Challenge Me

Our weather is supposed to turn south today so I think I'll bet getting a lot of scrapping done while watching the snow come down!

A great way to see how layouts can turn out so different from the same set of instructions is the Recipe Challenge. Every has such a unique take on the recipe given, it's really quite neat to see the finished layouts. This month's recipe comes from Adriana of Adriana's Cafe & is as follows: (1) One HUGE photo that takes at least 60% of your layout; (2) 2 papers; (3) 12 elements; and (4) write a little journaling, make sure you use the words LOVE and DREAM.

Remember that you need to include all the recipe elements, post your finished layout in the January Recipe Challenge thread. For completing the challenge you'll earn 10 points for this challenge & if you use 90% or more of any current STS products you'll earn an extra 5 points! On the left is Catching Bugs at Twilight by Jcb5600 using Family History I am Doing It by Scraps N Pieces; on the right is Sew Sweet by BriannasScrapper using Stitched with Love by This Little Missy.

When you're pressed for time, it's great to use quick pages to get a layout done quickly & a way to get a lot of free quick pages is to participate in the Quick Page Exchange. The designer hosting the exchange will pick out one of their kits & you are challenged to create a quick page with the kit [you may only use the featured kit to avoid copyright issues]. Don't know how to make a quick page? Go to this thread in the forum to download a free action for PSE & PS; you can find some great tips on making quick pages in this thread.

This month the featured kit is Winter Elegance by Misty of Designs by Snowlady. Misty has put the kit on sale for just $2.00 the whole month! Post your completed quick page in the January Quick Page Exchange thread & don't forget to send your quick page to Misty! For participating you'll get 10 points plus at the end of the month, Misty will email you all the quick pages that have been submitted! On the left is Mdkscrapper's quick page& on the right is Gluvsc's quick page.

Everyone loves doing the Scavenger Hunt Challenge as you get to see lots of great layouts that help inspire your own layouts. You'll find the list of 30 layouts to find in the January thread, your challenge is to find a layout that fits each description & leave a comment on the layout. Keep a list of all the links to your comments & when you've found all 30 items, send a private message to the challenge host for verification. Once your comments have been verified, you'll earn 15 points! Do NOT post your completed lists in the thread, as that would make it easier for others to just copy your list & we want y'all to work for your points!

If you're ever stumped for ideas, one great way to get inspiration is to take a peek in the gallery; that's where the inspiration for the Scraplift Challenge comes from each month. This month, Tracy has chosen the layout I Love That Boy by Gyurgyik for us to scraplift. Go check out the layout & then post your interpretation in the January Scraplift Challenge thread. Completing this challenge will result in 10 points earned & if you use 90% or more of any current STS products you'll earn an extra 5 points! On the left is Beautiful Girl by Stacielk using Denim and Daisies by Scraps N' Pieces; on the right is Basketball by Scrappinmama using Nothin' but Net by Scraps N' Pieces.

Find yourself using the same font over & over & over? It's not a bad thing but it's always good to try out some new fonts & if you participate in the Font Challenge, you'll get a chance to play with a font that you might never have seen otherwise. This is a hard challenge for the designers as there are so many great free fonts to chose from; for January, Sarah of In The Small Things has chosen Paper-Mache. Head over to the January Font Challenge to download the font & get started. This challenge will earn you 5 points & if you use 90% or more of any current STS products you'll earn an extra 5 points! On the left is Mega Race Car by LilyAnn using Start Your Engines by Designs by Snowlady; on the right is A Good Book by Filandstef using A Good Read by AmyDane Designs.

The Word of the Week Challenge runs until Saturday, January 14th & this week's word is Humor. Post your layouts in this week's WOW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the WOW rules & point tracking thread right here. On the left is Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set by Sgroenke using Going Buggy by Seal Scraps; on the right is First Haircut by Kimberly27 using Spiffed Up by Scraps of Ellay.

The Challenge of the Week runs until Saturday, January 14th & doing a Mash-Up. This is where you take two layouts & scrap them into one layout, go to this week's COW thread to find out what layouts you'll need to combine & post your layouts by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the COW rules & point tracking thread right here. On the left is Sweet Child of Mine by Sgroenke using Our Love Story by Scraps by Andrea; on the right is Bubbles! by Ellay using Adventures in Learning by Scraps of Ellay.

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Adriana of Adriana's Cafe & her whole store is on sale for 30% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up! Here's Monkey Hat by Kendra using Packing My Bags.

