September mid-month reveal!

Halfway through the month means it's time for our Design Team to inspire you once again to get that mojo flowing for this month's colour challenge...

Is your mind ticking over at the possibilities already? What colour will you choose as your one other colour? And don't forget to include your handmade embellishment too!

And a reminder that this month's sponsor is Lovelybug Bits n Bobs. Up for grabs is a fabulous embellishment prize pack for our lucky winner!

Now here are the layouts from our team, starting with this month's challenge designer...

Sue

Burdy's Embellies arrows; Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair

Chloe

Rainbow Splendour felt bow; Greatest View flair

Lisette

Charms Creations heart; Burdy's Embellies cog; D-lish Scraps flair; crochet heart

Kylie

Handmade straw & metallic thread embellishment

Sandra

Charms Creations chevrons

So there you have it - another bunch of amazing creations from our fabulous team! I hope you are all inspired to complete our challenge now. Entries will need to be linked up no later than midnight, 30th September.

Happy scrapping! :)

August Winner!

WOW! That's about all I can say about the entries we had for the August challenge. You guys really made our life difficult when we were forced to choose a single winner. After a very tight vote by the team, we chose this gorgeous creation as our August winner...

belonging to...Sonia C!

Congrats Sonia, you really did a fantastic job with our August board! You can read more about Sonia's winning layout on her blog HERE

As the winner of our challenge, Sonia has won a $25 voucher to spend in the Charms Creations store. (Sonia - please send us an email with your details via the contact tab above so we can pass them along for you.)

Please remember that our challenges are not possible without the support of our lovely sponsors, many of whom (like Charms Creations) sponsor us regularly.

You can show your appreciation by visiting the following links:

Become a fan of the Charms Creations Facebook page HERE

Shop the Charms Creations store HERE

Follow the Charms Creations blog HERE

Join the Charms Creations Ideas & Inspiration Facebook group HERE

Thank you again to all our wonderful entrants for joining in our August challenge. I see we already have some gorgeous entries for our September colour challenge, so make sure you get yours in too! You have until midnight 30th September to link it up and be in the running for a prize pack from Lovelybug Bits n Bobs.

Happy 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! :)

August Mid-month Reveal!

The middle of the month has crept around so quickly hasn't it? Which means it's time to reveal the layouts the rest of our Design Team have created to inspire you for this month's mood board challenge.

Here is the board...

You can be inspired by this however you wish, just don't forget to include a handmade embellishment somewhere on your layout!

And a reminder that this month's sponsor is the fabulous Charms Creations. Up for grabs is a massive $25 voucher to our challenge winner to spend in the Charms Creations store.

Now here are the layouts from our team...

Leanne

Charms Creations arrow and star; Rainbow Splendour chevron strips and leaf; D-lish Scraps flair; The Chip Chop Shop bird pin

Kim

Handmade flower

Paula

Flutterby Designs flair

Vicki
Burdy's Embellies satin flower, arrows and film strip; Rainbow Splendour felt bow
and Lovelybug Bits n Bobs fabric button

Ali

Charms Creations heart; Sawyers Place flair

So there you have it - another mojo-boosting dose of inspiration from our amazing team! And now - it's your turn! Don't forget to link up your entries via the blog by midnight, 31st August to be in the running for the Charms Creations store voucher.

Happy scrapping!

July Winner!

Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. It's time to announce the winner of our July challenge, which was our "Handwriting" challenge set for you by our DT member Kylie Tout...

It seems this challenge may have frightened a few of you off, but from the entries we did have, we had some gorgeous and very clever interpretations. (Remember the handwriting featured did not have to be your own!)

We are pleased to announce the winner of our challenge was this fabulous entry...

belonging to...Janice Nicholls!

Congrats Janice! We loved your entry and its clever use of your daughter's handwritten spelling test, along with the handmade embellishment made by her. You can read more about Janice's winning entry on her blog HERE

Janice has won a prize from our July sponsor Scrapping Clearly (Janice - please send us an email via the contact tab so we can pass them along for you.)

Scrapping Clearly is the gorgeous scrapbooking store which is owned and operated by our very own DT member Kylie, and is situated in the NSW town of Gundagai. There is also an equally well stocked online store, for those who can't shop in person. (If you are a fan of Heidi Swapp products then you must check it out - Scrapping Clearly boasts one of the largest ranges of Heidi Swapp products in Australia, as well as a huge range of other products.)

