November 17th at 6:00 PM EST. Grab your papers, scissors and embellishments, and get creative! And as always, we want to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your projects! Don't forget to add GDT after your name when you link up if you want to guest design for us for a month (two challenges)!

And please remember to take a peek at our challenge rules above! ;)

Hugs,
Leslie & the DT

Challenge #15 Winner & Top 3!

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! We want to thank everyone again who shared their amazing talent with us in our "Recipe!" challenge! We knew it was going to be difficult but we wanted to issue a real "challenge" and you pulled it off! ;) Now, without further ado, here are the Winner and Cathy's Top 3 picks!

Drum roll, please...

The WINNER is...

#7 Ann Chuang

Congrats! :) Please contact me using the Contact Form on the right sidebar within the next week to claim your  prize, and be sure to put

"Challenge #15 Winner" in your message!

Cathy's TOP 3 picks are...

#6 Lucy Patrick

#5 Sharon Hudson

#4 Gail Scott

Awesome job, ladies! You have all created absolutely beautiful projects that are well deserving of  Winner and Top 3! Your projects will be showcased in our Facebook photos!

Be sure to grab your badges (above, on the Badges tab) to display on your blogs!

Don't forget our Challenge #16 - Play Some Blues! - is going on right now! Grab your paper, scissors and embellishments, and come play with us! And remember, as always, we want to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your projects! :)

Big hugs,

Leslie & the DT

Challenge #16 - Play Some Blues!

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! A big thanks to those who played with us in our "Recipe" challenge! We love crafters who appreciate a real "challenge" and we knew our Recipe would be challenging! Be sure to check back within this next week to see our Winner and Top 3 picks!

Want to guest design for Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog? We'd love for you to be in our Guest Designer Spotlight! See the tab above for all the details! Just add GDT after your name when you link up and you'll be entered into 'the pool' from which one lucky crafter will be picked to guest design for us each month (that's two challenges)!

Now, on to our challenge...

This is going to be a fun one... it's Play Some Blues!

We challenge you to create a project using shades of blue!
Small bits of element-appropriate colors in addition to the blue (such as skin, lips, hair/fur, leaves, trees, etc.) will be allowed but your project must be primarily blue!
And you can use any rubber/clear or digital stamp you want!

[That means we want to see stamping on your project!]

Our sponsor for this challenge is the awesome Delicious Doodles!

The prize up for grabs is 4 images of winner's choice!

How awesome is that?! We're so grateful for this sponsorship!

And remember... we normally allow 2 entries per challenge but we'll allow a 3rd entry if you use an image from Delicious Doodles! But there's a catch... you MUST mention in your blog post which image you've used and link directly to that stamp on the Delicious Doodles site, and you MUST put #3 after your name when you link up below so that we know you're going for the extra entry using a sponsor image!

Now, without further ado, check out these awesome DT inspiration projects from our talented guest designer in our Guest Designer Spotlight and our design team! They've been busy creating, just for you...

Guest Designer Spotlight for October

Holly

And our DT...

Leslie

using Fairy Fae

Leanne
using Butterfly Bliss


Connie
using Ivy Fairy


Tina
using Ivy Fairy


Karen
using Cuppa


Brenda
using Baubles Set 2


Shuly
using Lovey-Dovey Silhouette

Please take a moment or three to leave some love on our designers' blogs! It would totally make their day! ;)

This challenge will run for two weeks, ending November 3rd at 6:00 PM EST. Grab your papers, scissors and embellishments, and get creative! And as always, we want to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your projects! Don't forget to add GDT after your name when you link up if you want to guest design for us for a month (two challenges)!

And please remember to take a peek at our challenge rules above! ;)

Hugs,

Leslie & the DT

Challenge #15 - Recipe!

Hi everyone and welcome back to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! Once again, we thank everyone who shared their talent with us in our "Run for the Border" challenge - we saw some pretty amazing projects! Our DT has had a week off between challenges, and we're back and ready to get started with a new challenge... a "challenging" challenge!