The Fine Print: You'll earn points on almost all of the challenges & when you reach 500 points, you'll receive a $5.00 gift card to the Stuff to Scrap store to purchase anything that catches your fancy. Points roll over from month to month & do not expire! Please remember that to earn any extra bonus points, you must state in your challenge post that you've used 90% or more current STS products or you will not earn the bonus points. There is no double dipping with challenges, i.e. you cannot use a layout made for a speed scrap for one of the monthly challenges or use one layout for two challenges. The only exception is a double page layout where each side is for a different challenge. The use of quick pages for challenge layouts are not allowed, all layouts must be made from scratch or with a template. You are most welcome to make a post in the January Challenge Round-up thread to keep track of all the challenges & points you've earned. As always, any layouts featured in this post are linked to the gallery for easy love leaving.

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps

While this warm weather in the beginning of January is very odd, I'm loving that I was able to go to the zoo today with my boys & my aunt! But snow soon would be nice as I want to show them how to make snowmen. Until the snow starts here are the weekly challenges!

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, January 8th to Saturday, January 14th. This week's word is Humor. Totally on board with this one as I need a lot of humor to deal with twin boys! Post your layouts in this week's WOW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the WOW rules & point tracking thread right here.

Next is the Challenge of the Week which runs from Sunday, January 8th to Saturday, January 14th. This week's we are challenged to do a Mash-Up. This is where you take two layouts & scrap them into one layout, go to this week's COW thread to find out what layouts you'll need to combine & post your layouts by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the COW rules & point tracking thread right here.

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Adriana of Adriana's Cafe & will run from Monday, January 9th to Sunday, January 15th. Here's some fun information about Adriana & for participating in the challenges you'll be able to win coupons to her store!. Even better, Adriana has put her whole store on sale for 30% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up!

To complete this challenge, you simply need to create a layout using any current kits that are for sale in Adriana's store [retired kits will not count]. Please refrain from combining kits/parts from other designers for this challenge, but if you would like to use more than one kit by Adriana on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

Since Adriana's challenge starts tomorrow, you've still got a few more hours to submit a layout for the current week's challenge hosted by Amy of 3 Li'l Monsters Designs & earn the participation prize!

Here are the Speed Scraps for this week. The week's first speed scrap will be January 9th at 12 PM PT / 1 PM MT / 2 PM CT / 3 PM ET & will be hosted by Amanda of A-Manda Creation. Come join Amanda & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread for a fun filled speed scrap! The prize will be a coupon to Amanda's store for $2.49!

Our other speed scrap will be Tuesday, January 10th at at 5 PM PT / 6 PM MT / 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET & will be hosted by Heidi & Lori of Scraps N' Pieces. Come join Heidi & Lori & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

The Fine Print: You'll earn points on almost all of the challenges & when you reach 500 points, you'll receive a $5.00 gift card to the Stuff to Scrap store to purchase anything that catches your fancy. Points roll over from month to month & do not expire! Please remember that to earn any extra bonus points, you must state in your challenge post that you've used 90% or more current STS products or you will not earn the bonus points. There is no double dipping with challenges, i.e. you cannot use a layout made for a speed scrap for one of the monthly challenges or use one layout for two challenges. The only exception is a double page layout where each side is for a different challenge. The use of quick pages for challenge layouts are not allowed, all layouts must be made from scratch or with a template. You are most welcome to make a post in the January Challenge Round-up thread to keep track of all the challenges & points you've earned. As always, any layouts featured in this post are linked to the gallery for easy love leaving.

Challenge Me

There are so many great challenges going on this month to help you get all your pictures from 2011 scrapped. I know I've got way too many left to scrap & I'm hoping that I'll actually get them all done!

Have you ever wanted to participate in the Stuff to Scrap Road Trip? It's a great way to work on your designing skills & get some traffic to your blog; this month's palette was submitted by Lahni of Queen Wild Scraps & is called All You Need is Love.


Anyone can participate in the Road Trip from experienced designers to newbies. Even if you're not a designer you can still participate by using any of the mini kits already submitted to make a quick page to offer, just send the designer a private message. To participate you must post your preview & blog code in the February Road Trip thread by January 25th at 11:59 PM MT. Your contributions must remain a freebie until the 15th of the month, after that you are welcome to expire your kit, sell it, or leave it as a freebie on your blog. Please read through the Information Thread for general instructions & the February Road Trip thread for specific information on the upcoming Road Trip. Come & join us!

