Scrap Africa

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Challenge no.29 - His and Hers Cards

Hello Everyone

We have an awesome challenge for you today! This challenge is a card challenge! So for all you card makers out there...this one is especially for you! ;-)

The challenge is to create a masculine AND feminine card. Helen Wallace is the host for this challenge and she certainly gave us a wonderful challenge to think and create on!

We have 2 very special guest designers for this challenge!

The one is a very talented, creative, beautiful and local scrapper from my neck of the woods.

Desire Fourie

“{Doing Life} in beautiful sunny South Africa. Loving wife for 29+ years. Keen Photographer. Energetic Hiker/Backpacker. Ad hoc Race Walker. Addicted to Spinning. Scrapaholic. Committed Scrapbook/Card Teacher. Founder/Manager Doing Life Online Shoppe www.doinglife.co.za . Card creator. Mosaic Enthusiast. PA/Secretary/Bookkeeper. Chocoholic. Right now I would love to be outdoors blending with nature. And last, but not least, addicted to Blogging where I have made such wonderful creative friends in cyber space www.desiref.blogspot.com .”

Please pop on over to Desire's blog...I am sure she will appreciate the visit and you are sure to find lots of eye candy! ;-)

Desire created these beautiful and detailed cards.

These are really such stunning cards! Thanks so much Desire for creating them for this challenge! ;-)

The second guest designer is also a very beautiful and talented scrapper.

This lady is sooo creative! She is amazing!

Tracee Provis

Hi. My name is Tracee Provis. I am from Bristol in the UK. I live with my very supportive hubby, my 2 youngest children, and my crazy dogs, which can sometimes make for a very hectic household.

When things get too crazy, I retreat to the sanctity of my scraproom, where I love to create mainly scrapbook layouts, but I also love making cards and altered projects and dabble in a little quilting and patchwork too.

My style is a little bit of everything, and my layouts can range from being soft and romantic to bright and fun. I love white space on a page thhe colour blue and my trusty tweezers.

I love to find new ways to express my thoughts. and there are always new and fun things to try in the papercrafting world, and it is also here that I have met fellow crafters who share my passion and have made some lasting friendships.

I am currently part of the design team for Bo Bunny, Scrap 365 Magazine and Papermaze, (a UK scrapbook store).

You can find more of my work at http://stresstickled.blogspot.co.uk/

You really must also pop over to Tracee's blog, you will be "tickled pink" by what you see! ;-)

Here are the cards that Tracee created.

You are going to be blown away.....

Aren't these just so fabulous and gorgeous!!!!!

These are just amazing and I absolutely love them! ;-)

Thanks so much Tracee! You really created "out of this world" amazing-ness!!!

So now that these 2 Guest Designers have wowed you, we have some more wow-ness from the DT.

Helen

An non-specific masculine easel card.
Could be used for Anniversary, Birthday, Father's Day.

Two pockets from the same paper collection for birthday wishes

...a more floral one for her and a pretty pinwheel for him...

Erica

Jullis

Libeeti

Same design, same techniques, same stamp -

a feminine and a masculine versions for a birthday card

Marelize

Marina

Wedding cards for him and her...

Marta

Nolene

Thanks so much to the DT for their amazing work!

So we hope that you are now really inspired and ready to whip up some cards for this challenge.

As always, we have some super prizes up for grabs.

We have a super $30.00 voucher from Lindy's Stamp Gang!

About Lindy’s Stamp Gang

Lindy's luscious luster is all uniquely two-toned! With vibrant shimmery sprays, flat

sprays, vintage sprays, embossing powder and lots more!

Lindy’s Stamp Gang is the creative” baby” of Lindy Plakinger. She passed away in 2008

after bravely battling illness. She was a self-made cartoonist, loved drawing, crafting,

designing new products, and creating her funny cartoon characters! One of her greatest

joys was traveling to stamping and scrapbooking conventions across the US, demo-ing

to her heart’s content with her sister, and giggle partner, Vicki!

Lindy’s Stamp Gang will continue, as was her hope, and dream. Her husband and

daughter have taken over the company keeping her creativity alive. Tracey, (her

daughter), has always been a “jar filler” in the background of Lindy’s Stamp Gang, but is

now trying to fill some incredible shoes!

For more Lindy’s Stamp Gang please visit

Website: http://www.lindystampgang.com

Blog: http://www.lindystampgang.org

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lindysgang

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lindysgang

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lindysgang

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lindystampgang

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lindystampgang

Thanks soooo much to Lindy's Stamp Gang for this yummy voucher!

One randomly selected entrant, will win this voucher!

Then we also have this super voucher from PPBN Designs.

E: info@ppbndesigns.com

W:www.ppbndesigns.com

“Here at PPbN Designs, I design SVG cutting files and graphics that will fit any design or craft need you have. My designs are easy to cut, easy to piece together and will give your scrapbooks, cards, party supplies and crafts a homemade touch that everyone will love! All of my cuts come with high resolution graphics that are also perfect for digital scrapbooking too! Please visit us and take a look around our shop. If you are looking for something but can’t find it, no worries! Just send me an email and I’ll do my best to create it for you!”

