As a scrapper – especially one suffering from lack of mojo or motivation – challenges are often just what I need to kick-start my scrapping routine.  They’re also a great way to get to know other scrappers in the community and broaden your skills.  Over the past year, ScrapMatters has undergone numerous changes and many of those changes have been related to the challenge system.  The reasons are varied, the success of each system differs, but when it comes right down to it – when it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! 

I am so pleased to announce that our tried-and-true challenge system, Matter of Scrap, is back!  We’ve made some minor tweaks to the original system that we feel will better benefit our community members, but the bones of the system remain in place: recurring challenges on a regular rotating schedule, the option to cash in points monthly for a percent-off coupon or bank them for even greater savings down the road, and daily posts from our challenge hosts that let you, the scrapper, be more involved, see some great inspiration, and get the recognition you deserve!  We’ve even added the chance to win a guest CT spot and have left many of the days open each month for a wild card Matter of Choice challenge that will allow a bit more variety for those of you who don’t want to get stuck in a rut.

So come on over and see what all the fuss is about.. Challenges officially kicked off Oct. 1, but there’s no reason you can’t still play along!  Those of you who have been eyeing this month’s gorgeous MAK offerings will find a challenge perfect for pages you’re probably already planning on scrapping, and if you’re a template junkie like me the Tuesday Template posted yesterday is right up your alley!  I can’t wait to see what you create!!

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We’re celebrating “Back to School & Lifelong Learning” this month with the September Monthly Challenges! So get those Back-To-School photos ready for some scrappin’! Stop by the forum to see the September Challenge list here!

Are you new to ScrapMatters? No worries, you can get the scoop on the Monthly Challenges here. We hope you enjoy this month’s challenges! We work hard every month to offer challenges that can appeal to everyone! Like templates? We offer a FREE one every month! Looking for a new font to try or need a digi tip? Our challenges may have just what you are looking for to help you finish that LO you can’t seem to finish! So, whether you are a seasoned scrapper or someone new to digi-scrappin’, we hope you’ll be inspired to scrap those memories that matter most!

The challenge tracking is simple and the reward system earns you a prize just for completing 1 challenge! So scrap as little as 1 challenge or be the first to complete all 25 challenges to earn a $10 coupon to the ScrapMatters store! Complete 10 or more challenges and you’ll be entered into a random drawing for a $5 coupon! Scrap the challenges you want to scrap, in any order you want to scrap them! We try to make the challenges as general as possible to spark creativity & allow you to scrap what you want to and earn a prize in the process!! Easy enough, right?

Here’s a sneak peek at a challenge hosted by one of our new CT members Denise (shaynesgirl) her challenge asks you to scrap a page that includes something you would see on a back to school shopping list!

My favorite school supply item as a kid was my new crayons, I hated having to use my new crayons…they look so pretty in the box before they are used aren’t they?!

Don’t forget about the challenge kick-off chat on Sept 10th at 2pm EDT! We’ll be giving out a Participation Prize to all chat participants that needs to be used to complete challenge #9. Can’t make it to the chat? No worries the PP will be available for sale in the store sometime after the chat!

There are always a few random prizes given out at the chat too, so come if you can!

We hope to see you in the gallery soon!
~Jami & Kayla

Welcome to a new month of challenges at ScrapMatters! We’re gonna be Rockin’ n’ Rollin’ all month-long celebrating ScrapMatters’ 5th birthday! We hope you’ll come along for the ride and join in our challenges at anytime this month.  Check out the August Challenge list here!

In case you’re new to ScrapMatters Monthly Challenges you can find all the details here.  We want you to enjoy doing the challenges here and offer something for everyone.  We hope they will inspire you to get scrappin’ those memories that are near and dear to you.  They won’t do anyone good just sittin’ on that computer.  =)

We’ve made the challenge tracking easier and the rewards system BIGGER and better.   For all you competitive souls, we offer a $10 prize to the first person to complete all 25 challenges.  And an entry into a drawing for a $5 prize for everyone who completes at least 10 challenges during the month.  Don’t have a lot of time for challenges?  No worries – we’ve got you covered too.  You can earn a 10% off coupon for completing just one challenge.  And up to 30% off for completing 21 or more layouts.  Jump right in or do a challenge or 2 to get your feet wet, but just give them a try.  I know you’ll love ‘em!  As great as those rewards are, I for one am just happy to have another layout completed and in my books for my family to enjoy for many years to come.  That’s the reason I scrapbook!  How about you?

