Scrap Africa: April 2016

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Scrap Africa sketch challenge no.72 - TOP HATS & Winners

Hello Everyone

Woot woot! Congratulations are in order for our TOP HATS and winners.

But, firstly, many many thanks to everyone who played along! You guys are awesome! ;-)

We had some goodies up for grabs and the giveaway was

R300 worth of BoBunny Misc. Me goodies.

Congratulations 8. Vika Sopulik! ;-)

This was Vika's gorgeous project! ;-)

Now for those TOP HATS.

Congratulations to 7. Erina Greece! You are the TOP HAT for this challenge! ;-)

We loved the amazing elements, the gorgeous background and the adorable photo!

Truly a fabulous page! ;-)

Our 2nd place TOP HAT is this gorgeous page by 2. Ela17

Well done Ela! ;-)

We loved the textures, the lace and the beautiful colouring!

A stunning page! ;-)

In 3rd place, was this beauty by 5. Buffy Burnside! ;-)

Congratulations Buffy! ;-)

We so loved the colouring, the textures and the styling! A gorgeous and stunning page! ;-)

So congratulations, again, to all the TOP HATS. We were blown away by your creativity! ;-)

We would love to see more of Erina's work, so please email scrapafrica@tynox.co.za for a Guest Design opportunity.

Thanks also to everyone who played along! We always love seeing your work!

Til next time

Friday, 15 April 2016

Scrap Africa Mood Board Challenge no.73

Hello Everyone

Welcome to our mood board challenge for April! ;-)

You can create a card, tag, layout, an altered project, journal pages or even a digital project!

You can create whatever you like! ;-)

We would just love to know what inspired you from the mood board and the sentiment behind your project!;-)

We have 2 amazing Special Guest Designers for our challenge today!

Firstly, is a really amazing creator and her styling is just divine!

Welcome Lisa Griffith!!

Hello! My name is Lisa Griffith and I live in the United States with my husband and my eight year old son, Liam. I have been scrapbooking since my son was born but it has become a real passion for me since discovering mixed media several years ago. You can find me most Saturday mornings at estates sales, looking for vintage treasures that I like to incorporate into my work….bits of tattered lace, buttons, vintage photographs, beautiful old magazines….My style varies with the themes I choose and I love to add a lot of texture with masks and paints. I love antiques and anything vintage so the invitation for this challenge was really enjoyable to me! Currently I design for Blue Fern Studios, The Scrapbook Diaries and Pion Design. I would love for you to visit me at www.thepaperattic.blogspot.com. Thank you Scrap Africa for having me!

Lisa created this fabulous page!

Aren't the details and the styling just amazing!!!!! So beautiful, in every way! ;-)

Thanks so much Lisa for this super, amazing page! ;-)

Our second fabulous designer, is Marina Syskova! ;-)

So welcome Marina we are so pleased to have you here today too! ;-)

Hello! My name is Marina Syskova and I am pleased to be a Guest Designer on the Scrap Africa blog!

In August of 2012. I first discovered the wonderful world of scrapbooking and now can not imagine my life without it!

Marina created these gorgeous and beautiful journal pages! ;-)

The vintage feel and the fabulous background and beautiful styling, just make for a stunning project! ;-)

Thanks sooo much Marina for this stunning inspiration! ;-)

Thanks so both Lisa and Marina, again, for your fabulous works! ;-)

Please pop over to their blogs to see some creativity and crafty eye candy of note!

Next we see what the Design Team have created for us.

Ada

The last Design Team project is by our newest Team Member Mary Catt! ;-)

Woot woot Mary! So glad you have joined our team! ;-)

Mary

Thanks sooo much to the Design Team for their wonderful inspiration! ;-)

As always, we have a random giveaway up for grabs.

This month is no different and it's a goodie.

R300 worth of BoBunny Misc. Me goodies.

So we would love you to play along and show us what you create! ;-)

You have until 30 April to upload your projects.

An InLinkz Link-up

Monday, 4 April 2016

Winners and TOP HATS - Scrap Africa Mood Board no.71

Hello Everyone

Thanks a stack to everyone who played along with this mood board!

As always, you have blown us away, with your creativity and talent!

We loved seeing each and every entry and we appreciated it too! ;-)

Sadly, there can only be a TOP 3 or TOP 4 and it is always hard to choose just these few.

However, there was an outright TOP HAT for this challenge...

So congratulations to 8. Ela17-Poland! ;-)

This cute and fun little page, with the gorgeous little man, is so stunning!

We loved the playful elements, along with a super design!

Our second TOP HAT was this stunning and fun page by

4. Jolanda Netherlands! ;-)

Well done Jolanda! ;-)

We loved the fun photo, the super elements and the gorgeous design! ;-)

Our 3rd TOP HAT belongs to this fun and funky page by

12. Päivi J! ;-)

Congratulations Paivi! ;-)

We loved the gorgeous background and the super layers and fun elements! ;-)

All 3 pages really did tie in so perfectly with the mood board! ;-)

So congratulations, once again, to all 3 ladies, for their stunning projects! ;-)

We would love to see more of Jolanda's work, so please send a mail to scrapafrica@tynox.co.za for a Guest Design opportunity.

For this challenge, there was another R300 FabScraps surprise parcel up for grabs.

This yummy parcel is won by

9. Wendy B. (USA)! ;-) Congratulations Wendy! ;-)

This was Wendy's super entry.

Please email scrapafrica@tynox.co.za to claim your prize! ;-)

Thanks, again, to everyone who played along! ;-)

We really do appreciate your support and each and every entry! ;-)

Friday, 1 April 2016

Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge no.72

Hello Everyone

It's a new month and a new sketch challenge at Scrap Africa.

We have some exciting news coming next month and so we hope you will watch this space and see what we have in store for you! ;-)

But for now, let's reveal that sketch.

You can create a card, tag, layout, an altered project, journal pages or even a digital project!

You can create whatever you like! ;-)

We would just love to know what inspired you from the sketch and the sentiment behind your project!;-)

We have a super duper Guest Designer today and she is a also a previous TOP HAT.

A warm welcome to Kerstin Peters! ;-)

Hello scrappy friends , Kerstin here. I come from Germany and have been creating for many years now, always in search of new techniques and yet unexplored territory .

I'm a modern girl with a big vintage heart, my big passion are colours and textures. With Scrapbooking, Mixed Media Style and Art Journaling I have found 'my' perfect favourite genres - as it combines words and pictures, thoughts and feelings, and the application of various innovative techniques and the idea of telling stories. In addition I also have a faible for the industrial grunge - Steampunk Style. So I love to work with stencils, stamps and chipboards on Layouts or other mixed media projects, because this a perfect addition and there are so many opportunities to create.

It's a favourite employment of me to invent always new and so I will also often be good for a surprise , more can you see on my blog http://scrapdesigns77.blogspot.com

Thanks so much for this invitation!

Here is Kerstin's gorgeous creation.