Visit the Scrapping Clearly online store HERE

Keep up to date with all the latest news via the Scrapping Clearly Facebook page HERE

And for loads of inspiration from the Scrapping Clearly Design Team, follow the blog HERE

Thank you to everyone who played along with us in July. We hope you are all joining us again this month with our current challenge. Entries close midnight, 31st August. 

Don't be shy - Show Us Your Stuff!!!

August Sponsor & Guest Designers

As you are already aware, we have one of our regular sponsors on board with us this month - Charms Creations! Charms Creations has been a long-standing supporter of our challenge that celebrates handmade items, and a definite favourite of our Design Team too.
If you are looking for some unique handmade embellishments for your own layouts, be sure to visit the Charms Creations store HERE and see what's new. (There are new releases to the store EVERY Friday, plus a bonus gift for every order placed with the "Fresh & Free Friday" promotion.)

Charm Creations is offering our August challenge winner a whopping $25 voucher to spend in store!

For something different, this month we decided to have the Charms Creations Creative Team girls play along with us to give you all an extra dose of inspiration. We are lucky enough to already have two of them on our own team (Amanda and Sandra), and we have already revealed their layouts, so here are the others from the rest of the Charms team...

Katie

Charms Creations DIY arrow

Belinda

Charms Creations DIY Super Star

Charm

Charms Creations DIY arrow

Aren't they awesome???

August is DIY month at Charms Creations, so the focus is on all the gorgeous Charms embellishments that you can customise yourself to suit your layouts. The Charms Creative Team is full of inspiration about how to use these products, so be sure to check them out for lots of ideas!

Full details of the products used in the layouts featured here today and close-up photos can be found on the Charms blog HERE

For more inspiration:

- Follow the Charms Creations Facebook page HERE and

- Join the Charms Creations Inspiration & Ideas Facebook group HERE

We will be back with you soon to announce the winner of our July Challenge. Until then, be sure you have our current challenge on your "To Do" list to be in the running for the Charms Creations store voucher.

Happy scrapping!

August Challenge!

Welcome to August and another brand new challenge for you to play along with!

This month our challenge was a collaborative design by two of our lovely DT ladies - Lisette and Chloe. They have come up with a very inspiring mood board for you to play along with...

You can be inspired by this board however you wish, just remember you must include a handmade embellishment somewhere on your layout!

We are lucky enough to be joined by one of our regular sponsors this month; one who is always a great supporter of our challenge. Please welcome back Charms Creations as our sponsor!

I am sure most of our regular readers would already know of Charms Creations, but for those that don't - Charms Creations specialises in unique handmade embellishments that can be used in all kinds of papercrafts. (Our team love using Charms Creations embellies on their creations - check out this month's layouts from them!)

To find out more about Charms Creations:
- become a fan of the Facebook page to keep up to date with all the news, sale details and plenty of product sneak peeks
- follow the blog for lots of inspiration from the Creative Team
- visit the store to shop and see what's new

I will be back later in the month to tell you more about Charms Creations and share a special reveal!


Now onto a reveal from our own Design Team...

Sandra

Charms Creations chevrons

Chloe

Charms Creations star; Burdy's Embellies cool cogs

Kylie

Handmade doily

Sue

Charms Creations lollipop; D-lish Scraps flair and felt bow

Amanda

Charms Creations mini runner; Rainbow Splendour vellum bow; D-lish Scraps flair

Lisette

D-lish Scraps flair

What an awesome serve of inspiration the team have dished up this month. Now it's time for you to show us YOUR stuff! Entries for this challenge will need to be linked up by midnight 31st August to be in the running for the fabulous prize from Charms Creations.

Happy scrapping to you all! :)

July Mid-month Reveal!

Here we are half way through the month again! (And halfway through winter too!) Time to warm you up with another hit of inspiration from our Design Team and remind you of this month's challenge...

Remember, your entry needs to use handwriting as a feature. (And no, the handwriting does not necessarily have to be your own.) You also need to include at least one handmade embellishment somewhere on your layout.

This month's generous sponsor is the fabulous Scrapping Clearly, which is owned and run by our very own DT member Kylie Tout.

