Sweet Shoppe Challenge Bingo: January 2015

[Robin Carlton]

Happy New Year Sweet Shoppers! All of us here at SSD hope you had an amazing break over the holidays, and that you're ready to scrap like crazy in the upcoming year as a community!

We are really excited because we're rolling out a brand new challenge format that we think is super fun, and that we really hope you're going to love! Scrap a little or scrap a lot, we think this new format offers lots of options and something for everyone!

As you can see from the title of this post, we're playing Bingo each month here at SSD for our challenges in 2015, and we think it's going to be sweet!

The Low-Down

To play along, check out this month's Bingo card and start planning your strategy for earning the discount you want. Our new challenges are designed to be fairly simple, straightforward and open to interpretation for the most part, so have fun with them! As long as you try to scrap in the spirit of the challenge as it's posted, you'll be just fine, but let us know if you have any questions!

https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-january-challenges.jpg

Sweet Rewards

Traditional Bingo: To earn a 20% discount, you'll need to scrap 5 challenges in a row in any direction. The center space may be used to choose another challenge of your choice from the card for a total of 5 layouts...

https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-20-horizontal.jpg https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-20-diagonal.jpg https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-20-vertical.jpg

Pattern Bingo: To earn a 30% discount, you'll need to scrap 9 layouts in one of the following patterns again using the center space to choose a challenge of your choice from elsewhere on the card...

https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-30-x.jpg https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-30-quilt.jpg https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-30-plus.jpg
https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-30-frame.jpg https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-30-diamond.jpg https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-30-corners.jpg

Blackout: To earn a 40% discount and be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to the shoppe, you'll need to get blackout and fill in your entire card (we'll let you have the center space free this time)...

https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-40-blackout.jpg

Tracking & Earning Discounts

To track your challenges this year, click here (https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/bingoatssd/bingo-tracker-jan.jpg) to download your own personal bingo card. Once you've completed a challenge, resize your layout to 175 x 175px (which fits perfectly in a bingo square) and put it on the corresponding spot of the challenge on your bingo card!

Save your completed card and post it to this thread by midnight on February 1st, 2015, and our lovely challenge fairy will automatically send you your Sweet Rewards of 20, 30 or 40% off depending on the pattern on your card the second full M-F of every month!

The Nitty Gritty

You must use Sweet Shoppe products for the bulk of your page. Outside templates, minor accents, etc. are perfectly ok as long as at a glance the page is obviously created with products from our shoppe and designers!

Challenges MUST remain where they appear on the card. You MAY NOT scrap 9 layouts of your choice and simply put them in the corresponding pattern to earn a discount.

Obviously due to the size of the layouts on the tracker card, it would be difficult for us to check each challenge in detail to make sure it matches with the challenge, but we know we can count on our amazing community to play by the rules.

More Sweet Stuff

As if all of this weren't sweet enough, I'm excited to share that EVERYONE who posts a bingo card in a month with at least one line complete will be entered to win their choice of a kit from this month's Featured Designers Ana of Sugary Fancy and Christine of Digilicious Designs! 4 lucky winners will be chosen from the field of challenge participants to win these sweet treats which is just awesome!

On that note, I'm going to let you get to work!! If you have any questions, please post them in our Challenge Bingo FAQ (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79863) thread so that this tracker thread is easy to view at the end of the month! You'll also want to keep your eyes open for our Bingo with the Babes threads for weekly challenge inspiration and the opportunity to share some of your favorite challenge layouts in more detail throughout the month!

Happy New Year and Happy Scrapping from our entire team here at SSD!

Robin

[lovely1m]

Looks fun!
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b194/lovely1m/bingo-tracker-jan_zpsjs1wfipf.jpg (http://s19.photobucket.com/user/lovely1m/media/bingo-tracker-jan_zpsjs1wfipf.jpg.html)

[Nikki Epperson]

** What Mari said! Exciting!

[jumbbumble]

oooh this looks like fun i gonne play for sure

[adrianka]

That's cool :-)

[Saar]

Count me in!
Can't wait to get started.

[bcgal00]

Sounds like fun and totally innovative!

