Hey there!  Welcome back!  It’s been a while!  How are ya?

LuAnn here – hosting the 12/9 It’s in the Cards challenge – one of my most favorite challenges on the ‘net!

Ready to get started?  Here we go….

Here’s my card using Erica Zane’s Itty Bitty {collab with Britt-ish Designs} kit

Download the template here

And as always, how about some fabulous inspiration from the team:

Carina made this super cute card using the collab Believe by Graham Like the Cracker designs and Wm{squared} designs:

Rebecca was inspired to create this beautiful card using Serenity by Happy Scrap Girl:

Tanya created this really fun card using Merry Christmas, Deer by Sir Scrapalot (I love how I can see the words figgy pudding in the background! it just makes me giggle):

How’s THAT for some inspiration?!?

Remember: the rules of the challenge are:
*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 December – then come back here and post it as a reply to this post.   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!  One random winner will be chosen to receive an extra point!*

I can’t wait to see what you come up with using my template!

Hi everyone, Sylvia here with our new IT’S IN THE CARDS challenge!

Your template:

You can download the template HERE

I’ve made a sample card using ‘Tis The Season’ by Man in the Moon Designs:

And here’s some great inspiration from our wonderful CT:
Cathy aka Scrappycath made this gorgeous pinwheel card using Happy Scrap Girl’s Sunshine and Showers

This beautiful card was made by Tanya aka TanyaH666 using Frolic by Jenn Barrette

And another wonderful card for your inspiration: Amanda aka Abhall76 made this super duper cute winter card using Winter Waddles by Belly Gypsy

And more hybrid magic from Heather aka interstitchal. She used Some Summer Night by Belly Gypsy to create this beautiful card

Aren’t these wonderful examples? I hope you are now ready to play along and can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with!

Remember: the rules of the challenge are:
*To earn your Matter of Scrap point for the month you need to photograph and upload your card to the Hybrid Challenge – It’s In The Cards gallery by September 22nd. Then come back here and post it in our It’s In The Cards Challenge thread (you can find the thread HERE). Make sure to let your hostess know if you used a new product within a week of it’s release – if you do, you get an extra point! One random winner will be chosen to receive an extra point!*

Happy cardmaking

Hey everyone! LuAnn here with our next It’s in the Cards challenge!  We have LOTS of inspiration from the SM team so let’s get started!

Here’s our template:

Here’s the template

Here’s my card using Jungle Josh digital kit by Golden Girls Designs – inside the card reads “Happy Belated Birthday!!!”

And take a look at what Cristina did with the template and EZ Wishes by Erica Zane

More inspiration from Krisi – love the dots!!!  She used It’s My Party from WM[squared] Designs

And check out this one from Cinna – I just *love* this – the stamp she used along with Bring on the sunshine by GG design just screams atti-tude!  and look at those water drops!

One from Cathy using Drift Away by Graham like the Cracker – love the movement created on the card with the butterflies and the swoopy (yes, I said swoopy!) wordart!!!

And take a look at this super cute back to school card Amanda created using A Time to Learn by Stolen Moments

How’s THAT for some inspiration?!?

Remember: the rules of the challenge are:
*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 [COLOR="Red"]September[/COLOR] – yepp, you get more time since we’re almost at the end of August – then come back here and post it in the comments section of this post 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!  One random winner will be chosen to receive an extra point!*

I can’t wait to see what you come up with using my template!

Hey there everyone!  Cathy (aka Scrappycath) here to host the 8/12/10 It’s in the Cards Challenge here at Scrapmatters.  I hope you’ll join in.  This is a great template for experienced hybrid artists as well as those just ready to dabble in hybrid.  The blocking makes it simple to use, yet gives some versatility for you to easily change it up and “make it yours”.

Never participated in one of our challenges?  No problem! They are so much fun and so easy!  For this challenge you get to create a card using this template. Take a photo of your finished project and upload it to the hybrid challenge gallery by the end of August, then link it to Hybrid Challenge forum thread as well.

And there’s a reward in it for you!!  For every challenge that you enter, you get a point. You can get 2 points if you use a product within a week of its release; just let me know if you used something new when you post your link in the challenge thread.

Here is the template that you’ll be using. Image is linked for download, or click the download link below the preview.

>>Download here<<

Thanks to the hard work of our fabulous Hybrid Creative Team I have some great samples to share and inspire you!

This is the sample that I made using the Scrapmatters Team Collab kit “Life’s Little Surprises”

Hybrid Creative Team member Amanda (aka Abhall76 ) made this shabby-chic-grungy version using “Denim Days” from Creations by Rachael . Aren’t these colors fantastic?

