My first ever colour challenge! (and freebie!)

I've been working on my first colour challenge at DigiScrap Obsession (DSO). This month's palette is a lovely combination of purple, green, yellow and cream:

I'll put my kit up on the DSO forum tonight and will add the direct links here in a few days' time. But if you'd like to snag it earlier, click on the sneak peek to go to the forum. (You can find links there to some other gorgeous kits that will all mix and match together, too.)

In the meantime, here's a quick page to give you a taster of the kit!

Download here

Kylie

PS If you haven't seen Kelly-Jo's kits yet, you've still got a couple of days to check them out while they're at the bargain price of just 75 cents. See my earlier posts for 3 Cheeky Monkeys, Cupid's Kiss and Enchant Me. Rumour has it that there's a new kit just around the corner... stay tuned!

Next challenge sites and freebie

How did you find the challenges at Digital Scrapbook Pages yesterday? I hope you enjoyed browsing the challenges there!

Today I have two smaller challenge forums for you, Digital Scrap Cafe and ScrappinDigiKreations. This is part 2 in my list of scrapping challenge sites.

Digital Scrap Cafe  (http://digitalscrapcafe.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=7)

Digital Scrap Cafe has the following challenges:

• Template challenge
• Designer spotlight
• Scraplift challenge
• Coffee cup (a recipe-style challenge)
• AMC - Anita's Monthly Challenge - varies. In March it's a challenge to scrap a celebrity, but there's a catch - you have to choose someone whose name starts with the same letter as your own! (You also have to use Anita's products.)
• Clean and simple - using white space in a layout.

Challenges updated: generally monthly, although some challenges seem to be more ad-hoc.

Prizes: For each challenge completed, you earn 4 or 5 digi-bytes - usually with a bonus if you use DSC products. Earn 50 digi-bytes and you get a $5 coupon to the store! There are some extra bonuses, like additional discounts, on offer for the overall winners of challenges.

Do you need to use their products? It depends on the challenge - check the rules.


ScrappinDigiKreations   https://scrappindigikreations.com
ScrappinDigiKreations has a small range of challenges, but they are fun!

Challenges include:

• Create a card based on a sketch
• It's Elemental - use a specific element on a page
• Cut it up or cut it out challenge - template challenge
• Sketch me up - a template challenge
• Hot topic challenge - create a layout using a free kit, easy!

Challenges updated: varies.

Prizes: Often a gift voucher to a designer's store worth around $4. The It's Elemental challenge has a prize for the overall winner.

Do you have to use their products? No, there aren't any specific requirements for you to use their products.

Enjoy checking out these challenges... I will be back soon with another challenge forum or two.

Here's your freebie for today. You can either right click, then "save as", or pick it up here. It's a quote from Walt Disney.

Kylie

Challenge Prizes, Challenge Sites and freebie!

I'm back with part 1 of the list of challenge forums today. Before you start challenges though, I wanted to tell you about the common types of posting bonuses / prizes that are available. Keep reading... there's a freebie for you at the end. Once I've posted about a number of these forums, I'll put together a post with all the links in one place, and ask you to tell me if I've missed any.

Prizes and Posting Bonuses

1. The minikit / part of a megakit prize: some sites reward people with part of a kit for posting their layout. I love these challenges. I get a prize and they keep me coming back (and often heading to the store!). The downside: sometimes you won't like the kits.
2. The points system. Post a layout, get X points, and when you get enough points you can redeem them for products in the shop. You get to choose what you'd like. The downside: you have to wait until you've done several challenges to redeem your points. If you're a challenge-o-holic, though, this won't be a problem! As my 7yo says, sweet!
3. The big prize system. One winner, and perhaps a runner-up or two, are chosen, and they get the prize. The downside: you might not win. However, I've noticed these challenges can be less popular so there's still a good chance to come away with a prize.

Of course, many of the challenges come complete with free templates, wordart or minikits - a double bonus!

One more thing you should check... most challenge sites have rules about whether you need to use their products to qualify for the posting bonus. Some require exclusive use of their products, others ask you to use at least some elements by their designers.

If you need to buy a kit, think about whether you like it and will use it again, and whether the posting bonus is worth any expense.

Let's start on the challenge site list!

One blog entry can't possible cover all the available sites. I'll break this list down and give you one, two or three each day. That way, you'll have a chance to check them out, choose what you like, instead of becoming befuddled by too much choice. The one I've chosen to start with is a big one, so I'll just cover it for today.


Digital Scrapbook Pages (Digitals)
This is one of my favourites with more than 20 challenges each month.

Challenges include:

• Scrap daily challenge (March has 31 days, make 31 layouts)
• Weekly double challenge (one two-page per week)
• Ad challenge
• Font challenge
• Quickpage challenge
• Designer challenge (use a specific kit)
• Swap
• He said, she said - quote
• Scripture challenge - quote or wordart
• Sketchy challenge - template
• Picture this - theme challenge
• Calendar page
• It's only words - wordart challenge
• Scraplift
• iChallenge - theme
• Around the world - theme
• Let's talk about - theme
• Lyrics 
• Q&A - theme (you're asked to create a layout based on a question)
• Digitals deja vu - use last month's megakit to create a layout
• Simply the best - theme
• Scrap therapy - theme
• The whole kit & caboodle - get a bonus for posting in 12 or more challenges.

Challenges updated: monthly (beginning of the month)

Prizes: A section from a mega-kit for each challenge. One layout from the gallery is chosen each day as "layout of the day". You get a special blinkie to use if you want to!

Do you need to use their products for a posting bonus? Not exclusively. Most challenges ask that you use at least 3 elements from their designers... but they really love it if you use their products! There are a couple where you need to buy a kit, and a couple more where they give you a minikit to use for free.