[tanyiadeskins]

This sounds like fun... kinda feel like getting started right now!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-january-challenges.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362078&title=january-bingo-challenges&cat=679)

[eve11ne]

this is different.... but looks like fun!

[Gemma]

Sounds fun, I probably won't get many done but I'm going to play along as much as I can :)

I lied, I got all but 2 done LOL

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/bingo-tracker-jan11.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=364067&title=bingo-card&cat=500)

[Lelly]

OH MY GOSH! This is amazing. I literally came onto the forums to see if the new challenge system had been posted up yet & I'm very pleased with what you've come up with. YAY for choices! Can't wait to get scrapping! :)

[annet83]

I'm have too much of my own scrapping work piled up to get this many challenge LO'S done, so I won't be participating. But I'll give it a try when I have some more time in a couple of months. Can't wait to see everyone's LO'S though!

[Jjriward]

What a fun idea! Love it!

[luckyme]

LOVE this format so much! I know I've had a bit of a head start "behind the scenes" but I've already done 4 pages for the Bingo challenges! I'm feeling so inspired by this game! :)

[meejay]

What a great idea - love all the options. Thank you!!!

[carrie1977]

This sounds like fun... kinda feel like getting started right now!

Hey you!!!

I love that you are all so excited about the new challenge format!

[LoriJ]

I am loving this new challenge format! All done! Woohoo!
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/LoriJ_Jan2015Bingo.jpg

[kristijoy]

This looks really fun! Love the creativity of the challenges! Looking forward to 'bingo with the babes' to keep my mojo going!

[marlathrall]

I like!

[cmkb396]

This looks like fun!

[danagirl82]

This is just the thing I need to get back to scrapbooking!

[fruitysuet]

Love it - versatile and achievable with the different levels to choose from each month.

[Chels85]

looks awesome!!

[adi&co.]

oh this is exciting! I love it!

[abm234]

Love the new challenge system! It seems like you really listened to what people suggested and incorporated a little bit of everything! Good work!

[NellahBean]

Oh my heck! Love it!!!

[tabithah]

I started a challenge several years ago but got distracted and only completed a few pages. This looks fun, so I think I'll try again. Maybe I can actually get some pages done, rather than just being a supply hoarder.

[Erica]

Well there goes my resolution to get out more! This looks like an amazing idea, you guys are fab!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-tracker-jan.jpg

[NeverendingJen]

I love this!

[whitneyt]

What a great idea - looks like a lot of fun!

[amystoffel]

I'm trying to get back into scrapbooking, I've downloaded my card and I'm ready!

All I can get done this month is a basic line :)

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u116/amy_hart2/bingo-tracker-jan_zps8abc5fe7.jpg

[dana]

this is SUPER FUN! <3

[cherrygutz]

oooh this is cool!

[fifilur]

Sounds super fun!

[JMC1988]

Oh, I think I am going to LOVE these challenges!

[kristijoy]

Well there goes my resolution to get out more! This looks like an amazing idea, you guys are fab!

I think you still might need to get out more so you can take pictures to scrap!!! :thumbup:

[winipeg1]

What a great challenge format, don't usually participate in challenges anywhere but I'm excited by this so I'm going to give it a go. Excited to get started 😍

[breakingbrie]

I've taken like... a couple years? off challenges lol. I'm excited to jump back in!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/SSDJanBingo.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=363618&title=january-bingo-blackout&cat=679)

[nenzie78]

Great idea! How exciting. I'm in!!

[CLAUDIO]

Sounds like fun!
I have not scrapped in a few years so, is it possible to
used older kits? As long as they are not retired of course.
Thank you!

[YepBrook]

Sounds like fun!
I have not scrapped in a few years so, is it possible to
used older kits? As long as they are not retired of course.
Thank you!

It's OK to use older/retired kits as long as they are from current SSD designers. :) Have fun! :thumbup:

[Natalie C]

This is a super fun way to do challenges.

[CLAUDIO]

It's OK to use older/retired kits as long as they are from current SSD designers. :) Have fun! :thumbup:

sounds good to me! thank you ! you will be seeing me around :thumbup:

[Elsieanne]

Count me in -- I love this format for challenges!

