Project Scrapbook '09

CHALLENGE #7: THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.....

2011-04-24T17:19:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to think of a fun Spring challenge but, didn't want to do the expected. So this is what I came up with. Challenge #7: THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.... What are your favorite things? It can be anything: your favorite shoes, purse, food, hobby, holiday, ect. YES! You can pick more than one thing to be your FAVORITE.

You have until May 24, 2011 to complete your layout.
This months prize will be some fun vinyl from Uppercase Living!

P.S. As you noticed I didn't post a pic of Becca getting her prize. She was under the weather & was not up to having her pic taken. She is however going to be sending us a pic soon.

See you on the runway!

AND THE WINNER IS.....DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

2011-03-06T10:45:00.000-08:00

Congrats to Becca for winning this last weeks challenge SMITTEN! I will be in your neck of the woods this next week to give you your PRIZE! So make sure to have your hair & makeup done because I will be taking a photo of you for the blog.

We will be posting info about the next challenge soon. I am thinkingg something Spring/Easter. More info & details to follow.

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!

Smitten Challenge

2011-02-23T15:17:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

Here are the entries for the Smitten Challenge. Vote for your favorite on the sidebar - you have until Wednesday 3/2/11 at midnight!

You can click here to see the layouts bigger.

Lucinda :)

Introducing Maximus Laine Fish

2011-02-10T11:46:00.001-08:00

Here's Lucinda's addition to her family:

Challenge #6: Always Smitten...Forever

2011-01-17T20:45:00.000-08:00

So I have been trying clean my scrapbook room (a never ending project) & yes I did make some progress. I have not scrapbooked in close to 3 months (busy with the holidays, working at Christian's Pre-k & 2 sick kiddo's) & I have really missed it! I have been really in the mood lately to do a Love/Valentines layout & this is what I came up with.

So I thought I would turn it into a little challenge for all of you. You need to complete a Love or Valentines theme layout but, that is not the challenging part. I want to see you come up with some differnt color combinatins hince the CREME BRULEE background color I used in my layout. I want to see more than just red/black or pink/brown. Do something different. As long as it is about Love or Valentines it counts. If you are wondering if I have a prize, YES I do & lets just say it will be LOVELY! You need to have your layout completed & sent back to me by February 14, 2011at midnight.

xoxoxoxoxo

Winner for Challenge #4!

2010-11-18T15:23:00.000-08:00

Lauren was our winner for Challenge #4! Hurray Lauren - Beth will get you your prize!

#4 - FALLing into Love ( Poll Closed )
#1 - Henrietta 6.67% (2 votes)

#2 - Becka 10% (3 votes)

#3 - Wendy 26.67% (8 votes)

#4 - Marlies 0% (0 votes)

#5 - Lauren 56.67% (17 votes)

Total Votes: 30

Lucinda :)

I' M BACK.........

2010-10-16T12:38:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! I have been out of the state for almost 2 weeks visiting family in Michigan. I am back now & I have a ton of pic.'s to post, stories to tell, things to share, ect.. I will be getting out the prize to our latest winner Lauren (something BOOLICIOUS)! I will also post pic.'s of my project that I got done, but never got posted.
I am also getting together the prizes for our upcoming fundraiser/bra challenge & I will be posting pic.'s of the items as they come in. So far we have donations coming in from: Creative Memories (Wendy Schrank), Close To My Heart(Myself), Stamp'n Up (Lucinda Fish), Upper Case Living (Myself), Bling It On Purse (Ladonna), Stephanie Ackerman, SRM Stickers (Susan McShirley), Melody Ross Designs (Melody Ross)& Mary Kay (Jessica Dodds). I am working on a few others & will post anything new. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get your bra's done you don't want to miss out on all the fun!

P.S. I thought we could do something fun this year for HALLOWEEN! Please send me past or current pic's of you & your family dressed up & how you like to decorate inside/outside for this SPOOKY holiday!

Challenge deadline extended

2010-10-06T14:58:00.000-07:00

The challenge deadline for decorating a bra for cancer awareness has been extended until Oct. 15th - so if you want to still participate, please feel free!

Lucinda :)

Challenge #4 voting

2010-09-30T20:27:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Here are the entries for Challenge #4 - I love what everyone has come up with! Vote for your favorite entry by Thursday 10/7/10 at midnight MST.

You can see the entries on photobucket.com by clicking here.

Lucinda :)

NOT GIVING UP THE FIGHT!

2010-09-30T15:23:00.000-07:00

Tisha Michelle Pasinski Obituary: View Tisha Pasinski's Obituary by The Arizona Republic
http://www.legacy.com/
Online obituary for Tisha Pasinski. Read Tisha Pasinski’s life story, offer tributes/condolences, send flowers or create a Tisha Pasinski online memorial

I am sad to share with all of you that Tisha lost her battle with Leukemia this morning (Thursday) at 12:45 a.m. . Tisha was a wife, mother, sister, friend & so much more. She is in a better place now & out of pain. We are not giving up the fight in helping raise awareness of this horrible disease, so the FIGHT will still go on. You are probably wondering what made me choose to decorate bras when Tisha was not battling Breast Cancer. I actually got the idea from a scrapbook store & I thought to my self Tisha liked to do the Race For The Cure Run every October to help stomp out cancer & I also thought about how her & I both LOVE Marilyn Monroe. So I thought it would make a fun happy twist to things that are all too sad right now & for a long time to come. I wanted to put a smile on all our faces the way Tisha did for us. If you have any info (pictures, stories, memories, etc.) you would like to share about Tisha please feel free to contact me so that I can post it to the blog it for you.

Here is another decorated bra for idea all of you participating.

Winner for Challenge #3!

2010-09-27T16:13:00.000-07:00

The winner is Beth for Challenge #3! Congrats Beth - loved your cowgirl layout!!!

Challenge #3 - Hats Off to You, Baby! ( Poll Closed )

#1 - Henrietta 12.5% (5 votes)

#2 - Wendy 15% (6 votes)

#3 - Beth 72.5% (29 votes)

Total Votes: 40

SUPPORT YOUR UPPER SHOULDER BOULDER HOLDER!

2010-09-26T13:35:00.000-07:00

Hi Ladies,

You are probably wondering what I am talking about! This is not going to be one of our regular challenges this week. I wanted to do something to help my friend Tisha who is in the fight of her life right now against leukemia. Tisha has been battling this horrible disease for 13 months now and is currently in Hospice. So I thought that we could use the power of the internet, our blog, and our creativity to help Tisha and her family.

So here is what I am asking all of you to do: DECORATE UP A WOMEN'S BRA!

How, you ask? With ribbon, bling, flowers, buttons, do a
holiday theme, etc... (see the picture above)

Even though Tisha is not fighting breast cancer I thought this would be something fun and different to bring awareness to Tisha's cause and so many others. This challenge will be up throughout the whole month of October because it is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We are also going to be adding a donate button to the blog so that when people get on to vote they can also choose to donate to Tisha and her family if they would like.

You will have 1 week to complete your project. Email your pics to Lucinda at lucindafish@cox.net by midnight Sunday 10/3/10.

I am asking all of you to really put a SHOUT OUT TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY for this. I really want to see what we can raise for this worthy cause! Whoever wins will receive a PINK BASKET full of PINK GOODIES! I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Here are some pictures of Tisha & her sweet family.

See you on the runway!!

Challenge #3 voting

2010-09-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

Here are the entries for Challenge #3. Vote for your favorite - voting will end on Sunday, Sept. 26th at midnight!

***9/30/10 update - I removed the slideshow from the blog but you can still see it by clicking on the link in the next sentence.

Click here to see the images on photobucket.com

Winner for Challenge #2

2010-09-20T10:19:00.000-07:00

And the winner for Challenge #2 is Beth!

Congrats Beth - loved your layout! I'm sure it will be even cuter once Noah has his bday pics in it!

Challenge #2 - It's My Party & I'll Cry If I Want To! ( Poll Closed )

#1 - Wendy 3.7% (1 votes)

#2 - Becka 7.41% (2 votes)

#3 - Beth 48.15% (13 votes)

#4 - Henrietta 25.93% (7 votes)

#5 - Lucinda 14.81% (4 votes)

Total Votes: 27

VOTING

2010-09-12T21:59:00.001-07:00

Just an FYI: We are just waiting for challenge #2 voting to end before we post the next round of pic's for challenge #3. So if you haven't got yours in yet this buys you a little more time until midnight Wednesday, September 15.

CHALLENGE #5 ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID NEVER A BRIDE

2010-09-11T22:42:00.000-07:00

We know this is not true for us lucky ladies! hahaha

On this episode the 11 remaining designers had the fun or should I say NIGHTMARE of working with 11 new models who were all previous bridesmaids. This was not the NIGHTMARE part, they had to take the old "bridescary" dresses & make a new outfit out of the existing dress fabric........OUCH! Some turned out beautiful & others......well, we won't go there...

So I thought what to do for this one? I was never a bridesmaid, but I was a flower girl twice! It is too hard to stitch pages & pic's. Then it came to me, how fun would it be to follow a pre-designed sketch? You are probably asking yourself - what is that? Sketching is all the rage and has been for a little while now. Sketching is like a sewing pattern, but for scrap booking. The pattern is already drawn and laid out for you, you just add the fabric or in our case the paper & embellishments. So here comes the next BIG SURPRISE.....DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!

VALERIE SALMON with GOT SKETCH has given us permission to use her sketches for this challenge and to be a guest judge with prize included! How AWESOME is that???

Valerie Salmon

So here is how it will work:

Go to her blog and look up her sketches. She has links to them on the sidebar. You can pick your favorite number and look up that sketch or she has them broken down to how many pictures you want on a layout. Or just surf her sketches till you find the one that inspires you! It is up to you how you pick just let us know what sketch number you picked when you turn in your layout. From there it is up to you to add the paper/embellishments you like. Feel free to put your own spin on it (turn the sketch on its side, upside down, etc.).

You will have till Midnight Sunday, September 26 to turn in your projects (email pic of your layout to lucindafish@cox.net).

Good Luck & Happy Sketching.

We will see you on the runway!

Challenge #2 voting

2010-09-08T11:57:00.000-07:00

Here are the entries for Challenge #2 voting.

Voting will close Wednesday, Sept. 15th at midnight!

I removed the slide show to make the blog load faster. Click here to see the slide show on photobucket.com.

Challenge #1 - the winner!

2010-09-08T11:53:00.001-07:00

The winner for Challenge #1 was Beth! Congrats Beth! Loved all the layouts!

Challenge #1 - That's So Inspiring ( Poll Closed )

#1 - Beth 45.28% (24 votes)

#2 - Henrietta 16.98% (9 votes)

#3 - Wendy 5.66% (3 votes)

#4 - Becka 32.08% (17 votes)

Total Votes: 53

CHALLENGE #4 FALLing INTO LOVE......

2010-09-05T19:21:00.000-07:00

In this episode the 12 remaining designers were seprated into 2 groups of 6 each. Each team had to come up with a fall line consisting of 6 outfits!
Your challenge is FALLing INTO LOVE: You must complete a 6 piece page layout or 3D item dealing with fall. Now you are probably wondering what does she mean. You can do a mini 6 pg. album or do something totally different decorate 6 plain wood or papermeche boxes for Halloween/Fall ( EX: with the words SPOOKY on the front or FAMILY or picturs you decide) , or even come up with a 6 piece wall hanging, decorate 6 chipboard coasters (get them free from Apple Bee's or Chilli's) or make a shadow box decorated in 6 area's. IN OTHER WORDS IT MUST BE 6 & BE ABOUT FALL/HALLOWEEN! Try to come up with something totally original & out of the box (hint, hint) that you would like to keep up for a decotation or display (aka conversation piece). This challenge is due: midnight September 17.
I WILL SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!

CHALLENGE #3 HAT'S OFF TO YOU BABY............

2010-08-28T00:03:00.001-07:00

In this challenge the designers had to design an outfit inspired by a Philip Treacy hat. I recommend checking out his site his stuff is STUNNING!
Have you ever been out and seen an AMAZING hat that you would LOVE to own or wear, but don't have the money/courage to do so? Well hear is your challenge ladies...........You msut find a hat that inspires you & take a picture with it on! You then must scrapbook this photo & pull insperation from the style of hat for your layout. You can do a current style of hat or feel free to visit an Antique store. HAVE FUN WITH IT! I would LOVE to see you get dressed up for this & go really over the top!. I will give out extra points for you getting the MOST creative with your picture. DON'T HOLD BACK! You have until midnight Sept. 10 to turn in your projects.

Even if you aren't doing the challenges I would LOVE to see you in your hat's feel free to e-mail me your photo's & I will post them on the blog.

I will see you on the runway!

Challenge #1 voting

2010-08-27T21:31:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,

Here are the entries for Challenge #1 - vote for your fave layout!

To view the slideshow on photobucket.com, click here.
Voting will end Friday 9/3/10 at midnight.

Lucinda :)

CHALLENGE #2: IT'S MY PARTY & I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO............

2010-08-27T10:50:00.000-07:00

In this challenge the designers had to design an outfit that had items only purchased from a PARTY STORE!

Your challenge is to design a Party Layout (ex.: Birthday, Baby Shower, Holiday Party, Work Part, ect.). You will be using stuff from your own stash. You will have until midnight Friday Sept. 3 to turn in.

Lucinda is working on getting the 1st. challenge voting up. I am skiping challenge #2 from the show, we have already done something to similar on past seasons/challenges. I will also be posting challenge #4 & #5 as well so that we can get caught up with the show & so you can be working on them as well. Challenge #5 will be a little BIGGER so you will have more time to work on it!

I will see you on the RUNWAY!

CHALLENGE #1 THAT IS SO INSPIRING!

2010-08-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

Well ladies this first challenge is long overdue & you are probably wondering why. I have been going back & forth if I should do the blog again this year with the challenges. I am not always the most organized person okay I am NEVER an organized person! So I was debating on if I wanted to do it or not this year. It is alot of work to get prizes & free product together between running a household & being a mommy & wife & my husbands schedule is allllllllllll over the place, but that is no excuse. I know we all get busy with everyday lives & so I know this can make it hard to get our projects completed unless you are Henrietta she ALWAYS turned in. I need to get more organized like her. It seems for every 1 step I take forward I take 2 steps back.............SHEESH! But you know what what the heck let's do it again. We will use stuff from the last round & of course anything from your own stash as well. If you want to turn in & try to win a prize, get some scrapbooking/paper crafting done, try something new or just having fun..........GREAT! So here is to our first challenge.

CHALLENGE #1 THAT IS SO INSPIRING:
Your challenge is to pick your favorite clothing item or accessorie (blouse, purse, shoes, braclet, ect.) & design a layout from that item. It may be the color, the design or texure that inspires you. You can do something current or even a through back to anoth time era ( like the 80's)..........it's up to you! Please send me a photo of your layout along with a pic of what insprired you. You have until Sunday Aug. 22 at midnight to e-mail me your layout.

HENRIETTA I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU FOR ALWAYS TURNING IN A PROJECT!

NEW BLOG!

2010-07-22T14:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone stop by & check out my new blog scraphappybeth.blogspot.com please become a follower or subscriber! I will still keep posting stuff here as well.

HAPPY BIRD-DAY TO YOU................

2010-07-09T13:58:00.000-07:00

Here is another fun 12x12 page layout I have been working on. Again the pic. just doesn't do the layout or colors justice. This one was inspired by: It's Your Day Card Kit (X8622) from Close To My Heart.

Happy Bird-Day To You.........
Crystal Blue, Hollyhock, Sweet Leaf, White Daisey Paper/Ink
White Daisey Grosgrain #Z270
Demensional Elements: Borders #Z1156
Sponge Daubers #Z726
Bitty Sparkles #Z1263
Delightful Alphabet (set of 71) #D1221
Candlelight #C1394
Bird Basics #D1338
Solos W (for the word Wish) #B1247
Solos Q (for polka dots) #B1241
Crystal Blue Marker #Z2317

Used pop dots to add demension (candles/bird/buttons. I wrote Happy to you........ free hand. Did Sponge Daubing on Demensional Elements: Borders.

I am saving this layout for my Bird-Day (aka Birthday)!

BETH-FONICS!

2010-07-09T13:33:00.000-07:00

For some of you who don't know me very well, I am NOT the world's GREATEST speller! So I have come up with a new name for my lack of correct spelling style BETH-FONICS aka PHONICS (so overated is proper spelling. I have had this problem since forever (I hope my kids don't inharett this from me (did I spell that right? probably NOT).
Just thought I would share a funny with all of you, it's way funner than going & doing the dirty dishes in my sink right now! Oh & if you want to know if I ever use spell check, yes I do my hubby & my AWESOME FRIEND'S Lucinda & Sherry. I am sure they would rather help me than do dirty dishes also! hahahaha

SOME BIRDIE TOLD ME!

2010-07-08T14:37:00.000-07:00

Well lately I have been feeling really crafty & have been getting a few projects done. So I thought I would show them off to all of you!

SOME BIRDIE LOVES YOU! (all Close To My Heart Products)
Bubblegum, Citrus Leaf, Ocean & Cocoa Ink/Paper
On Target Demensional Elements Z1226
Embroidery Floss Red & Pink Assortment Z1092
New Cocoa Collection Ribbon Rounds Z1316
Bitty Sparkles Z1263
Clear Sparkles Z1263
Glitz Glitter Glue Stardust Z1313
Lots Of Dots Alphabet Z1261
Rustic Alphabet Stamp Set E1002
Corner Rounder Z578
Bird Basics Stamp Set D1338
Sanding Kit Z1294
Sponge Daubers Z726
TECHNIQUES:
I did scoring with my paper trimmer to get white stripes. Close To My Heart has a white coar in center of card stock.
Roses done by hand with ribbon (taught by Lucinda Fish Thank You)
Hand stiched corner.
Sanding
Picture doesn't do the page justice!

NOW I JUST GOTTA ADD A PIC.!

GOING, GOING.................GONE OR NOT!

2010-05-31T13:59:00.000-07:00

Well as all of us know our economy has not been the best for our country for the past 2- 2 1/2 years. Because of this it has really hurt the scrapbooking/paper crafting industry. Some of our favorite companies/stores have had to close their doors do to these tuff times. One of these was RUSTY PICKLE! I was fortunate enough to get to meet Lance Anderson (founder of RUSTY PICKLE) a few weeks ago at the Mesa, AZ. Scrapbooking Convention. Some of you may recall that we used some of their product for one of our first challanges & the kindly donated a prize to us as well. He was super nice & even autographed (NOTHING RUSTY HERE) his book for me! Lance is not totally going away he said that he will still be teaching classes locally & around the globe!

Challenge #6 - And the winner is......

2010-04-12T15:12:00.002-07:00

Beth! Congrats Beth! I loved your pages (I'm a little biased since they were of me and my Katelyn)!

Lucinda :)

See poll results below:

Challenge #6 - Through the Eyes of a Child (Poll Closed)
#1 - Henrietta 42% (19 votes)
#2 - Ruth 4% (2 votes)
#3 - Becka 2% (1 votes)
#4 - Beth 51% (23 votes)
Total Votes: 45

Challenge #7 - and the winner is.....

2010-04-12T15:12:00.001-07:00

Henrietta! Way to go Henrietta! I loved your pages and the way you used the paint swatches, etc. on them! Beth will get your prize to you -k-?

Lucinda :)

View poll results below:

Challenge #7 - Hard to Wear (Poll Closed)
#1 - Henrietta 60% (18 votes)
#2 - Wendy 37% (11 votes)
#3 - Becka 3% (1 votes)
Total Votes: 30

CHALLENGE #11 icky, yicky, sticky &................. oh soooooooo PICKY!

2010-04-07T11:04:00.000-07:00

This last week on the show the 6 remaining designers had to design a RED CARPET look for someone famous, but who it was they did not know! They were told that this person was picky & very opinionated about what they like to wear..........hhhhmmm who could it be. Well as it turned out to be none other than Heidi Klum! But that wasn't all with this challenge, they had to get feedback from Heidi about her likes & dislikes: don't make my butt & hips look big & don't make my boobs look flat or saggy! No big patterns & so on. But that wasn't all the drama, to every ones surprise one of the designers (Maya) decided to leave the competition early! Leaving room for the last eliminated designer to return ANTHONY OUR LITTLE YUMMY CHOCOLATE GAY CUPCAKE! Then just when you thought things had calmed down one of the models (Valeria) left early to go do another job (can't blame her she got payed double $$ cha ching!), but then things got even crazier with 2 winning the challenge this week : Emilio/Anthony. WOW it was a lot of twists & turns this last week.

Well after all that lets talk about our challenge: icky, yicky, sticky &............oh soooooooooooo PICKY! Your challenge this week is to design a layout about someone else other than yourself. This person must be out of your comfort zone! You can't do it about your kids/husband. Choose someone different: your neighbor, friend, aunt, sister, in-law, etc.. Learn about who they are: favorite color, hobbies, likes/dislikes, etc...

This challenge is due by midnight Thursday April 15, 2010. Email your pics to lucindafish@cox.net.

I will see you on the runway.

Computer issues

2010-04-04T21:44:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Beth just called and let me know that she is having computer issues. Her husband has to backup all their files and photos and reformat the hard drive,etc...so she'll be posting the new challenge, etc. when her computer is fixed! Sorry for the delay! And thanks for your patience with us!

Lucinda

And a Happy Easter to you all!

CHALLENGE #10 LEAVING YOUR MARK!

2010-03-27T10:37:00.000-07:00

This week the 7 remaining designers had an opportunity to design their own fabric/textile, but for some this was a challenge in a challenge.

Your challenge #10: LEAVING YOUR MARK! Have you ever went looking for a specific paper for a layout, but have come back empty handed? Well I know I have. This week you get to change all that! You get to design your own 12x12 (white card stock) paper. Do you ever wonder what it is like for all of our favorite scrapbooking companies to put their ideas to print? Well I know I do. What would you do given the opportunity...........hhhmmmm? Would you design a digital background, stamp on it, paint it, paper piece it, etc., you decide.

This challenge is due midnight Tuesday April 6, 2010. Email your pics to lucindafish@cox.net.

SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!

P.S. I was sorry to see Anthony go he was so funny/cute, he brought a lot of entertainment to the workroom/show!

GUEST JUDGE OR CHALLENGE #9!

2010-03-24T16:03:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to announce a guest judge for challenge #9! Lindsay from COSMO CRICKET said that he would LOVE to do it! How AWESOME is that! All these exclamations, but what can I say I am just GIDDY! I asked if he would be willing to donate a prize as well & he said YES! This is a man after my own heart (sorry I am already married......hahaha) free PRODUCT & a PRIZE! In the world of being a mom there is nothing better than gettin free stuff except for sleep & your husband doing dishes/diaper duty! Can't wait to see the fun stuff they donate personally I LOVE all of it! GOOD LUCK HOPE YOU WIN or WAIT I HOPE I WIN!

Challenge #7 - Here are the entries!

2010-03-22T15:30:00.000-07:00

Hi again,

Here are the entries for Challenge #7 - Hard to Wear - that I have gotten so far. Don't forget to vote for your favorite on the sidebar - voting will end Monday, March 29th at midnight MST.

If you can't see the images very well or want to see them bigger, click here.

4/12/10***UPDATE: The slideshow link has been removed but you can still view it by clicking on the link in the paragraph above.

Thanks!
Lucinda :)

Challenge #6 - Here are the entries!

2010-03-22T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Here are the entries for Challenge #6 - Through the Eyes of a Child. Mine is not done yet but Beth has graciously said for me not to stress about it and get it done when I can (I have her pics).

So sorry it's taken me so long to get these posted - I have had some stuff going on in my life that has prevented me from being at the computer lately...my mother-in-law was just given weeks left to live (she has cancer) and so we've been spending lots of time with her while we can. Also, we just found out that we are expecting our 3rd child! So I haven't been feeling quite like myself either. Anyway, enough excuses! I will try to be better from now on!

Here are the entries...love how everyone's turned out! Vote for your favorite (and tell your family and friends to vote too) - voting will end Monday, March 29th at midnight (MST)!

Thanks again for your patience with me!
Lucinda :)

***If you can't see all of the image, click here to go directly to the photobucket album to see them bigger.

4/12/10 UPDATE: I have removed the link to the slideshow but you can still view it by using the link in the above paragraph.

All About Him - Challenge #5 shares

2010-03-22T10:38:00.000-07:00

Life has been crazy for many of us (myself included) lately! Here are a couple of pics I received late for Challenge #5 - All About Him. It's too late to win the prize for this one, but I always love seeing other people's pages for inspiration!

Here they are:

My Father, My Hero, My Friend by Claudia

My Brothers, My Heroes by Becka

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow by Beth

My Father by Wendy

Grunge board example

2010-03-22T08:53:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Here is another grunge board example, this time by Wendy. Love what she did with it!

-Lucinda :)

CHALLENGE #9 TAKE ME AWAY.................

2010-03-21T15:17:00.000-07:00

The 8 remaining designers had to split up into 4 teams. For this challenge, New York City will be the point of departure. Four distinctive neighborhoods have been selected based on their history, cultural impact and influence on fashion: Chinatown, the East Village, the Upper East Side and Harlem.

Well ladies being that none of us live in New York I was a little stuck on what our challenge could be, but then it came to me. Have you ever wanted to visit a far of land or even visit another one of our other 49 states? This weeks challenge TAKE ME AWAY.........is sponsored by COSMO CRICKET. In your bag you will find a BLACKBOARD PHOTO BOX. You challenge is to decorate the outside of your box about a place that you would like to visit. For me it is PARIS (ooh lala). What is it for you: London, Scottland, Hawaii or maybe even New York. Feel free to add any items to it that you would like: chipboard, flowers, buttons, paper, ect. I might even use mine as a little PIGGY savings bank when I am done......... oh to dream.

P.S. I am working on getting us a guest judge for this challenge. Sorry this took so long to post mylifetime web-site has been down as well as my own computer has has a little bit of a cold or is it allergies. Oh well whatever I WILL SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY. This challenge is due by Tues. March 23, 2010.
If you want to still participate with the flip-flop exchange it is not to late!

I 'LL TRADE YOU A FLIP & FLOP!

2010-03-12T21:13:00.000-08:00

Hi Ladies, if you are anything like me (if you are than your are just the COOLEST!) you LOVE flip flops (I own around 25 pairs! NO JOKE!) I have been hiding my toes all these weeks with this rain, but now spring is finally on it's way! Now we can kick off our rain boots (who are we kidding kick off our sneakers) & show the world our cute little piggies (toes). So I thought it would be fun to trade flip flops, but wait there is more...........you gotta decorate your flip flops. It's up to you on what you want to do: ribbon, buttons, bling you name it. Send me an e-mail or leave a comment with your shoes size & favorite color & I will send you back someone else's info so you each can make a pair of flip flops for one another. HAVE A FLIP'N GOOD TIME!

CHALLENGE #8: MOTHER NATURE!

2010-03-12T16:43:00.000-08:00

Heidi instructs the nine remaining designers to meet on the rooftop of the Atlas, their apartment building, where they will learn about their next challenge. She adds, you're going to "channel your natural creativity." Hmmmm …

They are to create a look inspired by one of the four natural elements: earth, air, fire, water. Owing to the fact that Jay won the last challenge, he can choose any of the elements. The eight remaining designers must choose their element from one of eight cards, two cards for each of the four elements. Their order of selection is determined by the velvet bag.

So this week's challenge is MOTHER NATURE & is sponsored by LUCINDA FISH with STAMPIN' UP. You will find in your bag 2 12x12 sheets of paper (1 green & 1 with different stripes: grn., yell., blue) a sheet of coordinating stickers & 1 chipboard bird. You must design a layout about nature & how it's beauty inspires you. Feel free to use as much or as little of the product as you like, plus add anything extra to & let us see how creative you can be with your chipboard bird.

Good luck I will see you on the runway. This challenge is due by Sunday March, 21 at midnight.

Email your pics to lucindafish@cox.net.

CHALLENGE #7...............HARD-TO-WEAR!

2010-03-06T13:58:00.000-08:00

This week the 10 remaining designers went to go visit a hardware store & were told their next outfit would be designed out of items only found in a hardware store. Plus Tim told them they had to design a coordinating accessory to go with their design.

So here is your challenge: You must visit your local hardware store & find item/items to use on your layout (ex: paintchips, paint, wood moldings, medal, nuts, bolts, tape, etc.)- use your imagination. You must also come up with a matching 3-D accessory/item. When you turn in your page you must send a pic. of your layout plus your accessory & tell what the item/items are that you used from the hardware store.

Email your pics to lucindafish@cox.net by Saturday, March 13th at midnight so Lucinda can post the pics for voting.

Good luck see you on the runway!

Deadline extended till March 9th for Challenge #6!

2010-03-02T12:08:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Sorry we're so behind on posting, etc. the past week or so! Beth and I have both been having computer problems (mine are now fixed hopefully - not sure about Beth's).

Due to the delay, we will be extending the deadline to get in your 2 pages/layouts for Challenge #6 until Tuesday, March 9th at midnight. Email pics of your pages to me at lucindafish@cox.net so I can put them up for voting.

Thanks!
Lucinda :)

Challenge #5 's winner!

2010-03-02T12:01:00.000-08:00

Apparently we were all busy the week of Challenge #5, because only one person turned it in!

Henrietta - you win because you are so awesome and on the ball! And your layout is super cute too!!

Beth will get with you to get you your prize!

Challenge #4 - And the winner is......

2010-03-02T11:58:00.000-08:00

Claudia!!!

Challenge #4 - Design Your Heart Out! (Poll Closed)
#1 - Henrietta 16% (7 votes)
#2 - Becka 16% (7 votes)
#3 - Ruth 0% (0 votes)
#4 - Wendy 20% (9 votes)
#5 - Beth 16% (7 votes)
#6 - Lucinda 2% (1 votes)
#7 - Claudia 31% (14 votes)
Total Votes: 45

Congrats to Claudia - Beth will get with you to get you your prize! :)

CHALLENGE #6 EXTENDED!

2010-02-26T10:12:00.001-08:00

Hey Ladies, Just an FYI challenge #6 is being extended for an extra week! Last night Project Runway did't air a new show (challenge #7) not sure why, but that's good for us because if you haven't got your pic.'s in yet then this gives you time to still participate. See you on the runway.

CHALLENGE # 6: THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD!

2010-02-20T11:41:00.000-08:00

This week on the show the 11 remaining designers had to create an outfit for 11 little girls aging from 5-9 yrs. old. They had 1 day to complete this challenge, but the next day Tim Gunn told them that the little girls would not be walking the runway till the next day, but that didn't mean the designers had an extra day to work on their outfits. OH NO! Rather, they must design a corresponding companion look for their “Models of the Runway” model. Although their children’s look is, indeed, the point of departure for this new look, the adult look is not intended to be a maxi version of the mini. The children’s look must be re-conceived for an adult.

So here is your challenge: Design a page/layout about a child & a complementing page of their mother, but wait that is not all............you are not doing your own layouts!

You must send pictures (old/current) of your children/nieces/nephews & pictures (old/current) of yourself to Lucinda. Lucinda & I will draw who gets whose pictures & someone else will design for you & you for them. Remember though it is a complementing page not an exact version of the child's page. This week you will be using from your own materials/stash but also you will find in your bag a sheet of stickers from THREE BUGS IN A RUG you must use at least 1 sticker for each layout.

PICTURES MUST BE SENT TO LUCINDA BY SUNDAY FEB. 21 AT MIDNIGHT (SO THAT WE CAN EMAIL PHOTOS MONDAY) & YOU WILL HAVE TILL TUESDAY MARCH, 2 TO COMPLETE YOUR TWO PAGES/LAYOUTS. Send them to lucindafish@cox.net.

P.S. Sorry this came out so late I was out of town for 2 days & my computer was giving me problems when I tried to post this. Thank you, Beth

SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!

Challenge #4 - Voting Ends 2/22/10 at 9PM MST

2010-02-15T20:08:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

Here are the entries for Challenge #4 that I have received. Remember to vote on the sidebar for your favorite - voting will end Monday 2/22/10 at 9:00PM MST.

Thanks!
Lucinda :)

You can click here to see additional pictures of the entries or to see them bigger.

UPDATE: Voting has closed for this challenge, but you can still view it by clicking the link above. :)

AND THE WINNERS FOR CHALLENGE #3 ARE..........DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

2010-02-15T16:02:00.000-08:00

Hi Ladies, I am so EXCITED to announce the winners for this challenge yes I said WINNERS! Christy couldn't make up her mind when choosing & picked 2 winners:
Henrietta & Ruth & that's not all, she is donating 2 prizes! She is soooooooooo generous.
Here are her comments about their layouts: this is way too hard LOL
i can't choose just one.. can I choose two? I love Ruth's and Henrietta's.. love them both.. love how they creatively used the paper to create flowers and I am ALL about layering, so I loved how they layered different paper, elements, etc..

Congrats to you both I will be getting with you to give you your prizes. Don't forget I will want to take your photo!

CHALLENGE: #5 IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM!

2010-02-12T16:35:00.000-08:00

This week the 12 remaing designers had to design an outfit to be worn by a celebrity on the cover of Marie Claire! And that's not all — the celebrity is none other than Heidi Klum!

So the challenge for you this week & I must admit I had a hard time coming up with this one: Design a layout (double or single) that is ALL ABOUT HIM! Your insperation can be your husband/father/grandpa. Who is he, what does he mean to you & your family? Tell us & tell him we would LOVE to know & so would he! This is using your own stash of materials again & feel free to use anything from our past challenges. You may use old or current photo's.

This challenge is due by Thursday Feb., 18 at midnight.
See you on the runway.

Challenge 4 deadline extended!

2010-02-12T08:45:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Lucinda's hubby is treating her family to a last minute weekend in the snow, so we're extending the deadline for challenge 4 (since she's the one who does the slideshows/voting stuff and won't have internet up in the mountains) to Saturday night. Her email address is lucindafish@cox.net. You should see your entries on the blog sometime Sunday when Lucinda gets home.

Thanks!

Another grunge board example!

2010-02-10T01:52:00.000-08:00

We all know we get busy, things happen, sometimes we don't finish things in time! At least that's how I am (hopefully some of you are the same way too?). Anyhew, Beth didn't finish her grunge board project in time for the contest, but I thought you'd all like to see what she did with it anyways.

If any of you ever want to share something you made on the blog, let one of us know! Especially if it was for one of the challenges and due to unforseen circumstances didn't get finished in time. We always love to see new ideas!

Beth, thanks for sharing!
Lucinda :)

Click HERE to see a slideshow of the entire book:

Challenge #3: Here are the entries!

2010-02-08T20:25:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

I know you have been anxiously awaiting the pics of all the entries for Challenge #3. I know I have!

Remember, Christy Tomlinson of Scarlet Lime will be our guest judge this time (she also so graciously donated the kits for us to use on this challenge)! As soon as a winner is announced, we will let you know.

Thanks!
Lucinda :)

***Just a Note: There are multiple pics of some of the layouts - if you would like to see those, or see the pictures larger, please click here to see the album on photobucket.com.

UPDATE 3/2/10: Voting has closed, so to see these layouts, go the link above. :)

And the winner for challenge #2 is....................

2010-02-06T19:44:00.000-08:00

CONGRATULATIONS TO RUTH THIS WEEK FOR WINNING CHALLENGE #2! Lucinda will be bring you your prize, so be ready to have your picture taken. SAY CHEESE!

1 - Maria 2% (3 votes)
#2 - Henrietta 13% (21 votes)
#3 - Becka 14% (23 votes)
#4 - Misty 17% (28 votes)
#5 - Ruth 30% (49 votes)
#6 - Claudia 23% (37 votes)
Total Votes: 161

CHALLENGE #3 DEADLINE EXTENDED!

2010-02-06T12:20:00.000-08:00

Hey ladies just wanted to let you know that the deadline for challenge #3 has been extended to mid-night Sunday. Some of you where a little confussed on the turn in time. So we are giving you an extra day to get your photo's submitted to Lucinda. See you on the runway.

CHALLENGE #4: DESIGN YOUR HEART OUT!

2010-02-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

February is National Heart Disease Awareness Month, for heart disease is the number one killer of women in America.The 13 remaining designers had to work with guest models: 13 inspiring women, each of whom has been impacted by heart disease.
Lisa Walker, Vice President for Innovation for the Campbell's Soup Company, joined Tim Gunn to present the designers with their new challenge: create a signature dress for the Campbell's AdDRESS Your Heart program, a nationwide campaign to create awareness about the pervasiveness of heart disease in our nation. Red must be a prominent color in the dress, and the Campbell branding must be present.

You challenge this week is to design a layout about you & what you love about yourself ex: are you a good freind/sister/mother/wife, do you love to read, travel, swimmer/diver, play an instrument, an animal lover, etc... Think about it: we are always trying to scrapbook someone else's story & we forget to do our own. We want our friends & family to know who we are & the mark we are leaving on the world. In this challenge you will be using your own materials (your scrapbooking stash) & the color red must be a prominent color. Feel free to use old & current pic.'s of yourself to tell your story & you may do a double layout if you like.

Please email a picture of your layout to lucindafish@cox.net by Friday, Feb. 12th. We are extending the the deadline till Saturday Feb. 13th. at midnight, because Lucinda will be out of town.

And the winner for Challenge #1 is...

2010-01-30T21:42:00.000-08:00

Misty! Congratulations girl - Beth has your prize and will be contacting you about getting it to you -k-?

Lucinda :)

Results for Poll:
Challenge #1 - You've Got Three Minutes........Go! (Poll Closed)
#1 - Wendy 0% (0 votes)
#2 - Misty 44% (83 votes)
#3 - Ruth 7% (14 votes)
#4 - Sherry 1% (2 votes)
#5 - Henrietta 3% (6 votes)
#6 - Becka 35% (67 votes)
#7 - Beth 1% (2 votes)
#8 - Maria 8% (16 votes)
#9 - Lucinda 0% (0 votes)
Total Votes: 190

CHALLENGE 3: YOU INSPIRE ME!

2010-01-29T16:44:00.001-08:00

On this week's episode, the 14 remaining designers arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art & were told they would be working in teams of 2. There were mannequins that were dressed in the work of fashion icons including Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, etc. The designers' challenge was to create a high-end signature look that would be fitting in the company of those fashion icons.

But wait…the following morning Tim gathered the teams together to inform them that they would be designing an additional look. This is important: The second look was to be derived from the high-end look of another team. They were told not to copy the look exactly, but be inspired by it.

So now that you know what their challenge was on the show, here's our spin on it:

This weeks challenge is sponsored by: CHRISTY TOMLINSON of SCARLET LIME (it's the kit in the large bag with red rose paper in the front). Your assignment is to be INSPIRED. Go to SCARLET LIME'S web-site & check out their amazing project gallery here. You then must complete a layout using her kit (you may add anything to it you want: ribbons, buttons, flowers, etc.), but wait I am not done yet!

By Tuesday (midnight) you must send to lucindafish@cox.net a picture of your layout (doesn't have to be fully completed). We will then randomly send everyone a photo of someone else's layout. You will use the picture we send you for inspiration to create a coordinating embellishment for your own layout. When submitting your entry, please let us know what your embellishment was & whose layout inspired you.

Your deadline is midnight Fri. February 5th.

I am also excited to announce that CHRISTY TOMLINSON of SCARLET LIME is going to be our guest judge for this challenge, so no family/friends voting. So do your best work; no popularity contest!

Challenge #2 entries

2010-01-29T10:26:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone,

Well, we never heard back from Tim Holtz (I think he's in Japan or something and super busy I'm sure), so we'll do the regular voting this time. See the sidebar for voting info. I received a couple more entries as well, so enjoy!

***UPDATE: I removed the slideshow from the blog to save memory, but it can still be viewed here.

Voting will close on Saturday, February 6th at 9PM MST.

Lucinda :)

Vote for Challenge #1 - voting ends 1/30/10 at 9pm MST

2010-01-24T13:38:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Here are the entries for Challenge #1 so far. I was going to finish mine last night but my daughter came down with the stomach flu, unfortunately! I'll add mine soon...after I sterilize the house! :)

Make sure to vote (on the sidebar) for your favorite by Saturday, Jan. 30th at 9pm (sorry, you can only vote once!).

We will be (hopefully) having some guest judges for the upcoming challenges so it's not a complete popularity contest (smile), fyi!

Thanks!
Lucinda :)

UPDATE: I removed the slideshow from the blog, but you can still view it by clicking here.

CHALLENGE #2: 1 POTATO, 2 POTATO, 3 POTATO.........UUHHH.......GRUNGE BOARD!

2010-01-22T09:27:00.000-08:00

This week on the show the 15 remaining designers had to go to a POTATO FARM. Their challenge was to design an outfit for their model out of potato sack material! What to do with potato sack material........hmmmmmm: dye it, add buttons, ribbons, lace, cut it up into different shapes, etc.

So here is your challenge: GRUNGE BOARD! This weeks challenge/prize is sponsored by one of Arizona's own
T!M HOLTZ! In your bag you will find a 12x12 & 5x7 piece of grunge board. What would you do with it: paint it, die cut it (Cricut mach. do work, but you may need a heavier blade), dry emboss it (a Big Kick/Shot mach.), sand it, dye it a different color, etc.. It is up to you how you would like to use it: on a scrapbook (single or double) layout or a 3D item. I do recommend you check out his blog for some inspiration, he is very talented & his blog is full of a ton of ideas.

You have until Thursday, January 28th at midnight to email a pic of your layout/3-D item to lucindafish@cox.net! Good luck! Can't wait to see what you all come up with!!!

P.S. LADIES I DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU WATCH THE SHOW (on mylifetime.com) THEY MADE SOME REALLY AMAZING OUTFITS.

CHALLENGE 1: YOU GOT 3 MINUTES.............GO!

2010-01-15T16:48:00.000-08:00

This weeks the designers met in Central Park for their first challenge. Mood Fabrics had decorated up a section of the park (park benches, trees, walkways, mannequins ect.) with all different kinds of fabric/textiles for the designers to choose from. Their challnge was for them to grab a much fabric as they could cary in 3 min. & then the had to pick through & eleminate down to 5 pieces what they wanted to use to design their first outfit.

You will be using the kit the has been donated to us by SCRAPBOOK BARN. You will find it in a 12x12 clear envelope & should be at the back of your bag. All kits are different & have a random amount of stuff in them. They all contain: 3 pieces of paper & a small variety of embelishments.

Your Challenge: you have 3 min. to pick what you want to use from the kit (you don't get to use everything) & to use 5 things from your OWN scrapbooking stash.

Witch Party Photos

2010-01-03T23:54:00.001-08:00

I know this is sooooo late! But I just had to finally post pics of our super fun witch party at Beth's back in October! We all had a blast!!

This is the cool project we made!

Sherry

Claudia, Lucinda, Beth

Claudia made this spooky dish to share - it's ribs and a bell pepper on top, but doesn't it look like something from a Snow White movie?

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

2009-12-29T20:10:00.000-08:00

So this season I thought it would be fun for everyone to send myself or Lucinda a pic of themselves & answer a few questions so that we can all get to know more about each other.
So here are your questions:
1. Married, if so how long?
2. Kids, if so how many?
3. Favorite food?
4. What else do you like to do when not scrapbooking or in my case spending my husbands
money (haahaa)?
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
6. Favorite song?
7. Any pets?
8. Favorite color
9. To BLING or not to BLING that is the question?
10. Favorite T.V. Sow?

SO FAR..................!

2009-12-29T20:02:00.000-08:00

Okay just an FYI we have 8 ladies signed up & 4 spots left, here they are: Beth (of course), Sherry, Lucinda, Ruth, Maria, Claudia, Henreitta & Wendy.
We have alot of thing instore for the new season so hurry & sign up to reserve your spot.
WE ARE DOING A KICK-OFF PARTY (thank you Ruth) on Fri. Jan. 15 (more info to come).
So mark that on your calender.
Hope to see you on the runway.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

2009-12-28T17:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Ladies, Well Season 7 is about to air (Thursday, January 14, 2010 9p.m. on Lifetime).
We have 7 spots left (totall of 12) for Project Scrapbook, if you would like to participate please leave a comment or e-mail me! We are also looking into a kick-off party (more info to come). We have some new sponsors this time around Scarlet Lime, Scrapbook Barn in Mesa, Sherry McGill's Paper Piecing & Gold Canyon Candles just to name a few & working on some more.
Well I hope to see you on the runway, Beth

I AM SO EXCITED!

2009-11-20T11:41:00.001-08:00

Well season #6 officially wrapped up last night with the season finale of Project Runway with Irina winning at Bryant Park, NYC. I must admit I really wanted Carol Hanna to win, but she is still a winner in my book!

I AM SOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED to announce that Project Runway is starting its 7th season on January 14th! So you know what that means ladies....................we are going to be starting our 2nd season of Project Scrapbook!

I already have some products/prizes set up for our upcoming challenges & I am currently working on getting some more. If you know of or have any friends/family who have some fun/exciting businesses that would like to sponsor us please e-mail me.

We have some fun changes in store for all of you this up & coming season: Ruth Nickle has agreed to be a part of the planning team! Plus new scrap booking recipe ideas, new sponsors & soooo much more.

We are again opening this up to 12 ladies, so make sure to e-mail me to reserve your spot.

You may have noticed that we have been a little behind lately, but are catching up. Things have been a little hectic for the 3 of us, besides the holidays coming, I have had a new baby (who has mild colic), poor Lucinda has been up/down with a cold this season & Sherry just moved. Thank you for your understanding, we will be getting everything wrapped up here on our end shortly (finishing challenges, uploading pic.'s, voting & getting out any last minute prizes) & preparing for our second season.

Have a MERRY HOLIDAY SEASON & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

CHALLENGE #12 WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

2009-11-09T18:21:00.000-08:00

This week on the show the 5 remaining designers went to visit The Getty Center & had to walk the gallery & grounds & seek out what inspired them for there next project. So here is your challenge: (sponsored by Cosmo Cricket) you must take there Black Board House Album (chipboard/6 pages) & seek out how it inspires you. Do you see it as your vacation get away, home for the holidays, bring home baby or something spooky you decide. This project must be turned in by Nov. 19. Please e-mail myself or Lucinda for a book. We only have 12 so it is on a first come first serve basis.

CONGRATULATIONS!

2009-11-09T18:18:00.001-08:00

Congrats to Claudia for winning challenge #8! Your page was totally cute & now you have another page done for your book. I will be bring you your prize so be ready to have your picture taken.

Announcing Challenge #11

2009-10-31T16:42:00.001-07:00

On Project Runway this week, the remaining designers were asked to create a companion piece that would complement one of their other pieces. Have you ever created a page or 3-D item and loved it so much that you wanted to make something that would make it a set? Or another version of it?

So for this week, your challenge will be to choose a page or other papercrafted item you have made previously and make a companion to that item. Your companion item can be, for example: another page, a mini-book, or a 3-D item, etc.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Email a picture of your companion item to me at lucindafish@cox.net by Saturday, November 7th.

Lucinda :)

Challenge #8 - Here are the entries so far!

2009-10-31T16:13:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Here are the entries so far for Challenge #8 - this was to finish a scrapbook page that Beth and I started for you. We're very happy that Marlies and Henrietta have joined us this time! Marlies is from Holland and her friend Henrietta lives in Queen Creek. They have been following the blog and the Project Runway show! We were lucky to be able to get the pages to them when Marlies' husband was in town visiting.

There are some more people (myself and Beth included) who are still working on their pages, so hopefully I'll get those put on the slideshow/poll in the next couple days.

Voting will close on Saturday, November 7th at 9:00pm MST!

Enjoy! I think they all turned out so awesome! It's neat to see how people can start with the same basic layout and how they turn out so different!

Lucinda :)

Due Dates for Challenges #8, #9, and #10

2009-10-26T11:02:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Here's a little reminder of the due dates for the past couple of challenges:

#8 - Something Old, Something New....this is the one where Beth and I started a layout for you and you are to finish it.
DUE DATE: Friday, Oct. 30th (extended)

#9 - Bling It On - this is the jewelry challenge (scroll down in blog to see more info).
DUE DATE: Friday, Oct. 30th (extended)

#10 - Let Your Destination Be Your Guide (see previous post for more details)
DUE DATE: Monday, Nov. 2

Email pictures to lucindafish@cox.net so I can post them for voting and viewing, etc.

Thanks everyone!
Lucinda :)

Challenge #10: LET YOUR DESTINATION BE YOUR GUIDE!

2009-10-25T14:59:00.000-07:00

This past week, the remaining 7 designers were taken to Michael Kors' flagship on Rodeo Drive, where Michael told them that he gets his design inspiration/aesthetic from his jet-set travel. The challenge was for each designer to choose a location and create a look that both represented their style and embraced the style of that place. They randomly drew from a bag some of Michael Kors' favorite locations: Palm Beach, Greece, Aspen (Colorado), St. Tropez, New York, Santa Fe, and Hollywood.

Since we obviously haven't all been to those places, our challenge will be to do a layout on one of our trips we have taken. Create a layout that represents the place you took your trip! It can be a trip to anywhere...camping, Disneyland, road trip, etc. This one will be to use your own stash as well.

Sorry we've been so behind these past couple challenges! It has been crazy busy for both Beth and myself. We'll give you until next Monday, November 2nd, to get your layouts finished and to email a picture of it to me (lucindafish@cox.net).

Can't wait to see all the cool places you've been!

Lucinda :)

Field Trip to Payson, AZ and Paper & Metal Scrappers

2009-10-19T23:34:00.000-07:00

A few of us were able to go up to Payson, AZ on a field trip a couple weekends ago! Paper & Metal Scrappers did a make-n-take for us and then gave us a discount on anything we bought that day. It was so much fun!! Beth and Rick showed us around town and we got to see some shops we had never seen before. What a fun day! (Not to mention we got to get out of the city heat for a few hours.) Whatever happened to the cooler October weather?

AM I STILL HERE?

2009-10-19T15:33:00.000-07:00

Some of you may be wondering if I am still here? YES, I am. Things have just been a little crazy. Baby Noah has got a little mild Colic, so he doesn't sleep the best at night. However he does in the day, but this isn't always the best because that is when my 3 yr. old is up. I am still doing the challenges, I am just a bit behind right now. I have got prizes to get out to some of you & pic.'s to be uploaded, but I am slowly getting caught up. The next challenge will be posted shortly. Thank you for your patience with me. HAVE NO FEAR I AM STILL HERE!

P.S. DOES ANYBODY BABYSIT BETWEEN 1 A.M.-8 A.M.! HAHAHA I DIDN'T THINK SO.

CHALLENGE #9 BLING IT ON!

2009-10-19T13:38:00.000-07:00

So on the show this time the 8 remaining designers had to design an outfit for Christina Aguilera to wear on stage! It had to be a show stopper.

So here is our spin on it: You must decorate a piece of jewelry (ring/necklace that Amate Studios has generously donated to us). You can use glitter, beads, ribbon, stamping, old small jewelry pieces, etc... Check out their website for some inspiration. They recommend only using Tim Holtz Adhesive/Glue by Ranger - it comes in Crackle, Glossy, Matte or Sepia Accents.

Mystic Paper in downtown Mesa is giving Project Scrapbook '09 participants a 10% discount (only for the Ranger Accents Adhesive/Glue ($5.99 2oz.bottle reg. price)). You may also want to check out their samples of jewelry they've designed with Amate Studios products (Kim has a cool necklace).

Here is a picture of some jewelry made with Amate Studio's products:

This is what the adhesive/glue looks like:

Click on the links above for more info. about Amate Studios and to see project ideas. Here is the information about Mystic Paper for any who are interested: Historic Down Town Mesa 123 W. Main St. Mesa AZ 85201 480-834-0286.

Email myself at bumblebee555@cox.net or Lucinda at lucindafish@cox.net if you would like to participate!

Challenge #7 - And the winner is Claudia!!

2009-10-16T22:50:00.000-07:00

Claudia is the winner of the Feelin' Blue challenge (#7)! Congrats! I still never finished my all blue layout, but I hope to still do it when I have time. Beth will be bringing me your prize tomorrow so I will get it to you then!

-Lucinda :)

Challenge #6 results

2009-10-14T16:53:00.001-07:00

Congrats to Lucinda for winning Challenge #6! Her book was obviously based on a romantic movie since she used her engagement photos! I will be getting your prize to you soon - I promise!

-Beth

Challenge #6 - Let's go to the movies! (Poll Closed)
#1 - Maria 9% (4 votes)
#2 - Chelsea 4% (2 votes)
#3 - Heather 21% (10 votes)
#4 - Erika 2% (1 votes)
#5 - Nichole 15% (7 votes)
#6 - Lucinda 49% (23 votes)
Total Votes: 47

Challenge #7 - Feelin' Blue - any other entries???

2009-10-14T04:45:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

It has been a crazy week for me! I am still working on my Feelin' Blue page for Challenge #7. I have only received one entry for this challenge so far. Any other takers? Since I've only received one entry, I won't put up voting until I get at least one more, so email a pic of yours asap if you did it -k-? The deadline for voting is tomorrow, Thursday, at 9pm. (My email address is: lucindafish@cox.net.) If I don't receive anyone else's, Claudia will win by default!

Here's Claudia's layout for the Feelin' Blue challenge:

I did receive Nichole's layout on Friday (after the voting period was over, unfortunately). Here it is! Props to both of you for doing the challenge. I hope to still finish mine and post it on here as well.

Nichole's layout:

CHALLENGE #8 SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING................!

2009-10-09T00:10:00.000-07:00

On last night's show the 9 remaining designers had new models. The new models where all divorced women wearing their old wedding dresses. The designers had to take the old wedding dress & make a new outfit for the divorcee to wear. They could dye the fabric, cut it up, add extra embellishments to it, etc...

So here is your challenge: Lucinda & I will start a layout, but you have to finish it. You don't have to scrapbook your wedding photos - you can do any photos you like. You just have to work with the page layout we give you & yes you can add anything you want to it to make it your own style.

If you would like to participate, email Beth (bumblebee555@cox.net) or Lucinda (lucindafish@cox.net) or leave a comment on the blog. We are working on the layouts and will try our best to get them out in the next couple days to you. But first, we need to know how many want to participate! Since this will take a little longer, we're going to extend the due date a couple days as well. Email a pic of your layout to Lucinda (lucindafish@cox.net) by Monday, Oct. 19th. and then the voting will begin!

Good luck, we will see you down the runway!

CHANNEL 8! CREATIVE CRAFTS WITH TERRI O.

2009-10-09T00:07:00.000-07:00

Tune in to channel 8 this Saturday morning from 8-10 a.m. to watch Creative Crafts With Terri O!

Some of you may know her from the To-Fix-It commercials or the news, but did you know that she is BIG into crafting? I had an opportunity to meet her 2 yrs. ago with my son Christian when he was just a year old. She was so down to earth & LOVED Christian (but how can you not! hahahaha). She is a very talented woman & a mother just like all of us, who also enjoys crafting in her spare time. So please tune in this Saturday morning to watch her in action or set up your TeVO or DVR so you watch it over & over again.

I am also excited to announce that she is going to be one of our sponsors for PROJECT SCRAPBOOK! She is donating one of her crafting books & autographing it as well. How AWESOME is that?! You get a fun new crafting book to be inspired by plus you can say you had it signed!

Challenge #6 - Here are the entries!

2009-10-06T13:17:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Here are the entries I've received so far for Challenge #6. As I get more pics turned in, I'll add them to the slide show as well.

Remember, this challenge was to design a wood book (donated by Genuinely Jane Studios) based on a movie genre (sci-fi, action-adventure, romance, western, or a period piece).

Voting will close Sunday, Oct. 11th, at 9:00pm MST.

CHALLENGE #7 FEELIN' BLUE?

2009-10-02T12:53:00.000-07:00

What would you do if your designing pallet could only be in the blue color family? That was the challenge last night for the 10 remaining designers of Project Runway.
The 10 remaining designers had to pair up & design 2 outfits for the clothing line INK only being sold at Macy's & could only use the color BLUE!

So here is your challenge: What would you do if you could only use the color blue in your layout? You can use paper, fabric, blue jeans, tissue paper, blue ink, ribbon, flowers, etc...... BUT YOU MUST ONLY USE THE COLOR BLUE! You may use more than one color of blue. Try mixing it up a bit! This is a challenge where you will use your own supplies you have on hand or purchase yourself.

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with! Email a picture of your layout to lucindafish@cox.net by next Thursday, Oct. 8th to have the max time for voting. Can't wait to see what "feelin' blue" means to you!

And the winner for Challenge #5 is......

2009-10-01T22:19:00.001-07:00

.....Casey!!!!

Congrats to Casey for her winning layout! Beth will be contacting you about your prize soon!

As always, everyone's layouts were amazing - we love seeing what everyone comes up with every week! And it's awesome to get some scrapbooking done while doing these challenges too!

Remember, if you are doing Challenge #6, send your pictures to lucindafish@cox.net by Sunday night. We'd love to see more than one picture, since there are multiple pages in the books, so try to send a few -k-?

Challenge #5 - vote for your fave!! (Poll Closed)
#1 - Casey 44% (53 votes)
#2 - Erika <1% (1 votes)
#3 - Sandy 0% (0 votes)
#4 - Chelsea 2% (2 votes)
#5 - Maria 5% (6 votes)
#6 - Beth 8% (10 votes)
#7 - Marybeth 26% (31 votes)
#8 - Heather <1% (1 votes)
#9 - Claudia 13% (16 votes)
Total Votes: 120

Entries for Challenge #5

2009-10-01T18:01:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

Here's a slide show of the entries I've received so far for Challenge #5! Enjoy!

***UPDATE: I removed the slideshow to save memory on the blog, but you can still view it by clicking here.

CHECK YOUR E-MAIL!

2009-09-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Ladies, I sent out an e-vite about our up & coming feild trip to Paper And Metal Scrapper's & Scoops in Payson, AZ.. Some of you have not yet opened it, if you didn't get it let me know. Thank You, Beth

THE BOOKS ARE GONE!

2009-09-27T18:11:00.000-07:00

Hi Ladies, All the books are gone, but Michaels is selling chipboard books for a $1.00 in the dollar section back by the holiday section. I really encourage you to still participate & try something new. Good Luck!

1. Lucinda (pear)
2. Maria (heart)
3. Chelsey (star)
4. Nicole (rocket)
5. Heather (apple)
6. Erica (stop sign)
7. Marybeth
8. Casey
9. Beth (my own book from my own stash, arrow)

Challenge #6 - Let's Go to the Movies

2009-09-25T22:49:00.000-07:00

The designer's challenge for this week was to create a look inspired by a movie genre (i.e.: action/adventure, sci-fi, western, romance, or a period piece).

We were donated some amazing wood books by Genuinely Jane Studios which we will use for this week's challenge. Your challenge will be to create a distinctive look for your wood book that is based on one of the movie genres mentioned above.

We received 6 books, so it's first come, first serve as usual. Please leave a comment on the blog or email Beth at bumblebee555@cox.net if you would like to participate in this challenge. Please note that not all of the books are the same - we have numbered them so we will give them out in the order they are requested.

You have until SUNDAY, October 4th to complete your books and email your photos to Lucinda at lucindafish@cox.net.

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Sorry this took so long to post my phone has been down so I have been unable to talk to anyone. Thank you Lucinda for typing this up!

Congrats to Erika - winner of Challenge #4!

2009-09-25T18:02:00.000-07:00

Congrats Erika! Your layout was awesome! Beth will be in touch to get you your prize soon!

Challenge #4 - Let's Trade! (Poll Closed)

# 1 - Maria 14% (15 votes)

#2 - Ruth 13% (13 votes)

#3 - Nichole 8% (8 votes)

#4 - Marybeth 21% (22 votes)

#5 - Erika 29% (30 votes)

#6 - Lucinda 15% (16 votes)

Total Votes: 104

Internet down

2009-09-25T17:24:00.000-07:00

Hey ladies,

Sorry for the delay on posting Challenge #5 - the slideshow and voting! My internet has been down most of the day and it just started working again, so they should be posted soon hopefully!

Lucinda :)

Challenge #4 entries (so far)

2009-09-20T13:15:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Here are the layouts I've received so far...I'm expecting a few more still!

***If it looks like the person's name is wrong for voting, remember, we all traded pictures this time and scrapbooked someone else's pictures!***

Enjoy and go vote! Remember, voting closes next Thursday, Sept. 24th at 9:00pm MST

Lucinda :)

**UPDATE: I have removed the slideshow but you should be able to view it by clicking HERE.

All Kits Are Gone for Challenge #5!

2009-09-19T21:30:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

All the kits for Challenge #5 are gone now - look for a post Thursday night about Challenge #6 -k-?

4 Kits left!

2009-09-18T23:25:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

There are 4 kits left - hurry and email me if you want one -k-?

lucindafish@cox.net

Lucinda :)

Challenge #5 - Extra, Extra, Read All About It!!!

2009-09-18T10:29:00.000-07:00

On this week's show, the challenge was to create an outfit out of newspaper! That's right, you read it correctly - NEWSPAPER!! The outfits some of the designers created were absolutely amazing - you couldn't even tell it was paper on some of them!

Beth and I were trying to figure out how to make this challenge work for scrapbooking, so here's what we came up with!

We have kits donated from Rusty Pickle
that have some newspaper elements on them, so we decided to go with those for this week!

Your challenge will be to use the Rusty Pickle kits and create a layout that is about something newsworthy in your life or someone else's life (examples are: buying a house, promotion, learning something new, or anything that is good news!!). You will also need to incorporate printed media in your layout somehow (you could cover chipboard, use cut-out letters for a "headline" title, make newspaper flowers or other embellishments, etc.). Examples of printed media are: newspaper, magazines, old or new books, catalogs/ads, etc.

Email me at lucindafish@cox.net if you would like a kit - we have 10 more available so hurry!! Please do not leave a comment on the blog about the kits since Beth is the one who receives those and we know she is busy with her new baby).

So just to recap, Challenge #5 is to create a "newsworthy" layout using the kit provided to you, and incorporate some type of printed media on it.

You have until midnight next Thursday, Sept. 24th to email me your layouts (lucindafish@cox.net)! Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!

Lucinda :)

Meet Baby Noah

2009-09-18T08:47:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to share an adorable pic I took last night when I was visiting Beth and her family - isn't Noah just adorable?! He is so sweet! Beth and family are doing great - not getting much sleep, but that's normal I guess! :)

Obviously, Beth will be late with getting her page submitted for Challenge #4, but that's alright - I guess we can give her a break since she just had a baby, right? :)

I've only gotten 3 pages back so far, so try to get yours to me asap (lucindafish@cox.net) -k-?

I will be trying to get the slideshow/voting up today sometime if the kiddos will let me sneak away for awhile!

Lucinda :)

Congrats to Ruth!

2009-09-18T08:44:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Ruth, winner of Challenge #3! I don't know about you, but this was the toughest challenge so far for me! It was neat to see what everyone came up with!!

Love your bag, Ruth! I'll be bringing your prize to you in the next couple days!

Challenge #3 - Create Your Own Style of Fabulously Fun Beach Accessory - vote for your fave!! (Poll Closed)
#1 - Claudia 16% (5 votes)
#2 - Eden 22% (7 votes)
#3 - Ruth 25% (8 votes)
#4 - Beth 22% (7 votes)
#5 - Lucinda 16% (5 votes)
Total Votes: 32

Congrats!!
Lucinda :)

Baby Noah is here!!

2009-09-16T00:39:00.000-07:00

Well, baby Noah William Dupont has arrived! He was born at 8:16am this morning. Mom and baby are doing well and hope to be released tomorrow (Thurs.).

Here are the details:

Noah William Dupont
born on 9-15-09
8 lbs. 2 ounces
20 inches long

I'll put some pics of the baby on the blog after I go visit Beth at the hospital -k-?

Lucinda :)

There She Goes....

2009-09-15T10:48:00.000-07:00

Beth called me this morning and said her water had just broken and she was headed for the hospital! So exciting! As soon as I hear any news, I'll post it here -k-?

Good luck Beth & Rick! We're pulling for ya!

-Lucinda :)

Challenge #3 - Here are the entries!!!

2009-09-11T22:57:00.000-07:00

Here are the entries for Challenge #3 - to create your own style of fabulously fun beach accessory! Enjoy the show, and be sure to go vote for your favorite on the sidebar!

Remember, voting will close on Thurs. Sept. 17th at 9:00pm MST.

UPDATE: I removed the slideshow to conserve memory, but you can still view it by clicking HERE

Announce Express Invite - our newest sponsor

2009-09-11T17:10:00.000-07:00

Our newest sponsor is Announce Express Invite - they have graciously agreed to donate as the prize one week a free card design, which you could then have printed at Costco or Walmart, etc. Great for the holidays!! Click on the collage to go to their website!