Don’t forget about the challenge kick-off chat on August 3rd!  See the ad below for times.  We’ll be giving out a template pack to all chat participants that needs to be used to complete challenge #7 .

Mark those calendars and set those phone alarms because you won’t want to miss this chat.  The prizes are amazing and it’s going to be a blast!  Hope to see ya’ll there!

Happy Scrappin’!
~Jami & Kayla

This is the final challenge for July. Where did the month go? It’s time for our annual Christmas in July Sale and you can find a wonderful array of products at a huge discount. More details about that in the store. All of this talk about Christmas got me thinking about so many of those holiday photos that still need to be scrapped. So I decided to make it a challenge to get those holiday photos scrapped. The challenge is simple. Create a Christmas (or winter) themed layout. That’s it. Easy peasy, right?

There are lots of Christmas and Winter themed kits available in the ScrapMatters store. I used The Sweetest Season from Stolen Moments to create this page using one of the outtakes from on of our Christmas card photo sessions.

Check out the forum for more details about the monthly challenge system. You have until the end of the month to complete the challenges. The master list for July is here. Have fun scrapping!

Welcome to today’s edition of ScrapMatter’s Daily Challenges.  Carol (Iowan) here with an Ad Inspiration challenge for you.  I fell in love with this P & G advertisement the moment I saw it.  It is so loving and yet so patriotic.  How does it inspire you?

Here is my take on the ad. I just loved my granddaughter’s expression in this photo from the 4^th of July.

For my layout, I used Born in the USA Collection by CRK.

I look forward to seeing your layouts in the gallery. Check HERE for all the July Challenges!

Carol (Iowan)

Hello everyone. Krista here with a very late Font Challenge for you. I am terribly sorry for posting so late! The fist half of the month I was without internet and then when I got that back, my EHD crashed on me!! What a nightmare! BUT, I’m back now and ready to challenge y’all! Are you ready?

This month’s font is called Sweetly Broken and you can pick it up right here. It has a soft sweeping look to it, and I think it’s beautiful. I hope you do too. Here is my page for a little inspiration:

I used the the font for my Title. You can use it however you want, but it must be used. That’s the only rule! Now let’s see your pages!

Happy Scraps,

Krista

Today we are going to lift a layout from our Reigning Queen of Scrap 2012 – Jenn aka catgoddess.  You can find here gallery here.

I chose to lift Jenn’s The One I Love

And here is my redo using the Prehistoric Kit by Clever Monkey Graphics:

The hardest part of this challenge is finding just one page to lift, LOL! Be sure to come back daily to get inspiration for the challenges and be sure to check here to see all of July Challenges!!

Happy Scrappin’!
~Jami

Hi all, Calliclaire (or Carolyn) here to bring you today’s challenge.  This is one of my favorites.  I am a big fan of non-boring backgrounds!  Here’s your challenge for today:

Background Challenge – The American flag has a striped background, so use a striped pattern paper for the background of your layout. 

Here’s the layout I created for this fun challenge, using geniaBeana’s new Feelin’ Groovy:

 The key to succeeding with this challenge is to make sure that your photos are not too busy as a busy photo with a busy background is a bit too much.  Of course, there are many people who break this rule and their layouts still rock.  I challenge you to show us all your stripey backgrounds!  If everything looks a bit busy, add some solid papers under your photos to make them stand out a bit.

 Click HERE to see all of our July Challenges! =) Happy Scrapping!

Hi everybody,

Isabel is here with the new challenge for today.

The Theme is this:

Christmas in July Song Challenge – Use the Title or Words to a Christmas Song on your layout. If you don’t have Christmas pix to scrap, think outta the box on this one. If you don’t have Christmas pix to scrap, think outta the box on this one. On the first day of school I always sing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”. It irritates my kids, but my hubby always gets a kick outta it. =)

Here is my page:

I used Winter Holidays part2 by Eudora Designs and Dear Santa Collab by by Down This Road Designs and Sugar Pie Scraps

Looking here to see all of our July Challenges!

Today’s challenge is SUPER easy!  Ready??  All you need to do is put wordart on your layout!  You can make it yourself or you can use wordart in a kit.  Simple, right?  Here is a kit I’ve been wanting to use for a while!  It’s Girly Girl by MHK Scraps!  She has some fun wordart pieces right in the kit!  Click the image to see this kit in the store.

And, here is my challenge layout!

Now, it’s your turn!  Click HERE to see all of our July Challenges! =)  Happy Scrapping!