September GRID Challenge

I love GRIDS! So the September Challenge is to use a grid - it can be anything you want. My idea of a grid is Rows and Columns - but your idea of a grid could be totally different! It will be fun to see what everyone comes up with.

As usual this challenge is not limited to layouts - your project can be anything that has to do with the challenge theme. And preferably your project will be completed with items from your STASH.


To take the challenge just email a picture of your project along with a brief description to:  scrappinpsycho@live.com


Your project will be posted here on the blog and on September 30th, after midnight central time, a winner will be chosen. The winner will be offered a spot on the Guest Design Team for the month of November.

Can't wait to see your projects!

August Re-Do Challenge Winners

Thanks to all who participated in the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the Reader Submissions HERE. I had a tough time deciding on a winner, so I chose two.

And the winners are....

Marie



Alanna

Both Marie and Alanna will be offered a spot on the October Guest Design Team.

Be sure to take the September Challenge - you could win a spot on our November Guest Design Team.





Meet September Design Team Member Sally

Hi, my name is Sally and I live in Meridian, Idaho with my husband of 20 years, Micah and our children Skye (18), Davis, (14) and Carsen who is 11. I have been scrapping since my oldest was 2 clear back before there was even such a thing as scrapbook stores and we only had 1 choice of manufacturers. I've loved seeing this hobby expand and grow and enjoy it more now than ever! Scrapbooking is a definite passion of mine and I love the creative process! I find so much joy in capturing the everyday moments as well as the milestones. In my professional life I'm an Energy Therapist and love helping people change their lives for the better. I am honored to be able to be a guest designer here at Scrap Our Stash this month and look forward to getting to know more of you better! I've also included a layout I've scrapped recently of me and my mom so you can "see" me as I'm rarely in my own scrapbooks.

Meet September Guest Design Team Member Haley

My name is Haley Dyer, and I've been a stamper and scrapper for a dozen years or more. I quickly realized the value of stamps that could be used and reused, so I became a Close To My Heart consultant 11 years ago. I love that I can use my scrapbooking supplies to make cards and my card supplies to scrapbook and more! My style is pretty eclectic, but I find that I am leaning more and more toward a CAS (clean and simple) style. I'm also a 5th grade teacher with over 18 years experience, a wife, and a mom of two beautiful daughters. You can find me online at http://inkyscrapper.blogspot.com. I've attached one of my favorite layouts of my family.
Thanks!
Haley

Pagerize Julie by Tamara

Design Team Member Tamara submitted this layout for the Pagerize This Challenge # 13.  She said:

Here is a Pagerize #13 I just did.

Now it's your turn to take the Pagerize This Challenge #13. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-Do Challenge by Kathy

These are some more pages that I had put together, and felt they were not finished, but just didn't know what to do with them.  So, once again, I made myself "finish" them.  It's amazing how just adding some inked edges to the paper, and a few embelishments and a title can make a layout look complete. 

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE! 

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Pagerize Julie by Wendy K.

I started with Julie's layout in general and went from there. I ended up with the three pictures on the bottom and liked that but I struggled as I worked on the top of the page. I did start with a princess theme with the paper pack I chose and had a crown that I kept playing with but it didn't make the final cut. I finally came up with the glitter stars and LOVE how they turned out! You may also notice I also added small glitter dots to the background paper.

One thing I did with this layout was combined new product with my old stash to create something I like. I remember when this paper first came out, I thought it was so cute. Today I had a hard time making it into something I liked with the matching stickers. By adding the border (new product) and glitter I was able to create a page that I was happy with and still use up some of my old stash.

You can view all the details on My Scrapbooking Blog.

Now it's your turn to take the Pagerize This Challenge #13. See all the details HERE.

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August Re-Do Challenge by Kathy

I actually completed something for the August Re-Do Challenge. 

I'm not one to re-do pages.  I usually work on them until I'm happy with the result (which sometimes means days).  But lately, I've been in more "just get 'er done mode".  This was one of those pages.  I actually was "Pagerizing" this from a magazine - but in the process lost my notes - and don't know which magazine and since I have hundreds to chooses from - it just kinda got stuck back in my album as if it were complete.  Everytime someone looked at it - I felt I had to appologize for how "Unfinished" it was.  But, didn't know how to finish it.  So, I took this Challenge as my inspiration to Finish it.  It is still far from a favorite page - but it's done without feeling like it was just one of those slap the  pictures on the page and be done with it layouts.  The title says:  My Favorites Under the Tree.  That was another issue (how many pages can you title - decorating the tree).  By the way, I may not have that issue this Christmas (but I'm too embarrased to tell you why).

