Are you loving these as much as I do??  Every month I look forward to hosting the “BIG Picture” challenge and looking at all the fun photos up close and personal! =)  This challenge is easy peasy!  Just select a photo to showcase and make it large and in charge on the page!  You can let it span from edge to edge, do an 8×10 on your 12×12 page or just make the photo larger than you normally would.  You can even use more than one photo if you like!

Need some help with placing everything around that big pic?  How about these fantastic templates I found in our shop right now….click the images to find them in our store!  These are just a few, while in the shop click on the “templates” category to find even more!

Here are some to inspire your creative juices!!

A couple  from me…Lisa (kelseyll)

and one from Carol (Iowan)

You can see the whole list of this month’s challenges HERE!  Happy Scrapping!!

Hi Friends!

Kairyn here with today’s Bingo Challenge… you know you can see all the challenges for the month posted right here, but we like to give you a bit of inspiration each day!

Today’s challenge is a “Layer It” challenge… create lots and lots of layers with paper on your layout today! If you need help getting started, there is a great mini template pack in the store called Gimme Paper Stacks Vol. 1 by Cluster Queen Creations:

And some inspiration by Trista – I love all her layers at the top of her layout:

I created these with a template from the Queen of Scrap 2012 Template Pack:

Hopefully you’ve been inspired to use lots of paper layers on your next layout! Until next time, ta-ta!

Hi all, Carolyn (calliclaire) to bring you today’s challenge:

Obscure Holiday Challenge – April 22 is “National Jelly Bean Day”, so use some candy on your LO.  What fun!  My kids LOVE candy (well, so do I)!  Here they are eating those fabulous ring pops that last forever and I am sure are SO not good for their teeth!  I used the awesome How Sweet It is by Amy Stoffel and Layer It Volume 2 Template Pack by Mye De Leon:

I LOVE this fun layout by Carol, using all those easter peeps on her page:

And here’s one from Chel with those delicious jelly beans:

Hope you have fun adding candy to your pages.  It does not have to include photos of candy.  You can do something like “As sweet as candy” for a title and then sprinkle candy all over your page!  Enjoy!  And don’t forget to join us in the other April challenges over here.

Happy Scrapping!
- Carolyn (calliclaire)

Hello There!

It’s Kairyn here with today’s challenge…

It’s a Family History Challenge, April 17th is “Ellis Island Family History Day” so your challenge for today is to scrap a heritage (or family history) page. Here is a bit of inspiration:

Carol created this fabulous layout about her father during WWII, I love all the stars and what a cool story!

I created this one of my maternal grandparent’s wedding day:

Another idea would be to scrap a page of you as a child, or a page that is a family tree, or even a photoless page that tells a long-ago story you don’t want to forget.

Remember, all the challenges are posted right here in our forum and you have all month to complete them! I can’t wait to see your Bingo card fill up with wonderful layouts!

Hi Friends!

Kairyn here to bring you today’s challenge…

Given that this month we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I thought it would be neat to host a “Shamrock Challenge”! A shamrock has three and sometimes four leaves, group three or four round photos into a shamrock-like shape for your layout.

Here’s one I created using Stolen Moments’ brand new kit The Luckiest:

and Calliclaire created this one using Feeling Blue by Find Your Bliss Designs and Blueprints 2 by True Blue Studio:

Lastly, Quiltymom created this one using Journey of the Heart available in the shop of KimB:

I love the giant photo blended into the paper!

SO… your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a shamrock-shaped photo cluster! Have fun doing it, and come back tomorrow for the next challenge and some more inspiration!

Hi all, Happy Thursday!  Carolyn here to bring you your inspiration for Challenge 19: Use a Black and White picture on your page. 

I have to admit that this WAS a bit of a challenge for me as I really love color photos.  But sometimes there is a particular kit that is perfect for my photo, but the colors just look horrible together.  That’s when a black and white photo makes all the difference. 

Here I was just LOVING Amber’s kit and wanted to smack every element in it on the page…I just love them all THAT much.  So, with all those papers and elements, my picture was lost.  Not anymore!  Once I changed it to black and white, it was much more visible on my busy page.  Here’s my layout that I had so much fun making with Just One Of  The Boys by Stolen Moments and Jenn Barrette Designs:

Here’s a sweet layout from Annisa, using It’s A Boy Thing by Haynay Designs and WM[Squared] Designs:

And here’s a fun layout from Jan with a partial extraction, using Backyard BBQ by The Design Girl:

Hope these inspire you to have fun scrapping some black and white pictures.  I cannot wait to see your layouts for this challenge!

For a full list of the January 2012 Bingo challenges head over to the forum here and if you want all the details about our challenge system including the prizes click here!

Happy Scrapping!
- Carolyn (calliclaire)

Kairyn here with today’s challenge!

6. Let’s get hybrid- create a checklist of some sort to help you get organized and show us your handiwork.
Stolen Moments has a helping hands kit that would be great for a chore chart.

She also has some ready made printables available.

And Simply J has some lists. These would be cute dressed up. They are 5.5×8.5 so they would fit on a altered clipboard or other background and look really cute.

She has calendars, home reference centers, and holiday planners available as well!

Diana’s Creations – Fruitmania would be fun for a grocery list or menu planning list.

I used Helping Hands by Stolen Moments and created this small chart just for me. I plan to print it 6×6 and stick it on a kitchen cupboard door to keep me organized and FLYing!

I can’t wait to see what you create!   For a full list of the January 2012 Bingo challenges head over to the forum here and if you want all the details about our challenge system including the prizes click here!  See you in the gallery!

Hi all, Carolyn (calliclaire) here to bring you day 5 challenge!  I picked this one as it allowed me to do something “summery” in the middle of winter.  Here’s your challenge:

5. January is winter for some and summer for others! Use a gray background on your page if it’s winter or a blue background for your page if it’s summer.

Well, I kinda cheated.  January IS winter here for me, but LAST year we were in South Africa and it was bliss to have beautiful summer days in the middle of our winter.  So I scrapped my family pics from last year in sunny South Africa.  Made me a little nostalgic, but also brings back good memories (the thing I love about scrapping!)

I used Kim B’s beautiful, most gorgeous kit, Always, that I recently discoverd in her store.  Love it!!

Here is another example for you from Kayla, this time using a grey background:

Kayla used January Mix-A-Kit products.  I just LOVE that title work!

Last, but not least, is this fabulous layout from Kairyn Lisa:

I LOVE how her photos pop off that grey background.  Awesome layout!

Now let’s see what you can do!   For a full list of the January 2012 Bingo challenges head over to the forum here and if you want all the details about our challenge system including the prizes click here!  See you in the gallery!

- Carolyn (calliclaire)

Today’s ScrapMatters Bingo Challenge is

#23. Travel Scraps: create a layout showcasing a favorite winter vacation spot

Don’t travel?  Well, then show us what winter activities you like to do close to home (staycation layout).

Here’s an example from Fonnetta (SM CTM) to help get those creative juices flowing.

It’s not too late to join in on the ScrapMatters Bingo Challenge fun.  Jump in anytime to play along and win some great prizes – details here.  And here’s the whole list of challenges for December.

Hello again everyone,

It’s Kayla aka keepscrappin back again with today’s ScrapMatters Bingo challenge.

#16 – Take a moment to step away from your camera and scrap a photo of yourself.

Here’s an example from me – using the NEW today Dear Santa kit from Down this Road Designs and Holiday Stackers Vol. 1 from Memory Clips.

I hope you all are having fun with the new challenge system.  If you haven’t joined us yet, remember you can jump in anytime to play along to win some great prizes- details here.  And here’s the whole list of challenges for December.