LuAnn (aka wildblueeyez) rotated the template and used “Play the Game” by Chelle’s Creations to make this version that will wow the sports fan in your life. Can you believe this is a totally digital card?

I love the way Heather (aka interstitchal) allowed her flower elements to flow on this bright card. Can’t you just see the big smile this card will bring to the recipients face? Heather used “Love Everyday” by Happy Scrap Girl and Designs by Tater. The blue stitching and buttons really bring up the cute factor on this one!

The soft colors in this card by Sylvia (aka SylviaB) give this birthday greeting the feeling of warmth and love.  She used the “Spot of Tea” collab kit by Denise Beatty Originals and Erica Zane .  I like how Sylvia added the scalloped edge punch detail and that sweet charm!

Tanya (aka TanyaH666) totally rocked this template with her card!  The Cupcakes and Candles Collab was a perfect choice for this birthday card.  I love the way she placed the purple ray paper with the polka dots.  The whole card just shouts “happy”!!!

Great inspiration isn’t it? So are you ready?  I can’t wait to see your creations!  Have fun creating!

Hey there everyone!  It’s LuAnn – back again to host the 5/13 It’s in the Cards challenge.

If you have never tried hybrid or are new to it, today’s template is a great way to get a little experience in hybrid!

I know we’re only a few days post-Mother’s Day but I thought “Hey, let’s get a jump on Father’s Day by creating his card early!” 

But first, a quick 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 come back here and post it in this 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!*

And here’s our template:

Download the template HERE

Some tips for using this template:

1. for best results: allow the printed card time to sit before working with it.
2. for the “knot” of the tie, I kind of finger rounded the edges under a bit to make it “bump up” off the paper and used the burn tool along the edges to give it dimension.
3. fold the pieces in so that the top points meet right at the top of the tie
4. I used pop dots under the points of the collar and double sided tape between the collar layers and also to attach the buttons

Here’s my card created using Plum Dumpling Designs’ Lob-STAH kit:

and a close up:

and another I made using a paper from Britt-ish Designs’ Ohana kit (I left off the tie, added 2 rows of stitching and added a square  to create a pocket)

Here’s one from Hybrid Gal Deb using Pedal Pusher by Connie Prince:

and one from fellow paper and glue gal Amanda using  Happy to Be by Scrapmuss Designs:

and a super cool Daddio one from Julie using Road Trip by Creations by Rachel:

So, let’s get creating those cards!!!   Can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!

Hey everyone! LuAnn here with our next It’s in the Cards challenge!

Before we get to the template – have you checked out the Hybrid Bootcamp put together by the ScrapMatters’ Hybrid Team?  It’s never too late to stop by and pick up some tips and techniques to take your hybrid projects to the next level!!!

Remember: the rules of the challenge are:
*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 March – yepp, you get more time since it’s just about the end of February.   Then come back here and post it in this 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!  One random winner will be chosen to receive an extra point!*

Here’s our template:

Download HERE

Here’s my card using Man in the Moon Designs’ Carousel Ride kit

And check out this wickedly cool card by Julie:

I can’t wait to see what you come up with using my template!

Sorry I’m late posting this but finally here’s your new template/sketch to play with

You can download the template ***HERE***

To get your creativity juices flowing here are some awesome examples from our super talented creative team members

Here’s a beautiful and super creative ‘Get Well Soon’ card from Cyndi (Cyndi146)

credits:
Bumps & Blahs by Kaye Winiecki

And look at this adorable Valentines card from Cristina

credits:
Love Birds by Connie Prince

This wonderful and personal card is made by our talented designer Krisi

credits:
Blessed by Jeni Hopewell
Sweet Thing by Jeni Hopewell and Chelle’s Creations

And a super cute birthday card from Deb (dbrprc):

credits:
Party On! by Connie Prince

Last but not least here’s a simple ‘Thank You’ card from me:

credits:
Pri Rochas Just Imagine and
Jeni Hopewells JH Amy Font

Hope you’ll like the template and we get lots of beautiful hybrid cards to see

And here are the rules:
To earn your Matter of Scrap points for the month you need to photograph and upload your card to the Hybrid Challenge – It’s in the Cards gallery and post it in the challenge thread **here** by the end of next month (February).

If you use a new product within the week of it’s release please let me know so I can give you the extra point.

And if you don’t feel ‘brave’ enough to jump onto the hybrid train yet but would like to, watch out for February where our Hybrid Bootcamp starts in the forums where we cover all basics to get you started easily – hope to see you there