Looking to spice up your desktop? Then check out the Desktop Challenge where you'll get a prompt for creating a new background to enjoy. This challenge runs from the 15th to the 15th of each month, so hurry on up to January thread to post your desktop. This month's prompt is to scrap something you're looking forward to in the new year & Christie of Scrappin' Serenity has also provided a calendar for you to use on your desktop but it's not required to earn the points. Completing this challenge will earn you 10 points plus an extra 5 points if you use 90% or more of any current STS products for your desktop. On the left is Castangs's desktop using It's a Party! by 3 Li'l Monsters Designs; on the right is Jcb5600's desktop using Frosted Berries by Seal Scraps & Winter Wonderland by In the Small Things.

Everyone loves getting a free kit & for the Use It or Lose It Challenge our designers offer a new mini kit for each month for the challenge. The catch? You need to use everything in the mini kit on your layout! It's always so much fun to see how different all the layouts turn out using the same item. This month, Andrea by Scraps by Andrea has provided us with the mini kit, January Use It or Lose It. Head over to January Use It or Lose It Challenge thread to pick up the free mini & post your layout. You'll earn 10 points for completing this challenge. On the left is Junfunkie's layout & on the right is Hivart's layout.

Another way to flex those designer muscles is the Color Challengewhere a color palette is posted for everyone to play with. Your first option is to make a mini kit to share with the other forum members; the kit needs to remain free for the entire month for members to grab, after which you can sell it or expand it. You'll earn 10 points if you go this route. If you like making quick pages, you can do so with any of the minis provided in the thread & then post it to share with everyone. This option will net you 5 points. Please post download links for kits & quick pages in the thread; do not direct people to your blog for the download.

The last option is to make a layout that uses colors that match the palette, you can use any of the mini kits provided or use any kit that features the colors. This last option will earn you 5 points. Head over to theJanuary Color Challenge thread to see the palette! On the left is Cake Face by Scrappingirl using It's My Party by Meagan's Creations and Queen Wild Scraps & a template from the All About the Photos template pack by Queen Wild Scraps; on the right is a free mini, Sweet Tweets by Designs by Snowlady that you can pick up in the thread!

The Word of the Week Challenge runs until Saturday, January 7th & this week's word is Purpose. Post your layouts in this week's WOW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the WOW rules & point tracking thread right here.

The Challenge of the Week runs until Saturday, January 7th & this week you can create a layout of your 2012 resolutions or goals OR create a layout about something you're looking forward to in the coming year. Post your layouts in this week's COW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the COW rules & point tracking thread right here. On the left is Tammyshere's layout using Love n' Laughter by B2N2 Scraps; on the right is 10 Year Wedding Anniversary by Megvill using Gallimaufry by Shel Belle Scraps.

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Amy of 3 Li'l Monsters Designs & will run until Sunday, January 8th. Amy has put her whole store on sale for 50% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up! On the left is Abigail & Rudolph by JanieinMN & on the right is Awesome by Kmshep01. Both used the new kit Sunggle Bug.

The Fine Print: You'll earn points on almost all of the challenges & when you reach 500 points, you'll receive a $5.00 gift card to the Stuff to Scrap store to purchase anything that catches your fancy. Points roll over from month to month & do not expire! Please remember that to earn any extra bonus points, you must state in your challenge post that you've used 90% or more current STS products or you will not earn the bonus points. There is no double dipping with challenges, i.e. you cannot use a layout made for a speed scrap for one of the monthly challenges or use one layout for two challenges. The only exception is a double page layout where each side is for a different challenge. The use of quick pages for challenge layouts are not allowed, all layouts must be made from scratch or with a template. You are most welcome to make a post in the January Challenge Round-up thread to keep track of all the challenges & points you've earned. As always, any layouts featured in this post are linked to the gallery for easy love leaving.

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps

Happy New Year everyone! I'm sure many of you are taking the day to reflect on the last year & prepare your resolutions for this one. No? That's OK 'cause I've got no resolutions either ... well other than to try & get all the challenges done each month which is a rather hefty goal but it can be done! So let's get started with the weekly challenges.

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, January 1st to Saturday, January 7th. This week's word is Purpose. Post your layouts in this week's WOW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the WOW rules & point tracking thread right here.

The Challenge of the Week which runs from Sunday, January 1st to Saturday, January 7th. This week Shel has given us two options for the challenge. You can create a layout of your 2012 resolutions or goals or create a layout about something you're looking forward to in the coming year. So many possibilities with this but since I don't have any resolutions I'll have to do a layout of the new puppy we'll be getting! Post your layouts in this week's COW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the COW rules & point tracking thread right here.

