Happy 2010 everyone! LuAnn here with the first card challenge of the new year! A new year of card challenges with some small changes.

As you can see from the subject line, we’ve gone back to the original name of the ScrapMatters’ card challenge – “It’s in the Cards!” And we’re switching the challenge to every other Thursday. But other than that, the challenge will remain the same – hosted by your favorite hybrid goddesses!

Before I show you the template, let’s review the rules of the challenge:

*Remember that to earn your Matter of Scrap point for the month you need to photograph and upload your card to the Hybrid Challenge gallery by the end of the month. Then post it in the It’s in the Cards challenge 1/14/10 thread as well.  Make sure to let your hostess know if you use a new product within a week of it’s release – if you do, you get an extra point!*

Here’s our template – the template was inspired by a card created by stamper Donna Baker:

Download template here

Here’s my card using the template and Juno Designs’ Dessert kit:

And check out what the team did with my template…

Sylvia’s gorgeous card using Dare to Dream by Jennifer Barrette:

and Cristina’s take on the template – using Day by Day : January mini-kit by Chelle’s Creations:

So, let’s see what you can do with the template!

*and for those of you who are interested in trying hybrid but have no clue where to start, be sure to join us in the forums in February for our Hybrid Bootcamp – where we’ll cover all the basics to get you started!*

A new year has begun, and it’s time for a new hybrid challenge for you!
This month, we’ll focus on how hybrid can help us get more organized. There are many possibilities, and I have some gorgeous creations to show and inspire you.

Let’s start with Jaime’s home reference binder, using the Let’s Get Organized: Home Reference Center by Simply J Studio:

Now, in addition to being great for organization, doesn’t that look just wonderfully pretty too?? 
Next off, check out these classy basket organizing tags:

They really make everything look tidy, and so much easier to find!
And look how cute these toy bin labels (using Toy Sheriff and Paper Shapers by Britt-ish Designs) are, with the pictures of the toys:

You can also use hybrid to pretty up a box, like Jaime did for this box using D is for Dog by wm [squared] designs:

And here’s another lovely project, using Let’s Get Organized: Weekly Calendars (click on the image to see a picture of the inside pages

Julie decorated this adorable bucket to hold dress up clothes:

Finally, a little project from me. I must say I really am not much of an organized person  but I loved making this keepsake to hold our Christmas cards and keep them together:

So, for this month’s challenge, you need to create a hybrid project that helps you get organized. Post a picture in the hybrid challenge galleryand leave a link here by Jan. 31, and you’ll receive 1 point. If you use a product that was released in the previous 7 days and you mention it when you post in the thread in the forum, you’ll receive an extra point.
At the end of the month, one entry will be chosen for a bonus point.

Let me point you to a few products in the shop that can be useful for getting organized:

Are you ready for the final calendar challenge this year?  I have seen some amazing calendar pages go up in the gallery each month this year.  I’m so excited to see everyone’s finished calendars!  Your challenge for this month is to finish your calendar and take a photo of the finished, printed calendar!  Here are a couple of samples for inspiration:

I chose to do a desktop calendar.  I created it 3″x8″ and after I printed, I made a stand out of cardstock then used my Bind-it-All to bind it together.  Here are some pages from it:

Supplies: 2010 Desktop Calendar Templatesby Simply J Studio, Do Me a Solid by Britt-ish Designs, Distressed Frames 2 by Dirty Feet Designs

Here is Cristina’s:

And some from Emilee:

Whether you choose to print your own calendar or have it printed somewhere (Vistaprint and ArtsCow are a couple of options), to get the challenge point this month you need to take a picture of your finished calendar and post it in the gallery and in the challenge thread in the forum.

The standard Matter of Scrap Terms and Conditions apply:

• Pages containing new products (released within the week you post) earn an extra point- don’t forget to mention in the challenge thread in the forum that you’re using new product
• Pages posted for this challenge cannot earn points for another challenge
• Pages need to be posted before 12/31 at midnight PST to qualify

This months Perfectly Packaged will be focusing on the tag (or tag card) to finish off a beautifully wrapped gift.

Here is my example – Using O Come Let us Adore Him from Chelle’s Creations and Tagged It from Krisi’s Kreations
This one shows the package without the tag.

And here it is with the tag. Doesn’t the tag ad so much more character.

Uses JH_Krisi Font from Jeni Hopewell, O Come Let Us Adore Him from Chelle’s Creations and  Tagged It from Krisi’s Kreations

and a few examples from our CT:
From Cristina – Tagged It by Krisi’s Kreations; Pinecones and Holly Berries by GG Digital Designs and the font is Dear Joe 1M&S

From Sylvia – All Bundled Up by Man in the Moon Designs and MickeyB Designs & Tagged It and Write It Out: Holiday Sentiments by Krisi’s Kreations

And then this one from Kim – Tag Bags; Luggage tag templates and Holiday Sentiments Word Art as well as Very Merry by Britt-ish Designs and DeCrow Designs

To help you we have some great items in the store here are a few items to help you with your tags:

and then these templates could just be used individually for a great gift tag too.

I also created this freebie tag as well, if you would like to download it you can grab it here.

What are you waiting for… wrap up those gifts and create a fabulous tag to show off who it is going to and who it came from!

As always, here are the guidelines for the challenges at Scrap Matters:
- Entries must be posted in the appropriate challenge gallery (hybrid projects), and in the corresponding thread in the forum (this one)
- You will have until the end of the month (December) to complete your project
- You’ll get 1 point for creating a gift tag, printing it, attaching it to the gift and then posting it in the gallery. You will get a bonus point if you used a new release to complete your project. Plus, I’ll select one entry at random for a bonus challenge point.

Krisi

Hi and welcome to another week of our hybrid edition of the Tuesday Template challenge

Sylvia here with a brand new template / sketch for you to follow! I think my last one was a little bit too complicated, so I decided to create a very simple one this time Hope you will use it a lot and we will see many beautiful hybrid card creations! *smile*

So without further ado – here’s your template:

You can download it >>>HERE<<<
If there are any problems in downloading or using the template, please don’t hesitate to pm me!

My Example was made with:
(Golden Girls – Pine Cones and Holly Berries
Krisi’s Kreations – Write It Out: Holiday Sentiments

And here are some amazing examples from our fabulous CT members:

LuAnn (wildblueeyez):

(Benjamin by Jeni Hopewell)

Cyndi (Cyndi146):

(Follow the Rainbow by Erica Zane
Cut It Out – Word Art Templates by Plum Dumpling Designs)

To earn your Matter of Scrap point for the month you need to [B]photograph[/B] and upload your card to the Hybrid Challenge gallery by the end of December. Then come back to the thread >>>HERE<<< and post it there as well. Make sure to let me know if you use a new product so you can get that extra point, too!

Wishing you lots of fun and hope to see lots and lots of gorgeous cards!