Thursday 12 March 2015

March 2015 Guest Design Team Inspiration
from 2Crafty Chipboard





Hello Scrap Around The World fans!
Nicole Doiron here with you today, bringing you the Guest Design Team post.

I'm sure you've all seen the March mood board by now
& you're in the midst of creating your fabulous take on it.
If you haven't yet, I urge you to do so
as there are wonderful prizes up for grabs as usual!!

You can view all the details for our current challenge *HERE*.

Help yourself if you have featured here as part of one of our invited Guest Teams!

Today we welcome some very talented designers from 
2Crafty Chipboard
who have agreed to share with us their interpretations 
of our current mood board. 

2014 Major AND Epic Event Sponsor


2Crafty Chipboard is an Australian owned & operated manufacturer & wholesaler 
of laser cut chipboard products, located in Sydney, Australia.  We have been
 in operation since October 2006 & have more than 1 000 designs on offer.
We pride ourselves on quality products that are versatile & up to date with 
market trends, as well as offering unbeatable customer service, 
with quick turnaround of jobs large & small. Visit our website HERE.

We are happy to quote on personalized jobs,whether it be a single title for a 
customer or large jobs for retreats, classes etc.  If you are a retail business 
& would like to stock our range of unique products, please contact us
 for more information.  Please see further details on our blog HERE.

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Here's a reminder of our minimalist & futuristic March mood board,
which the 2Crafty designers used as inspiration. 
It was created by Terhi Koskinen from Finland. 



 
Now let's see what the 2Crafty team has created for us,
featuring some of their fabulous chipboard!



Di Garling {Australia}
(2Crafty chipboard used: Amazing Beauty title, Tiny Henri's Frame, ATC Mini Hearts,
 Large & Small Cogs & Gears,Chain Lengths & Heidi's Vine)





Annie Carignan {Canada}  (canvas)
(2Crafty chipboard used: Gears, Hessian Patch Panels, Mini Word Set 1, Chevron Bits)






Janice Nicholls {Australia}
(2Crafty chipboard used: ATC - Seagulls, Lavender Shrub, Mini Word - set 1, Polaroid Assortment Frames, 
Leafy Shrub - set 3, Chunky Heart, Fencing Wire Panel, Line Word – Summer Borders – sea)






Helen Tilbury {South Africa}
(2Crafty chipboard used: 2 large negative areas from the 12” Circle Revolution Frames
as the chipboard hoops on either side of her layout)





Fiona Paltridge {Australia}
(2Crafty chipboard used: Square Collage Panel, Gears, Chain Lengths)





Margaret Mifsud {Australia}  (Art journal spread)
(2Crafty chipboard used: Square Collage Panel, 6" Clock Frames, ATC Mini Hearts & Stars)


(2Crafty chipboard used: Be Yourself Title, Mini Cameras, Film Strips - Small)






(2Crafty chipboard used: Giant Gears, Alpha Set 1, Chevron Bits) 





Anita Rodway {Australia}
(2Crafty chipboard used: Love Loopy Font, Chevron Bits, Circular Panel





Wilma Voermans {Switzerland}  (Video HERE)
(2Crafty chipboard used: Leafy Rounds, Bubble Grid Panel, Circle Stack)





Maiko Kosugi {Japan}
(2Crafty chipboard used: I Just {heart} this Kid TitleHeart Silhouettes, Doily Frames)





Nicole Doiron {Canada}
(2Crafty chipboard used: Giant Gears, Cog Border, Chevron Bits, Cool Dude Title, Robots)



WHAT WONDERFUL INSPIRATION FROM ALL THESE LADIES
ON THE 2CRAFTY TEAM.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Please leave some comment love for these fabulous designers & visit the 
2Crafty blog HERE to see more of their beautiful work! 

This month 2Crafty is offering to our 4th place winner
$25 worth of their quality chipboard
{not exactly what is shown below but a GREAT selection!}


Link up your project by 31st March for your chance to win!

Compiled & posted by Nicole Doiron
SATW Guest Coordinator

Admin Team - <br>Guest Manager<br> & Canvas Specialist






Sunday 8 March 2015

February 2015 Winners, Finalist, Features & Honourable Mentions








BEFORE READING ON PLEASE CLICK TO JOIN OUR BLOG 
AS AN OFFICIAL FOLLOWER!  This will ensure that you are eligible
 to win ANY OF OUR PRIZES!!  AND MAKE US VERY HAPPY!!!
{YOU CAN FIND THIS GADGET ON THE TOP LEFT OF OUR BLOG}


Hello everyone! Rachael Funnell with you today to bring you our  Winners,Finalists, Features
 & Honourable Mentions! We had another FANTASTIC response with 144 entries for our February 
challenge & we would like to say a very BIG THANK YOU to each & everyone of you that entered!!

