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APRIL'S CYBERCROP CHALLENGES

Hello and welcome to this month's cybercrop.
Of course with all the chocolate consumed over the past week because of the annual visit of a certain long eared fellow, we just had to to have an Easter themed cybercrop.
I hope you will HOP (yes....I said HOP) on over to The Lounge and join in the fun.

CHALLENGE ONE
Set by Creative Team member, Mel.
Mel's challenge is to use yellow on your layout, paint and a mini print
(smaller than a 6x4)
Here is Mel's example....

I love the "white space" in this layout.

 

CHALLENGE TWO
Set by Creative Team member, Storm
Storm designed the sketch for this month's CC

And here is Storm's gorgeous example....

 

CHALLENGE THREE
Set by Creative Team member, Crece
Crece's challenge is to create a layout that is not a traditional 12x12 square
(e.g. circle, oval, diamond...be creative)
The layout must also include at least one handmade embellishment
and a border punch of some type must be used.
Here is Crece's example....

What a classic photo Crece.
I remember attacking my Easter chocolate rabbit like this when I was little.

Thank you to our talented Creative Team members for setting such great challenges and for giving us such gorgeous examples.
I hope they have inspired you all to join in this month's cybercrop.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Saturday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

EASTER COMPETITION WINNERS

I hope that you all had a wonderful Easter and that the Easter Bunny was good to you.
Not sure that what the Easter Bunny leaves is good FOR you but all that chocolate sure helps put some smiles on little (and big) people's faces.

Some of our very talented Lounge Ladies spent time creating over the Easter break and created some gorgeous layouts for the Easter competition.
I would like to have awarded prizes to everyone but we could only have one winner for each challenge.

Challenge One

Layout by Gaye

Challenge Two

Card designed by Diana

 

Challenge Three

Layout by Jody

 

Challenge Four

Card designed by Natasha

Congratulations to all the winners.

Keep an eye out on the Lounge for up and coming competitions.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Friday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

 

EASTER COMPETITION - CHALLENGE 4

Hello everyone....and welcome to the last challenge for this year's mini-Easter comp.

Today's challenge is another card sketch taken from the fabulous "Page Maps" site

Again....it doesn't have to be an Easter card, but if you get scrapping now you will have a lovely easter card to give to someone on Sunday morning :)
(Just don't forget to photograph it before you give it away)

To be in the draw for a prize pack, just create a card based on the sketch
and upload it to The Lounge gallery by midnight, Monday, April 9.

** Creative Team and Admin girls are also eligible to enter.

If you enter all four challenges you will get an extra draw in each challenge.

Good luck and happy scrapping

~Shazz~
xo

SPONSOR NEWS...!!!

Introducing the lovely Nic Amber from Nic Creates

I feel very privileged to know Nic in person.
She is a generous, genuine and caring lady and yes....she wears that stunning smile most of the time...!!!
The embellishments that she creates are gorgeous and make a perfect handmade addition to any project you may be working on.
You can contact Nic through her blog, her FaceBook page or you can contact me and I will put you in contact with Nic.

Nic sponsored the Creative Team packs for April here on The Lounge and the team were blown away by the gorgeous handmade embellies that were sent by Nic.
You can see their creations here

Nic kindly gave me a bit of insight into the hows, whats and whys of Nic Creates......

"nic creates has developed from a love of designing and creating handmade gifts for my friends and family.
I have always loved all things crafty and any spare moment I have (if there is such a thing with three young children) is spent creating.
I love scrapbooking and cardmaking which drives the items I make... creating embellishments that I would be happy to use on my own projects that may not be available elsewhere.
I love the personal touch that handmade items bring to a project and I want to be able to share that with everyone.
Our range is gradually expanding but if you have something specific in mind, I would love to do a custom design just for you

Nicky"

Thank you again Nicky for sponsoring the Creative Team this month.
And please ladies, if you are thinking of handmade embellishments for your crafting projects, pop on over to Nic Creates and see what Nic has to offer.