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Amy of 3 Li'l Monsters Designs & will run from Monday, January 2nd to Sunday, January 8th. Even better, Amy has put her whole store on sale for 50% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up!


To complete this challenge, you simply need to create a layout using any current kits that are for sale in Amy's store [retired kits will not count]. Please refrain from combining kits/parts from other designers for this challenge, but if you would like to use more than one kit by Amy on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

Since Amy's challenge starts tomorrow, you've still got a few more hours to submit a layout for the current week's challenge hosted by Susan of IvoryKeys Digital Dreams & earn the participation prize!

We'll be having a speed scrap on Friday, January 6th at 7 PM PT / 8 PM MT / 9 PM CT / 10 PM ET that will be hosted by Sarah of Cabana Girl Designs. Come join Sarah & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

The other speed scrap is TBA so I'll update when it's scheduled!

The Fine Print: You'll earn points on almost all of the challenges & when you reach 500 points, you'll receive a $5.00 gift card to the Stuff to Scrap store to purchase anything that catches your fancy. Points roll over from month to month & do not expire! Please remember that to earn any extra bonus points, you must state in your challenge post that you've used 90% or more current STS products or you will not earn the bonus points. There is no double dipping with challenges, i.e. you cannot use a layout made for a speed scrap for one of the monthly challenges or use one layout for two challenges. The only exception is a double page layout where each side is for a different challenge. The use of quick pages for challenge layouts are not allowed, all layouts must be made from scratch or with a template. You are most welcome to make a post in the January Challenge Round-up thread to keep track of all the challenges & points you've earned. As always, any layouts featured in this post are linked to the gallery for easy love leaving.

Challenge Me

Looks like 2012 is fast approaching but there's still a few more days to finish up the December challenges before we get a whole new set on Sunday. If you're anything like me & been way too busy this month, you'll be doing challenges right up until midnight on Saturday!

The December Layout of the Month nominations are now open, head to the thread to nominate your favorite layout by Friday, December 30th!

Working with digital products all the time can make one long for the scent of fresh glue. If that describes you, then check out the Hybrid Challenge where you are given a project each month that will use both digital & traditional scrapbooking products. Usually all you'll need for the projects are your printer, cardstock, a good pair of scissors, & glue. This month Amy of 3 Li'l Monsters Designs has challenged us to make a gift card holder; to help us out, there's a template you can download & use! Post a photo of your completed project in the December Hybrid Challenge thread for everyone to see. If you complete this challenge, you'll earn 15 points! On the left is BlueCat's submission using The Reason for the Season by Just So Scrappy; on the right is Crystal's submission using Ho Ho Ho by The Scrappy Kat.

If you're ever stumped for ideas, one great way to get inspiration is to take a peek in the gallery; that's where the inspiration for the Scraplift Challenge comes from each month. This month, Carissa of This Little Missy has chosen the layout Love by Shauna (AKA Tomosia) for us to scraplift. Go check out the layout & then post your interpretation in the December Scraplift Challenge thread. Completing this challenge will result in 10 points earned & if you use 90% or more of any current STS products you'll earn an extra 5 points! On the left is Sleigh Ride by ILuvCrush using Winter Nights by Knittinjen; on the right is Mini Wonderland by love2learn using Funky Wintertime by Jensen Motley Crew Designs.

Sometimes it's hard to find just the right words to include in your layout but the Quote Challenge can give you a good jump start. Each month will feature a great, inspirational or just a really silly quote to use. The December Quote Challenge is All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them by Walt Disney; you'll need to use the whole quote in your layout to earn the points. Completing this challenge will earn you 10 points & if you use 90% or more of any current STS products you'll earn an extra 5 points! On the left is Dreams by sparagus using Denim and Daisies by Just so Scrappy; on the right is Dream by megvill using Serenity by Shel Belle Scraps.

Ever had a song that you just couldn't get out of your head? It happens to our designers all the time so the Song Lyric Challenge was created. Each month a new song is posted & then you'll need to use some or even all of the lyrics in your layout. This month's song is Silent Night; head over to the December Song Lyric Challenge thread for all the lyrics & start scrapping. This challenge will net you 10 points & if you use 90% or more of any current STS products you'll earn an extra 5 points! On the left is Peaceful When You Sleep by Andrea using Emma's Room by Scraps by Andrea; on the right is Christmas at the Kindergarten by gyurgyik using Magical Holiday's by Growing Pains Scrapped.

