GCC 'THIS MONTH IN HISTORY" Challenge

Click HERE for the Scrappy Friends January "This Month In History" Challenge!!!

Sunday, September 21, 2014

"Know Thy Selfie" Layout

This month Rochelle Spears has provided a fabulous sketch for the September
"ABC ~ 123 Sketch Challenge" 
at
Here is the layout I created inspired by the challenge:
And here is the sketch by Rochelle Spears:
For the 123 part of the challenge I added the following required elements:
1 ~ 4 x 6 Journaling card
2 ~ Photos
3 ~ Patterned papers. 

And…for the ABC part of the challenge I included the following elements:
A ~ Arrow
B ~ Bingo Card (Click)
C ~ Camera, Chipboard

Thank you for stopping by and please make sure you visit Scrap Our Stash to check out the beautiful creations from the Design team members as well as to get the details on the challenge.

Monday, September 15, 2014

"2nd Grade" Layout

Hello again!
Back on the blog for a second post to share a layout I created for
The word for this challenge is APPLE:
The items I included on my layout for the word APPLE are:
A ~ Apple, Awesome 
P ~ Pencil
P ~ Punch
L ~ Letters, Layering
E ~ Eraser, Easy As 123

And here is the sketch:
Make sure you stop by Paper Secrets and check out the wonderful inspiration the Design Team shared inspired by this challenge!  And while you are there get the details of the challenge...you have until the end of September to link up your entries!

Happy Scrapping!

"I Can't Keep Calm...." Layout

Happy Monday Everyone!
Today I am sharing a layout I created inspired by the
"Back to School" Stash Challenge
at
The challenge is to create a layout using school themed items from (2) lists provided by
 Scrap Our Stash.
As you can see I created a birthday themed page as a companion page to my 
 using a 6 x 6 paper pad and embellishments from Basic Grey's "Shine On" Collection 
and the September 1st sketch at
For the SOS challenge requirements I included:
List A:
Lined Paper
List B:
Paper Clip
Alphas
Number (3) Journaling

You have until September 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) to complete a layout and link it up with 
 for a chance to win an awesome prize from 

Thank you for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your week!


Monday, September 1, 2014

September Sketch Challenge and August Winners Revealed!!!!

Happy Labor Day!!!!
Today is reveal day for my September Sketch along with my
Scrappy Friends Challenges!
Here's the sketch:
And...Here are the RULES for this challenge:
• Your layout must be NEW as of September 1, 2014
• 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 my layout inspired by the sketch and my 
Scrappy Friends Challenges:
Rochelle's Tic Tac Toe Challenge
Row 2 Down:  Stitching (alphas) ~ Numbers (3) ~ Jewels (brad)
Kelly's Color Challenge
(4) Colors:  Green, Red, Yellow and Blue
The prize you are playing for this month is:
Glitz "Raven" Collection Pack
Kit Includes: 12- 12x12 Double Sided Papers (2 of each design), 1-12x12 Titles/Accents Sticker Sheet & 1- 12x12 Alpha Sticker Sheet

Combine my sketch challenge with one or both of the following 
Scrappy Friends Challenges
and you will be automatically entered into our September BONUS Prize Drawing:
And here is the September BONUS PRIZE:
You get to choose where you want to shop...ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, OR your choice of one of the following: Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!

And now for the AUGUST WINNERS!!!!
Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 
Wonderful inspiration and fantastic takes on the sketch as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my 
August Sketch Challenge is....
LESLIE MITCHELL

AND... 
CHARITY HOTRUM
is the winner of the
August Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Kathy 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 August Winner in the subject line.

Charity 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 August Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Have a wonderful holiday and I am looking forward to seeing what everyone does with this month's challenges!

"#H20 Boyz" Layout

Happy Labor Day!!!
Today I am sharing a layout I created inspired by the 
September 1 Sketch Challenge at
The word this month is:  LABOR
and you are to include items on your layout beginning with each letter in the word:
Here is my page...
The items I used to complete the challenge:
L ~ Layering
A ~ Alphas, "At" sign, Arrow
B ~ Banner, Border, Bubbles, Boyz (word)
O - Orange (color)
R - "Remember" (sticker), Red (color)

 And here is the sketch created by Lynette Erickson

Stop by the Paper Secrets Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created to share with you inspired by this sketch.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!