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-Do Challenge by Joan

Design Team Member Joan submitted these layouts for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said:

The top layout is one I had done several years ago. Later, I saw a challenge blog that had a sketch similar to my page, but with a few more items, so I added more to my original layout. I didn't win the contest, but ended up with a slightly new look to my page !! I can't remember the challenge blog name.
Joan

 Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-Do Challenge by Ange

Design Team Member Ange submitted this layout for the August Re-Do Challenge. She said:

I've really enjoyed seeing everyone's "old" and newly redone layouts! My style has also changed and evolved throughout the years. I know that were I to re-do one of my layouts it would probably end up nothing like the original, but for me that's part of the charm of my older layouts. I like to see where I've changed and grown. :) So rather than re-do a layout I decided to use some of the elements from an older layout for one I would do now. I essentially scrap lifted myself. So here's my first lo. Reader: I did 8.5x11 back in the day. So I used that smaller size only for a horizontal layout. Here's my new layout. Pool: I basically kept the same design and used one of my favorite techniques DOODLING! Love it, but don't do it nearly enough anymore. I hope you play along in the last few days of this month and have fun re-doing a layout or two of your own. :)Ange
http://scrappingcompulsion.blogspot.com/

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-Do Challenge by Wendy C.

Design Team Member Wendy C. submitted these layouts for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said:

Here is another re-do!
It cracks me up to see how simple and easy my pages were 12 years ago. I think I could finish about 50 pages a day if this is all I had to do! This was a school picture of my daughter. Never thought to use the picture itself for my inspiration. I stuck to the school theme. Added a few school supply stickers and I was done! I don't even know what made me choose that color for the background...

My re-do took a little bit more work. A lot more embellishments, some fibers and pop dots. What a difference!

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-Do Challenge by Siggy

First Layout - First Week on Planet Earth

Last Layout - You Colour my World

Reader Siggy submitted these layouts for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said:

I loved the challenge!  I have not redone any layouts as I think they tell my scrapping journal. However, this is the very first layout I made and this is one I made last night!  A BIG change!  I used to use lots of dark backgrounds, no grounding of embelishments etc... (the usual mistakes!)  Now I suppose my style is using lots of light colors to let the picture shine through and clustering.  I also like to create backgrounds when the picture allows me to!  Great blog!!!!thanks Siggy

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE!


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August Re-Do Challenge by Alanna

Reader Allana submitted these layouts for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said: 

Here is my layout for the August Re-Do Challenge. I have been scrapping since October 2010 and this was my first ever layout. You can probably tell why I'm not happy with it! I had absolutely no clue about scrapbooking. I had a few supplies and great intentions and all I wanted to do was put photos on paper and into an album!!!  My style is still developing, but it's nothing like it was 10 months ago!! I am really proud of how far I've come with my scrapbooking in the last 10 months but I have always wanted to re-do this layout. The only thing I like about this layout is I wasn't scared of stamping like I am now!  As for my "new" layout - I love it! I love the grid design, and I am completely in love with distressing the edges right now. I have cropped the photos and distressed the edges... wouldn't have even thought of doing that 10 months ago! I have kept the embellishing to a minimum on the newer layout, but I do love going over the top with my embellishing normally - unlike in the original layout!  You can see more details in my blog post here - http://scrapping-and-life.blogspot.com/2011/08/kangaroo-island-re-do.html

Thanks :)
Alanna

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-do by Joni

I decided I wanted to 're-do' a layout I had already done.... but instead of picking one I didn't like to "re-do" ... I picked one I really liked and did a re-do!!!!


So....I'm going to show these to you backwards... and then I'll tell you why....


So first.. this is my REDONE layout.... (I pagerized myself for this challenge...lol!!)

I took the basic design & some of the techniques that I really liked from my original --

Now...I showed you the redone layout first....because although I really do like it...it's just not as good as the original... This is one of my favorite layouts ever...definately my favorite for the time being... It was also published in Scrapbook News & Review magazine August issue.

So.... think of "re-do"...not only as "fixing up" an older layout...or redoing the same photos...

Sometimes good to "redo" something that you LOVE!!!

See all the Details on the August Re-Do Challenge HERE!

August Re-do Challenge by Ren-Yi

This month at our Scrap Our Stash's August Challenge we are looking back on creations and are re-doing a card, a layout, a project.

I remembered making my brother a graduation card and added a surfboard element to it. (In fact, here's a little secret - this card won me a GDT spot with Scrap Our Stash.) It's also the inspiration start point for my re-do card.



Here is my new take on this card's layout, theme and technique. It's also a card for my little brother, who happens to have a Birthday today...Happy Birthday, Dude! :)



Instead of a matted sentiment, there is a window for the main focal point. Both cards use twine as an embellishment, the surf boards as embellishments. Both cards have a type of embossing, but my latter card has significantly more clean execution and finesse. It's safe to say that my photography has improved over time as well, don't you think? ;)

So here is your look back and re-do chance...Check out the Scrap Our Stash's August Challenge. You have until the end of the month to finish, so don't forget to enter!

Another Re-Do by Sue

Here's a layout I completed about six months. ago. It was for a sketch challenge, and while there's nothing wrong with the sketch, I let it totally drive my process and was never happy with the final result. Here's what I want to change....

#1 The Colors - I just don't care for the color scheme. Not really sure why. Maybe it's too dark or too busy, but it does not make me happy to look at this page.

#2 The Photos - They don't have a focus. Am I supposed to look at the people or the book display? I wish I had cropped these but I followed the sketch rather mindlessly. My bad.

