Gotta Dance Winner and Challenge #136 "Fragile"

The design team has voted and.....

Congratulations goes to Mommy of 5 kids!!!! with this beautiful layout...
Mommy - your layout will now hang in the Scrapping the Music Hall of Fame, AND you win the Scrapbooker's Creativity kit! Please send your mailing address to michellelapoint@yahoo.com and we will get your prize right out to you!!!

Thank you so much to EVERYONE who played along this week! We Appreciate YOU!

and now.......

ON TO THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE!!!!!

This week's song is "Fragile" by Sting - a beautiful song that is a reminder of how precious our life and our world is. As you will see by the design team's layouts, the lyrics have many possibilities for scrapping! "Fragile," was suggested for this week by our guest designer Hanneke, as a tribute to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Months later, the people and animals of Haiti are still recovering and will be for a long time to come. This week's song goes out to them. Thank you Hanneke for the suggestion.

We have a wonderful sponsor for you this week!!!

The Little Red Scrapbook Co is a monthly scrapbooking kit club. They offer the newest products available in the scrapbook industry. This week, they are offering this beautiful prize...

The contents of this prize include:

6 Sheets October Afternoon "Fly A Kite" Pattern Papers: Sprinklers, Picnic Table, Dandelions, Garden, Ice Cream, Strawberry

3 Sheets Bazzill Cardstock: Stawberry, Kachina, Lemonade

1 Sheet October Afternoon Fly A Kite Jouncing Stickers

1 Pack Jenni Bowlin Studio Chipboard Butterflies

1 LRS Word Sheet - Friends & Family

1 Pack American Crafts Subway Thickers - Cherry

6 Prima Daisy Doodle Flowers - Pink

8 American Crafts Dear Lizzy Crochet Flowers

1 Yard Red Sheer Ribbon

How awesome is that????? Be sure and visit The Little Red Scrapbook's store for the newest and greatest scrappy supplies! Thank you so much Little Red Scrapbook Co!

Now it's time for our design team inspiration layouts for "Fragile..."

Hanneke, guest designer...


Yvonne...

Patricia...


Julie...


Jennifer...


Jeanet...


Frauke...

Now it's YOUR TURN! To be eligible for this week's prize, remember to link us up to your layout in the comments section of this post, or email your layout to michellelapoint@yahoo.com by the NEW deadline of midnight central time Tuesday. The clock in the right sidebar shows central time to help you if you need to convert time zones.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Some Days You Gotta Dance Slideshow...

Fantastic layouts again this week! While the design team is busy voting, check out this week's slideshow!!!

As always, if you don't see your layout in the slideshow, and it was submitted by the deadline of midnite on Tuesday - please email us at michellelapoint@yahoo.com. We would never leave anyone out on purpose!

Thanks for playing along and we will see you tonight!

Gotta Be Somebody Winner, and Challenge #135 "Some Days You Gotta Dance"

Thank you to EVERYONE who submitted a layout this week! We really appreciate all of you! The design team has voted and congratulations goes to...


SCOSSIE JANE!!! with this beautiful layout...
Scossie Jane your layout will now hang in the Scrapping The Music Hall of Fame!!! AND you win the beautiful handmade embellies from Evalicious!!! Please email your mailing address to michellelapoint@yahoo.com and we will get your prize right out to you!


and now ON TO THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE........

This week we go from rock to a yee-haw country song! "Some Days You Gotta Dance," by the Dixie Chicks is a super fun upbeat song which I'm sure a lot of us can relate to! We had a lot of fun scrapping with it and hope you do too!!! Click on the widget in the sidebar to see the lyrics!

Our prize this week is "The Scrapbooker's Creativity Kit," by Claudine Hellmuth!!! This kit includes a workbook and two decks of cards, which together are sure to jump-start your creativity! This prize is being donated by design team member Michelle (me).



Take a look at our design team's inspiration layouts for "Some Days You Gotta Dance..."

Guest Designer Hanneke...


Yvonne...

Michelle...


Julie...


Jennifer...


Jeanet...


Donna...

Now it's YOUR TURN! To be eligible for this week's prize, remember to link us up to your layout in the comments section of this post, or email your layout to michellelapoint@yahoo.com by the NEW deadline of midnight central time Tuesday. The clock in the right sidebar shows central time to help you if you need to convert time zones.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Gotta Be Somebody Slideshow!

Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday and thank you so much to everyone who send in their layouts!!! They all look GORGEOUS!!!!! While the design team is busy voting, take a look at all the beautiful creations! Enjoy the show!

