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.

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps

OK spending three hours in urgent care to get told I have strep again was not how I wanted to spend my Sunday morning. But now that I'm confined to the house for the rest of the day, I'll get cracking on all the weekly challenges!

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, December 18 to Saturday, December 24. This week's word is Excitement. Oh my, so much to be excited about how does one choose?. 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 18 to Saturday, December 24. This week's we are challenged to scrap a holiday event. There are so many different events you could scrap for this but you do need to put a song title somewhere on your layout!. 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 by Becky of B2N2 Scraps & will run from Monday, December 19 to Sunday, December 25. Here's some fun information about Becky & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night. Even better, 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!

To complete this challenge, you simply need to create a layout using any current kits that are for sale in Becky'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 Becky on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

But of course there's more! Tonight there will be a designer chat with Becky at 5 PM PT / 6 PM MT / 7 PM CT / 8 PM in the chat room where you'll have a chance to learn more about Becky & pick up some great prizes. Becky will also be having a scavenger hunt, if you participate you'll be entered into a drawing for your choice of kit from her store!


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

Here are the Speed Scraps for this week! The week's first speed scrap will be Monday, December 19th at at 5:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM MT / 7:30 PM CT / 8:30 PM ET & will be hosted by Becky of B2N2 Scraps. Come join Becky & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

Our other speed scrap will be on Wednesday December 21st at 1 PM PT / 2 PM MT / 3 PM CT / 4 PM ET & will be hosted by Carissa of This Little Missy. Come join Carissa & 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.

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps

So chilly here today, I've got errands to run but the thought of getting myself & the boys bundled up is just not that appealing right now. Instead I'll show off the weekly challenges, remember that you only have one week to do these challenges, so you'll want to get them done as soon as possible to earn your points or prize!

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, December 11th to Saturday, December 17th. This week's word is Hectic. A perfect word for this time of year, personally my head is spinning right now with everything that I need to get done over the next few weeks. Wonder if I can get a shot of my head spinning around & around & around … 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 11th to Saturday, December 17th. This week's we are challenged to use a Paper Title on our layout. Basically this means clipping a paper to your title, it can be done with fonts or alphas. Personally this is my preferred method of coloring a title as it gives the title more texture than just using a solid color. 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 Christie of Scrappin' Serenity & will run from Monday, December 12 to Sunday, December 18. Here's some fun information about Christie & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night. Even better, Christie 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 Christie'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 Christie on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

Don't forget that there will be a Designer Chat with Christie tonight at 7 PM PT / 8 PM MT / 9 PM CT / 10 PM ET where you can get to know more about Christie & win some prizes! Plus there'll be a scavenger hunt in the forum & if you participate in the hunt you'll be entered into a drawing to win $10.00 to Christie's store! Since Christie's challenge starts tomorrow, you've still got a few more hours to submit a layout for the current week's challenge hosted by Lahni of Queen Wild Scraps & earn the participation prize.


Here are the Speed Scraps for this week! The week's first speed scrap will be Tuesday, December 13th at 7 PM PT / 8 PM MT / 9 PM CT / 10 PM ET & will be hosted by Christi of Designs by Christi. Come join Christi & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread. The participation prize will be a $5.00 coupon to her store!

Our other speed scrap will be Friday, December 16th at 5:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM MT / 7:30 PM CT / 8:30 PM ET & will be hosted by Crystal of Digital Scrap Fun. Come join Crystal & 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.

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps

Welcome to Sunday & think you're going to like what we have lined up for everyone this week.

Let's start with something very fun as it's that time of year again for the Designer Darling Competition! This is not only a way to win a spot to sell your kits at Stuff to Scrap but also a great way to improve on your designing skills. If you're interested in participating, head over to the forum for more information & to sign up; the competition will start on February 1, 2012 & will run for 6 weeks.


On to the challenges! The Word of the Week Challenge runs from Sunday, December 4th to Saturday, December 10th & this week's word is Cheerful. So many things to be cheerful about this holiday season, it's going to be hard to choose! 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 from Sunday, December 4th to Saturday, December 10th & this week we have been given a Number 4 challenge. You'll need to make a layout using 4 papers, 4 photos, 4 clusters made of 4 embellishments, & use the number 4 somewhere in your title/journaling. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with! 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 Lahni of Queen Wild Scraps & will run from Monday, December 5th to Sunday, December 11th. Here's some fun information about Lahni & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night. Even better, Lahni 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 Lahni's store [retired kits will not count]. You use one of Lahni's templates [not including any of her freebie templates] & a kit from another designer at STS or you can use one of Lahni's new kits in the store. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

But there's more fun to be had!


