Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Welcome

Our last DT Call was a great success.  We had so many great applications, we've decided to expand our Design Team from 10 members to 14 members!  The talent of these woman astounds us and we are proud to have them on our team.
 
Let's welcome the newest members of Color Me Scrappy!

http://tandi-works.blogspot.de/
 
My name is Alexandra Boehnke (nickname Alex) and I live with my husband in Frankfurt am Main in the middle of Germany. I’m a 35 years old girl who loves to scrap since the end of 2009. Scrapbooking is a part of my life. It provides me with the necessary relaxation after a busy business day. The most time I create layouts but sometimes also mini albums, cards or other projects. I love colors on my projects. They are always colorful and I try several techniques. It makes me happy to create something and show it to other people. I love to give inspirations!
 
 
http://chileanhappyscrapper.blogspot.com/
 
 
My name is Carolina, I'm 33 years old and I live in Santiago, Chile with my husband and our 5 year old little daughter.  I started scrapbooking on 2004, I took a break on 2007 after having my little girl and returned to my albums on 2010.  Through time my style has evolved a lot, but in general I would say that I like bright colors, grids, textures, layers, mist and lots of embellishment. I would define my style as colorful, simple and modern.



http://katslittlepassion.blogspot.com/
 
My name is Kat (22) I'm from Poland. I am a scrapbooker for 2.5 years. My adventure began when I found one of the scrapbooking blogs and fell in love with it. I love making layouts, tags and other projects. My style depends on my mood, most of the time my layouts are clean and simple, but tags sometimes are very rich in details, stamping and other embellishments. I have a black kitty and she is one of my best friends! :)



http://scrapbooking-fortheloveofpaper.blogspot.co.uk/
 
Hi, my name is Kerry and I am married with three girls and we live in a small village in England. I have been scrapbooking for about eight years and also run a scrapbook club locally. My weakness is pretty paper, especially if it can be fussy cut to make my own embellishments. My three girls are my usual subject to scrap but the three cats we have do feature quite a bit too! I love trying out new trends and my favourite at the moment is adding watercolour to my pages. I am totally loving the diversity of scrapbooking, there is so much inspiration to be found and wonderful crafters to learn from that I can't ever imagine not being a scrapbook addict! 
 

http://leanne555.blogspot.com.au/
 
Hi! I’m Leanne Kroschel and I have been scrapping for about 10 years.  I live in a very small country town on the River Murray in Australia and am totally a country girl!  I have 3 grownup children and 5 Grand Children, whom I love to bits and usually scrap about and occasionally a page or two on my dogs ( I have 5).  I mostly like to scrap about the everyday things that are so often forgot and try to journal, which is so important to me.  I haven’t  a particular style and am always trying new techniques.


http://parttimepretties.blogspot.com/
 
My name is Sheila Burns, and I have been scrapping for about 15 years. I am a former teacher of English and reading, and currently find myself a stay at home mom to two school-ages girls and one mischievous cat!  I mostly scrap about my family.  I love to dabble in all sorts of crafts, such as knitting, home decor, and turning junk into something pretty.  I have been blogging for a few years now, and have made some wonderful online friends because of this great hobby.
 

 
We also want to send a big Thank You to the members that are staying on for another term!
 
http://peace-love-scrapbooking.blogspot.com/ 
  
http://livin-2-scrap.blogspot.com/
 
http://crystaljustus.blogspot.com/ 

http://stscrapbooker.blogspot.com/
 
http://www.mbennetts.blogspot.com.au/
 
http://raebellus.blogspot.com/
 
http://www.thatgirlfritchey.blogspot.com/
 
http://scrappysteph.blogspot.com/
 
 



Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Challenge #48

Really?  It's the middle of October and the time is flying by this Fall.  The kids are in activity after activity, not to mention the marathon that my husband and I are doing is right around the corner.  We are just 5 days out and the stress level in my house is over the top.  I'm afraid I'm going to turn around and Christmas will be here.  Yikes, right?
 
Take a look at these colors?  Stunning jewel tones are my favorite to work with and with Fall in full swing here in the U.S., we thought it would be a great way to end this term!
 
With that being said, we have to say good-bye to 2 of our current designers. 
 
Julie Tucker-Wolek
 
and
 
Jenni Calma
 
We will miss them to pieces.
 
 
 
Twist: Use Feathers
 
 
This challenge runs from:
October 15
to
October 31
 
 
Be sure to check out the talented Design Team.  They are full of inspiration this month.
 

Jenni Calma

As an awesome going away gift to us, Jenni was all too kind to put together this video of how she created this page.  Thanks Jenni, we will miss you!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Julie Tucker-Wolek

 
 
 

Stephanie DiSabato


 

 

Crystal Schneider

 

Sharon Fritchman

 

 

Mary Bennetts


 



Lynn Lefevre


The prize up for grabs this month is a Mystery Bag to be provided by Lisa and Pam.





Friday, October 11, 2013

September Winner and DT Favorites

For those that don't know, I'm running a marathon.  The race is just over a week out and the nerves are really starting to set in now.  We are on what they consider "the taper", which means our distances are getting shorter to allow our muscles to recover...  I call it "relief".  I've been busy with all the running since late April and I am ready for this thing to be over.  I can check it off my bucket list and move onto something new.  I'm also thinking that it will allow me more time to scrapbook.  Instead of running, I'll be sitting on my rear...  wow!  Oh well, I think it will be well deserved!
 
 
Onto the winners for September.
 
As a DT Pick, you have the opportunity to guest design for the month of November.  It is, by no means, a requirement, but a privilege.  Please email us at colormescrappy@gmail.com if you are interested and we will forward Novembers colors and requirements to you.
 
 
Our DT Picks for this month are:
 
 
Gala Dream
 
 
Tricia
 
 
Inna K
 
 
 
Our random winner for the month is:
 
Tricia
 
Please send us an email with your full name and mailing address.  We had a fabulous sponsor for the month of September.
 

Nani ke Ola Scrapbooking

I will forward your information to her for your prize!


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Challenge 47 and a Design Team Call!

Summer is mostly over in Michigan ... but the bright spot is that the leaves are about to start changing and it will be absolutely GORGEOUS here ... it's time for football, playoff baseball and comfort food ... not all bad except for the end of golf season!   I'm excited for the start of scrapbook season as well!  I have  LOT to get done in a mostly short time frame (I'm 2 years behind)!







Have you heard the news?  CMS is having a design team call ... details here:


Design Team Call

 

 


Here is the color palette for the first October challenge:






The Twist:  use this sketch (by Lisa Haiss)!




Design Team Pages:

 

 

Stephanie DiSabato

 

Crystal Schneider

 




Lisa Haiss




Raechelle Bellus


 

Jenni Calma


 

Julie Tucker-Wolek


 

Sharon Fritchman

 

Mary Bennetts

 


Lynn Lefevre

The prize up for grabs this month is a Mystery Bag to be provided by Lisa and Pam



 
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