FEBRUARY CHALLENGE | WARRIOR QUEEN

Welcome everyone to February.  The year is off to a flying start and if you are in Australia, I bet you are thankful that School has finally gone back!

Last month we said Farewell to some of our Design team members, today we welcome 4 new ones.  I know that each of these ladies will inspire you over the course of their time here at Scrap the Girls.  Today we welcome Tanya Heritage, Lisa-Maire Watling, Belinda Lowe and Guylaine Seyer to the team.  There is a mix of styles and backgrounds that really fit in with our "Outside the Box" style.  I hope you really enjoy the creations these girls have to share with you.

This month we have a moodboard colour challenge inspired by Constance Hall and her floral crowns and warrior Queen attitude.  If you don't know who she is, I suggest you all go and do a bit of googling or maybe try and get hold of one of her books.  She is raw, sometimes in your face yet relatable.  She has quite a following here in Australia and she is all about empowering women and supporting each other.  Here is the moodboard…

The design team was lucky enough to have some especially designed acrylic and wood veneer supplied by one of this months Sponsors, Corbett Creations.  Do contact Jodi if you would like to order anything that tickles your fancy.

Sue

Tanya

Tamara

Guylaine

Rosemary

Krisy

Anne

Lucie

Lisa-Marie

Tracey

Belinda

Gwen

Yep you heard right, this month there are 2 homegrown sponsor prizes up for grabs.  We have a prize from Cocoa Vanilla Studio and Cortbett Creations.  As usual we have Accent Scrapbooking on board again this year as an international Sponsor.  They have changed their name to Scrap Accent as well as their logo but it is the same company and awesome products.  Make sure you check out all our sponsors websites.

Remember to link up you can do it via the link here on the blog or share it to our Facebook Page or tag us on Instagram.  If you link up via the blog make sure you put where you are from in your description so we can choose the correct winners.

Can't wait to see what you all come up with and I hope you really love the new additions to the team.

Krisy xx

FEBRUARY CHALLENGE | STAR CROSSED LOVERS

Hi Everyone,

It's a new month so that means it is time for a new challenge.  We have gone a little old school this month (well old school for us here at STG) with a Sketch.  This sketch is by our DT Sue Plumb.  As you know this month houses Valentine's Day so we thought we would embrace it just a bit.

Sue

Sandra

Tamara

Julie

Rosemary

Krisy

Michelle 

Lucie

Tammy

Kareen

Veronique

Gwen

As usual we have two sponsors this month, an International - Accent Scrapbooking and an Australian - D-lish Scraps.  Please make sure you support our sponsors and head over and check out what they have to offer and maybe make a purchase.

Remember to play along you can link up via the blog link up the top of this page or you can load your entry directly to the Facebook Page.  You don't need a blog to play a long - just load it to the Facebook Page.  Oh, and if you haven't already, head over and like our Facebook and Instagram pages - just look up Scrap-the-girls.  Oh, and an IMPORTANT NOTE make sure you list your Country on your entry so we know which prize you qualify for.

Be sure to keep an eye out for our winner announcements too.  Our sponsors like to be pretty prompt and get your prizes out ASAP so you will need to contact us if you are a winner.

Have fun this month, we can't wait to see what you come up with.

Krisy xx

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER | FEBRUARY 2017

Last month there were a number of awesome entries.  For something a little different I put it to the DT to vote for a winner.  It was pretty much a clean sweep.  

This months winner is...

Heike Augenblick.

Before you say but she is international...Kit the Habit have kindly offered to cover international postage.  Heike you are in for a real treat.

Thank you to everyone else that played along last month.  The team and I really enjoyed the different interpretations of the sketch.  Remember it is all about inspiration.

Heike, if you message me via popleopod@outlook.com or the Facebook Page, I will get your details off to Kit the Habit and your prize in the post.

Rememer to load your #Selfie layouts to the linky or via the FB page.

Krisy xx

FEBRUARY 2017 CHALLENGE | SKETCH "MORE THAN ONE"

Hi Again,

Now that I have introduced the NEW team, it is time to get down to business.  This month we are easing the girls in with a Sketch.  I have read a lot about people wanting inspiration on how to incorporate more than one photo on a page.  They want to tell the story as well as showcase more than one photo they have taken.  This is the sketch for you!  Plus I think this is the start of a great double page layout if that is your thing. Or you can just simplify it down and use one Photo....Remember its all about inspiration!

Here is the Sketch:

And this is what the team has come up with 

Sue

Sandra

Skai

Tamara

Julie

Rosemary

Krisy

Michelle 

Lucie

Tammy

Kareen

This month we have an awesome NEW sponsor to Scrap the Girls - Kit the Habit.  A little embellishment kit club that is based on Facebook.  I personally love their little kits and they have a surprise pack just for us.... You will want to win it.  So make sure you link up your pages or add them to the facebook wall.  Oh, and head over and like their page.