On Wednesday, December 7th at 7 PM PT / 8 PM MT / 9 PM CT / 10 PM ET there will be a designer chat in the Chat Room with coupons for a few lucky participants & an alpha to go along with the kit for everyone! Starting on Monday, December 5th there will also be a scavenger hunt posted in the forum & if you complete it you'll earn a coordinating pack of cardstocks & glitter sheets. A few lucky participants will also win a coupon to Lahni's store!

Since Lahni's challenge starts tomorrow, you've still got a few more hours to submit a layout for the current week's challenge hosted by Heather of HD Creations & earn the participation prize!

The week's first speed scrap will be tonight Sunday, December 4 at 6 PM PT / 7 PM MT / 8 PM CT / 9 PM ET & will be hosted by Ashley of Seal Scraps. Come join Ashley & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread. The participation prize is a $4 coupon to her store & as Ashley's having a big retirement sale right now you can get your choice of 4 retiring kits or grab a brand new one!


Our other speed scrap will be Thursday, December 8th at 8 AM PT / 9 AM MT / 10 AM CT / 11 AM ET & will be hosted by Tracy of Growing Pains Scrapped. Come join Tracy & 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.

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps

A lazy Sunday with all the family gone, I'm sure a lot of you are on your way home from the holiday & waiting in the forum are some new weekly challenges to tackle as the new weeks starts. Remember that the weekly challenges only run for one week so you'll want to get them done as soon as possible to earn your points or prize!

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, November 27 to Saturday, November 3. This week's word is Dare. My boys haven't gotten to the point of double dog dares yet but I can tell that they are daring each other to drive me bonkers at times! 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, November 27 to Saturday, December 3. This week's we are challenged to use a picture that has words on it. This means if you've got a picture of a sign, a picture of a concert ticket, or a shirt with something written on it you'll want to use them! Post your layouts in this week's COW thread by Saturday night to earn your points & see some good examples of how to do the challenge. 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 Heather of HD Creations & will run from Monday, November 28 to Sunday, December 4. Here's some fun information about Heather & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night. Even better, Heather 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 Heather'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 Heather on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize! Don't forget that we're doing something new with the Featured Designer Challenge, this week there is going to be a chat with Heather on Tuesday, November 29th at 7 PM PT / 8 PM MT / 9 PM CT / 10 PM ET. Come & join us!


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

Now for our speed scraps! The week's first speed scrap will be on Tuesday, November 29 at 2 PM PT / 3 PM MT / 4 PM CT / 5 PM ET & will be hosted by Andrea of Scraps by Andrea. Come join Andrea & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

The week's other speed scrap will be on Wednesday, November 30 at 7 PM PT / 8 PM MT / 9 PM CT / 10 PM ET & will be hosted by Heather of HD Creations. Come join Heather & 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 November 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 - November 20

I'm in full prep mode for Thanksgiving so this is gonna be short & sweet. Remember that the weekly challenges only run for one week so you'll want to get them done as soon as possible to earn your points or prize!

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, November 20 to Saturday, November 26. This week's word is Just. I just can't think of a thing that I could do with that, it's just a real head scratcher! Heehee, sorry couldn't resist!. 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, November 20 to Saturday, November 26. This week's we are challenged to create a layout with at least 7 pictures. Love this challenge as I always have lots of photos to scrap & this is gonna be easy! 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 Paula of CutieFruity & will run from Monday, November 21 to Sunday, November 27. Here's some fun information about Paula & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night [you'll have your choice of 12x12 or 8.5x11 sized quick pages]. Even better, Paula 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 Paula'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 Paula on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

Don't forget that there are going to be additional activities each week for the Featured Designer Challenge, come & join Paula today, Sunday, November 20 at 5 PM PT / 6 PM MT / 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET for a fun chat where she'll be giving away coupons to her store! Click on the preview to head to the chat room this evening!


Since Paula's challenge starts tomorrow, you've still got a few more hours to submit a layout for the current week's challenge hosted by Britt of Gettin' Scrappy with Britt & earn the participation prize!

Here are the Speed Scraps for this week! Our first speed scrap will be Monday, November 21 at 11 AM PT / 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET & will be hosted by Becky of SAHM Scrapper. Come join Becky & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

The second speed scrap will be on Tuesday, November 22 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.

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 November 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.

Featured Designer Challenge Special

We're starting to do something a little different with the Featured Designer Challenge. In addition to doing the layout challenge, each week will be some other challenge where you can win some coupons to the Featured Designer's store!

For this week, you can complete a fun scavenger hunt through Gettin' Scrappy with Britt's store; if you find all the clues listed & PM your list to Meagan (her STS username is meagan) by Saturday, November 19th you'll be entered into a drawing. The prize? Your choice of either Britt's next two new releases OR any two kits currently in her store! Whoot!

