Random Thoughts: More DD

Random Thoughts: More DD
It looks awesome!!

Ch-ch-ch-changes

It is a sad time here at Scrap Addict with so many changes going on. In case you haven't been by the store lately, it no longer exists. The brick and mortar store is gone and the web store is down to only selling the last of the kits. The last of the SA kits will be rolling out the door soon and that will signify the end of an era. Not to cry, though, Felicia is moving on to some pretty exciting things and we aren't planning on closing down the community. There will still be challenges and chatting. Some of the Design Team members are taking over the running of the message boards and it will likely be moved to a new server. This little community has been around too long to be disbanded, and some of us feel like it is our online home. A few of us even have it set as our homepage, but we won't name names. ;)
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer before school starts up and enjoy the last of the great Scrap Addict kits. But don't be a stranger. Come hang out with us on the boards and upload your work. We still love scrapping and sharing our work and we still want you to be part of our community.

~Anita~

7/14 Monday Challenge

Oh yes, it's Monday and that means there are challenges to be had! Let's start with our regular Monday challenge which involved title placement. I want you to put that title right on a photo in your layout. I've seen this a bit lately and it was really fun when I gave it a try.

Now to the ad challenge. Jill sent me this one and I happened to have a photo on my desk that worked really well for it. It was a heritage photo where some of the people weren't very happy to be there but it's 4 generations and a fun one to have. So grab a photo (or 2 or 3....make it work!) and see what you can do with it. I know it's a landscape design but again....make it work! You can do it....yes, as I do my cheerleader back handsprings. I know you can! :)
~Catherine~

Organizing my scraproom, one brad at a time...

We moved in to our new home just two weeks ago and of course my scraparea is the last area that will get any attention. I have been planning it though and I started to get some things done this past week that I'm really excited about. At my local Home Depot, I found stainless steel kitchen organizing items that will work wonderfully for my scrapstuff!

I mounted each of the bars to the wall with wall anchors and then added the different hanging accessories to it. You can see in the pictures that I have a spice rack on the top shelf with my brads and eyelets in it. I also have a spice rack on the middle shelf. There is a papertowel holder that I'm planning on putting ribbon spools in. Maybe I should put papertowels in it though in case of kidlets visiting my room with drinks or the inevitable paint spill.

I'm really happy with how this is going, I'm hoping that these will be a huge help in keeping my scrap area clean. Probably not, but one can hope!

Monday Challenge -- Hidden Meaning

Catherine the Challenge Goddess is on vacation this week, and you get me instead. This week's challenge is called Hidden Meaning. You know how the advertising industry loves to mess with our heads by tossing in subtle subliminal messages? I want you to somehow signify the age of at least one person in the pictures you are scrapping by anything other than actually writing the number (and writing the word spelling the number doesn't count, either...nice try). You can do this in any number of ways...number of brads, number of patterned papers, flowers, etc.

In my example, I did it twice. There are 8 small flowers to show Shona's age and then, because I couldn't leave Katy out, there are 16 little white dots next to the title for her age. You don't have to be that subtle about it. Maybe do a birthday page with their age in candle brads beneath the picture. However you want to do it. This is actually a rather fun challenge. No one might ever catch on just by looking at your page, but it's something different to aim for.

P.S. Today is my birthday, so in order to celebrate, I will put everyone who completes this week's challenge into a drawing for a RAK. Happy scrapping!



~Anita~

Tiny Scrappers : Part Deux

Last week we had the pleasure of having my eight year old niece stay with us. She'd received a scrapbooking kit from Santa this past Christmas so she was delighted to get the opportunity to scrap with Aunt Julie. I wish I'd had a camera when she got her first glimpse of JulieWorld. It was like Disney to her little eyes but after an afternoon of scrapping I realized that there were just too many choices for her. The next day I gathered up a bunch of older supplies and some blank cards and set my daughter and niece up at the kitchen table for a "card-a-thon." They were so entertained by it that we left everything out for the entirety of her visit. (And my much neglected dining room actually got some use.) When we did clean up I handed my niece a gallon baggie and told her she could take whatever she wanted home with her. She was thrilled. I also sent her home with several old issues of Papercrafts and Creating Keepsakes. I have no doubt that she's spread out at my sister's kitchen table right now.

They made some beautiful cards and their creativity never ceases to amaze me.

6/30 Ad Challenge

Here is your ad for this fine last day of June.

I seem to be drawn to ads with multi photos. :)

And because I loved it so much I did two layouts from it.

Let's see what you can do!

Happy Scrapping!

Linda