The forum is extensive so check it out while you're there!

I'll have another site or two for you tomorrow. In the meantime, here's more challenge-related wordart for you. Pick it up here or simply right click and "save as".

Have fun scrapping!
Kylie

Do you need to be challenged? (with freebie!)

There are some fantastic challenges out in there in digiscrap-land. Some of them aren't easy to find at first, so I thought I'd put together a list to help you out! First, I wanted to tell you about some of the common challenges that you'll see out there.

Common types of challenges

• Scrap daily - for people who are working on a P365 (project 365). Make a layout each day (or 31 layouts in a month with 31 days, and so on) to get the posting bonus.
• Ad challenge - an advertisement is shown, create your own page using the colours, layout etc for inspiration
• Colour challenge - a colour palette is given, create either a layout or mini-kit based on the palette.
• Template challenge - I love these! Pick up the (usually free) template and use it to create a layout.
• Wordart challenge - use the given wordart on a page. These come in various 'flavours' including scripture challenges.
• Desktop challenge - create a desktop background for your computer.
• Clean & Simple (C&S) - create a really simple but effective layout
• Clutter it - start with a simple template or layout, and add elements to jazz it up
• Recipe challenge - these come in two flavours. One type has you scrap a recipe for a favourite meal or dish. The other will give you a list of ingredients - eg 2 flowers, one frame, one ribbon - which you need to use on your page to win the prize.
• Font challenge - use a given font
• Scraplift - a layout is shown as inpiration for your own designing
• Journalling challenge - journal around a specific topic, or create a page where the journalling takes centre stage, rather than the photo or elements.
• Quote / motto / slogan challenge - use a given quote on a page, and let it inspire your layout.
• Calendar challenge - create a calendar page
• Lyrics / song challenge - use the lyrics to a song to create your page
• QP exchange - create a quickpage from a specific kit. At the end of the challenge, you get everyone's QPs
• Swap - you send a photo to another challengee, and they send you their photo. You scrap each other's photos
• Kit challenge - design a page from a specific kit. (Similar challenges for elements are around, too)
• Progressive scrap - instructions are given progressively over several days. You can't change anything on the page you've already done!
• Photo techniques - these focus more on the photo and how it is treated, and often teach a new technique as well - such as converting a colour photo to a B&W photo with a small coloured section.

Stay tuned for info about challenge sites over the next few days!

Here's some wordart on the theme...

Either right-click and "Save as" to save the image, or go here to pick it up from 4shared.

Have fun... I'll be back soon with some challenge sites to keep you busy!
Kylie

Do you know about Wordle?

Wordle is a fabulous tool for creating word clouds. You copy text in, choose a font, colour scheme and layout and - hey presto! - your very own word cloud.

Get started at www.wordle.net.

How could you use it in your journaling?
- copy text - perhaps from a journal - into Wordle, and it will show a word cloud based on the words in your journal
- copy in your blog link - it will create the blog word cloud (mine is shown below)
- copy in the link to your favourite blog
- use the word cloud together with a single photo, for a clean and simple page
- use the word cloud as background paper on a layout
- search for word clouds you like in their gallery
- suggestions are welcome... add them in the comments below.

A word on using wordle for images:
The easiest way I've found to use a wordle image is:
- once you've created your image, click the "open in new window" button beneath the image
- use Ctrl + PrintScreen (often shown as PrtScr on keyboards) to copy the image, or use an add-on in your browser
- open a new document in your digital scrapping software, and paste in the image.

Wordle do ask for acknowledgement if you download and use an image, but I think that's a small price to pay!

Here are a couple I've been playing with based on the election policies of the Labor Party and the Greens... Today's our state election and I'm using all the political shenanigans for my weekly double layout!


Click here

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Three Cheeky Monkeys and a Freebie!

Kelly-Jo has a fun new kit, 3 Cheeky Monkeys... just perfect for scrapping cheeky children! And even better, it's a bargain at only 75 cents until the end of March! Here are the previews:

You can pick it up at Angel Baby Scraps or Enchanted Dreams Boutique. While you're there, you might like to get a copy of Cupid's Kiss - also just 75 cents during March. Here's a reminder of Cupid's Kiss:

Kelly-Jo has a free quickpage on her blog here. I've made a couple of layouts - from our last trip to Taronga Zoo in Sydney! Of course I've got a quickpage for you too... just scroll down!

 

 

 

Download here

Enjoy!

Kylie

A busy week...

It's been a busy week, but I've scraped a little time for scrapping!
Keep an eye out for freebies over the weekend - I will have a QP freebie perfect for scrapping cheeky children :-)

Kylie

Do you have any little spacemen (or spacegirls)?

Do your kids sometimes dress up as spacemen? Or perhaps they behave like aliens? Take a look at this fabulous kit from Audra's Little Scraps, called Little Green Men:

It's available at Scrappin Digi Kreations for just $2.70 - bargain!

Here are a couple of layouts of my own little spacemen...

 

 

Check out Audra's other creations while you're there - she has some beautiful kits!

Happy Scrapping :-)
Kylie

Enchant me - awesome collab and freebie

A wonderful new shop has just opened, Enchanted Dreams Boutique. Kelly-Jo contributed to their opening collab - Enchant Me - with the gorgeous kit below:

 

These are some of my favourite colours! You can see more on Kelly-Jo's blog here, or you can check out the whole collab here. (It's only $7, or spend just $5 in the shop and you'll get the collab for FREE!!)

Of course I had to do a layout...

and give you the QP as a freebie!

Download (12 Mb)