A REMINDER OF OUR FEBRUARY MOOD BOARD
 the winners of which are below.


The Winner is.....


1st place - Nina Roganova of Russia 


Congratulations Nina!
 We are happy to say that you are invited
  back to be our April Guest Designer!
Please email our Guest Co-ordinator, Nicole Doiron at
 nicutopia{at}hotmail{dot}com so she can send you our requirements!




Next up are our Top 4....


2nd Place - Elena Neger of Russia




3rd place - Melenia Agapides of Greece




4th place - Vera Shelemekh of Russia




 5th place - Tatiana Yemelyanenko of Ukriane




& our next 5 places go to...





6th place - Shilpa Nagaonkar of India






7th place - Kasia Udalska of Poland 




8th place - Jasmine Shea of Australia






9th place - Catherine Giguere of Canada




10th place - Yasmin Tolche of Norway

We also have  10 HONOURABLE MENTIONS that you
 can view under our Previous Challenges tab HERE.


Our Honourable Mentions are in numerical order this month

Entry 14 - Jenny Andersson  {Sweden}

Entry 23 - Marta Piekarczyk  {Poland}

Entry 32 - Natalya Loi  {Ukraine}

Entry 51 - Linda Eggleton  {Australia}

Entry 60 - Jayne Morgan  {Canada}

Entry 66 - Anna Kaczmarek  {Poland}

Entry 89 - Evgenia Kovtun  {Ukraine}

Entry 90 - Irina Honcharyk  {Belarus}

Entry 138 - Marina Timofeeva  {Belarus}

Entry 144 - Beck Beattie  {Australia} 



Random Prize winner is Entry 82 - Denise Van Deventer





Followers Competition Prize goes to Cassandra aka Scrap Savvy


Your entries were all STUNNING! THANK YOU!!
Scrap Around The World is a place for EVERYONE to play,
there were many entries of a high standard & people must not be discouraged but please continue to show us their beautiful work & that there is always a chance to win a prize due to our random prize & also our competion prize for one random COMMENTER who is also a follower, so to win that they do not even need to enter the challenge!


Winners' Notes

Nina could you please email Vanessa @ 
salesat2crafty {at} optusnet {dot} com {dot} au with your postal address
 so you can receive your $50 worth of chipboard pieces.

Elena could you please email Tusia @ tusia {at} 7dotsstudio {dot} com
 with your postal address so you can receive your over $35 worth of product! 

Melenia could you please email Nicole @ nicolle{at}creativeembellishments{dot}com 
 with your postal address so you can receive your $30 gift certificate info.

Vera  could you please email DeeDee @ umwowstudio{at}gmail{dot}com
 with your postal address so you can receive your $25 worth of product 

Tatiana could you please email Aida @ 13arts{at}wp{dot} pl
 with your postal address so you can receive $20 worth of product. 

Shilpa could you please email Aneta @ studio {at} studio75 {dot} pl
 with your postal address so you can receive $15 worth of product

Kasia could you please email Bettina at bettina.kleijer{at}live{dot}de 
with your postal address so you can receive 15 Euros worth of product.

Jasmine could you please email  Andrzej Pekocki @ store{at}mixedmediaplace {dot} 
com with your postal address so you can receive your 15 Euros gift voucher info.

Catherine could you please email Danny @ info{at}copicmarqueurs{dot} com
 with your postal address so you can receive your 17.5 Euros worth of products

 Yasmin could you please email Tusia Lech @  tusialech {at} 7dotsstudio {dot} com
with your postal address so you can receive your over $15 worth of product prize package.

Denise could you please email Scrap of Elegance at sales{at}scrapsofdarkness{dot}com 
with your postal address so you can receive your kit valued at $36.95!

Cassandra aka Scrap Savvy could you please email Natticha @ sa{dot}anderson{at}mac{dot}com
with your postal address so you can recieve your $25 worth of SA Crafters Product.

Don't forget to join us for our latest challenge HERE 
going on until the last day of the month!

REMEMBER TO LEAVE YOUR CONGRATULATIONS
 for all our well-deserving winners!  EVERY COMMENT GIVES
YOU ONE ENTRY INTO OUR FOLLOWERS PRIZE - A $25 PRIZE
PACKAGE EVERY MONTH FROM SA CRAFTERS!!