Kylie stocks a fantastic range of stock, (including one of the biggest ranges of Heidi Swapp products in Australia) which you can see for yourself if you are in the vicinity of Gundagai, NSW. Otherwise, you can visit the online store HERE and have it delivered to your door.

To keep up with all the latest news from Scrapping Clearly, be sure to follow the Facebook page HERE
And for loads of inspiration from the Scrapping Clearly DT, visit the blog HERE


Now for some inspiration from our team...

Amanda

Charms Creations butterfly heart; Rainbow Splendour vellum bow

Kylie

Handmade clip embellishment using flower & flag

Chloe

Charms Creations star; Burdy's Embellies foam arrows

Lisette

Burdy's Embellies bow; Charms Creations lollipop

Sandra

Charms Creations heart; Funky Flair Studio flair

Vicki

Burdy's Embellies foam arrow; Charms Creations heart

I hope the team have helped to inspire you and that you join us for the challenge. Entries need to be linked no later than the 31st July.

(Please ensure that entries are created specifically for our challenge - unfortunately, if you combine with other challenges you will be ineligible for the prize.)

Happy scrapping! :)

June Winner!

Time to rug up everyone, it seems an icy blast straight from Antarctica is set to chill the entire east coast of Australia this weekend. A perfect excuse to stay indoors and scrap I say! If you haven't already added this month's challenge to your scrappy "To Do" list, then make sure you do!

Time to announce our winner from our June mood board challenge. We had some truly stunning creations entered for the challenge, but unfortunately we can only have one winner.
Our winning entry was this gorgeous layout...

belonging to....Erica O'Keeffe

Congrats Erica! You did a fantastic job on your layout, we loved it! You can read more about Erica's winning entry on her blog HERE 

Erica has won a voucher from our awesome June sponsor Flutterby Designs. (Erica - please send us an email via the contact tab with your details so we can pass them on for you.)

A reminder that our challenges are not possible without the generous support from our sponsors, (many of whom are family owned businesses or work at home mums), so wherever possible, please show your support for them too!

Shop the Flutterby Designs store: www.flutterbydesigns.bigcartel.com

For the latest news, follow the Flutterby Facebook page: www.facebook.com/FlutterbyDesignsAus

And for lots of inspiration, visit the Flutterby blog: www.flutterbydesignz.blogspot.com.au

Thank you to everyone who entered our June challenge. Don't forget you have until midnight, 31st July to enter our current challenge to be in the running for the prize from Scrapping Clearly! 

July Challenge!

Can you believe we are now officially past the halfway point of the year? When did that happen? Eeeeeekkkkk!!!

Anyway, we are here to brighten your day with a brand new challenge for the month of July, and this month it has been put together by our very own Design Team member Kylie Tout...

You can choose to interpret this however you wish, as long as we can clearly see handwriting featured on your layout. (Hidden journalling or only a few words will not count!) In addition, don't forget to include at least one handmade embellishment somewhere on your creation.

This month, we are also very fortunate that Kylie's own store Scrapping Clearly, will be sponsoring our challenge!

For those who are in the vicinity of Gundagai NSW, you are lucky enough to be able to visit Scrapping Clearly to shop or attend classes in person. (You will find the store in the main street.) For those who are further afield, you will be pleased to know that Kylie also has a fantastic online store. The shop boasts an enormous range of Heidi Swapp products - including the latest HS mixed media products (stencils, modelling pastes, screen print inks, rub on foil). In addition, there is an equally impressive range from many other popular manufacturers, and certainly something to please every kind of scrapper.

You will find the Scrapping Clearly store here: http://www.scrappingclearly.com.au/shop/

For all the latest news, the Scrapping Clearly Facebook page HERE

And for plenty of inspiration from the Design Team, visit the blog HERE


Now onto some inspiration from our own team...

Leanne

Charms Creations map marker; D-lish Scraps flair

Kim

Handmade pinwheel

Ali

Lime Tree Creations crochet flowers; handmade die cut camera

Paula

Handmade crochet button flower

Sue

Burdy's Embellies arrows

We hope to see lots of entries inspired by this challenge. You will need to link up your creation via the link tool no later than midnight, 31st July to be in the running for the prize!

*Please ensure all entries are original and created specifically for the Show Us Your Stuff challenge. Challenge - combining is not permitted.*