As always, if you don't see your layout in the slideshow, and it was submitted by the deadline of midnite on Tuesday - please email us at michellelapoint@yahoo.com. We would never leave anyone out on purpose!

Thanks for playing along and we will see you tonight!

Rainbow Connection Winner and Challenge #134 - "Gotta Be Somebody"

The design team has voted and even though it was REALLY DIFFICULT to pick this week (all of the layouts were fabulous!), we did come up with a winner...

CONGRATULATIONS goes to AMANDA73 who submited this beautiful layout...

Amanda, your layout will now hang in the Scrapping The Music Hall of Fame, AND you win the gift certificate for Zigzagscrap.com! Please send an email to michellelapoint@yahoo.com, and we will get your gift certificate out to you right away! Congratulations again Amanda, and thanks to everyone for playing along this week!

I also want to say a special thanks to the design team at Zigzagscrap for playing along with us this week and making our challenge extra special!!!


AND NOW.... ON TO THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE!!!

We are changing gears this week and bringing you a rockin' song by Nickelback! "Gotta Be Somebody" is sure to get you dancing in your scraproom (or livingroom or wherever!) and will hopefully bring you some big-time inspiration for creativity!!! Check out the lyrics by clicking on the link in the right hand sidebar.

We have an awesome prize for you this week!!! It's this gorgeous grouping of handmade embellies by Evalicious!Evalicious offers unique memory art kits, art journals, handmade scrapbooking embellishments and more. Her shop has just been updated with new products! For more details on Evalicious scrapbooking goods, please visit her blog or her shop. Thanks Eve for being our sponsor this week!

Now, on to the design team's inspiration layouts for "Gotta Be Somebody..."

Hanneke, Guest Designer...

Hanneke is having some computer troubles right now - Look for her layout in this space soon!

Julie...

Jennifer...


Michelle...

Jeanet...

Patricia...

Frauke...

Yvonne...
Jess...


Now it's YOUR TURN! To be eligible for this week's prize, remember to link us up to your layout in the comments section of this post, or email your layout to michellelapoint@yahoo.com by the NEW deadline of midnight central time Tuesday. The clock in the right sidebar shows central time to help you if you need to convert time zones.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Rainbow Connection Slideshow...

Oh what beautiful work is inspired by rainbows!!! The design team is going to have a hard time deciding between all of these colorful and inspiring layouts! We will be back this evening with the winner, but in the meantime, enjoy the slideshow...

As always, if you don't see your layout in the slideshow, and it was submitted by the deadline of midnite on Tuesday - please email us at michellelapoint@yahoo.com. We would never leave anyone out on purpose!

Thanks for playing along and we will see you tonight!

More Rainbow Connection Inspiration...

Jeannie mentioned in the comments, that she really likes Jason Mraz' version of Rainbow Connection and I agree Jeannie! It got me thinking about all the people that have covered this song and just how loved it is! Since there still is time to play along with our challenge, I thought I'd share a little more Rainbow Connection inspiration with you...

(P.S. It helps to press play and then pause to let the video buffer a little before you play it all the way through. Then it won't keep stopping to buffer.)

This one is my personal favorite. Willie Nelson...




Then for you Rockers out there we've got The Gimme Gimmes...



and then of course we've got Jeannie's favorite - Jason Mraz...


Don't forget you've got until Tuesday at midnite to play along! Link your layouts to this post, and remember you can also play along at the Zig Zag blog!

"Change In My Life Winner" and Challenge #133 "Rainbow Connection..."

We definitely got a lot of inspiration from this week's layouts! Thank you so much to everyone who played along with us this week - you ALL did an awesome job!!!

The design team has voted, and the winner of our "Change In My Life" challenge is........

MARJAN with this gorgeous layout!
Congratulations Marjan! Your layout will now hang in the Scrapping The Music Hall of Fame! AND you win the "Travel A Go-Go Album Kit" from A Little Dash of This and That! Please email your mailing address to us at michellelapoint@yahoo.com and we will get your prize right out to you!

and now ON TO THIS WEEK'S VERY SPECIAL CHALLENGE!!!

There are a number of things that are special about this week's challenge! First of all, it's the first Wednesday of the month, so it's movie week again, and this time around we are featuring the classic song "Rainbow Connection," from the fabulous 70's movie "The Muppet Connection!" Our team member Jeanet is a big muppets fan, so this one's for her (as well as the rest of us - who doesn't love the muppets???!!!) Anyhoo, on to the second special part of our challenge......