COMPILED & POSTED BY RACHAEL FUNNELL







Sunday 1 March 2015

March 2015 Challenge 23
A Minimalist & Futuristic Mood Board fromTerhi Koskinen!
Plus our Competition Prize Details, A New Design Team Member
& Moving the Linky Tool!





Please join our BLOG as an official follower to ensure that 
you are eligible for any of our TWELVE MONTHLY PRIZES!
{You can find this gadget on the top left side of our blog}
ONLY OUR OFFICIAL GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FOLLOWERS
CAN WIN OUR PRIZES & ENTER OUR FOLLOWERS COMPETITION!

ALL ABOUT OUR 
FOLLOWERS COMPETITION

TO ENTER OUR FOLLOWERS COMPETITION EVERY MONTH ALL YOU 
HAVE TO DO IS COMMENT ON ANY BLOG POST HERE DURING THE MONTH! 

 THE MORE COMMENTS YOU GIVE THE MORE CHANCE YOU HAVE 
OF WINNING!!  WITHOUT EVEN ENTERING OUR CHALLENGE!!!  

So if you are having a busy month with no time to play, remember that
 even just leaving an encouraging comment may win you a prize!!

WE HAVE MOVED THE LINKY TOOL!

You can find it at the very top of our blog - right under our page tabs,
but we have also put a link to it on the TOP RIGHT OF OUR SIDEBAR.
To see the linky now you will have to click in to it - 
WE'VE DONE THIS TO GIVE OUR SPONSORS MORE VISIBILITY!

A NEW DESIGN TEAM MEMBER!!

Sadly one of our Design Team members has had to leave a little earlier
than expected, so we say goodbye to Karita Vainio & HELLO to 

SHILPA JOINS US AS ONE OF OUR ART JOURNAL SPECIALISTS


"Hi, Im Shilpa from Bangalore in India. I have painted since childhood. 
I began as a card maker & became hooked on mixed media a couple of years
 back. I now create art journal pages & playing with mixed media is my passion! 
My creations are usually vibrant, lively & colorful. My art keeps me sane.
Apart from art I am a voracious reader &enjoy cooking!
I am very excited to be part of this very talented team!"
You can find my blog here - 

AND FINALLY OUR NEW CHALLENGE!!

Hello all you lovely crafters!  March is here which means not only Spring
in the Northern Hemisphere, but a brand new challenge too at
 Scrap Around the World too! 
We really hope you'll join us this month!

Today we present a minimalist & futuristic mood board created by one of our amazing 
Finnish designers, Terhi KoskinenThis mood board is full of texture, softness, 
sun & light. There are so many ways you can be inspired this month.  

Firstly, the pale colours of white, greys, pale yellows, soft browns & all the shades of teal AND/OR the beautiful horse with it's long, flowing mane.  This could direct your 
composition or inspire your use of thread!  The mottled grey background is 
another great starting point. The simple text, the lovely sentiment, the 
wood, string, circles of twine, pencil work& measurement details, 
& of course everyone's favourite - CHEVRONS!  Arrows, 
the ombre effect - ooooh it is all UP TO YOU!!  

Remember to follow our Rules, be inspired, get creating & LINK UP!  



                            Right click & save yourself a copy of our mood board now!!

Here is our dear Terhi with a little about her lovely self...


"Hello SATW fans! I'm Terhi Koskinen, your host for March. I'm a paper crafter
 from Finland & I can't wait to see how my mood board inspires all of you! 
For me, scrapbooking is not just a hobby, it's a lifestyle & a great daily passion.
You can find me on many social media channels -  My blogFacebook
Instagram (terhi_koskinen)YouTubeTwitter (@terhi_koskinen)Pinterest 
Flickr.  Have fun & I will be visiting all who participate this month!  Terhi xx"




Terhi Koskinen {Finland}





Helen Tilbury {South Africa}






                                                                    Pascale B. {France}



                                                                                                                                                                                                  (Photo: Vee O)




                                                         Jaya Raghuvanshi {India} CANVAS






                                                        


                                                                     Di Garling {Australia}





                                                                 Zuzia Bodakowska {Poland}





                                                          Heather McMahon {Australia}







Marianne Johansson {Norway} Art Journal Spread




Jelissa Mei {Singapore}





Karita Vainio {Finland}






Tanya Dudkina {Russia}





Tatyana Sidorenko {Belarus} CANVAS




This year we are wowing you with TEN merit-based prizes each month as well as
 ONE random prize PLUS a Followers Competition Prize too! 