Wishing you a happy, scrappy day

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

 

EASTER COMPETITION - CHALLENGE 3

Hello everyone.
I hope you are at least thinking about giving our challenges a go.
Today's challenge is a recipe for success.

Just follow the recipe, create a layout and upload it to The Lounge gallery to be in the draw to win a prize
EASY...!!!!

INGREDIENTS

1 PIECE OF CARDSTOCK
1 PIECE OF DOUBLE-SIDED PATTERNED PAPER
OR 2 SINGLE-SIDED PIECES
CIRCLES MUST FORM PART OF YOUR DESIGN
YOUR TITLE MUST BE A MIXED ALPHA TITLE
THREE LINES OF JOURNALING
LACE OR RIBBON MUST BE INCLUDED

METHOD
MIX IT ALL TOGETHER AND UPLOAD TO THE GALLERY

It doesn't have to be an Easter themed layout - any subject will do.

To be in the draw for a prize pack, just create a card based on the sketch
and upload it to The Lounge gallery by midnight, Monday, April 9.

** Creative Team and Admin girls are also eligible to enter.

If you enter all four challenges you will get an extra draw in each challenge.

Good luck and happy scrapping

~Shazz~
xo

SPONSOR NEWS...!!!

Here on The Lounge we value our sponsors and advertisers and appreciate the support they give us month in and month out.
Please welcome one of our newest advertisers.......

Scrapbooking By Design

I am a busy mother of three children trying to capture those special moments on camera.
I discovered scrapbooking with friends and became obsessed with creating albums of our family.
My love of scrapbooking continued to grow and hence "Scrapbooking By Design" was born.

I believe everyone shops differently and there are various ways you can find your products. Taking this into consideration and reflecting upon my own experiences, I have set up my online store for friends and customers to be able to shop by brands (we stock many popular brands), themes (if you have a particular occasion in mind), and also by embellishments (which are sorted into categories).

As a mother I understand how little time YOU have to get things done.
So I have designed my online store to save you time.
I have selected what I believe to be the premium products, ranging from various paper ranges, cardstock, gorgeous flowers and many more beautiful products.

We want to make YOUR scrapbooking experience fun, friendly, and forever!

I invite you to take a look at our website www.scrapbookingbydesign.com.au and be inspired to start scrapbooking today.
We have items on sale so make the most of ordering some great supplies to capture YOUR special moments.

Thank you for supporting my business and the Australian scrapbooking industry.

Kathryn

Thank you Kathryn.
Please make sure you support our sponsor and more importantly, an Aussie scrapping store.

Wishing you a happy, scrappy day

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

EASTER COMPETITION - CHALLENGE 2

Hello and welcome to the second challenge of the Easter competition.

Today's challenge is to create a card based on the following sketch which I took from the fabulous "Page Maps" site

It doesn't have to be an Easter Card but I bet it would make a cute one.

To be in the draw for a prize pack, just create a card based on the sketch
and upload it to The Lounge gallery by midnight, Monday, April 9.

** Creative Team and Admin girls are also eligible to enter.

If you enter all four challenges you will get an extra draw in each challenge.

Good luck and happy scrapping

~Shazz~
xo

INTRODUCING.......

STORM

Storm is the last of our Creative Team to complete our questionnaire.
So what does Storm think about Life, the universe and everything....???
Read on........

NOBODY TOLD ME... That loosing a loved one would be so hard.
 
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WANTED TO BE.... A Ballerina.
 
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER..... My mother has told me.."you can do anything you want, if you really want it"
 
I WISH SOMEONE STOPPED ME FROM... Arguing with my mother when I was younger.
 
I DON'T NEED MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT TO..... Hide away in the kitchen and cook
 
MY FAVOURITE FOOD IS... Lamb roast.
 
MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE SONG IT... "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
 
THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ WAS.... The "Twilight" saga.
 
THE MOVIE THAT I CAN WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS.... "Labyrinth"
 
IT'S CROSSED MY MIND MORE THAN ONCE.... That raising children is hard work and always unpredictable.
 