[jk703]

This sounds fun! I hope to participate this year! :)

[crecia27]

I big puffy heart love this! I love the variety and that everything will be available at the beginning of the month! Thanks SS for all the work I know it must have taken to come up with and implement this!

[tanyiadeskins]

bah wrong thread, sorry

[EmmsCreative]

Sounds like fun and i love bingo :)

[nun69]

I LIKEY!!!!!!!!!!

[LLPooh1]

This is great. Time to get my feet wet in challenges! :)

[OrianaVianey]

Looooove it!!!!
I've been looking for fun challenges and this is wonderful!
Happy happy happy

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Here is my BINGO CARD
Jan 31st - 7:42 pm EST

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Bingo_Enero.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=364184&title=bingojan&cat=500)

[EmmsCreative]

Now where do I start haha

[Dalis]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v666/alidalis/bingo-january-challenges_zps8b4a4197.jpg

[mollyscraps]

This was so much fun! These prompts really got me inspired! So happy to finally get plugged in over here!

http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b592/Molly_Harbridge/bingo-january-challenges-big_zpsb30ae140.jpg

[mimisgirl]

wow, so fast!

[annet83]

Managed to get at least one line done in between scrapping projects:

http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd414/Annetvh/Other%20photos/bingo-january-challenges_zps88d8e43a.jpg (http://s1218.photobucket.com/user/Annetvh/media/Other%20photos/bingo-january-challenges_zps88d8e43a.jpg.html)

[Daphne0890]

Thank you for the lovely challenge! I had fun with it! :)
Here is my bingo card:
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/medium/JanuarVOL.jpg

[kristijoy]

Here's mine!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-tracker-jan-30-web.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362021&title=bingojanuary&cat=679)

[littlekiwi]

my spot - hopefully I can do some scrapping soon

[jak]

Oops! Almost forgot to post here:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Jan-2015-bingo-card_done.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362193&title=january-bingo-card&cat=500)

[Saar]

Mine!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-january-challengesweb.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362321&title=january-2015-bingo-card&cat=679)

[nietis]

Here's mine:
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-tracker-jan2.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362313&title=january-2015-bingo-card&cat=500)

[kim517]

I had all these ideas that I'd do more this month (worked on one of the patterns), but at least I finished a single bingo :)
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv169/mkege/bingo-january-challenges700%20-%20Copy.jpg

[pewtertm]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-january-challenges_596_x_700_.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362827&title=january-bingo-card&cat=679)

[Elsieanne]

Forgot to post my completed card to this thread so doing it now.
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=361140&title=jan-bingocompleted&cat=500

[Valgal]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-tracker-jan3.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362776)

[JuliaM]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-tracker-jan4.jpg?9494

[nowens]

Busy busy busy, so I was just shooting for a basic bingo. Here's my finished card:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-tracker-jan5.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=362925&title=my-january-bingo-card&cat=679)

[Ethereal_sheep]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/Katiecardjan.jpgHere's mine :)

[sugirox]

Loving this:)
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-tracker-jan6.jpg

[jumbbumble]

http://i59.tinypic.com/14eay42.jpg

I had plannend on doing more but life gets in the way and i only finished one row

[ClaudiKnits]

here is my finished card! Soooo proud, this is the first time I did all challenges I wanted to do...

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/3351/NBVaPE.jpg

[adi&co.]

No particular order. I just did the ones I felt inspired by
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingocard.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=363157&title=january-bingo-card&cat=679)

[hosanhelwa]

Bingo!! Here's mine
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/January_Bingo_complete.jpg

[Kiana]

So I decided that I loved the BINGO idea for challenges so much I had to try to play along here....LOL

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/medium/SSD_JanBingoCardkiana.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=363199&title=jan-2015bingo-card-5-challenges&cat=500)

[Natalie C]

Here's my bingo card. Not sure if I'll get any more done before Saturday, so figured I'd post it up now.

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-tracker-jan_four-corner.jpg

[Chels85]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/bingo-january-challenges1.jpg

[Robin Carlton]

Chels! Dont forget to do your 5th challenge in that center space! It's only free if youre doing blackout :)

[christinar]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-tracker-jan8.jpg

I wasn't sure if I was supposed to put the extra in the middle or on the one I did, so I put it on both.