12 PRIZES EVERY MONTH!!

WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FOLLOWERS/FACEBOOK/COMPETITION
 PRIZESso anyone looking to promote their products please get in touch with us 
via our Scrap Around The World Facebook page INBOX.  

Not only that, but we also offer a Guest Designer Position to our
winner each month too, which comes with plenty of exposure
in your own special post as well as an exclusive GD badge.


Please remember that in order to be eligible for our random prize each 
month you do need to share your project on our Facebook Wall.
FOLLOW OUR OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE HERE.


FOLLOW US ON PINTEREST HERE

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM HERE
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LIKE COMMENTS?  TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION PLEEEEASE!!

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This is REVEAL ONE.  We now have a MID-MONTH REVEAL that goes LIVE
 on the 16th with another full set of inspiration from the other half of our team!



ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!





1ST PRIZE

$50 worth of product from UmWowStudio!
IMAGE BELOW IS A SELECTION OF THEIR PRODUCTS



UmWowStudio is an innovative embellishment company located in
 Las Vegas, Nevada.  With chipboard, flair & stencils currently in
 their product line (& more fun things on the way!) we span across
 all bits of paper crafting, including memory saving, card making,
 tags, stamping, mixed media, art journaling & more!

Shop with us HERE, follow our blog HERE & LIKE us on Facebook
HERE!  Follow our boards on Pinterest HERE & Youtube HERE!!

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2ND PRIZE

$35 worth of product from 13@rts



13arts is a Polish manufacturer specialising in scrapbook papers, 
embellishments & artistic mediums. See our store HERE where
we ship worldwide!  Our blog HERE is full of inspiration & we
 have a monthly challenge where all are welcome!

Follow us on Instagram HERE, Twitter HERE & Facebook
 HERE & remember to follow us on Pinterest HERE too!!

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3RD PRIZE

OVER $30 worth of product from 7 Dots Studio!





7 Dots Studio was born from dreams & for dreams. 
We are a European scrapbooking manufacturer of high 
quality scrapbooking products – paper, stickers, die-cuts,
 collage sheets, 6x6 pads, collection kits, chipboard & stencils.

Our collections are created by amazingly talented artists - 
from clean, graphic designs to mixed-media, grungy collage look. 
What you can always be sure of is high quality & thickness
 of our papers, which makes them perfect for all kinds of media.

 Among our products you will also find clear stamp sets coordinating 
with our collections to make them even more interesting & versatile.
We are amazingly happy & feel very blessed to see how much
 our products are loved by crafters & artists all around the world!

If you would like to see more awesome inspiration from our design team
please visit our blog HERE, our Facebook  page HERE & follow us on
Twitter HERE, Pinterest HERE & Instagram {7DOTSSTUDIO}.

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4TH PRIZE

$25 worth of CHIPBOARD from 2Crafty Chipboard
{not exactly what is shown below but a GREAT selection!}




2Crafty Chipboard is an Australian owned & operated manufacturer & wholesaler 
of laser cut chipboard products, located in Sydney, Australia.  We have been
 in operation since October 2006 & have more than 1 000 designs on offer.
We pride ourselves on quality products that are versatile & up to date with 
market trends, as well as offering unbeatable customer service, 
with quick turnaround of jobs large & small. Visit our website HERE.

We are happy to quote on personalized jobs,whether it be a single title for a 
customer, or large jobs for retreats, classes etc.  If you are a retail business 
& would like to stock our range of unique products, please contact us
 for more information.  Please see further details on our blog HERE!

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5TH PRIZE

$20 gift certificate from Creative Embellishments!





Creative Embellishments is a family-owned company, established in
September 2013, by Michael & Nicole Kramer, a husband & wife
 team, who design & produce unique, high-quality chipboard, 
wood, rubber stamps & flairs.

Their mission is to offer fun & inspiring products that can be added to
 any project to bring out your inner creativity!  In the near future they will 
be expanding into other media such as acrylic products, stencils, etc!

 They custom cut for individual orders & have a wholesale shop for stores, 
kit clubs & orders for classes.  Find their website HERE ! If you have a
store sign up for their wholesale  division HERE . Check out their
blog  HERE  & follow them on Instagram HERE  & YouTube HERE.
GIVE THIS FANTASTIC NEW COMPANY YOUR SUPPORT!!

