Challenge #17--The Gift

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

To begin, I want to personally thank each and every person who tried out for the Design Team. We had a grand total of 57 applicants and each one was as wonderful as the next! Just because you did not make the team this time around, please don't give up. Like I said EVERY APPLICANT was wonderful!!!! I know some people are truly disappointed at not making the team and for them my heart hurts. However, an extremely tough decision was made and three new members were chosen. With that being stated, we would officially like to welcome Christiane, Debbie, and Jessica to our Design Team!!! You really need to check out their rockin' galleries and blogs. You will be truly inspired. Please post a comment so we know that you've been here and when you do if you have a song you would like to see as a challenge be sure to include it! Thanks!!!

Remember, this is a challenge blog. You may not like every song we present, but hopefully you will find inspiration in the lyrics. This song has a myriad of lines that could be used for layouts, so please scroll down and read through them. We can't wait to see what you create! Please remember to post a link to your layout in the comments so it can be added to the slide show. I create new slide shows every Saturday. Here are the layouts created by our Design Team for The Gift. We hope they inspire you!

Aleida


Lilian


Rachel


Mary


Did you think I forgot? The winner of the Holiday Cards is Vannasmom! Please send your mailing address to me so I can get your cards postal! Thanks for posting everyone!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

We wanted to take a minute and wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas!



The inside of this card reads...Love, Hope, Peace. This is what I wish for all of you!

This week we are not going to post a new challenge, but you still can be a winner! That is right! The Design Team has put together a set of Holiday cards for you to win. These have all been handcrafted by the current Design Team and will sent to one lucky person chosen from a random drawing. To be entered into the drawing, all you have to do is post a comment to this thread. One of the Design Team members will draw a winner and they will receive an amazing RAK of cards! Here is a sample of the cards someone will be receiving. These were created by our one and only Lilian!


Again, Merry Christmas and make sure you check back next week to see who was selected as the new Design Team Members!

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree--SLIDE SHOW!

WOW!!! Here are the fun and rockin layouts submitted this week! As always, it is so much fun to so how everyone interrupts the song! We greatly appreciate all those that participate and for that we THANK YOU!!!!!

We are still working on selecting the new Design Team members. We received 57 applicants and it is taking a lot more time then we anticipated. All the submissions are outstanding and this is becoming a very difficult task.

Challenge #16--Rockin Round the Christmas Tree

Hello Scrappers!!!!

With Christmas rapidly approaching, we could not resist challenging you with one Christmas song, so this is it! We can't wait to see the layouts you create using the lyrics from Rockin' Round the Christmas Tree.

Please make sure you check out last week's layouts! They were all amazing! The winner of the beautiful kit from TallyScrapper as determined by our awesome design team is Amy!!! Congratulations!!!! Please send your address to me so I can have your kit mailed to you as soon as possible!

Here are the layouts created by our Design Team to inspire your creativity.

Aleida


Nikki


Rachel


Shelly

Next week we have a special RAK planned for you from all of us, so we hope you check it out.

Baby, It's Cold Outside--SLIDE SHOW!!!

WOW!!! These layouts are so amazing! The talent out there is just amazing! Check out these slide shows!!! The winner of the Kit from TallyScrapper will be announced tomorrow. Please remember to check out our sponsors because this week, they are the snowflakes for our snowmen!

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I was unable to use one of the links provided. It would not let me open the layout which was on photobucket. Therefore, if you see that your layout is missing, please let me know. Thanks!

Challenge #15--Baby, It's Cold Outside

I sure hope you took a minute to check out the slide show from last week. The ladies really did an excellent job using "Big Girls Don't Cry" as their inspiration and created wonderful layouts!!!

This week, we had a pretty big snowfall in my neck of the woods and missed three day's of school because of it. The snow was a gentle reminder that Winter is rapidly approaching. So....in the spirit of winter, let's get some inspiration from "Baby, It's Cold Outside!"

This week we have a sponsor! YAHOO!!!! TallyScrapper will be giving one lucky winner one of their new December Kits! Our very own Rachel helped design the kit, so I can hardly wait to see it! They have not released very much information about it yet, but I can tell you it will CLEARLY be a wonderful kit for one lucky scrapper!

Here are the layouts created by the Design Team to get your creative juices flowing. I hope you checked out the Design Team call at PubCalls because we are adding three new members to our wonderful team!!!

Allison


Dolores


Lilian


Rachel


Shelly


Remember, we are very grateful to our sponsors. They are the snowflakes for our snowmen! Therefore, we want to thank Christine and TallyScrappers for sponsoring us this week!

Big Girls Don't Cry--SLIDE SHOW!!!!

Here you go! Everyone did an amazing job on this challenge! Thanks so much for playing!!! Don't forget a new song will be posted tomorrow! Just to give you a hint....it is a cold one. hehehe

Challenge #14--Big Girls Don't Cry

Hello once again! This week's challenge is Big Girls Don't Cry! I hope this song can inspire you in some way to create a layout you love and want to share with us! Remember, this is only for your inspiration. You are free to change the lyrics as you need to fit your individuality. We can't wait to see what you create this week.

Also, I want you to be the first to know! I sent in a DT call to PubCalls today, so be on the lookout. We are adding three new members to our already wonderful Design Team and you never know...it could be you!

Here are a few layouts to get your creativity going. We hope you like them!

Aleida


Mary


Nikki

Life Ain't Always Beautiful SLIDE SHOW!!!

Once again, the layouts are all amazing! Each one if very different which just go to show of power music is as a form on inspiration. I hope you enjoy the slide show and look forward to tomorrow's New Challenge!