The Word of the Week Challenge is running until Saturday, December 31st & this week's word is White. Post your layouts in this week's WOW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the WOW rules & point tracking thread right here.

The Challenge of the Week will run until Saturday, December 31st & this week we are challenged to make a Year-at-a-Glance Calendar; a template is provided in this week's COW thread. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the COW rules & point tracking thread right here. On the left is loaner's calendar using Greatest Snow on Earth by Scraps N Pieces; on the right is Becky Roy's calendar using Remember When by MDK Scraps.

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Susan of IvoryKeys Digital Dreams & ends on Sunday, January 1. Susan has put her whole store on sale for 50% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up! Plus there's a scavenger hunt going on & if you find everything you'll be entered to win a kit! On the left is Chinese with Small Group by Kendra using Meadowlark; on the right is Tasha Faces 2004 by KatherineWoodin using Strike a Pose.

The Fine Print: You'll earn points on almost all of the challenges & when you reach 500 points, you'll receive a $5.00 gift card to the Stuff to Scrap store to purchase anything that catches your fancy. Points roll over from month to month & do not expire! Please remember that to earn any extra bonus points, you must state in your challenge post that you've used 90% or more current STS products or you will not earn the bonus points. There is no double dipping with challenges, i.e. you cannot use a layout made for a speed scrap for one of the monthly challenges or use one layout for two challenges. The only exception is a double page layout where each side is for a different challenge. The use of quick pages for challenge layouts are not allowed, all layouts must be made from scratch or with a template. You are most welcome to make a post in the December Challenge Round-up thread to keep track of all the challenges & points you've earned. As always, any layouts featured in this post are linked to the gallery for easy love leaving.

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps

A good evening & Merry Christmas to everyone! We've just gotten back from a whirlwind trip to visit family, more family is expected tomorrow & even more this weekend. Whew! Not sure if I'll get much scrapping doing this week but I'm going to do my best, here's your weekly challenges!

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, December 25th to Saturday, December 31st. This week's word is White. Ack, this is going to be a hard one for me as we don't have snow … we've got rain! Post your layouts in this week's WOW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the WOW rules & point tracking thread right here.

Next is the Challenge of the Week which runs from Sunday, December 25th to Saturday, December 31st. This week's we are challenged to make a Year-at-a-Glance Calendar. This looks like it will be fun especially since Amy of AmyDane Designs has given us a cute template to use, just go to the this week's COW thread to pick up the template & post your layouts by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the COW rules & point tracking thread right here.

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Susan of IvoryKeys Digital Dreams & will run from Monday, December 26 to Sunday, January 1. Here's some fun information about Susan & the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night is a set of stacked papers! Even better, Susan has put her whole store on sale for 50% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up!

To complete this challenge, you simply need to create a layout using any current kits that are for sale in Susan's store [retired kits will not count]. Please refrain from combining kits/parts from other designers for this challenge, but if you would like to use more than one kit by Susan on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

Since Susan's challenge starts tomorrow, you've still got a few more hours to submit a layout for the current week's challenge hosted by Becky of B2N2 Scraps & earn the participation prize!

Here are the Speed Scraps for this last week of 2011! The week's first speed scrap will be Monday, December 26th at 11 AM PT / 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET & will be hosted by Jennifer of Knittinjen. Come join Jennifer & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

Our other speed scrap will be Thursday, December 29th at 4 PM PT / 5 PM MT / 6 PM CT / 7 PM ET & will be hosted by Amy & Dana of AmyDane Designs. Come join Amy, Dana & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

The Fine Print: You'll earn points on almost all of the challenges & when you reach 500 points, you'll receive a $5.00 gift card to the Stuff to Scrap store to purchase anything that catches your fancy. Points roll over from month to month & do not expire! Please remember that to earn any extra bonus points, you must state in your challenge post that you've used 90% or more current STS products or you will not earn the bonus points. There is no double dipping with challenges, i.e. you cannot use a layout made for a speed scrap for one of the monthly challenges or use one layout for two challenges. The only exception is a double page layout where each side is for a different challenge. The use of quick pages for challenge layouts are not allowed, all layouts must be made from scratch or with a template. You are most welcome to make a post in the December Challenge Round-up thread to keep track of all the challenges & points you've earned. As always, any layouts featured in this post are linked to the gallery for easy love leaving.