[Romajo]

Yay, finally got my card done! :D
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/bingo-tracker-janklein.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=363593&title=bingo-card-january&cat=500)

[disneyaddict]

Great challenge! I just completed the ones that appealed to me and helped me work on a few projects!
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l91/sethcamden/bingo-for-ssd-january.jpg (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/sethcamden/media/bingo-for-ssd-january.jpg.html)

[danagirl82]

I did it!
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/Dana-Tate-Bing-Tracker-January-2015.jpg

[fifilur]

I've been too all over the place to finish even a row, but wanted to show my card anyway.
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t542/fifilur/SSD/bingo-january-challenges-Hanna_zps193d5358.jpg

[michelepixels]

At the beginning of the month I thought I might fill up the card. Oh well, I've still done more scrapping this month than in all of 2014, so I'm off to a good start. :D

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-tracker-janMINE.jpg

[marlathrall]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/bingo-january-challenges2.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=363817&title=january-bingo-card&cat=500)

[mimisgirl]

OMG - I actually finished, I really did not think I would do black out - but I made it - YAY!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bing-in-progress-copy.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=363929&title=bingo-done&cat=679)

[JennNtheBoys]

Finally finished up last night...... I am glad I got them all done, and feels good to be before the last minute, however I am LOST for what to do today while I wait for the next set of challenges. LOL

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-tracker-jan9.jpg

[semantje]

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g480/bysemantje/bingo-tracker-jan_zps16d59440.jpg

[Nikki Epperson]

:wub:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k172/dnldc/layouts/59d01f8e-04b4-454e-9a8c-d3e353ef5f4c.jpg

[Sherri Tierney]

I totally tried for a blackout. This is the pattern I finished up first though. I didn't quite make the blackout. I do have several additional layouts done though so I'm excited about that. :)

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/januarybingo.jpg

[JMC1988]

I was trying for the blackout but just couldn't do it this month! Maybe in February!
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo-tracker-jan24DONE.jpg

[msbamf2you]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/msbamf2you-januarybingo.jpg

[LeeAndra]

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-tracker-jan-sm.jpg

[eve11ne]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e218/eve11ne/bingo-tracker-jan%20resize.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/eve11ne/media/bingo-tracker-jan%20resize.jpg.html)

[whitneyt]

I'm totally in love with this challenge system - maybe a blackout card a different month. Great job to everyone who participated!
https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/medium/bingo-january-challenges-whitneyt.jpg

[Linz]

this is the first time i've done any challenges in 3½ years. :eek:

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/bingo_jan-final.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=364282&title=january-bingo-card&cat=500)

[mariewilcox]

Awww man, I posted this to the wrong thread :crying: I posted it to the thread that said BINGO CARD DONE thinking that was the official thread. If you check the gallery though I was finished long before this post :(

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/FINISHED_BINGO_CARD.jpg (https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=363003&title=bingo-blackout-21-21-21&cat=500)

ETA: I did read through the directions at the beginning of the month but obviously forgot and the other thread was there so I did the total blonde thing and spaced it.

[lbvancura]

My first time participating in the SSD challenges... very fun format! Hoping for more scrap time in February!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/500/bingo-tracker-jan-WEB.jpg

[mkcdaisy]

I finished, I finished!!

https://www.sweetshoppecommunity.com/gallery/data/679/jan-bingo-card.jpg

[tabithah]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8643/16399066226_5d8a8d6a85_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qZ8v49)

[Lyd]

Hey gals! Just wanted to let you know that I just sent out Sweet Rewards codes for the January challenges . . . check your PMs. :thumbup:

[Robin Carlton]

Hey gals! Just wanted to let you know that I just sent out Sweet Rewards codes for the January challenges . . . check your PMs. :thumbup:

Best challenge fairy ever!

[Lyd]

Best challenge fairy ever!

Lol. Thanks to Brook. :D

[Saar]

Thank you challenge fairy Lydia!

[jak]

Got mine, thank you! Can't wait to use it!

[nietis]

Got mine, Lyd! Thanks!
Love your new avatar, by the way!

[JennNtheBoys]

Got mine too. Thanks!

[semantje]

Got it!!! Yay!! Awesome fairy avatar!!