October Challenge!

Hi everyone!
Welcome to our OCTOBER challenge! (I really can't believe that we are nearing the end of the year so quickly!) This month we have a fabulous mood board challenge that has been designed for you by the very talented Leanne Jago. But this is no ordinary mood board - this one is filled with images of artworks that have been created by Leanne herself!

Here it is...

Besides being inspired by the board for your project, you must also remember to include a handmade embellishment somewhere on your creation. (And no, it doesn't have to be made by you - check out what our team has used for some ideas!) Remember that we welcome all sorts of projects for our challenge - scrapbook layouts, project life pages, cards, mixed media canvases, art journal spreads...as long as it meets our criteria and has been created specifically for our challenge, you are welcome to enter it. (Please note that entering your project into multiple challenges will void your eligibility for prizes with us.)

Our sponsor this month is none other than our challenge designer and artist extraordinaire herself - Leanne Jago from Art by Leanne Jago!

Leanne has created something very special for this month's winner...

This amazing pair of mixed media artworks come matted and ready to pop straight into some 8x10" frames. Aren't they stunning? I am sure they would look fabulous in someone's home (MINE!)
Make sure you are following Leanne's Facebook page Art by Leanne Jago to stay up to date with all her creations.

Now here is some inspiration from our design team...

Leanne

Features Charms Creations circle; Rainbow Splendour wood veneer fox and
Cocoa Vanilla Studio altered wood veneer word

Chloe

Features Rainbow Splendour rolled rose; Charms Creations hearts; Studio Fourteen40 flair

Amanda

Features Charms Creations map marker; Burdy's Embellies chevrons

Krisy

Features Charms Creations arrow and Funky Flair Studio flair

Alison

Features Charms Creations butterfly heart; D-lish Scraps tab and Alison's own handmade flowers

Cally

Features Burdys Embellies frames; Charms Creations cute little bunny; Rainbow Splendour feather

Lisette

Features Charms Creation doily; D-lish Scraps flair and journal spot; Flutterby Designs quote stickers

So there you have it - what an amazing batch of inspiration from our team! I just love how one mood board can inspire so many different creations.
You now have until midnight, 31st October to link up your take on this month's gorgeous board to be in the running for Leanne's amazing prize. We are looking forward to seeing them all.
Happy scrapping! :)

March Challenge!

Hi everyone! It's officially the first day of autumn here in Australia, but judging by the current weather here in Queensland, I think that summer will still be here for a little while yet! ;)

Besides the first day of autumn it's also new challenge day! And we have a fabulous one for you this month. Design team member Chloe Nielsen has kindly created a sketch for us to work with and it looks like this...

In addition to the sketch, you are also required to include at least one handmade embellishment on your creation. (Our design team always provide plenty of inspiration about different handmade embellishments you can include - these can be homemade or purchased.)

You are welcome to create any project you wish for this challenge layout / card / art journal spread / canvas / pocket page spread - as long we can see how you used the sketch and included a handmade embellishment. Please note that entries must be created solely for our challenge - we do not permit combined challenge entries.

Our fabulous sponsor this month is none other than challenge designer Chloe's own business - Rainbow Splendour and there is a gorgeous package of RBS goodies up for grabs for our winner!

Rainbow Splendour has always been a fantastic supporter of the SUYS challenge, so please show your support in return by ensuring you are a fan of Rainbow Splendour on the Facebook page HERE and you are following the Rainbow Splendour blog HERE
You can also join the Rainbow Splendour Inspiration group on Facebook HERE where you can share your own projects and chat with other members.

Now onto some inspiration from our design team...

Krisy

Flutterby Designs flair, wood veneer and stencil; homemade hot glue enamel dots

(To find out about Krisy's homemade enamel dots, see her YouTube video HERE)

Deena

Rainbow Splendour wood veneer

Leanne

Rainbow Splendour wood veneer rainbows, vellum dots, vellum bow

Sandra

Charms Creations chevrons, Studio fourteen40 flair, hand die cut cogs

Amanda

Rainbow Splendour bow; Charms Creations Tab and Chevron; 

Flutterby Designs wood triangles and stencil; D-lish Scraps flair

Sue

Rainbow Splendour glittered polaroid frame; Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair; and handmade bird pin

Anita

Flutterby Designs flair buttons, wood veneer, photo cut out tab

As you can see, there are many ways you can interpret this sketch and we look forward to seeing how you use it to inspire your own creation! Entries need to be linked up by midnight, 31st March. 

Happy scrapping! :)

January 2016 Challenge!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2016!
We are so excited here as today we start the new year with our new design team line-up, our first challenge of the year and a brand new sponsor too!