Want to guest design for Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog? We'd love for you to be in our Guest Designer Spotlight! See the tab above for all the details! Just add GDT after your name when you link up and you'll be entered into 'the pool' from which one lucky crafter will be picked to guest design for us each month (that's two challenges)!

Now, on to our challenge...

Get ready for it... it's a Recipe challenge!

We want to see your project with 3 papers/cardstock (patterned or plain), 2 flowers and 1 die cut!

And you can use any rubber/clear or digital stamp you want!

[That means we want to see stamping on your project!]

PLEASE READ!!
For this Recipe challenge, you must use
exactly 3 papers (no more, no less)
2 tangible flowers (flowers pre-printed on paper, image or sentiment do not count)
1 die cut (punches do not count)

You may add any other embellishments you want (bling, ribbon, brads, eyelets, etc.) but no additional papers, flowers or die cuts! No exceptions!

Our sponsor for this challenge is the awesome Bugaboo Digi Stamps!

 The prize up for grabs is 7 digital images of winner's choice! 

How awesome is that?! We're so grateful for this sponsorship!

And remember... we normally allow 2 entries per challenge but we'll allow a 3rd entry if you use an image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps! But there's a catch... you MUST mention in your blog post which image you've used and link directly to that stamp on the Bugaboo Digi Stamps site, and you MUST put #3 after your name when you link up below so that we know you're going for the extra entry using a sponsor image!

Now, without further ado, check out these awesome DT inspiration projects from our talented guest designer in our Guest Designer Spotlight and our design team! They've been busy creating, just for you...

Guest Designer Spotlight for October

Holly

And our DT...

Leanne

using Ava and Deacon Merry Christmas Sign

Leslie
using Pink Ribbon Gals - Stella


Connie
using Beautiful Blocks Faith


Tina
using Scene It - Mummy Scene

Shuly
using Tropical Santa Buried


Brenda
using Halloween Windows - Frankenstein


Karen
using Cupcake - Cherry on Top


Cathy
using Bugaboo Brat - Jesse Moon

Please take a moment or three to leave some love on our designers' blogs! It would totally make their day! ;)

This challenge will run for two weeks, ending October 20th at 6:00 PM EST. Grab your papers, scissors and embellishments, and get creative! And as always, we want to see some stamping (rubber/clear or digi) on your projects! Don't forget to add GDT after your name when you link up if you want to guest design for us for a month (two challenges)!

And please remember to take a peek at our challenge rules above! ;)

Hugs,

Leslie & the DT

Challenge #14 Winner & Top 3!

Hi crafty friends and welcome back to the Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! A huge thanks to NanaConnie, our September guest designer! And a huge thanks to those who shared their amazing talent with us in our "Run For The Border!" challenge! We had great fun and saw some absolutely gorgeous entries! We've looked at them again and have chosen our Winner! Without further ado, here are the Winner and Brenda's Top 3 picks!

Drum roll, please...

The WINNER is...

#34 Ann Marie Governale

Congrats! :) Please contact me using the Contact Form on the right sidebar within the next week to claim your  prize, and be sure to put "Challenge #14 Winner" in your message!

Brenda's TOP 3 picks are...

#25 Sarah T

#32 Ann Chuang

#20 Joyce

Awesome job, ladies! You have all created absolutely beautiful projects that are well deserving of Winner and Top 3 honors! Your projects will be showcased in our Facebook photos!

Be sure to grab your badges (above, on the Badges tab) to display on your blogs!

Don't forget that this is one of the few months in the year that we have five Mondays, so we have a week off between challenges. Be sure to check back with us next Monday, October 7th, for Challenge #15! It's going to a great "challenge" (that's why we call them challenges, right?) with an awesome sponsor, and we've got an amazing guest designer lined up for the October Guest Designer Spotlight! See you then! :)

Big hugs,

Leslie & the DT