You can see the clues below, click on the preview to go to the thread for more information or head to Britt's store to start the hunt. DO NOT post your list in the forum, please PM your list to Meagan for your entry. Good luck!

Weekly Challenges & Speed Scraps - November 13

I've been spending the day trying to figure out our Thanksgiving day meal, I think it's time to have some me time by scrapping my little heart out. Thankfully there are a bunch of new challenges starting today, remember that these weekly challenges only run for one week so you'll want to get them done as soon as possible to earn your points or prize!

The Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, November 13 to Saturday, November 19. This week's word is Pace/Places. I'm thinking a vacation layout would be just right for this challenge. 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, November 13 to Saturday, November 19. This week's we are challenged to contrast something. Jennifer is looking for layouts that have photos that show two different sides of a person (or thing, be creative!). 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 Britt of Getting' Scrappy with Britt & will run from Monday, November 14th to Sunday, November 20th. Here's some fun information about Britt & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night. Even better, Britt 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!

Even better, Britt is having a contest to win her next 5 new releases! If you buy one of her products & then make a layout with that product you will be entered into the contest. In addition to posting your layout, you will also need to PM Britt with your invoice number so that she knows to enter you in the contest.

To complete this challenge, you simply need to create a layout using any current kits that are for sale in Britt'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 Britt on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize which is an add-on for a new kit coming out next week!

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

The week's first speed scrap will be Sunday, November 13 at 5 PM PT / 6 PM MT / 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET & will be hosted by Misty of Designs by Snowlady. Come join Misty & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

The other speed scrap will be on Thursday, November 17th at 1 PM PT / 2 PM MT / 3 PM CT / 4 PM ET & will be hosted by Christin of Lovely Creations. Come join Christin & 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 November 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

Is anyone else's arm sore after a full weekend of scrapping? You've got a few more hours to participate in some of the activities, head over to the forum to see what's still going on! Remember that the weekly challenges only run for one week so you'll want to get them done as soon as possible to earn your points or prize!

First up is the Word of the Week Challenge which runs from Sunday, November 6 to Saturday, November 13. This week's word is You. I'm sure you could find plenty of ways to put you on your layout! Heehee, couldn't resist! 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 from Sunday, November 6 to Saturday, November 13 & this week we are challenged to use the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving as the inspiration for your layouts. You can really go in just about any direction with this! 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 Colleen of Mommy Made This & will run from Monday, November 7 to Sunday, November 13. Here's some fun information about Colleen & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night. Colleen 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 Colleen'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 Colleen on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize!

Since Colleen's challenge starts tomorrow, you've still got a few more hours to submit a layout for the current week's challenge hosted by Nicole of Digi-designs by Nicole & earn the participation prize!

Here are the Speed Scraps for this week! The week's first speed scrap will be Tuesday, November 8 at 12 PM PT / 1 PM MT / 2 PM CT / 3 PM ET & will be hosted by Lahni of Queen Wild Scraps. Come join Lahni & other forum members in the chat room or follow along in the speed scrap thread.

The other speed scrap will be Saturday, November 12 at 12 PM PT / 1 PM MT / 2 PM CT / 3 PM ET & will be hosted by Hannah of Scrapteam2008. Come join Hannah & 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 November 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.

Featured Designer Challenge ~ October 31 to November 6

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Nicole of Digi-designs by Nicole & will run from Monday, October 31 to Sunday, November 6. Here's some fun information about Nicole & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night. Even better, Nicole has put her whole store on sale for 50% off until Monday, November 7th so if you don't have any of her fabulous products yet, now you've got a great excuse to pick one up.

Even better, if you use one of Nicole's kits that has been released in the last 3 months (HallowScream, Play Soccer, Made Beautiful, Family Picnic, or A Day at the Beach) to create your layout, you will get entered into a drawing to win $10.00 to her store! Sweet!

To complete this challenge, you simply need to create a layout using any current kits that are for sale in Nicole'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 Nicole on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done & posted in this week's thread to earn the participation prize!

Featured Designer Challenge for October 24 to 30

This week's Featured Designer Challenge is brought to you Amanda of Manda Lane Scraps & will run from Monday, October 24 to Sunday, October 30. Here's some fun information about Amanda & a preview of the participation prize you'll get if you post a layout by next Sunday night.

But wait, there's more! Everyone who participates will be entered into a drawing to win a $5.00 to Amanda's store, if you use a Manda Lane Scraps template & a Manda Lane Scraps kit on your layout you'll get two entries! Amanda has put her whole store on sale for 50% off until Sunday so if you don't have any of her fabulous kits 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 Amanda'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 Amanda on your layout that would be fine. Hurry & get those layouts done to earn the participation prize & get entered in the drawing!