July Challenges
Hello everyone! It’s Polly Karen back again with a look at our new batch of monthly challenges for July. Each month we have 8 brand new challenges that are posted in the forum Challenge Pad on the 1st day of the month. (the BYOC Challenge is posted on the 1st Friday of the month.) You can use the challenges simply to inspire you to keep creating new layouts OR you can also earn yourself a fabulous coupon for your next shopping trip in the Lilypad Store. (2 challenges = 10%, 4 challenges = 20% and 6 challenges = 30%). Those who complete at least 7 challenges will be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate! Isn’t that an awesome prize?!?! You’ll get lots of great memories captured in your scrapbooks AND you could win a fat gift certificate prize!!! Pretty great, right?! So let’s take a look at this month’s new batch of challenges!
1. Template Challenge – The first challenge up for July is the Template Challenge hosted by Natasha (bcnatty). The challenge is to use the free template supplied by Paula Kesselring and create a layout using it. Here’s a look at the free template followed by a sample that Natasha created using it:
2. BYOC Challenge – Next up we have the rare occassion that the BYOC Challenge releases the same day as the rest of the challenges, when the 1st Friday of the month is also the 1st day of the month. The BYOC Challenge for July is being hosted by Heather (HeatherB). The challenge is to use 90% of the products on your page from this month’s BYOC collection and from at least 3 designers. Here’s a look at Heather’s sample BYOC layout:
3. Style Challenge – The Style Challenge for July is being hosted by Ashley (ashleywb) and she is challenging you to create a layotu that uses at least 6 layers of goodies on your page. One of the layers can by paint or brushes, but the rest should be papers, ephemera, photos and elements and the layers must be touching each other. Here’s a great layered sample layout Ashley created:
4. Scraplift Challenge – The next challenge for this month is the Scraplift Challenge hosted by Christa (cfile). Christa chose the the Pollywog Gallery for you to scraplift from this month. Simply pick one layout from the Pollywog Gallery and then create your own scraplifted version. Here is a layout that Christa picked followed by her scraplifted version:
by Polly Lisa (Armygrl):
Christa’s scraplifted version:
5. Random Challenge – The Random Challenge for July is being hosted by Lori (lcpereyra) and she is challenging you to create a layout with a focus on clusters. She’s even given you a recipe of items to include in your cluster. (1. paint, 2. heart element, 3. fastener, 4. scatter, 5 word art). Here’s a fabulous layout that Lori created with a cluster:
6. Inspiration Challenge – This month the Inspiration Challenge is all about a photo that your host Kayla (keepscrappin) posted in the forum thread. Your challenge is to use any part of that photo to be inspired and then create a layout from that inspiration. Here’s a look at the photo, followed by a layout that Kayla created:
7. Journaling Challenge – Next up for this month is the Journaling Challenge hosted by Courtney (bestcee). Courtney’s challenge to you is to create an All About Me page using at least 5 items from a list of ideas posted in the forum thread. Simply picked five items from her list and then create a layout by answering the prompts on your layout. Here’s a sample layout Courtney created from her answers:
8. Photography Challenge – Last, but certainly not least is the Photography Challenge for July which is being hosted by Stefanie (Eyeore). Stefanie would you like to capture a “before” and an “after” photo series and then use those on your layout to help tell a story. Here’s a yummy example layout that Stefanie created:
Challenge Galleries: (post your pages to these galleries)
There is your peek at this month’s brand new batch of challenges. Once you create your own layouts inspired by these challenges, be sure to post them to the appropriate galleries as listed above. Then be sure to also post them to the appropriate thread in the challenge forum. See the thread HERE for further challenge guidelines and see the July Challenge Pad HERE to get started! Don’t forget to post all of your completed layouts in the Challenge Layouts thread so we can be sure to get you the proper coupon at the end of the month. I’ll be back near the end of the month to shine my spotlight on some of the pages created for these challenges! I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Happy scrapping!