Challenge Me

Wow, has this month gone fast! Can you believe there are only 9 days left until the new year? That means just 9 days to finish the December challenges so let's take a look at some more challenges today.

Don't forget that you've got 3 more days to participate in the January Road Trip Winter Formal. You'll need to post your preview & blog code in the January Road Trip thread by December 25th at 11:59 PM MST. Your contributions must remain a freebie until the 15th of the month, after that you are welcome to expire your contribution, sell it, or leave it as a freebie on your blog. Please read through the Information Thread for general instructions & the January Road Trip thread for specific information on the upcoming Road Trip. Take a look at some of the cute submissions so far; come & join us!

A really fun challenge is the Scrap What? Challenge where we are often challenged to scrap things we might never have thought of before. This month, Shel of Shel Belle Scraps is challenging us to scrap a favorite memory of 2011, this is going to be hard! Post your take on the challenge in the December Scrap What? Challenge thread. For this challenge you can earn 10 points plus an extra 5 points if you use 90% or more of any current STS products. On the left is Titanic by Kendra using Chill Out by Scraps N' Pieces; on the right is Year in Review 2011 by ljacobsen using Those Were The Days & Year In Review Templates by Meagan's Creations.

When you're pressed for time, it's great to use quick pages to get a layout done quickly & a way to get a lot of free quick pages is to participate in the Quick Page Exchange. The designer hosting the exchange will pick out one of their kits & you are challenged to create a quick page with the kit [you may only use the featured kit to avoid copyright issues]. Don't know how to make a quick page? Go to this thread in the forum to download a free action for PSE & PS; you can find some great tips on making quick pages in this thread.

This month the featured kit is Perfect Winter Day by Susan of IvoryKeys Digital Dreams. Susan has put the kit on sale for 50% off the whole month! Post your completed quick page in the December Quick Page Exchange thread & don't forget to send your quick page to Susan! For participating you'll get 10 points plus at the end of the month, Susan will email you all the quick pages that have been submitted!

Since many of us are on Facebook, naturally there is a Facebook Challenge to complete. But I'm going to make you do a little work for this challenge; you'll have to go to the Stuff to Scrap Facebook Page & look for a post around December 1 for the instructions. Post your layouts in the December Facebook Challenge thread to earn your points. This challenge will net you 5 points & if you use 90% or more of any current STS products you'll earn an extra 5 points. On the left is Walking in a Winter Wonderland by sgroenke using The Greatest Snow on Earth by Scraps N' Pieces; on the right is GGparents zip line by jptaylorfamily using March of the Animals by Scraps By Andrea.

The Word of the Week Challenge runs until Saturday, December 24 & this week's word is Excitement. Post your layouts in this week's WOW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the WOW rules & point tracking thread right here. Here's Christmas Visit by BriannasScrapper using A Little Christmas Whimsy by B2N2 Scraps.

The Challenge of the Week is running until Saturday, December 24 & this week we are challenged to scrap a holiday event. Post your layouts in this week's COW thread by Saturday night to earn your points. Remember that to earn the bonus points, you need to complete each week's challenge, you can find the COW rules & point tracking thread right here. On the left is a layout by love2learn using Most Wonderful Time by Scraps Of Ellay & Xmas Templates by MDK Scraps; on the right is All I Want for Christmas by LilyAnn using Pine Cones and Holly Berries a STS Designer Collaboration.

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you by Becky of B2N2 Scraps & runs until Sunday, December 25. Becky has put her whole store on sale for 45% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up! Be sure to check out the scavenger hunt for a chance to win a coupon to Becky's store! On the left is Thumb Sucking Goodness by smodi65 using Sweet Tooth; on the right is November by lwyant using Autumn Bliss.

The Fine Print: You'll earn points on almost all of the challenges & when you reach 500 points, you'll receive a $5.00 gift card to the Stuff to Scrap store to purchase anything that catches your fancy. Points roll over from month to month & do not expire! Please remember that to earn any extra bonus points, you must state in your challenge post that you've used 90% or more current STS products or you will not earn the bonus points. There is no double dipping with challenges, i.e. you cannot use a layout made for a speed scrap for one of the monthly challenges or use one layout for two challenges. The only exception is a double page layout where each side is for a different challenge. The use of quick pages for challenge layouts are not allowed, all layouts must be made from scratch or with a template. You are most welcome to make a post in the December Challenge Round-up thread to keep track of all the challenges & points you've earned. As always, any layouts featured in this post are linked to the gallery for easy love leaving.