#3 The Journaling - This is the biggest problem. I had a book published and dedicated two little journaling strips to telling the story. Seriously?

I finally decided to give myself a do-over on this page and am much happier with the result the second time around. Here's why....

#1 The Colors - I lightened up the color scheme and kept it pretty simple. Even though the photos are smaller, they stand out much better on this page.

#2 The Photos - I cropped the pictures and put them on a separate mat. The book display is still there, but now the focus is on the people.

#3 The Journaling - I allowed plenty of space for a fun title (think Monsters, Inc.) and lots of room for journaling. And yes, you could find this book on amazon, but unless you are a piano teacher, you really won't be interested!

I have other pages in my albums I'm not crazy about. Don't we all? But I have no intentions of getting carried away re-doing layouts. Since an important story (to me) was not being told, this page merited special consideration.

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-Do Challenge by Sarah

Design Team Member Sarah submitted this layout for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said:

 I decided on a *timely* Re-Do.
We recently suffered what, for myself, has been a devastating loss. Our beloved Brandy Dog passed on June 22nd. It was unexpected as she was healthy and happy the evening before when we celebrated Summer Solstice. We had a great family night, her included, mere hours before she started her walk across The Rainbow Bridge. She was my little girl, my Daemon and the only other estrogen in this house full of men-folk.
I decided as soon as I got the call for this Challenge to do a Memorial Page for Brandy.

This is the finished page:

Done with the same picture as this page:

I stretched myself by using white paper...
I *HATE* white paper with a passion... I blame it on years and years of living in rental units where they don't allowed painting over the 'landlord-eggshell' on the walls. *shudder* Now I do all I can in color, color, color! Every room in our house is painted a different color.
But, I really wanted the Glimmer Mist Rainbow to *POP* so white it had to be.
I cut a template from some damaged cardstock (waste-not, want not) and sprayed each color, heat-gun dried it (impatient!) and then moved the template over for the next color. It turned out just as I hoped: shimmery and iridescent, very 'rainbow-like'.
The 'clouds' are Bo-Bunny Trim.
Mirror Butterflies, Heart and all Bling-age is $-store goodies.
Heart Stick-Pins are Making Memories.
Title Piece was part of a Swap so I'm unsure of the maker.
All Glimmer Mists are Tattered Angels.
Inks used for edging are Stampin' Up!

Now it's your turn to take the August Re-Do Challenge. Take the challenge and you could be chosen for our October Guest Design Team. See all the details HERE!

August Re-Do Challenge by Mary Pat

Design Team Member Mary Pat submitted this layout for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said:

How has your style evolved?  I started out very clean and simple over 10 years ago and I would have to say my style is still the same.  Now there are changes of course in my style. I know that the challenge was ment to be a re-do, but I have never redone any of my layouts.  Why??? I love ALL my layouts the way they are.  I appreciate my style back then and I would never change anything because I made them with love.  Does that make sense?  So therefore  I have picked 2 layouts which demonstrate my style from 8 years ago and my style today.

My first layout is very clean and simple.  This layout was done 8 years ago.  Back then I did not use pattern paper.  Most of my layouts were made just from cardstock.  Occasionally I would add a touch of pattern paper.  I also mainly used brads as my way of embellishing. 

This is my hubby and I at a road side store in Spain sticking our heads through cut outs!! I love this picture of us.


Now today I LOVE pattern paper.  I can't get enough of it.  For this layout I used several differnt pieces from the collection.  Again I still have a very clean and simple style.  All that is changed really is the use of pattern paper.

Now of course I did get a little fancier with the use of my Silhouette for the title, but the lines are still clean and simple.


Now it's your turn to take the August Re-do Challenge. See all the details HERE!

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August Re-Do Challenge by Marie

Reader Marie submitted this layout for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said: 

I've never re-done a page before. I didn't have the heart after all my hard work. I chose to re-do this LO on the other hand because it has been bugging me since I finished it. This was the very first LO I've ever done. All I had was the DCWV Glitter Stack, a couple black cardstocks, a pack JoLee's and Colorbok Stickers, a couple of paper edgers, a trimmer, and gluestick. When I began the LO I had no clue where to begin or what to do! The more comfortable I got with scrapbooking, I kept looking at the LO wanting to re-do! Now here it is! I used Me and My Big Idea, Bazzil, and DCWV for the LO.

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August Re-Do Challenge by Rhonda

Guest Design Team Member Rhonda submitted this layout for the August Re-Do Challenge.  She said:

I finally found something I could re-do. My problem was not that I didn't have a LO that needed work, but finding extra photos/making copies was hard to do.  The background paper is from a ColorBok pad that is about a year old, the striped papers and "Sweet" sticker are from an OLD kit I bought on clearance a long time ago. I won the Thickers letter stickers in a blog giveaway, and the only new thing is the pop-up wave accent...and I didn't even buy it for the LO. It was a leftover in a pack of other beachy embellishments I used on something else. The old layout was pretty plain with some letter stamps and a sticker. I think the new LO reflects my son's SUNNY disposition better! Can't wait for more challenges.
Rhonda H.

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