This week we are also pairing up with the Zig Zag Scrap Design team and offering a side-by-side challenge!!! What does this mean you ask? It means that you have TWO CHANCES TO WIN!!! Zig Zag Scrap is also featuring our song "Rainbow Connection" as a challenge to their readers this week, so you can submit your layout in both places and have two chances to win!!! Yeayyy!

Zig Zag Scrap is also generously donating our prize for this week, which is a $25 gift certificate to their store!!! Thank you so much Zig Zag!!!

So, now I present to you the design team layouts for "A Rainbow Connection..."


Guest Designer Hanneke...

Patricia...

Yvonne...

Michelle...

Kristii...

Julie...

Jennifer...

Jeanet...

Donna...

Frauke...
Now it's YOUR TURN! To be eligible for this week's prize, remember to link us up to your layout in the comments section of this post, or email your layout to michellelapoint@yahoo.com by the NEW deadline of midnight central time Tuesday. The clock in the right sidebar shows central time to help you if you need to convert time zones.

Don't forget you can also link up your layout at Zig Zag Scrap for another chance to win!

We can't wait to see what you create!

Slideshow for "Change In My Life..."

We were all so inspired to see the beautiful work streaming in for the "Change In My Life" challenge! The design team is voting and will be back tonight with the winner, but in the meantime, check out the slideshow...

As always, if you don't see your layout in the slideshow, and it was submitted by the deadline of midnite on Tuesday - please email us at michellelapoint@yahoo.com. We would never leave anyone out on purpose!

Thanks for playing along and we will see you tonight!

Introducing our Guest Designer for May...

Hey there everybody! It's the beginning of the month again, which means it's time to say goodbye and a big THANK YOU to Jenneke Knol for being our guest designer for April. Jenneke, it was awesome having you with us!

It also means it's time to meet our May Guest Designer!!! Please give a warm welcome to Hanneke!

Hi everybody, my name is Hanneke I live in a small town in the Netherlands!! I am the mom of two great boys (my fave scrap subjects). the wife of a fantastic man and the owner of a super cute dog!!

I scrap for about 5 years now and to me it's a great way to express myself!!! It's hard to say what my style is, cause I don't think I have a particular one, I love to use white cardstock as a background, I love to stamp and I love to use bright colors!!

I am very exited and honored to be this months guest designer, I love this blog and love the songs - a lot of them are totally new to me so it's a great way to to discover new music!!

Hope you are going to like what I will make and hope you will all join me!!!

You can check out Hanneke's blog at: Just Rifi

We are honored to have you with us Hanneke, and can't wait to see what you create!

Please Welcome Our New Design Team Member!!!

We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest design team member!!! She is a very talented artist who is a three-time Scrapping The Music Hall of Famer. We have enjoyed seeing her colorful and funky style as a participant and look forward to having her on our team!!! Please welcome...

PATRICIA ROEBUCK!!!

Hello! I'm Patricia Roebuck. I'm in my 40's but still very much at kid at heart. Have been married for 19 years, and am a new Mom for the past eight months now. I did my first 'scrapbook' of our trip to Japan in 1998, but started learning more about the hobby three years ago while we waited for our referral of our adoption of our daughter. I discovered a whole new world of creativity that I didn't know existed.

I'm so excited to be a part of a group of very talented ladies. I've always been so inspired by the design teams' work and to everyone who participates in the weekly challenges. I hope to grow, inspire, and be inspired even more as I join this amazing team.

You can check out Patricia's blog at: Roebuck Adventures

I will also be adding Patricia's picture to our design team row at the top of this blog. Did you know you can click on any of our pictures and see a little gallery of our work? You can, and as soon as Patricia's pic gets up there you will be able to check out her gallery too!

Patricia - welcome to our team! We can't wait to create with you!

Come on back tomorrow everyone when we introduce our May guest designer!

And don't forget - you still have until Tuesday at midnite to get your layouts in for the "Change In My Life" challenge. Click here to go to the post where you can link up your work.

Farewell Tribute to Mandy...

Well my friends, it's time to say goodbye to another one of our design team members. Our beloved Mandy is stepping down from the team. Mandy has been a true inspiration for all of us here at Scrapping The Music and we are really going to miss her!!! Before we say goodbye we want to pay tribute to Mandy by sharing with you a slideshow of some of the beautiful work Mandy contributed to our team. We hope you enjoy the slideshow...

Mandy, we wish you a future as fantastic as you are! Thank you for everything you did for us - we love you!

Come on back tomorrow when we will announce our new design team member!