To kick off the year, we thought we would ease you in gently with a simple mood board challenge. This one has been designed by me (Sue) and is designed to reflect the current summer season here in Australia.

You are welcome to use the board to inspire you however you wish, just don't forget to tell us what inspired your creation, and of course, make sure you include at least one handmade embellishment. You are also welcome to enter items other than traditional 12x12" layouts - cards, Project Life spreads, art journal pages, off the page creations - as long as they meet the challenge criteria and are created solely for our challenge.

This month we are excited to welcome Cocoa Vanilla Studio as our sponsor

Cocoa Vanilla Studio is the brainchild of Australian designer Zoe Pearn. She has a long history of design in both the scrapbook and fabric industries, having worked as a product designer for major companies in both Australia and the USA.

Zoe says - 

We are a proudly Australian scrapbooking company, bringing you beautiful quality designer papers and accessories to help you capture your memories in style and Make A Beautiful Life Story!

Our products are designed for scrapbookers by an avid scrapbooker with a passion for design. We want to make beautiful products that will make beautiful scrapbooks and crafts, and as such we try and offer the best quality and innovative products through Cocoa Vanilla Studio.

Cocoa Vanilla Studio Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CocoaVanillaStudio
Instagram:  http://www.instagram.com/cocoa_vanilla_studio/
Blog: http://cocoavanilla.com.au/blog
Shop: http://cocoavanilla.com.au/shop

You will spot plenty of Cocoa Vanilla Studio products used by our design team for this month's challenge - let's take a look at what everyone created...

Sue

Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair & woodie

(All other papers and embellishments also by Cocoa Vanilla Studio)

Anita

Flutterby Designs flair

 Deena

Handmade umbrella & thongs

Krisy

Studio Fourteen40 flair and chalked tabs and Charms Creations cloud

Leanne

D-lish Scraps flair; Rainbow Splendour wood veneer cloud and vellum bow

(Cocoa Vanilla Studio paper and die cut ephemera)

Sandra

Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair; Charms Creations clouds and heart

(Cocoa Vanilla papers, die cut ephemera, stickers, blooms)

Amanda

Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair; Charms Creations cloud; 

Rainbow Splendour wood veneer cloud and vellum bow

(Cocoa Vanilla Studio paper, ephemera, stickers, wood veneer)

How's that for inspiring??? What an amazing array of work from the team so far! (You will see the other half at our mid-month reveal.) So now that we've shown you the challenge, revealed our awesome sponsor and inspired you with our creations, the rest is up to you! 

Get 2016 off to a creative bang and Show Us Your Stuff! :)

December Challenge!!

WOW! This year has totally flown by! We are in December already! 

We know how busy life can get at this time of the year, so Chloe has designed this nice easy sketch challenge for you all! Use the sketch to inspire your page, and don't forget to add your handmade embellishments! :)

And, we have a special surprise up our sleeve for this month's sponsor...

That's right! This month the sponsor is US!!! And in keeping with the spirit of Christmas, our team is playing "Secret Santa" for this month's winner. Our lucky winner will receive a variety of happy, scrappy, surprise gifts. Doesn't that sound fun?! (Maybe if you are all VERY good, we might post a few sneaks during the month to tempt you.)

Now here is some inspiration from our team to get your creative juices flowing...

Amanda
Charms Creations heart, Funky Flair Studio flair, and Burdy's Embellies awesome arrows

Chloe

Embellishments from Rainbow Splendour, Charms Creations, Burdy's Embellies, D-lish Scraps

Lisette

Handmade items are Flutterby Designs flair and D'lish Journal It!

Sandra

D-lish Scraps flair, and some hand-covered fabric buttons.

Vicki
Burdy's Embellies cog, Rainbow Splendour triangle, Charms Creations Star and homemade resin dots

How is that for some eye candy!! The team has done an awesome job with the sketch this month, and we hope you are all inspired by these pages!!

Link up your entry before the end of the month to be in the running for the awesome SECRET SANTA prize!!!

November challenge!

Hi Show Us Your Stuff fans! Can you believe that we are up to our second last challenge for the year? Where did the year go? We are now speeding towards Christmas and our summer holidays here in Australia.

This month's challenge has been designed by our very own DT member Sandra Brimelow, and she has a fabulous challenge for you all...

That's right - it's time to travel! For travel themed words think travel, journey, fly, ride, drive, road, suitcase, ticket, map, etc. (Just make sure your travel themed word is prominent on your creation.) Your travel photo could be a holiday snap, photos of someone "travelling", even car selfies!) If you don't have any patterned paper with a map printed on it, think old street directory / atlas, or print / draw your own! There is plenty of room to be creative for this challenge. Just don't forget to include a handmade embellishment somewhere on there too!