I WISH I COULD.... Talk to my Nana and Poppy just one more time.
 
TO RELAX, I.... Paint.
 
MY GREATEST DISLIKE IS..... People saying sorry when they don't really mean it.
 
IF I COULD DO ANYTHING AT ALL, I... would build my dream house.
 
THE MEAL I COULD EAT REGULARLY .... Sunday roast.
 
I FIND IT HARD TO... Stop a project once I have started.
 
I USED TO WANT TO.... Travel the world.
 
I ALWAYS THOUGHT.... I would do more in life.
 
I REALLY REGRET... Nothing..my wrong doings made me who I am.
 
I WOLD TELL MY 15 YEAR OLD SELF.... SAVE your money.
 
TODAY I.... Am baking and doing craft with the children
 
MY FAVOURITE QUOTE.... "Love you till tomorrow"
 
MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT SCRAPBOOKING IS.... I can put myself into my work and let the creative me shine.
 
SCRAPBOOKING HAS TAUGHT ME.... Not to be so restricted.

Thank you Storm....another interesting lot of answers.
You can find Storm's lovely work here in The Lounge gallery or here on her blog.

Thank you for being part of the team here on the Lounge Storm.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Monday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

EASTER COMPETITION - CHALLENGE 1

Hello and welcome to the first of our Easter challenges.

Kym, one of my lovely Admin girls has kindly designed a sketch for this first challenge - thanks Kym.

Isn't it a great sketch...???

To be in the draw for a prize pack, just create a LO based on the sketch
(it doesn't need to be an Easter themed layout - any theme is fine)
and upload it to The Lounge gallery by midnight, Monday, April 9.

** Creative Team and Admin girls are also eligible to enter.

If you enter all four challenges you will get an extra draw in each challenge.

Good luck and happy scrapping

~Shazz~
xo

 

INTRODUCING.......

Crece

Crece is another one of our lovely Creative Team ladies.
She has kindly filled in the questionnaire for me.
So grab a cuppa and get an insight to what makes Crece, Crece...!!!

NOBODY TOLD ME… That life was going to be easy

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WANTED TO BE… A Singing super star

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER… I have always been the Middle Child

I WISH SOMEONE STOPPED ME FROM… Collecting Eeyore things...I have too many

I DON’T NEED MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT TO… Do anything, I know Im awesome

MY FAVOURITE FOOD IS… Pasta

MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE SONG IS… has to be 2... Your Song-Elton John & Landslide – Stevie Nicks

THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ WAS… The Chronicles Of Narnia

THE MOVIE THAT I CAN WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN… The Sound of Music

IT’S CROSSED MY MIND MORE THAN ONCE… Is there life on another planet???

I WISH I COULD… Find a cure for cancer

TO RELAX, I… Have a beer and listen to music

MY GREATEST DISLIKE IS… People not understanding others

IF I COULD DO ANYTHING AT ALL, I… would pay it forward so EVERYONE has a good deed done for them

THE MEAL I COULD EAT REGULARLY… Pasta

I FIND IT HARD TO… Stop singing when someone mentions a word or line from a song...

I USED TO WANT TO… Be like others...but NOW im happy being ME

I ALWAYS THOUGHT… I was going to be a great mum....and i think i am.

I REALLY REGRET… Not having a little girl

I WOULD TELL MY 15 YEAR OLD SELF… Stand out from the crowd and don’t be afraid to be yourself!

TODAY I…. Was lucky to be happy and healthy

MY FAVOURITE QUOTE… ‘There is no charge for awesomeness’

MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT SCRAPBOOKING IS.... Meeting others that share the same passion

SCRAPBOOKING HAS TAUGHT ME.....To think outside the square

Thanks for answering our questions Crece.
You can see Crece's gorgeous creations here on the Lounge.
Or you can visit her blog and see some more of her wonderful creations.

Thank you for being part of the team here on The Lounge, Crece.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Saturday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo