Hey Chicklets!!
It's official, 2010 is half-way over! Time is going by so quickly, but we really hope you're getting lots of layouts scrapped as a result of our Monthly Portfolios! This month we have some really fun inspiration for you, and we know you're eager to get started, so let's get to it...
For ease of reference, we've created a printable checklist of this month's portfolio. Click the link below to download and print!
As always, you MUST use primarily Sweet Shoppe products to complete your challenge layouts.
July 2010: Sweet Shoppe Scrapper's Portfolio
One Point Tasks - 20 Primary Points Possible
1 - Lift a layout by Juliana Kneipp, our
Treat of the Month for July, and get to know her better in this month's special feature.
2 - July is National Ice Cream Month. Scrap a layout which primarily features the color of your favorite flavor. ie. browns for chocolate, pinks or reds for strawberry, etc.
3 - Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955 - Scrap a tribute layout to your favorite theme park!
4 - FREEDOM - scrap it!
5 - There are 31 days in July so what better time to scrap 31 things you love about summer!
6 - Toy Story is without a doubt going to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer at the movies! Scrap a layout about your favorite summer flicks - past or present.
7 - Use your favorite digi-kit(s) to make yourself a ultra-sweet NEW name siggy for the forums that's 400px wide or smaller.
8 - The sky can really set the mood in a photograph and give people a picture of where you are or where you've been. Check out these inspiring photos of the sky at
flickr and get out there to take some gorgeous photos of your own. Don't forget to scrap 'em too!
9 - Twi-Hards, the latest installment of the Twilight saga is finally in theaters! Scrap a layout about your favorite obsession.
10 - July 19th is Stick Out Your Tongue Day! Photograph yourself, a loved one or the whole family with tongues sticking out and scrap it!
11 - Pick dwarf names (a la Snow White and the...) for you and your family members and scrap them!
12 - "We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics." - Bill Vaughan
Scrap a bug-tastic layout featuring your favorite or most feared bugs!
13 - Princess Diana was born on July 1st. Scrap a layout about your favorite princess!
14 - Behind Closed Doors: The Garage. Shoot it & scrap it, but DON'T clean it!
15 - Title 3-Peat - create a layout which features the same word repeated 3 times in the title!
16 - Outside the lines... on stitching that is! Use any other shaped stitching (circles, hearts, stars, etc.) to create a stitcheriffic layout!
17 - Hodge Podge X-treme! Scrap a layout using no more than two items from the same kit or pack. Mix up our goodies and get creative!
18 - July 11th is Paper Bag Day - celebrate by creating a layout featuring tons of kraft, paper bag and newspaper backgrounds & elements!
19 - Glee is on break for the summer but the music is topping the charts at itunes...use one of the songs from the various soundtracks as inspiration for a page.
20 - Check out the fabulous photography at
Ivan Vanderbyl and use the website as inspiration to create a clean and graphic layout featuring a photo collage.
Two Point Tasks - 20 Primary Points Possible
21 - The return of
Color Me Katie - use this fun idea from Katie's blog to create a layout using photo thought bubbles to create a whimsical scene sharing what's on your mind.
22 - We're having Christmas In July (sorta) - use a Christmas kit to scrap a holiday free layout!
23 - Visit
values.com and choose at least one word they highlight on their site to scrap about.
24 - Paper 2 Digi:
Candice Greenway - check out her amazing gallery and use it as inspiration for a page of your own!
25 - Create a Rockin' Summer Poster using the FABULOUS tips and tricks
here.
26 - Make a
summer to-do list and scrap it!
27 -
Creative Self-Portraits - go to town with this amazingly cool tutorial and self-portrait inspiration!
28 - One Template Two Ways - use the same template to scrap two different layouts! Flip it, twist it, shrink it - get creative!
29 - It's lemonade stand season! Host a lemonade stand with your little one(s) and create that essential summer memory together.
30 - July 2nd is Compliment Your Mirror day, scrap something positive about you.. what's your favorite feature about yourself?
Five Point Tasks - 10 Primary Points Possible
31 - Letters To Yourself - scrap 3 layouts featuring letters to yourself in the past, present and future. Do you have advice for yourself in the future, reassurance that you made the right choices in the past, just want someone to listen to what you're going through today? Get those thoughts down in layout form and earn 5 points for this meaningful trio of pages!
31a - Letter To Past Me
31b - Letter To Present Me
31c - Letter To Future Me
32 - Book of Me 2010 - this year SSD is encouraging you to create a Book of Me Album! So often we focus on scrapping everyone else in our lives, but we're challenging you to record more of who YOU are on a regular basis throughout the year too. Pick 3 of the 5 topics below and scrap 3 layouts to earn 5 points:
32a - Do you want to know a secret...
32b - My favorites via the 5 senses...
32c - Oh the places I've been...
32d - My biggest pet peeve is...
32e - Getting older can be tough, but it doesn't have to be. Use your next big birthday as a chance to set goals and create a
30 before 30 or
28 at 28 list of things you want to do before that next big birthday!
Ten Point Task - 10 Primary Points Possible
33 - Altered Summer Memories Trinket Boxes - the perfect place to stash shells from the beach, tickets and wristbands to amusement parks, mini books, photographs, etc. we're challenging you to decorate a tin, box or other keepsake container to store your trinkets in style! Don't skip this challenge because you're afraid of hybrid - you can do it! Here's some amazing inspiration...
Altered Lunch Box by Kathy
Summer Memories Mailbox (as seen in Simply Sweet Magazine) by Andrea Gourley
Trinket Box by Tammy Tutterow
Altered Bottles & Carrier by Connie
Flex Tip - Be Creative! If the challenge is asking for a TOP 10 of your favorite TV shows, feel free to scrap your husband's or child's favorite shows instead! If it's asking a question, feel free to ask the question of a loved one and scrap a page for them instead. The only time this wouldn't apply is to your Book of Me album which should be a stunning tribute to YOU!
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DON'T FORGET! As you complete layouts for our challenges, you'll be tracking them yourself in one post that you'll update throughout the month.
For July, all layouts and points need to be posted by 11:59pm EST at the end of the day on August 1st. If you're joining us for the first time this month, have a look at the amazing portfolio tracker threads from the last 6 months to see how it's done!
1) Post to claim your tracker spot for the month.
2) When you finish a layout for a challenge, upload it to the gallery and right click to get the image information for your layout.
3) Return to your tracker spot you claimed in this thread, and click edit to add the image of your layout to your portfolio. You'll want to add your layout in order of the numbered list above and include that number and the points earned above your image.
4) At the very end of your portfolio, please keep a running tally of the total points earned to date.
PLEASE NOTE: Portfolio points may NOT be carried over into the following month as each month begins anew with a fresh set of inspiring challenges! Additionally, you may NOT use the same layout for more than one numbered task - each task requires a new layout.
Please don't post chatter or comments in this thread as we'd like to keep it clean and easy to check at the end of the month. If you want to give praise to your favorite prompts or layouts, feel free to chatter as much as you like in our General Info & Chatter Forum. Thanks!!
Hoping you're fired up,
Robin