This month, we are very pleased to announce a brand new and very special sponsor...

ART BY LEANNE JAGO

For those who don't already know, our DT member Leanne is not only a super scrapper, but also a very talented artist and photographer to boot! Leanne has recently branched out into creating unique artworks for sale using a variety of mediums including watercolour, ink, acrylic, spray paint and mixed media; and has even begun selling her pieces internationally.

Here are some samples of her work...

You can see more of Leanne's stunning creations via her Facebook page - Art by Leanne Jago and you can also follow her adventures on Instagram - @itswhatido77

Leanne is offering this month's lucky winner their very own customised 8x10" artwork! (The content of which will be determined following discussion between Leanne and the winner - just no people, peeps!) How's that for an amazing prize?

Talk about a tough act to follow - now onto some inspiration from our Design Team...

Sandra (this month's challenge designer)

Charms Creations map marker

Leanne (this month's sponsor)

Star pin and hessian leaves from Rainbow Splendour; flair from D-lish Scraps

Ali

Burdy's Embellies arrows; Rainbow Splendour bow

Paula

Flutterby Designs flair

Sue

D-lish Scraps flair

There you have it - another fabulous challenge, an amazing prize and a heap of inspiration from the team. Hopefully you are inspired and ready to give it a go! Entries will need to be linked up no later than midnight, 30th November.

Happy scrapping! 

October Challenge!

Well here we are - definitely into the pointy end of the year with the last term of school for the year for Aussie kids starting soon. Which means that things are about to get HECTIC! Whatever you do, don't let the month pass you by so quickly that you don't get a chance to scrap! ;)

And on that note I give you this month's challenge, brought to you by our very own super talented DT member Leanne Jago...

{And yes, that is one of Leanne's own photos in the graphic!}

That's right, this month there are NO PEOPLE allowed in your photographs! Instead we want to see what inspires you, what interests you, what makes your heart happy...somewhere, something - anything other than people! And of course, don't forget to include a handmade embellishment somewhere on your creation too!

This month our challenge is being sponsored by the very lovely and very talented Agnus Kasprzak from {scrAp this!}

You can check out some of Agnus' amazing work on her blog HERE
And you can check out a little about {scrAp this!} on the Facebook page HERE or the blog HERE


And now onto the reveal from our team...

Lisette

Charms Creations arrow; Burdy's Embellies bow

Chloe

{scrAp this!} journal tag; Burdy's Embellies arrows

Amanda

Charms Creations book paper circle; Rainbow Splendour vellum bow; D-lish Scraps flair

Sandra

Charms Creations circle and arrow; D-Lish Scraps hand dyed muslin; Sirrah Sarrah handmade paper; handmade die cut pig

Paula

Flutterby Designs flair

Well there you have it - aren't they all awesome? Is your mind ticking over now thinking about what you might scrap instead of people? Can't wait to see what everyone chooses!

Link your entries up via the blog no later than midnight, 31st October to be in the running for this month's prize from {scrAp this!}.

Happy (no people) scrapping! 

September Challenge!

If you are reading this in Australia, then I am sure there will be a few smiles as we officially wave goodbye to winter for yet another year and welcome spring! It's a time for new life, fresh beginnings and of course for us here at SUYS, a brand new challenge!

This month the challenge has been set by ME (Sue) and I have a colour challenge for you all...

Your challenge is to create a layout using {black + white + one other colour}, and you must also include a handmade embellishment somewhere on your layout. Easy right?

Not only have I set the challenge for you this month, but I am also sponsoring it (well my poor neglected little business is anyway, hehe). This month's sponsor is Lovelybug Bits n Bobs.

As I said, poor Lovelybug has been quite neglected of late, but I am sure I have PLENTY of goodies stashed away in my cupboard to put together a fabulous prize pack for our winner.
(You can find the Lovelybug Bits n Bobs Facebook page HERE and see some previous prize packs that have been donated.) I will pop back later in the month to share more details about Lovelybug and the prize pack.

Now, time for the reveal from our Design Team...

Paula

Flair from Flutterby Designs

Ali

Charms Creations star

Vicki

Burdy's Embellies satin flower; Lovelybug Bits n Bobs denim button and hand-dyed doily

Leanne

Rainbow Splendour leaves and polaroid frame; Charms Creations arrow

Amanda

Charms Creations DIY chevron

What a fantastic variety of layouts from our team! Now it's up to you!

Entries for this challenge will need to be linked up via the blog no later than midnight, 30th September to be in the running for the Lovelybug Bits n Bobs prize pack.

Happy scrapping! :)