One lucky person will win this $30.oo voucher from PPBN designs. So a very big thank you to PPBN designs.

You have until 31 May to upload your His and Her cards.

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Monday, 5 May 2014

TOP 3 and Winners

Hello Everyone

Thanks so much to everyone who played along with our Distress Challenge, it was so super to see all the wonderful projects you made and all the distress techniques that you used! So thanks to everyone who always supports our challenges, we really do appreciate it and love to see your work! ;-)

Let’s get to those top projects.

We had a unanimous winner and that is this beautiful project by 3. Mona Pendleton, USA! Congratulations Mona on this elegant, beautiful and stunning wall hanging! It truly is a real beauty!

In second place was this desk calendar album by 11. Galachko.

We really loved the techniques and beautiful colours and textures of this album! Every page is a masterpiece and is simply so gorgeous! Well done Galachko!

In 3rd place is this creative card in a bag by Tone 7. Tones scrapperom: Card in a paperbag - Pippi Longs.

Congratulations Tone on this beautiful and creative card. We loved the natural tones and the sweet image.

Well done to these 3 ladies! You really outdid yourselves on this challenge! Stunning projects!

Now onto our random winners.

Firstly, is the super voucher from PPBN Designs.

E: info@ppbndesigns.com

W:www.ppbndesigns.com

One lucky person wins this $30.00 voucher from PPBN designs, and that is 7. Tones scrapperom: Card in a paperbag - Pippi Longs So a very big thank you to PPBN designs.

Congratulations Tone on this random win also! ;-)

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 7 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

The second prize

The Woodland Winter paper collection from BoBunny, goes to 12. Lena Holmström(Finland)

Congratulations Lena on winning this fabulous paper collection! ;-)

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 12 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

There is also a special little prize that I would really like to award to Buffy Burnside 6. Buffy Burnside. Buffy was the ultimate Distress Challenge Winner!! Buffy tried so many different techniques and also told us so humorously about them! So I wanted to award her with a little surprise package! ;-) It will be a little something from myself!

Lastly, we would love to see more of Galachko's work, so please can you email us at scrapafrica@gmail.com for a Guest Design opportunity.

The random winners, must also please send their details to scrapafrica@gmail.com to claim their prizes!

Thanks again, to everyone who played along! You guys are awesome!

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Sketch Challenge no.29

Hello Scrap Africa Friends

It's the 01st May and autumn is really setting in, here in Africa! The trees and their leaves are all changing colour and it's a very distinctive autumn this year! Winter looks like it will be early and we are starting to prepare for some rather cool months ahead.

But to warm up this 01st May day, we have a new sketch challenge. We would love you to play along and show us your wonderful creativity.

I am super excited to introduce you to our awesome special Guest Designer today!

I have no doubt, that you will know her and will also know her gorgeous work!

Her work is fresh, gorgeous and always full of colour and detail! She is creative and inspiring!

I have come to know her as super organised and super helpful! ;-)

So without further adieu, a warm welcome to Juliana Michaels! ;-)

BLOG: Juliana Michaels - 17turtles

My love for art and creating began at an early age thanks to my creative mother who loved to paint, sew and draw. She also loved to photograph our daily lives and kept all of our photos chronologically organized in albums. This early appreciation of art and photography helped form the base of my future love of scrapbooking and papercrafting. When I was younger, I tried nearly every craft you could imagine, including bead making, cross stitch and crochet. It wasn’t until 1997 that I finally found my true passion in paper crafts and scrapbooking, thanks to a dear friend, Carrie Anne. I can thank her for introducing me to the amazing world of scrapbooking.

Color, texture, trying new techniques and playing with new products are what I love. The products are almost always what inspire me to create whatever it is that I make, whether it be a card, a scrapbook page or an altered object/home decor item. I also get inspiration from nature, art, and home decor. You can always visit my blog (www.17turtles.com) to see my latest creations.

I have been a project designer in the paper craft and scrapbook industry since 2007 and I have been fortunate to work for many top manufacturers including: Bo Bunny, Bella Blvd, Provo Craft, and Jillibean Soup. My projects have been published in a variety of magazines and idea books and I have had projects displayed at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show.

When I am not creating, I am a wife to my best friend and the love of my life. I am also “momma” to our four legged children, Woody, an American Paint horse and Milo, a Golden Retriever. I have a fondness for coffee, Dr. Pepper, Mexican Food, turtles and antiquing. In my spare time I enjoy working out, cooking, gardening, and reading science fiction and historical fiction. I also work part time as a physical therapist at a local nursing home.

Juliana created this gorgeous page below! Isn't this just super cute and so special?!

Just a fresh and beautiful page!