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.
1 pt + 1 NR pt
(used Don't Let Me Go by La, released 7/3 - layout posted 7/2)
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. (vanilla with blue sprinkles
)
1 pt
3 - Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955 - Scrap a tribute layout to your favorite theme park!
1 pt
4 - FREEDOM - scrap it!
1 pt
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.
1 pt
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.
1 pt
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!
1 pt
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!
1 pt + 1 NR
(used You Make Me Crazy by La, released 7/10 - layout posted 7/9)
11 - Pick dwarf names (a la Snow White and the...) for you and your family members and scrap them!
1 pt
13 - Princess Diana was born on July 1st. Scrap a layout about your favorite princess!
1 pt + 1 NR (inspired by Tiana from the Princess & the Frog
)
(used Art and Soul Alpha: Neutrals by Julie Billingsley, released 7/10 - layout posted 7/9)
15 - Title 3-Peat - create a layout which features the same word repeated 3 times in the title!
1 pt
16 - Outside the lines... on stitching that is! Use any other shaped stitching (circles, hearts, stars, etc.) to create a stitcheriffic layout!
1 pt + 1 NR
(used Good Eye by Libby Weifenbach, released 7/3 - layout posted 7/2)
18 - July 11th is Paper Bag Day - celebrate by creating a layout featuring tons of kraft, paper bag and newspaper backgrounds & elements!
1 pt
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.
1 pt
23 - Visit values.com and choose at least one word they highlight on their site to scrap about.
2 pts + 1 NR
(used Just Breathe by KCB & La, released 7/3 - layout posted 7/2)
24 - Paper 2 Digi: Candice Greenway - check out her amazing gallery and use it as inspiration for a page of your own!
2 pts
28 - One Template Two Ways - use the same template to scrap two different layouts! Flip it, twist it, shrink it - get creative!
2 pts
Blog Bonus #1: It’s a Neapolitan Challenge featuring 3 of Dani’s layouts. Your challenge is to pull aspects from each of these 3 layouts by Dani Mogstad.
1 pt
from layout 1: photo placement
from layout 2: background paper/placement
from layout 3: different alternating alphas
Blog Bonus #2: Jennifer rocks big bold titles on her pages. Your Challenge this week is to create a page of your own and finish it off with a great big bold title!
1 pt
Blog Bonus #3: Using Zuzana’s gallery for inspiration, create an original page with a photo blended in the background.
1 pt
Blog Bonus #4: Your challenge today is a traditional Sweet Shoppe Cookie-Decorating Challenge. Download the cookie, decorate it with your own goodies and then upload it to the SSD Gallery.
1 pt
Blog Bonus #5: It’s a Spin a Lift of Majda’s Gallery. Your challenge is to chose a layout from her gallery and give that layout a good spin to make it your own. You can spin it 45 or 90 degrees as well as flip it horizontal or vertical. Just make it your own!
1 pt
Total Points: 30 pt