CMS: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Challenge 28

Happy Thursday everyone!

This is your last chance to snag this month's prize from Peace, Love & Scrapbooking.

We've got a $15 Gift Certificate up for grabs! In order to win, you have to link your LO to the site by the deadline of the last January challenge, which is February 14!

That isn't your only chance to win though. Pop on over to Facebook and 'like' Peace, Love and Scrapbooking, leave a comment telling them that CMS sent you. At the end of the month they'll draw a name and that lucky scrapper will win a $10 Gift Certificate to PLS!

That's a total of $25 in free product!

Wait ... that's not all! Peace, Love & Scrapbooking is also giving each of our regular readers a discount this month! Just enter the code:

JanCMS15

at checkout and you'll get 15% off your total order.

You are going to LOVE this challenge! It is so bright and cheerful! I'm in Michigan and it is dark and gloomy here, so this bright, fun color combination should help cheer everyone up.

Check it out! Isn't it great?

Since this is the 5th Thursday of the month, there is not a special technique to do. This is just a color challenge... a fabulous one at that!

This challenge runs from

January 31 to February 14

Plenty of time to get your pages done!

We have to say good-bye to our Guest Designers. I am so sad to see them go. They have added so much to Color Me Scrappy. Each and every page has been just fabulous! It is my hope that they have inspired you as much as they have inspired me.

Lynn

Crystal

Jenny

With that being said, I'm looking forward to having our next set of guest designers in March! Our March guest designers will be chosen from the participants in our January challenges. So, get those pages in!

Lisa Haiss

Sandra Ghidara

Stephanie Stanton

Sharon Fritchman

Viji Siddharth

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Challenge 27

Have you heard the news?! CMS is having another Design Team Call and we want to hear from you! Think you've got what it takes to be on the DT??? Show us your stuff ... we're looking for happy, creative, upbeat ladies to round out the design team. If you're one of the lucky chosen ladies, your term would run from March - June!

So, I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before or not ... but Lisa and I are in the middle of a '100 pages before buying again' challenge. We know .... we're crazy, right?! The goal is to use up some of the stash we've got piled up in our scrappy rooms. Currently, I'm on page 27 and Lisa is just ahead of me on 30. I am in need of some serious scrappy time to knock this challenge out .... so I'm wondering .. Is it bad of me to say this: I'm excited to take my better half to the airport on Friday evening so I can have an entire week to sit in my scrap room?! I mean, I love him and all ... but he's going on a golf trip w/ his brother and a buddy and I get to scrapbook the ENTIRE time he's gone (minus work time that is). I have a very lofty goal of 40 pages. Yes, I said 40 pages ... again, I'm crazy, right?! I think I can do it ... I'm going to give it my very best effort!

The Twist: Use a White Background

Check out how our Guest Designers used this palette!

Lynn

Crystal

Jenny

Our Awesome Design Team

Christina Collins

Marianne Barone

Maria Blanco

Pam Pritzl

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

DT Call

I cannot believe that it is time for another DT Call again! These past few months seemed to have flown by... maybe it was because of the Holidays. Who knows?

Last time around, Pam and I shortened the DT term from 6 months to 4 months. Personally, I like this because there will always be new faces on the DT. That keeps the talent fresh and new at every corner. So, this time around we will be doing the same.

If you think you would make a great addition to our team, we want to hear from you!

Requirements:

Term commitments from March - June.
Facebook account - this is how we communicate with our DT. It is a private group were all of the challenges will be posted.
Personal blog to post challenges.
Commit to completing 2 - 3 layouts per month.

To apply, send an email to colormescrappy@gmail.com with:

3 examples of your work.
A short bio
A list of any online galleries
A link to your blog
A list of any past or present DT positions
Layout using the following color combo...

Deadline is Feb. 8, 2013.

Good luck everyone!
We are looking forward to seeing you creations!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Challenge #26

Let me start out by saying that I am extremely concerned with the lack of participation. There has been a dramatic downturn in activity since the 1st of December. I thought that it was due to the Holiday Season, but I'm beginning to believe that it is something bigger.

I've peeked around other challenge sites, and it seems that their participation level is down as well. I know that Color Me Scrappy brings something unique to this challenge blog world and I believe that we have what it takes to make it.

Help us get the word out about our site! Post it on your blog, comment about us on your social site of choice (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), pin us on Pinterest, even a cardboard sign on the corner will work. Just get the word out there, somehow, anyhow... then come back here and leave a comment of where you make the announcement. You will be entered into a special drawing.

I've thoroughly enjoyed having our Guest Designers with us this month. I look forward to receiving their emails with their new creations. They have managed to come up with some really creative pages for each of our challenges. We still have a couple more weeks of their work ahead of us, so keep coming back for more and more inspiration.

Make sure you check out their blogs for details on their pages...

Crystal

Lynn

Jenni

Let's not forget about our sponsor this month!

We've got a $15 Gift Certificate up for grabs by one lucky lady! In order to win, you have to link your LO to the site by the deadline of the last January challenge!

That isn't your only chance to win though. Pop on over to Facebook and 'like' Peace, Love and Scrapbooking, leave a comment telling them that CMS sent you, then come back here and let us know that you've done that! At the end of the month we'll draw a name and that lucky scrapper will win a $10 Gift Certificate to PLS!

Wait ... that's not all! Peace, Love & Scrapbooking is also giving each of our regular readers a discount this month! Just enter the code:

JanCMS15

at checkout and you'll get 15% off your total order.

I'd like to give a huge shout out to Design Seeds. This is where Pam and I get our color inspiration. The choices are endless and we hope you enjoy the palettes we choose for you!

The required technique...

Use Pearls or Shells on your LO.

Sharon Fritchman

Lisa Haiss

Sandra Ghidara

Stephanie Stanton

Viji Siddharth

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Challenge #25

Wow, January is flying by! Really hard to believe that we're 10 days into the new year already. Now that the holidays are behind us, are you getting more scrappy time? I sure hope so, and hope you'll share your projects with us!

Don't forget:

is our sponsor again this month! We've got a $15 Gift Certificate up for grabs by one lucky lady! Rumor has it that there will be a sale and a new kit release this week, too!

That isn't your only chance to win though. Pop on over to facebook and 'like' Peace, Love and Scrapbooking, leave a comment telling them that CMS sent you, then come back here and let us know that you've done that! At the end of the month we'll draw a name and that lucky scrapper will win a $10 Gift Certificate to PLS!

Wait ... that's not all! Peace, Love & Scrapbooking is also giving each of you a discount on the kit of your choice this month! Just enter the code:

JanCMS15

at checkout and you'll get 15% off! (We think that's a great way to start your New Year!)