Krisy xx

FAREWELL TO OUR 2015/16 DESIGN TEAM

Today, I want to take a moment to farewell the current Design Team we have at Scrap the Girls.  As you know we have recently called for new team members to join our team and I can't wait to share with you who they are but I do need to acknowlege the current team.  I know I have only been incontrol of the blog for a couple of months but this team has been nothing but 100% supportive of me and my huge learning curve.  I am truly grateful for such a smooth transition as this adventure was a bit of a leap of faith for me and so far it's working out OK.

Some of the current Team have opted to stay on with the new team for the remainer of 2016 but others due to new study commitments, work and just overall life, others have opted to take a step back which is totally understandable and there is no way you can create when other stuff is piling up.
So, today I am farewelling  - Beth Jarrett, Katie Howard, Charmaine Koch and Rebecca Genet.

Over the time that I have been part of the Design Team, these ladies have consistantly produced such a high calibre of work that has often made me question my worth of being part of the team.  The Design and Attention to Detail these ladies have is amazing.  I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for such a wonderful job and for being part of our team.  I wish you all the best with your future endevours and scrappy adventures. We will all keep an eye out for your entries in the future Scrap the Girls Challenges.

As for the girls carrying on with me on this Scrap the Girls adventure, thank you.  I can't wait to see what you all create over the next Design Team period. The challenges are so beautiful Rikki has done such a wonderful job putting all the challenges together.

So, the next post you see from me will be announcing the new Design Team. OH MY! you should see the work these ladies produce. You are going to be blown away.

Until then I can't wait to see your entries into this months sketch challenge.

Krisy xx

DESIGN TEAM CALL!!

As you know there are a few changes happening around here and that includes a Design Team call.  We have some openings within our Scrap the Girls Design team that need to be filled.  So with that I am opening up out Design Team Call for 2016.

I'm looking for several designers to keep doing what we do best here on the blog - create beautiful, innovative and inspiring layouts for our Scrap The Girls challenge blog. This is your opportunity to shine and inspire our followers, and share your creative genius with the world!

Why be on the team?

• Inspire our blog followers and challenge players each month with your beautiful work
• Occasional free products to play with from our sponsors
• Be part of an awesome design team and community via a private FB group
• Online exposure for you through direct links on the website, and social media sites.

What I'm looking for for the June - January 2017 team:

• Committed individuals with scrap savvy, and love to scrap the girls in their lives!
• Individuals that must take crisp, clean photo's of their layouts, including being able to remove colour casts and resize photo's so they are blog ready. 
• Individuals that have experience blogging, emailing and using Facebook to 'share' broadcasts relating to the monthly challenges and sponsor/s for that month.
• Individuals that can meet monthly deadlines.
• Individuals that can keep a challenge secret - we get 4-6 months of challenges ahead of time.

As a STG Design Team member you will need to:

• Create 1 (one) layout per month, starting June through to January 2017, occasionally incorporating product from the sponsor of that month.
• Create 1 (one) step-by step layout during your time on the team, using a technique you want to share with our followers.
• Share the monthly reveal via your Facebook page and personal blog (if you use/have these).

How to Apply:

• Send your application to popleopod@gmail.com before 11:59pm EST, 25 April 2016!
• Send 3 of your fave layouts that best represent your style, and show off different techniques you like to use - these can be recent layouts or ones from your archives - resized to 600px please. NOTE: These don't have to be Scrap the Girl Layouts, just layouts that best represent you.
• Tell me about YOU! Your family, location, why you scrap, who inspires you, what inspires you, etc.
• Tell me about your scrapbooking style.  What do you consider your style to be?  What's your signature?
• Send me a link to your blog if you have one, or online gallery, Facebook and Instagram
• Make sure you let me know if you are already on any Design Teams, and if you have upcoming commitments when you won't be available to participate in monthly challenges.
• This call is open to everyone, regardless of geographic location.

You have to be in it to win it - everyone has a chance to be chosen for the team.

All Applicants will receive a confirmation email when your application is received.  Only Successful Applicants will be contacted again by email on or before 30 April 2016. The first Design Team Layout will be due by 25 May 2016 for reveal on 1 June 2016.

Good luck everyone,

Krisy xx

AKA: Popleopod

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner - February & March Winners Announcement

Happy Friday evening.

Thanks for your patience the swap over period and the minor changes that are happening here at Scrap the Girls. I will send out a informative blog post over the next few days with some information about a few small exciting changes happening here at Scrap the Girls but in the meantime I think you've waited long enough.

The winner of Februarys Black and Gold Moodboard - Anna's Craftcupboard prize page - is LIZZY HILL.  This layout blew me away!

The winner of Marchs Sketch Challenge - Charms Creations Prize is - JULIE PEARCE.  Julies style is really clean and pretty.

If you haven't already, click on these ladies names and check out their blogs.  Their work is pretty amazing.

Please email me at poplopod@gmail.com with your contact details to pass on to the sponsors.

Thank you to everyone for playing along.  I can't wait to see what you all come up with for this months Colour Moodboard designed by our very own Design Team member Rikki.

Happy Creating!

Krisy xx
AKA: Popleopod