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6TH PRIZE

$15 worth of product from Studio75
{Exactly as shown below}


Studio75 is a  Polish manufacturer of scrapbooking papers & items 
such as chipboard albums, notebooks, spiral bindings & magnetic sheets.  
We have our own online store HERE, a bustling Facebook page HERE
 & a highly inspirational blog HERE - come & visit us - let's connect!

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7TH PRIZE

15 Euros worth of product from Scrap-Unlimited
{you will receive a surprise selection of BEAUTIFUL goodies!}



Scrap-Unlimited is a craft supplies manufacturer from The Netherlands,
creating  & selling the most amazing selection of embellishments for the
crafting industry.  We offer shabby chic, vintage & steampunk inspired 
embellishments, ribbon, flowers, metals, mini-books & mini novelty items.  


Check out our online store HERE for SO MUCH MORE!  
LIKE us on Facebook HERE & follow our highly
 inspirational blog HERE & our Pinterest board HERE.
Wholesale website HERE.

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8TH PRIZE

15 EURO gift voucher from Mixed Media Place




Mixed Media Place is a treasure chest of different media for creative minds,
carrying a wide variety of embellishments & tools to get your projects 
going. The world of mixed media is a place of limitless possibilities - 
we are here to help you to spread your wings & fly! 

Find our blog HERE, LIKE us on Facebook HERE, follow our
 boards on Pinterest HERE & do your shopping HERE!

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9TH PRIZE

17.50 Euros worth of products from Danafix, France.
{Choose your set of 5 + 1 copics HERE!} 




www.copicmarqueurs.com is an online store 100% dedicated to all 
Copic products. All Copic products made & assembled by the European
 importer are available in stock & we offer fast, international delivery!

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10TH PRIZE 

{Always sponsored by the SATW Design Team}

$40 worth of product courtesy of our very generous
design team member Tiphanie BARBREAU!



Prize consists of TWO full packs of Stazons (pumpkin & vibrant violet), Basic Grey flair stickers, full pack of Basic Grey layered stickers, AND a set of watercolor pencils!!


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RANDOM PRIZE

Scrapbook kit from SCRAPS OF ELEGANCE KIT CLUB
Random Winner will always receive last month's kit
from Scraps of Elegance, valued at a whopping $36.95!!




Scraps of Darkness & Scraps of Elegance are monthly scrapbook kit clubs
 that cater to scrapbookers who are looking for an alternative to what other 
kit clubs offer.  Our kits are designed for artists who wish to take scrapbooking
 to a level beyond.  We strive to include the latest & greatest items on the market
 that will enable you  to create not "just a layout", but a work of art. 

Visit our blog HERE,our Store HERE & sign up for our kits HERE & HERE!
Please LIKE us on Facebook HERE, follow our boards on Pinterest HERE ,
subscribe to our Youtube channel HERE & find our tutorials HERE!!

We would LOVE to connect with you!!!

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FOLLOWERS COMPETITION PRIZE

TO WIN OUR FOLLOWERS COMPETITION YOU NEED TO BE AN OFFICIAL 
BLOG FOLLOWER - TO DO THIS SIGN UP SO YOUR THUMBNAIL IMAGE
APPEARS IN OUR GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FOLLOWERS GADGET 
RIGHT AT THE TOP OF OUR LEFT HAND SIDEBAR.

It looks like this...


THEN YOU NEED TO COMMENT ON ANY OF OUR BLOG POSTS THIS MONTH!
ONE WINNER PER MONTH WILL BE CHOSEN FROM OUR BLOG COMMENTERS
BUT FIRST WE WILL CHECK THAT YOU ARE ALSO AN OFFICIAL FOLLOWER!

THIS IS A WAY TO WIN WITHOUT EVEN ENTERING OUR CHALLENGE!
SIMPLY BY SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT & COMMENTING!!


SaCrafters offers variety of chipboard,sturdy wood products (suitable for mixed media), 
stencils, embellishments& alterable items.  We cut our own product to ensure great quality
 & affordable prices! . Every month we come out with exciting new products, perfect for
 scrapbooking, card making, mini album making, mixed media & altered projects.

 If you would like to customize your order, please feel free to contact us via our Facebook 
page.  Visit our blogYoutube channel, Facebook page, & Facebook group (a community 
full of amazing crafters) to share your creativity & be inspired!  Shop our store HERE!!


The deadline for this challenge is  23.55 EST on TUESDAY 31th MARCH 2015.