Collect your coupon here for the President's Day Sale
that EXPIRES at the end of tomorrow (midnight EST)
over at 3 Scrappy Boys! I would screen-snip it for you
would that it were possible but my computer has DIED
and I am working on a very basic laptop designed for
browsing only, at the minute, with no capabilities beyond
internet, sigh....
There are some BRAND NEW CHA ARRIVALS in
the store too - some of my favourites are already there
- My Mind's Eye, Webster's Pages, Authentique &
3 Bugs in a Rug to name a few.
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Every Wednesday is my posting day over at the
3 Scrappy Boys blog and this week I gave a shout-out
to several of my favourite challenge sites. I am copying
and pasting the post here for your interest too!
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Where to Go for a Good Challenge
There are SO many great challenge sites all over the
internet, providing regular inspiration, fun and prizes too!
I like to play as often as I can at these types of sites as
it's a great way to meet and make new online friends,
find inspirational scrapbookers to follow, and get your
work and your blog address out and about on
the internet & just to connect!
So today I am sharing some places for you to bookmark
So today I am sharing some places for you to bookmark
or add to your blog roll/Google Reader. These are FIVE
of the best challenge sites around, who all award their
prizes/features by MERIT - in other words they judge
the best layouts. I prefer this to "random draws" because
I want to constantly improve the quality of my scrapbooking.
Another thing that I always look out for and is important
Another thing that I always look out for and is important
to me as an international, is a site that welcomes participants
from all over the world and is prepared to send their
prizes out to any destination.
1. ONCE UPON A SKETCH
This site has a fantastically diverse design team so the
1. ONCE UPON A SKETCH
This site has a fantastically diverse design team so the
fortnightly eye-candy is an inspiration in itself, not to
mention the high-standard of the entries and the
generous prizes and guest designer positions on offer.
2. BIRD IS THE WORD
This site also offers fornightly challenges with an OPTIONAL
2. BIRD IS THE WORD
This site also offers fornightly challenges with an OPTIONAL
sketch as well, but the emphasis of this challenge site is on a
WORD that you need to use ANYWHERE on your project, for
example in your title, journaling or written on an embellishment.
3. THE COLOR ROOM
These colour challenges teach you a different approach
3. THE COLOR ROOM
These colour challenges teach you a different approach
to putting together a project - through the use of colour.
This is a great skill to learn and results in highly effective
pages. Many well-known scrapbookers participate
regularly and only five are featured each WEEK. There
is also a regular random draw for some sponsored goodies
but participation is more for kudos than prizes on this site.
4. BERRY 71 BLEU CHALLENGES
Each month this site has a different inspiration based challenge
4. BERRY 71 BLEU CHALLENGES
Each month this site has a different inspiration based challenge
up. This month the theme is LOVE for example. Play along
here each month for a chance to win a BEAUTIFUL
selection of goodies if you produce the most stellar project!
5. WEBSTER'S PAGES CHALLENGES
Once a month Webster's Pages challenge you to use one of
5. WEBSTER'S PAGES CHALLENGES
Once a month Webster's Pages challenge you to use one of
their products in an specific way. Each month you can find
full details of the exact challenge up on their blog. Right now
one of their brand new lines is IN STORE so get shopping so
you can join in!
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One WEDNESDAY of EVERY month I will feature a new
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One WEDNESDAY of EVERY month I will feature a new
selection of FIVE challenge blogs, so keep coming back for
more & adding them to your list! Once I've supplied you with
a comprehensive list of "places to play" I'll post some of the
actual challenges/sketches here to make it even easier for
you to play along!!
If you do decide to enter at any of my recommended
If you do decide to enter at any of my recommended
sites I would love it if you came back here and left a
link to your project in the comments section so that I
can come and take a look! Happy Hump Day!!
Helen
Helen
7 comments:
I think it's GR* that you share your insights on all bits & pieces that others maybe not Quite get sometimes!! (Me included)
So THANKS... ♥
Thank you Helen! OUAS thinks the same about you too :) Agree with your choices here, all sites I would play along too. Hope you are doing well.
Need to check some of these out!!! Thanks for sharing them Helen!!
Need to check them out!!! Thanks for the heads up my friend!!! Hugs...xoxo
Love all these sites! :D
Great post! Well written!!!
Helen,
You are the best!! Thank you!!
DUDE every time you write Happy Hump Day it makes me happy! Yes, I am finally giving some of your posts a second read and peek. I like to make sure I don't miss anything. TOTALLY AGREE on all these places to do challenges...
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